ML081230581

Cover Letter - Hope Creek Generating Station - Issuance of Amendment Extended Power Uprate

ML081230581
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	05/14/2008
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group
Lamb John G./NRR/DORL, 415-3100
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ML081230540	List: ML081230581
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TAC MD3002
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May 14, 2008 Mr. William Levis President & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE:

EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NO. MD3002)

Dear Mr. Levis:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 174 to Facility Operating License No.

NPF-57 for the Hope Creek Generating Station. This amendment consists of changes to the Facility Operating License and the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated September 18, 2006,1 as supplemented by additional letters.2 The amendment increases the authorized maximum power level by approximately 15 percent, from the current licensed thermal power of 3,339 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3,840 MWt.

The NRC has determined that the related safety evaluation (SE) contains proprietary information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding. Accordingly, the NRC staff has also prepared a redacted, publicly-available, non-proprietary version of the SE. Copies of the proprietary and non-proprietary versions of the SE are enclosed.

1 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML062680451 2 October 10, 2006 (ML062920092); October 20, 2006 (ML063110164); February 14, 2007 (ML070530099); February 16, 2007 (ML070590182); February 28, 2007 (ML070680314); March 13, 2007 (ML070790508 & ML070810360); March 22, 2007 (ML070930442); March 30, 2007 (ML071010243 & ML070960103); April 13, 2007 (ML071140157); April 18, 2007 (ML071160121);

April 30, 2007 (ML071290559); May 10 (ML071360375); May 18, 2007 (ML071500294, ML071720368, & ML071500317);

May 24, 2007 (ML071630305); June 22, 2007 (ML071840167); July 12, 2007 (ML072110215); August 3, 2007 (ML072250369);

August 17, 2007 (ML072480515); August 27, 2007 (ML072480570); August 31, 2007 (ML072540651); September 11, 2007 (ML072640410); October 10, 2007 (ML080580475); October 23, 2007 (ML073040393); November 15, 2007 (ML073320601);

November 30, 2007 (ML073460793); December 31, 2007 (ML080080577); January 14, 2008 (ML080230069); January 15, 2008 (ML080250028); January 16, 2008 (ML080290663); January 18, 2008 (ML080280531); January 25, 2008 (ML080360467);

January 30, 2008 (ML080420468); March 18, 2008 (ML080860477 & ML080870082); and May 2, 2008 (ML081270387)

W. Levis Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/ra/

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 174 to License No. NPF-57

2. Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation (ML081230640)

3. Non-Proprietary Appendix A (ML081230648)

4. Proprietary Safety Evaluation (ML073050337)

5. Proprietary Appendix A (ML081270714) cc w/encls 1, 2, and 3: See next page

W. Levis Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/ra/

John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 174 to License No. NPF-57

2. Non-Proprietary Safety Evaluation (ML081230640)

3. Non-Proprietary Appendix A (ML081230648)

4. Proprietary Safety Evaluation (ML073050337)

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Hope Creek Generating Station cc:

Mr. Thomas Joyce Senior Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Dennis Winchester Vice President - Nuclear Assessment PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Carl Fricker Vice President - Operations Support PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John Perry Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. James Mallon Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gaffney Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Township Clerk Lower Alloways Creek Township Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector Hope Creek Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. William Levis President & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

PSEG NUCLEAR LLC DOCKET NO. 50-354 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 174 License No. NPF-57

1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The application for amendment filed by PSEG Nuclear LLC dated September 18, 2006,1 as supplemented by additional letters,2 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 set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 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 Operating License and Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1 Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML062680451 2 October 10, 2006 (ML062920092); October 20, 2006 (ML063110164); February 14, 2007 (ML070530099); February 16, 2007 (ML070590182); February 28, 2007 (ML070680314); March 13, 2007 (ML070790508 & ML070810360); March 22, 2007 (ML070930442); March 30, 2007 (ML071010243 & ML070960103); April 13, 2007 (ML071140157); April 18, 2007 (ML071160121);

April 30, 2007 (ML071290559); May 10 (ML071360375); May 18, 2007 (ML071500294, ML071720368, & ML071500317);

May 24, 2007 (ML071630305); June 22, 2007 (ML071840167); July 12, 2007 (ML072110215); August 3, 2007 (ML072250369);

August 17, 2007 (ML072480515); August 27, 2007 (ML072480570); August 31, 2007 (ML072540651); September 11, 2007 (ML072640410); October 10, 2007 (ML080580475); October 23, 2007 (ML073040393); November 15, 2007 (ML073320601);

November 30, 2007 (ML073460793); December 31, 2007 (ML080080577); January 14, 2008 (ML080230069); January 15, 2008 (ML080250028); January 16, 2008 (ML080290663); January 18, 2008 (ML080280531); January 25, 2008 (ML080360467); January 30, 2008 (ML080420468); March 18, 2008 (ML080860477 & ML080870082); and May 2, 2008 (ML081270387).

(2)

Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 174, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into the license. PSEG Nuclear LLC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

3.

The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days. As part of implementation, the FSAR shall be updated to incorporate by reference the program for verifying the continued structural integrity of the steam dryer discussed in License Condition 2.C.(22).

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/ra/

Eric J. Leeds, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Facility Operating License and the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: May 14, 2008

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 174 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-57 DOCKET NO. 50-354 Replace the following page of Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 with the attached revised pages as indicated. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert Page 3 Page 3 Page 5 Page 5 Page 8 Page 8 Page 9 Page 9 Page 10 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A, Technical Specifications, with the attached revised pages as indicated. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Insert Page 1-6 Page 1-6 Page 2-1 Page 2-1 Page 2-4 Page 2-4 Page 3/4 1-16 Page 3/4 1-16 Page 3/4 2-1 Page 3/4 2-1 Page 3/4 2-3 Page 3/4 2-3 Page 3/4 2-5 Page 3/4 2-5 Page 3/4 3-5 Page 3/4 3-5 Page 3/4 3-8 Page 3/4 3-8 Page 3/4 3-22 Page 3/4 3-22 Page 3/4 3-45 Page 3/4 3-45 Page 3/4 3-47 Page 3/4 3-47 Page 3/4 3-59 Page 3/4 3-59 Page 3/4 3-110 Page 3/4 3-110 Page 3/4 4-1 Page 3/4 4-1 Page 3/4 4-2a Page 3/4 4-2a Page 3/4 4-4 Page 3/4 4-4 Page 3/4 6-2 Page 3/4 6-2 Page 3/4 6-4 Page 3/4 6-4 Page 3/4 7-21 Page 3/4 7-21 Page 3/4 10-2 Page 3/4 10-2 Page 6-16b Page 6-16b