JAFP-15-0145, Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

ML15349B026
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	12/15/2015
From:	Brian Sullivan Entergy Nuclear Northeast, Entergy Nuclear Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
JAFP-15-0145
Download: ML15349B026 (4)

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JAFP-15-0145 December 15, 2015

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-059

Reference:

NEI letter, Industry Initiative to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines, dated October 26, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) [Reference]. This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAF). These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures. SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases. The new SAMG commitments for JAF are listed in the Attachment.

It is expected that NRC staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of the SAMGs and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. It is also understood that inspection activities will not extend to Nuclear Regulatory Commission review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.

Entergy Nuclear NortheastEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. James A. FitzPatrick NPP P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Tel 315-342-3840

Brian R. Sullivan Site Vice President - JAF

JAFP-15-0145 Attachment Regulatory Commitments (1 Page)

JAFP-15-0145 Attachment Regulatory Commitments Page 1 of 1 This table identifies actions discussed in this letter for which Entergy commits to perform. Any other actions discussed in this submittal are described for the NRC's information and are not commitments.

COMMITMENT TYPE (Check one)

SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE (If Required)

ONE-TIME ACTION CONTINUING COMPLIANCE ENO will consider the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time. X October 31, 2016 ENO will update the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) to revision 3 of the Boiling Water Reactor

Owner's Group (BWROG) generic severe accident guidelines (published February

2013). X June 30, 2017 ENO will update the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) to future revisions of the Boiling Water Reactor Owner's Group (BWROG) generic severe accident technical guidelines, and the SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency response guideline sets and symptom-based Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe

Accidents.

1 X Within two refueling outages or three

years of the publication date of the guidelines, whichever is greater Note 1 - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.

JAFP-15-0145 December 15, 2015

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 License No. DPR-059

Reference:

NEI letter, Industry Initiative to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines, dated October 26, 2015

Dear Sir or Madam:

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an Industry Initiative to implement and maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) [Reference]. This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAF). These guidelines would be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progress beyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures. SAMG strategies are intended to arrest the progression of fuel damage, maintain the capability of the containment as long as possible, and minimize radiological releases. The new SAMG commitments for JAF are listed in the Attachment.

It is expected that NRC staff personnel will conduct periodic inspection of the SAMGs and performance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process. It is also understood that inspection activities will not extend to Nuclear Regulatory Commission review and approval of SAMG strategies, or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.

Entergy Nuclear NortheastEntergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. James A. FitzPatrick NPP P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Tel 315-342-3840

Brian R. Sullivan Site Vice President - JAF

JAFP-15-0145 Attachment Regulatory Commitments (1 Page)

JAFP-15-0145 Attachment Regulatory Commitments Page 1 of 1 This table identifies actions discussed in this letter for which Entergy commits to perform. Any other actions discussed in this submittal are described for the NRC's information and are not commitments.

COMMITMENT TYPE (Check one)

SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE (If Required)

ONE-TIME ACTION CONTINUING COMPLIANCE ENO will consider the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) within plant configuration management processes in order to ensure that the SAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time. X October 31, 2016 ENO will update the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) to revision 3 of the Boiling Water Reactor

Owner's Group (BWROG) generic severe accident guidelines (published February

2013). X June 30, 2017 ENO will update the site Severe Accident Management Guidelines (SAMGs) to future revisions of the Boiling Water Reactor Owner's Group (BWROG) generic severe accident technical guidelines, and the SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency response guideline sets and symptom-based Emergency Operating Procedures, and validated, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency Response Procedures and Guidelines for Beyond Design Basis Events and Severe

Accidents.

1 X Within two refueling outages or three

years of the publication date of the guidelines, whichever is greater Note 1 - Use of NEI 14-01 guidance begins with the update to revision 4 of the BWROG generic severe accident guidelines.