ML042440352
| ML042440352 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2004 |
| From: | Hackett E NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Young D Florida Power Corp, Progress Energy Florida |
| mozafari B, NRR/DLPM, 415-2020 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC3697 | |
| Download: ML042440352 (4) | |
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August 31, 2004 Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)
ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing and Regulatory Programs 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708
SUBJECT:
REVIEW OF CRYSTAL RIVER, UNIT 3, AMENDMENT REQUEST REGARDING INTEGRATED LEAKAGE RATE TESTING SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL EXTENSION TO 20 YEARS (TAC NO. MC3697)
Dear Mr. Young:
On July 1, 2004, Florida Power Corporation, doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc.,
submitted a license amendment request to change the Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) Facility Operating License in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90. Your request proposed a revision to the CR-3 Improved Technical Specification 5.6.2.20, Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program, to allow a 20-year integrated leak rate test (ILRT) interval. Further, you stated in the July 1, 2004, letter that you intended for the NRC staff to treat the submittal as a pilot application to assist in developing a revision to Regulatory Guide 1.163 (1995). The NRC would only consider such a revision after completion a safety evaluation in support of extending the ILRT interval. No revision is planned at this time.
During the NRC staffs acceptance review, we noted that the supporting risk assessment is based on a report that has not yet been reviewed (NEI 94-01, Revision 1, Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J). Furthermore, in the April 27, 2004, letter from A. Pietrangelo of NEI to the NRC that transmitted this report for NRC review, CR-3 was not identified as a lead plant for the report. The NEI report is still in the acceptance review process and no schedule has been established at this time.
In conclusion, your requested date of July 2005 is not feasible given the status of the NEI report review. Therefore, based on the incomplete technical basis for the CR-3 request, the NRC is rejecting this license amendment request. Upon future completion of the NEI report review, you may resubmit your request, and the NRC staff will consider your request based on current regulatory requirements.
D. Young Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.9(a), the NRC staff has determined not to act on your request as proposed in your July 1, 2004, letter. This completes the NRC staffs activity on TAC No. MC3697.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at 301-415-2020.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Edwin M. Hackett, Director Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-302 cc: See next page
ML042440352 NRR-106
- see previous concurrence OFFICE PDII-2/PM PDII-2/LA SPSB/SC SPLB/SC EMEB/DE PDII-2/SC (A)
NAME BMozafari EDunnington MRubin*
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EImbro MMarshall DATE 08/6/04 08/6/04 08/18/04 08/19/04 08/20/04 8/31/04
Mr. Dale E. Young Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 Florida Power Corporation cc:
Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A)
Florida Power Corporation P.O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4042 Mr. Jon A. Franke Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jim Mallay Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 705 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Mr. Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Inverness, Florida 34450-4245 Mr. Michael J. Annacone Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Daniel L. Roderick Director Site Operations Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Senior Resident Inspector Crystal River Unit 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, Florida 34428 Mr. Richard L. Warden Manager Nuclear Assessment Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551