ML17003A079

NRR E-mail Capture - Joseph M. Farley, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Relief Request Regarding Inservice Inspection Alternative FNP-ISI-ALT-12, Version 1

ML17003A079
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	01/03/2017
From:	Shawn Williams Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Mcelroy G Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
MF8910, MF8911
Download: ML17003A079 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Williams, Shawn Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 10:18 AM To: 'gkmcelro@southernco.com' Cc: Coleman, Jamie Marquess

Subject:

Joseph M. Farley, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Relief Request regarding Inservice Inspection Alternative FNP-ISI-ALT-12, Version 1 (CAC Nos. MF8910 and MF8911)

Dear Mr. McElroy,

By letter dated December 7, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML16342C529), the Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., (the licensee) requested relief from the requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code) specifically related to system leakage testing at or near the end of each inspection interval at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2. The proposed alternative requests authorization to perform the examination of selected Class 1 piping and valves at plant conditions other than those required by IWB-5222(b) by using the alternative boundaries permitted by Code Case N-800. The licensee submitted the alternative pursuant to Section 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which requires the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed alternative would be acceptable on the basis that complying with the specified requirement would result in hardship or unusual difficulty, without compensating increase in the level of quality and safety.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review. 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 alternative 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 100 hours4.167 days <br />0.595 weeks <br />0.137 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 8 months. 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 they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, or unanticipated addition of scope to the review.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1009.

Shawn Williams, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1

Docket No. 50-348 and 50-364 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3240 Mail Envelope Properties (44c19e70d378432dafc22a6d5938dea5)

Subject:

Joseph M. Farley, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Relief Request regarding Inservice Inspection Alternative FNP-ISI-ALT-12, Version 1 (CAC Nos. MF8910 and MF8911)

Sent Date: 1/3/2017 10:18:21 AM Received Date: 1/3/2017 10:18:22 AM From: Williams, Shawn Created By: Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Coleman, Jamie Marquess" <JAMIEMCO@SOUTHERNCO.COM>

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"'gkmcelro@southernco.com'" <gkmcelro@southernco.com>

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