ML20281A369
| ML20281A369 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley, Davis Besse, Perry |
| Issue date: | 10/05/2020 |
| From: | Bhalchandra Vaidya Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Penfield R Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp |
| Vaidya B | |
| References | |
| EPID-l-2020-LLR-0132 | |
| Download: ML20281A369 (2) | |
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1 Vaidya, Bhalchandra From:
Vaidya, Bhalchandra Sent:
Monday, October 5, 2020 7:41 AM To:
Lashley, Phil H Cc:
Salgado, Nancy; Mitchell, Matthew; Gonzalez, Hipo
Subject:
Energy Harbor Fleet, Results Of Acceptance Review Re: Request to Use Provision in Later Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, EPID-l-2020-LLR-0132
SUBJECT:
ResultsOfAcceptanceReviewRe:RequesttoUseProvisioninLaterEditionoftheASMEBoilerandPressure VesselCode,SectionXI,EPIDl2020LLR0132
ByletterdatedSeptember28,2020,EnergyHarborNuclearCorp.(EnergyHarbor,theLicensee)submittedarelief requestforDavisBesseNuclearPowerStation,UnitNo.1(DBNPS),PerryNuclearPowerPlant,UnitNo.1(PNPP),and BeaverValleyPowerStation,UnitNos.1and2(BVPS).ThepurposeofthisemailistoprovidetheresultsoftheU.S.
NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)staffsacceptancereviewofthis[amendment/relief]request.Theacceptance reviewwasperformedtodetermineifthereissufficienttechnicalinformationinscopeanddepthtoallowtheNRCstaff tocompleteitsdetailedtechnicalreview.Theacceptancereviewisalsointendedtoidentifywhethertheapplication hasanyreadilyapparentinformationinsufficienciesinitscharacterizationoftheregulatoryrequirementsorthe licensingbasisoftheplant.
PursuanttoSections50.55a(z)(1)and50.55a(z)(2)ofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations(10CFR),theapplicant shalldemonstratethattheproposedalternativeswouldprovideanacceptablelevelofqualityandsafety,orthat compliancewiththespecifiedrequirementsofSection50.55awouldresultinhardshiporunusualdifficultywithouta compensatingincreaseinthelevelofqualityorsafety.
TheNRCstaffhasreviewedyourapplicationandconcludedthatitdoesprovidetechnicalinformationinsufficientdetail toenabletheNRCstafftocompleteitsdetailedtechnicalreviewandmakeanindependentassessmentregardingthe acceptabilityoftheproposedamendmentintermsofregulatoryrequirementsandtheprotectionofpublichealthand safetyandtheenvironment.Giventhelesserscopeanddepthoftheacceptancereviewascomparedtothedetailed technicalreview,theremaybeinstancesinwhichissuesthatimpacttheNRCstaffsabilitytocompletethedetailed technicalreviewareidentifieddespitecompletionofanadequateacceptancereview.Ifadditionalinformationis needed,youwillbeadvisedbyseparatecorrespondence.
Basedontheinformationprovidedinyoursubmittal,theNRCstaffhasestimatedthatthislicensingrequestwilltake approximately10hourstocomplete.TheNRCstaffexpectstocompletethisreviewinapproximately4months,whichis January2021.Ifthereareemergentcomplexitiesorchallengesinourreviewthatwouldcausechangestotheinitial forecastedcompletiondateorsignificantchangesintheforecastedhours,thereasonsforthechanges,alongwiththe newestimates,willbecommunicatedduringtheroutineinteractionswiththeassignedprojectmanager.
TheseestimatesarebasedontheNRCstaffsinitialreviewoftheapplicationandtheycouldchange,duetoseveral factorsincludingrequestsforadditionalinformation,andunanticipatedadditionofscopetothereview.Additional delaymayoccurifthesubmittalisprovidedtotheNRCinadvanceorinparallelwithindustryprograminitiativesorpilot applications.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactme.
Bhalchandra K. Vaidya US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Operatig Reactor Licensing LPL3 301-415-3308 Bhalchandra.vaidya@nrc.gov