ML20239B055

NRR E-mail Capture - NRC LIC-109 Acceptance Review Results for Waterford U3 Digital Upgrade LAR

ML20239B055
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	08/26/2020
From:	Audrey Klett NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL4
To:	Zamber M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Klett A
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L-2020-LLA-0164
Download: ML20239B055 (3)

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From: Klett, Audrey Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 3:27 PM To: Zamber, Maria

Subject:

NRC LIC-109 Acceptance Review Results for Waterford U3 Digital Upgrade LAR (EPID L-2020-LLA-0164)

Hi Maria, By letter W3F1-2020-0038 dated July 23, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20205L587), Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee) requested a license amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-38 for the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 related to a digital upgrade to the Core Protection Calculator System and Control Element Assembly Calculator System. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff performs acceptance reviews of applications to determine if the scope and depth of technical information is sufficient for the staff to complete its technical reviews. The NRC staff also performs an acceptance review to identify whether an application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

The NRC staff concluded that the licensees submittal provides technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, the NRC staff may identify issues that affect its ability to complete the detailed technical review despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If the NRC staff needs additional information, it will notify the licensee by separate correspondence.

Based on its initial review of the application, the NRC staff estimates that it will take approximately 2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br /> to complete its review of the application and that it will complete its review on or by August 24, 2021. As stated by letter dated October 30, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19280C270), the NRC granted a 50 percent fee exemption under Part 170.11(b) of 10 CFR because the subject submittal is the first application received in accordance with the Alternative Review Process guidance described in Digital I&C Interim Staff Guidance 06, Revision 2. The hours estimate is the total sum of fee-billable and non-fee billable hours granted by the partial fee exemption. These estimates could change because of several factors, such as requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of application scope, NRC advisory committee reviews, parallel reviews of industry program initiatives or pilot applications, or hearing related activities. If complexities or challenges during the review cause significant changes to the estimated hours or completion date, the staffs licensing project manager will communicate the new estimates and reasons for the changes to the licensee during routine interactions.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-0489 or Audrey.Klett@nrc.gov.

Audrey Klett Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Plant Licensing Branch 4

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Subject:

NRC LIC-109 Acceptance Review Results for Waterford U3 Digital Upgrade LAR (EPID L-2020-LLA-0164)

Sent Date: 8/26/2020 3:27:22 PM Received Date: 8/26/2020 3:27:22 PM From: Klett, Audrey Created By: Audrey.Klett@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Zamber, Maria" <mzamber@entergy.com>

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