ML15247A069

Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

ML15247A069
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	08/26/2015
From:	Batson S L Duke Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EA-12-051, ONS-2015-099
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DUKEScott, BatsonVice President ENEGY°Oconee Nuclear StetionDuke EnergyONO1VP I 7800 Rochester HwyONS-201 5-099 Seneca, SC 29672o: 864.873.3274

f. 864.873.

4208Scott.Batson~duke-energy.com August 26, 2015 10 CFR 50.4ATTN: Document Control DeskU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555Duke Energy Carolina, LLC (Duke Energy)Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3Docket Numbers 50-269, 50-270, 50-287Renewed License Numbers DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55

Subject:

Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission OrderModifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (OrderNumber EA-12-051

)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-1 2-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable SpentFuel Pool Instrumentation, dated March 12, 2012 (Accession No. ML12054A679).

2. Duke Energy Letter, Overall Integrated Plans in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission

,Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),

dated February 28, 2013 (Accession No.ML1 3086A095).

3. Duke Energy Letter, First Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-05 1), dated August 26, 2013(Accession No. ML1 3242A009).

4. NRC Letter, Oconee Nuclear Station, Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information-Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Regarding Overall Integrated Plan forReliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-05 1),dated November 1, 2013 (Accession No. ML13298A696).

5. Duke Energy Letter, Second Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-05 1), dated February 28, 2014(Accession No. ML14064A197).

6. NRC Letter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Audits of Licensee Responses to ReliableSpent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Order EA-12-051, Dated March 26, 2014(Accession No. ML14083A620).

7. Duke Energy Letter, Third Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-05 1), dated August 27, 2014(Accession No. ML14245A019).

8. Duke Energy Letter, Fourth Six-Month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolI'Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),

dated February 27, 2015(Accession No. ML1 5063A028).,

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ONS-201 5-099August 26, 2015Page 2Ladies and Gentlemen, On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Order EA-12-051 (Reference 1 ) to Duke Energy which was immediately effective and directed Duke Energy tohave a reliable indication of water level in associated spent fuel storage pools. The Orderrequired that, following NRC's issuance of its final Interim Staff Guidance (ISG), Duke Energywould submit an Overall Integrated Plan (OIP), followed by status reports at six-month intervals.

Duke Energy has thus far submitted the OIP (Reference 2), and four six-month reports(References 3, 5, 7 and 8) for Oconee Nuclear Station.

By letter dated November 1, 2013 theNRC staff provided an Interim Staff Evaluation (ISE) and Request for Additional Information (RAI) (Reference

4) regarding the OIP. By letter dated March 26, 2014 (Reference 6), the NRCdirected licensees not to formally submit their RAI responses on the docket but instead to maketheir responses and supporting information available on their e-Portals.

All RAI responses areto be available on the e-Portals by the date identified in the ISE.The purpose of this letter is to provide the fifth six-month status report. The enclosure providesupdates related to OIP changes, if any, during the January 29, 2015 to July 28, 2015 updateperiod. Responses to the RAIs were placed on the Oconee Nuclear Station ePortal byMarch 31, 2015 as specified in the ISE, and thus no RAI responses are included in this report.This letter contains no new Regulatory Commitments and no revision to existing Regulatory Commitments.

Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact David Haile withOconee Regulatory

Affairs, at (864) 873-4742.

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

Executed onAugust 26, 2015.Vice President Oconee Nuclear Station

Enclosure:

1. Oconee Nuclear Station Fifth Six Month Status Report for Order EA-1 2-051 (SFPI),Units 1, 2 and 3.

ONS-201 5-099August 26, 2015Page 3cc:Mr. Victor McCree, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

-Region IIMarquis One Tower245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 Mr. William Dean, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North11555 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852-2738 Mr. James R. Hall, Project Manager (ONS)(by electronic mail only)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike, M/S O-8G9ARockville, MD 20852-2746 Mr. Jeffery Whited(by electronic mail only)U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville PikeMail Stop O-8B1ARockville, MD 20852Mr. Eddy CroweNRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station ONS-201 5-099August 26, 2015Page 4bxc:T.P. Gillespie (EC07H)T.D. Ray (ON01 VP)J. E. Burchfield (ON01 VP)C.T. Dunton (ON01 VP)T.L. Patterson (ON01 VP)0. C. Jones (ON01EI)D. M. Hubbard (ON03PC)C.J. Wasik (ON03RC)D.C. Haile (ON03RC)M.C. Nolan (EC05P)C.J. Thomas (EC01iT)D.H. Llewellyn (EC09E)G.D. Robison (EC09E)P. F. Guill (EC01T)ONS Master File (ON02DM, File OS 801.01)ELL (EC2ZF)

