ML20066E819

NRR E-mail Capture - Oconee and Harris - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Mode Change Limitations (Cliiip -TSTF-359) - EPID L-2020-LLA-0024

ML20066E819
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Site:	Oconee, Harris
Issue date:	03/05/2020
From:	Michael Mahoney NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1
To:	Zaremba A Duke Energy Carolinas
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L-2020-LLA-0024
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From: Mahoney, Michael Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2020 1:37 PM To: Art Zaremba Cc: Wasik, Christopher J

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Oconee and Harris - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: Mode Change Limitations (CLIIIP - TSTF-359) - EPID L-2020-LLA-0024

Art, By letter dated February 6, 2020, Duke Energy submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Ocone Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 (Oconee) and Shearon Harris Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (Harris). The proposed amendments would modify Technical Specification (TS) requirements for mode change limitations in TS 3.0.4 and Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.0.4 for Oconee and SR 4.0.4 for Harris.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this LAR. 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 130 hours0.0015 days <br />0.0361 hours <br />2.149471e-4 weeks <br />4.9465e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 6 months, which is September 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, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

Thanks Mike Michael Mahoney McGuire and Catawba Project Manager, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Desk: (301)-415-3867 Email: Michael.Mahoney@NRC.GOV

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Oconee and Harris - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: Mode Change Limitations (CLIIIP - TSTF-359) - EPID L-2020-LLA-0024 Sent Date: 3/5/2020 1:36:44 PM Received Date: 3/5/2020 1:36:45 PM From: Mahoney, Michael Created By: Michael.Mahoney@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Wasik, Christopher J" <Christopher.Wasik@duke-energy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Art Zaremba" <Arthur.Zaremba@duke-energy.com>

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