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| title = High Frequency Supplement to Seismic Hazard Screening Report, Response to NRC Request for Information, Per 10CFR50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima..
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{{#Wiki_filter:Exelon Generation RS-15-286                                                                  10 CFR 50.54(f)
December 4, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 NRC Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318

==Subject:==
High Frequency Supplement to Seismic Hazard Screening Report, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident

==References:==
: 1. NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, dated March 12, 2012(ML12053A340)
: 2. NRC Letter, Electric Power Research Institute Report 3002000704, "Seismic Evaluation Guidance: Augmented Approach for the Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1: Seismic," As An Acceptable Alternative to the March 12, 2012, Information Request for Seismic Reevaluations, dated May 7, 2013 (ML13106A331)
: 3. NEI Letter, Final Draft of Industry Seismic Evaluation Guidance (EPRI 1025287), dated November 27, 2012 (ML12333A168 and ML12333A170)
: 4. NRC Letter, Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute Final Draft Report 1025287, "Seismic Evaluation Guidance", dated February 15, 2013(ML12319A074)
: 5. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group letter to NRC, Seismic Hazard and Screening Report (CEUS Sites), Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated March 31, 2014(ML14099A196)
: 6. NRC Letter, Screening and Prioritization Results Regarding Information Pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Seismic Hazard Re-evaluations for Recommendation 2.1 of the Near Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident, dated May 9, 2014(ML14111A147)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seismic Hazard 2.1 High Frequency Supplement December 4, 2015 Page 2
: 7. NRC Letter, Support Document for Screening and Prioritization Results Regarding Seismic Hazard Re-Evaluation for Operating Reactors in the Central and Eastern United States, dated May 21, 2014 (ML14136A126)
: 8. NEI Letter, Request for NRC Endorsement of High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility Evaluation (EPRI 3002004396),
dated July 30, 2015 (ML15223A100/ML15223A102)
: 9. NRC Letter, September 17, 2015 to NEI: Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute Final Draft Report 3002004396: "High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility" (ML15218A569)
: 10. NRC Letter, Final Determination of Licensee Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessments Under the Request for Information Pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident, dated October 27, 2015 (ML15194A015)
On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Request for Information per 10 CFR 50.54(f) (Reference 1) to all power reactor licensees. The required response section of Enclosure 1 of Reference 1 indicated that licensees should provide a Seismic Hazard Evaluation and Screening Report within 1.5 years from the date of the letter for Central and Eastern United States (CEUS) nuclear power plants. By NRC letter dated May 7, 2013 (Reference 2), the date to submit the report was extended to March 31, 2014.
By letter dated May 9, 2014 (Reference 6), the NRC transmitted the results of the screening and prioritization review of the seismic hazards reevaluation submittal for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Reference 5). In accordance with the screening, prioritization, and implementation details report (SPID) (References 3 and 4), and Augmented Approach guidance (as endorsed in Reference 2), the reevaluated seismic hazard is used to determine if additional seismic risk evaluations are warranted for a plant. Specifically, the reevaluated horizontal ground motion response spectrum (GMRS) at the control point elevation is compared to the existing safe shutdown earthquake (SSE) or Individual Plant Examination for External Events (IPEEE) High Confidence of Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF) Spectrum (IHS) to determine if a plant is required to perform a high frequency confirmation evaluation. As noted in the May 9, 2014 letter from the NRC (Reference 6) on page 2 of Enclosure 2, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 is to conduct a limited scope High Frequency Evaluation (Confirmation).
Within the May 9, 2014 letter (Reference 6), the NRC acknowledged that these limited scope evaluations will require additional development of the assessment process. By Reference 8, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) report entitled, High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility Evaluation (EPRI 3002004396) for NRC review and endorsement. NRC endorsement was provided by Reference 9. Reference 1O provided the NRC final seismic hazard evaluation screening determination results and the associated schedules for submittal of the remaining seismic hazard evaluation activities. This submittal is provided in accordance with Reference 1O, Table 1a, to address the High Frequency Evaluation information request for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seismic Hazard 2.1 High Frequency Supplement December 4, 2015 Page 3 The High Frequency Confirmation for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 shows that the high-frequency spectral accelerations of the control point GMRS above 1OHz are within the limits identified in Section 3.1.1 of Reference 8 (less than or equal to 0.2g); therefore, no additional evaluation is necessary. The attachment to this letter provides the SSE and GMRS information from Reference 5.
This transmittal completes the scope of work described in Section 4.2 of Reference 5, for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
This letter contains no new regulatory commitments and closes the associated regulatory commitment contained in Reference 5 for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Ronald Gaston at 630-657-3359.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 4th day of December 2015.
Res~tt::mk-James Barstow Director - Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC

