DCL-06-141, Request to Be Considered PWR Pilot Plant for Risk-Informed Initiative 5b, Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control

Request to Be Considered PWR Pilot Plant for Risk-Informed Initiative 5b, Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control

ML070160250
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	12/28/2006
From:	Becker J Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
DCL-06-141
Download: ML070160250 (2)

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company' James R. Becker Diablo Canyon Power Plant Vice President P. 0. Box 56 Diablo Canyon Operations and Avila Beach, CA 93424 Station Director December 28, 2006 805.545.3462 Fax: 805.545.4234 PG&E Letter DCL-06-141 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2 Request to be Considered PWR Pilot Plant for Risk-Informed Initiative 5b, Relocate Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control By letter dated September 28, 2006, the NRC issued license amendments for the Limerick Generating Station, approving relocation of certain surveillance test intervals to a licensee-controlled program. The Limerick Generating Station license amendment request was a pilot submittal in support of Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group Risk-Informed Initiative 5b.

Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) intends to submit a similar License Amendment Request (LAR), and requests NRC consideration of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) as a pilot plant for the Pressurized Water Reactor Owners' Group (PWROG) Risk-Informed Initiative 5b. In support of this initiative, PG&E will work with the PWROG and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) in developing its application consistent with the corresponding Technical Specification Task Force Traveler, and in accordance with the methodology in NEI 04-10, "Risk-informed Technical Specifications Initiative 5B; Risk-Informed Method for Control of Surveillance Frequencies." The DCPP Technical Specifications are based on NUREG-1 431, "Standard Technical Specifications Westinghouse Plants."

Also, in accordance with 10 CFR 170.11(a)(1)(ii) and (iii), PG&E requests a waiver of fees associated with the NRC review of the DCPP LAR.

PG&E currently intends to submit the LAR by the end of the third quarter of 2007.

This communication contains no new or revised commitments. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Stan Ketelsen at (805) 545-4720.

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