ML22297A007
| ML22297A007 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/2022 |
| From: | Beverly Smith NRC/NRR/DNRL/NLRP |
| To: | Peters K Vistra Operations Company |
| Shared Package | |
| ML22297A005 | List: |
| References | |
| Download: ML22297A007 (8) | |
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November 23, 2022 Mr. Ken J. Peters Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Attention: Regulatory Affairs Vistra Operations Company LLC Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant 6322 N FM 56 P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043
SUBJECT:
COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE VISTRA OPERATIONS COMPANY LLC APPLICATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL
Dear Mr. Peters:
By letter dated October 3, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22276A082), Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra, the applicant) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for license renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89 for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), Units 1 and 2.
By letter dated October 24, 2022 (ML22285A075), and Federal Register Notice (FRN)
(ML22285A074, 87 FR 65617) dated October 31, 2022, the NRC noted the receipt and availability of this application.
The acceptance review is intended to identify whether the application is reasonably complete and conforms to the timing and information requirements in applicable regulations. The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800, Revision 2, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, and NUREG-1555, Supplement 1, Revision 1, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants, to determine if the application is sufficient and acceptable for docketing in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 2.101, Filing of application, 51.45, Environmental report, 51.53(c), Postconstruction environmental reports, 54.19, Contents of application--general information, 54.21, Contents of application--technical information, 54.22, Contents of application--technical specifications, and 54.23, Contents of application--environmental information.
The NRC staff conducted two pre-submittal meetings, as documented in letters dated June 22, 2022 (ML22151A184) and October 5, 2022 (ML21259A140).
K. Peters Based on the results of the NRC staffs sufficiency review, the NRC staff has concluded that the application is acceptable for docketing. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to a detailed technical review, the staffs determination does not preclude requests for additional information or topic specific audits. Additionally, the determination to accept the application for docketing does not constitute a determination that a renewed operating license should be issued. During the NRC staffs detailed technical review, there may be instances identified in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
This letter also forwards the NRC staffs projected review schedule for the CPNPP license renewal application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Parts 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Functions, and Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. Based on the information provided in your submittal and discussions during the pre-application meetings, the NRC staff has estimated that review of this license renewal application will take approximately 23,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> to complete. 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 via separate correspondence. Milestones for hearing activities that may be needed are not included in the enclosed schedule or the estimated hours because these dates, if needed, would be established by the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and new resource considerations would need to be developed.
The plan also relies on your responses to the NRC staff's requests for additional information, if needed, being of high quality and provided in a timely manner. A timely response is defined as 30 days from the date of the request, or within such other time as may be specified in the request in accordance with 10 CFR 2.108, Denial of application for failure to supply information. You should also be prepared to provide high quality support in a timely and organized manner during technical audits determined necessary by the NRC staff. Delays in NRC staffs receipt of necessary information could result in changes to the plan for evaluating and processing your application, up to and including the denial of your application in accordance with the regulations or a significant delay in the schedule based on the overall workload for the NRC staff involved in the review. We request that you inform the NRC staff in writing as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the schedule. The NRC staffs goal is to complete the review in 22 months provided that CPNPP addresses the staffs information needs in a timely manner.
Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 2). This notice announces the opportunity to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.
K. Peters If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Emmanuel Sayoc, Project Manager, for the safety review of the CPNPP license renewal application at Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov, or Tam Tran, Project Manager, for the environmenal review at Tam.Tran@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Thomson, Bernie signing on behalf of Smith, Brian on 11/23/22 Brian W. Smith, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-445 and 50-446
Enclosures:
- 1. Review Schedule
- 2. Copy of Federal Register Notice cc w/encls: Listserv
ML22297A005 (Package)
ML22297A007 (Letter)
ML22297A006 (FRN) *eConcurrence via E-mail NRR-106 OFFICE PM/NLRP/DNRL LA/NRLB/DNRL PM/NLRP/DNRL PM/ERLRB/REFS NAME JHammock YEdmonds ESayoc TTran DATE 10/26/22 10/31/22 10/31/22 11/01/22 OFFICE OGC (NLO) BC/ERLRB/REFS BC/NLRP/DNRL D/DNRL NAME MCarpentier TSmith LGibson BThomson DATE 11/21/22 11/22/22 11/22/22 11/23/22 COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive License Renewal Application (LRA) 10/2022 10/03/2022 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA Availability 10/2022 10/31/2002 Publish FRN - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity 11/2022 for Hearing Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 11/2022 Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping hearing Public Meeting - Overview of License Renewal Process and 01/2023 Environmental Scoping Environmental Scoping Period Ends 01/2023 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 01/2023 Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 09/2023 Public Meeting - Draft SEIS Meeting, If Needed 10/2023 End of Draft SEIS Comment Period 11/2023 Issue Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 12/2023 ACRS Subcommittee Meeting 02/2024 Issue Final SEIS 03/2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN 04/2024 Published - Availability of Final SEIS ACRS Full Committee Meeting 06/2024 Decision - Director, NRR 09/2024 Enclosure 1
Copy of the Draft Federal Register Notice of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 -
Determination of Acceptability and Sufficiency for Docketing, Proposed Review Schedule, and Opportunity for a Hearing Regarding the Vistra Operations Company LLCs Application for License Renewal ADAMS Accession No. ML22297A006 Enclosure 2
Ken J. Peters 7 Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 - Notice of Acceptance and Opportunity for Hearing Letter and Federal Register Notice DATE November 23, 2022 DISTRIBUTION:
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- via email OFFICE NRR/DNRL/NLRP NRR/DNRL/NLRP NRR/DNRL/NLRP NMSS/REFS/ERLRB NAME JHammock JH YEdmonds YE ESayoc ES TTran TT DATE Oct 26, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 Nov 1, 2022
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/AGCNRP/NLO BSmith NAME MCarpentier MC TSmith TS LGibson LG BThomson for BT DATE Nov 21, 2022 Nov 22, 2022 Nov 23, 2022 Nov 23, 2022 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY