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NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review Wolf Creek Revision to Technical Specification 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (Fq(Z)) (Fq Methodology)
ML24250A025
Person / Time
Site: Wolf Creek Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation icon.png
Issue date: 09/06/2024
From: Samson Lee
NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To: Joseph Turner
Wolf Creek
References
L-2024-LLA-0105
Download: ML24250A025 (3)


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From: Samson Lee Sent: Friday, September 6, 2024 8:07 AM To: Josh Turner Cc: Nathan Lee

Subject:

Acceptance Review: Wolf Creek revision to Technical Specification 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)) (FQ Methodology) (EPID: L-2024-LLA-0105)

By letter dated July 31, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24213A335), Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (the licensee) submitted a request for Wolf Creek Generating Station to revise Technical Specification 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)) (FQ Methodology), to implement the methodology from WCAP-17661-P-A, Revision 1, Improved RAOC and CAOC FQ Surveillance Technical Specifications. The purpose of this email is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this 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.

The NRC staff has reviewed the licensees 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 change 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, the licensee will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in the licensees submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 350 hours0.00405 days <br />0.0972 hours <br />5.787037e-4 weeks <br />1.33175e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by September 6, 2025. 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 application, and they could change, due to several factors including complexity and uniqueness of the review, requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Samson Lee Wolf Creek Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 4 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301-415-3168

Docket No. 50-482

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 2596

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Acceptance Review Wolf Creek revision to Technical Specification 3.2.1, Heat Flux Hot Channel Factor (FQ(Z)) (FQ Methodology) (EPID L-2024-LLA-0105)

Sent Date: 9/6/2024 8:07:28 AM Received Date: 9/6/2024 8:07:00 AM From: Samson Lee

Created By: Samson.Lee@nrc.gov

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"Nathan Lee" <Nathan.Lee@evergy.com>

Tracking Status: None "Josh Turner" <Josh.Turner@evergy.com>

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