ML032770003
| ML032770003 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 09/30/2003 |
| From: | Minns J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| Minns J,NRR/DLPM,415-3166 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB4056, TAC MB4057 | |
| Download: ML032770003 (7) | |
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September 30, 2003 Mr. James J. Sheppard 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 AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NOS. MB4056 AND MB4057)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
By letter dated February 14, 2002, and its supplement dated October 24, 2002, you applied for an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, respectively. The proposed change would have modified STP, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications pertaining to Loss of Power Instrumentation (Functional Unit 8) and AC Sources. Subsequently, by letters dated September 22, 2003 (NOC-AE-03001472 and (NOC-AE-03001578), you requested to withdraw this amendment request, and supersedes, in its entirety, the application dated February 14, 2002 for which the staff proposed finding of no significant hazards consideration determination on April 30, 2002 (67 FR 21294),
the NRC staff did not have any objections.
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 by R. Gramm for/
John L. Minns, 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:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page
- See previous concurrence OFFICE PDIV-1/PM*
PDIV-1/LA*
PDIV-1/PM*
PDIV-1/SC NAME JMinns MMcAllister DJaffe RGramm DATE 9/26/03 9/26/03 9/29/03 9/30/03
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. L. K. Blaylock Mr. W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson/A. C. Bakken AEP Texas Central 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, N.W.
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
South Texas, Units 1 & 2 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Ft. 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 LICENSES 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, and its supplement dated October 24, 2002, applications for proposed amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and No. NPF-80 for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, located in Matagorda County, Texas.
The proposed amendments would have modified STP, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) 3.3.2 requirements for Loss of Power Instrumentation (Functional Unit 8) and TSs 3.8.1.1, 3.8.1.2, and 3.8.1.3 for AC Sources.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2002, (67 FR 21294). However, by letter dated September 22, 2003 (NOC-AE-03001472), the licensee withdrew the proposed amendments and supersedes, in its entirety the application dated February 14, 2002, and its supplement dated October 24, 2002, for which the staff proposed no significant hazard consideration determination on April 30, 2002 (67 FR 21294). This application withdraws the proposed changes to TS 3.3.2 requirements for Loss of Power Instrumentation and the proposed changes to TS 3.8.1.1 for AC Sources. The changes proposed for TS 3.3.2 are described in the application dated September 22, 2003 (NOC-AE-03001578). The changes proposed for TSs 3.8.1.2 and 3.8.1.3 are documented in the September 22, 2003 (NOC-AE-03001472) application.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated February 14, 2002, and its supplement dated October 24, 2002, and the licensees letters dated September 22, 2003, 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, Public File Area 01 F21, 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 encountered 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 30th day of September 2003.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
John L. Minns, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation