ML20101N093

Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re Relief Request to Defer ASME Inspections Due COVID-19 (EPIDs L-2020-LLR-0055, -56, and -57)

ML20101N093
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	04/10/2020
From:	Justin Poole Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Browne K, Thomas C - No Known Affiliation
References
EPID L-2020-LLR-0055, EPID L-2020-LLR-0056, EPID L-2020-LLR-0057
Download: ML20101N093 (2)

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From: Poole, Justin To: Browne, Kenneth; Thomas, Christine Cc: Danna, James

Subject:

Seabrook - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action RE: Relief Request to Defer ASME Inspections Due COVID-19 (EPIDs L-2020-LLR-0055, -56, AND -57)

Date: Friday, April 10, 2020 1:15:00 PM

SUBJECT:

SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RELIEF REQUEST DEFER ASME CODE INSPECTIONS TO THE NEXT OUTAGE DUE TO COVID-19 (EPIDs L-2020-LLR-0055, L-2020-LLR-0056, and L-2020-LLR-0057)

By letter dated April 5, 2020, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC submitted a relief request for Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1. 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 relief 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 210 hours0.00243 days <br />0.0583 hours <br />3.472222e-4 weeks <br />7.9905e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by April 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.

Justin C. Poole Project Manager NRR/DORL/LPL I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301)415-2048