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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 August 28, 2013 All Operating Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits (See Enclosure 1 for List of Facilities)
SUBJECT:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AUDITS OF LICENSEE RESPONSES TO MITIGATION STRATEGIES ORDER EA-12-049 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is currently performing a review of licensee responses to Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML12054A736)." Due to the large volume and complexity of the material supporting this review, the NRC staff will be conducting audits of the respective plant submittals. This audit activity will promote the ability of the NRC staff to focus and streamline obtaining the information needed to conduct the EA-12-049 reviews and is intended to complement the ePortal system previously set up by licensees in this area.
Audits of licensee's responses will be performed in accordance with NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office Instruction LlC-111. "Regulatory Audits" (ADAMS Accession No. ML082900195). Enclosure 2 provides the associated audit plan for this activity.
As part of the audit process, NRC staff members will be contacting licensees to discuss topics relevant to the existing docketed submittals, as well as information that may be contained in the ePortal system. The NRC staff considers licensee participation in the audit process for the EA-12-049 review to be voluntary. For those licensees who do not wish to participate in the Audit Process, the NRC staff will request the information needed to support the EA-12-049 order review by an alternate mechanism.
- 2 If you have any questions about this matter, please contact Jeremy Bowen at (301 )415-3471 or Jeremy.Bowen@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Ja k R. Davis, Director Mi ig tion Strategies Directorate o 'ce of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Operating Reactor Licensees and Holders of Construction Permits
- 2. Audit Plan cc: Listserv NEI
ENCLOSURE 1 OPERATING REACTOR LICENSEES AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc. Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 President and Chief Nuclear Officer License Nos. DPR-51 and NPF-6 Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Vice President, Operations Warrenville, IL 60555 Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 1448 S.R. 333 Tennessee Valley Authority Russellville, AR 72802 Docket Nos. 50-259,50-260 and 50-296 License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68 Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. Mr. Joseph W. Shea Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412 Vice President, Nuclear Licensing License Nos. DPR-66 and NPF-73 Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Mr. Eric A. Larson Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Carolina Power & Ught Co.
Shippingport, PA 15077 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Bellefonte Nuclear Power Station Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Michael J. Annacone Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 Vice President Construction Permit Nos. CPPR No. 122 and Carolina Power & Ught Company CPPR No. 123 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Southport, NC 28461 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Byron Station Lookout Place 6A Exelon Generation Co., LLC 1101 Market Street Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 Braidwood Station Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Exelon Generation Co., LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Exelon Nuclear License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville,IL 60555
- 2 Callaway Plant Columbia Generating Station Union Electric Company Energy Northwest Docket No. 50-483 Docket No. 50-397 License No. NPF-30 License No. NPF-21 Mr. Adam C. Heflin Mr. Mark E. Reddemann Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Nuclear Officer Energy Northwest Union Electric Company MD 1023 Ameren Missouri North Power Plant Loop P.O. Box 620 P.O. Box 968 Fulton, MO 65251 Richland, WA 99352 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Luminant Generation Co., LLC Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318 Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446 License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89 Mr. George H. Gellrich Mr. Rafael Flores Vice President Senior Vice President and Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Chief Nuclear Officer Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Luminant Generation Company, LLC 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Attn: Regulatory Affairs Lusby, MD 20657-4702 P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Cooper Nuclear Station Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 Nebraska Public Power District License Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 Docket No. 50-298 License No. DPR-46 Mr. Kelvin Henderson Site Vice President Mr. Oscar A Limpias Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Vice President Nuclear and Catawba Nuclear Station Chief Nuclear Officer 4800 Concord Road Nebraska Public Power District York, SC 29745 Cooper Nuclear Station 72676 648A Avenue Clinton Power Station P.O. Box 98 Exelon Generation Co., LLC Brownville, NE 68321 Docket No. 50-461 License No. NPF-62 Crystal River Nuclear Generating Plant Florida Power Corp.
Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Docket No. 50-302 President and Chief Nuclear Officer License No. DPR-72 Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Mr. Terry D. Hobbs Warrenville, IL 60555 Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428-6708
- 3 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Duane Arnold Energy Center FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Docket No. 50-346 Docket No. 50-331 License No. NPF-3 License No. DPR-49 Mr. Ray Lieb Mr. Rich Anderson Site Vice President Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company NextEra Energy clo Davis-Besse NPS Duane Arnold Energy Center 5501 N. State Route 2 3277 DAEC Road Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Palo, IA 52324-9785 Diablo Canyon Power Plant Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Southern Nuclear Operating Co.
Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366 License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82 License Nos. DPR-57 and NPF-5 Mr. Edward D. Halpin Mr. C.R. Pierce Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Director Officer Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company P.O. Box 1295/BI N B038 P.O. Box 56 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Mail Code 104/6 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Fermi Detroit Edison Co.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Docket No. 50-341 Indiana Michigan Power Company License No. NPF-43 Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74 Mr. Joseph H. Plona Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Mr. Lawrence J. Weber Officer Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Detroit Edison Company Officer Fermi 2 - 210 NOC Indiana Michigan Power Company 6400 North Dixie Highway Nuclear Generation Group Newport, MI 48166 One Cook Place Bridgman, MI 49106 Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Dresden Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-285 Exelon Generation Co., LLC License No. DPR-40 Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 License Nos. DPR-19 and DPR-25 Mr. Louis Cortopassi Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Omaha Public Power District President and Chief Nuclear Officer Fort Calhoun Station Exelon Nuclear Mail Stop FC-2-4 4300 Winfield Road 9610 Power Lane Warrenville,IL 60555 Blair, NE 68008
- 4 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-416 Docket No. 50-333 License No. NPF-29 License No. DPR-59 Vice President, Operations Chris Adner, Licensing Manager Entergy Operations, Inc. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 756 P.O. Box 110 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Lycoming, NY 13093 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Carolina Power & Light Co. Southern Nuclear Operating Co.
Docket No. 50-261 Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 License No. DPR-23 License Nos. NPF-2 and NPF-8 Mr. William R. Gideon Mr. C.R. Pierce Vice President Regulatory Affairs Director H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 1295/Bin 038 3581 West Entrance Road Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Hartsville, SC 29550 Kewaunee Power Station Hope Creek Generating Station Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.
PSEG Nuclear, LLC Docket No. 50-305 Docket No. 50-354 License No. DPR-43 License No. NPF-57 Mr. David A. Heacock Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.
PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 Innsbrook Technical Center P. O. Box 236 5000 Dominion Boulevard Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Indian Point Energy Center LaSalle County Station Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Exelon Generation Co., LLC Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 Vice President, Operations Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. President and Chief Nuclear Officer Indian Point Energy Center Exelon Nuclear 450 Broadway, GSB 4300 Winfield Road P.O. Box 249 Warrenville,IL 60555 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249
- 5 Limerick Generating Station North Anna Power Station Exelon Generation Co., LLC Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353 Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339 License Nos. NPF-39 and NPF-85 License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Mr. David A Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Virginia Electric & Power Compay 4300 Winfield Road Innsbrook Technical Center Warrenville,IL 60555 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. Oconee Nuclear Station Docket Nos. 50-336 and 50-423 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC License Nos. DPR-65 and NPF-49 Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270 and 50-287 License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47 and DPR-55 Mr. David A. Heacock President and Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Scott Batson Virginia Electric & Power Company Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station Innsbrook Technical Center Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 5000 Dominion Boulevard 7800 Rochester Highway Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Seneca, SC 29672 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Northern States Power Company Exelon Generation Co., LLC Docket No. 50-263 Docket No. 50-219 License No. DPR-22 License No. DPR-16 Mr. Mark A Schimmel Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Site Vice President President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northern States Power Company- Exelon Nuclear Minnesota 4300 Winfield Road Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Warrenville,IL 60555 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Palisades Nuclear Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Docket No. 50-255 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC License No. DPR-20 Docket Nos. 50-220 and 50-410 License Nos. DPR-63 and NPF-69 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Mr. Christopher Costanzo Palisades Nuclear Plant Vice President Nine Mile Point 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC Covert, M I 49043-9530 P. O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093
- 6 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Point Beach Nuclear Plant Arizona Public Service Company NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529 and Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 STN 50-530 License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 and NPF-74 Mr. Larry Meyer Mr. Randall K. Edington Site Vice President Executive Vice President Nuclear and Chief NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Nuclear Officer Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 Arizona Public Service Co. 6610 Nuclear Road P.O. Box 52034, MS 7602 Two Rivers, WI 54241-9516 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Northern States Power Co. Minnesota Exelon Generation Co., LLC Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306 Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60 License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 Mr. James E. Lynch Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Site Vice President President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northern States Power Company Exelon Nuclear Minnesota 4300 Winfield Road Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Warrenville,lL 60555 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Perry Nuclear Power Plant FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-440 Exelon Generation Co., LLC License No. NPF-58 Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 License Nos. DPR-29 and DPR-30 Mr. Vito A. Kaminskas Site Vice President - Nuclear - Perry Mr. Michael J. Pacilio FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company President and Chief Nuclear Officer Perry Nuclear Power Plant Exelon Nuclear 10 Center Road, A290 4300 Winfield Road Perry, OH 44081 Warrenville, IL 60555 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Unit No.1 R E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. RE. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Docket No. 50-293 Docket No. 50-244 License No. DPR-35 License No. DPR-18 Mr. John Dent, Jr. Mr. Joseph E. Pacher Vice President and Site Vice President Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. RE. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station RE. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 600 Rocky Hill Road 1503 Lake Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508 Ontario, NY 14519
-7 River Bend Station Seguoyah Nuclear Plant Entergy Operations, Inc. Tennessee Valley Authority Docket No. 50-458 Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 License No. NPF-47 License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 Vice President, Operations Mr. Joseph W. Shea Entergy Operations, Inc. Vice President, Nuclear Licensing River Bend Station Tennessee Valley Authority 5485 U.S. Highway 61 N 1101 Market Street LP 3D-C St. Francisville, LA 70775 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Salem Nuclear Generating Station Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant PSEG Nuclear, LLC. Carolina Power & Light Co.
