ML032020143

Review of License Amendment Request 198 for a One-Time Extension of Containment Integrate Leak Rate Test Interval

ML032020143
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	07/21/2003
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Coutu T Nuclear Management Co
References
TAC MB9907
Download: ML032020143 (3)

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July 21, 2003 Mr. Thomas Coutu Site Vice President Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC N490 State Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REVIEW OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 198 FOR A ONE-TIME EXTENSION OF CONTAINMENT INTEGRATED LEAK RATE TEST INTERVAL (TAC NO. MB9907)

Dear Mr. Coutu:

The purpose of this letter is to request your assistance relating to planning of your licensing requests submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

The Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), submitted a license amendment request dated June 20, 2003, to revise the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Technical Specification (TS) surveillance requirements for the containment integrated leak rate testing (ILRT) in TS 4.4.a, Integrated Leak Rate Tests (Type A). This requested change would allow a one-time extension of the interval between ILRTs from 10 to 15 years. NMC requested a completion date by December 19, 2003. This requested completion date allows approximately 6 months for us to complete our review. The NRC has established performance goals for licensing actions to complete 96 percent in less than 1 year and 100 percent in less than 2 years.

Consistent with these performance goals, we will endeavor to complete our review of your June 20, 2003, license amendment request as expeditiously as possible. However, it is unlikely that we can complete our review by December 19, 2003.

In our previous letters to you dated August 16, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML022250437),

and October 15, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML022740188), we informed you that your requested schedule for NRC approval for certain other licensing actions were aggressive and not consistent with the performance goals described above. We request your assistance to ensure that your licensing requests are well planned, taking into consideration your needs as well as the NRCs performance goals.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1446.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-305 cc: See next page

ML022250437),

and October 15, 2002 (ADAMS Accession No. ML022740188), we informed you that your requested schedule for NRC approval for certain other licensing actions were aggressive and not consistent with the performance goals described above. We request your assistance to ensure that your licensing requests are well planned, taking into consideration your needs as well as the NRCs performance goals.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1446.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-305 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC THarris MShuaibi PDIII-1 Reading OGC LRaghavan ACRS JLamb PLouden, RIII ADAMS Accession No. ML032020143 OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA PDIII-1/SC NAME JLamb RBouling for THarris LRaghavan DATE 07/21/03 07/16/03 07/21/03 Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant cc:

John Paul Cowan Larry L. Weyers Chief Nuclear Officer Chairman, President and CEO Nuclear Management Company, LLC Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway 600 North Adams Street Cover, MI 49043 Greey Bay, WI 54307-9002 Kyle Hoops David Zellner Plant Manager Chairman - Town of Carlton Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant N2164 County B N490 Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 Sarah Jenkins Gordon P. Arent Electric Division Manager, Regulatory Affairs Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant PO Box 7854 N490 Highway 42 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9511 David Molzahn Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 600 N. Adams Street Green Bay, WI 54307-9002 Thomas Webb Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Public Service Corporation 600 N. Adams Street Green Bay, WI 54307-9002 Resident Inspectors Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N490 Hwy 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510 Regional Administrator Region III U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire General Counsel, Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016