ML13002A308

NRC Staff'S January 2013 Bimonthly Report Regarding the Schedule for Review of the Watts Bar Nuclear, Unit 2 License Application

ML13002A308
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	01/02/2013
From:	Roth D NRC/OCM
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
RAS 23958, 50-391-OL, ASLBP 09-893-01-OL-BD01
Download: ML13002A308 (3)

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January 2, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket No. 50-391-OL

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(Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2) )

NRC STAFFS JANUARY 2013 BIMONTHLY REPORT REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW OF THE WATTS BAR NUCLEAR UNIT 2 LICENSE APPLICATION The Staff of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) hereby provides the information requested by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) in its May 26, 2010 Scheduling Order (Order). In the Order, the Board instructed the Staff to submit a report on July 2, 2010, to be updated on the first Tuesday of every other month thereafter, updating its estimates of the dates on which the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) will be issued, and in addition, promptly to inform the Board of any other developments that could potentially impact the schedule for this proceeding.

For its environmental review, the Staff hereby notifies the Board that the Staff continues to estimate February of 2013 for publication of the final supplement to the environmental review document NUREG-0498, Supplement 2, Final Environmental Impact Statement Related to the Operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2.

For its safety review, the Staff hereby notifies the Board that the Staff continues to estimate December of 2013 for publication of its final supplement to NUREG-0847, Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, (June 1982). However, the Staff anticipates that additional supplements to NUREG-0847 may be issued during the time period that Watts Bar Unit 2 construction remains uncompleted (i.e.

through December of 2015).

Respectfully submitted,

/Signed (electronically) by/

David E. Roth Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O15-D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-2749 David.Roth@nrc.gov Date of Signature: Jan. 2, 2013.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ) Docket No. 50-391-OL

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(Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305 (revised), I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NRC STAFFS JANUARY 2013 BIMONTHLY REPORT REGARDING THE SCHEDULE FOR REVIEW OF THE WATTS BAR NUCLEAR UNIT 2 LICENSE APPLICATION dated January 2, 2013, has been served upon the Electronic Information Exchange, the NRCs E-Filing System, in the above captioned proceeding, this 2nd day of January, 2013.

/Signed (electronically) by/

David E. Roth Counsel for the NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O15-D21 Washington, DC 20555 (301) 415-2749 E-Mail: David.Roth@nrc.gov Signed: January 2, 2013.