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NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Letter - Pilgrim - Request for Exemptions from Portions of 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E (Epids No. L-2018-LLE-0011)
ML18206A788
Person / Time
Site: Pilgrim
Issue date: 07/25/2018
From: John Lamb
Special Projects and Process Branch
To: Miner P
Entergy Nuclear Operations
References
L-2018-LLE-0011
Download: ML18206A788 (2)


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NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From: Lamb, John Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2018 11:05 AM To: Miner, Peter Cc: Byrne, Robert M

Subject:

Acceptance Letter - Pilgrim - Request for Exemptions from Portions of 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E (EPIDS NO. L-2018-LLE-0011)

Importance: High

Dear Mr. Miner:

By letter dated July 3, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML18186A635), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the licensee) submitted an exemption request for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). The requested exemptions would allow Pilgrim to reduce emergency planning requirements consistent with the anticipated permanently defueled condition of the station. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this exemption 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 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 exemption from 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 368 hours15.333 days <br />2.19 weeks <br />0.504 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 11 months, which is June 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, and unanticipated addition of scope to the review.

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.

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Special Projects and Process Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-293 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DMPS Email Number: 489 Mail Envelope Properties (John.Lamb@nrc.gov20180725110500)

Subject:

Acceptance Letter - Pilgrim - Request for Exemptions from Portions of 10 CFR 50.47 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E (EPIDS NO. L-2018-LLE-0011)

Sent Date: 7/25/2018 11:05:28 AM Received Date: 7/25/2018 11:05:00 AM From: Lamb, John Created By: John.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Byrne, Robert M" <rbyrne@entergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Miner, Peter" <pminer@entergy.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office:

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