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January 24, 2019

ATTN: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852

Subject: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

10 CFR50.90

Oconee Nuclear Station (ONS), Units 1; 2, and 3 Docket Numbers 50-'269, 50-270, and 50-287 -

J. Ed Burchfield, Jr. Vice President

Oconee Nuclear Staffon

Duke Energy ON01VP / 7800 Rochester Hwy

Seneca, SC 29672

o: 864.873.3478 f. 864.873.4208

Ed.Burchfie/d@duke·energy.com

Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPH:55

References;:

Proposed Amendment to the Renewed FacHity·Operating Licenses Regarding Revisions to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Sections Associated with the Oconee Tornado Licensing H~sis License Amendment Request No. 2018-02

·1. Letter to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from J. Ed Burchfield, Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy Carolinas; LLC, "Proposed · Amendment to the Renewed Facility Operating.Licenses Regarding Revisions to the Updated Final Safety'Analysis Report Sections Associated with the Oconee Tornado Licensing Basis," dated September 14, 2018 (Accession Number fv1L18264A018).

2. Letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Dave Baxter, Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, "License Amendment .Request to Revise Portions; of the Updated Fihal Safety Analysis Report Related to the Tornado -LicensirigBasis," dated June 26, 2008 (Accession Number ML081840371). -

3; letter to the. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Thomas 0. Ray, Vice President~ Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, "Revision toTornado/HELB Mitigation Strategies and Regulatory Commitments;," dated November 15, 2017 · (Acc::ession Number ML17333A120)._ · · · -

4. Letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Dave Baxter, Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, "Responses to Request for Additional Information for the License Amendment Request to Revise Portions of the

. Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Related to the Tornado Licensing Basis," dated - September 2, 2009 (Accessio11 Number ML092520189).

5. Letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from Dave Baxter, Vice President, Oconee Nuclear Station, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; "Responses to Request for Additional Information for the License Amendment Request to Revise Portions of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Related to the Tornado Licensing Basis," dated May 6, 2010. - . - ' · - - - _

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Ms; Catherine Haney, Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marquis One Tower . 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE; Suite 1200 Atlanta; GA 30303-1257

Ms. Audrey Klett, Project Manager (by electronic mail only) OfficeofNuclear Reactor Regulation· U.S~ Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 0-8G9A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852

Mr. Eddy·crowe NRC Senior Resident Inspector Oconee Nuclear Station

Ms. Susan E. Jenkins; Manager, (by electronic mail only: jenkinse@dhec.sc~gov) Infectious and Radioactive W.aste Management, Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health & Environmental .Control ~600 Bull Street . Columbia, SC 29201

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License Amendment Request No. 2018-02 Atta~hmen~ ~ - Duke Energy Affidavit .

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AFFIDAVIT

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1. · · My name is Gayle Elllo~t. I am D~puty birec~or, ,L.ic~m~ing ·~ Regu!atory ,· '.·· . ' .. . . . ' -.,-'

. Affairs, for t=ra'T!cltorpe Inc: (FfEltn~torn~) and ~s suql') I arrra1.1th:ori~ed to ~xec'utJ this Af1'.id;:1yit

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'Cl3rtain Franiatome inform~tic;,n is proprietary'. I ani :familiar WitJl'ttie' pqli_c_ies: ~stabUshed l:ly .. ' '. •, ' . ,,- . '1' ,' .

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·public. • Sased on my ~xperi,ence,:I am aware ~hat other compani~s rega.rq information of the_

.· ~in:d·coritained in this OPcil!merit a~ propri~tary and cqi:tfid~nUaL ,': . ' ' . ' ' . . ' ' . .. ·,· . . . . ., ,, .

s.. . .· This: :oocqmen(~as been mad!3 av~H~ble to.the u.s. Nucle~r Reguiat~ry ' .. ,' '. / : ' ' '. ' .. ' . ' . . ·.:. ' .

Commis.siqn in· c6nfjdenct3 wit,h 'ttte'request. that the iriforniation cqntain~d in this pocliment be ·. . . . ' . ,. . •. . . . . ' . . .

· withheld from public cfis<;:losure. The request tor ~fthholdil'.lg. of prppri~fary irifm~~ticm is made in ' . . ' ',', . . '. '. . ·. . .'. '. ' ' . . . · .. '., ·.,' .

' a'ccord~n~$'\Vi.th 10 CFR 2.390. Th~ informatiori for whl¢h with~oldfng f~om dis~ib~LH'e)s : . " . . ' '. . . . ' ..

' req~e~ted qualifies under 1 Q CFR. 2.390(a)(4) 'Traqe seprets and conimerpial Of financial . . . ' ' ' . '. . . .

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; .. 6. . The following criteria ~~e customarily appl_ied by Fri:lmatome fo d~termine ' . ' l. . ... , . . . ' . '. . : . . . .

Whether informatipli should be cl~ssifiec:IJlS pfoptietary: . ·. . . .. ,, ·. ' ' '. . '. . .

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o'r market ~ similar product or service'. . . . ' . ;• ~· ' , '. . , . ' . " ·. . . . . ' . ' . . ·.: . '

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harffi tfthe cornpeHtJve positip~ ,ot i=ramatorne . . '-, .

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.. of .iriformation, propi'i.~tary inform1;1fio11 .contairt~d in this Docur)ierit :has b~en mad~· aviall,able: ·qn ' , I , •\. .. :' ·, • ' ', ':' • •', , I ' > • •' :; , ' \ '.

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a limited basis, to others' out~ide Frani,~tome only a~ .required and under suitable agreeme'rJt . . . . . . . ·. ' ' ' ' '

providi11g for rioncliiclosure and limited use of the information . • -.r ' . . ' . ,

8. Framatorne policy requires that proprietary informatioh be kept in a secur¢d

file pr are·a and distribu~ed on a need-to..:know basis. -'

9. The 'foregoing statery,ents are.true a11d Corre.ct to the best e>f rny·knowledge,

information, and belief.

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