ML17101A794

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review for Vogtle Amendment to Revise TS 3.7.9 Regarding Nuclear Service Cooling Water Transfer Pump Repairs

ML17101A794
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/11/2017
From:	Michael Orenak Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Joyce R Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
MF9495, MF9496
Download: ML17101A794 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Orenak, Michael Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 3:54 PM To: Joyce, Ryan M.

Cc: McElroy, G. Ken; JJHUTTO@southernco.com

Subject:

Acceptance review for Vogtle amendment to revise TS 3.7.9 regarding nuclear service cooling water transfer pump repairs

Ryan, By letter dated March 24, 2017, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. submitted license amendment request for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17083B097; CAC Nos. MF9495 and MF9496) to revise Technical Specifications 3.7.9, Ultimate Heat Sink (UHS), to extend the Completion Time to restore one inoperable nuclear service cooling water (NSCW) basin transfer pump from 31 days to 46 days. In addition, a new Condition is being requested to address two inoperable NSCW basin transfer pumps. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of the license 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 the license amendment request and concluded that it provides 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 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 the license amendment will take approximately 160 hours6.667 days <br />0.952 weeks <br />0.219 months <br />. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 4 months, which is August 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 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 me.

Michael D. Orenak Vogtle Project Manager NRR - Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Phone: 301-415-3229 e-mail: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov 1

2 Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3433 Mail Envelope Properties (Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov20170411155400)

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Acceptance review for Vogtle amendment to revise TS 3.7.9 regarding nuclear service cooling water transfer pump repairs Sent Date: 4/11/2017 3:54:11 PM Received Date: 4/11/2017 3:54:00 PM From: Orenak, Michael Created By: Michael.Orenak@nrc.gov Recipients:

"McElroy, G. Ken" <GKMCELRO@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "JJHUTTO@southernco.com" <JJHUTTO@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "Joyce, Ryan M." <RMJOYCE@southernco.com>

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