Docket Nos. 50-272 & 50-311 Docket No. 50-400 License Nos. DPR-70 and DPR-75 License No. NPF-63 Mr. Thomas Joyce Mr. George T. Hamrick President and Chief Nuclear Officer Vice President PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 Carolina Power and Light Company P. O. Box 236 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Southern California Edison Company South Texas Project Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362 STP Nuclear Operating Co.
License Nos. NFP-10 and NFP-15 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Senior Vice President and Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Chief Nuclear Officer President and CEO/CNO Southern California Edison Company STP Nuclear Operating Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station South Texas Project Electric Generating P.O. Box 128 Station San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Seabrook Nuclear Plant NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC St. Lucie Plant Docket No 50-443 Florida Power & Light Co.
License No. NFP-86 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 License Nos. DPR-67 and NPF-16 Mr. Kevin Walsh Vice President, Seabrook Nuclear Plant Mr. Mano Nazar c/o Mr. Michael Ossing Executive Vice President and NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 300 NextEra Energy Seabrook, NH 03874 700 Universe Boulevard P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
-8 Surry Power Station Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Co. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 Docket No. 50-271 License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37 License No. DPR-28 Mr. David A. Heacock Site Vice President President and Chief Nuclear Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Dominion Nuclear Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Innsbrook Technical Center P.O. Box 250, Governor Hunt Road 5000 Dominion Boulevard Vernon, VT 05354 Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Virqil C. Summer Nuclear Station Susquehanna Steam Electric Station South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
PPL Susquehanna, LLC Docket No. 50-395 Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388 License No. NPF-12 License Nos. NPF-14 and NPF-22 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Mr. Timothy S. Rausch Vice President Nuclear Operations Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Officer Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station PPL Susquehanna, LLC P.O. Box 88, Mail Code 800 769 Salem Boulevard Jenkinsville, SC 29065 NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Co.
Three Mile Island, Unit 1 Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425 Exelon Nuclear License Nos. NPF-68 and I\IPF-81 Docket No. 50-289 License No. DPR-50 Mr. C.R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director Mr. Michael J. Pacilio Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
President and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1295/Bin 038 Exelon Nuclear Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Waterford Steam Electric Station Entergy Operations, Inc.
Turkey Point Docket No. 50-382 Florida Power and Light Co. License No. NPF-38 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 License Nos. DPR-31 and DPR-41 Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.
Mr. Mano Nazar Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 Executive Vice President and 17265 River Road Chief Nuclear Officer Killona, LA 70057-0751 NextEra Energy 700 Universe Boulevard P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
-9 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Unit 1 Tennessee Valley Authority Docket No. 50-390 License No. NPF-9 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Unit 2 Tennessee Valley Authority Docket No. 50-391 Construction Permit No. CPPR No. 092 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Senior Vice President, Nuclear Construction Tennessee Valley Authority Lookout Place 6A 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 William B. McGuire Nuclear Station Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Docket Nos. 50-369 and 50-370 License Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 Mr. Steven D. Capps Vice President Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC McGuire Nuclear Station 12700 Hagers Ferry Road Huntersville, NC 28078-8985 Wolf Creek Generating Station Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
Docket No. 50-482 License No. NPF-42 Mr. Matthew W. Sunseri President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839
- Audit Plan NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION MITIGATING STRATEGIES DIRECTORATE AUDIT PLAN TO REVIEW LICENSEE SUBMITTALS IN RESPONSE TO ORDER EA-12-049 "ORDER MODIFYING LICENSES WITH REGARD TO REQUIREMENTS FOR MITIGATIONSTRATEGIES FOR BEYOND-DESIGN-BASIS EXTERNAL EVENTS" BACKGROUND In accordance with Order EA-12-049 "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events" (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML12054A736), holders of operating licenses and construction permits issued under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 50, have submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, or Commission), for review, Overall Integrated Plans (OIPs) including descriptions of how compliance with the requirements of Attachment 2 of the order will be achieved. Also in accordance with the order, licensees have begun implementation of the ordered requirements, and are required to complete full implementation no later than two (2) refueling cycles after submittal of the OIPs or by December 31,2016, whichever comes first.
