ML19317E148

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review - SNC Fleet - Request for Schedular Exemption 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) from Quality Assurance Topical Report Submittal

ML19317E148
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Site:	Hatch, Vogtle, Farley
Issue date:	11/13/2019
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1
To:	Enfinger T, Lowery K Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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From: Lamb, John Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:44 AM To: Lowery, Ken G.; Enfinger, Timothy Lee

Subject:

Acceptance Review - SNC Fleet - Request for Schedular Exemption 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) from Quality Assurance Topical Report Submittal Importance: High Ken and Tim, By letter dated October 31, 2019 (Agencywide Documents and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML19304C213), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted exemption requests for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (SNC Fleet).

SNC has requested schedular exemptions from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.54(a)(3) to be submitted on a 24-month calendar schedule for the SNC Fleet.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of these exemption requests. 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 exemption requests 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 November 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.

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager

Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Acceptance Review - SNC Fleet - Request for Schedular Exemption 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) from Quality Assurance Topical Report Submittal Sent Date: 11/13/2019 9:43:39 AM Received Date: 11/13/2019 9:43:00 AM From: Lamb, John Created By: John.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Lowery, Ken G." <KGLOWERY@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "Enfinger, Timothy Lee" <TLENFING@SOUTHERNCO.COM>

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