ML041350327
| ML041350327 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/24/2004 |
| From: | Hopkins J NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| Hopkins J, DLPM/NRR, 415-3027 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC1632 | |
| Download: ML041350327 (5) | |
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June 24, 2004 Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Vice President-Nuclear, Davis-Besse FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760
SUBJECT:
DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, WITHDRAWAL OF EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, APPENDIX R, SUBSECTION III.L.1 (TAC NO. MC1632)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
The Commission has approved withdrawal of an exemption granted August 20, 1984, from the specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix R, Subsection III.L.1 for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter of December 17, 2003.
A copy of the exemption withdrawal has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jon B. Hopkins, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-346
Enclosure:
Withdrawal cc w/enclosure: See next page
June 24, 2004 Mr. Mark B. Bezilla Vice President-Nuclear, Davis-Besse FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760
SUBJECT:
DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1, WITHDRAWAL OF EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR PART 50, APPENDIX R, SUBSECTION III.L.1 (TAC NO. MC1632)
Dear Mr. Bezilla:
The Commission has approved withdrawal of an exemption granted August 20, 1984, from the specific requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix R, Subsection III.L.1 for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1. This action is in response to your letter of December 17, 2003.
A copy of the exemption withdrawal has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jon B. Hopkins, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-346
Enclosure:
Withdrawal cc w/enclosure: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 cc:
Mary E. OReilly FirstEnergy Corporation 76 South Main St.
Akron, OH 44308 Manager - Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State - Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Director, Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance Bureau of Operations & Maintenance 6606 Tussing Road P.O. Box 4009 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60523-4351 Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP 1911 N. Ft. Myer Drive Rosslyn, VA 22209 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5503 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Barry Allen, Plant Manager FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5501 North State - Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760 Dennis Clum Radiological Assistance Section Supervisor Bureau of Radiation Protection Ohio Department of Health P.O. Box 118 Columbus, OH 43266-0118 Carol OClaire, Chief, Radiological Branch Ohio Emergency Management Agency 2855 West Dublin Granville Road Columbus, OH 43235-2206 Zack A. Clayton DERR Ohio Environmental Protection Agency P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 State of Ohio Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Attorney General Office of Attorney General 30 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43216 President, Board of County Commissioners of Ottawa County Port Clinton, OH 43252 President, Board of County Commissioners of Lucas County One Government Center, Suite 800 Toledo, OH 43604-6506 David Lochbaum, Nuclear Safety Engineer Union of Concerned Scientists 1707 H Street NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich United States House of Representatives 14400 Detroit Avenue Lakewood, OH 44107 Mr. James P. Riccio Nuclear Policy Analyst Greenpeace 702 H. Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 Paul Gunter Director Nuclear Watchdog Project Nuclear Information & Resource Service 1424 16th Street NW Suite 401 Washington, DC 20009
7590-01-P UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-346 WITHDRAWAL OF EXEMPTION
1.0 BACKGROUND
The FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. NPF-3 which authorizes operation of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (DBNPS). The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
The facility consists of a pressurized-water reactor located in Ottawa County in Ohio.
2.0 REQUEST Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix R, Subsection III.L.1 requires that alternative or dedicated shutdown capability be able to achieve cold shutdown conditions within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />. The NRC granted an exemption to this requirement by letter dated August 20, 1984, for DBNPS.
In summary, the licensee now concludes that DBNPS meets the requirement and the exemption is no longer required; therefore, the licensee requests that the exemption be withdrawn.
3.0 EVALUATION Two issues caused the licensee to originally request the exemption. They were the ability to depressurize the reactor coolant system and a limitation on cooldown rate. The licensee has recently performed an evaluation and determined that alternate pressurizer spray from the high pressure injection pumps could be used for depressurization and the limit on cooldown rate can be increased. The licensee concluded that DBNPS can now comply with the regulation and the exemption is no longer required.
Based upon the licensees recent evaluation determining that DBNPS alternative shutdown capability can achieve cold shutdown within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />, the staff concludes that the exemption can be withdrawn.
4.0 CONCLUSION
Accordingly, the Commission hereby grants FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company withdrawal of the exemption from the requirements of CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Subsection III.L.1, granted by letter dated August 20, 1984, for DBNPS.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the granting of this exemption withdrawal will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment (69 FR 28951).
This exemption withdrawal is effective upon issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of June 2004.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Ledyard B. Marsh, Director Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation