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Cover Letter for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 LAR 19-011, Issuance of Amendments Nos. 169 and 167 Re Crediting Previously Completed First Plant Only Startup Tests
ML19322C194
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Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 12/10/2019
From: Jennivine Rankin
NRC/NRR/VPOB
To: Whitley B
Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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EPID L-2019-LLA-0138, LAR 19-011
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 10, 2019 Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35243

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RE: CREDITING PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FIRST PLANT ONLY STARTUP TESTS (LAR-19-011) (EPID L-2019-LLA-0138)

Dear Mr. Whitley:

In response to your application dated June 28, 2019, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 169 and 167 to Combined License (COL) Nos.

NPF-91 and NPF-92 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, respectively. The amendment consists of changes to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) in the form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 2* and Tier 2 information, and related changes to the VEGP Unit 3 and 4 COLs.

The amendment authorizes changes to the VEGP Units 3 and 4 UFSAR in the form of departures from the incorporated plant-specific DCD Tier 2 and Tier 2* information and involves changes to License Conditions 2.D.(4)(b) and 2.D.(5)(b) of the COL. The license amendment request seeks changes to credit previously completed first plant only startup testing performed in China on the new AP1000 power reactor at Sanmen Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 as applicable to VEGP Units 3 and 4. Specifically, the proposed changes would revise the COLs to delete conditions requiring the following tests: Natural circulation (steam generator) test, rod cluster control assembly out of bank measurements, load follow demonstration, and the passive residual heat removal heat exchanger test.

B. Whitley A copy of the related Safety Evaluation, which includes the staffs evaluation of the amendment is enclosed. The notice of issuance of the amendment documents included in this letter will be published in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jennivine Rankin, Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 169 to VEGP Unit 3 COL
2. Amendment No. 167 to VEGP Unit 4 COL
3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page

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DATE 11/8/19 12/04/19 12/6/19 12/10/19 Vogtle Mailing List (Revised 11/12/2019) cc:

Resident Manager Resident Inspector Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant 8805 River Road 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Barty Simonton Office of the Attorney General Team Leader 40 Capitol Square, SW Environmental Radiation Program Atlanta, GA 30334 Air Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Document Control Coordinator Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 Brian H. Whitley Regulatory Affairs Director Anne F. Appleby Southern Nuclear Operating Company Olgethorpe Power Corporation 3535 Colonnade Parkway, BIN N-226-EC 2100 East Exchange Place Birmingham, AL 35243 Tucker, GA 30084 Mr. Michael Yox County Commissioner Site Regulatory Affairs Director Office of the County Commissioner Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Burke County Commission 7825 River Road, Building 302 (ESB)

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