ML25258A098
| ML25258A098 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/12/2025 |
| From: | Marlayna Vaaler Doell Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Schultheis M HolTech |
| Wall S | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLR-0073 | |
| Download: ML25258A098 (2) | |
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From:
Marlayna Doell To:
Michael Schultheis Cc:
k.steffic@holtec.com; k.steffic@holtec.com; Justin Poole
Subject:
Palisades Nuclear Plant - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re: Relief Request Number RR 5 RPV Vent Line Penetration Modifications - L-2025-LLR-0073 Date:
Friday, September 12, 2025 8:49:12 AM Good afternoon Mike,
By letter dated July 31, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25212A032), Holtec submitted a relief request for the Palisades Nuclear Plant. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine whether the application contains sufficient technical information to allow the NRC staff to complete a detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify any readily apparent deficiencies related to the characterization of the regulatory requirements or plant licensing basis.
Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(z)(1) and 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations(10CFR), the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it includes 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 relief in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Holtec was notified of the NRC staffs acceptance of the relief request via an initial email on September 5, 2025. Given the more limited scope and depth of the acceptance review compared to the detailed technical review, issues that affect the NRC staffs ability to complete the technical review may still be identified despite the acceptance review being deemed adequate.If additional information is needed, you will be notified by separate correspondence.
The NRC staff has evaluated precedence related to this request and determined that, on average, the reviews have required 110 hours0.00127 days <br />0.0306 hours <br />1.818783e-4 weeks <br />4.1855e-5 months <br /> and 8 months. To support a more efficient process, the NRC is setting a goal of achieving a 15% improvement. Based on that, and your requested review schedule, our estimate for this review is 95 hours0.0011 days <br />0.0264 hours <br />1.570767e-4 weeks <br />3.61475e-5 months <br /> and 3.5 months.
The NRC staff expects to complete the review by November 10, 2025.
If emergent complexities or challenges arise during the NRC staffs review that affect the initial forecasted completion date or result in significant changes to the estimated review hours, the reasons for those changesalong with updated estimateswill be communicated during routine interactions with the assigned project manager. These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and may change due to several factors, including requests for additional information, unanticipated expansion of the review scope, hearing-related activities, or if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance of or concurrently with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Marlayna
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Decommissioning Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR/DORL/LPL3
Phone: 301.415.3178 E-mail: marlayna.doell@nrc.gov