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Withdrawal of Requested License Amendment Request (TSCR-184) Proposed Change to the Physical Security Plan for Post-Shutdown and Permanently Defueled Condition
ML20078J926
Person / Time
Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/07/2020
From: Mahesh Chawla
Plant Licensing Branch III
To: Moul D
Florida Power & Light Co, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
Chawla M
References
EPID L-2020-LLA-0026
Download: ML20078J926 (3)


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April 7, 2020 Mr. Don Moul Executive Vice President, Nuclear Division and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company Mail Stop: NT3/JW 15430 Endeavor Drive Juno Beach, FL 33478

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - WITHDRAWAL OF REQUESTED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST (TSCR-184) RE: PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN FOR POST-SHUTDOWN AND PERMANENTLY DEFUELED CONDITION (EPID L-2020-LLA-0026)

Dear Mr. Moul:

By letter dated February 13, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20049A822), as supplemented by letter dated February 24, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20055D286), NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NEDA, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The proposed LAR would revise the DAEC Physical Security Plan to align the defensive strategy with the post-shutdown and permanently defueled condition. 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 application for 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.

By letter dated March 31, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20091L511), you requested to withdraw the application from NRC review. The NRC acknowledges your request to withdraw the application. NRC staff activities on the review have ceased and the associated Cost Activity Code number has been closed.

The NRC staff notes that its review to date has identified that your application did not provide certain technical information to enable the staff to initiate a detailed review. Therefore, should you decide to re-submit the request, it must include the following information:

The submittal should contain performance-based data specific to the proposed strategy.

D. Moul The technical information should provide details concerning the defense-in-depth specific for the proposed protective strategy.

The revision to the security plan highlighted additional changes that require separate licensing actions.

Lastly, the submittal provided a security plan for decommissioning. The changes provided in the proposed security plan had no justification or rationale for each individual change.

If you have any questions, please contact me, at (301) 415-8371.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331 cc Listserv

ML20078J926

  • by email OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NSIR/DPCP/MSB/BC
  • NAME MChawla SRohrer (R) ARivera DATE 04/01/2020 04/02/2020 04/03/2020 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC
  • NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME NSalgado MChawla DATE 04/07/2020 04/07/2020