ML24142A499

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review - Farley and Hatch - LAR to Revise TS 1.1 and Add Online Monitoring (OLM) Program (L-2024-LLA-0058)

ML24142A499
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Site:	Hatch, Farley
Issue date:	05/21/2024
From:	Bryant J NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL2-1
To:	Quarles A Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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L-2024-LLA-0058
Download: ML24142A499 (3)

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From: Jack Minzer Bryant Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 2:41 PM To: WASPARKM@southernco.com; Quarles, Adam Graham Cc: Joyce, Ryan M.; Dawnmathews Kalathiveettil; John Lamb; Zach Turner; Michael Markley; Bates, Ernest F.

Subject:

Acceptance Review - Farley and Hatch - LAR to Revise TS 1.1 and Add Online Monitoring (OLM) Program (L-2024-LLA-0058)

Adam and Wesley,

By letter dated May 3, 2024 (Agencywide Documents and Access Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML24124A133), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Units 1 and 2, and Edwin I.

Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP), Units 1 and 2. The proposed LAR would revise FNP, Units 1 and 2, and HNP, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications (TSs) to add an online monitoring (OLM) system. The proposed LAR would revise TS 1.1, Use and Application Definitions and would add TS 5.5 Online Monitoring Program. SNC proposes to use OLM methodology as the technical basis to switch from time-based surveillance frequency for channel calibrations to a condition-based calibration frequency, based on OLM results. The proposed LAR is based in the NRC-approved topical report AMS-TR-0720R2-A, Online Monitoring Technology to Extend Calibartion Intervals of Nuclear Plant Pressure Transmitters (ML21235A493).

The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this LAR. 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 LAR 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 460 hours0.00532 days <br />0.128 hours <br />7.60582e-4 weeks <br />1.7503e-4 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review on May 2, 2025. 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.

Very Respectfully,

Jack Minzer Bryant, Project Manager Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Operating Reactor Licensing NRR/DORL/LPL2-1 (301) 415-1060 Office: OWFN-08E11

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 2506

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Acceptance Review - Farley and Hatch - LAR to Revise TS 1.1 and Add Online Monitoring (OLM) Program (L-2024-LLA-0058)

Sent Date: 5/21/2024 2:41:21 PM Received Date: 5/21/2024 2:41:00 PM From: Jack Minzer Bryant

Created By: jack.minzerbryant@nrc.gov

Recipients:

"Joyce, Ryan M." <RMJOYCE@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "Dawnmathews Kalathiveettil" <Dawnmathews.Kalathiveettil@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "John Lamb" <John.Lamb@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Zach Turner" <Zachary.Turner@nrc.gov>

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

Tracking Status: None "Bates, Ernest F." <EFBATES@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "WASPARKM@southernco.com" <WASPARKM@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None "Quarles, Adam Graham" <AGQUARLE@southernco.com>

Tracking Status: None

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