ML25351A289
| ML25351A289 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Seabrook, Turkey Point, Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2025 |
| From: | Marshall M Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Valdez M Florida Power & Light Co, NextEra Energy |
| Marshall, Michael | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLA-0175 | |
| Download: ML25351A289 (0) | |
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From:
Michael Marshall To:
ext_Maribel_Valdez Cc:
Phillabaum, Jerry
Subject:
NEXTERA FLEET - ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST CONCENRING ADOPTION OF ONLINE MONITORING PROGRAM (EPID L-2025-LLA-0175)
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 4:30:00 PM Hello Maribel,
By letter dated October29, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML25302A391), Florida Power & Light Company submitted license amendment requests for Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, for St.
Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Seabrook Station Unit 1. The proposed license amendments would modify each of the units technical specifications to provide an online monitoring program. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of these amendment requests. 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.
For this request, the staff used the graded estimate method (GEM) for licensing actions, which was discussed with industry during a public workshop on August5, 2025 (ML25217A212). Consistent with this guidance, when an application relies on approved precedents or NRC-approved methodologies without deviation, the technical review should focus primarily on site-specific considerations. In such cases, confirmatory analyses may be limited to spot checks, and certain areas may receive a less detailed review than in the past. The emphasis is placed on evaluating new or different information that has not been previously addressed. Based on the GEM approach, the staff estimates that this review will require 174 hours0.00201 days <br />0.0483 hours <br />2.876984e-4 weeks <br />6.6207e-5 months <br /> and 6 months, with an expected completion date of June16, 2026.
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 changes - along with updated estimates - will 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.
Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Licensing Plant Branch 1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos.
50-250, 50-251, 50-335, 50-389, 50-266, 50-301, 50-443
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