ML18024B023

Indian Point, Unit 2 - E-mail Acceptance Review Determination, Proposed License Amendment, Spent Fuel Criticality and Storage Technical Specifications (EPID: L-2017-LLA-0408)

ML18024B023
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	01/24/2018
From:	Guzman R V Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Mirzai M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Guzman R V
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EPID L-2017-LLA-0408
Download: ML18024B023 (2)

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From:Guzman, RichardTo:"Mirzai, Mahvash"Cc:RidsNRRLIC109 Resource; Walpole, Robert W

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Indian Point Unit 2 - Acceptance Review Determination: Proposed License Amendment Re: Spent Fuel Criticalityand Storage Technical Specifications (EPID: L-2017-LLA-0408)Date:Wednesday, January 24, 2018 1:22:12 PMMahvash, By letter dated December 11, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17354A014), EntergyNuclear Operations, Inc. submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Indian PointUnit No. 2 (IP2) proposing changes to Technical Specification limiting condition foroperation (LCO) Section 3.7.13, "Spent Fuel Pit Storage," and TS Section 4.3, "FuelStorage." The proposed amendment would resolve a non-conservative TS associated withTS LCO 3.7.13, negate the need for the associated compensatory measures, and removecredit for the installed Boraflex neutron absorber panels. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) staff's acceptance review of this LAR. The acceptance review was performed todetermine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRCstaff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended toidentify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in itscharacterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant. The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it provides technicalinformation in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technicalreview and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposedamendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health andsafety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review ascompared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues thatimpact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical review are identifieddespite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any furtherinformation needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review by separatecorrespondence. Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that thislicensing request will take approximately 380 hours15.833 days <br />2.262 weeks <br />0.521 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects tocomplete this review by September 15, 2019. If there are emergent complexities orchallenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date(greater than a month) or significant changes in the forecasted hours (greater than 25%),the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated duringthe routine interactions with the assigned project manager. These estimates are based onthe NRC staff's initial review of the application and they could change, due to severalfactors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to thereview, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities. Additionaldelay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel withindustry program initiatives or pilot applications. Please contact me if you have any questions. A copy of this email will be made publiclyavailable in ADAMS.

~~~~~~~~~Rich GuzmanSr. PM, Division of Operating Reactor LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice: O-8E10 l Phone: 301-415-1030