ML13189A306

E-mail from Jeff Whited to John Tripoli: SSES Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re - Change to TS 3.3.6.1 (TAC Nos. MF1953 and MF1954)

ML13189A306
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	07/08/2013
From:	Whited J A Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Tripoli J L Susquehanna
Whited J A
References
TAC MF1953, TAC MF1954
Download: ML13189A306 (2)

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From:Whited, JeffreyTo:"Tripoli, John L" (jltripoli@pplweb.com)Cc:Filchner, Duane L (dlfilchner@pplweb.com); Jennings, Jason (JJennings@pplweb.com)Subject:SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSINGACTION RE: CHANGE TO TS 3.3.6.1 (TAC NOS. MF1953 AND MF1954)Date:Monday, July 08, 2013 2:55:00 PMSUBJECT: SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: CHANGE TO ALLOW ONLYONE MANUAL TRIP SYSTEM TO BE OPERABLE FOR THE RHR SHUTDOWNCOOLING SYSTEM IN MODES 4 AND 5 (TAC NOS. MF1953 AND MF1954)

Dear Mr. John Tripoli:

By letter dated June 06, 2013, (Agencywide Document Access and Management SystemAccession No. ML13157A172) PPL Susquehanna, LLC, Inc. submitted a licenseamendment request for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 (SSES 1 and2, respectively). The proposed change would modify the SSES Unit 1 and 2 TechnicalSpecifications (TS) Section 3.3.6.1 to add a footnote to Function 6c in TS Table 3.3.6.1-1,to allow only one Trip System to be operable in MODES 4 and 5 for the Manual InitiationFunction for Shutdown Cooling System isolation. The purpose of this e-mail is to providethe results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review ofthis license amendment request. The acceptance review was performed to determine ifthere is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff tocomplete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identifywhether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in itscharacterization 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), anamendment to the license (including the TS) must fully describe the changes requested,and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This sectionstipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual ornovel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technicalinformation in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technicalreview and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposedlicense amendment request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection ofpublic health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of theacceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances inwhich issues that impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed technical revieware identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advisedof any further information needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review byseparate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-4090.

Jeffrey Whited Project Manager-Susquehanna Units 1 and 2Plant Licensing Branch I-2Division of Operating Reactor LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(301)415-4090