ML21214A048

Acceptance of License Amendment Request to Adopt an ISFSI-Only Emergency Plan

ML21214A048
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	08/01/2021
From:	Marlayna Vaaler Doell Reactor Decommissioning Branch
To:	Jennifer Davis NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
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References
EPID L-2021-LLA-0120
Download: ML21214A048 (2)

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From: Doell, Marlayna To: "Davis, J.Michael" Cc: Weaver, Tracy

Subject:

Duane Arnold Energy Center - Acceptance of License Amendment Request to Adopt an ISFSI-Only Emergency Plan (EPID No. L-2021-LLA-0120)

Date: Sunday, August 1, 2021 1:55:00 PM

Dear Mr. Davis:

By letter dated June 28, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML21179A286), NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (NEDA, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The proposed amendment would revise the DAEC Emergency Plan and associated Emergency Action Level scheme to implement an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) Only Emergency Plan that will reflect the movement of all spent fuel into dry storage within the onsite ISFSI. The proposed license amendment would not be implemented until after NEDA provides notification to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that all spent nuclear fuel has been transferred out of the SFP and placed within the ISFSI, which is expected to occur in 2022.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the NRC staffs acceptance review of this license 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 begin 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 begin its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed license 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 detailed 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 200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by May 1, 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, and unanticipated addition of scope to the review.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3178 or e-mail at marlayna.doell@nrc.gov.

Cheers, Marlayna Marlayna Vaaler Doell

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Decommissioning Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NMSS/DUWP//RDB Phone: 301.415.3178 E-mail: marlayna.doell@nrc.gov