ML16312A004
| ML16312A004 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cook  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/2016 |
| From: | Dietrich A Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Kish H Indiana & Michigan Electric Co |
| References | |
| MF8483, MF8484 | |
| Download: ML16312A004 (3) | |
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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From:
Dietrich, Allison Sent:
Thursday, November 03, 2016 12:23 PM To:
hlkish@aep.com Cc:
'dmburgoyne@aep.com'; Wrona, David
Subject:
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Acceptance of License Amendment Request (CAC Nos. MF8483 and MF8484)
By letter dated October 18, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML16294A257),
Indiana Michigan Power Company submitted a license amendment request for the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendment would revise the technical specifications to clarify the containment leak rate testing pressure criteria.
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 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.
Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license must fully describe the changes requested, and follow as far as applicable the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the 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. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 140 hours0.00162 days <br />0.0389 hours <br />2.314815e-4 weeks <br />5.327e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is October, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.
These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-2846.
Sincerely, Allison W. Dietrich, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301-415-2846
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Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Acceptance of License Amendment Request (CAC Nos. MF8483 and MF8484)
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