ML17052A027

2017/02/15 NRR E-mail Capture - Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 - Acceptance of Requested Amendment Revise Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and EAL Scheme (CAC No. MF8951)

ML17052A027
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	02/15/2017
From:	James Kim Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Matzke E P Omaha Public Power District
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MF8951
Download: ML17052A027 (3)

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1NRR-PMDAPEm ResourceFrom:Kim, JamesSent:Wednesday, February 15, 2017 1:24 PMTo:MATZKE, ERICK PCc:BLOME, BRADLEY H

Subject:

Fort Calhoun - Acceptance Review (CAC No. MF8951)

SUBJECT:

FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED AMENDMENT RE: REVISE PERMANENTLY DEFUELED EMERGENCY PLAN AND EAL SCHEME (CAC NO.

MF8951) By letter dated December 16, 2016, OPPD submitted a license amendment request to revise the Fort Calhoun Station (FCS) Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level (EAL) scheme for the permanently defueled condition. The proposed permanently defueled Emergency Plan and EAL scheme are commensurate with the significantly reduced spectrum of credible accidents that can occur in the permanently defueled condition and are necessary to properly reflect the conditions of the facility while continuing to preserve the effectiveness of the emergency plan. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this 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 amendment to the 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 staff's 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 staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is December 2017. 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 staff's 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 at (301) 415-4125 or e-mail at James.Kim@nrc.gov 2James Kim, Project Manager Special Projects and Process Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3345 Mail Envelope Properties (James.Kim@nrc.gov20170215132300)

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Fort Calhoun - Acceptance Review (CAC No. MF8951) Sent Date: 2/15/2017 1:23:47 PM Received Date: 2/15/2017 1:23:00 PM From: Kim, James Created By: James.Kim@nrc.gov Recipients: "BLOME, BRADLEY H" <bblome@oppd.com>

Tracking Status: None "MATZKE, ERICK P" <ematzke@oppd.com>

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