==Attachment:==
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 GMRS and SSE Supporting Information cc:     Regional Administrator - NRC Region I NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant NRC Project Manager, NRR - Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Nicholas DiFrancesco, NRR/JLD/JHMB, NRC

Attachment Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 GMRS and SSE Supporting Information (Reference 5)
(2 Pages)

Table 1 - Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 SSE and GMRS data SSE                GMRS Freq      Acee I    Freq     Acee I (Hz)       (g)      (Hz)      (g) 0.1      0.008      0.1    0.0114 0.12S      0.012    0.12S    0.0142 O.lS      0.018     O.lS    0.0170 0.2      0.029      0.2    0.0227 0.2S      0.041     0.2S    0.0284 0.3      0.049      0.3    0.0341 0.3S      O.OS7     0.3S    0.0398 0.4      0.063      0.4    0.04S4 o.s      0.074      o.s    O.OS68 0.6      0.08S      0.6    0.06SO 0.7      0.09S      0.7    0.079S 0.8      0.104      0.8    0.0827 0.9      0.112      0.9    0.0870 1      0.123        1    0.0970 1.2S      0.14S     1.2S     0.117 1.S      0.166      1.S     0.128 2      0.198        2     0.143 2.S      0.217      2.5     0.148 3      0.226        3     0.164 3.S      0.226      3.S     0.176 4      0.222       4      0.18S s      0.212        s     0.200 6      0.197        6     0.203 7      0.188        7     0.204 8      0.179        8     0.200 9      0.168        9     0.194 10      0.160      10      0.188 12.S      0.1S2     12.S     0.188 lS      0.1S2       lS     0.182 20      0.1S2      20      0.180 2S      0.1S1       2S     0.18S 30       0.1S1      30      0.168 3S       0.1S1      3S      0.1S7 40       O.lSO      40      0.149 so      O.lSO      so      0.138 60      O.lSO      60      0.130 70      O.lSO       70     0.124 80      O.lSO      80      0.119 90      O.lSO      90      0.11S 100      O.lSO      100     0.112 Page 1of2

Figure 1 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 GMRS to SSE Comparison 0.5 0.45  -!-------~                                                          '----------r-0.4                                                ,...-'----+----+------
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Exelon Generation RS-15-286                                                                  10 CFR 50.54(f)
December 4, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 NRC Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318

==Subject:==
High Frequency Supplement to Seismic Hazard Screening Report, Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident

==References:==
: 1. NRC Letter, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3, of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, dated March 12, 2012(ML12053A340)
: 2. NRC Letter, Electric Power Research Institute Report 3002000704, "Seismic Evaluation Guidance: Augmented Approach for the Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.1: Seismic," As An Acceptable Alternative to the March 12, 2012, Information Request for Seismic Reevaluations, dated May 7, 2013 (ML13106A331)
: 3. NEI Letter, Final Draft of Industry Seismic Evaluation Guidance (EPRI 1025287), dated November 27, 2012 (ML12333A168 and ML12333A170)
: 4. NRC Letter, Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute Final Draft Report 1025287, "Seismic Evaluation Guidance", dated February 15, 2013(ML12319A074)
: 5. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group letter to NRC, Seismic Hazard and Screening Report (CEUS Sites), Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 of Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, dated March 31, 2014(ML14099A196)
: 6. NRC Letter, Screening and Prioritization Results Regarding Information Pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Seismic Hazard Re-evaluations for Recommendation 2.1 of the Near Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident, dated May 9, 2014(ML14111A147)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seismic Hazard 2.1 High Frequency Supplement December 4, 2015 Page 2
: 7. NRC Letter, Support Document for Screening and Prioritization Results Regarding Seismic Hazard Re-Evaluation for Operating Reactors in the Central and Eastern United States, dated May 21, 2014 (ML14136A126)
: 8. NEI Letter, Request for NRC Endorsement of High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility Evaluation (EPRI 3002004396),
dated July 30, 2015 (ML15223A100/ML15223A102)
: 9. NRC Letter, September 17, 2015 to NEI: Endorsement of Electric Power Research Institute Final Draft Report 3002004396: "High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility" (ML15218A569)
: 10. NRC Letter, Final Determination of Licensee Seismic Probabilistic Risk Assessments Under the Request for Information Pursuant to Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding Recommendation 2.1 "Seismic" of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-lchi Accident, dated October 27, 2015 (ML15194A015)
On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a Request for Information per 10 CFR 50.54(f) (Reference 1) to all power reactor licensees. The required response section of Enclosure 1 of Reference 1 indicated that licensees should provide a Seismic Hazard Evaluation and Screening Report within 1.5 years from the date of the letter for Central and Eastern United States (CEUS) nuclear power plants. By NRC letter dated May 7, 2013 (Reference 2), the date to submit the report was extended to March 31, 2014.
By letter dated May 9, 2014 (Reference 6), the NRC transmitted the results of the screening and prioritization review of the seismic hazards reevaluation submittal for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Reference 5). In accordance with the screening, prioritization, and implementation details report (SPID) (References 3 and 4), and Augmented Approach guidance (as endorsed in Reference 2), the reevaluated seismic hazard is used to determine if additional seismic risk evaluations are warranted for a plant. Specifically, the reevaluated horizontal ground motion response spectrum (GMRS) at the control point elevation is compared to the existing safe shutdown earthquake (SSE) or Individual Plant Examination for External Events (IPEEE) High Confidence of Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF) Spectrum (IHS) to determine if a plant is required to perform a high frequency confirmation evaluation. As noted in the May 9, 2014 letter from the NRC (Reference 6) on page 2 of Enclosure 2, Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 is to conduct a limited scope High Frequency Evaluation (Confirmation).
Within the May 9, 2014 letter (Reference 6), the NRC acknowledged that these limited scope evaluations will require additional development of the assessment process. By Reference 8, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) report entitled, High Frequency Program: Application Guidance for Functional Confirmation and Fragility Evaluation (EPRI 3002004396) for NRC review and endorsement. NRC endorsement was provided by Reference 9. Reference 1O provided the NRC final seismic hazard evaluation screening determination results and the associated schedules for submittal of the remaining seismic hazard evaluation activities. This submittal is provided in accordance with Reference 1O, Table 1a, to address the High Frequency Evaluation information request for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seismic Hazard 2.1 High Frequency Supplement December 4, 2015 Page 3 The High Frequency Confirmation for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 shows that the high-frequency spectral accelerations of the control point GMRS above 1OHz are within the limits identified in Section 3.1.1 of Reference 8 (less than or equal to 0.2g); therefore, no additional evaluation is necessary. The attachment to this letter provides the SSE and GMRS information from Reference 5.
This transmittal completes the scope of work described in Section 4.2 of Reference 5, for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
This letter contains no new regulatory commitments and closes the associated regulatory commitment contained in Reference 5 for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Ronald Gaston at 630-657-3359.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 4th day of December 2015.
Res~tt::mk-James Barstow Director - Licensing & Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC

