ML051660042

License Amendment, Administrative Changes to Technical Specifications

ML051660042
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/16/2006
From:	Nerses V Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Christian D Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Wunder G, NRR/DLPM, 415-1494
References
TAC MC6315, TAC MC6316
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March 16, 2006 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MC6315 AND MC6316)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 291 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-65 for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2, and the enclosed Amendment No. 229 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-49 for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 in response to your application dated February 25, 2005. The amendment makes various administrative changes to the Technical Specifications.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Victor Nerses, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-336 50-423

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 291 to DPR-65

2. Amendment No. 229 to NPF-49

3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

March 16, 2006 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MC6315 AND MC6316)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 291 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-65 for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2, and the enclosed Amendment No. 229 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-49 for the Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 in response to your application dated February 25, 2005. The amendment makes various administrative changes to the Technical Specifications.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Victor Nerses, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-336 50-423

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 291 to DPR-65

2. Amendment No. 229 to NPF-49

3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.

DOCKET NO. 50-336 MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 291 License No. DPR-65

1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The application for amendment by the Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the licensee) dated February 25, 2005, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2.

Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. DPR-65 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2)

Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 291, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3.

This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance, and shall be implemented within 90 days of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Darrell J. Roberts, Chief Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: March 16, 2006

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 291 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-65 DOCKET NO. 50-336 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A, Technical Specifications, with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert IV IV V

V XI XI XII XII XIII XIII XIV XIV XV XV XVII XVII 1-8 1-8 3/4 1-20 3/4 1-20 3/4 1-31 3/4 1-31 3/4 2-9 3/4 2-9 3/4 2-10 3/4 2-10 3/4 3-1 3/4 3-1 3/4 3-4 3/4 3-4 3/4 3-5 3/4 3-5 3/4 3-9 3/4 3-9 3/4 3-23 3/4 3-23 3/4 3-24 3/4 3-24 3/4 3-31 3/4 3-31 3/4 3-32 3/4 3-32 3/4 3-33 3/4 3-33 3/4 4-1 3/4 4-1 3/4 4-7b 3/4 4-7b 3/4 4-7f 3/4 4-7f 3/4 4-16 3/4 4-16 3/4 6-1 3/4 6-1 3/4 6-12 3/4 6-12 3/4 7-9b 3/4 7-9b 3/4 8-1 3/4 8-1 3/4 8-1a 3/4 8-1a 3/4 8-2 3/4 8-2 3/4 8-2a 3/4 8-2a 5-1 5-1 6-4 6-4 6-19 6-19 6-26 6-26 6-27 6-27

DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.

DOCKET NO. 50-423 MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 3 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 229 License No. NPF-49

1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The application for amendment by Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the licensee) dated February 25, 2005, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2.

Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-49 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2)

Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 229, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated in the license. Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

3.

This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance, and shall be implemented within 90 days of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Darrell J. Roberts, Chief Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: March 16, 2006

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 229 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-49 DOCKET NO. 50-423 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications, with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert iv iv vii vii viii viii xix xix 3/4 1-1 3/4 1-1 3/4 1-3 3/4 1-3 3/4 1-23 3/4 1-23 3/4 1-26 3/4 1-26 3/4 1-27 3/4 1-27 3/4 2-5 3/4 2-5 3/4 2-6 3/4 2-6 3/4 2-8 3/4 2-8 3/4 2-10 3/4 2-10 3/4 2-11 3/4 2-11 3/4 3-2 3/4 3-2 3/4 3-7 3/4 3-7 3/4 3-41 3/4 3-41 3/4 3-44 3/4 3-44 3/4 3-61 3/4 3-61 3/4 3-82 3/4 3-82 3/4 3-83 3/4 3/83 3/4 4-7 3/4 4-7 3/4 4-8 3/4 4-8 3/4 4-12 3/4 4-12 3/4 4-20 3/4 4-20 3/4 4-21 3/4 4-21 3/4 8-1 3/4 8-1 3/4 8-2 3/4 8-2 3/4 8-3 3/4 8-3 3/4 8-3a 3/4 8-3a 5-1 5-1 6-19a 6-19a 6-20 6-20 6-20a 6-20a 6-21 6-21 6-25 6-25 6-26 6-26

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 229 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-49 DOCKET NO. 50-423 Replace the following pages of the Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Nonradiological), with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert Title Page Title Page Table of Contents Table of Contents 2-1 2-1 3-2 3-2

SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NOS. 291 AND 229 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-65 AND NPF-49 DOMINION NUCLEAR CONNECTICUT, INC.

