ML040500302

Extended Power Uprate Acceptance Review

ML040500302
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	02/20/2004
From:	Howe A NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:	Kansler M Entergy Nuclear Operations
Ennis R, NRR/DLPM, 415-1420
References
FOIA/PA-2004-0369, TAC MC0761
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February 20, 2004 Mr. Michael Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601

SUBJECT:

VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION - EXTENDED POWER UPRATE ACCEPTANCE REVIEW (TAC NO. MC0761)

Dear Mr. Kansler:

By letter dated September 10, 2003, as supplemented on October 1, 2003, October 28, 2003 (2 letters), and January 31, 2004 (2 letters), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), licensees of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS), submitted the application, Technical Specification Proposed Change No. 263 Extended Power Uprate to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The proposed license amendment would allow an increase in the maximum authorized power level from 1593 megawatts thermal (MWT) to 1912 MWT.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of Entergy's extended power uprate (EPU) application for VYNPS. The acceptance review determines whether or not there is sufficient detail to allow the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review.

The NRC staff had previously performed an acceptance review of the VYNPS EPU application as documented in a letter dated December 15, 2003. As described in that letter, the NRC staff determined that further information was required in several areas before the application could be consider acceptable. Entergy's letter BVY 04-009, dated January 31, 2004, provided additional information in response to the staff's letter dated December 15, 2003. Based on review of the information in letter BVY 04-009, the staff has determined that Entergy has provided the necessary information. Therefore, the NRC staff finds the VYNPS EPU application acceptable, such that the detailed review can be expected to be completed within 12 months from the date of letter BVY 04-009. Accordingly, the forecast completion date for the review is January 31, 2005.

M. Kansler Verbal notification of the NRCs acceptance of your application was provided by the VYNPS Project Manager, Mr. Richard Ennis, to Ms. Ronda Daflucas of your staff on February 18, 2004.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ennis, at (301) 415-1420.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Allen G. Howe, Acting Director Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271 cc: See next page

M. Kansler Verbal notification of the NRCs acceptance of your application was provided by the VYNPS Project Manager, Mr. Richard Ennis, to Ms. Ronda Daflucas of your staff on February 18, 2004.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ennis, at (301) 415-1420.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Allen G. Howe, Acting Director Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-271 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC TChan JCai HWalker PDI-2 Reading RDavis JBongarra MHart DRoberts LLund JTappert FAkstulewicz REnnis KParczewski SImboden EKendrick AMcMurtray KManoly DSolorio AHowe CAnderson, RGN I CWu DReddy ELeeds EMarinos DThatcher SWeerakkody TMarsh HGarg RPettis RGallucci BSheron RJenkins KCoyne MRubin MShuaibi NTrehan EWeiss MStutzke JJolicoeur SCoffin RPedersen RDennig LPortner, OCA BElliot DTrimble RLobel SBurnell, OPA ACCESSION NO.: ML040500302

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Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. David R. Lewis Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Christine S. Salembier, Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2601 Mr. Michael H. Dworkin, Chairman Public Service Board State of Vermont 112 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2701 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Town of Vernon P.O. Box 116 Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Mr. Michael Hamer Operating Experience Coordinator Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station 320 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301-6937 Chief, Safety Unit Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Ms. Deborah B. Katz Box 83 Shelburne Falls, MA 01370 Mr. Raymond N. McCandless Vermont Department of Health Division of Occupational and Radiological Health 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402 Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Resident Inspector Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 176 Vernon, VT 05354 Director, Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ATTN: James Muckerheide 400 Worcester Rd.

Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Jonathan M. Block, Esq.

Main Street P.O. Box 566 Putney, VT 05346-0566 Mr. John Kelly Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Gary Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations 1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station cc:

Mr. John Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Dan Pace Vice President, Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Randall Edington Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John M. Fulton Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Jay K. Thayer Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 0500 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05302-0500 Mr. Ken L. Graesser BWR SRC Consultant 38832 N. Ashley Drive Lake Villa, IL 60046 Jim Sniezek BWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801 Mr. Ron Toole BWR SRC Consultant 605 West Horner Street Ebensburg, PA 15931 Ms. Stacey Lousteau Treasury Department Entergy Services, Inc.

639 Loyola Avenue, Mail Stop L-ENT-15E New Orleans, LA 70113 Mr. Michael Kansler President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Raymond Shadis New England Coalition Post Office Box 98 Edgecomb, ME 04556 Mr. James P. Matteau Executive Director Windham Regional Commission 139 Main Street, Suite 505 Brattleboro, VT 05301 Mr. William K. Sherman Vermont Department of Public Service 112 State Street Drawer 20 Montpelier, VT 05620-2601