ML22227A026

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review Results for Sequoyah and Watts Bar License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.4.12

ML22227A026
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar, Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/12/2022
From:	Perry Buckberg NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-2
To:	Wells R Tennessee Valley Authority
Buckberg P
References
L-2022-LLA-0103
Download: ML22227A026 (3)

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From: Buckberg, Perry Sent: Friday, August 12, 2022 2:14 PM To: Wells, Russell Douglas

Subject:

Acceptance Review Results for Sequoyah and Watts Bar License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.4.12 (EPID L-2022-LLA-0103)

Dear Mr. Wells:

By letter dated July 17, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML22209A002), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise each plants Technical Specification 3.4.12 by adding a note to the limiting condition for operation.

The purpose of this email is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this LAR. The acceptance review was performed to determine whether the scope and depth of the technical information was sufficient 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 plants.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the 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 applications regarding the 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 TVAs LAR 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 amendments 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 TVAs 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 and that the review can be completed by August 12, 2023. 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 our routine interactions. These estimates are based on the staffs initial review of the LAR, and they could change if additional information is needed.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1383.

Thanks, Perry Buckberg Senior Project Manager / Agency 2.206 Petition Coordinator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation office: (301)415-1383 perry.buckberg@nrc.gov Mail Stop O-8B1a, Washington, DC, 20555-0001

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 1748

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Acceptance Review Results for Sequoyah and Watts Bar License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.4.12 (EPID L-2022-LLA-0103)

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