ML110180439
| ML110180439 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 01/18/2011 |
| From: | Balwant Singal Plant Licensing Branch IV |
| To: | Hope T Luminant Generation Co |
| Singal, Balwant, 415-3016, NRR/DORL/LPL4 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME5217, TAC ME5218 | |
| Download: ML110180439 (1) | |
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From:
Singal, Balwant Sent:
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:28 PM To:
Timothy.Hope@luminant.com Cc:
Hicks, Jack; Burkhardt, Janet
Subject:
Acceptance Review Comanche Peak Relief Requests B-11 and B TACs ME5217 and ME5218, Respectively By letters dated December 15, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession Nos. ML, 103560596 and ML103560597), Luminant Generation Company LLC submitted Relief Request Nos. B-11 and B-10 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 1. Both the relief requests for approval of the proposed alternatives in lieu of the required examination coverage due to physical interferences. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this relief 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.
Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(a)(3)(i) and 50.55a(a)(3)(ii) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and 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.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3016.
Balwant K. Singal Senior Project Manager (Columbia, Comanche Peak, and Wolf Creek)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov Tel: (301) 415-3016 Fax: (301) 415-1222