ML23025A165
| ML23025A165 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 01/25/2023 |
| From: | NRC |
| To: | NRC/NRR/DNRL |
| References | |
| Download: ML23025A165 (5) | |
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From:
Billy Gleaves Sent:
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 1:00 PM To:
Chamberlain, Amy Christine Cc:
Cayetano Santos; Vogtle PEmails; Victor Hall; Henderson, Ryan Donald; Dorsey, Keith A.; Khadijah West; Sheila Ray; Edmund Kleeh; Thinh Dinh; Wendell Morton; Vic Cusumano; Jay Robinson; Shivani Mehta (She/Her/Hers)
Subject:
Vogtle Units 3&4 Acceptance Letter for LAR-22-002 "Technical Specification 3.8.3, Inverters - Operating" Attachments:
Vogtle LAR-22-002 TS 3.8.3 Acceptance Letter.pdf
- Amy, The NRC has accepted for review your LAR 22-002, dated January 3, 2023. By this email, the staff is issuing the associated acceptance letter to SNC and placing the document into the public record. The enclosed acceptance letter accepts your proposed schedule for completion of this action by 1 year from acceptance, which is January 25, 2024.
Respectfully, Billy William (Billy) Gleaves Senior Project Manager Licensing Branch 4 Office OWFN 8H17 US NRC, Office of New Reactors The contents of this message may be sensitive. If this message has been received in error, please delete it without reading it. Your receipt of this message is not intended to waive any applicable privilege. Do not disseminate this message without the permission of the author. Communications by this author are not binding on The Commission.
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Subject:
Vogtle Units 3&4 Acceptance Letter for LAR-22-002 Technical Specification 3.8.3, Inverters - Operating Sent Date:
1/25/2023 1:00:18 PM Received Date:
1/25/2023 1:00:30 PM From:
Billy Gleaves Created By:
Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Cayetano Santos" <Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Vogtle PEmails" <Vogtle.PEmails@usnrc.onmicrosoft.com>
Tracking Status: None "Victor Hall" <Victor.Hall@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Henderson, Ryan Donald" <rdhender@southernco.com>
Tracking Status: None "Dorsey, Keith A." <kadorsey@southernco.com>
Tracking Status: None "Khadijah West" <Khadijah.West@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Sheila Ray" <Sheila.Ray@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Edmund Kleeh" <Edmund.Kleeh@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Thinh Dinh" <Thinh.Dinh@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Wendell Morton" <Wendell.Morton@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Vic Cusumano" <Victor.Cusumano@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Jay Robinson" <Jay.Robinson@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Shivani Mehta (She/Her/Hers)" <Shivani.Mehta@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Chamberlain, Amy Christine" <acchambe@southernco.com>
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January 25, 2023 Ms. Cheryl A. Gayheart, Director Fleet Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-274-EC Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE REVIEW OF SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANYS REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT FOR THE VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 & 4: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.8.3, INVERTERS - OPERATING, COMPLETION TIME EXTENSION (LAR 22-002)
Dear Ms. Gayheart:
By letter dated January 3, 2023, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23003A797), the Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Combined License Numbers NPF-91 and NPF-92, referred to as Units 3 and 4. The requested LAR proposes changes to Technical Specification 3.8.3, Inverters - Operating.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of the LAR. The acceptance review is a staff process 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 Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.90, a LAR must fully describe the changes requested and follow, as closely as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 52.79 of the 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.
C. Gayheart The NRC staff has reviewed your application against the regulatory requirements and has concluded that it provides sufficient technical detail to enable the NRC staff to begin its detailed review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed changes 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. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
SNC has requested staff approval of this LAR within 1 year of acceptance which is January 25, 2024. The staff intends to complete this action by January 25, 2024, unless we agree to a different date at a later time. The staff estimate to support this review based on this limited acceptance review is approximately 550 hours0.00637 days <br />0.153 hours <br />9.093915e-4 weeks <br />2.09275e-4 months <br /> which may change as the review proceeds.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-5848 or bill.gleaves@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
William (Billy) Gleaves, Senior Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.:
52-025 52-026 cc: Cayetano Santos, VPO Vic Hall, VPO Amy Chamberlain, SNC Keith Dorsey, SNC Ryan Henderson, SNC