ML091590221

Acceptance Review Email, License Amendment Request, Revise Technical Specifications 5.5.9, Steam Generator Program, and 5.6.10, Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report, for Permanent Alternate Repair Criteria

ML091590221
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/08/2009
From:	Balwant Singal Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Hooper D Wolf Creek
Singal, Balwant, 415-3016, NRR/DORL/LPL4
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TAC ME1393
Download: ML091590221 (2)

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From: Singal, Balwant Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:53 AM To: Hooper Diane M Cc: Wideman Steven G

Subject:

Acceptance of Application to Revise Technical Specifications 5.5.9 and 5.6.10-TAC ME1393 Diane:

By letter dated June 2, 2009, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) submitted a license amendment request for Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS). The proposed amendment would revise Technical Specifications (TS) 5.5.9 to exclude portions of the tube below the top of the steam generator tubesheet from periodic steam generator tube inspections and to revise TS 5.6.10 to provide reporting requirements specific to the permanent alternate repair criteria. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this amendment request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license (including the technical specifications) must fully describe the changes requested, and following as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required.

This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. If additional information is needed for the staff to complete its technical review, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3016.

Balwant K. Singal Senior Project Manager (Comanche Peak and Wolf Creek)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov Tel: (301) 415-3016 Fax: (301) 415-1222 The image cannot be display ed. Your computer may not hav e enough memory to open the image, or the image may hav e been corrupted. Restart y our computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, y ou may hav e to delete the image and then insert it again.

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Acceptance of Application to Revise Technical Specifications 5.5.9 and 5.6.10- TAC ME1393 Sent Date: 6/8/2009 9:33:56 AM Received Date: 6/8/2009 9:53:00 AM From: Singal, Balwant Created By: Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov Recipients:

dihoope@WCNOC.com (Hooper Diane M)

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