ML16021A257

Schedule Revision for the Safety Review of the Fermi 2 License Renewal Application

ML16021A257
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	02/03/2016
From:	Chris Miller Division of License Renewal
To:	Polson K DTE Electric Company
Melendez-Colon D, NRR/DLR, 415-3301
References
DLR-16-0028, TAC MF4222
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Keith Polson Site Vice President - Nuclear Generation DTE Electric Company Fermi 2 - 210 NOC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE SAFETY REVIEW OF THE FERMI 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MF4222)

Dear Mr. Polson:

By letter dated April 24, 2014, DTE Electric Company (DTE or the applicant) submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew operating license NPF-43 for Fermi 2, for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff).

Enclosed is the staffs revised safety review schedule for the Fermi 2 license renewal application (LRA). In order to support an Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) subcommittee meeting, the applicant needed to provide a clear path forward for resolution of the staffs concern regarding adequacy of the Boraflex Monitoring Program. As a result, the license renewal safety review schedule milestone dates for the ACRS subcommittee meeting, the final SER, and the ACRS full committee meeting were previously listed as To be Determined (TBD) pending the applicants provision of a clear path forward for resolution of the staffs aging management program issues.

By letter dated September 24, 2015, the applicant submitted supplemental information to address the staffs concern. The staff completed its review of the supplemental information and determined that there were no impacts on the license renewal safety review. However, the staff has identified one open item in its review, which must be resolved before it can make a final determination on the application and support a presentation to the ACRS full committee.

None of the environmental review milestones have been affected.

We would like to emphasize that the NRC staff will make every reasonable effort to meet the revised schedule milestones. The NRC will continue to follow established review procedures and the enclosed safety review schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Part 54.

February 3, 2016

If you have any questions on this revised safety schedule, please contact Ms. Daneira Meléndez-Colón, Project Manager for the safety review of the Fermi 2 LRA, by telephone at 301-415-3301 or by e-mail at Daneira.Melendez-Colon@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Christopher G. Miller, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-341

Enclosure:

Revised Schedule cc: Listserv

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ENCLOSURE FERMI 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SCHEDULE REVISION Milestones Schedule Date Actual Date Receive license renewal application (LRA) 04/30/14 04/30/14 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA availability 05/2014 05/12/14 Publish FRN - acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing 06/2014 06/18/14 Publish FRN - environmental scoping meeting 06/2014 06/30/14 Public Meeting - License Renewal Overview and Environmental Scoping Meeting 07/24/14 07/24/14 Audit - Scoping and Screening Methodology 08/04/14 08/04/14 Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 08/18/14 08/18/14 Environmental scoping periods ends 08/2014 08/29/14 Audit - Environmental 09/08/14 09/08/14 Audit - Aging Management Programs (Week 1) 09/15/14 09/15/14 Audit - Aging Management Programs (Week 2) 09/29/14 09/29/14 Regional Inspection - IP 71002, License Renewal Procedure 04/2015 04/13/15 Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) 10/2015 10/27/15 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published - draft SEIS available for comments 11/2015 11/13/15 Public Meeting - draft SEIS meeting 12/2015 12/02/15 End of draft SEIS comment period 12/2015 12/28/15 Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open item(s) 01/2016 01/28/16 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee meeting 03/2016 Issue final SEIS 06/2016 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published - final SEIS available 07/2016 Issue final SER 07/2016 ACRS Full Committee meeting 09/2016 Decision - Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 11/2016 Commission decision, if hearing granted TBD

Letter to K. Polson from C. Miller dated February 3, 2016

SUBJECT:

SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE SAFETY REVIEW OF THE FERMI 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. MF4222)

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