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W. L. Berg Ltr Issuance of Amendment No. 70 to Possession Only License No. DPR-45 - Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
ML060760573
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Site: La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date: 04/03/2006
From: Kristina Banovac
NRC/NMSS/DWMEP/DD
To: Berg W
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Banovac, Kristina L. NRC/NMSS/DWMEPx5114
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April 3, 2006 Mr. W. L. Berg President and Chief Executive Officer Dairyland Power Cooperative 3200 East Avenue South P.O. Box 817 La Crosse, WI 54602-0817

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 70 TO POSSESSION ONLY LICENSE NO. DPR DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, LA CROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR

Dear Mr. Berg:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 70 to Possession Only License No. DPR-45 for the Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR). This amendment is in response to your application dated December 13, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated January 12, 2006, and March 17, 2006.

The amendment revises the LACBWR Technical Specifications to allow waste processing components or fixtures to be handled over the Fuel Element Storage Well (FESW), limiting the weight of such items to 50 tons (the weight of the heavy load drop found acceptable in the cask drop analyses performed for the LACBWR FESW).

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation Report is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kristina L. Banovac, Project Manager Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 50-409

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 70 to DPR-45
2. Safety Evaluation Report cc: See next page

April 3, 2006 Mr. W. L. Berg President and Chief Executive Officer Dairyland Power Cooperative 3200 East Avenue South P.O. Box 817 La Crosse, WI 54602-0817

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT NO. 70 TO POSSESSION ONLY LICENSE NO. DPR DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE, LA CROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR

Dear Mr. Berg:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 70 to Possession Only License No. DPR-45 for the Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR). This amendment is in response to your application dated December 13, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated January 12, 2006, and March 17, 2006.

The amendment revises the LACBWR Technical Specifications to allow waste processing components or fixtures to be handled over the Fuel Element Storage Well (FESW), limiting the weight of such items to 50 tons (the weight of the heavy load drop found acceptable in the cask drop analyses performed for the LACBWR FESW).

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation Report is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kristina L. Banovac, Project Manager Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No.: 50-409

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 70 to DPR-45
2. Safety Evaluation Report cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor cc:

Mr. Roger Christians, Plant Manager La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Dairyland Power Cooperative P.O. Box 275 Genoa, WI 54632 Mr. Michael Brasel, Project Engineer La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor Dairyland Power Cooperative P.O. Box 275 Genoa, WI 54632 Mr. Fritz Schubert, Esq.

Dairyland Power Cooperative 2615 East Avenue South La Crosse, WI 54601 Whieler, Van Sickle and Anderson Suite 801 25 W. Main Street Madison, WI 53703-3398 Mr. Paul Schmidt, Manager Radiation Protection Section Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health Wisconsin Division of Public Health P.O. Box 2659 Madison, WI 53701-2659 Town Chairman Town of Genoa Route 1 Genoa, WI 54632 Mr. Jeffery Kitsembel Electric Division Wisconsin Public Service Commission P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Regional Administrator Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351

DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE DOCKET NO. 50-409 LA CROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR AMENDMENT TO POSSESSION ONLY LICENSE Amendment No. 70 License No. DPR-45

1. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Dairyland Power Cooperative (the licensee) dated December 13, 2005, and supplemented by letters dated January 12, 2006, and March 17, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, (the Act) as amended, and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will be maintained 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 rules and regulations of the Commission; 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. Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Possession Only License No. DPR-45 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 70, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall possess and maintain the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

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3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Daniel M. Gillen, Deputy Director Decommissioning Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: April 3 , 2006

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 70 POSSESSION ONLY LICENSE NO. DPR-45 DOCKET NO. 50-409 Replace the current page of the Appendix A, Technical Specifications, with the enclosed revised Amendment No. 70 page. The revised page is identified by the amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the area of change.

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