ML18250A309
| ML18250A309 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 09/04/2018 |
| From: | Michael Mahoney Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Maria Moore South Carolina Electric & Gas Co |
| References | |
| L-2018-LLA-0226 | |
| Download: ML18250A309 (3) | |
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1 NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From:
Mahoney, Michael Sent:
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 9:18 AM To:
'MICHAEL.S.MOORE@scana.com' Cc:
'BENNETT, BRUCE ALLEN'
Subject:
V. C. Summer, Unit 1 - Acceptance Review Results - License Amendment Request related to Revision of Surveillance Requirement 4.3.3.6 (EPID L-2018-LLA-0226)
Mr. Moore, By letter dated August 24, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML18236A383), the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company submitted an amendment request to revise the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Operating License. The proposed amendment requests a one-time extension to the Technical Specification (TS) surveillance requirement of channel calibrations of the Core Exit Temperature Instrumentation. The surveillance requirement of TS 4.3.3.6 will be revised to allow a one-time extension of the frequency of the Core Exit Temperature Instrumentation Channel Calibrations from "every refueling outage", which is interpreted as every 18 months, to 19 months.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of NRC staffs acceptance review. 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 technical specifications) 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 adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 280 hours0.00324 days <br />0.0778 hours <br />4.62963e-4 weeks <br />1.0654e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by September 24, 2018, as requested in your application. 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.
2 Thanks Mike Michael Mahoney, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-395
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V. C. Summer, Unit 1 - Acceptance Review Results - License Amendment Request related to Revision of Surveillance Requirement 4.3.3.6 (EPID L-2018-LLA-0226)
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