ML081000038

Letter Transmitting Corrections to Amendment Nos. 246 and 224 Regarding the 13 Percent Extended Power Uprate

ML081000038
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	05/05/2008
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
vaidya B, NRR/Dorl/lpl1-1, 415-3308
References
TAC MD3309, TAC MD3310
Download: ML081000038 (7)

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May 5, 2008 Mr. Britt T. McKinney Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard, NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

CORRECTIONS TO AMENDMENT NOS. 246 AND 224 REGARDING THE 13 PERCENT EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MD3309 AND MD3310)

Dear Mr. McKinney:

On January 30, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Package Accession No. ML080020201), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 246 to Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-14 for Unit 1, and Amendment No. 224 to FOL No. NPF-22 for Unit 2, for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2. The amendments increased the maximum authorized power level for SSES 1 and 2 from 3,489 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3,952 MWt, which is an increase of approximately 13 percent. Copies of the proprietary and non-proprietary versions of the safety evaluations (SEs) were enclosed in the letter dated January 30, 2008.

Subsequent to the issuance of the amendments, Mr. Michael Crowthers of your staff pointed out a number of comments and corrections with regard to some of the FOL pages, Technical Specifications (TS) pages, and the supporting SEs, proprietary as well as non-proprietary. The comments and the required corrections to the amended pages of the FOLs, TSs, and the SEs were discussed between Mr. Michael Crowthers and the NRC staff on March 11, 2008. The comments and correction entail the following:

a) Frequency changes for TS Surveillance Requirement 3.3.1.1.8 for Unit 1 (TS Page 3.3-

4) and Unit 2 (TS Page 3.3-4) from 1,000 MWD/MT[ megawatt-days per metric ton] to 2,000 MWD/MT should not have been included in these amendments. The licensee withdrew this part of the amendment request by letter dated August 3, 2007, Regarding withdrawal of change to TS SR 3.3.1.1.8 - Calibration Frequency for LPRMs, PLA-6254.

b) Clarified Unit 1, License Condition 2.C.(36)(a)(4) to delete acceptance criteria for to read If any steam dryer strains the data exceeds level 1 limit curve. and License Condition 2.C.(39) to read. CLTP for each respective unit, PPL shall Also, Unit 2, License Condition 2.C.(20)(a)(4) is revised to read the data exceeds level 1 limit curve. and License Condition 2.C.(23) to read. CLTP for each respective unit, PPL shall c) Other comments and corrections to the proprietary and non-proprietary SEs, including some instances where the proprietary information was not correctly identified and redacted from the non-proprietary SE.

d) Although, the NRC staff properly performed its review, inadvertently, the SE for Section 2.5.1.4, Fire Protection, was not included in the final SE.

B. McKinney Accordingly, the NRC staff has revised the corresponding FOL pages, TS pages, and the SEs in their entirety, with side bars highlighting the areas of revisions, (except where change is only in the Page No.). The profile of the original Non-Proprietary SE (ADAMS Accession No. ML073610397) has been revised to be Non-Publicly Available. The revisions to the FOLs, TSs, and the SEs do not affect the conclusions in the originally issued amendments.

Please replace the originally issued FOL pages, TS pages, and the SEs with the enclosed revised FOL pages, TS pages, and the SEs and take steps in your organization, to ensure that the original Non-Proprietary SE is not publicly available.

The NRC regrets any inconvenience that these editorial errors may have caused. If there are any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. Revised FOL pages and TS pages for License Nos. NPF-14 (Unit 1) and NPF-22 (Unit 2)

2. Revised Non-proprietary SE

3. Revised Proprietary SE cc w/encls 1 and 2 only : See next page

ML073610397) has been revised to be Non-Publicly Available. The revisions to the FOLs, TSs, and the SEs do not affect the conclusions in the originally issued amendments.

Please replace the originally issued FOL pages, TS pages, and the SEs with the enclosed revised FOL pages, TS pages, and the SEs and take steps in your organization, to ensure that the original Non-Proprietary SE is not publicly available.

The NRC regrets any inconvenience that these editorial errors may have caused. If there are any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra K. Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosures:

1. Revised FOL pages and TS pages for License Nos. NPF-14 (Unit 1) and NPF-22 (Unit 2)

2. Revised Non-proprietary SE

3. Revised Proprietary SE cc w/encls 1 and 2 only : See next page ADAMS Accession Nos.:

Package: ML081050530 Cover letter: ML081000038 FOL Pages and TS Pages: ML081000429 Non-proprietary SE: ML081000255 Proprietary SE: ML: ML081000230 OFFICE LPLI-1/PM LPL1-1/LA LPL1-1/BC NAME BVaidya SLittle MKowal DATE 5/01/08 5/01/08 5/02/08

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SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

CORRECTION LETTER RE: AMENDMENT NOS. 246 AND 224 REGARDING THE 13 PERCENT EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MD3309 AND MD3310)

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Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Cornelius J. Gannon Vice President - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Robert M. Paley General Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Rocco R. Sgarro Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Supervisor -

Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Michael H. Crowthers Supervisor - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Ronald E. Smith General Manager - Site Preparedness and Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Michael H. Rose Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Manager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2 Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Luis A. Ramos Community Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Joseph J. Scopelliti Community Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467 Bryan A. Snapp, Esq Assoc. General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Document Control Services PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179 Richard W. Osborne Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266 Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Board of Supervisors Salem Township P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803

SUBJECT:

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

CORRECTION LETTER RE: AMENDMENT NOS. 246 AND 224 REGARDING THE 13 PERCENT EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MD3309 AND MD3310)

SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 REVISED FOL PAGES AND TS PAGES