ML20197H006
| ML20197H006 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1985 |
| From: | Jaffe D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | John Miller Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20197G978 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-174 NUDOCS 8605190029 | |
| Download: ML20197H006 (2) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
James R. Miller, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #3, DL FROM:
D. H. Jaffe, Project Manager
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Operating Reactors Branch #3, DL
SUBJECT:
STRATEGY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE CALVERT CLIFFS LICENSE EXTENSION Recently, licensed facilities have routinely requested an extension of the termination dates of their Operating Licenses (OL) following rec.ei,pt _
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of their OLs. This has been deemed necessary since these plants are designed for a 40-year life-time while the OL provides a 40 year period from the beginning of construction. The Calvert Cliffs licensee has recently requested an extension of the Unit I and Unit 2 Ols to provide for a 40 year, licensed, operational life. Based upon the conduct of the Palo Verde, Grand Gulf, and La Salle County OL extension reviews, the following strategy appears to be appropriate:
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Safety Issues - The facility is designed for a 40 year operational life with a.8 power factor.
Programs to as'sess plant aging (ISI, IST, and EQ of safety related equipment) together with routine maintenance are sufficient to maintain or determine replacement for safety related components.
In addition, the in-vessel irradiation progran is sufficient to assure that reactor vessel irradiation will not be limiting with regard to the 40 year plant life.
In sunrnary, existing programs assure that the approximately five year extension to the OLs does not involve any significant review areas. Accordingly, no review branch inputs are necessary to prepare and issue a "no significant hazards" notice and subsequent SE.
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Environmental Review - A review of the Calvert Cliffs Final Environ-mental Statement (FES) indicates several areas where review branch input is necessary. The enclosed table indicates the various branches and their areas of review. The branches wi_ll provide input to an Environmental Assessment (EA) which we hope to publish in the Federal Register this spring.
This approach to issuance of the licensee extension appears to be acceptable to OELD in that they have concurred in the Federal Register notice concerning opportunity fer hearing (no significant hazards considerations).
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.affe roje Manage r Operating Reactors Branch #3 Division of Licensing B605190029 B60411 PDR FOIA DAYB6-174 PDR 4.
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3-s Table Technical inputs For EA Calvert Cliffs License Extension Area of Review Review Branch 1.
Environmental and Hydrologic Nonradiological aspects of the evaluation Engineering Branch Off-site hazards and 2.
Site Analysis Branch demographic evaluatio'n ". -
Evaluation of on-site 3.
Radiological. Assessment and off-site radiological B.anch factors associated with routine operation 4
Accident Evaluation Evaluation of off-site Branch consequences of accidents f
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