ML25202A136
| ML25202A136 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/2025 |
| From: | Michele Sampson NRC/NRR/DNRL |
| To: | Basta L Duke Energy Progress |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-SLR-0000 | |
| Download: ML25202A136 (1) | |
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Laura Basta Site Vice President H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy Progress, LLC 3581 West Entrance Road, RNPA11 Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT:
REVISION OF SCHEDULE FOR THE SAFETY REVIEW OF THE H.B.
ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2, SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (EPID NO. L 2025-SLR-0000) (DOCKET NUMBER:
50-261)
Dear Laura Basta:
By letter dated April 1, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. (ML25091A290), Duke Energy Progress, LLC submitted an application for subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-23 for H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant (Robinson or the applicant), Unit 2 to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, staff), pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.
By letter dated April 28, 2025 (ML25106A069), the staff concluded that the application was acceptable for docketing. By letter dated April 28, 2025 (ML25106A069), the staff issued the staffs projected review schedule for the H.B. Robinson subsequent license renewal application (SLRA).
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of changes in the review schedule for the H.B.
Robinson SLRA. The revisions reflect several staff efficiencies that have been applied to the environmental and safety reviews since the original schedule was set.
The enclosure of this letter provides the staffs revised projected schedule for the H.B. Robinson SLRA review. The staff will strive to meet the milestones ahead of the revised schedule whenever feasible.
Based on the current status of the review and implemented efficiencies, the staff estimates that the review of the SLRA will take approximately 11,200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br /> to complete. This reflects an estimate of 7,900 hours0.0104 days <br />0.25 hours <br />0.00149 weeks <br />3.4245e-4 months <br /> for the safety review and 3,300 hours0.00347 days <br />0.0833 hours <br />4.960317e-4 weeks <br />1.1415e-4 months <br /> for the environmental review.
These estimates are a reduction from the original estimates of 8,000 for the safety review and 4,800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> for the environmental review.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Andrew Siwy, Project Manager, for the NRC staffs safety review of the Robinson SLRA at Andrew.Siwy@nrc.gov or Karen Loomis, August 7, 2025
L. Basta Project Manager, for the NRC staffs environmental review of the Robinson SLRA at Karen.Loomis@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Michele Sampson, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261
Enclosure:
Revised Subsequent License Renewal Review Schedule cc w/encl: Listserv Signed by Sampson, Michele on 08/07/25
ML25202A136 Via-econcurrence NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DNRL/NLRP/PM NRR/DNRL/NLRP/LA NMSS/REFS/EMPB1/PM NAME VThomas KBratcher KLoomis DATE 07/21/2025 07/21/2025 07/30/2025 OFFICE NMSS/REFS/EMPB1/BC BC NRR/DNRL/NLRP/BC NRR/DNRL NAME SKoenick ANeuhausen MSampson DATE 07/30/2025 07/30/2025
Enclosure H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT 2 SUBSEQUENT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE FROM NRC LETTER DATED APRIL 28, 2025 (ML25106A069)
Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive Subsequent License Renewal Application (SLRA) 04/2025 4/1/2025 Publish Letter - SLRA Availability 04/2025 4/8/2025 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity for Hearing 05/2024 4/28/2025 Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping 05/2025 5/22/2025 Public Meeting - Overview of Subsequent License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping TBD Environmental Scoping Period Ends 06/2025 6/23/2025 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 07/2025 7/7/2025 Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 03/2026 12/2025 Public Meeting - Draft SEIS Meeting TBD Draft SEIS Comment Period Ends 04/2026 01/2026 Issue Safety Evaluation 06/2026 04/2026 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Full Committee Meeting 07/2026 Issue Final SEIS 08/2026 03/2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published
- Availability of Final SEIS 09/2026 03/2026 Decision - Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 10/2026 04/2026