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| issue date = 03/01/2018
| issue date = 03/01/2018
| title = Correction of Errors in Safety Evaluation Associated with License Amendment No. 301
| title = Correction of Errors in Safety Evaluation Associated with License Amendment No. 301
| author name = Chawla M L
| author name = Chawla M
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIII
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLIII
| addressee name = Curtland D
| addressee name = Curtland D
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| docket = 05000331
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| license number = DPR-049
| license number = DPR-049
| contact person = Chawla M L
| contact person = Chawla M
| case reference number = CAC MF6618
| case reference number = CAC MF6618
| document type = Letter, License-Operating (New/Renewal/Amendments) DKT 50
| document type = Letter, License-Operating (New/Renewal/Amendments) DKT 50
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Mr. Dean Curtland NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 1, 2018
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 1, 2018 Mr. Dean Curtland NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER -CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN SAFETY EVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 301 (CAC NO. MF9573)  
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN SAFETY EVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 301 (CAC NO. MF9573)


==Dear Mr. Curtland:==
==Dear Mr. Curtland:==


By letter dated October 18, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17212A646), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 301 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The amendment revised the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) in its Emergency Preparedness Plan. The Evacuation Time Estimates Study was also revised to encompass the changes to the Plume Exposure Pathway EPZ boundary.
By letter dated October 18, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17212A646), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 301 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The amendment revised the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) in its Emergency Preparedness Plan. The Evacuation Time Estimates Study was also revised to encompass the changes to the Plume Exposure Pathway EPZ boundary.
The NRC identified that the number assigned to the DAEC EPZ amendment (Amendment No. 301) was in error and it should have been Amendment No. 302. This error occurred due to issuance of a DAEC Emergency Plan amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML 17220A026) as Amendment No. 301 on September 21, 2017, ahead of the EPZ amendment.
The NRC identified that the number assigned to the DAEC EPZ amendment (Amendment No. 301) was in error and it should have been Amendment No. 302. This error occurred due to issuance of a DAEC Emergency Plan amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML17220A026) as Amendment No. 301 on September 21, 2017, ahead of the EPZ amendment. Issuing the DAEC EPZ amendment with the incorrect amendment number was an administrative oversight which is being corrected via this letter.
Issuing the DAEC EPZ amendment with the incorrect amendment number was an administrative oversight which is being corrected via this letter. The guidance in SECY-96-238 allows for use of an administrative letter to correct an error provided that: 1) the error was introduced inadvertently in a particular license amendment, and 2) the erroneous change was not addressed in the notice to the public nor reviewed by the NRC staff. The NRG staff determined that the error inadvertently occurred in the numbering of the license amendment to change the EPZ boundary as No. 301. This satisfies the first requirement.
The guidance in SECY-96-238 allows for use of an administrative letter to correct an error provided that: 1) the error was introduced inadvertently in a particular license amendment, and
The amendment number was not included in the original submittal, was not identified in the notice on the amendment published in the Federal Register (82 FR 46541 ), and was not the subject of any specific part of the staff's safety evaluation that was issued with the license amendment.
: 2) the erroneous change was not addressed in the notice to the public nor reviewed by the NRC staff. The NRG staff determined that the error inadvertently occurred in the numbering of the license amendment to change the EPZ boundary as No. 301. This satisfies the first requirement. The amendment number was not included in the original submittal, was not identified in the notice on the amendment published in the Federal Register (82 FR 46541 ), and was not the subject of any specific part of the staff's safety evaluation that was issued with the license amendment. This satisfies the second requirement.
This satisfies the second requirement.
Based on our review, as set forth above, we have determined that the use of a letter to correct the typographical error is acceptable.
Based on our review, as set forth above, we have determined that the use of a letter to correct the typographical error is acceptable.
D. Curtland Please find enclosed the replacement DAEC license amendment pages. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-8371.  
 
~/k Docket No. 50-331  
D. Curtland                                   Please find enclosed the replacement DAEC license amendment pages. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-8371.
                                                                  ~/k Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Ill Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331


==Enclosure:==
==Enclosure:==


Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Ill Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Corrected DAEC license amendment pages Associated with License Amendment No. 302 cc: ListServ UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD. LLC DOCKET NO. 50-331 DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 302 License No. DPR-49 1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that: A. The application for amendment by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC dated March 31, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
Corrected DAEC license amendment pages Associated with License Amendment No. 302 cc: ListServ
Enclosure 1   2. Accordingly, by Amendment No. 302, Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 is hereby amended to authorize revision to the Emergency Planning Zone in the Duane Arnold Energy Center Emergency Preparedness Plan, as set forth in the application submitted on March 31, 2017, by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, and as evaluated in the NRC staff's safety evaluation for this amendment.
 
