ML19065A244

NRR E-mail Capture - Fermi 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action to Adopt TSTF-564 Safety Limit MCPR (L-2019-LLA-0028)

ML19065A244
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	03/04/2019
From:	Sujata Goetz Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Jonathan Haas DTE Electric Company
References
L-2019-LLA-0028
Download: ML19065A244 (3)

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NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From: Goetz, sue Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 11:49 AM To: Jason R Haas

Subject:

Fermi 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action to Adopt TSTF-564 Safety Limit MCPR (L-2019-LLA-0028)

Dear Mr. Haas,

By letter dated February 8, 2019 (Agencywide Document and Access Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML19039A216 DTE Electric Company submitted a license amendment request for Fermi 2. The proposed amendment would adopt TSTF-564, Safety Limit MCPR, Revision 2. The proposed amendment revises the Technical Specification safety limit on minimum critical power ratio to reduce the need for cycle-specific changes to the value while still meeting the regulatory requirement for an SL.

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.

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 submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 200 hours8.333 days <br />1.19 weeks <br />0.274 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is February 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.

Sujata Goetz Project Manager, Fermi, Unit 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike 1

Office of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3 Office O8F2 Mailroom O8-B1A Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (o) 301.415.8004 (f) 301.415.3313 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DMPS Email Number: 847 Mail Envelope Properties (Sujata.Goetz@nrc.gov20190304114800)

Subject:

Fermi 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action to Adopt TSTF-564 Safety Limit MCPR (L-2019-LLA-0028)

Sent Date: 3/4/2019 11:48:34 AM Received Date: 3/4/2019 11:48:00 AM From: Goetz, sue Created By: Sujata.Goetz@nrc.gov Recipients:

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

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