PNP 2012-092 

October 25, 2012 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

ATTN: Document Control Desk 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852 

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 

Palisades Nuclear Plant 

27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway 

Covert, MI 49043 

Tel 269 764 2000 

Anthony J. Vitale 

Site Vice President 

SUBJECT: Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012 Commission Order 

Modifying Licenses with Regard to ReqUirements for Reliable Spent Fuel 

Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) 

Palisades Nuclear Plant 

Docket 50-255 

License No. DPR-20 

References: 1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify 

Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," 

dated March 12, 2012 [ADAMS Accession Number ML 12054A682] 

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, "Compliance with 

Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," 

Revision 0, dated August 29,2012 [ADAMS Accession Number 

ML 12221A339] 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

On March 12, 2012, the NRC issued an order (Reference 1) to Entergy Nuclear 

Operations, Inc. (ENO). This order was immediately effective and directed ENO to 

have a reliable indication of the water level in associated spent fuel storage pools. 

Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1 . 

Reference 1 requires submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of 

the final interim staff guidance. The final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) was 

issued August 29,2012. 

The purpose of this letter is to provide the initial status report pursuant to Section IV, 

Condition C.2, of Reference 1 within 60 days following issuance of Reference 2. This 

report confirms ENO has received Reference 2 and is in the process of evaluating the 
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guidance for the purpose of providing a reliable indication of the water level in 

associated spent fuel storage pools as described in Attachment 2 of Reference 1. 

Major activities completed during this reporting period: 

• Resources are being identified and project plans initiated, including development 

of milestones, to assure compliance with Reference 1. 

Planned activities for the next six months: 

• Development and submittal of the overall integrated plan. 

Technical difficulties encountered that could affect the ability to provide the licensee's 

February 28, 2013, submittal: 

• None at this time. 

Project milestone schedule through completion of installation and testing: 

• A project milestone schedule will be provided with the overall integrated plan. 

• Implementation of the order will be completed for Palisades Nuclear Plant prior 

to startup from refueling outage 1 R24 (scheduled Spring 2015). 

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. 

I declare under penalty of pe~ury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on 

October 25,2012. 

Sincerely, 

ajv/jse 

cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

One White Flint North 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852 
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Mac Chawla, Project Manager, Palisades 

1155 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Region III Administrator 

2443 Warrenville Rd Suite 210 

Lisle, IL 60532-4352 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Robert J. Fretz Jr. 

OWFN, Mailstop # 4 A 15A 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852-2378 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Robert L. Dennig 

OWFN, Mailstop # 10 E 1 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852-2378 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Ms. Lisa M. Regner 

OWFN, Mailstop # 11 F 1 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852-2378 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Attn: Mr. Mr. Blake A. Purnell 

OWFN, Mailstop # 12 D 20 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852-2378 

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

OWFN, Mailstop # 10 A 1 

Attn: Mr. Steven R. Jones 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852-2378