ML042330119
| ML042330119 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 08/19/2004 |
| From: | Alexion T NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Forbes J Entergy Operations |
| Alexion T W, NRR/DLPM, 415-1326 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB8375 | |
| Download: ML042330119 (5) | |
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August 19, 2004 Mr. Jeffrey S. Forbes Site Vice President Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S. R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NO. MB8375)
Dear Mr. Forbes:
On July 2, 2004, the Commission issued a "Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License" for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1. The withdrawal pertained to an application dated April 2, 2003, as supplemented by letters dated November 21 and December 31, 2003, for a license amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No.
DPR-51 to modify the facility technical specifications pertaining to the fuel enrichment, the spent fuel pool (SFP) boron concentration and criticality analysis, the SFP regions (including the use of Metamic poison panels in a portion of the SFP) and loading restrictions, and the loading patterns in the new fuel storage racks.
Due to a processing error the notice was not published in the Federal Register. Enclosed is the Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License. The only change made to this notice is its date. The notice has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-313
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page
August 19, 2004 Mr. Jeffrey S. Forbes Site Vice President Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 S. R. 333 Russellville, AR 72801
SUBJECT:
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 1 - WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NO. MB8375)
Dear Mr. Forbes:
On July 2, 2004, the Commission issued a "Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License" for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1. The withdrawal pertained to an application dated April 2, 2003, as supplemented by letters dated November 21 and December 31, 2003, for a license amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No.
DPR-51 to modify the facility technical specifications pertaining to the fuel enrichment, the spent fuel pool (SFP) boron concentration and criticality analysis, the SFP regions (including the use of Metamic poison panels in a portion of the SFP) and loading restrictions, and the loading patterns in the new fuel storage racks.
Due to a processing error the notice was not published in the Federal Register. Enclosed is the Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License. The only change made to this notice is its date. The notice has been forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-313
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Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
DOCKET NO. 50-313 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of Entergy Operations, Inc., (the licensee) to withdraw its April 2, 2003, application as supplemented by letters dated November 21 and December 31, 2003, for proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-51 for the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1, located in Pope County, Arkansas.
The proposed amendment would have revised the technical specifications pertaining to the fuel enrichment, the spent fuel pool (SFP) boron concentration and criticality analysis, the SFP regions (including the use of Metamic poison panels in a portion of the SFP) and loading restrictions, and the loading patterns in the new fuel storage racks.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on May 13, 2003 (68 FR 25651).
However, by [[letter::1CAN060404, Withdrawal of License Amendment Request to Modify Fuel Assembly Enrichment, Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Boron Concentration Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.14, the Loading Restrictions in SFP in TS 3.7.15, and to Modify Fuel Storage Design Fea|letter dated June 24, 2004]], the licensee withdrew the proposed change.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated April 2, 2003, as supplemented by letters dated November 21 and December 31, 2003, and the licensees [[letter::1CAN060404, Withdrawal of License Amendment Request to Modify Fuel Assembly Enrichment, Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) Boron Concentration Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.14, the Loading Restrictions in SFP in TS 3.7.15, and to Modify Fuel Storage Design Fea|letter dated June 24, 2004]], 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 O1 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 encounter 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 19th day of August 2004.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
June 2004 Arkansas Nuclear One cc:
Executive Vice President
& Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Director, Division of Radiation Control and Emergency Management Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markham Street, Slot 30 Little Rock, AR 72205-3867 Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. Mike Schoppman Framatome ANP 3815 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 310 London, AR 72847 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, AR 72801 Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P. O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205