BVY 14-008, Notification of Canceled Regulatory Commitment
| ML14104A020 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/08/2014 |
| From: | Wamser C Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| BVY 14-008 | |
| Download: ML14104A020 (4) | |
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'6-Entergy Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 Tel 802 257 7711 Christopher J. Wamser Site Vice President BVY 14-008 April 8, 2014 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
SUBJECT:
Notification of Cancelled Regulatory Commitment Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-271 License No. DPR-28
REFERENCES:
- 1. NRC Generic Letter 2008-01, "Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems," NVY 08-008, dated January 11, 2008
- 2. Letter, Entergy to USNRC, "Vermont Yankee Three Month Response to Generic Letter 2008-01," BVY 08-020, dated April 10, 2008
- 3. Letter, Entergy to USNRC, "Vermont Yankee Nine Month Response to Generic Letter 2008-01," BVY 08-071, dated October 14, 2008
- 4. Letter, Entergy to USNRC, "Vermont Yankee Supplemental Response to Generic Letter 2008-01," BVY 09-002, dated January 28, 2009
- 5. Letter VYNPS to USNRC, "GL 2008-01 Response to Request for Additional Information," BVY 09-061, dated October 22, 2009
- 6. Letter VYNPS to USNRC, "Notification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations," BVY 13-079, dated September 23, 2013
Dear Sir or Madam,
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Reference 1 to address the issue of gas accumulation in emergency core cooling, decay heat removal, and containment spray systems. In References 3, and 5 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY) committed to changing Technical Specifications (TS) and incorporating the necessary changes stipulated in Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler 523. VY committed to submit this change within 90 days of the approval of TSTF-523. In
BVY 14-008 / Page 2 of 2 consideration of the stated intent to permanently cease power operations at VY at the end of the current operating cycle (Reference 6) and the time required to approve and implement a TS change, VY is revising this commitment date to June 30, 2015. The interim actions committed to in References 2, 3, 4, and 5 will remain in place to ensure the proper management of gas accumulation in emergency core cooling, decay heat removal, and containment spray systems until these systems are no longer required once the reactor is certified permanently defueled pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(ii).
A regulatory commitment is being revised in this submittal as shown in Attachment 1.
If you have any questions on this submittal, please contact Mr. Coley Chappell at 802-451-3374.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on April 8, 2014.
Sincerely,
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Attachment:
(1) Regulatory Commitment List cc:
William M. Dean, Region 1 Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2100 Renaissance Blvd., Suite 100 King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713 Mr. James S. Kim, Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 08D15 Washington, DC 20555 USNRC Resident Inspector Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee Mr. Christopher Recchia, Commissioner VT Department of Public Service 112 State Street - Drawer 20 Montpelier, Vermont 05620
BVY 14-008 Docket No. 50-271 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Regulatory Commitment List
BVY 14-008 / 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.
TYPE (Check one)
SCHEDULED ONE-TIME CONTINUING COMPLETION DATE COMMITMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE (If Required)
Submit, to the NRC, proposed X
June 30, 2015 changes to the VY TS based on the final, approved version of the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler for unacceptable gas accumulation in ECCS systems, adjusted as needed to account for plant-specific VY design and licensing basis.