ML14223B144

Schedule Revision for the Review of the Seabrook, License Renewal Application

ML14223B144
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/11/2014
From:	Lubinski J W License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Dean Curtland Nextera Energy
Mitchell J, 415-4115
References
TAC ME4028
Download: ML14223B144 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 11, 2014 Mr. Dean Curtland Site Vice President Seabrook Station NextEra Energy 626 Lafayette Road Seabrook, NH 03874 SUBJECT: SCHEDULE REVISION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE SEABROOK STATION NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSE, RENEWAL APPLICATION (TAC NO. ME4028)

Dear Mr. Curtland:

By letter dated May 25, 2010, NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC submitted an application pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 51 and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the Operating License No. NPF-86 for Seabrook Station, Unit 1 (Seabrook), for review by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This letter is to inform you of a change in the schedule for the Seabrook license renewal review.

Regarding the staff's safety review, by letter dated May 31, 2012, the staff issued a letter revising the environmental and safety review schedules. The safety review schedule was modified with "TBD" (To Be Determined) as the milestone dates for issuing a final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) and convening the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) full committee meeting, due to the uncertainty in the amount of time required to fully resolve the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) open item. By letter dated December 16, 2013, the staff issued a letter again revising the environmental and safety review schedules. This revision established a milestone for a second ACRS sub-committee meeting to discuss resolution of the ASR open item, also with "TBD" as its milestone date.

In the interests of greater transparency and planning, achievable milestone dates have been set for the second ACRS sub-committee meeting, SER publication and ACRS full committee meetings. These dates assume timely and adequate responses to staff RAIs and the staff's determination that the proposed activities to manage the effects of aging due to ASR, as well as all other open items, comply with 10 CFR Part 54.

Regarding the staff's environmental review, by letter dated July 2, 2014, the staff issued a letter revising the environmental review schedule. This revision established an October 2014 issuance date for the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). In finalizing the final SEIS, the staff has been reviewing all of the comments submitted on the draft SEIS issued in 2011 and has determined that more time is needed to ensure complete and up-to-date responses are provided. The new issuance date for the final SEIS is February 2015.

D. Curtland - 2 - Enclosed is the NRC staff's revised review schedule for the Seabrook license renewal application. If you have any questions related to this revised safety schedule, please contact Jeffrey Mitchell at 301-415-3019 or by e-mail at Jeffrey.Mitchell2@nrc.gov. If you have any questions related to the revised environmental schedule, please contact Lois James at 301-415-3306 or by e-mail at Lois.James@nrc.gov. Sincerely,

/RA/ John W. Lubinski, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

Revised Schedule

cc w/encl: Listserv D. Curtland - 2 - Enclosed is the NRC staff's revised review schedule for the Seabrook license renewal application. If you have any questions related to this revised safety schedule, please contact Jeffrey Mitchell, at 301-415-3019 or by e-mail at Jeffrey.Mitchell2@nrc.gov. If you have any questions related to the revised environmental schedule, please contact Lois James at 301-415-3306 or by e-mail at Lois.James@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/ John W. Lubinski, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Docket No. 50-443

Enclosure:

Revised Schedule

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