ML17331A007

E-mail Regarding Final Eicb Request for Additional Information - Hope Creek Power Uprate (EPID L-2017-LLS-0002)

ML17331A007
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	11/21/2017
From:	Regner L M Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Duke P R Public Service Enterprise Group
Regner L M
References
EPID L-2017-LLS-0002
Download: ML17331A007 (1)

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From:Regner, LisaTo:Paul.Duke@pseg.com; Thomas, Brian J.Cc:Regner, LisaSubject:FINAL EICB Request for Additional Informaiton - Hope Creek Power UprateDate:Tuesday, November 21, 2017 3:50:00 PMAttachments:HCGS MUR draft EICB Request for Additional Information.msgFinal Request for Additional Information (L-2017-LLS-0002) On November 17, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff sent PSEG(the licensee) a draft Request for Additional Information (RAI) as provided in the attacheddocument. These RAI questions relate to a license amendment request (LAR) thatproposes to increase the rated thermal power level from 3840 megawatts thermal to 3902megawatts thermal, and make technical specification changes as necessary to supportoperation at the uprated power level. This is referred to as a measurement uncertaintyrecapture (MUR) uprate. Subsequently. Mr. Brian Thomas of PSEG, informed the NRC staff that the questions wereunderstood and PSEG agreed to provide a response to this final RAI within 30 days. IfPSEG does not respond by this date, the requested completion date for the MUR decisionmay not be met by the NRC. The NRC staff also informed the licensee that a publicly available version of this final RAIwould be placed in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System(ADAMS). By letter dated July 7, 2017, (ADAMS package Accession No. ML17188A259), the licenseerequested an amendment to the Operating License for Hope Creek Generating Station. The proposed amendment requests a MUR uprate for Hope Creek. The NRC staff requiresadditional information to complete its review of this request as detailed in the attacheddocument. Lisa M. RegnerSenior Project ManagerBranch 4, Division of Operating Reactor LicensingOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lisa.Regner@NRC.gov 301-415-1906 OWFN 9D14