ML032671169

Additional Information Supporting the Request for License Amendment Regarding Reactor Vessel Specimen Removal Schedule

ML032671169
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/10/2003
From:	Gallagher M AmerGen Energy Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
2130-03-20246
Download: ML032671169 (3)

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AmerGen Energy Company, LLC www.exeloncorp.com AmerGen An Exelon/British Energy Company SM 200 Exelon Way Suite 345 Kennett Square, PA 19348 2130-03-20246 September 10, 2003 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Additional Information Supporting the Request for License Amendment Regarding Reactor Vessel Specimen Removal Schedule

References:

(1) Letter from M. P. Gallagher (Exelon Generation Company, LLC) to U. S.

NRC, 'Request for License Amendment Regarding Reactor Vessel Specimen Removal Schedule," dated December 20, 2002 (2) Letter from K. R. Jury (Exelon Generation Company, LLC) to U. S. NRC, "Additional Information Supporting the Request for License Amendment Regarding Reactor Vessel Specimen Removal Schedule," dated May 30, 2003 In Reference 1, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) requested changes to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Reports (UFSARs) for the Clinton Power Station (CPS), Unit 1, the Dresden Nuclear Power Station (DNPS), Units 2 and 3, the LaSalle County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2, the Limerick Generating Station (LGS), Units 1 and 2, the Oyster Creek Generating Station (Oyster Creek), the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS), Units 2 and 3, and the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS), Units 1 and 2. Additionally, EGC proposed changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) for LGS, Units 1 and 2. The requested changes would remove the current facility reactor material specimen surveillance schedules from the UFSARs and specify that these facilities will participate in an integrated surveillance program (ISP) developed by the Boiling Water Reactor Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP). For LGS, the proposed changes would also remove the current facility reactor material specimen surveillance schedule from the TS.

In Reference 2, EGC and AmerGen submitted additional information regarding the proposed changes. Reference 2 stated that Oyster Creek is evaluating the benefits of performing a reactor pressure vessel fluence evaluation using a method in accordance with Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.190, "Calculational and Dosimetry Methods for Determining Pressure Vessel Neutron Fluence," dated March 1, 2001, and will provide a response to the NRC regarding this item by September 12,2003.

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September 10, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 AmerGen has evaluated the benefits of performing a reactor pressure vessel fluence evaluation in accordance with RG 1.190. AmerGen currently plans to perform such an evaluation to support Oyster Creek participation in the BWRVIP ISP. Our current plan is to complete this evaluation prior to December 1,2005. We intend to complete this evaluation using the RAMA code, which is currently being reviewed by the NRC.

Should you have any questions related to this request, please contact Mr. Dave Helker at (610) 765-5525.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Respectfully, Executed on 6 Wo3 _

M. P. Gallagher Director, Ucensing & Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC

Attachment:

Summary of Commitments cc: H.J. Miller, Administrator, NRC, Region I R.J. Summers, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, OCGS P. S. Tam, USNRC Senior Project Manager File No. 02081

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SUMMARY

OF COMMITMENTS The following table identifies commitments made in this document by ArnerGen Energy Company, LLC. (Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by AmerGen Energy Company, LLC. They are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments.)

COMMITMENT COMMITTED DATE OR "OUTAGE" AmerGen has evaluated the benefits of performing a reactor pressure December 1,2005 vessel fluence evaluation in accordance with RG 1.190. Our current plan is to complete this evaluation prior to December 1, 2005.

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