ML20317A292

Entergy Operations, Inc. (River Bend Station, Unit 1) - Acceptance Review of License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-582, Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control (RPV WIC) Enhancements

ML20317A292
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	10/15/2020
From:	James Drake Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Johns B Entergy Operations
Buckberg P, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1383
References
EPID L-2020-LLA-0204
Download: ML20317A292 (2)

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From: Drake, Jason To: Johns, Bridget Lynn Cc: Pyle, Stephenie; Gaston, Ronald William; Schrage, John; Wengert, Thomas; Fleeman, Angela; Folds, Titus; Pereira, Dennis; Schenk, Timothy A; FRALICK, JOHN G; Jones, Brian A. (RBS); Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer

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Entergy Operations, Inc. (River Bend Station, Unit 1) - Acceptance Review of License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-582, "Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control (RPV WIC)

Enhancements" (EPID L-2020-LLA-0204).

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:44:00 AM By [[letter::RBG-48033, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-582, Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control (RPV WIC) Enhancements|letter dated September 4, 2020]] (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20248H528), Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) associated with Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-582, "Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control (RPV WIC) Enhancements" River Bend Station, Unit 1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a final safety evaluation for TSTF-582, on August 13, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20223A000).

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this amendment 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 amendment 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 190 hours0.0022 days <br />0.0528 hours <br />3.141534e-4 weeks <br />7.2295e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by your requested date of January 31, 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, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-8378.

Jason Drake

Project Manager Plant Licensing 4 (LPLB-4)

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Phone: (301) 415-8378 Location: O12-H20 Email: jason.drake@nrc.gov