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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 21, 2019 Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 21, 2019 Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. | ||
3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35243 | 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35243 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 | VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RE: REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT REGARDING PROTECTION AND SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT REDUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REVISION (LAR 19-001) (EPID L-2019-LLA-0064) | ||
==Dear Mr. Whitley:== | ==Dear Mr. Whitley:== | ||
In response to your application dated March 25, 2019, as supplemented by {{letter dated|date=October 7, 2019|text=letter dated October 7, 2019}} (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML19084A309 and ML19280E414, respectively), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 168 and 166 to Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, respectively. The amendments authorizes changes to COL Appendix A, which contains the plant-specific technical specifications (TS), and related information in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report. Specifically, the amendments remove from the TS certain manual surveillance requirements (SRs) to be performed on Protection and Safety Monitoring System (PMS) components. These are SRs requiring manual Channel Checks, Channel Operational Tests, Actuation Logic Tests and Actuation Logic Output Tests. In addition, the amendments authorize changes to the approach for satisfying the SRs that verify the Reactor Trip System and Engineered Safety Features Response Times are within specified limits. Specifically, SNC requested NRC approval of a method described in the license amendment request for choosing allocated response times for the PMS equipment. The licensee has not proposed any change to the approved PMS design. | |||
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation, which includes the staffs evaluation of the amendment, is enclosed. The notice of issuance of the amendment documents included in this letter will be published in the Federal Register. | |||
Sincerely, | |||
/RA/ | |||
Sincerely, | Jennivine Rankin, Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026 | ||
Jennivine Rankin, Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026 | |||
==Enclosures:== | ==Enclosures:== | ||
: 1. Amendment No. 168 to VEGP Unit 3 COL | : 1. Amendment No. 168 to VEGP Unit 3 COL | ||
: 2. Amendment No. 166 to VEGP Unit 4 COL | : 2. Amendment No. 166 to VEGP Unit 4 COL | ||
: 3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page | : 3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page | ||
ML19297D080 (Cover Letter) | ML19297D080 (Cover Letter) | ||
ML19297C791 (Package) | ML19297C791 (Package) | ||
ML19297D159 (Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation) | ML19297D159 (Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation) | ||
ML19297C988 (Proprietary Safety Evaluation) *via e-mail NRO-008 OFFICE NRR/VPO:LA | ML19297C988 (Proprietary Safety Evaluation) *via e-mail NRO-008 OFFICE NRR/VPO:LA NRR/VPO:PM DEX/EICA:BC DRO/IQVB:BC DSS/STSB:BC NAME RButler JRankin (c) | ||
DATE | NSalgado* | ||
DATE | KKavanagh* | ||
DATE | VCusumano* | ||
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Resident Inspector Document Control Coordinator Bin N-226-EC Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 3535 Colonnade Parkway | DATE 10/24/19 10/25/19 10/15/19 10/23/19 10/15/19 OFFICE DRO/IRAB NRR/DANU/UART NRR/VPO:PM OGC/NLO* | ||
NRR/VPO:BC NAME AMasters** | |||
Michelle Hayes* | |||
(HPhan for) | |||
CPatel KRoach VHall DATE 10/16/19 10/25/19 10/25/19 11/14/19 11/13/19 OFFICE NRR/VPO:PM NAME JRankin (s) | |||
DATE 11/21/19 | |||
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List (Revised 08/13/2019) cc: | |||
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. | |||
Resident Inspector Document Control Coordinator Bin N-226-EC Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 3535 Colonnade Parkway 8805 River Road Birmingham, AL 35243 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Office of the Attorney General Mr. Barty Simonton 40 Capitol Square, SW Team Leader Atlanta, GA 30334 Environmental Radiation Program Air Protection Branch Resident Manager Environmental Protection Division Oglethorpe Power Corporation 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Brian H. Whitley 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Anne F. Appleby 42 Inverness Center Parkway, BIN B237 Olgethorpe Power Corporation Birmingham, AL 35243 2100 East Exchange Place Tucker, GA 30084 Mr. Michael Yox Site Regulatory Affairs Director County Commissioner Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Office of the County Commissioner 7825 River Road, Bin 63031 Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Wayne Guilfoyle Commissioner District 8 Augusta-Richmond County Commission 4940 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Gwendolyn Jackson Burke County Library 130 Highway 24 South Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Atlanta, GA 30334 Page 1 of 3 | |||
