ML18190A405
| ML18190A405 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee, Mcguire, Catawba, Harris, Brunswick, Robinson, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 07/05/2018 |
| From: | Dennis Galvin Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Zaremba A Duke Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| L-2018-LLA-0174 | |
| Download: ML18190A405 (4) | |
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1 NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From:
Galvin, Dennis Sent:
Thursday, July 5, 2018 12:25 PM To:
Arthur.Zaremba@duke-energy.com Cc:
Joshua.Duc@duke-energy.com; Venkataraman, Booma; Barillas, Martha; Klett, Audrey; Mahoney, Michael; Norris, Michael; Hoffman, Raymond; Abramovitz, Mark
Subject:
Duke Energy Fleet - Acceptance Of Requested Licensing Action Re: Amendment Requests To Revise Emergency Action Levels Consistent With Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Questions 2015-013, 2015-014, And 2016-002 (EPID L-2018-LLA-0174)
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; MCGUIRE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NOS. 1, 2 AND 3; SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1; AND H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 -
ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: AMENDMENT REQUESTS TO REVISE EMERGENCY ACTION LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 2015-013, 2015-014, AND 2016-002 (EPID L-2018-LLA-0174)
Dear Mr. Zaremba:
By letter dated June 20, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18172A315), Duke Energy Progress, LLC and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy, or the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 (CNS); McGuire Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (MNS); Oconee Nuclear Station, Units. 1, 2 and 3 (ONS);
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 (HNP); and H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (RNP). The proposed amendments would revise the Emergency Action Levels (EALs) for CNS, MNS, OCS, BNP, HNP, and RNP consistent with Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Questions (EPFAQs) 2015-013 and 2016-002 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML16166A366 and ML17195A299, respectively). The amendments would also revise the EALs for HNP and RNP consistent with EPFAQ 2015-014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16166A240).
The purpose of this email 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 plants.
Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license 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 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
2 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 260 hours0.00301 days <br />0.0722 hours <br />4.298942e-4 weeks <br />9.893e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by July 2019. 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 at (301) 415-6256 Respectfully,
3 Dennis Galvin Project Manager U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Licensing Project Branch 2-2 Docket Nos., 50-413, 50-414, 50-369, 50-370, 50-269, 50-270, 50-287, 50-325, 50-324, 50-400, and 50-261
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NRR_DMPS Email Number:
455 Mail Envelope Properties (Dennis.Galvin@nrc.gov20180705122500)
Subject:
Duke Energy Fleet - Acceptance Of Requested Licensing Action Re: Amendment Requests To Revise Emergency Action Levels Consistent With Emergency Preparedness Frequently Asked Questions 2015-013, 2015-014, And 2016-002 (EPID L-2018-LLA-0174)
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Galvin, Dennis Created By:
Dennis.Galvin@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Joshua.Duc@duke-energy.com" <Joshua.Duc@duke-energy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Venkataraman, Booma" <Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Barillas, Martha" <Martha.Barillas@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Klett, Audrey" <Audrey.Klett@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Mahoney, Michael" <Michael.Mahoney@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Norris, Michael" <Michael.Norris@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Hoffman, Raymond" <Raymond.Hoffman@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Abramovitz, Mark" <MarK.Abramovitz@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Arthur.Zaremba@duke-energy.com" <Arthur.Zaremba@duke-energy.com>
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