ML053180316

Letter MC8439, Revised Storage Criteria for low-enriched Uranium Fuel

ML053180316
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	11/09/2005
From:	Farideh Saba NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Jamil D Duke Energy Corp
Saba F
References
TAC MC8439, TAC MC8440
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November 9, 2005 Mr. D. M. Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MC8439 AND MC8440)

Dear Mr. Jamil:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has forwarded the enclosed, Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Renewed Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing, to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

This notice relates to your application dated September 13, 2005, to revise the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications (TS) Sections 3.7.16, Spent Fuel Assembly Storage, and 4.3, Design Features: Fuel Storage. This License Amendment Request (LAR) presents revised storage criteria for low-enriched uranium fuel stored at Catawba. This LAR also requests to revise the TS bases for 3.3.15 and TS 4.3.3 to change the number of usable storage cells in each of the Catawba SFPs from 1418 to 1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Farideh E. Saba, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

Enclosure:

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November 9, 2005 Mr. D. M. Jamil Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, SC 29745

SUBJECT:

CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MC8439 AND MC8440)

Dear Mr. Jamil:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has forwarded the enclosed, Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Renewed Facility Operating Licenses, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing, to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

This notice relates to your application dated September 13, 2005, to revise the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications (TS) Sections 3.7.16, Spent Fuel Assembly Storage, and 4.3, Design Features: Fuel Storage. This License Amendment Request (LAR) presents revised storage criteria for low-enriched uranium fuel stored at Catawba. This LAR also requests to revise the TS bases for 3.3.15 and TS 4.3.3 to change the number of usable storage cells in each of the Catawba SFPs from 1418 to 1421.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Farideh E. Saba, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414

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Mr. Lee Keller, Manager North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.

Regulatory Compliance P.O. Box 27306 Duke Energy Corporation Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn 4830 Concord Road Duke Energy Corporation York, South Carolina 29745 Mail Code - PB05E 422 South Church Street Mr. Henry Porter, Assistant Director P.O. Box 1244 Division of Waste Management Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1244 Bureau of Land and Waste Management Dept. of Health and Environmental Control Ms. Anne Cottingham, Esquire 2600 Bull Street Winston and Strawn LLP Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Mr. R.L. Gill, Jr., Manager Nuclear Regulatory Issues North Carolina Municipal Power and Industry Affairs Agency Number 1 Duke Energy Corporation 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard 526 South Church Street P.O. Box 29513 Mail Stop EC05P Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 County Manager of York County Saluda River Electric York County Courthouse P.O. Box 929 York, South Carolina 29745 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV, Vice President 121 Village Drive Customer Relations and Sales Greer, South Carolina 29651 Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road Ms. Karen E. Long 12th Floor Assistant Attorney General Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 North Carolina Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Mr. T. Richard Puryear Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Owners Group (NCEMC)

Duke Energy Corporation NCEM REP Program Manager 4800 Concord Road 4713 Mail Service Center York, South Carolina 29745 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4713

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Mr. Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection NC Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. Henry Barron Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 Diane Curran Harmon, Curran, Spielbergy &

Eisenberg, LLP 1726 M Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036