ML19190A301

NRR E-mail Capture - LIC-109 Acceptance of Relief Request 1-RR-13 and 2-RR-13, Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1), Extension of Inspec. Interval for Point Beach 1 & 2 Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds from 10 to 20 Year

ML19190A301
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	07/09/2019
From:	Mahesh Chawla Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Schultz E Point Beach
References
L-2019-LLR-0060
Download: ML19190A301 (3)

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NRR-DRMAPEm Resource From: Chawla, Mahesh Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2019 11:53 AM To: Schultz, Eric Cc: Catron, Steve (Steve.Catron@fpl.com); Kilby, Gary; Schneider, Thomas

Subject:

LIC-109 Acceptance of Relief Request 1-RR-13 and 2-RR-13, Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1), Extension of Inspection Interval for Point Beach Unit 1 and 2 Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds from 10 to 20 Years - EPID L-2019-LLR-0060

Dear Mr. Schultz:

By letter dated June 19, 2019, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (the licensee) submitted a relief request for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. The proposed relief request 1-RR-13 and 2-RR-13 would extend the inservice inspection interval for the PBNP, Units 1 and 2 reactor pressure vessel (RPV) weld examinations from 2020 to 2029. The purpose of this email is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this relief 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.

Pursuant to Section 50.55a(z)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety.

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.

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Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 120 hours5 days <br />0.714 weeks <br />0.164 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is June 2020. 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, at (301) 415-8371.

Sincerely, Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Licensing Branch LPL3 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 94 Mail Envelope Properties (BN7PR09MB2913D73332A8D9210FE13D7DF1F10)

Subject:

LIC-109 Acceptance of Relief Request 1-RR-13 and 2-RR-13, Proposed Alternative in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1), Extension of Inspection Interval for Point Beach Unit 1 and 2 Reactor Pressure Vessel Welds from 10 to 20 Years - EPID L-2019-LLR-0060 Sent Date: 7/9/2019 11:52:37 AM Received Date: 7/9/2019 11:52:00 AM From: Chawla, Mahesh Created By: Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Catron, Steve (Steve.Catron@fpl.com)" <Steve.Catron@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Kilby, Gary" <Gary.Kilby@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Schneider, Thomas" <Thomas.Schneider@nexteraenergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Schultz, Eric" <Eric.Schultz@nexteraenergy.com>

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