ML18289A743

Cover Letter - Vogtle LAR-17-043 Containment Pressure Analysis, VEGP Units 3 and 4, Amendment 147/146

ML18289A743
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	11/07/2018
From:	Bill Gleaves NRC/NRO/DLSE/LB4
To:	Whitley B Southern Nuclear Operating Co
gleaves b/415-5848
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ML18289A742	List: ML18289A743 ML18289A745 ML18289A746 ML18289A748 ML18289A749 ML18289A750 ML18289A752 ML18289A753
References
EPID L-2018-LLA-0005, LAR 17-043
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November 7, 2018 Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35243

SUBJECT:

VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT UNITS 3 AND 4 ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS AND GRANTING OF EXEMPTIONS RE: CONTAINMENT PRESSURE ANALYSIS (LAR 17-043) (EPID L-2018-LLA-0005)

Dear Mr. Whitley:

In response to your application dated December 21, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated September 28, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 147 and 146 to Combined Licenses (COL) Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, respectively.

The amendment authorizes changes in the form of departures to the VEGP COL Appendix A, Technical Specifications, Appendix C, Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria, and the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to reflect an updated plant-specific containment integrity analyses. This change was supported by Westinghouse Electric Companys technical documents that have been made available to the staff and included calculations/analyses for heat sinks, WGOTHIC evaluation, model, mass and energy releases, steam line break containment integrity, and loss of coolant accident containment integrity.

The exemption allows changes that impact Tier 1 of the plant-specific DCD and associated COL Appendix C of the Facility COL as specified in LAR 17-043. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of the amendment which is being issued concurrently.

B. Whitley A copy of the related Safety Evaluation, which includes the evaluation of the amendments and exemptions, is also enclosed. The notice of issuance of the amendment and exemption documents included in this letter will be published in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

/RA/

William (Billy) Gleaves, Senior Project Manager Licensing Branch 4 Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis Office of New Reactors Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 147 to NPF-91

2. Amendment No. 146 to NPF-92

3. Exemption for Amendment No. 147 to VEGP Unit 3 COL

4. Exemption for Amendment No. 146 to VEGP Unit 4 COL

5. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page

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DATE 10/24/18 10/24/18 11/6/18 11/07/18 OFFICE DLSE/DD NAME ACampbell DATE 11/07/18 Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List (Revised 08/16/2018) cc:

Office of the Attorney General Resident Inspector 40 Capitol Square, SW Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 Atlanta, GA 30334 8805 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Mr. Barty Simonton Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Team Leader 7821 River Road Environmental Radiation Program Waynesboro, GA 30830 Air Protection Branch Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Document Control Coordinator Bin N-226-EC Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 George B. Taylor, Jr.

2100 East Exchange Pl Anne F. Appleby Atlanta, GA 30084-5336 Olgethorpe Power Corporation 2100 East Exchange Place Brian H. Whitley Tucker, GA 30084 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC 42 Inverness Center Parkway, BIN B237 County Commissioner Birmingham, AL 35243 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Mr. Michael Yox Waynesboro, GA 30830 Site Regulatory Affairs Director Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mr. Wayne Guilfoyle 7825 River Road, Bin 63031 Commissioner District 8 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Augusta-Richmond County Commission 4940 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Gwendolyn Jackson Burke County Library 130 Highway 24 South Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Atlanta, GA 30334 Page 1 of 3

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