ML13241A280

First Six Month Status Report for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Commission Order Modifying License with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

ML13241A280
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	08/28/2013
From:	Jacobs D Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, W3F1-2013-0049
Download: ML13241A280 (6)

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W3F1-2013-0049

August 28, 2013

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ATTN: Document Control Desk

11555 Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

First Six Month Status Report for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Commission Order Modifying License With Regard To Reliable Spent Fuel

Pool Instrumentation

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3)

Docket No. 50-382

License No. NPF-38

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Instrumentation," dated

March 12, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A682)

2. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, letter to NRC, "Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission Order

Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool

Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),"

dated February 28, 2013 (Adams Accession No. ML13063A263).

Dear Sir or Madam:

On March 12, 2012, the NRC issued an order (Reference 1) to Entergy Operations, Inc.

(Entergy). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs Waterford Steam Electric

Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3), to have a reliable indication of the water level in associated

spent fuel storage pools. In response, Waterford 3 developed and submitted an Overall

Integrated Plan (Reference 2) which specified periodic updates during the implementation of

the plan.

The purpose of this letter is to provide, as an attachment, the first six month status report for

the implementation of Order EA-12-051 with regard to the requirements for reliable spent fuel

pool instrumentation for Waterford 3.

.Entergy Operations, Inc. 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-3093

Tel 504-739-6660 Fax 504-739-6678 djacob2@entergy.com Donna Jacobs Vice President - Operations Waterford 3

W3F1-2013-0049 Page 2 of 2

There are no new commitments identified in this submittal. Should you have any questions concerning the content of this letter, please contact Bryan Pellegrin, Licensing Manager (acting), at (504) 739-6203.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on

August 28, 2013.

Sincerely, DJ/WH

Attachment:

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, First Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to

the Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

cc: Attn: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. NRC

RidsNrrMailCenter@nrc.gov Mr. Steven Reynolds, Regional Administrator (acting)

U. S. NRC, Region IV

RidsRgn4MailCenter@nrc.gov NRC Project Manager for Waterford 3 Kaly.Kalyanam@nrc.gov

NRC Senior Resident Inspector for Waterford 3 Marlone.Davis@nrc.gov

Attachment W3F1-2013-0049 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, First Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to the Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation

Attachment to W3F1-2013-0049 Page 1 of 3 Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, First Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to the Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation 1 Introduction Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford 3), developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 in Section 8) documenting the requirements to install reliable spend fuel pool level instrumentation (SFP LI) in response to Reference 2. This attachment provides a planned update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the Overall Integrated Plan, including any changes to the compliance method, schedule, or need for relief/relaxation and the basis, if any. 2 Milestone Accomplishments The following milestone(s) have been completed since the development of the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1), and are current as of July 30, 2013.

None. 3 Milestone Schedule Status The following provides an update to the milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1). This section provides the activity status of each item, and the expected completion date noting any change. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

Milestone Target Completion Date Activity Status Revised Target Completion Date Submit 60 Day Status Report Oct 2012 Complete N/A Submit Overall Integrated Plan Feb 2013 Complete N/A Submit 6 Month Updates:

Update 1 Aug 2013 Complete N/A Update 2 Feb 2014 Not Started No Change Update 3 Aug 2014 Not Started No Change Update 4 Feb 2015 Not Started No Change Update 5 Aug 2015 Not Started No Change Attachment to W3F1-2013-0049 Page 2 of 3 Milestone Target Completion Date Activity Status Revised Target Completion Date Modifications:

Engineering and Implementation N-1 Walkdowns May 2014 Not Started No Change Design Engineering Oct 2014 Not Started No Change Implementation Outage Nov 2015 Not Started No Change Procedures:

Create Procedures Nov 2015 Not Started No Change Training:

Develop Training Plan May 2015 Not Started No Change Implement Training Nov 2015 Not Started No Change Submit Completion Report:

Feb 2016 Not Started No Change 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1).

5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Waterford 3 expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation is required at this time.

6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Draft Safety Evaluation None. 7 Potential Draft Safety Evaluation Impacts The NRC has not yet issued draft safety evaluations for Waterford 3; therefore, there are no potential impacts to the Draft Safety Evaluation identified at this time.

Attachment to W3F1-2013-0049 Page 3 of 3 8 References The following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this Attachment.

1. Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 letter to NRC, "Overall Integrated Plan in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),"

dated February 28, 2013 (Adams Accession No. ML13063A263).

2. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012 (Adams Accession No. ML12054A682).