ML052760238

Cover Letter, Safety Evaluation Report (SER) Related to the License Renewal of Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

ML052760238
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	10/01/2005
From:	Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Koehl D Nuclear Management Co
Rodriguez V, RLEP/DRIP/NRR, 415-2232
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ML052760212	List: ML052760238
References
TAC MC2099, TAC MC2100
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October 1, 2005 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT (SER) RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MC2099 AND MC2100)

Dear Mr. Koehl:

By letter dated February 25, 2004, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC or the applicant) submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the renewal of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2, operating licenses for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on April 7, 2004. Since that time, the staff has reviewed the PBNP LRA, issued requests for additional information (RAIs), reviewed the applicants responses to the staffs RAIs and developed a safety evaluation report (SER) with open items dated May 2, 2005. On the basis of this review, the staff has developed the enclosed SER to document its findings associated with the safety review of the LRA and supporting documentation for PBNP.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal project managers, Mr. Gregory Suber and Ms. Veronica Rodriguez. Mr. Suber can be contacted by telephone at 301-415-1124 or via e-mail at GXS@nrc.gov. Ms. Rodriguez can be contacted by telephone at 301-415-3703 or via e-mail at VMR1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-266 and 50-301

Enclosure:

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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esq.

Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Mr. Frederick D. Kuester President and Chief Executive Officer We Generation 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 Aldo Capristo Manager, Regulatory Affairs Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Ken Duveneck Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks 13017 State Highway 42 Mishicot, WI 54228 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Jeffrey Kitsembel Electric Division Public Service Commission of Wisconsin P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 David Weaver Nuclear Asset Manager Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, WI 53201 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Douglas E. Cooper Senior Vice President - Group Operations Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Roger A. Newton 3623 Nagawicka Shores Drive Hartland, WI 53029 James E. Knorr License Renewal Project Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Point Beach Nuclear Plant Two Rivers, WI 54241

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