ML023430208
| ML023430208 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 12/09/2002 |
| From: | Colburn T NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Shriver B Susquehanna |
| Colburn T | |
| References | |
| TAC MB5610 | |
| Download: ML023430208 (4) | |
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December 9, 2002 Mr. Bryce L. Shriver Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) - MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO SAFETY LIMITS AND REFERENCE CHANGES (TAC NO. MB5610)
Dear Mr. Shriver:
In reviewing your application of July 17, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has determined that additional information contained in the enclosure to this letter is needed to complete its review. We discussed this issue with your staff during a conference call on November 20, 2002. As we indicated during our conversation, we are enclosing a formal RAI.
The enclosed questions have been revised from the draft RAI to exclude the questions that were answered during the conference call. As agreed to by your staff, we request you respond within 30 days of the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1402.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Timothy G. Colburn, Sr. Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-388
Enclosure:
RAI cc w/encl: See next page
December 9, 2002 Mr. Bryce L. Shriver Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467
SUBJECT:
SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) - MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO SAFETY LIMITS AND REFERENCE CHANGES (TAC NO. MB5610)
Dear Mr. Shriver:
In reviewing your application of July 17, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has determined that additional information contained in the enclosure to this letter is needed to complete its review. We discussed this issue with your staff during a conference call on November 20, 2002. As we indicated during our conversation, we are enclosing a formal RAI.
The enclosed questions have been revised from the draft RAI to exclude the questions that were answered during the conference call. As agreed to by your staff, we request you respond within 30 days of the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1402.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Timothy G. Colburn, Sr. Project Manager, Section1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-388
Enclosure:
RAI cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (MCPR)
SAFETY LIMITS AND REFERENCE CHANGES SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 2 DOCKET NO. 50-388 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing the proposed license amendment request to Facility Operating License No. NPF-22, relating to MCPR Safety Limits and reference changes dated July 17, 2002, and has found further clarification is needed as follows:
1.
Identify any differences between the reference core loading pattern for the analysis and the real core loading pattern. Provide the procedure of how to deal with this difference if it does occur.
2.
On page 1, attachment 1 of your submittal, you state that NRC approval of the previously used computer code ANFB-10 critical power correlation required a factor of 2 to be applied to the number of pins calculated to be in boiling transition for the Safety Limit calculation. Provide a detailed basis of this statement and identify the impact on the Safety Limit calculation.
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 &2 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Assoc. General Counsel PPL Services Corporation 2 North Ninth Street GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Director - Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Deparment of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 PPL Susquehanna, LLC Nuclear Records Attn: G. DallaPalu 2 North Ninth Street GENA62 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Richard W. Osborne Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Bryce L. Shriver Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Richard L. Anderson Vice President-Nuclear Site Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Robert A. Saccone General Manager - Nuclear Engineering PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Terry L. Harpster General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Curtis D. Markley Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENA61 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Michael H. Crowthers Supervising Engineer - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENA61 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Aloysius J. Wrape, III General Manager - Nuclear Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENA92 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Dale F. Roth Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENA92 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Herbert D. Woodeshick Special Office of the President PPL Susquehanna, LLC Rural Route 1, Box 1797 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803