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MONTHYEARML18206A3242018-07-31031 July 2018 Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Operating License and Technical Specification Clean-Up Amendment Project stage: Acceptance Review ML18226A1952018-08-14014 August 2018 NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review for EPID L-2018-LLA-0176 Columbia TS Clean Up LAR - Accepted Project stage: Acceptance Review ML19063A5792019-06-20020 June 2019 Issuance of Amendment No. 253 Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specification Clean-Up Project stage: Approval 2018-08-14
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MONTHYEARGO2-24-004, License Amendment Request to Revise Emergency Plan2024-01-30030 January 2024 License Amendment Request to Revise Emergency Plan IR 05000397/20230042024-01-29029 January 2024 Integrated Inspection and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Report 05000397/2023004 and 07200035/2023001 GO2-24-003, Relief Requests for the Columbia Generating Station Fifth Ten-Year Interval Inservice Testing2024-01-29029 January 2024 Relief Requests for the Columbia Generating Station Fifth Ten-Year Interval Inservice Testing ML24011A1522024-01-10010 January 2024 March 2024 Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection-Request for Information GO2-24-005, Docket No. 50-397 Supplement to Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-21-1702024-01-0808 January 2024 Docket No. 50-397 Supplement to Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-21-170 GO2-23-136, Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium2023-12-20020 December 2023 Guarantee of Payment of Deferred Premium GO2-23-135, Notice of Readiness for Supplemental Inspection2023-12-14014 December 2023 Notice of Readiness for Supplemental Inspection GO2-23-130, Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-23-0542023-12-14014 December 2023 Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-23-054 GO2-23-105, Licensing Basis Document Update and Biennial Commitment Change Report2023-12-12012 December 2023 Licensing Basis Document Update and Biennial Commitment Change Report ML23288A0002023-12-0707 December 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 272 to Adopt TSTF-541, Revision 2, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position GO2-23-107, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTS-584, Eliminate Automatic RWCU System Isolation on SLC Initiation2023-12-0505 December 2023 Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTS-584, Eliminate Automatic RWCU System Isolation on SLC Initiation GO2-23-126, Docket No. 50-397 Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-012023-11-28028 November 2023 Docket No. 50-397 Voluntary Response to Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01 GO2-23-121, Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation2023-11-27027 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000397/20230122023-11-20020 November 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection Report 05000397/2023012 ML23311A2082023-11-0909 November 2023 Reassignment of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Branch Chief in the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing for Plant Licensing Branch IV IR 05000397/20230102023-11-0909 November 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000397/2023010 IR 05000397/20230932023-11-0101 November 2023 Final Significance Determination of a White Finding, Notice of Violation and Follow-Up Assessment Letter; NRC Inspection Report 05000397/2023093 ML23299A2072023-10-26026 October 2023 Biennial Requalification Inspection Request for Information IR 05000397/20230032023-10-25025 October 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000397/2023003 IR 05000397/20230112023-10-0404 October 2023 License Renewal Phase 2 Report 05000397/2023011 IR 05000397/20234012023-09-11011 September 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000397/2023401 GO2-23-097, In-Service Inspection Summary Report for the Twenty-Sixth Refueling Outage (R26)2023-09-0606 September 2023 In-Service Inspection Summary Report for the Twenty-Sixth Refueling Outage (R26) ML24032A2182023-09-0101 September 2023 Information Request, Security IR 2024401 GO2-23-100, Technical Specification Section 5.6.4 Post Accident Monitoring Instrumentation 14-Day Report for Inoperable Suppression Pool Level Indication2023-08-31031 August 2023 Technical Specification Section 5.6.4 Post Accident Monitoring Instrumentation 14-Day Report for Inoperable Suppression Pool Level Indication GO2-23-056, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-230, Add New Condition B to LCO 3.6.2.3, RHR Suppression Pool Cooling2023-08-29029 August 2023 Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-230, Add New Condition B to LCO 3.6.2.3, RHR Suppression Pool Cooling