ML11285A004

NRR E-mail Capture - Sequoyah 2 - Acceptance Review of LAR Requesting to Allow Use of One of the SB Dome Penetrations

ML11285A004
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	10/11/2011
From:	Siva Lingam Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Green D Tennessee Valley Authority
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TAC ME7026
Download: ML11285A004 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Lingam, Siva Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:03 AM To: Green, Daniel Cc: Broaddus, Doug; Tate, Travis; Martin, Kamishan; Lobel, Richard

Subject:

Sequoyah 2 - Acceptance Review of LAR Requesting to Allow Use of One of the SB Dome Penetrations (TAC No. ME7026)

By letter dated August 31, 2011, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA or the licensee) submitted a license amendment for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN), Unit 2. This license amendment proposes to temporarily revise the Technical Specifications (TS) to allow opening of one of the penetration hatches in the Shield Building dome for up to 5 hours0.208 days <br />0.0298 weeks <br />0.00685 months <br /> per day, 6 days per calendar week while in Modes 1 through 4 during SQN, Unit 2 Cycle 18, and until entering Mode 5 at the start of the SQN, Unit 2 fall 2012 refueling outage. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs 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.

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 staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Siva P. Lingam U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Project Manager (NRR/DORL/LPL2-2)

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Crystal River Nuclear plant (EPU)

Location: O8-D5; Mail Stop: O8-G9a Telephone: 301-415-1564; Fax: 301-415-1222 E-mail address: siva.lingam@nrc.gov 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 171 Mail Envelope Properties (Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov20111011070200)

Subject:

Sequoyah 2 - Acceptance Review of LAR Requesting to Allow Use of One of the SB Dome Penetrations (TAC No. ME7026)

Sent Date: 10/11/2011 7:02:34 AM Received Date: 10/11/2011 7:02:00 AM From: Lingam, Siva Created By: Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Broaddus, Doug" <Doug.Broaddus@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Tate, Travis" <Travis.Tate@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Martin, Kamishan" <Kamishan.Martin@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Lobel, Richard" <Richard.Lobel@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Green, Daniel" <dgreen@tva.gov>

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