ML18330A291
| ML18330A291 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 11/26/2018 |
| From: | John Lamb Special Projects and Process Branch |
| To: | Miner P Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| L-2018-LLL-0030 | |
| Download: ML18330A291 (3) | |
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1 NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From:
Lamb, John Sent:
Monday, November 26, 2018 2:03 PM To:
Miner, Peter Cc:
Byrne, Robert M; Powers, Michael J; Couture III, Philip; Halter, Mandy
Subject:
Acceptance Review - Pilgrim - Request for Rescission of Security Orders (EPID: L-2018-LLL-0030)
Importance:
High
Dear Mr. Miner:
By letter dated October 31, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML18309A036), Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee) submitted a request for rescission of security orders for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim ).
By letter dated February 25, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML020500540), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an Order for Interim Safeguards and Security Compensatory Measures to all operating nuclear power reactor licensees (EA-02-026). By letter dated June 20, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061600023), the NRC issued an Order requiring compliance with Key Radiological Mitigation Strategies to Pilgrim (EA-06-137).
Pursuant to Section 111.D of Order EA-02-026, the licensee requests the NRC to rescind Interim Compensatory Measure (ICM) B.1.a. Additionally, pursuant to Section 111.D of Order EA-06-137, Entergy requests the NRC to rescind this Order in its entirety. These rescission requests are part of the licensees transition from an operating station to a non-operating facility. The attachment to the letter dated October 31, 2018, contains Safeguards Information as defined by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.21 and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
By letter dated November 10, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15328A053), Entergy notified the NRC that it has decided to permanently cease operations at Pilgrim no later than June 1, 2019. Once certifications for permanent cessation of operations and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor vessel are submitted to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.82(a)(1)(i) and (ii) per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), the 10 CFR Part 50 license no longer will permit operation of the reactor or placement of fuel in the Pilgrim reactor vessel.
The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the NRC staffs acceptance review of this 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 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. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.
Based on the information provided in your request, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12
2 months, which is November 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.
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
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Subject:
Acceptance Review - Pilgrim - Request for Rescission of Security Orders (EPID:
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Lamb, John Created By:
John.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Byrne, Robert M" <rbyrne@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Powers, Michael J" <mpower1@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Couture III, Philip" <pcoutur@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Halter, Mandy" <mhalter@entergy.com>
Tracking Status: None "Miner, Peter" <pminer@entergy.com>
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