ML17283A287

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review of LAR Regarding Application to Revise TS to Adopt TSTF-542 (MG0208)

ML17283A287
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	10/10/2017
From:	Sujata Goetz Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Jonathan Haas DTE Energy Services
References
MG0208
Download: ML17283A287 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Goetz, Sujata Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 11:26 AM To: Jason R Haas

Subject:

Acceptance Review of LAR Regarding Application to Revise TS to Adopt TSTF-542 (MG0208)

Dear Mr. Haas,

By letter dated August 31, 2017, (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML17243A422), DTE Electric Company submitted a license amendment for Fermi 2. The proposed amendment would replace existing technical specifications (TS) requirements related to operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel with new requirements on reactor pressure vessel (RPV) water inventory control to protect Safety Limit 2.1.1.3. Safety Limit 2.1.1.3 requires RPV water level to be greater than the top of active irradiated fuel. The proposed changes are based on Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF- 542, Revision 2, Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this 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.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license (including the TSs) 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.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide 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 proposed relief request 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 this licensing request will take approximately 320 hours13.333 days <br />1.905 weeks <br />0.438 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by 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 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.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-8004.

Sujata Goetz 1

Project Manager, Fermi, Unit 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike Office of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation NRC/NRR/DORL/LP3 Office O8F2 Mailroom O8-B1A Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (o) 301.415.8004 (fax) 301.415.3313 (fax)

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Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3764 Mail Envelope Properties (Sujata.Goetz@nrc.gov20171010112500)

Subject:

Acceptance Review of LAR Regarding Application to Revise TS to Adopt TSTF-542 (MG0208)

Sent Date: 10/10/2017 11:25:36 AM Received Date: 10/10/2017 11:25:00 AM From: Goetz, Sujata Created By: Sujata.Goetz@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Jason R Haas" <haasj@dteenergy.com>

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