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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. | 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. | ||
By letter dated July 15, 2019, SNC requested that the NRC staff complete the review of this proposed LAR by January 31, 2020, which is 6.5 months. Since SNC submitted the license amendment request as a fleet submittal, SNCs TSTF-563 LAR is no longer considered as part of the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process, and is considered a routine amendment. The NRCs Fiscal Year 2019, Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ, NUREG-1100, Volume 34, ADAMS Accession No. ML18023B460) contains performance metrics associated with the age of the licensing actions inventory (see pages 21 and 22). This performance indicator requires that 95-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 1 year or less, and 100-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 2 years or less, unless they meet the approved exclusions noted in the performance indicator. SNCs request for the NRC staff to complete its review of this proposed LAR in 6.5 months is significantly shorter than the NRC 1 year performance indicator. | By letter dated July 15, 2019, SNC requested that the NRC staff complete the review of this proposed LAR by January 31, 2020, which is 6.5 months. Since SNC submitted the license amendment request as a fleet submittal, SNCs TSTF-563 LAR is no longer considered as part of the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process, and is considered a routine amendment. The NRCs Fiscal Year 2019, Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ, NUREG-1100, Volume 34, ADAMS Accession No. ML18023B460) contains performance metrics associated with the age of the licensing actions inventory (see pages 21 and 22). This performance indicator requires that 95-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 1 year or less, and 100-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 2 years or less, unless they meet the approved exclusions noted in the performance indicator. SNCs request for the NRC staff to complete its review of this proposed LAR in 6.5 months is significantly shorter than the NRC 1 year performance indicator. | ||
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this LAR will take approximately 175 hours to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is August 2020. The NRC staff will try its best to complete this licensing action in April 2020. 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. | Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this LAR will take approximately [[estimated NRC review hours::175 hours]] to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is August 2020. The NRC staff will try its best to complete this licensing action in April 2020. 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. | 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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| ML19214A168 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hatch, Vogtle, Farley  |
| Issue date: | 08/02/2019 |
| From: | John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Lowery K Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| Download: ML19214A168 (4) | |
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NRR-DRMAPEm Resource From: Lamb, John Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 12:08 PM To: Lowery, Ken G.; Enfinger, Timothy Lee
Subject:
RE: Acceptance Review - Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle - TSTF-563 LAR Ken & Tim, I was informed by the NRC TSTF expert that a CLIIP is still a CLIIP even if it is a fleet license amendment request. In this case, I do not think the NRC staff can complete this license amendment in 6 months as requested.
Thanks.
John From: Lamb, John Sent: Friday, August 02, 2019 8:01 AM To: Lowery, Ken G. ; Enfinger, Timothy Lee
Subject:
Acceptance Review - Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle - TSTF-563 LAR Importance: High
Dear Mr. Lowery and Mr. Enfinger:
By letter dated July 15, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19196A222), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP), Units 1 and 2; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP), Units 1 and 2; and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP), Units 1 and 2. SNC requests adoption of TSTF-563, Revise Instrument Testing Definitions to Incorporate the Surveillance Frequency Control Program. TSTF-563 revises the Technical Specification (TS) definitions of Channel Calibration and Channel Functional Test in the HNP TS, and the definitions of Channel Calibration, Channel Operational Test (COT), and Trip Actuating Device Operational Test (TADOT) in the FNP and VEGP TSs. The HNP, FNP, and VEGP Channel Calibration definition and the HNP Channel Functional Test definition currently permit performance by means of any series of sequential, overlapping, or total channel steps. The FNP and VEGP definitions of COT and TADOT are revised to explicitly permit performance by means of any series of sequential, overlapping, or total channel steps. The Channel Calibration, Channel Functional Test, COT, and TADOT definitions are revised to allow the required frequency for testing the components or devices in each step to be determined in accordance with the Surveillance Frequency Control Program.
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.
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 LAR 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 1
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.
By letter dated July 15, 2019, SNC requested that the NRC staff complete the review of this proposed LAR by January 31, 2020, which is 6.5 months. Since SNC submitted the license amendment request as a fleet submittal, SNCs TSTF-563 LAR is no longer considered as part of the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process, and is considered a routine amendment. The NRCs Fiscal Year 2019, Congressional Budget Justification (CBJ, NUREG-1100, Volume 34, ADAMS Accession No. ML18023B460) contains performance metrics associated with the age of the licensing actions inventory (see pages 21 and 22). This performance indicator requires that 95-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 1 year or less, and 100-percent of all licensing actions be completed in 2 years or less, unless they meet the approved exclusions noted in the performance indicator. SNCs request for the NRC staff to complete its review of this proposed LAR in 6.5 months is significantly shorter than the NRC 1 year performance indicator.
Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this LAR will take approximately 175 hours7.292 days <br />1.042 weeks <br />0.24 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 12 months, which is August 2020. The NRC staff will try its best to complete this licensing action in April 2020. 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.
John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 3
Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 155 Mail Envelope Properties (DM6PR09MB397850476FCB22FF8A3369BFFAD90)
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RE: Acceptance Review - Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle - TSTF-563 LAR Sent Date: 8/2/2019 12:07:55 PM Received Date: 8/2/2019 12:07:00 PM From: Lamb, John Created By: John.Lamb@nrc.gov Recipients:
"Lowery, Ken G." <KGLOWERY@southernco.com>
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