ML12171A483

Revision of Schedule for the Conduct of Environmental Review of the South Texas Project License Renewal Application (TAC Nos. ME5122, ME5123, ME4938, and ME4939)

ML12171A483
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/10/2012
From:	Brian Holian Division of License Renewal
To:	Rencurrel D South Texas
Tran T, 415-3617
References
TAC ME4938, TAC ME4939, TAC ME5122, TAC ME5123
Download: ML12171A483 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 10, 2012 Mr. D. W. Rencurrel Senior Vice President, Technical Support and Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT:

REVISION OF SCHEDULE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME5122, ME5123, ME4938, AND ME4939)

Dear Mr. Rencurrel:

By letter dated October 25, 2010, STP Nuclear Operating Company (the applicant) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew operating licenses NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). This letter is to inform you about a schedule change in the STP license renewal review.

Related to a recent United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision on the NRC waste confidence rule update (10 CFR Part 51.23), additional time is needed to allow the staff to determine the impacts of the decision on the ongoing STP license renewal environmental review. Hence, until the staff completes this determination, the license renewal schedule is to be determined (TBD). The staff will keep you informed of any changes to this development.

Enclosed is a revised schedule for the review of the STP license renewal application. The schedule has been updated to reflect a change in the date (Le., TBD) for the issuance of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and the subsequent environmental review milestones.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Tam Tran by telephone at 301-415-3617 or bye-mail at tam.tran@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVISION OF SCHEDULE Milestone Schedule Actual

! Receive license renewal application (LRA) 10/26/10 10/28/10 Publish Federal R~9ister Notice (FRN) - LRA receipt and availability 12/09/10 12/09/10 i Publish FRN -LRA acceptability, environmental scoping period, and 01/13/11 01/13/11

! opportunity for hearing

• Publish FRN -intent to conduct environmental scoping 01131111 01/31/11

• Public Meeting -license renewal process and environmental 03/02/11 03/02/11

• scoping Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 03/14/11 03/14/11 Environmental scoping periods ends 04/01/11 04/01/11 Audit - scoping and screening methodology 05/16/11 05/20/11 Audit - aging management programs (AMPs) 06/13/11 06/24/11 Audit - environmental 07/11111 07/11/11 Inspection - scoping, screening, and AMPs 08/2011 08/07/11

• Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) TBD*

Public Meeting - draft SEIS TBD*

• Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open item(s) 09/2012

! End of comment period for the draft SEIS TBD*

ACRS subcommittee meeting on SER with open item(s) 11/2012

• Issue final SEIS TBD*

• Issue SER 02/2013 ACRS full committee meeting on SER 03/2013 NRR decision TBD*

• To be determined (TBD)

ENCLOSURE

August 10, 2012 Mr. D. W. Rencurrel Senior Vice President, Technical Support and Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth,TX 77483

SUBJECT:

REVISION OF SCHEDULE FOR THE CONDUCT OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NOS. ME5122, ME5123, ME4938, AND ME4939)

Dear Mr. Rencurrel:

By letter dated October 25, 2010, STP Nuclear Operating Company (the applicant) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew operating licenses NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, for review by the U,S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff). This letter is to inform you about a schedule change in the STP license renewal review.

Related to a recent United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision on the NRC waste confidence rule update (10 CFR Part 51.23), additional time is needed to allow the staff to determine the impacts of the decision on the ongoing STP license renewal environmental review. Hence, until the staff completes this determination, the license renewal schedule is to be determined (TBD). The staff will keep you informed of any changes to this development.

Enclosed is a revised schedule for the review of the STP license renewal application. The schedule has been updated to reflect a change in the date (Le., TBD) for the issuance of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and the subsequent environmental review milestones.

If you have any questions on the revised schedule, please contact Tam Tran by telephone at 301-415-3617 or bye-mail at tam.tran@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, IRA!

Brian E. Holian, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

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