ML20024E023

NRR E-mail Capture - ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action LAR Concerning TS Deletions, Additions, and Relocations

ML20024E023
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	01/23/2020
From:	Thomas Wengert NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To:	Arnold T Entergy Operations
References
L-2019-LLA-0284
Download: ML20024E023 (3)

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From: Wengert, Thomas Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:29 PM To: 'Arnold, Timothy' Cc: 'BICE, DAVID B (ANO)'; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer

Subject:

ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: LAR Concerning TS Deletions, Additions, and Relocations (EPID L-2019-LLA-0284)

By letter dated December 16, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19350B324), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2). The amendment request proposes to modify certain ANO-2 Technical Specifications to enhance consistency with NUREG-1432, Standard Technical Specifications - Combustion Engineering Plants, Revision 4, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Final Policy Statement on Technical Specifications Improvements for Nuclear Power Reactors, dated July 22, 1993 (58 FR 39132).

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the NRC staffs acceptance review of the 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 technical specifications) 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 license 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 the licensing request will take approximately 550 hours22.917 days <br />3.274 weeks <br />0.753 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is January, 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, 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.

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

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 415 Mail Envelope Properties (BY5PR09MB4947321D1C5B0E7586B4C84F8F0F0)

Subject:

ANO Unit 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: LAR Concerning TS Deletions, Additions, and Relocations (EPID L-2019-LLA-0284)

Sent Date: 1/23/2020 2:28:52 PM Received Date: 1/23/2020 2:28:55 PM From: Wengert, Thomas Created By: Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov Recipients:

"'BICE, DAVID B (ANO)'" <DBICE@entergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None

"'Arnold, Timothy'" <TARNOLD@entergy.com>

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