ML23075A003

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review Results for Watts Bar, Units 1, 2, and 3, License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1 Footnotes Re Date for the Modification

ML23075A003
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	03/13/2023
From:	Kimberly Green Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Wells R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
L-2023-LLA-0029
Download: ML23075A003 (3)

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From: Kimberly Green Sent: Monday, March 13, 2023 1:42 PM To: Wells, Russell Douglas

Subject:

Acceptance Review Results for Watts Bar, Units 1, 2, and 3, License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1 Footnotes re Date for the Modification (EPID L-2023-LLA-0029)

Dear Mr. Wells:

By letter dated February 27, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML23058A447), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (Watts), Units 1 and 2. The proposed amendments would revise Watts Bar, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification 3.7.11, Control Room Emergency Air Temperature Control System (CREATCS), to change the dates in the one-time footnote for the Completion Time for Required Action A.1 and in the one-time footnote for the Completion Time for Required Action E.1.

The purpose of this email is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of the proposed LAR. 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 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 LAR, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 170 hours0.00197 days <br />0.0472 hours <br />2.810847e-4 weeks <br />6.4685e-5 months <br /> to complete and that the review can be completed by June 15, 2023. These estimates are based on the staffs initial review of the application. If there are emergent 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.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1627.

Sincerely, Kimberly Green, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Subject:

Acceptance Review Results for Watts Bar, Units 1, 2, and 3, License Amendment Request to Revise TS 3.7.11, Required Actions A.1 and E.1 Footnotes re Date for the Modification (EPID L-2023-LLA-0029)

Sent Date: 3/13/2023 1:41:51 PM Received Date: 3/13/2023 1:41:00 PM From: Kimberly Green Created By: Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Wells, Russell Douglas" <rdwells0@tva.gov>

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