NUREG-1433, – Acceptance of License Amendment Request Concerning Technical Specification Conversion to NUREG-1433, Revision 5

– Acceptance of License Amendment Request Concerning Technical Specification Conversion to NUREG-1433, Revision 5

ML24194A015
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/16/2024
From:	James Kim Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Mcfeaters C Public Service Enterprise Group
Kim J
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EPID L-2024-LLI-0000
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July 16, 2024

Charles V. McFeaters President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST CONCERNING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CONVERSION TO NUREG-1433, REVI SION 5 (EPID L-2024-LLI-0000)

Dear Charles McFeaters:

By letter dated May 20, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML24142A428), PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request for Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). The proposed amendment would revise the current technical specifications to reflect adoption of NUREG-1433, Standard Technical Specifications - General Electric BWR/4 Plants, Revision 5.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this amendment 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 revi ew. 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.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an application for an amendment to a license (inclu ding the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application, an d 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 amendment 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. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

C. McFeaters

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approx imately 3,800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by July 31, 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 requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-4125 or James.Kim@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

James S. Kim, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-354

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