ML24144A108

Acceptance Review Adoption of TSTF-569, Revise Response Time Testing Definition (EPID L-2024-LLA-0059) - Email

ML24144A108
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	05/22/2024
From:	V Sreenivas NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1
To:	Beck A, Lashley P Vistra Operations Company
References
EPID L-2024-LLA-0059, TSTF-569
Download: ML24144A108 (1)

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From: V Sreenivas To: Beck, Andrew; Lashley, Phil Cc: Hipo Gonzalez; Shivani Mehta (She/Her/Hers); Tarico Sweat

Subject:

Acceptance Review: Beaver Valley 1 and 2-Adoption of TSTF-569, Revise Response Time Testing Definition EPID:

L-2024-LLA-0059 Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 12:26:00 PM

By letter dated May 7, 2024 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24129A016), Vistra Operations Company LLC (Licensee) is submitting a request for an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TS) for Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. Specifically, licensee requests adoption of TSTF-569, "Revise Response Time Testing Definition," which is an approved change to the Improved Standard Technical Specifications (ISTS), into the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Technical Specifications (TS). The proposed amendment revises the TS Definitions for Engineered Safety Feature (ESF) Response Time and Reactor Trip System (RTS) Response Time. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this license 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.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide 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, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by May 7, 2025.

If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.

These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

V. Sreenivas, Ph.D., CPM.,

Licensing Project Manager Beaver Valley, Ginna, Seabrook Stations Division of Operating Reactors Licensing, LPL1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission V.Sreenivas@nrc.gov

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