ML062650199

Proposed Increase in the Lead Rod Average Burnup Limit Withdrawal of License Amendment Request

ML062650199
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	09/21/2006
From:	Gerald Bichof Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
06-796
Download: ML062650199 (2)

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September 21, 2006 10 CFR 50.90 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Serial No.06-796 Attention: Document Control Desk NL&OS/GDM RO Washington, D. C. 20555 Docket Nos. 50-280 50-28 1 License Nos. DPR-32 DPR-37 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY SURRY POWER STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE LEAD ROD AVERAGE BURNUP LIMIT WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST By letter dated March 17, 2005 (Serial No.05-108), Virginia Electric and Power Company (Dominion) requested amendments to the Operating Licenses for Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2 to extend the lead rod average burnup limit to 62,000 MWDIMTU. In letters dated August 1 and December 15, 2005 (Serial Nos.05-453 and 05-81 1, respectively) and August 14, 2006 (Serial No.06-146), Dominion provided supplemental information to facilitate NRC review of the license amendment request. However, during a conference call with the NRC on September 14, 2006, the NRC staff informed Dominion that the initial submittal and supplemental correspondence did not provide sufficient information for the NRC to approve the extension of the lead rod average burnup limit to 62,000 MWDJMTU for Surry Units 1 and 2. Consequently, Dominion committed to withdraw the license amendment request with the intent of submitting, at a later date, a new license amendment request that would include the specific information noted by the NRC.

Therefore, Dominion hereby withdraws the license amendment request submitted on March 17, 2005, that would have permitted the irradiation of the Surry Units 1 and 2 fuel assemblies to a lead rod average burnup limit of 62,000 MWDIMTU.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Gary D. Miller at (804) 273-2771.

Very truly yours, G. T. Bischof w Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

Serial No.06-796 Docket Nos. 50-2801281 Page 2 of 2 Commitments contained in this letter: None.

cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. N. P. Garrett NRC Senior Resident Inspector Surry Power Station Commissioner Bureau of Radiological Health 1500 East Main Street Suite 240 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Mr. S. R. Monarque NRC Project Manager U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8-HI 2 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. S. P. Lingam NRC Project Manager U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 8G9A Rockville, Maryland 20852