ML080420378

Ltr to Licensee Enclosing Individual Notice Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to FOL, Proposed Nshd, & Opportunity for Hearing, Revise TS 5.5.9 and TS 5.6.10

ML080420378
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/14/2008
From:	Balwant Singal NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Muench R Wolf Creek
Singal, Balwant, 415-3016, NRR/DORL/LPL4
Shared Package
ML080420346	List: ML080420378
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TAC MD8054
Download: ML080420378 (3)

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February 14, 2008 Mr. Rick A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT:

WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - INDIVIDUAL NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE, PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING RE: STEAM GENERATOR PROGRAM (TAC NO. MD8054)

Dear Mr. Muench:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has forwarded the enclosed ANotice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing,@ to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

This notice relates to your application dated February 8, 2008, to revise the Wolf Creek Generating Station Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.9, "Steam Generator (SG) Program, and TS 5.6.10, Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report." For TS 5.5.9, the amendment would replace the existing alternate repair criteria (ARC) in TS 5.5.9.c.1 for SG tube inspections that was approved in Amendment No. 169 issued October 10, 2006, for refueling outage 15 (the outage for the fall of 2006) and the subsequent operating cycle. The new interim ARC would be for the upcoming refueling outage 16 (the outage for the spring of 2008) and the subsequent operating cycle, and would apply to service-induced crack-like flaws found below 17 inches from the top of the tubesheet. For TS 5.6.10, three new reporting requirements are proposed to be added to the existing seven requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3016 or via e-mail at BKS1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-482

Enclosure:

Notice of Consideration cc w/encl: See next page

Mr. Rick A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT:

WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - INDIVIDUAL NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE, PROPOSED NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION DETERMINATION, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING RE: STEAM GENERATOR PROGRAM (TAC NO. MD8054)

Dear Mr. Muench:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has forwarded the enclosed ANotice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing,@ to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

This notice relates to your application dated February 8, 2008, to revise the Wolf Creek Generating Station Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.9, "Steam Generator (SG) Program, and TS 5.6.10, Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report." For TS 5.5.9, the amendment would replace the existing alternate repair criteria (ARC) in TS 5.5.9.c.1 for SG tube inspections that was approved in Amendment No. 169 issued October 10, 2006, for refueling outage 15 (the outage for the fall of 2006) and the subsequent operating cycle. The new interim ARC would be for the upcoming refueling outage 16 (the outage for the spring of 2008) and the subsequent operating cycle, and would apply to service-induced crack-like flaws found below 17 inches from the top of the tubesheet. For TS 5.6.10, three new reporting requirements are proposed to be added to the existing seven requirements.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3016 or via e-mail at BKS1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-482

Enclosure:

Notice of Consideration cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Wolf Creek Generating Station cc:

Jay Silberg, Esq. Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Section 2300 N Street, NW Kansas Department of Health Washington, D.C. 20037 and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation Regional Administrator, Region IV 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Topeka, KS 66612-1366 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Vice President Operations/Plant Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Senior Resident Inspector P.O. Box 411 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Burlington, KS 66839 P.O. Box 311 Burlington, KS 66839 Supervisor Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Chief Engineer, Utilities Division P.O. Box 411 Kansas Corporation Commission Burlington, KS 66839 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66604-4027 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office/Callaway Plant Office of the Governor 8201 NRC Road State of Kansas Steedman, MO 65077-1032 Topeka, KS 66612 Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839