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#REDIRECT [[NOC-AE-15003287, Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order EA-12-049)]]
| number = ML15251A208
| issue date = 08/26/2015
| title = South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 - Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order EA-12-
| author name = Powell G T
| author affiliation = South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co
| addressee name =
| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR
| docket = 05000498, 05000499
| license number =
| contact person =
| case reference number = EA-12-049, NOC-AE-15003287, STI: 34178368, TAC MF0825, TAC MF0826
| document type = Letter, Status Report
| page count = 8
| project = TAC:MF0825, TAC:MF0826
| stage = Other
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{{#Wiki_filter:Nuclear Operating CompanySouth Texas Project Electric Generating Station P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 -August 26, 2015NOC-AE-1 500328710 CFR 2.202U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionAttention: Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001South Texas ProjectUnits I & 2Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499STPNOC Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission OrderModifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation StrategiesFor Beyond-Desiqn-Basis External Events (Order EA-12-049) (TAC Nos. MF0825 and MF0826)References:1. NRC Order Number EA-12-049, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses withRegard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-BasisExternal Events", March 12, 2012 (ML1 2073A1 95)2. Letter from D.W. Rencurrel, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "InitialStatus Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order ModifyingLicenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)", October 24, 2012(ML1 231 0A389) (NOC-AE-1 3002909)3. Letter from D.L. Koehl, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOCOverall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission OrderModifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies forBeyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)", February28, 2013 (ML13070A011) (NOC-AE-13002963)4. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOCFirst Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 CommissionOrder Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for MitigatingStrategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)", August 26, 2013 (ML1 3249A060) (NOC-AE-1 3003027)5. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOCSecond Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 CommissionOrder Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for MitigatingStrategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)", February 27, 2014 (ML14073A458) (NOC-AE-1 4003089)6. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOCThird Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 CommissionOrder Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for MitigatingStrategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)(TAC Nos. MF0825 and MF0826)", August 27, 2014 (ML14251A029)(NOC-AE-1 4003162) : / _STI: 34178368 NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 2 of 47. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOCFourth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 CommissionOrder Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for MitigatingStrategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)(TAC Nos. MF0825 and MF0826)", February 26, 2015 (ML15075A019)(NOC-AE-1 5003224)8. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk,"Notification of Compliance with Orders EA-12-049 for Mitigation Strategies forBeyond-Design-Basis External Events and EA-12-051 for Reliable Spent FuelPool Instrumentation (TAC Nos. MF0826 and MF0828)", July 2, 2015(ML1 51 96A031 ) (NOC-AE-1 5003257)9. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Guidance 12-06, "Diverse and Flexible CopingStrategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide," Revision 0, August 21, 2012(ML1 2242A378)On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Order EA-12-049(Reference 1) to South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) to develop,implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling,containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities in the event of a beyond-design-basisexternal event. The purpose of this letter is to provide the fifth six-month status report pursuantto Section IV, Condition C.2, of EA-12-049 delineating progress made in implementing therequirements of EA-12-049.The Attachment included with this letter provides updates to milestone accomplishments sincethe last status report including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need forrelief and the associated basis.Per the requirements of Reference 1, STPNOC submitted an initial status report (Reference 2)and an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP) pursuant to Section IV, Condition C of the Order(Reference 3). STPNOC has submitted four status updates to the Overall Integrated Plan(References 4-7) as well as a notification of compliance with Order EA-12-049 for STP Unit 2(Reference 8).There have been no significant changes to the STP FLEX strategies since the submittal of thelast six-month status report and the Unit 2 compliance letter (References 7-8).Direction regarding the content of the status reports is provided in NEI 12-06 (Reference 9).
NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 3 of 4This letter contains no new regulatory commitments.If there are any questions regarding this letter, please contact Wendy Brost at (361) 972-8516 orme at (361) 972-7566.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed G. T. PowellSite Vice PresidentwebAttachment:STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Fifth Six-Month Status Reportfor the Implementation of Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses withRegard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-BasisExternal Events NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 4 of 4CC:(paper copy)(electronic copy)Regional Administrator, Region IVU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission1600 East Lamar BoulevardArlington, TX 76011-4511Lisa M. RegnerSenior Project ManagerU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOne White Flint North (MS 08 H04)11555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852NRC Resident InspectorU. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionP. O. Box 289, Mail Code: MN116Wadsworth, TX 77483William DeanDirector, Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOne White Flint North (MS 13 H 16)11555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852Morgqan, Lewis & Bockius LLPSteve Frantz, EsquireU. S. Nuclear Regqulatory CommissionLisa M. RegnerNRG South Texas LPJohn RaganChris O'HaraJim von SuskilCity Public ServiceKevin PolioCris EugsterL.D. BlaylockCramn Caton & James, P.C.Peter NemethCity of AustinC. MeleJohn WesterTexas Dept. of State Health ServicesRichard A. RatliffRobert Free
 
