ML063520336

Determination of Acceptability and Sufficiency for Docketing the Application from Carolina Power & Light Company, for Renewal of the Operating License for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1

ML063520336
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	01/08/2007
From:	Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Gannon C Carolina Power & Light Co
Heath, M, NRR/DLR/RLRA, 415-3137
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NUREG-1555
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January 8, 2007Mr. Cornelius J. Gannon, Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165 New Hill, NC 27562

SUBJECT:

DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FORDOCKETING THE APPLICATION FROM CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1

Dear Mr. Gannon:

By letter dated November 14, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) receivedthe application for renewal of operating license NPF-63 from Carolina Power & Light Company, doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas Inc., for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (HNP), Unit 1. Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register onDecember 11, 2006 (71 FR 71586). The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the license renewal application (LRA) for HNP. The acceptance review determines whether the application contains sufficient information to allow the NRC staff to proceed with the safety and environmental review. The NRC staff has reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800,Revision 1, "Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants," and NUREG-1555, "Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews of Nuclear Power Plants." As a result, the NRC staff has determined that the application is complete and that it is acceptable for docketing, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR) Sections 51.3(c), 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, and 54.23. However, thestaff's determination does not preclude requests for additional information (RAIs) as the review proceeds.Currently, the NRC is operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) that has been enactedthrough February 15, 2007, with the possibility to be extended through Fiscal Year 2007. This has the potential to impact future activities with the HNP license renewal schedule. Pending the outcome of the CR, we will reassess our resources and provide a schedule at a later date.Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sentto the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 1).

C. Gannon-2-If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Maurice Heath, project manager forthe review of the HNP LRA, by telephone at 301-415-3137 or via e-mail at mlh5@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-400

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MHeath SHernandez CPatel CColleli RKWild JStorch RidsOpaMail RidsOcaMailCenter UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONNOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR DOCKETING OF THE APPLICATION,FOR FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-63FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-YEAR PERIODCAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANYSHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1DOCKET NO. 50-400The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering anapplication for the renewal of operating license NPF-63, which authorizes the Carolina Power &

Light Company, doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., to operate the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, (HNP), Unit 1, at 2900 megawatts thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate the HNP, Unit 1, for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. HNP, Unit 1, is located in Wake County, North Carolina, and its current operating license expires on October 24, 2026.On November 16, 2006, the Commission's staff received an application from CarolinaPower & Light Company, to renew operating license NPF-63 for HNP, Unit 1, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability ofthe license renewal application (LRA) was published in the Federal Register on December 11,2006 (71 FR 71586).The Commission's staff has reviewed the LRA for its acceptability and has determinedthat Carolina Power & Light Company has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR Sections 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and that the application is acceptable for docketing. The Commission will retain the current Docket No. 50-400, for operating license NPF-63. The docketing of the renewal application does not preclude requestsfor additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the license.The license renewal process proceeds along two tracks, one for review of safety issues,pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54 and another for environmental issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51. An applicant must provide NRC with an evaluation of the technical aspects of plant aging and describe the aging management programs and activities that will be relied on to manage aging. In addition, in order to support plant operation for the additional 20 years, the applicant must prepare an evaluation of the potential impact on the environment. The NRC reviews the application, documents its reviews in a safety evaluation report and a supplemental environmental impact statement, and performs verification inspections at the applicant's facility.

If the NRC issues a renewed license, the licensee must continue to comply with all existing regulations, license conditions, orders, and commitments associated with the current operating license as well as those additional activities required as a result of license renewal. Thelicensee's activities continue to be subject to NRC oversight during the period of extended operation. Before issuance of the requested renewed license, the NRC will have made the findingsrequired by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review; and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plants CLB will comply with the Act and the Commission'sregulations. In addition, the Commission must find that applicable requirements of Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 have been satisfied, and that matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Notices relating to the environmental review willbe published at a later date.In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Carolina Power & LightCompany prepared and submitted the environmental report (ER) as part of the LRA. The LRA and the ER are publicly available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from ADAMS. The ADAMS accession numbers for the LRA and the ER are ML063350270 and ML063350276, respectively. The public may also view the LRA and the ER on the Internet at www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. In addition, the LRA andthe ER are available to the public near HNP, Unit 1, at the Eva. H. Perry Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex, North Carolina 27502.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of January, 2007.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant cc:David T. ConleyAssociate General Counsel II -

Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Resident Inspector/ Harris NPSc/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, NC 27562-9998Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefDivision of Radiation Protection N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. Chris L. BurtonManager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602-1551Mr. Eric McCartneyPlant General Manager Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 3 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert J. Duncan IIDirector of Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. Robert P. GruberExecutive Director Public Staff NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4326Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P. O. Box 550 Raleigh, NC 27602Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County P. O. Box 87 Pittsboro, NC 27312Mr. Christos Kamilaris, ManagerSupport Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, NC 27562-0165 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant cc:-2-Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N. Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1128