ML092600530

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Acceptance Letter Regarding the Alternative Source Term License Amendment Request
ML092600530
Person / Time
Site: Turkey Point  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/25/2009
From: Mozafari B
Plant Licensing Branch II
To: Nazar M
Florida Power & Light Co
Mozafari B, NRR/ADRO/DORL, 415-2020
References
TAC ME1624, TAC ME1625
Download: ML092600530 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 25, 2009 Mr. Mano Nazar Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 - ACCEPTANCE LEDER REGARDING THE ALTERNATIVE SOURCE TERM LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NOS. ME1624 AND ME1625)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

By letter dated June 25, 2009, supplemented by letters dated July 30 and August 26, 2009, Florida Power & Light submitted a license amendment request for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4.

The proposed amendment would revise the Turkey Point licensing bases to adopt the alternative source term as allowed in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR),

Section 50.67. 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 was 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 10 CFR 50.90, 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 has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete 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. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

M. Nazar

- 2 If you have any questions, please contact the Turkey Point Senior Project Manager, Brenda Mozafari, at (301) 415-2020.

r renda Mozafari, Senior Project Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 cc: Distribution via ListServ

M. Nazar

- 2 If you have any questions, please contact the Turkey Point Senior Project Manager, Brenda Mozafari, at (301) 415-2020.

Sincerely,

/raJ Brenda Mozafari, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 cc: Distribution via ListServ Distribution:

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