ML15356A052

Virgil C. Summer, Unit 1 - Commitment to Maintain Severe Accident Management Guidelines

ML15356A052
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	12/16/2015
From:	Gatlin T D South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CR-15-05995, RC-15-0189
Download: ML15356A052 (4)

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Thomas D. GatlinGeneral Manager, Nuclear Plant Operations 803.345.4342 A SCANA coMPANY, December 16, 2015RC-1 5-0189U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION (VCSNS) UNIT IDOCKET NO. 50-395OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an industry initiative to implement and maintain SevereAccident Management Guidelines (SAMGs).

This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1. These guidelines would-be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progressbeyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs). 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.

It is expected that NRC personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs; andperformance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process.We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review andapproval of SAMG strategies or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.The new SAMG commitments are listed in Attachment 1.Should you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Bruce L.Thompson at (803) 931-5042.

Very truly yours,Thomas D. GatlinPFITDG/ts

Attachment:

List of Regulatory Commitments V. C. Summer Nuclear Station

• P. O. Box 88. Jenkinsville, SC.* 29065 F (83)94-97 Document Control DeskCR-i15-05995 RC-1 5-0189Page 2 of 2c: K. B. MarshS. A. ByrneJ. B. ArchieN. S. CamnsJ. H. HamiltonJ. W. WilliamsW. M. CherryL. D. WertS. A. WilliamsNRC Resident Inspector K. M. SuttonW. M. DeanNSRCRTS (CR-I15-05995)

File (810.65)PRSF (RC-15-0189)

Document Control DeskAttachment CR-i15-059.95 RC-1 5-0189Page 1 of 2VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION UNIT IDOCKET NO. 50-395OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12ATTACHMENT LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS Document Control DeskAttachment CR-i15-05995 RC-I15-0189 Page 2 of 2List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by South Carolina Electric

&Gas Company in this document.

Any other statements in this submittal are provided forinformation purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.

Pleasedirect questions regarding commitments to Bruce L. Thompson at (803) 931-5042.

Scheduled Item Commitment Completion DateVirgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1 willconsider the site SAMGs within plant configuration October 31, 2016management processes in order to ensure that theSAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1 will updatethe site SAMGs to future revisions of the PWROGgeneric severe accident technical guidelines, and Within 2 refueling the SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency outages or 3 years of2 response guideline sets and symptom-based the publication date ofEmergency Operating Procedures, and validated, the guidelines, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency whichever is greaterResponse Procedures and Guidelines for BeyondDesign Basis Events and Severe Accidents.

Thomas D. GatlinGeneral Manager, Nuclear Plant Operations 803.345.4342 A SCANA coMPANY, December 16, 2015RC-1 5-0189U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control DeskWashington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION (VCSNS) UNIT IDOCKET NO. 50-395OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN SEVERE ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee (NSIAC) recently approved an industry initiative to implement and maintain SevereAccident Management Guidelines (SAMGs).

This letter establishes commitments related to SAMGs for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1. These guidelines would-be used by emergency response personnel during accident conditions that progressbeyond the mitigation capabilities described in Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs). 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.

It is expected that NRC personnel will conduct periodic inspection of our SAMGs; andperformance deficiencies, if any, will be assessed using the Reactor Oversight Process.We also understand that inspection activities will not extend to NRC review andapproval of SAMG strategies or the use of equipment described in the SAMGs.The new SAMG commitments are listed in Attachment 1.Should you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Bruce L.Thompson at (803) 931-5042.

Very truly yours,Thomas D. GatlinPFITDG/ts

Attachment:

List of Regulatory Commitments V. C. Summer Nuclear Station

• P. O. Box 88. Jenkinsville, SC.* 29065 F (83)94-97 Document Control DeskCR-i15-05995 RC-1 5-0189Page 2 of 2c: K. B. MarshS. A. ByrneJ. B. ArchieN. S. CamnsJ. H. HamiltonJ. W. WilliamsW. M. CherryL. D. WertS. A. WilliamsNRC Resident Inspector K. M. SuttonW. M. DeanNSRCRTS (CR-I15-05995)

File (810.65)PRSF (RC-15-0189)

Document Control DeskAttachment CR-i15-059.95 RC-1 5-0189Page 1 of 2VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION UNIT IDOCKET NO. 50-395OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-12ATTACHMENT LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS Document Control DeskAttachment CR-i15-05995 RC-I15-0189 Page 2 of 2List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by South Carolina Electric

&Gas Company in this document.

Any other statements in this submittal are provided forinformation purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.

Pleasedirect questions regarding commitments to Bruce L. Thompson at (803) 931-5042.

Scheduled Item Commitment Completion DateVirgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1 willconsider the site SAMGs within plant configuration October 31, 2016management processes in order to ensure that theSAMGs reflect changes to the facility over time.Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Unit 1 will updatethe site SAMGs to future revisions of the PWROGgeneric severe accident technical guidelines, and Within 2 refueling the SAMGs will be integrated with other emergency outages or 3 years of2 response guideline sets and symptom-based the publication date ofEmergency Operating Procedures, and validated, the guidelines, using the guidance in NEI 14-01, Emergency whichever is greaterResponse Procedures and Guidelines for BeyondDesign Basis Events and Severe Accidents.