ML061380103

R. E. Ginna, License Amendment, 16.8 Percent Power Uprate

ML061380103
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	07/11/2006
From:	Milano P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLA
To:	Korsnick M Ginna
Milano P, NRR/DLPM , 415-1457
References
TAC MC7382
Download: ML061380103 (9)

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July 11, 2006 Mrs. Mary G. Korsnick Vice President R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - AMENDMENT RE: 16.8 PERCENT POWER UPRATE (TAC NO. MC7382)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 97 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18 for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. This amendment consists of changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application transmitted by letter dated July 7, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated August 15, September 30, and December 6, 9, and 22, 2005, and January 11 and 25, February 16, March 3 and 24, and May 9 and 19, 2006.

The amendment revises the Renewed Facility Operating License and TSs to authorize an approximately 16.8 percent increase in the licensed steady-state thermal power level from 1520 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 1775 MWt. This level of power increase is considered an extended power uprate.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick D. Milano, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-244

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 97 to Renewed License No. DPR-18

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

July 11, 2006 Mrs. Mary G. Korsnick Vice President R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - AMENDMENT RE: 16.8 PERCENT POWER UPRATE (TAC NO. MC7382)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 97 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18 for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. This amendment consists of changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application transmitted by letter dated July 7, 2005, as supplemented by letters dated August 15, September 30, and December 6, 9, and 22, 2005, and January 11 and 25, February 16, March 3 and 24, and May 9 and 19, 2006.

The amendment revises the Renewed Facility Operating License and TSs to authorize an approximately 16.8 percent increase in the licensed steady-state thermal power level from 1520 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 1775 MWt. This level of power increase is considered an extended power uprate.

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Patrick D. Milano, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-244

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 97 to Renewed License No. DPR-18

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page Accession Number: ML061380103 OFFICE LPLI-1\PM LPLI-1\LA SPWB\BC SBPB\BC CSGB\(A)BC CPNB\BC CVIB\BC NAME PMilano SLittle JNakoski DSolorio EMurphy TChan MMitchell DATE 07/05/06 07/ /06 04/04/06 03/23/06 02/17/06 04/03/06 02/02/06 OFFICE CFEB\BC EEMB\BC EICB\BC EEEB\(A)BC EQVA\BC IOLB\BC IHPB\BC NAME KGruss KManoly AHowe EBrown DThatcher DTrimble TFrye DATE 02/15/06 02/24/06 02/23/06 02/02/06 03/03/06 03/23/06 02/10/06 OFFICE AADB\BC APLA\BC AFPB\BC ACVB\BC TechEd OGC LPLI-1\BC NAME MKotzalas MRubin SWeerakkody RDennig HChang JMoore RLaufer DATE 02/15/06 02/23/06 01/31/06 01/01/06 06/14/06 07/05/06 07/09/06 OFFICE DORL\D NRR\D NAME CHaney JDyer DATE 07/10/06 07/10/06 Official Record Copy

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R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Michael J. Wallace Ms. Thelma Wideman, Director President Wayne County Emergency Management R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC Office c/o Constellation Energy Wayne County Emergency Operations 750 East Pratt Street Center Baltimore, MD 21202 7336 Route 31 Lyons, NY 14489 Mr. John M. Heffley Senior Vice President and Ms. Mary Louise Meisenzahl Chief Nuclear Officer Administrator, Monroe County Constellation Generation Group Office of Emergency Preparedness 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway 1190 Scottsville Road, Suite 200 Suite 500 Rochester, NY 14624 Annapolis, MD 21401 Mr. Paul Eddy Kenneth Kolaczyk, Sr. Resident Inspector New York State Department of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Public Service U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3 Empire State Plaza, 10th Floor 1503 Lake Road Albany, NY 12223 Ontario, NY 14519 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Carey W. Fleming, Esquire Senior Counsel - Nuclear Generation Constellation Generation Group, LLC 750 East Pratt Street, 17th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC DOCKET NO. 50-244 R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 97 Renewed License No. DPR-18

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:

A. The application for amendment filed by the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (the licensee) dated July 7, 2005, as supplemented on August 15, September 30, and December 6, 9, and 22, 2005, and January 11 and 25, February 16, March 3 and 24, and May 9 and 19, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's 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 Commission's 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 Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 97, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance and shall be implemented prior to startup from the fall 2006 refueling outage. Implementation shall include: (a) the revisions to plant operating procedures and the completion of operator training on the proposed power uprate, (b) incorporation of licensing basis changes into the next revision of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report required by 10 CFR 50.71(c), and (c) inclusion of the commitments, as described in the licensees application, as supplemented, and the staffs safety evaluation dated July , 2006, in the licensees Commitment Management Program.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

J. E. Dyer, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: July 11, 2006

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 97 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-18 DOCKET NO. 50-244 Replace the following page of the Renewed Facility Operating License with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert 3 3 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

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