ENCLOSURE 1Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS)Fifth Six Month Status Report for the Implementation of Order EA-12-051 (SFPI)Units 1, 2 and 3Encl. Page 1 of 3 ENCLOSURE:ONS FIFTH SIX-MONTH STATUS REPORT: ORDER EA-12-051 (SFPI)(Note: The references for this Enclosure are listed in Section 8)Introduction On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Order EA-12-051 (Reference El) to Duke Energy directing them to develop a reliable indication of water levelassociated with spent fuel storage pools. The Order required each plant to issue anOverall Integrated Plan (OIP) pursuant to the NRC's Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)(Reference E2) which endorsed, with clarifications and exceptions, the industry guidancedocument, NEI 12-02 (Reference E3). The Order also required that update reports onprogress or change to the OIP be submitted every six months.Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS) developed and submitted an Overall Integrated Plan onFebruary 28, 2013 (Reference E4), describing how compliance with the requirements in theOrder would be achieved.

The required six-month update reports were submitted onAugust 26, 2013, February 28, 2014, August 27, 2014 and February 27, 2015 (Reference E5, E6, El 0 and El11). The OIP and six-month status reports follow the guidance of NEI12-02 (as endorsed by the NRC).This report constitutes the fifth six-month report. It provides

updates, if any, of milestones, changes to the compliance method or schedule, or a basis for relief/relaxation.

The reportaddresses the period from January 29, 2015 to July 28, 2015 (hereafter referred to as "theupdate period").

The NRC issued ONS a Request for Additional Information (RAI) dated June 21, 2013(Reference E7) related to the Order. Subsequently, the NRC issued ONS an Interim StaffEvaluation (ISE) of the OIP on November 1, 2013 (Reference E8) and included a Request forAdditional Information (RAI) which superseded the previous RAI. This RAI requested thatresponses be included in subsequent six-month reports.

Most recently the NRC issued anAudit Plan for the Order on March 26, 2014 (Reference E9) which directed licensees not toformally submit their RAI responses on the docket but instead, put their responses andsupporting information on the ePortals for staff review, by the date identified in their ISE.Accordingly, ONS placed the RAI responses on the ePortal by March 31, 2015 as specified inthe ISE, and thus no RAI responses are included in this report. Note: Some responses wererevised in response to the July 2015 NRC Onsite Audit.2Milestone Accomplishments At the end of the update period, physical installation of all four channels (2 channels in U1/U2shared pool and 2 channels in U3 pool) was completed.

3Milestone Schedule StatusThere are no changes to the schedule as reported in the OIP (Reference E4). Testing andoperational turnover is expected to be completed within the next update period.4 Changes to Compliance MethodNo changes were made during the update period.5Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation ONS expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation isrequired at this time.6Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and Interim Staff Evaluation There are no open items documented in the Overall Integrated Plan or in the Interim StaffEvaluation (ISE). This six-month status report contains no RAl responses.

Endl. Page 2 of 3 ENCLOSURE:ONS FIFTH SIX-MONTH STATUS REPORT: ORDER EA-12-051 (SFPI)(Note: The references for this Enclosure are listed in Section 8)7 Potential Interim Staff Evaluation ImpactsNo potential impacts to the Interim Staff Evaluation have been identified.

8 References The following support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this enclosure:

El. NRC Order EA-l12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent FuelPool Instrumentation, dated March 12, 2012 (Accession No. ML120554A679).

E2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-201 2-03, Compliance with Order EA-1 2-051,Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, dated August 29, 2012,(Accession No. ML12221A339).

E3. NEI 12-02, Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-1 2-051, "To ModifyLicenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation",

Revision 1, datedAugust 2012 (Accession No. ML12240A307).

E4. Duke Energy Letter, Overall Integrated Plans in Response to March 12, 2012Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable SpentFuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-1 2-051 ), dated February 28, 2013(Accession No. ML13086A095).

E5. Duke Energy Letter, First Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),

dated August 26, 2013(Accession No. ML13242A009).

E6. Duke Energy Letter, Second Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),

dated February 28, 2014(Accession No. ML14064A197).

E7. NRC letter, Oconee Nuclear Station, Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051

), dated June 21, 2013 (Accession No. ML1317A301

).E8. NRC Letter, Oconee Nuclear Station, Interim Staff Evaluation and Request forAdditional Information-Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 Regarding OverallIntegrated Plan for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

Dated November 1,2013 (Accession No. ML13298A696).

E9. NRC Letter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Audits of Licensee Responses to ReliableSpent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Order EA-12-051, Dated March 26, 2014(Accession No. ML14083A620).

El0. Duke Energy Letter, Third Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051

), dated August 27, 2014(Accession No. ML14245A019).

El 1. Duke Energy Letter, Fourth Six-month Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012,Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel PoolInstrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051),

dated February 27, 2015(Accession No. ML15063A028).

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