ML17256A250

2017/09/13 NRR E-mail Capture - Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1&2: Request for Additional Information for Emergency Plan EAL Change to Adopt NEI 99-01, Rev. 6, (CAC Nos. MF8448 and MF8449)

ML17256A250
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	09/13/2017
From:	Booma Venkataraman Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Lashley P H FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
References
MF8448, MF8449
Download: ML17256A250 (3)

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1NRR-PMDAPEm ResourceFrom:Venkataraman, BoomaSent:Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:30 AMTo:Lashley, Phil H.Cc:Lentz, Thomas A. (Licensing); Danna, James

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Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1&2: Request for Additional Information for Emergency Plan EAL Change to adopt NEI 99-01, Rev. 6, (CAC Nos. MF8448 and MF8449)Attachments:Request for Additional Information_Beaver Valley EAL Scheme Change.docxExpires:Sunday, November 12, 2017 12:00 AMPhil, By application dated September 28, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML16277A194), as supplemented by letters dated May 20, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17144A484) and September 7, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17250B169), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC or the licensee) requested approval of changes to revise the emergency action level (EAL) scheme for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, to one based on the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) document NEI 99-01, Revision 6, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors," dated November 21, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12326A805). A draft request for information (RAI) was sent to you on September 11, 2017. You responded on September 12, 2017 that a clarification call was not needed by FENOC personnel. In your response you indicated your plan to respond to the attached RAI with a supplement no later than September 25, 2017. FENOC also noted that the supplement will contain the changed pages because of the RAI. Please treat this e-mail as transmittal of formal RAIs. If circumstances result in the need to revise the requested response date, please contact me at (301) 415-2934 or via email at Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov. Sincerely, Booma Booma Venkataraman, P.E. Project Manager, NRR/DORL/LPL1 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov 301.415.2934 Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3723 Mail Envelope Properties (Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov20170913112900)

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Beaver Valley Power Station Units 1&2: Request for Additional Information for Emergency Plan EAL Change to adopt NEI 99-01, Rev. 6, (CAC Nos. MF8448 and MF8449) Sent Date: 9/13/2017 11:29:51 AM Received Date: 9/13/2017 11:29:00 AM From: Venkataraman, Booma Created By: Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov Recipients: "Lentz, Thomas A. (Licensing)" <talentz@firstenergycorp.com> Tracking Status: None "Danna, James" <James.Danna@nrc.gov> Tracking Status: None "Lashley, Phil H." <phlashley@firstenergycorp.com> Tracking Status: None Post Office: Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1494 9/13/2017 11:29:00 AM Request for Additional Information_Beaver Valley EAL Scheme Change.docx 24915 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date: 11/12/2017 Recipients Received:

1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE THE EMERGENCY ACTION LEVEL SCHEME BASED ON THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE DOCUMENT NEI 99-01, REV. 6 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-334 AND 50-412 By application dated September 28, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML16277A194), as supplemented by letters dated May 20, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17144A484) and September 7, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17250B169), First Energy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) requested approval of changes to revise the emergency action level (EAL) scheme for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2, to one based on the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) document NEI 99-01, Revision 6, "Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors," dated November 21, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12326A805). To complete its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requests a response to the questions below. The RAIs listed are applicable to both the Beaver Valley, Units 1 and 2, EALs. EAL HG1.1 Basis: RAI-BVPS-33 1. The clarification to the threshold value of "Damage to spent fuel has occurred or is IMMINENT" (as determined by lowering of spent fuel pool (SFP) level reading less than or equal to 0.5 feet or cannot be monitored for two hours or longer) is not part of the EAL. This could cause inconsistencies in the application of the EAL. Please include it as part of the EAL or as a note, included in the wallboard.

2. Please provide a justification for including an inability to monitor the SFP for two hours. As proposed, a loss of SFP level indication without indications of a loss of SFP integrity does not justify a General Emergency classification.