ML060130037
| ML060130037 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/2006 |
| From: | Padovan L Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Harden P Nuclear Management Co |
| padovan L, NRR/DORL, 415-1423 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC6544 | |
| Download: ML060130037 (5) | |
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January 17, 2006 Mr. Paul A. Harden Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST RE: ONE-TIME EXTENSION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTION COMPLETION TIME TO RESTORE A SERVICE WATER TRAIN TO OPERABLE STATUS (TAC NO. MC6544)
Dear Mr. Harden:
Nuclear Management Companys (NMCs) letter of April 1, as supplemented May 26, August 25, and November 22, 2005, applied for an amendment to the Palisades Nuclear Plant, Facility Operating License No. DPR-20. The proposed amendment would have changed Technical Specification 3.7.8, Service Water System, to provide a one-time extension to the Completion Time for restoring a service water train to operable status. Subsequently, your letter of January 5, 2006, withdrew the amendment request.
The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page
January 17, 2006 Mr. Paul A. Harden Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST RE: ONE-TIME EXTENSION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTION COMPLETION TIME TO RESTORE A SERVICE WATER TRAIN TO OPERABLE STATUS (TAC NO. MC6544)
Dear Mr. Harden:
Nuclear Management Companys (NMCs) letter of April 1, as supplemented May 26, August 25, and November 22, 2005, applied for an amendment to the Palisades Nuclear Plant, Facility Operating License No. DPR-20. The proposed amendment would have changed Technical Specification 3.7.8, Service Water System, to provide a one-time extension to the Completion Time for restoring a service water train to operable status. Subsequently, your letter of January 5, 2006, withdrew the amendment request.
The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Palisades Plant cc:
Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Consumers Energy Company 1945 Parnall Rd.
Jackson, MI 49201 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Consumers Energy Company 1 Energy Plaza Jackson, MI 49201 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 210 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Supervisor Covert Township P. O. Box 35 Covert, MI 49043 Office of the Governor P. O. Box 30013 Lansing, MI 48909 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Palisades Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Hazardous Waste and Radiological Protection Section Nuclear Facilities Unit Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Michigan Department of Attorney General Special Litigation Division 525 West Ottawa St.
Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Lansing, MI 48913 Michael B. Sellman President and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, MI 54016 Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary 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 Stephen T. Wawro, Director of Nuclear Assets Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Laurie A. Lahti, Manager Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 November 2005
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-255 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) to withdraw its application of April 1, as supplemented May 26, August 25, and November 22, 2005, for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 for the Palisades Nuclear Plant located in VanBuren County, Michigan.
The proposed amendment would have changed Technical Specification (TS) 3.7.8, Service Water System, to provide a one-time extension to the Completion Time for restoring a service water train to operable status.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on May 10, 2005 (70 FR 24654).
However, NMCs letter of January 5, 2006, withdrew the proposed change.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated April 1, as supplemented May 26, August 25, and November 22, 2005, and NMCs letter of January 5, 2006, which withdrew the application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of January 2006.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation