ML17248A019
| ML17248A019 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar, Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2017 |
| From: | Robert Schaaf Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Wells R Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| CNL-17-008, MG0074, MG0075, MG0076, MG0077, SQN-TS-17-02, WBN-TS-17-014 | |
| Download: ML17248A019 (3) | |
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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From:
Schaaf, Robert Sent:
Friday, September 01, 2017 12:53 PM To:
Wells, Russell Douglas; 'Hess, Thomas A'; Schrull, Edward Dustin (edschrull@tva.gov)
Cc:
Saba, Farideh; Snyder, Pete; Sun, Summer; Nadel, Jared; Hardage, David; Shoop, Undine; 'Edmondson, Carla'
Subject:
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 -
Acceptance for Review - Application to Modify Technical Specifications Related to Incore Power Measurement for QPTR (CAC Nos. MG0074, MG0075, MG0076, and MG0077)
By letter dated August 7, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML17219A505), the Tennessee Valley Authority submitted amendment requests for the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Sequoyah) Units 1 and 2 and the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts Bar) Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise the Sequoyah Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and the Watts Bar Facility Operating Licenses. Specifically, the proposed change would revise the Sequoyah Unit 1 and 2 and Watts Bar Unit 1 and 2 Technical Specification (TS) 3.2.4, Quadrant Power Tilt Ratio (QPTR), Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.2.4.2 and TS 3.3.1, Reactor Trip System (RTS) Instrumentation, to provide clarity as to when an incore power distribution measurement for QPTR is required. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you with the results of the 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 bases of the plants.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application 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 amendments 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. 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 this licensing request will take approximately 210 hours0.00243 days <br />0.0583 hours <br />3.472222e-4 weeks <br />7.9905e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is August 2018. 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.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-6020.
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- Regards, Robert G. Schaaf Robert G. Schaaf Senior Project Manager, Watts Bar/Bellefonte Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-8B1A Washington, DC 20555 301-415-6020 (o)
Robert.Schaaf@nrc.gov
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Subject:
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance for Review - Application to Modify Technical Specifications Related to Incore Power Measurement for QPTR (CAC Nos. MG0074, MG0075, MG0076, and MG0077)
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Schaaf, Robert Created By:
Robert.Schaaf@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Saba, Farideh" <Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Snyder, Pete" <Pete.Snyder@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Sun, Summer" <Summer.Sun@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Nadel, Jared" <Jared.Nadel@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Hardage, David" <David.Hardage@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Shoop, Undine" <Undine.Shoop@nrc.gov>
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"'Edmondson, Carla'" <cedmondson@tva.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Wells, Russell Douglas" <rdwells0@tva.gov>
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"'Hess, Thomas A'" <tahess@tva.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Schrull, Edward Dustin (edschrull@tva.gov)" <edschrull@tva.gov>
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