ML042940675

Delay in Submission of Fuel Dependent Analyses (Tac No. Mc 3390)

ML042940675
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/29/2004
From:	Dan Collins NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1
To:	Bakken A Public Service Enterprise Group
Collins D S, NRR/DLPM, 415-1427
References
TAC MC3390
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October 29, 2004 Mr. A. Christopher Bakken, III President & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC-X15 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - DELAY IN SUBMISSION OF FUEL DEPENDENT ANALYSES (TAC NO. MC3390)

Dear Mr. Bakken:

By letter dated June 7, 2004, PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG) requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 for the Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek). The amendment would allow the implementation of Average Power Range Monitor/Rod Block Monitor/Technical Specifications (TSs)/Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis. In this submittal, PSEG indicated that it would submit the Hope Creek fuel dependent analyses results and, if required, any additional TS changes associated with the fuel dependent evaluations on or before September 30, 2004.

Per schedule discussions between PSEG and the NRC staff, approval of the amendment was requested within 6 months after submittal of the fuel dependent evaluations.

By letter dated September 30, 2004, PSEG informed the NRC that the fuel dependent analyses would not be submitted until November 30, 2004. The NRC initially scheduled its review based upon the anticipated submission of the fuel dependent analyses on September 30, 2004. As such, any delay in your submission of the fuel analysis will result in a delay in the NRC review of the application. It should be noted that your anticipated submittal date is during a time period when the NRC staff workload will be increased due to items such as preparation for spring refueling outages. Accordingly, your delay in submission of the fuel dependent evaluations may result in a change in our review schedule in light of other priority actions currently under NRC staff review. We will inform you of the new review schedule once the fuel dependent evaluations have been submitted.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Daniel S. Collins, Sr. Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354 cc: See next page

Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Mr. John T. Carlin Vice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear - N10 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Patrick S. Walsh Vice President - Eng/Tech Support PSEG Nuclear - N28 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Brothers Vice President - Site Operations PSEG Nuclear - N10 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. James A. Hutton Plant Manager PSEG Nuclear - X15 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. Christina L. Perino Director - Licensing & Nuclear Safety PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. R. A. Kankus Joint Owner Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters KSA1-E 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Lower Alloways Creek Township c/o Mary O. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

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