ML16301A132

NRR E-mail Capture - Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Request for Licensing Action to Revise the Emergency Plan (CAC Nos. MF8448 & MF8449)

ML16301A132
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	10/27/2016
From:	Taylor Lamb Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Lentz T First Energy Services
References
MF8448, MF8449
Download: ML16301A132 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Lamb, Taylor Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 10:13 AM To: Lentz, Thomas A. (Licensing) (talentz@firstenergycorp.com)

Cc: Lashley, Phil H. (phlashley@firstenergycorp.com); Marshall, Michael

Subject:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: REQUEST FOR LICENSING ACTION TO REVISE THE EMERGENCY PLAN (CAC NOS. MF8448 & MF8449)

Dear Mr. Thomas Lentz,

By letter dated September 28, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML16277A194), FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company submitted a license amendment request for Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (BVPS-1 and BVPS-2, respectively). The proposed license amendment requests a revision to the current BVPS-1 and BVPS-2 Emergency Plan emergency action level scheme to one based on the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 99-01, Development of Emergency Action Level for Non-Passive Reactors, Revision 6.

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the NRC staffs acceptance review of this license 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 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 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 and discussions during the pre-application meeting on August 30, 2016, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 325 hours13.542 days <br />1.935 weeks <br />0.445 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 11 months, which is September 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 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.

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If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-7128.

Taylor A Lamb Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR/DORL/LPLI-2 MS: OWFN-8B1A Phone: 301-415-7128 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3126 Mail Envelope Properties (Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov20161027101200)

Subject:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: REQUEST FOR LICENSING ACTION TO REVISE THE EMERGENCY PLAN (CAC NOS. MF8448 & MF8449)

Sent Date: 10/27/2016 10:12:40 AM Received Date: 10/27/2016 10:12:00 AM From: Lamb, Taylor Created By: Taylor.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Lashley, Phil H. (phlashley@firstenergycorp.com)" <phlashley@firstenergycorp.com>

Tracking Status: None "Marshall, Michael" <Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Lentz, Thomas A. (Licensing) (talentz@firstenergycorp.com)" <talentz@firstenergycorp.com>

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