ML17094A649
| ML17094A649 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2017 |
| From: | John Lamb Special Projects and Process Branch |
| To: | Dent J Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Lamb J, NRR/DORL/LSPB, 301-415-3100 | |
| References | |
| CAC MF9587 | |
| Download: ML17094A649 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 24, 2017 Mr. John A. Dent, Jr.
Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360-5508
SUBJECT:
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION -ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE CYBER SECURITY PLAN MILESTONE 8 COMPLETION DATE (CAC NO. MF9587)
Dear Mr. Dent:
By letter dated November 10, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15328A053), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee), submitted Notification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS). In this letter, Entergy provided notification to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to permanently cease power operations no later than June 1, 2019. After certifications of permanent cessation of power operations and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel for PNPS are submitted in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (1 O CFR) Section 50.82(a)(1 )(i) and (ii), the 10 CFR Part 50 license will no longer authorize reactor operation or placement or retention of fuel in the reactor vessel.
By letter dated March 30, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17101A608), Entergy submitted its proposed license amendment request (LAA) to change PNPS's renewed facility operating license Paragraph 3.G, "Physical Protection." The proposed change is to the PNPS Cyber Security Plan implementation schedule for Milestone 8 full implementation date from December 15, 2017, to December 31, 2020. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of this LAA. 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.
Consistent with 10 CFR 50.90, an amendment to the license (including the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes requested, and following 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.
J. Dent, Jr. The NRG staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRG staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed LAR 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 NRG staff's 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 NRG staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRG staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 195 hours8.125 days <br />1.161 weeks <br />0.267 months <br /> to complete. The NRG staff expects to complete this review in approximately 9 months in December 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 NRG staff's 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 NRG advisory committees or hearing-related activities. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRG in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3100 or John.Lamb@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Joh amb, Senior Project Manager Spe I Projects and Process Branch Divi n of Operating Reactor Licensing Offi of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-293 cc: Listserv
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