ML19262F678

NRR E-mail Capture - Subject: Columbia Generating Station - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action TSTF-563 Amendment

ML19262F678
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	09/19/2019
From:	John Klos Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Gregoire D Energy Northwest
References
L-2019-LLA-0178
Download: ML19262F678 (2)

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NRR-DRMAPEm Resource From: Klos, John Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 10:29 AM To: Gregoire, Donald W.

Cc: Klos, John

SUBJECT:

Columbia Generating Station - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action TSTF-563 Re: Amendment (EPID L-2019-LLA-0178)

Importance: High

Don, By letter dated August 15, 2019, Energy Northwest submitted a license amendment for Columbia Generating Station.

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 100 hours4.167 days <br />0.595 weeks <br />0.137 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is August, 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, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

John Klos DORL Callaway, Columbia Project Manager U.S. NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, O9D22 NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4, MS O9E3 Washington, DC 20555-0001 301.415.5136, John.Klos@NRC.gov 1

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SUBJECT:

Columbia Generating Station - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action TSTF-563 Re: Amendment (EPID L-2019-LLA-0178)

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