ML21162A306

NRR E-mail Capture - LIC-109 Acceptance Review - Columbia Generating Station - License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-546, Revise APRM Channel Adjustment Surveillance Requirement - EPID L-2021-LLA-0084

ML21162A306
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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	06/11/2021
From:	Mahesh Chawla NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To:	Ronnie Garcia Energy Northwest
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L-2021-LLA-0084
Download: ML21162A306 (3)

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From: Chawla, Mahesh Sent: Friday, June 11, 2021 2:00 PM To: 'Garcia, Richard M.'

Cc: Sweat, Tarico; Roggenbrodt, William; Carte, Norbert; Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer; Lee, Samson; Josey, Jeffrey; Donley, Amber

Subject:

LIC-109 Acceptance Review - Columbia Generating Station - License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-546, "Revise APRM Channel Adjustment Surveillance Requirement" - EPID L-2021-LLA-0084

Dear Mr. Garcia,

By letter dated May 8, 2021, Energy Northwest (the licensee) submitted a license amendment for Columbia Generating Station. The proposed change is consistent with TSTF-546, Revision 0, "Revise APRM Channel Adjustment Surveillance Requirement." The proposed amendment alters Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.3.1.1.2 of Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.1.1, "Reactor Protection System (RPS) Instrumentation." This proposed change revises the SR to verify that calculated (i.e., calorimetric heat balance) power is no more than 2% greater than the average power range monitor (APRM) channel output.

The purpose of this e-mail 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 review. 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 (including 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 and 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. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 140 hours0.00162 days <br />0.0389 hours <br />2.314815e-4 weeks <br />5.327e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is June 11, 2022. 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. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.

If you have any questions, please contact me. Thanking you, Sincerely, Mahesh Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ph: 301-415-8371

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 1227 Mail Envelope Properties (MN2PR09MB5113589C90112A9FCE79CC5EF1349)

Subject:

LIC-109 Acceptance Review - Columbia Generating Station - License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-546, "Revise APRM Channel Adjustment Surveillance Requirement"

- EPID L-2021-LLA-0084 Sent Date: 6/11/2021 1:59:30 PM Received Date: 6/11/2021 1:59:31 PM From: Chawla, Mahesh Created By: Mahesh.Chawla@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Sweat, Tarico" <Tarico.Sweat@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Roggenbrodt, William" <William.Roggenbrodt@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Carte, Norbert" <Norbert.Carte@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Dixon-Herrity, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Dixon-Herrity@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Lee, Samson" <Samson.Lee@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Josey, Jeffrey" <Jeffrey.Josey@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Donley, Amber" <Amber.Donley@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None

"'Garcia, Richard M.'" <rmgarcia@energy-northwest.com>

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