==Attachment:==
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 GMRS and SSE Supporting Information cc:     Regional Administrator - NRC Region I NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant NRC Project Manager, NRR - Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Nicholas DiFrancesco, NRR/JLD/JHMB, NRC

Attachment Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 GMRS and SSE Supporting Information (Reference 5)
(2 Pages)

Table 1 - Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 SSE and GMRS data SSE                GMRS Freq      Acee I    Freq     Acee I (Hz)       (g)      (Hz)      (g) 0.1      0.008      0.1    0.0114 0.12S      0.012    0.12S    0.0142 O.lS      0.018     O.lS    0.0170 0.2      0.029      0.2    0.0227 0.2S      0.041     0.2S    0.0284 0.3      0.049      0.3    0.0341 0.3S      O.OS7     0.3S    0.0398 0.4      0.063      0.4    0.04S4 o.s      0.074      o.s    O.OS68 0.6      0.08S      0.6    0.06SO 0.7      0.09S      0.7    0.079S 0.8      0.104      0.8    0.0827 0.9      0.112      0.9    0.0870 1      0.123        1    0.0970 1.2S      0.14S     1.2S     0.117 1.S      0.166      1.S     0.128 2      0.198        2     0.143 2.S      0.217      2.5     0.148 3      0.226        3     0.164 3.S      0.226      3.S     0.176 4      0.222       4      0.18S s      0.212        s     0.200 6      0.197        6     0.203 7      0.188        7     0.204 8      0.179        8     0.200 9      0.168        9     0.194 10      0.160      10      0.188 12.S      0.1S2     12.S     0.188 lS      0.1S2       lS     0.182 20      0.1S2      20      0.180 2S      0.1S1       2S     0.18S 30       0.1S1      30      0.168 3S       0.1S1      3S      0.1S7 40       O.lSO      40      0.149 so      O.lSO      so      0.138 60      O.lSO      60      0.130 70      O.lSO       70     0.124 80      O.lSO      80      0.119 90      O.lSO      90      0.11S 100      O.lSO      100     0.112 Page 1of2

Figure 1 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 & 2 GMRS to SSE Comparison 0.5 0.45  -!-------~                                                          '----------r-0.4                                                ,...-'----+----+------
0.35                                                                               - - - - -:-
bl) c    0.3                                                                                                 - SSE
.g I!
cu        -+-------.~
                                                                                                         -  GMRS 0.25                                                                          ,..---J----*-_L...,
Qj u
u ct 0.2
                           ---.~__,,.______,,,____     .> c      ...._                         __J_ _1 0.15                          I   ff   --=-'-
0.1                         1' 0.05 0
0.1                     1                                    10                             100 Frequency (Hz)
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