ML090550151

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Acceptance Review for License Amendment Request 241 Alternate Source Term
ML090550151
Person / Time
Site: Point Beach  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/27/2009
From: Justin Poole
Plant Licensing Branch III
To: Meyer L
Florida Power & Light Energy Point Beach
Poole Justin/DORL/LPL3-1/ 301-415-2048
References
TAC ME0219, TAC ME0220
Download: ML090550151 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 27, 2009 Mr. Larry Meyer Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 SUB,JECT:

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ACCEPTANCE REVIEW FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 241 ALTERNATE SOURCE TERM (TAC NOS. ME0219 AND ME0220)

Dear Mr. Meyer:

By letter dated December 8, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML083450683), FPL Energy Point Beach, LLC, submitted a license amendment for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendment would revise the PBNP current licensing basis to implement the alternate source term through reanalysis of the radiological consequences of the Final Safety Analysis Report Chapter 14 accidents. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this amendment request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license (including the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required.

This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff reviewed your application and found that supplemental information was needed to complete the acceptance review. Due to the complex nature of the application, multiple branches were involved in the review, and therefore, more than one request to supplement was required. By letters dated January 16 and 27, 2009, and February 20, 2009 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML090160571, ML090280348, and ML090540860 respectively), you provided the supplemental information.

The NRC staff has reviewed the supplemental information and together with the application concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. If additional information is needed for the staff to complete its technical review, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

L. Meyer

- 2 If you have any questions, please contact me, at (301) 415-2048.

Sincerely.,__

Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: Distribution via ListServ

February 27, 2009 L. Meyer

- 2 If you have any questions, please contact the Point Beach Project Manager, Justin Poole, at (301) 415*2048.

Sincerely, IRAJ Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1"~1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301 cc: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:

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