ML17054C932

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review - CAC MF9297, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Unit 2 LAR for a One-time Extension of Selected CIV App J Test Intervals

ML17054C932
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	02/23/2017
From:	Farideh Saba Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Gordon A, Wells R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
MF9297
Download: ML17054C932 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Saba, Farideh Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 12:23 PM To: Wells, Russell Douglas; Gordon Arent Cc: Schaaf, Robert; Beasley, Benjamin; Tilton, Caroline; Clayton, Beverly; Bettle, Jerome; Schrull, Edward Dustin (edschrull@tva.gov)

Subject:

Acceptance Review - CAC MF9297, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Unit 2 LAR for a One-time Extension of Selected CIV App J Test Intervals Importance: High Gordon/Russel, By letter dated February 16, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML17048A514), the Tennessee Valley Authority submitted an amendment request for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN), Unit 2. The change would revise WBN Unit 2 Technical Specification 5.7.2.19 to extend, on a one-time basis, the Type C local leak rate test for certain containment isolation valves (CIV). The purpose of this e mail is to provide you with the results of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this submittal. 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 submittal and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to proceed with its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and 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 250 hours10.417 days <br />1.488 weeks <br />0.342 months <br /> to complete. As you have requested and because this amendment request is outage related, the NRC staff plans to perform an expedited review to complete this review in approximately 3 months, which is May 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 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, 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 Bob Schaaf at 301-415-6020 or me at 301-415-1447.

Regards, Farideh Farideh E. Saba, P.E.

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Senior Project Manager NRC/ADRO/NRR/DORL 301-415-1447 Mail Stop O-8G9A Farideh.Saba@NRC.GOV 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3364 Mail Envelope Properties (Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov20170223122200)

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Acceptance Review - CAC MF9297, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Unit 2 LAR for a One-time Extension of Selected CIV App J Test Intervals Sent Date: 2/23/2017 12:22:32 PM Received Date: 2/23/2017 12:22:00 PM From: Saba, Farideh Created By: Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Schaaf, Robert" <Robert.Schaaf@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Beasley, Benjamin" <Benjamin.Beasley@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Tilton, Caroline" <Caroline.Tilton@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Clayton, Beverly" <Beverly.Clayton@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Bettle, Jerome" <Jerome.Bettle@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Schrull, Edward Dustin (edschrull@tva.gov)" <edschrull@tva.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Wells, Russell Douglas" <rdwells0@tva.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Gordon Arent" <garent@tva.gov>

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