MILLSTONE POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-336 AND 50-423

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By letter dated February 25, 2005, Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (the licensee) submitted a request for changes to the Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3 (MPS2 and MPS3)

Technical Specifications (TSs) to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission). The requested changes would make various administrative changes to the TSs.

2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.36 specifies the criteria for including limiting conditions for operation (LCOs) in the TSs for commercial nuclear power reactors. According to 10 CFR 50.36, an LCO must be established for items that meet one or more of the following criteria:

Criterion 1: Installed instrumentation that is used to detect, and indicate in the control room, a significant degradation of the reactor coolant pressure boundary.

Criterion 2: A process variable, design feature, or operating restriction that is an initial condition of a design basis accident or transient analysis that either assumes the failure of or presents a challenge to the integrity of a fission product barrier.

Criterion 3: A structure, system, or component that is part of the primary success path and which functions or actuates to mitigate a design basis accident or transient that either assumes the failure of or presents a challenge to the integrity of a fission product barrier.

Criterion 4: A structure, system, or component which operating experience or probabilistic risk assessment has shown to be significant to public health and safety.

3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION

The licensee requested a number of changes to MPS2 and MPS3 TSs which they stated were administrative in nature. The licensee provided the following description of the proposed changes to the MPS2 TSs:

Changes To Index Pages The following changes will make the index page numbering consistent with TS page numbers.

1.

Index Page IV: The title "Reactivity Balance" corresponding to page 3/4 1-2 will be replaced with the word "DELETED," and the word "DELETED" corresponding to page 3/4 1-3 will be replaced with the title "Reactivity Balance."

2.

Index Page V: Capitalized typeface will be used in Specification 3/4.4.1 titles for the TS DEFINED TERMS in accordance with Section 1.1 of Millstone Unit 2 TS.

3.

Index Page XI: The page number corresponding to TS 3/4.3.3 will be changed from B 3/4 3-2 to B 3/4 3-2a, and the page number corresponding to TS 3/4.3.4 will be changed from B 3/4 3-5 to B 3/4 3-6.

4.

Index Page XII: The page number corresponding to TS 3/4.4.2 will be changed from B 3/4 4-1 to B 3/4 4-1d, the page number corresponding to TSs 3/4.5.2 and 3/4.5.3 will be changed from B 3/4 5-1 to B 3/4 5-2, [the] page number corresponding to TS 3/4.5.4 will be changed from B 3/4 5-2 to B 3/4 5-2d, and the page number corresponding to TS 3/4.6.3 will be changed from B 3/4 6-3 to B 3/4 6-3a.

5.

Index Page XIII: The page number corresponding to TS 3/4.7.3 will be changed from B 3/4 7-3 to B 3/4 7-3a, the page number corresponding to TS 3/4.7.4 will be changed from B 3/4 7-4 to B 3/4 7-3c, and the page number corresponding to TSs 3/4.9.3, 3/4.9.4, 3/4.9.5 will be changed from B 3/4 9-1 to B 3/4 9-1 a.

6.

Index Page XIV: The page number corresponding to TSs 3/4.9.11 and 3/4.9.12 will be changed from B 3/4 9-2a to B 3/4 9-2b.

7.

Index Page XV: The page number corresponding to FUEL STORAGE, Drainage and Capacity will be changed from 5-5 to 5-5a.

8.

Index Page XVII: The page number corresponding to Section 6.9.1, CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT will be changed from 6-18 to 6-18a. Also, a misspelling of the word DIESEL is corrected in the title of section 6.24.

Changes Involving Capitalization of the TS DEFINED TERMS The following changes will capitalize the typeface for all the DEFINED TERMS as specified in Section 1.0, "DEFINITIONS," of the MPS2 TS. The requirement to capitalize the typeface of these terms is specified in section 1.1 of the TS.

1.

Page 1-8: Capitalize the terms "VENTING" and "SITE BOUNDARY."

2.

Page 3/4 1-20: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

3.

Page 3/4 1-31: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE."

4.

Page 3/4 1-19: Capitalize the term "MODE." [In fact page 3/4 2-9]

5.

Page 3/4 2-10: Capitalize the term "ACTIONS."

6.

Page 3/4 3-1: Capitalize the term "MODES."

7.

Page 3/4 3-4: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE."

8.

Page 3/4 3-9: Capitalize the term "MODES."

9.

Page 3/4 3-23: Capitalize the term "OPERABILITY."

10.

Page 3/4 3-24: Capitalize the term "MODES."

11.

Page 3/4 3-31: Capitalize the term "ACTIONS." Also, replace the word "INSTALLATION" in the title with the word "INSTRUMENTATION", which is the correct title for this section.

