ML26013A028
| ML26013A028 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch, Vogtle, Farley  |
| Issue date: | 01/15/2026 |
| From: | John Lamb NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1 |
| To: | Coleman J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Lamb J, NRR/DORL/LPL2-1 | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLA-0157, NEI 99-01, Rev 7 | |
| Download: ML26013A028 (0) | |
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January 15, 2026 Ms. Jamie M. Coleman Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; AND VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 - EXTENSION TO SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO EMERGENCY ACTION LEVEL SCHEMES TO ADOPT NEI 99-01, REVISION 7 (EPID L-2025-LLA-0157)
Dear Ms. Coleman:
By letter dated September 30, 2025 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25273A375), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1, 2, 3, and 4 (SNC Fleet). The proposed LAR would change its emergency action level (EAL) schemes to adopt Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 99-01, Revision 7, September 2024 Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors, (ML24274A312) to replace the EAL schemes for the facilities above that are currently based on NEI 99-01, Revision 6. For Vogtle, Units 3 and 4, SNC proposes a unique EAL scheme that combines NEI 99-01, Revision 7 with additional EALs that accommodate the passive features of the AP-1000 design.
By letter dated December 30, 2025 (ML25346A274), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff informed SNC that supplemental information was needed to perform a review. On January 7, 2026, the NRC staff held an observation meeting with SNC to discuss the needed supplemental information. The meeting summary is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML26008A232.
The NRC staff stated the following in the letter dated December 30, 2025:
In order to make the application complete, the NRC staff requests that SNC supplement the application to address the information requested above within 13 working days of the date of this letter.
Thirteen working days from December 30, 2025, is January 20. 2026. On January 14, 2026, SNC requested an extension to February 10, 2026, which is hereby granted.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3100 or via email at John.Lamb@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366, 50-348, 50-364, 50-424, 50-425,52-025, and 52-026 cc: Listserv
ML26013A028 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/LA NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME JLamb KZeleznock MMarkley (EMiller for)
JLamb DATE 01/12/2026 01/13/2026 01/15/2026 01/15/2026