IR 05000397/20230052023-08-22022 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Columbia Generating Station (Report 05000397/2023005) - Mid Year Letter IR 05000397/20230022023-08-0101 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000397/2023002 GO2-23-093, Supplement to Reply to a Notice of Violation: EA-21-1702023-07-27027 July 2023 Supplement to Reply to a Notice of Violation: EA-21-170 ML23206A2442023-07-25025 July 2023 Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station, Response to Apparent Violation in NRC Inspection Report 05000397/2023092; EA-23-054 GO2-23-068, Notification of Completion of Commitments Required Prior to Entry Into the Period of Extended Operation2023-07-19019 July 2023 Notification of Completion of Commitments Required Prior to Entry Into the Period of Extended Operation GO2-23-090, Reply to a Notice of Violation2023-07-12012 July 2023 Reply to a Notice of Violation ML23143A1202023-06-27027 June 2023 Request Number 4ISI-11 to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Regarding Alternate Examination of Reactor Vessel Welds GO2-23-073, Notification of NPDES Permit Issuance2023-06-26026 June 2023 Notification of NPDES Permit Issuance ML23163A2502023-06-12012 June 2023 Summary of Changes and Analysis for Revision 41 of Plant Procedures Manual 13.8.1 Emergency Dose Projection System Operations GO2-23-072, Cycle 27 Core Operating Limits Report2023-06-0505 June 2023 Cycle 27 Core Operating Limits Report ML23157A2702023-06-0101 June 2023 4-2022-011 -022 Letter - OI Closure to Licensee IR 05000397/20230922023-06-0101 June 2023 NRC Inspection Report 05000397/2023092 and Preliminary White Finding IR 05000397/20230902023-06-0101 June 2023 Final Significance Determination of a White Finding, Notice of Violation and Follow-Up Assessment Letter; NRC Inspection Report 05000397/2023090 GO2-23-055, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report2023-05-15015 May 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report IR 05000397/20230012023-05-0505 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000397/2023001 - April 26, 2023 GO2-23-006, License Amendment Request to Clean-Up Operating License and Appendix a Technical Specifications2023-05-0101 May 2023 License Amendment Request to Clean-Up Operating License and Appendix a Technical Specifications IR 05000397/20233012023-05-0101 May 2023 NRC Examination Report 05000397/2023301 GO2-23-053, 2022 Annual Environmental Operating Report2023-04-26026 April 2023 2022 Annual Environmental Operating Report GO2-23-057, 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2023-04-25025 April 2023 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report ML23110A2642023-04-20020 April 2023 Request for Information License Renewal Phase 2 Inspection GO2-23-012, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Tstf-541, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position2023-03-27027 March 2023 Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Tstf-541, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position GO2-23-041, Generation Station - Level of Financial Protection - Annual Reporting Requirement2023-03-15015 March 2023 Generation Station - Level of Financial Protection - Annual Reporting Requirement GO2-23-038, Plant Decommissioning Fund Status Report2023-03-15015 March 2023 Plant Decommissioning Fund Status Report ML23013A0812023-03-15015 March 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 270 Revision to Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF 505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times-RITSTF Initiative 4B GO2-23-034, Report of Changes or Errors in Emergency Core Cooling System Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.462023-03-13013 March 2023 Report of Changes or Errors in Emergency Core Cooling System Loss of Coolant Accident Analysis Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46 2024-01-08
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Bradley J. Sawatzke Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest 76 North Power Plant Loop P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023) Richland, WA 99352 July 31, 2018
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION-SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLEAN-UP (EPID L-2018-LLA-0176)
Dear Mr. Sawatzke:
By letter dated June 12, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML18163A351), Energy Northwest (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request for Columbia Generating Station. The proposed amendment would remove the Table of Contents from the Technical Specifications (TSs) and place it under licensee control, and clean-up the renewed facility operating license and TSs, including editorial changes, the removal of obsolete TS information, renumbering TS pages and the removal of obsolete license conditions and attachments.
