ML20055E325
| ML20055E325 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99900003 |
| Issue date: | 02/27/2020 |
| From: | Michael Dudek NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| To: | Michelle Catts GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| Franovich R , 415-7443 | |
| References | |
| ML19290D736, TR-NEDC-33910P, Rev 0 | |
| Download: ML20055E325 (3) | |
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February 27, 2020 Ms. Michelle Catts Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC.
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE LETTER FOR THE REVIEW OF GE-HITACHI LICENSING TOPICAL REPORT NEDC-33910P, REVISION 0, BWRX-300 REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL ISOLATION AND OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION (DOCKET N0. 99900003)
Dear Ms. Catts:
By letter dated December 30, 2019, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH) submitted Licensing Topical Report (TR) NEDC-33910P, Revision 0, BWRX-300 Reactor Pressure Vessel Isolation and Overpressure Protection (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML19364A209), to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff for review. In that letter, GEH requested the NRC staff to review and approve the design requirements, acceptance criteria, and regulatory basis for the BWRX-300 reactor pressure vessel isolation and overpressure protection design functions. GEH further requested that the NRC staff review this information, determine its acceptability for use, and issue a final Safety Evaluation (SE) no later than June 26, 2020.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the NRC staff evaluated TR NEDC-33910P, Revision 0, and determined that it provides sufficient technical information for the NRC staff to conduct a detailed technical review. If the NRC staff needs additional information to complete its review, we will issue formal requests for additional information (RAIs) by separate correspondence.
The acceptance of the TR for the NRC staffs review and a preliminary review schedule were discussed with George Wadkins of the GEH staff on February 3, 2020, and February 20, 2020, respectively. The NRC staff expects to issue RAIs before March 31, 2020. If GEH satisfactorily responds to all RAIs by April 24, 2020, and resolves all issues identified during the review process, the NRC staff expects to provide the Advanced SE report (SER) with no open items to GEH for proprietary material and fact check review by June 26, 2020.
Section 170.21, Schedule of fees for production and utilization facilities, review of standard referenced design approvals, special projects, inspections, and import and export licenses, of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires that TRs are subject to fees based on the full cost of the review. You did not request a fee waiver; therefore, the NRC staffs hours will be billed accordingly.
M. Catts The NRC staff estimates that conducting a detailed review of this TR will require approximately 500 staff-hours, including project management time. This estimate is based on RAIs with a 24-day GEH response time, with the initiation of a GEH RAI review timeline that starts upon draft RAI receipt. The estimate also assumes two meetings between the NRC staff and the GEH staff to discuss the TR review, possible audit activities, and one presentation to the NRCs Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). This estimate could change during the detailed review of the TR, if additional rounds of RAIs are needed, or if the ACRS declines to review the TR.
If you have any questions, please contact the Project Manager, Rani Franovich at (301) 415-7334 or Rani.Franovich@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael I. Dudek, Chief New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 99900003 Cc: GEH BWRX-300 NEDC-33910P ListServ
M. Catts
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE LETTER FOR THE REVIEW OF GE-HITACHI LICENSING TOPICAL REPORT NEDC-33910P, REVISION 0, BWRX-300 REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL ISOLATION AND OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION (DOCKET N0. 99900003)
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