12.

Page 3/4 3-32: Capitalize the terms "ACTION" and "OPERABLE."

13.

Page 3/4 3-33: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

14.

Page 3/4 4-7f: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

15.

Page 3/4 4-16: Capitalize the term "DOSE EQUIVALENT."

16.

Page 3/4 6-12: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

17.

Page 3/4 7-9b: Capitalize the term "ACTION" and add titles at top of page.

18.

Pages 3/4 8-1, 8-1a, 8-2, and 8-2a: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

19.

Page 5-1: Capitalize the term "SITE BOUNDARY."

20.

Page 6-4: Capitalize the terms "MODES, "COLD SHUTDOWN," and "REFUELING," and replace the word "supervision" with "supervising."

21.

Page 6-19: Capitalize the term "SHUTDOWN MARGIN."

22.

Page 6-26: Capitalize the term "UNRESTRICTED AREAS."

23.

Page 6-27: Capitalize the terms "UNRESTRICTED AREAS" and "SITE BOUNDARY."

Changes Involving Deletion of References to Certain Technical Specifications which No Longer Exist in MPS2 TS The following changes will delete references to certain TSs, which have been deleted from the MPS2 TS.

1.

Page 3/4 3-5: The wording "or 3.1.1.2, as applicable" will be deleted.

TS 3.1.1.2, which originally addressed SHUTDOWN MARGIN for Tavg < 200° F, was deleted by Amendment 280 and replaced with another TS 3.1.1.2, "Reactivity Balance." Therefore, the reference in ACTION 4 to the old TS 3.1.1.2 is not relevant and will be deleted.

2.

Page 3/4 4-1: In the APPLICABILITY section of TS 3.4.4.1 the asterisk

• and associated footnote will be deleted. The footnote references TS 3.10.4, which was deleted by Amendment 280. Therefore, the reference in the footnote to TS 3.10.4 is not relevant and will be deleted.

3.

Page 3/4 4-7b: In section 4.4.5.1.5.c the wording "In lieu of any report required pursuant to Specification 6.6.1," will be deleted. Amendment 239 deleted section 6.6. Therefore, the reference in the section 4.4.5.1.5.c to Specification 6.6.1 is not relevant and will be deleted.

Change Involving Clarification of a Structure Name Page 3/4 6-1: In surveillance requirement SR 4.6.1.1.e, the word "containment" will be added before "structural integrity." This change clarifies that containment structure integrity is verified in accordance with the Containment Tendon Surveillance Program.

The licensee provided the following description of the proposed changes to the MPS3 TSs:

Changes to Index Pages The following changes will correct inconsistencies in titles.

1.

Index Page vii: The titles for Tables 3.4.2 and 4.4.2 will be replaced with the word "DELETED."

2.

Index Page viii: The titles for Tables 4.4.5 and for "Pressurizer" will be replaced with the word "DELETED."

Changes Involving Capitalization of the TS DEFINED TERMS The following changes will capitalize the typeface for all the DEFINED TERMS as specified in Section 1.0, "DEFINITIONS," of the MPS3 TS. The requirement to capitalize the typeface of these terms is specified in section 1.1 of the TS.

1.

Index Page iv: Capitalize the terms "SHUTDOWN MARGIN" and "COLD SHUTDOWN."

2.

Index Page vii: Capitalize the terms "HOT STANDBY," "HOT SHUTDOWN" and "COLD SHUTDOWN."

3.

Index Page xix: Capitalize the term "CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT."

4.

Pages 3/4 1-1, 3/4 1-3, 3/4 1-26, 3/4 1-27 and 3/4 2-5: Capitalize the term "CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT."

5.

Pages 3/4 2-6 and 3/4 2-8: Capitalize the term "ACTIONS."

6.

Page 3/4 2-10: Capitalize the term "THERMAL POWER."

7.

Page 3/4 2-11: Capitalize the term "ACTIONS."

8.

Page 3/4 3-7: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE."

9.

Page 3/4 3-41: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE" and "CHANNEL CALIBRATION."

10.

Pages 3/4 3-59, 3/4 [3-]61 and 3/4 [3-]82: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE."

11.

Page 3/4 3-83: Capitalize the term "CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT."

12.

Page 3/4 4-7: Capitalize the terms "ACTIONS" and "ACTION."

13.

Page 3/4 4-8: Capitalize the term "MODE."

14.

Page 3/4 4-12: Capitalize the term "OPERABLE."

15.

Page 3/4 4-20: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

16.

Page 3/4 4-21: The term "inoperable" should be in lower case.

17.

