ML25255A054
| ML25255A054 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/03/2025 |
| From: | Marlayna Vaaler Doell Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Schultheis M Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Wall S | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2025-LLE-0022 | |
| Download: ML25255A054 (1) | |
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From:
Marlayna Doell To:
Michael Schultheis Cc:
f.sienczak@holtec.com; Amy Filbrandt; Justin Poole
Subject:
Palisades Nuclear Plant - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re: Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR 26.205, Fitness for Duty Programs - Work Hours (EPID L-2025-LLE-0022)
Date:
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 4:14:00 PM
- Mike,
By letter dated August 12, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25224A206), Holtec submitted an exemption request for Palisades Nuclear Plant. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this exemption request. The acceptance review was performed to determine whether the application contains sufficient technical information to allow the NRC staff to complete a detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify any readily apparent deficiencies related to the characterization of the regulatory requirements or plant licensing basis.
Consistent with Section 50.12 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10CFR), the Commission may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of the NRC regulations, which are authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security, and when special circumstances are present.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it includes 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 exemption in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the more limited scope and depth of the acceptance review compared to the detailed technical review, issues that affect the NRC staffs ability to complete the technical review may still be identified despite the acceptance review being deemed adequate. If additional information is needed, you will be notified by separate correspondence.
The NRC staff has evaluated precedence related to this request and determined that, on average, the reviews have required 60 hours6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br /> and 3 months. To support a more efficient process, the NRC is setting a goal of achieving a 15% improvement. Based on that, our estimate for this review is 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> and 2.5 months. The NRC staff expects to complete the review by October 24, 2025.
If emergent complexities or challenges arise during the NRC staffs review that affect the initial forecasted completion date or result in significant changes to the estimated review hours, the reasons for those changesalong with updated estimateswill be communicated during routine interactions with the assigned project manager. These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and may change due to several factors, including requests for additional information, unanticipated expansion of the review scope, hearing-related activities, or if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance of or concurrently with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Marlayna
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Decommissioning Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRR/DORL/LPL3
Phone: 301.415.3178 E-mail: marlayna.doell@nrc.gov