ML061530001
| ML061530001 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/2006 |
| From: | Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Harden P Nuclear Management Co |
| AYALA, JUAN, NRR/DLR/RLRA, 415-4063 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML061390253 | List: |
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| Download: ML061530001 (6) | |
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June 1, 2006 Paul A. Harden Site Vice President Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT WITH CONFIRMATORY ITEM RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Mr. Harden:
By letter dated March 22, 2005, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC or the applicant) submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the renewal of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) operating license for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC (staff) determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on June 8, 2005.
The staff has reviewed the PNP LRA and has developed the enclosed Safety Evaluation Report With a Confirmatory Item related to the License Renewal of the Palisades Nuclear Plant, herein after referred to as the Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This SER reflects the status of the staffs review of the LRA, requests for additional information (RAIs), the applicants responses to the NRC staffs RAIs and other questions related to the LRA through April 26, 2006, unless otherwise noted. Issuance of the enclosed SER is an important milestone for both the applicant and the staff.
The staff has identified one confirmatory item in its review that must be resolved before it can make a final determination on the application. This confirmatory item is identified in Section 1.6 of the SER, along with an explanation of the information required to satisfactorily resolve the issue. In order to resolve this item, the staff needs the additional information, as identified in the SER.
In accordance with the schedule for completing the review of the PNP LRA, the applicant is requested to review the enclosed SER, verify its accuracy, and provide comments to the NRC staff by July 28, 2006. The NRC staff plans to review the current content and format of the SER for further improvement while incorporating the applicants comments. A complete and revised SER will then be issued by October 31, 2006.
P. Harden The staff is committed to completing the review of the PNP SER in a timely manner. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal project manager, Juan Ayala, at 301-415-4063 or by e-mail at JXA3@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA PTKuo for/
Frank Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
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JLyons (MTschiltz for)
TMartin (JWermiel for)
FGillespie (PTKuo for)
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Palisades Nuclear 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 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 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 Inspectors Office Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Radiological Protection and Medical Waste Section Nuclear Facilities Unit - Lou Brandon Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Laurie A. Lahti, Manager Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Management Company, LLC Palisades Nuclear Plant 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 Michael Sellman President and Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 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 Robert A. Vincent License Renewal Project Manager Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
Palisades Nuclear Plant cc:
Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 1A Washington, DC 20426 Chairperson Michigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Lansing, MI 48909-7721 David Lewis Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Mike Keegan P.O. Box 331 Monroe, MI 48161
Letter to Paul A. Harden from Frank Gillespie dated June 1, 2006
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT WITH CONFIRMATORY ITEMS RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT HARD COPY DLR R/F E-MAIL:
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