ML21056A199
| ML21056A199 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2021 |
| From: | Justin Poole Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Rhoades D Exelon Generation Co |
| Poole J P-NRR/DORL 301-415-2048 | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2020-LLA-0269 | |
| Download: ML21056A199 (3) | |
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March 1, 2021 Mr. David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: AMENDMENT REQUEST REVISING SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT 3.5.1.6 INVOLVING RECIRCULATION PUMP DISCHARGE VALVES (EPID L-2020-LLA-0269)
Dear Rhoades:
By letter dated December 11, 2020, as supplemented by letter dated February 18, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Nos. ML20346A023 and ML21049A213, respectively), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) submitted a license amendment request for James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick). The proposed amendment request would revise Technical Specification (TS) Limited Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.5.1 ECCS [Emergency Core Cooling System] - Operating, Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.5.1.6 from Once each startup prior to exceeding 25% RTP [rated thermal power], as modified by a Note stating, Not required to be performed if performed within the previous 31 days to 24 months. The purpose of this letter 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.
Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an application for an amendment to a license (including the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application, including the supplemental information provided in the February 18, 2021, letter, 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.
D. Rhoades 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. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 390 hours0.00451 days <br />0.108 hours <br />6.448413e-4 weeks <br />1.48395e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by March 2022. 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. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact the FitzPatrick Project Manager, Justin Poole, at (301) 415-2048 or Justin.Poole@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333 cc: Listserv
ML21056A199 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL1/LA NRR/DORL/LPL1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL1/PM NAME JPoole JBurkhardt JDanna JPoole DATE 02/26/2021 02/25/2021 03/01/2021 03/01/2021