ML041970563

Request for Additional Information Proposed Amendment Concerning Relocation of Stability Protection Settings

ML041970563
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/15/2004
From:	Tam P NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:	Crane C AmerGen Energy Co
Tam P NRR/415-1451
References
TAC MC2217
Download: ML041970563 (5)

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July 15, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT CONCERNING RELOCATION OF STABILITY PROTECTION SETTINGS (TAC NO. MC2217)

Dear Mr. Crane:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing the subject proposed amendment, requested by your application dated February 27, 2004. On June 3, 2004, we e-mailed draft questions to Mr. D. Robillard, et al., of your staff (available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession No. ML041560470). After discussion with your staff, the draft questions were revised to form the enclosed Request for Additional Information.

Your staff agreed that AmerGen can respond by August 15, 2004. If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1451.

Sincerely,

\RA\

Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219 cc: See next page

July 15, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: PROPOSED AMENDMENT CONCERNING RELOCATION OF STABILITY PROTECTION SETTINGS (TAC NO. MC2217)

Dear Mr. Crane:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing the subject proposed amendment, requested by your application dated February 27, 2004. On June 3, 2004, we e-mailed draft questions to Mr. D. Robillard, et al., of your staff (available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System under Accession No. ML041560470). After discussion with your staff, the draft questions were revised to form the enclosed Request for Additional Information.

Your staff agreed that AmerGen can respond by August 15, 2004. If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1451.

Sincerely,

\RA\

Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Sincerely, Docket No. 50-219 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC PDI-1 R/F RLaufer PTam OGC THuang ACRS CBixler, Region I SLittle Accession Number: ML041970563 OFFICE PDI-1/PM SRXB SRXB/SC PDI-1/SC NAME PTam THuang FAkstulewicz RLaufer DATE 7/13/04 7/13/04 7/14/04 7/15/04

• Review and concurrence by the licensing assistant is suspended per 7/1/04 T. Marsh memo.

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION PROPOSED AMENDMENT RE: RELOCATION OF STABILITY PROTECTION SETTINGS TO THE CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (COLR)

Reference:

AmerGen application for amendment dated February 27, 2004.

1. Please justify that the proposed relocation of the average power range monitor-based stability setting to the COLR meets the guidance of Generic Letter 88-16. Also, describe all the steps involved in the process used to calculate the COLR stability safety limits on a cycle-specific basis. For each relevant step, provide a reference to the approved methodology that it is based on (for example, if using cycle-specific DIVOM, provide a reference to the new DIVOM methodology).

2. Please provide an example of the new COLR format for a simulated COLR using the old values for the last cycle (Cycle 19).

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Chief Operating Officer H. J. Miller AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Regional Administrator, Region I 4300 Winfield Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Warrenville, IL 60555 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Mayor of Lacey Township 4300 Winfield Road 818 West Lacey Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Forked River, NJ 08731 Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Senior Resident Inspector Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 445 P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Forked River, NJ 08731 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Vice President - Mid-Atlantic AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Operations 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Kennett Square, PA 19348 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek Exelon Generation Company, LLC John E. Matthews, Esquire 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP Kennett Square, PA 19348 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Oyster Creek Generating Station Plant Manager Kent Tosch, Chief AmerGen Energy Company, LLC New Jersey Department of P.O. Box 388 Environmental Protection Forked River, NJ 08731 Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Regulatory Assurance Manager Trenton, NJ 08625 Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Vice President - Licensing and P.O. Box 388 Regulatory Affairs Forked River, NJ 08731 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Operations Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 2301 Market Street, S23-1 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Pete Eselgroth, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348