ML19280A001

NRR E-mail Capture - ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action LAR to Modify TSs Related to Revised FHA Analysis and Adoption of TS Improvements

ML19280A001
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	10/03/2019
From:	Thomas Wengert Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Arnold T Entergy Nuclear Operations
Wengert T
References
L-2019-LLA-0188
Download: ML19280A001 (2)

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From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2019 12:59 PM To: Arnold, Timothy Cc: BICE, DAVID B (ANO); Pascarelli, Robert

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ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: LAR to Modify TSs Related to Revised FHA Analysis and Adoption of TS Improvements (EPID L-2019-LLA-0188)

By letter dated August 29, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19241A264), Entergy Operations, Inc. submitted a license amendment request for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). Specifically, the proposed amendment would modify the ANO-2 Technical Specifications (TSs) to address an updated fuel handling accident (FHA) analysis and to adopt TS changes to gain greater consistency with NUREG-1432, Standard Technical Specifications for Combustion Engineering Plants, Revision 4.

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.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license (including the TSs) must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

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 700 hours29.167 days <br />4.167 weeks <br />0.959 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is October, 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. 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 301-415-4037.

Tom Wengert Senior Project Manager - Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR/DORL/LPL4 (301) 415-4037