The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this 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 TSs) 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 the information delineated in the enclosure to this letter is necessary to enable the NRC staff to 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.
In order to make the application complete, the NRC staff requests that Energy Northwest supplement the application to address the information requested in the enclosure by Friday, August 10, 2018. This will enable the NRC staff to begin its detailed technical review. If the B. Sawatzke information responsive to the staff's request is not received by the above date, the application will not be accepted for review pursuant to 10 CFR 2.101, and the NRC will cease its review activities associated with the application.
If the application is subsequently accepted for review, you will be advised of any further information needed to support the staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.
The information requested and associated timeframe in this letter were discussed with Mr. Rick Garcia of your staff on July 24, 2018. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-5136 or by e-mail at John.Klos@nrc.gov.
Docket No. 50-397
Enclosure:
Supplemental Information Needed cc: Listserv Sincerely, L. Jo n s, Proje t Manager Plant Licensing Branch LPL4 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST REGARDING RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLEAN-UP ENERGY NORTHWEST COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-397 By letter dated June 12, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18163A351), Energy Northwest (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Columbia Generating Station (Columbia).
The proposed amendment would remove the Table of Contents from the Technical Specifications (TSs) and place it under licensee control, and clean-up the renewed facility operating license (RFOL) and TSs, including editorial changes, the removal of obsolete TS information, renumbering TS pages and the removal of obsolete license conditions and attachments.
The NRC staff has concluded that supplemental information is required in order to make the application complete, as discussed below. Background The LAR's cover letter introduction states, in part, that this request is an administrative change that does not "result in changes to the technical or operating requirements" of Columbia.
The LAR further states, in Section 2.2.4, that as low as reasonable achievable (ALARA) reviews were made of areas where shield walls were deferred (not constructed per Columbia Amendment No. 7) and these results were considered acceptable.
Reference 12 of the LAR (Inspection Report 05000397 /2016003 for Columbia; ADAMS Accession No. ML16302A315), states that in 2015 certain shield wall location areas found in Attachment 3, "List of Shield Walls," of RFOL NPF-21 for Columbia (where a shield wall does not physically exist) have exceeded radiation and ALARA controls.
These areas are locations that are also related to the RFOL License Condition 2.C.(11 ), "Shield Wall Deferral (Section 12.3.2, SSER #4, License Amendment
- 7)." Reference 12 of the LAR, states that non-compliance in Attachment 3 areas related to the license condition stated above, have occurred in 2010 and 2015, and that in 2015, a licensee-identified non-cited violation for this non-compliance issue was issued, which subsequently created two licensee corrective action program entries (Action requests (ARs) 00354266 and 0035320).
Reference 12 of the LAR, also states that the intent of the ARs included an "update [to Columbia's]
[license]
condition to accurately reflect current operations." Therefore, the amendment's proposed changes are to remove License Condition 2.C(11) and Attachment 3 from the TSs. Reference 12 of the LAR, further states that an ALARA program was not practiced in full for areas of Attachment 3 related to the license condition from 2009 to 2015. Enclosure The amendment's proposed changes to remove License Condition 2.C(11 ), concerning Shield Wall deferment (Columbia's Amendment No. 7) and the associated areas stated in Attachment 3, would then omit documentation of Columbia's current licensing basis. Specifically, the proposed changes would therefore not reflect Columbia's current operations nor the technical and operating requirements associated with Columbia's Amendment No. 7 and the areas related to shield wall deferment.
Supplemental Information Requested:
- 1. The licensee is requested to provide a supplement that either; a) Retains and documents licensing basis continuity for the items above rather than deleting them per the current submittal; or b) Provides a full justification for the intended change that includes the complete licensing history, documentation and discussion that would support the proposed change while still representing the full technical and operating arrangement of Columbia.
Additionally, a full justification should fully document, as proposed in the amendment, that License Condition 2.C(11) is obsolete.
B. Sawatzke
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION-SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CLEAN-UP (EPID L-2018-LLA-0176)
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