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COL Docs - ADS Blowdown First 3 Plant Draft LAR for Presubmittal Meeting on 4/18
ML19105A654
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Site: Vogtle  
Issue date: 04/15/2019
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1 Vogtle PEmails From:

Habib, Donald Sent:

Monday, April 15, 2019 10:39 AM To:

Vogtle PEmails

Subject:

ADS Blowdown First 3 Plant Draft LAR for Presubmittal Meeting on 4/18 Attachments:

LAR-19-XX Crediting Previously Completed ADS Blowdown First Three Plant Tests DRAFT.pdf From: Leighty, Steven <sleighty@southernco.COM>

Sent: Friday, April 05, 2019 12:45 PM To: Patel, Chandu <Chandu.Patel@nrc.gov>

Cc: Habib, Donald <Donald.Habib@nrc.gov>; Roberts, Kelli Anne <KROBERTS@southernco.com>; Agee, Stephanie Y.

<SYAGEE@southernco.com>

Subject:

[External_Sender] ADS Blowdown First 3 Plant Draft LAR for Presubmittal Meeting on 4/18

Chandu, Attached is the draft of the LAR to credit the ADS Blowdown First Three Plant Tests in support of a presubmittal meeting on April 18. There is no proprietary information contained within the LAR. We will be uploading the technical documents in support of the LAR to the reading room similar to how we did for the previous LAR on First Plant Testing. We will have them uploaded next week.

Even though the LAR is not proprietary, we expect to discuss proprietary information during the meeting and will need a closed portion. We plan to attend the meeting in person.

Please let me know if there are any questions.

Thanks, Steve Leighty Licensing Supervisor, Vogtle 3&4 Southern Nuclear 7825 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Desk. 706.848.6790 Cell. 724.570.9412 southernnuclear.com

Hearing Identifier:

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Subject:

ADS Blowdown First 3 Plant Draft LAR for Presubmittal Meeting on 4/18 Sent Date:

4/15/2019 10:39:19 AM Received Date:

4/15/2019 10:39:24 AM From:

Habib, Donald Created By:

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