ML20013D801
| ML20013D801 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 01/13/2020 |
| From: | John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Lowery K Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| L-2019-LLR-0109 | |
| Download: ML20013D801 (3) | |
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From:
Lamb, John Sent:
Monday, January 13, 2020 7:13 AM To:
Lowery, Ken G.
Subject:
Acceptance Review - Vogtle Units 1 and 2 Relief Request for Proposed Inservice Inspection Alternative VEGP-ISI-ALT-04-04 (L-2019-LLR-0109)
Importance:
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- Ken, By letter dated December 11, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19347B092), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted a relief request for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2.
The proposed relief request would increase the inspection interval for American Society of Mechanical EngineersSection XI, Table IWC-2500-1, Examination Category C-B, Item Nos.
C2.21 and C.2.22 from 10 years to 30 years for the remainder of the sixth inservice inspection interval.
The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this relief 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 and discussions during the pre-licensing meeting on August 29, 2019 with meeting summary dated September 4, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19242C084), the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 550 hours0.00637 days <br />0.153 hours <br />9.093915e-4 weeks <br />2.09275e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 17 months, which is June 2021. 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 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Acceptance Review - Vogtle Units 1 and 2 Relief Request for Proposed Inservice Inspection Alternative VEGP-ISI-ALT-04-04 (L-2019-LLR-0109)
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