ML17060A660

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Potentially Cost-Beneficial SAMAs
ML17060A660
Person / Time
Site: Indian Point  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/12/2017
From: George Wilson
NRC/NRR/DLR/RSRG
To: Ross-Lee M
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
William Burton, NRR/DLR, 415-6332
References
CAC MD5411, CAC MD5412
Download: ML17060A660 (2)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 12, 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: MaryJane Ross-Lee, Acting Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: George A. Wilson, Director /RA/

Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

REFERRAL OF SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES FOR INDIAN POINT UNITS 2 AND 3 (CAC NOS MD5411 AND MD5412)

On June 2, 2016, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-16-10, 83 NRC 494) dismissing a contention related to the staffs review of the license renewal application for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 (IP 2 and IP3, respectively) and directing that the pending potentially cost-beneficial Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMAs) be referred to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for review and disposition, as appropriate, in the context of current plant operation (ADAMS Accession No. ML16154A056). The Commission also directed the staff to make available to the State of New York its conclusions regarding whether any of the pending identified SAMAs warrant a backfit analysis or other further NRC action.

The pending potentially cost-beneficial SAMAs are described in NUREG-1437, Supplement 38, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement for 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (FSEIS). The potentially cost-beneficial SAMAs are not related to aging management for the period of extended operation and are not within the scope of the license renewal regulations, 10 CFR Part 54; accordingly, they were not required to be implemented as a condition for license renewal.

Therefore, in accordance with the Commissions direction the potentially cost-beneficial SAMAs are hereby referred to the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing to determine whether a backfit analysis is warranted or any additional regulatory action should be taken.

Please note that the SAMAs discussed in CLI-16-10 may be affected by other developments, such as the Applicants recent request that the license renewal term for IP2 and IP3 be shortened to April 2024 and April 2025, respectively; the Applicants previous implementation of other cost-beneficial SAMAs; the licensees implementation of Fukushima-related measures; the NRC staffs supplemental SAMA evaluation contained in draft Supplement 2 to the FSEIS; and sensitivity analyses now being conducted pursuant to a further Commission directive in the Indian Point license renewal proceeding.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. William Butch Burton, the Senior License Renewal Project Manager for the IP review, at 301-415-6332, or by email at William.burton@nrc.gov.

Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286 CONTACT: William Burton, DLR/NRR 301-415-6332

ML17060A660 OFFICE PM:DLR/RSRG LA/DLR BC:DPR/PGCB BC:DORL/LPL1 NAME WBurton YEdmonds AShwab JDanna DATE 3/30/2017 3/21/2017 3/23/17 4/417 OFFICE OGC (A) BC:DLR/RERP D:DLR PM:DLR/RSRG NAME STerk JRikhoff GWilson WBurton DATE 3/31/17 4/3/17 4/12/17 4/12/17