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD. LLC DOCKET NO. 50-331 DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 302 License No. DPR-49
: 1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A. The application for amendment by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC dated March 31, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
Enclosure 1
: 2. Accordingly, by Amendment No. 302, Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 is hereby amended to authorize revision to the Emergency Planning Zone in the Duane Arnold Energy Center Emergency Preparedness Plan, as set forth in the application submitted on March 31, 2017, by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, and as evaluated in the NRC staff's safety evaluation for this amendment.
: 3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 180 days of the date of issuance.
: 3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 180 days of the date of issuance.
Date of Issuance:
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed By: Michele G. Evans for Brian E. Holian, Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Date of Issuance: October 18, 2017
October 18, 2017 FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed By: Michele G. Evans for Brian E. Holian, Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D. Curtland


==SUBJECT:==
ML18032A483                        via-email*
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Correction of Errors in Safety Evaluation Associated with License Amendment No. 301
ML18032A483
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Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/01/2018
From: Mahesh Chawla
Plant Licensing Branch III
To: Dean Curtland
Nextera Energy
Chawla M
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CAC MF6618
Download: ML18032A483 (5)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 1, 2018 Mr. Dean Curtland NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN SAFETY EVALUATION ASSOCIATED WITH LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 301 (CAC NO. MF9573)

Dear Mr. Curtland:

By letter dated October 18, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17212A646), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 301 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The amendment revised the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Plume Exposure Pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) in its Emergency Preparedness Plan. The Evacuation Time Estimates Study was also revised to encompass the changes to the Plume Exposure Pathway EPZ boundary.

The NRC identified that the number assigned to the DAEC EPZ amendment (Amendment No. 301) was in error and it should have been Amendment No. 302. This error occurred due to issuance of a DAEC Emergency Plan amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML17220A026) as Amendment No. 301 on September 21, 2017, ahead of the EPZ amendment. Issuing the DAEC EPZ amendment with the incorrect amendment number was an administrative oversight which is being corrected via this letter.

The guidance in SECY-96-238 allows for use of an administrative letter to correct an error provided that: 1) the error was introduced inadvertently in a particular license amendment, and

2) the erroneous change was not addressed in the notice to the public nor reviewed by the NRC staff. The NRG staff determined that the error inadvertently occurred in the numbering of the license amendment to change the EPZ boundary as No. 301. This satisfies the first requirement. The amendment number was not included in the original submittal, was not identified in the notice on the amendment published in the Federal Register (82 FR 46541 ), and was not the subject of any specific part of the staff's safety evaluation that was issued with the license amendment. This satisfies the second requirement.

Based on our review, as set forth above, we have determined that the use of a letter to correct the typographical error is acceptable.

D. Curtland Please find enclosed the replacement DAEC license amendment pages. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-8371.

~/k Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Ill Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331

Enclosure:

Corrected DAEC license amendment pages Associated with License Amendment No. 302 cc: ListServ

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 NEXTERA ENERGY DUANE ARNOLD. LLC DOCKET NO. 50-331 DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 302 License No. DPR-49

1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC dated March 31, 2017, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

Enclosure 1

2. Accordingly, by Amendment No. 302, Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 is hereby amended to authorize revision to the Emergency Planning Zone in the Duane Arnold Energy Center Emergency Preparedness Plan, as set forth in the application submitted on March 31, 2017, by NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC, and as evaluated in the NRC staff's safety evaluation for this amendment.
3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 180 days of the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed By: Michele G. Evans for Brian E. Holian, Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Date of Issuance: October 18, 2017

ML18032A483 via-email*

OFFICE NRR/DORULPL3/PM NRR/DORULPL3/LA NSIR/DPR/RLB/BC* OGC- NLO NAME MChawla SRohrer JAnderson (MMorris for) BHarris DATE 02/05/2018 02/01/2018 02/06/2018 02/06/2018 OFFICE NRR/DORULPL3/BC NRR/DORULPL3/PM NAME DWrona MChawla (RHaskell for)

DATE 02/21/2018 03/01/2018