ML060520234
| ML060520234 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/2006 |
| From: | Richard Guzman Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Crane C Exelon Generation Co |
| Guzman R | |
| References | |
| TAC MC9231 | |
| Download: ML060520234 (6) | |
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION transmitted herewith contains sensitive unclassified information.
When separated from, this document is decontrolled.
March 1, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: SAFETY LIMIT MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (TAC NO. MC9231)
Dear Mr. Crane:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 183 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-39 for the Limerick Generating Station, Unit 1. This amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated December 14, 2005, as supplemented by letter dated February 13, 2006. This amendment revises the safety limit minimum critical power ratio (SLMCPR) value in TS 2.1 from 1.08 to 1.09 for single recirculation-loop operation due to the cycle-specific analysis.
Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that information provided in the Safety Evaluation (Enclosure 3) contains proprietary information, indicated in ((bold)). The NRC has prepared a nonproprietary version of the Safety Evaluation (Enclosure 2). However, we will delay placing in the public document room for a period of ten working days from the date of this letter to provide you with the opportunity to comment on the proprietary aspects. If you believe that any information in Enclosure 2 is proprietary, please identify such information line-by-line and define the basis pursuant to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.390.
The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Richard V. Guzman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-352
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 183 to NPF-39
- 2. Safety Evaluation with Nonproprietary Information
- 3. Safety Evaluation with Proprietary Information cc w/encls 1 & 2 only: See next page
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION transmitted herewith contains sensitive unclassified information.
When separated from, this document is decontrolled.
March 1, 2006 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: SAFETY LIMIT MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (TAC NO. MC9231)
Dear Mr. Crane:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 183 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-39 for the Limerick Generating Station, Unit 1. This amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated December 14, 2005, as supplemented by letter dated February 13, 2006. This amendment revises the safety limit minimum critical power ratio (SLMCPR) value in TS 2.1 from 1.08 to 1.09 for single recirculation-loop operation due to the cycle-specific analysis.
Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that information provided in the Safety Evaluation (Enclosure 3) contains proprietary information, indicated in ((bold)). The NRC has prepared a nonproprietary version of the Safety Evaluation (Enclosure 2). However, we will delay placing in the public document room for a period of ten working days from the date of this letter to provide you with the opportunity to comment on the proprietary aspects. If you believe that any information in Enclosure 2 is proprietary, please identify such information line-by-line and define the basis pursuant to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.390.
The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Richard V. Guzman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-352
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 183 to NPF-39
- 2. Safety Evaluation with Nonproprietary Information
- 3. Safety Evaluation with Proprietary Information cc w/encls 1 & 2 only: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Site Vice President Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Plant Manager Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Limerick Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Operations, Mid-Atlantic Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Assistant General Counsel Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Limerick Generating Station P.O. Box 596 Pottstown, PA 19464 Library U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township 646 West Ridge Pike Linfield, PA 19468 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-352 LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 183 License No. NPF-39 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee), dated December 14, 2005, as supplemented by letter dated February 13, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions 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 Commissions 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 Commissions 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-39 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 183, are hereby incorporated in the license. Exelon Generation Company, LLC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
3.
This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days.
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 1, 2006
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 183 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-39 DOCKET NO. 50-352 Replace the following page of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the areas of change.
Remove Insert 2-1 2-1