ML23307A089
| ML23307A089 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vallecitos Nuclear Center |
| Issue date: | 10/31/2023 |
| From: | Jack Parrott Reactor Decommissioning Branch |
| To: | Murray S GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-LLA-0138 | |
| Download: ML23307A089 (1) | |
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From:
Jack Parrott To:
Murray, Scott Cc:
Smyly, Jeffrey (GE Power Portfolio); Shaun Anderson
Subject:
License Termination Plan for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor License DPR-1 Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action (EPID L-2023-LLA-0138)
Date:
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 7:28:00 PM Attachments:
image001.png Scott Murray,
By letter dated September 7, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23250A267), as supplemented by letter dated September 15, 2023, (ML23261A591) and e-mail dated October 31, 2023 (ML23304A300),
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) submitted the license termination plan (LTP) for the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR) for approval pursuant to 10 CFR 50.82(a)(9). The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of the LTP submittal. 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.
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 LTP 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 submittals, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by April 30, 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.
These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the LTP and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and hearing-related activities.
If you have any questions, please me at (301) 415 6634 or by e-mail at Jack.Parrott@nrc.gov.
Jack D. Parrott Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
301-415-6634