ML23156A464

COL Docs - Vogtle, Units 3 & 4 - Acceptance of LAR 23-006, Rev. 1, More Restrictive Action for Technical Specification 3.1.9

ML23156A464
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	06/05/2023
From:	NRC
To:	NRC/NRR/DNRL
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Download: ML23156A464 (3)

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From: Billy Gleaves Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 1:26 PM To: Chamberlain, Amy Christine; Dorsey, Keith A.

Cc: Vogtle PEmails; Lauren Nist (She); Cayetano Santos; Vic Cusumano; Matthew Hamm; Stewart Bailey; Michael Breach

Subject:

Vogtle, Units 3 & 4 - Acceptance of LAR 23-006, Rev. 1, "More Restrictive Action for Technical Specification 3.1.9" (EPID L-2023-LLA-0072)

Amy and Keith, By letter dated May 17, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23137A285), SNC submitted a license amendment for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this 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 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 application for an amendment to a 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 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 your application 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 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 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 155 review-hours to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is June 2024. 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.

This estimate is based on the NRC staffs initial review of the amendment request and could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Billy William (Billy) Gleaves Senior Project Manager NRR/Vogtle Project Office US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 do not represent NRC policy or staff positions and are not binding on the Commission.

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Subject:

Vogtle, Units 3 & 4 - Acceptance of LAR 23-006, Rev. 1, More Restrictive Action for Technical Specification 3.1.9 (EPID L-2023-LLA-0072)

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