==Attachment==
NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 1 of 4STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Fifth Six-Month Status Report for theImplementation of Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard toRequirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events1. IntroductionThere have been no significant changes to the STP FLEX strategies since the submittal of thelast six-month status report and the Unit 2 compliance letter (References 4-5).STP Unit 2 came in to full compliance with Order EA-12-049 on May 7, 2015. Plantmodifications are ongoing for STP Unit 1 and will be completed prior to the startup fromrefueling outage 1 RE19.2. Milestone Accomplishments* STP Unit 2 came into full compliance with Order EA-1 2-049 on May 7, 2015.* The Order EA-12-049 compliance letter for STP Unit 2 was submitted July 2, 2015(Reference 5). The compliance letter includes a response to each of the open andpending issues listed in the NRC tracking system for STP.* Plant modifications for FLEX strategies have been completely evaluated and fieldinstallations are ongoing for STP Unit 1.3. Milestone Schedule StatusThe following provides an update to Attachment 2 of the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1).It provides the activity status of each item, and whether the expected completion date haschanged. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation detailsare developed.The revised milestone target completion dates do not impact the order implementation date.Items in bold have been changed since the last status update.Milestone Target Activity Revised TargetCompletion Date Status Completion DateSubmit 60 Day Status Report October 2012 Complete NoneSubmit Overall Integrated Plan February 2013 Complete NoneSubmit 6 Month Updates:Update 1 August 2013 Complete NoneUpdate 2 February 2014 Complete NoneUpdate 3 August 2014 Complete NoneUpdate 4 February 2015 Complete NoneUpdate 5 August 2015 Complete None
 
==Attachment==
NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 2 of 4Milestone "rarget Activity Revised TargqetCompletion Date Status Completion DateUpdate 6 February 2016 Not StartedUpdate 7 August 2016 Not StartedFLEX StrategyEvaluation September 2013 Complete NoneWalk-throughs or Demonstrations December 2014 Started .....November 2015Perform Staffing Anaiysis December 2013 Complete July201Modifications:Modifications Evaluation September 2013 Complete NoneUnit 1 Design Engineering January 2014 Started October 2015Unit 1 Implementation Outage October 2015 Not startedUnit 2 Design Engineering January 2014 Complete April 2015Unit 2 Implementation Outage April 2015 Complete NoneStorage (outside Protected Area):Storage Design Engineering September 2013 Complete May 2014Storage Implementation Api 05 Complete NoneFLEX Equipment:________Procure On-Site Equipment January 2014 Complete June 2015Develop Strategies with Regional October 2013 Complete April 2015Response CenterProcedures:PWROG1 issues NSSS2-specific April 2015 Complete Noneguidelines______ ____Create Site-Specific FSGs3  April 2015 Started November 2015Create Maintenance Procedures May 2014 Complete April 2015Training: _________Develop Training Plan May 2014 Complete Jan 2015Trainng CopleteSeptmber 014 Cmplet W2r1-25MTraiingComlet Setembr 214 ompete March 2015Unit I FLEX Implementation October 2015 StartedUnit 2 FLEX Implementation April 2015 Complete May 2015Submit Completion Report and Final Started Otbr21Integrated Plan ________ ______ January 20161PWROG -Pressurized Water Reactor Owner's Group2 NSSS -Nuclear Steam Supply System3 FSG -FLEX Support Guidelines
 
==Attachment==
NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 3 of 44, Changes to Compliance MethodThere have been no changes to the compliance method since the submittal of the last six-monthstatus report and the Unit 2 compliance letter (References 4-5).5. Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/RelaxationSTPNOC expects to comply with the Order implementation date and no relief/relaxation isrequired at this time.6. Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan, the Draft Safety Evaluation and theMitigating Strategies AuditThe Order EA-1 2-049 compliance letter for STP Unit 2 was submitted July 2, 2015 (Reference5). The compliance letter includes a response to each of the open and pending issues listed inthe NRC tracking system for STP.7. Potential Draft Safety Evaluation ImpactsThere are no potential impacts to the Draft Safety Evaluation identified at this time.
 
==Attachment==
NOC-AE-1 5003287Page 4 of 48. ReferencesThe following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in thisattachment.1. Letter from D.L. Koehi, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOC OverallIntegrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenseswith Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-BasisExternal Events (Order Number EA-12-049)", February 28, 2013 (ML13070A011 )(NOC-AE-1 3002963)2. NRC Order Number EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard toRequirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events,"dated March 12, 2012. (ML12054A735) (AE-NOC-1 2002268)3. Letter from J.S. Bowen, NRC, to D.L. Koehl, STPNOC, "South Texas Project, Units 1and 2 -Interim Staff Evaluation Relating to Overall Integrated Plan in Response toOrder EA-12-049 (Mitigation Strategies)", January 29, 2014.. (ML13339A736) (AE-NOC-1 4002494)4. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "STPNOC FourthSix-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order ModifyingLicenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigating Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events (Order Number EA-12-049)(TAC Nos. MF0825 and MF0826)",February 26, 2015 (ML15075A019) (NOC-AE-1 5003224)5. Letter from G.T. Powell, STPNOC, to NRC Document Control Desk, "Notification ofCompliance with Orders EA-12-049 for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-BasisExternal Events and EA-12-051 for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TACNos. MF0826 and MF0828)", July 2, 2015 (ML1 51 96A031 ) (NOC-AE-1 5003257)
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