ML072010369
| ML072010369 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/15/2007 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| ASHLEY D NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-3191 | |
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| Download: ML072010369 (6) | |
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August 15, 2007 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President - Vogtle Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC., FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Tynan:
By letter dated June 27, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.'s application for renewal of operating licenses NPF-68 and NPF-81 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2. Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2007 (72FR43296). The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the license renewal application (LRA) for VEGP. The acceptance review determines whether the application contains sufficient information to allow the NRC staff to proceed with the safety and environmental review.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800, Revision 1, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, and determined that the application is acceptable for docketing, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), specifically 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c). However, the staffs determination does not preclude requests for additional information (RAIs) as the review proceeds.
As discussed with your staff, the NRC was operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) at the beginning of this fiscal year. The CR was in effect until February 2007 and impacted all license renewal schedules that were developed during this fiscal year. As a result, the schedule for VEGP was extended from the standard 30 months to 31 months. This letter forwards the NRC staffs safety and environmental review schedule for the VEGP application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Part 54 and 10 CFR Part 51. The staff established this schedule in accordance with a 31-month review plan, which includes time to conduct a hearing, should a hearing be requested and granted. The enclosed schedule does not include milestones for hearing activities because the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will establish these dates.
I would like to emphasize that the review of your LRA will be very detailed and thorough. The NRC staff will make every effort to meet the scheduled milestones; thus, your responses to the
T. Tynan staff's RAIs, if needed, must be complete and provided in a timely manner. We request that you inform the NRC staff as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the schedule.
Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 2). This notice announces the opportunity to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. Donnie J. Ashley, Sr. Project Manager for the review of the VEGP LRA, by telephone at 301-415-3191 or via e-mail at DJA1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425
Enclosures:
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SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, INC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 HARD COPY DLR RF E-MAIL:
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Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. N. J. Stringfellow Resident Inspector Manager, Licensing Vogtle Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. 8805 River Road P.O. Box 1295 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Office of the County Commissioner Mr. Jeffrey T. Gasser Burke County Commission Executive Vice President Waynesboro, GA 30830 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295 Ms. Julie Keys Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Mr. Steven M. Jackson Washington, DC 20006-3708 Senior Engineer Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW Atlanta, GA 30328-4684 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Mr. Harold Reheis, Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE, Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334 Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, GA 30334 Mr. Laurence Bergen Oglethorpe Power Corporation 2100 East Exchange Place P.O. Box 1349 Tucker, GA 30085-1349 Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Troutman Sanders Nations Bank Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308-2216
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive License Renewal (LR) Application 06/29/07 06/29/07 Federal Register Notice (FRN) published - Receipt & Availability review 08/10/07 08/03/07 FRN published - Acceptability/Opportunity for Hearing 08/21/07 Public Information Meeting - LR Process & Safety Review Overview 08/21/07 FRN published - Intent/Environmental Scoping Meeting 08/24/07 Public Meeting - Environmental Scoping 09/27/07 Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 10/17/07 Environmental Scoping Periods Ends 10/24/07 Environmental Requests for Additional information (RAIs) Due 11/26/07 Safety RAIs - Due 12/14/07 Environmental RAIs - responses due 01/02/08 Safety RAI - responses due 01/18/08 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 04/22/08 Public Exit Meeting - Scoping & Screening/AMP Inspections 04/30/08 FRN Published - Availability/Comment on draft SEIS 05/02/08 Public Meeting - draft SEIS 06/05/08 End of draft SEIS comment period 07/16/08 Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Item(s) 09/12/08 ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on SER with Open Item(s) 11/2008 SER Open Item(s) - Response(s) Due 12/10/08 Final SEIS 12/30/08 FRN published - Availability of Final SEIS 01/02/09 SER - issued 01/19/09 ACRS Full Committee Meeting on SER 04/2009 Decision - Director, NRR (license issued, if approved and no hearing is granted -
06/01/09 23 months)
Commission Decision (if hearing is granted - 31 months) 01/22/10 Enclosure 1