Pages 3/4 8-1, 3/4 8-2, 3/4 8-3 and 3/4 8-3a: Capitalize the term "ACTION."

18.

Page 5-1: Capitalize the term "SITE BOUNDARY."

19.

Page 6-1 9a: Capitalize the term "SHUTDOWN MARGIN."

20.

Page 6-20: Capitalize the terms "AXIAL FLUX DIFFERENCE" and "SHUTDOWN MARGIN."

21.

Page 6-20a: Capitalize the term "MODES."

22.

Page 6-21: Capitalize the term "SHUTDOWN MARGIN."

23.

Page 6-25: Capitalize the terms "UNRESTRICTED AREAS" and "SITE BOUNDARY."

24.

Page 6-26: Capitalize the term "SITE BOUNDARY."

Correction to the List of Amendments Affecting Page 3/4 1-23 Review of Amendment 206, issued by NRC letter dated July 24, 2002, shows that page 3/4 1-23 was not one of the pages affected by this amendment. Therefore, Amendment 206 is deleted from the list of amendments affecting page 3/4 1-23 (list at bottom of the page).

Deletion of ACTION 27 on Page 3/4 3-44 of Table 3.3-6 The ACTION numbers in Section 3/4.3, Instrumentation, follow a single sequence.

ACTIONS 1 through 13 are in Table 3.3-1, ACTIONS 14 through 26 are in Table 3.3-3 and ACTIONS 27 through 29 are in Table 3.3-6. Amendment 220, which was issued on September 14, 2004, added a new ACTION 27 for loss of power, 4KV Undervoltage in Table 3.3-3. [The] current TS contains also ACTION 27 in Table 3.3-6, which is labeled as "Not used." Therefore ACTION 27 in Table 3.3-6 (which is not in use) is deleted to avoid confusion.

Changes Involving Deletion of References to Certain Technical Specifications that no Longer Exist In Millstone Unit 3 TS The following changes will delete references to certain TSs which have been deleted from the Millstone Unit 3 TS.

Page 6-20: The wording "and 3/4.2.1.2" in Item 6 and "and 3/4.2.2.2" in item 7 of Specification 6.9.1.6.a will be deleted. Amendment 217, issued by NRC letter dated December 10, 2003, deleted both TS[s] 3/4.2.1.2 and 3/4.2.2.2, which originally addressed three loop operation.

Corrections to Station and Owner Titles And Other Typographical Errors in Appendix B of the Operating License, "Environmental Protection Plan."

The word "Nuclear" is deleted from the station name to become "Millstone Power Station" and the owner name is changed from "Northeast Nuclear Energy Company" to Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc." These changes are made to reflect the current station and owner names.

Other typographical errors are also corrected as noted on the marked-up pages.

Additionally, it is also noted that the licensee submitted retyped pages 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, and 5-4 with their MPS3 amendment request with typographical errors inadvertently introduced by the licensee at the time these pages were retyped by the licensee.

However, the Authority Files, maintained by the NRC, do not contain these typographical errors. Therefore, the NRC has reviewed and acknowledged the requested changes to the licensees copy of these pages; however, these pages are not being issued with the amendment for MPS3 as corrected pages.

Miscellaneous Typographical Errors In The Technical Specifications

1.

Page 3/4 1-3: Valve ID is changed from "3CHS-V305" to "3CHS*V305."

2.

Page 3/4 4-21: The word "followng" is changed to "following."

The NRC staff has reviewed the proposed changes. The staff has determined that the changes are administrative in nature and have no safety significance. The staff noted a small number of changes not specifically mentioned in the licensees description (e.g., changes to capitalization not specifically cited in the licensees description); however, the staff found these changes also to be administrative and of no safety significance. The staff, therefore, finds the requested changes to be acceptable.

4.0 STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Connecticut State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official concurred with the NRC staffs assessment.

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

This amendment changes administrative or recordkeeping requirements. The NRC staff has determined that the amendment involves no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (70 FR 15942). Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10)(ii). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendment.

6.0 CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

Principal Contributor: G. Wunder Date: March 16, 2006

Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3 cc:

Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.

Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 First Selectmen Town of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Charles Brinkman, Director Washington Operations Nuclear Services Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Pkwy, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852 Senior Resident Inspector Millstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357 Mr. John Markowicz Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 9 Susan Terrace Waterford, CT 06385 Ms. Nancy Burton 147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870 Mr. Evan W. Woollacott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terrys Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070 Mr. Joseph Roy Director of Operations Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. David W. Dodson Licensing Supervisor Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Building 475, 5th Floor Roper Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. J. Alan Price Site Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Building 475, 5th Floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk Director, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711