ML19352F507

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review - Exemption Request from 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) Final Safety Analysis Report Update Schedule (L-2019-LLE-0030)

ML19352F507
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	12/18/2019
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1
To:	Enfinger T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
References
L-2019-LLE-0030
Download: ML19352F507 (3)

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From: Lamb, John Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 11:20 AM To: Enfinger, Timothy Lee

Subject:

Acceptance Review - Exemption Request from 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) Final Safety Analysis Report Update Schedule (L-2019-LLE-0030)

Importance: High

Tim, By letter dated December 16, 2019 (Agencywide Document Access and Management System Accession No. ML19350C266), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted an exemption request for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP), Units 1 and 2. The proposed exemption request is associated with the schedule requirements contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.71 (e)(4), which stipulate that revisions to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) must be filed annually or 6 months after each refueling outage provided the interval between successive updates does not exceed 24 months. The proposed exemption request will allow periodic updates of the HNP, Units 1 and 2, UFSARs by August 31 of every even-numbered year (i.e. , not exceeding 24 months between successive updates).

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this exemption 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 125 hours5.208 days <br />0.744 weeks <br />0.171 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is December 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, or unanticipated addition of scope to the review.

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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Subject:

Acceptance Review - Exemption Request from 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) Final Safety Analysis Report Update Schedule (L-2019-LLE-0030)

Sent Date: 12/18/2019 11:20:19 AM Received Date: 12/18/2019 11:20:00 AM From: Lamb, John Created By: John.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Enfinger, Timothy Lee" <TLENFING@SOUTHERNCO.COM>

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