ML030220002
| ML030220002 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/2003 |
| From: | Thadani M NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Cottle W South Texas |
| Thadani M, NRR/DLPM, 415-1476 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB4051, TAC MB4052 | |
| Download: ML030220002 (6) | |
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January 21, 2003 Mr. William T. Cottle President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NOS. MB4051 AND MB4052)
Dear Mr. Cottle:
By letter dated February 14, 2002, you applied for an amendment to the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80, respectively. The proposed change would have modified the facility technical specifications (TS) pertaining to TS 3.4.2.2, Reactor Coolant System. to relax the lift setting tolerance of the pressurizer safety valves from +/-2 percent to +/-3 percent. Subsequently, by letter dated December 2, 2002, you withdrew the amendment request.
The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl.: See next page
ML030220002 *No legal objection with changes OFFICE PDIV-1/PM PDIV-1/PM PDIV-1/LA OGC *NLO PDIV-1/SC NAME BVaidya:rkb MThadani MMcAllister TSherwin RGramm DATE 1-3-2003 1/10/2003 1/03/03 1/16/03 1/21/03 South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Mr. Cornelius F. OKeefe Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 Mr. M. T. Hardt Mr. W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers AEP - Central Power and Light Company P.O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483 INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Texas Genco, LP P.O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77251 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Mr. T. J. Jordan, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Jon C. Wood Matthews & Branscomb 112 East Pecan, Suite 1100 San Antonio, TX 78205 Arthur C. Tate, Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 G. R. Bynog, Program Manager/
Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Fort Worth, Texas 76109
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-498 and 50-499 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of STP Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) to withdraw its February 14, 2002, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, respectively, located in Matagorda County, Texas..
The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications (TSs) pertaining to TS 3.4.2.2, "Reactor Coolant System," to relax the lift setting tolerance of the pressurizer safety valves for +/-2 percent to +/-3 percent.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on April 2, 2002 (67 FR 15628). However, by letter dated December 2, 2002, the licensee withdrew the proposed change.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated February 14, 2002, and the licensee's letter dated December 2, 2002, which withdrew the application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21 of January 2003.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation