ML16362A075

NRR E-mail Capture - Brunswick, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of License Amendment Request Regarding Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-535

ML16362A075
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	12/23/2016
From:	Andrew Hon Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Murray W Duke Energy Corp
References
MF8864, MF8865
Download: ML16362A075 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Hon, Andrew Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 9:25 AM To: Murray, William R. (Bill) (Bill.Murray@duke-energy.com) (Bill.Murray@duke-energy.com)

Cc: Wentzel, Michael; Johnston (Dion), Jeanne

Subject:

Brunswick, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of License Amendment Request Regarding Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-535 (CAC Nos. MF8864 and MF8865)

By letter dated November 18, 2016 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16343A521), Duke Energy Progress, LLC submitted a license amendment request for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2. 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.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 160 hours6.667 days <br />0.952 weeks <br />0.219 months <br /> to complete. These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and they 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. The NRC staff expects to complete this review November, 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.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Andy Hon, PE Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3229 Mail Envelope Properties (Andrew.Hon@nrc.gov20161223092400)

Subject:

Brunswick, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of License Amendment Request Regarding Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-535 (CAC Nos. MF8864 and MF8865)

Sent Date: 12/23/2016 9:24:38 AM Received Date: 12/23/2016 9:24:00 AM From: Hon, Andrew Created By: Andrew.Hon@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Wentzel, Michael" <Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Johnston (Dion), Jeanne" <jeanne.johnston@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Murray, William R. (Bill) (Bill.Murray@duke-energy.com) (Bill.Murray@duke-energy.com)"

<Bill.Murray@duke-energy.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office:

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