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Email acchambe@southernco.com (Amy Chamberlian) agaughtm@southernco.com (Amy Aughtman) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitley@southernco.com (Brian Whitley) | Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Email acchambe@southernco.com (Amy Chamberlian) agaughtm@southernco.com (Amy Aughtman) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitley@southernco.com (Brian Whitley) | ||
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Joseph_Hegner@dom.com (Joseph Hegner) jpredd@southernco.com (Jason R. Redd) karen.patterson@ttnus.com (Karen Patterson) karlg@att.net (Karl Gross) kmstacy@southernco.com (Kara Stacy) kroberts@southernco.com (Kelli Roberts) | Joseph_Hegner@dom.com (Joseph Hegner) jpredd@southernco.com (Jason R. Redd) karen.patterson@ttnus.com (Karen Patterson) karlg@att.net (Karl Gross) kmstacy@southernco.com (Kara Stacy) kroberts@southernco.com (Kelli Roberts) | ||
KSutton@morganlewis.com (Kathryn M. Sutton) kwaugh@impact-net.org (Kenneth O. Waugh) markus.popa@hq.doe.gov (Markus Popa) mdmeier@southernco.com (Mike Meier) media@nei.org (Scott Peterson) | KSutton@morganlewis.com (Kathryn M. Sutton) kwaugh@impact-net.org (Kenneth O. Waugh) markus.popa@hq.doe.gov (Markus Popa) mdmeier@southernco.com (Mike Meier) media@nei.org (Scott Peterson) | ||
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Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Melissa.Smith@Hq.Doe.Gov (Melissa Smith) mike.price@opc.com (M.W. Price) | Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Melissa.Smith@Hq.Doe.Gov (Melissa Smith) mike.price@opc.com (M.W. Price) | ||
Latest revision as of 06:56, 2 January 2025
| ML19297D080 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 11/21/2019 |
| From: | Jennivine Rankin NRC/NRR/VPOB |
| To: | Whitley B Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| EPID L-2019-LLA-0064, LAR 19-001 | |
| Download: ML19297D080 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 21, 2019 Mr. Brian H. Whitley, Director Regulatory Affairs Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RE: REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT REGARDING PROTECTION AND SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT REDUCTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REVISION (LAR 19-001) (EPID L-2019-LLA-0064)
Dear Mr. Whitley:
In response to your application dated March 25, 2019, as supplemented by letter dated October 7, 2019 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML19084A309 and ML19280E414, respectively), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 168 and 166 to Combined License (COL) Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, respectively. The amendments authorizes changes to COL Appendix A, which contains the plant-specific technical specifications (TS), and related information in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report. Specifically, the amendments remove from the TS certain manual surveillance requirements (SRs) to be performed on Protection and Safety Monitoring System (PMS) components. These are SRs requiring manual Channel Checks, Channel Operational Tests, Actuation Logic Tests and Actuation Logic Output Tests. In addition, the amendments authorize changes to the approach for satisfying the SRs that verify the Reactor Trip System and Engineered Safety Features Response Times are within specified limits. Specifically, SNC requested NRC approval of a method described in the license amendment request for choosing allocated response times for the PMS equipment. The licensee has not proposed any change to the approved PMS design.
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation, which includes the staffs evaluation of the amendment, is enclosed. The notice of issuance of the amendment documents included in this letter will be published in the Federal Register.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jennivine Rankin, Project Manager Vogtle Project Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 52-025 52-026
Enclosures:
- 3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page
ML19297D080 (Cover Letter)
ML19297C791 (Package)
ML19297D159 (Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation)
ML19297C988 (Proprietary Safety Evaluation) *via e-mail NRO-008 OFFICE NRR/VPO:LA NRR/VPO:PM DEX/EICA:BC DRO/IQVB:BC DSS/STSB:BC NAME RButler JRankin (c)
NSalgado*
KKavanagh*
VCusumano*
