ML20197G991

Discusses Procedure to Be Used That Allows Util to Receive License Extension to 40 Yrs from Date of Ol.Environ Assessment Should Be Prepared Following Guidelines of Encl Licensee Review

ML20197G991
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	04/30/1985
From:	Thompson H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20197G978	List: IA-86-174, Discusses Strategy for Review & Approval of Util Requests for License Extension to 40 Yrs from Date of Ol.Strategy Consists of Safety Issues Analysis & Review of Fes ML20197G973 ML20197G991 ML20197H006
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FOIA-86-174 TAC-60427, TAC-60428, NUDOCS 8605190026
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SUBJECT:

POLICY ISSUE: EXTENDING THE OPERATING LIFE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Baltimore Gas and Electric (BG&E) has requested the NRC to change the start of the Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 forty year license from the date of the construction permit to the date of the operating license. If granted, this Unit 2 by about 7 years. request would increase the operating lifetime of Unit 1 b Policy and procedures have existed since late 1982 for granting similar requests for plants in the licensing process. BG&E is the first operating reactor licensee to request implementation of this

However, policy for plants licensed before 1982.

It is anticipated that more Itcensees will make similar requests to change the 7 starting date of their licenses. the policy for reviewing these requests.The purpose of this memorandum is to establis This policy will only apply to a request to change the start date of the 40 year license from the date of the construction permit to the date of the operating license. extend a plant's operating life beyond 40 years must be deferred untilAny request to Commission policy is established in this area. e -

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Since 1982 certain plants, at their specific request, have been licensed with their 40 year lifetime starting from the date of their operating license. Previously the 40 year lifetime comenced with the date of the construction permit. This change in policy was established via an. August from William J. Dircks (Enclosure 1). 16, 1982 memorandurr This memorandum states that the staff will look favorably on the licensee's request if the following criteria is met: 1. The utility, must demonstrate that 40-year facility operation poses no safety problems; 2. The utility must ensure that its Environmental Report unambiguously evaluates the environmental effects of 40-year facility operation; CONTACT: J. Thoma x-27356 8605190026 860411 PDR FOIA DAY 86-174 PDR

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-2 April 30, 1985 3. The staff must review and approve the utility submittals supporting 40-year facility operation; this will not only necessitate a staff finding on the acceptability of the proposed action from a safety standpoint, but could also necessitate a revision to the staff's Environmental Statement; and 4 The staff will notify the appropriate hearing board when a request I having the effect of extending the duration of the operating license is received. Thereafter, the staff will keep the board informed of all staff action on the request. Since that time, a number of plants have been licensed with this modification in place. In each case, no change was necessary to the plant's safety evalua-tion. However, a modified environmental assessment was necessary. Policy For licensees of operating plants which request that the start of the 45-year license be changed from the date of the construction permit to the date of the operating license, the following procedure will be used: 1. The licensee must show that this extension of the operating lifetime has no significant impact on the facilities final safety analysis report (SAR) as evaluated in the staff's safety evaluation report (SER). Plant specific requests must be reviewed on an individual basis but past experience on NT0L.s indicates that no additional safety reviews are necessary. Where appropriate, this input will be used to prepare a "no significant hazards Sholly notice. If there are significant hazards considerations, an appropriate notice will be prepared. 2. An Environmental Assessment will be prepared following the guidelines of the Calvert Cliffs' review (Enclosure 2). M 3. Any request to extend the operating life beyond 40 years will be deferred until Comission policy is established. With your concurrence, a DLOP will be prepared which establishes this as the standard procedure for this review. k id?) u . Thompson, Jr, ' rector Di ion of Lice si d Approve O / /b g'( Harold R. Denton cc w/ enclosure: l DL ads OR BCs, 1-5

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