ML12362A448

R.E. Ginna, Supplemental Response to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information, Recommendation 2.3. Seismic

ML12362A448
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	12/21/2012
From:	Spina J A Constellation Energy Group, EDF Group, Ginna
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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James A. Spina Vice President, Corporate Site Operations 100 Constellation Way, Suite 200C Baltimore, Maryland 21202 410-470-5203 CENG.a pot venture of.dO %eDF December 21, 2012 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 ATTENTION:

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Document Control Desk R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18 Docket No. 50-244 Supplemental Response to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information, Recommendation

2.3. Seismic

(a) Letter from E. J. Leeds (NRC) and M. R. Johnson (NRC) to All Power Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits in Active or Deferred Status, dated March 12, 2012, 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 (b) Letter from M. G. Korsnick (CENG) to Document Control Desk (NRC), dated November 27, 2012, Response to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Request for Information, Recommendation 2.3, Seismic On March 12, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference (a) to all power reactor licensees.

The NRC letter requests further information from addressees to support the evaluation of NRC Staff Recommendation 2.3: Seismic from the Near-Term Task Force review of the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility.Reference (b) is the R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC's response to the request in Reference (a). In that response a regulatory commitment was made to submit an updated walkdown report in December 2012. This letter closes that Regulatory Commitment.

As stated in Attachment 5 of Reference (b), there were 18 Seismic Walkdown Equipment List (SWEL) I items that were deferred until the next refueling outage. Table 0-1 of Attachment 5 summarized the reasons each item was inaccessible during normal plant operation, and noted the planned Seismic Walkdown date. There were 19 SWEL 2 items that were deferred until the next refueling outage.AOD 01,7/t,. FL Document Control Desk December 21, 2012 Page 2 Table 0-2 summarized the reasons each item was inaccessible during normal plant operation, and noted the planned Seismic Walkdown date. There were also four Area Walk-Bys associated with these items, the Auxiliary Building Sub-Basement, CVCS Holdup Tank Room, Former Boric Acid Evaporator Room and Containment.

Attachment 5 of Reference (b) noted that these items were walked down in the refueling outage in October 2012. Table E-3 of Reference (b) included a list of 19 equipment items that required supplemental internal inspections because they were not opened during the original walkdowns.

The supplemental internal inspections were completed on 15 of those electrical components.

Four more components will be inspected in conjunction with maintenance, as described in the Regulatory Attachment 1 to this letter is the supplemental seismic walkdown report. Attachment 2 provides the seismic walkdown checklists, Attachment 3 contains the area walkdown checklists, and Attachment 4 provides the supplemental internal inspections of electrical cabinets.Regulatory Commitments in this letter are listed in Attachment 5.If there are any questions concerning this letter, please contact Everett (Chip) Perkins at everett.perkins@cengllc.com or 410-470-3928.

Sincer James Spina STATE OF MARYLAND CITY OF BALTIMORE TO WIT: I, James A. Spina, state that I am the VP-Corporate Site Operations of Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC and that I am duly authorized to execute and file this document on behalf of this company and its subsidiary R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements contained in this document with respect to these companies are true and correct. To the extent that these statements are not based on my personal knowledge, they are based upon information provided by employees and/or consultants of the companies.

Such informat-en reviewed in acco dance with company practice, and I believe it to be reliable.Subscribe4 and sw~rn before me, a Notary Public in and f the State of Maryland and City of Baltimore, this i this 0210'Cday of mA0/ ,e 9Zh~aeo ayadadCt fBlioe WITNESS my Hand and Notarial Seal: My Commission Expires: " / -/6 LYNN PYLE-HBERTO NOTARY PUBUC HARFORD COUNTY MARYLAND MyCommssin Document Control Desk December 21, 2012 Page 3 JAS/EMT/bjd Attachments:

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)Supplemental Seismic Walkdown Report Seismic Walkdown Checklists Area Walk-By Checklists SWCs for Supplemental Internal Inspections of Electrical Cabinets Regulatory Commitments Contained in this Correspondence cc: M. C. Thadani, NRC W. M. Dean, NRC Resident Inspector, Ginna