DATE 10/24/19 10/25/19 10/15/19 10/23/19 10/15/19 OFFICE DRO/IRAB NRR/DANU/UART NRR/VPO:PM OGC/NLO*
NRR/VPO:BC NAME AMasters**
Michelle Hayes*
(HPhan for)
CPatel KRoach VHall DATE 10/16/19 10/25/19 10/25/19 11/14/19 11/13/19 OFFICE NRR/VPO:PM NAME JRankin (s)
DATE 11/21/19
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List (Revised 08/13/2019) cc:
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Resident Inspector Document Control Coordinator Bin N-226-EC Vogtle Plant Units 3 & 4 3535 Colonnade Parkway 8805 River Road Birmingham, AL 35243 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Office of the Attorney General Mr. Barty Simonton 40 Capitol Square, SW Team Leader Atlanta, GA 30334 Environmental Radiation Program Air Protection Branch Resident Manager Environmental Protection Division Oglethorpe Power Corporation 4244 International Parkway, Suite 120 Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant Atlanta, GA 30354-3906 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Brian H. Whitley 3535 Colonnade Parkway, Bin N-226-EC Anne F. Appleby 42 Inverness Center Parkway, BIN B237 Olgethorpe Power Corporation Birmingham, AL 35243 2100 East Exchange Place Tucker, GA 30084 Mr. Michael Yox Site Regulatory Affairs Director County Commissioner Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Office of the County Commissioner 7825 River Road, Bin 63031 Burke County Commission Waynesboro, GA 30830 Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Wayne Guilfoyle Commissioner District 8 Augusta-Richmond County Commission 4940 Windsor Spring Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Gwendolyn Jackson Burke County Library 130 Highway 24 South Waynesboro, GA 30830 Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Atlanta, GA 30334 Page 1 of 3
Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Email acchambe@southernco.com (Amy Chamberlian) agaughtm@southernco.com (Amy Aughtman) awc@nei.org (Anne W. Cottingham) becky@georgiawand.org (Becky Rafter) bhwhitley@southernco.com (Brian Whitley)
Bill.Jacobs@gdsassociates.com (Bill Jacobs) bjadams@southernco.com (Brad Adams) bwwaites@southernco.com (Brandon Waites) castelca@westinghouse.com (Curtis Castell) comerj@westinghouse.com (James Comer) crpierce@southernco.com (C.R. Pierce) dahjones@southernco.com (David Jones) david.hinds@ge.com (David Hinds) david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com (David Lewis) dgbost@southernco.com (Danny Bost) dlfulton@southernco.com (Dale Fulton) drculver@southernco.com (Randy Culver) durhamdc@westinghouse.com (David Durham) ed.burns@earthlink.net (Ed Burns) edavis@pegasusgroup.us (Ed David) erg-xl@cox.net (Eddie R. Grant) fdhundle@southernco.com (Forrest Hundley) fhwillis@southernco.com (Fred Willis)
G2NDRMDC@southernco.com (SNC Document Control)
George.Taylor@opc.com (George Taylor) graysw@westinghouse.com (Scott W. Gray) jadwilli@southernco.com (J.D. Williams) james1.beard@ge.com (James Beard) jantol1dj@westinghouse.com (David Jantosik) jenmorri@southernco.com (Jennifer Buettner)
JHaswell@southernco.com (Jeremiah Haswell) jim@ncwarn.org (Jim Warren)
John.Bozga@nrc.gov (John Bozga)
Joseph_Hegner@dom.com (Joseph Hegner) jpredd@southernco.com (Jason R. Redd) karen.patterson@ttnus.com (Karen Patterson) karlg@att.net (Karl Gross) kmstacy@southernco.com (Kara Stacy) kroberts@southernco.com (Kelli Roberts)
KSutton@morganlewis.com (Kathryn M. Sutton) kwaugh@impact-net.org (Kenneth O. Waugh) markus.popa@hq.doe.gov (Markus Popa) mdmeier@southernco.com (Mike Meier) media@nei.org (Scott Peterson)
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Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Mailing List Melissa.Smith@Hq.Doe.Gov (Melissa Smith) mike.price@opc.com (M.W. Price)
MKWASHIN@southernco.com (MKWashington) mlgraves@southernco.com (Michelle Graves)
MSF@nei.org (Marvin Fertel) myox@southernco.com (Mike Yox) nirsnet@nirs.org (Michael Mariotte)
Nuclaw@mindspring.com (Robert Temple)
Paul@beyondnuclear.org (Paul Gunter) pbessette@morganlewis.com (Paul Bessette) r.joshi15@comcast.net (Ravi Joshi)
Ronald.Jones@scana.com (Ronald Jones) rwink@ameren.com (Roger Wink) sabinski@suddenlink.net (Steve A. Bennett) sara@cleanenergy.org (Sara Barczak) sblanton@balch.com (Stanford Blanton)
Shiva.Granmayeh@hq.doe.gov (Shiva Granmayeh) sjackson@meagpower.org (Steven Jackson) skauffman@mpr.com (Storm Kauffman) sroetger@psc.state.ga.us (Steve Roetger) stephen.burdick@morganlewis.com (Stephen Burdick) tom.miller@hq.doe.gov (Tom Miller)
TomClements329@cs.com (Tom Clements)
Vanessa.quinn@dhs.gov (Vanessa Quinn) vcsummer2n3@gmail.com (Brian McIntyre) wasparkm@southernco.com (Wesley A. Sparkman) wayne.marquino@gmail.com (Wayne Marquino) weave1dw@westinghouse.com (Doug Weaver)
William.Birge@hq.doe.gov (William Birge) x2gabeck@southernco.com (Gary Becker) x2kmseib@southernco.com (Kristin Seibert)
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