During the time the licensees are proceeding towards compliance with the order, the NRC staff will audit the OIPs to determine the extent to which the licensees are proceeding on a path towards successful implementation. The NRC staff plans to provide feedback to licensees on their submittals, understanding that periodic licensee updates to these individual plans will be made regularly along each licensee's path to compliance.
AUDIT BASIS NRC staff will evaluate licensee submittals based on the requirements in Order EA-12-049.
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) developed NE112-06, "Diverse and Flexible Coping Strategies (FLEX) Implementation Guide" in August, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12242A378) to outline a process, by which, individual licensees would define and implement site-specific diverse and flexible mitigation strategies that reduce the risk associated with beyond-design-basis conditions.
This guide was endorsed, with clarifications, by NRC staff guidance JLD-ISG-2012-01 "Compliance with Order EA-12-049, 'Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events'" (ADAMS Accession No. ML12229A174) as providing one acceptable means of meeting the order requirements. Other methods that deviate from the guidance may be found acceptable, but will require additional staff review and attention.
Enclosure 2
-2 AUDIT SCOPE The memorandum from Jack Davis dated August 28. 2013, "Supplemental Staff Guidance for Addressing Order EA-12-049 on Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events" (ADAMS Accession No. ML13238A263), provides further guidance on the scope of the NRC staff review of licensee's OIPs.
INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE AUDIT NRC staff and contractors will review the information contained in licensee's submittals in response to Order EA-12-049, as well as the information contained in ePortals established previously in the Order EA-12-049 review effort.
STAFF ASSIGNMENTS Staff in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation's Mitigating Strategies Directorate will perform this audit.
LOGISTICS Initial review and development of questions:
The submitted OIPs will be reviewed in batches, using a combination of internal NRC resources and contractor resources. Priority is determined by when a plant needs to be in compliance with Order EA-12-049. During these reviews, staff will develop questions to address any portions of the OIPs that appear to not fully comply with the order or that deviate from the associated guidance documents.
After review and categorization (see below), questions will be provided bye-mail to licensees.
Because these questions may not be fully reflective of information that is necessary for the staff to make a determination regarding the OIPs, they should be considered pre-decisional.
Categorization of Questions:
- 1. Audit questions - information provided by the licensee that appears to be incomplete or non-responsive to acceptable guidance documents, or fails to address an area important to the requirements
- 2. Clarifications to acceptable guidance documents - information may be complete and responsive, but clarification is required to determine if this is the case
- 3. Planned Activity - licensee has indicated that information will be provided, or action taken at some point to address a requirement; information about the planned activity's scope or timing may be needed
- 4. Open Item - areas required by the order or identified in the associated guidance have not been addressed in the submittal; information about the scope and timing for the open item may be needed
- 5. Generic Concern - questions relating to broader, generic concerns that are to be addressed outside the scope of this audit; additional information may be needed once a generic resolution is identified
- 3 Teleconferences with Licensees:
Audit questions (items in category 1) and clarifications (items in category 2) will be discussed in telephone conferences with licensees, supported by management and staff from the Mitigating Strategies Directorate. The purpose of these calls is for the NRC staff and the licensees to have a common understanding of the issue raised by the reviewers. Many of the issues are complex, and the goal is to ensure that the NRC staff understands what the licensee submitted, and, if necessary, for the licensee to understand what supplemental information may be necessary to explain how the requirements of the order are met.
Subsequently, licensees should provide the NRC with the necessary supplemental information that was agreed upon during the teleconference. To facilitate the audit schedule, this information should be provided to the NRC via the ePortal.
Periodic Updates Due to the iterative and ongoing nature of the development of the licensee OIPs, the NRC staff evaluation of these plans will be based on the information available at the time of review. This will include information contained in the ePortals, information submitted under oath or affirmation as part of the formal periodic status report updates required by the order or as a supplement to the licensee's OIP.
DELIVERA8LES The staff will consider the information reviewed during the audit as part of its overall review of licensees OIPs. The staff's evaluations and audit reports will be issued in batches to support licensees' compliance schedules, as discussed above.
The NRC plans to hold public meetings to discuss the results of the staff's reviews.
REFERENCES
- NRC Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for 8eyond-Design-8asis External Events"
- JLD-ISG-2012-01 "Compliance with Order EA-12-049, 'Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for 8eyond-Design-8asis External Events'"
- Memorandum from Jack Davis dated August 28, 2013, "Supplemental Staff Guidance for Addressing Order EA-12-049 on Mitigation Strategies for 8eyond-Design-8asis External Events"
- Individual licensee submittals in response to NRC Order EA-12-049
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