ML23256A359

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Determination of Acceptability and Sufficiency for Docketing, Proposed Review Schedule, and Opportunity for a Hearing Regarding the Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. Application for License Renewal
ML23256A359
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Site: Perry FirstEnergy icon.png
Issue date: 09/22/2023
From: Beverly Smith
NRC/NRR/DNRL/NLRP
To: Penfield R
Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp
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September 22, 2023 Rod L. Penfield Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.

Perry Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 97, Mail Stop A-PY-A290 Perry, OH 44081-0097

SUBJECT:

PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 - DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE ENERGY HARBOR NUCLEAR CORP. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

Dear Mr. Penfield:

By letter dated July 3, 2023, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23184A081), Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (the applicant) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for license renewal of Facility Operating License No. NPF-58 for Perry Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP), Unit No. 1.

By letter dated July 28, 2023, (ML23198A041), and Federal Register Notice (FRN)

(ML23198A040, 88 FR 53933) dated August 9, 2023, the NRC noted the receipt and availability of this application.

The NRC 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 acceptance review is intended to identify whether the application is reasonably complete and conforms to the timing and information requirements in applicable regulations.

The NRC staff conducted two pre-submittal meetings, as documented in letters dated August 29, 2022 (ML22213A036) and March 15, 2023 (ML23065A219).

R. Penfield 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 the issuance of requests for additional information or topic specific audits. Additionally, the NRC staffs 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 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 PNPP 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 Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Functions, and 10 CFR 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 20,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> to complete. These hours include both staff and contractor hours. 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 and estimated hours for hearing-related activities that may be needed are not included in the enclosed schedule and estimate 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 if hearings are conducted.

The NRC staffs review schedule 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 23 months provided that PNPP addresses the staffs information needs in a sufficient and 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 for members of the public to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.

R. Penfield If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Vaughn Thomas, Project Manager, for the staffs safety review of the PNPP license renewal application at Vaughn.Thomas@nrc.gov or Lance Rakovan, Project Manager, for the staffs environmenal review of the PNPP license renewal application at Lance.Rakovan@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Signed by Smith, Brian on 09/22/23 Brian W. Smith, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: 50-440

Enclosures:

1. Review Schedule
2. Copy of Federal Register Notice cc w/encls: Listserv

PKG: ML23256A358 LTR: ML23256A359 FRN: ML23256A360 *eConcurrence via Email NRR -106 OFFICE PM/NLRP/DNRL LA/NLIB/DNRL PM/NLRP/DNRL PM/ERLRB/REFS NAME AIm SGreen VThomas LRakovan DATE 09/05/2023 09/15/2023 09/15/2023 09/19/2023 OFFICE OGC (NLO) BC/ERLRB/REFS BC/NLRP/DNRL D/DNRL NAME STurk TSmith LGibson BSmith DATE 09/21/2023 09/22/2023 09/22/2023 9/22/23 PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS NO. 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive License Renewal Application (LRA) 07/2023 07/3/2023 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA Availability 08/2023 08/09/2023 Publish FRN - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity 09/2023 for Hearing Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental 09/2023 Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping hearing Public Meeting - Overview of License Renewal Process and 10/2023 Environmental Scoping Environmental Scoping Period Ends 10/2023 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 11/2023 Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 08/2024 Public Meeting - Draft SEIS Meeting, If Needed 09/2024 End of Draft SEIS Comment Period 10/2024 Issue Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 12/2024 ACRS Subcommittee Meeting 02/2025 Issue Final SEIS 04/2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN 05/2025 Published - Availability of Final SEIS ACRS Full Committee Meeting 05/2025 Decision - Director, NRR 08/2025 Enclosure 1

Copy of the Draft Federal Register Notice of Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 - Determination of Acceptability and Sufficiency for Docketing, Proposed Review Schedule, and Opportunity for a Hearing Regarding the Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp.

Application for License Renewal ADAMS Accession No. ML23256A360 Enclosure 2