ML042940637

Request for Additional Information (RAI) Regarding Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Tac Nos. MC2049 and MC2050)

ML042940637
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/20/2004
From:	Stacey Imboden NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Koehl D Nuclear Management Co
Imboden S, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-2462
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ML042940650	List: ML042940637
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TAC MC2049, TAC MC2050
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October 20, 2004 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) REGARDING SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION ALTERNATIVES FOR POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MC2049 AND MC2050)

Dear Mr. Koehl:

The staff has reviewed the analysis of severe accident mitigation alternatives (SAMAs) submitted by Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) in support of its application for license renewal for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, and identified areas where additional information was needed to complete its review. By letter dated July 2, 2004, these RAIs were transmitted to NMC and a response was requested within 60 days of the date of the letter. The letter transmitting the RAIs was followed by a phone call asking if NMC needed clarification on any of these RAIs. NMC requested a brief discussion about one RAI. NMC responded to these RAIs by letter dated August 31, 2004.

The staff noted that NMC did not respond to the full scope of several RAIs. An e-mail requesting clarification on several RAIs was sent to NMC on September 16, 2004. The staff requested clarification to NMCs RAI responses during a conference call on October 7, 2004, and by e-mail dated October 12, 2004 (enclosed). NMC agreed to respond to the clarification requests, but may not be able to transmit the responses for 3 weeks, or around the first week in November. This could impact the license renewal schedule. Please contact me after submittal of the RAI clarifications to discuss any schedule impacts.

D. Koehl If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-2462 or e-mail sxf@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stacey Imboden, Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/o enclosure: See next page

1. Letter to D. Koehl w/svc list ML042940637

2. Enclosure, Email, Comments on Pt.Beach RAI Response: ML042870219

3. Pkg: ML042940650 Document Name: G:\DRIP\RLEP\Environmental Section\Point Beach\SAMA\SAMA schedule.wpd OFFICE LA:RLEP PM:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME MJenkins SImboden AKugler DATE 10/19/04 10/19/04 10/20/04 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esq. Nuclear Asset Manager Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Wisconsin Electric Power Company Nuclear Management Company, LLC 231 West Michigan Street 700 First Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Hudson, WI 54016 John Paul Cowan Mr. Richard R. Grigg Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear President and Chief Operating Officer Officer Wisconsin Electric Power Company Nuclear Management Company, LLC 231 West Michigan Street 700 First Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Hudson, WI 54016 Regulatory Affairs Manager Douglas E. Cooper Point Beach Nuclear Plant Senior Vice President - Group Operations Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant 6610 Nuclear Road Nuclear Management Company, LLC Two Rivers, WI 54241 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Site Director of Operations Town of Two Creeks Nuclear Management Company, LLC 13017 State Highway 42 6610 Nuclear Road Mishicot, WI 54228 Two Rivers, WI 54241 Chairman Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Public Service Commission Site Vice President of Wisconsin Point Beach Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 7854 Nuclear Management Company, LLC Madison, WI 53707-7854 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Kenneth Westlake 801 Warrenville Road Chief, Environmental Planning and Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Evaluation Branch U.S. EPA Mail Code B-195 Resident Inspectors Office 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chicago, IL 60604 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute Mr. Jeffrey Kitsembel 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Electric Division Washington, DC 20006-3708 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Mr. James E. Knorr Madison, WI 53707-7854 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Nick Niederlander Lester Public Library 1001 Adams Street Two Rivers, WI 54241