ML102160374

Cycle 20 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Report

ML102160374
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	07/29/2010
From:	Annacone M J Progress Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
BSEP 10-0093, TSC-2010-01, TSC-2010-02
Download: ML102160374 (3)

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MichaelJ.I.Annacone Progress Energy Vice President Brunswick Nuclear Plant JUL 2 9-2010 SERIAL: BSEP 10-0093 10 CFR 50.90 TSC-2010-01

& TSC-2010-02 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Brunswick Unit 2 Cycle 20 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Report

References:

1. Letter from Michael J. Annacone to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 10-0052), "Request for License Amendment

-Addition of Analytical Methodology Topical Report to Technical Specification 5.6.5, "Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)," dated April 29, 2010 (ADAMS Accession Number ML 101310388)

2. Letter from Michael J. Annacone to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 10-0057), "Request for License Amendment

-Addition of Analytical Methodology Topical Report to Technical Specification 5.6.5, "Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)," dated April 29, 2010 (ADAMS Accession Number ML 101310389)

Ladies and Gentlemen:-

By letters dated April 29, 2010 (i.e., References 1 and 2), Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L), now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., requested license amendments to revise the Technical Specifications (TS) for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed license amendments revise Technical Specification 5.6.5.b by adding: (1) AREVA Topical Report ANP-10298PA, ACE/ATRIUM 1OXM Critical Power Correlation, Revision 0, March 2010, and (2) AREVA Topical Report BAW- 1 0247PA, Realistic Thermal-Mechanical Fuel Rod Methodology for Boiling Water Reactors, Revision 0, April 2008, to the list of analytical methods that have been reviewed and approved by the NRC for determining core operating limits.In these requests, CP&L stated that the Unit 2 Cycle 20 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Report would be provided to the NRC, for information, in August 2010. The thermal-hydraulic design report (i.e., ANP-2936(P), Revision 0, Brunswick Unit 2 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.P0. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 T > 910.457.3698 Document Control Desk BSEP 10-0093 / Page 2 Report for ATRIUM T M 1 OXM Fuel Assemblies, dated July 2010) has been completed and is provided in Enclosure

1. ANP-2936(P), Revision 0, contains information that AREVA considers to be proprietary as defined by 10 CFR 2.390. AREVA, as the owner of the proprietary information, has executed the affidavit provided in Enclosure 2, which identifies that the enclosed proprietary information has been handled and classified as proprietary, is customarily held in confidence, and has been withheld from public disclosure.

AREVA requests that the enclosed proprietary information be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.390. A non-proprietary version of ANP-2936(P), Revision 0, is provided in Enclosure 3.No regulatory commitments are contained in this submittal.

Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Ms. Annette Pope, Supervisor

-Licensing/Regulatory Programs, at (910) 457-2184.I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on July 29, 2010.Sincerely, Mi ael J. Annacone WRM/wrm

Enclosures:

1. AREVA Report ANP-2936(P), Revision 0, Brunswick Unit 2 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Report for ATRIUMTM 1 OXM Fuel Assemblies, dated July 2010 (Proprietary Information

-Withhold from Public Disclosure in Accordance With 10 CFR 2.390)2. AREVA Affidavit Regarding Withholding ANP-2936(P), Revision 0, from Public Disclosure

3. AREVA Report ANP-2936(NP), Revision 0, Brunswick Unit 2 Thermal-Hydraulic Design Report for ATRIUMTM ]OXM Fuel Assemblies, dated July 2010 Document Control Desk BSEP 10-0093 / Page 3 cc (with Enclosures 1, 2, and 3): U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. Luis A. Reyes, Regional Administrator 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Philip B. O'Bryan, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Electronic Copy Only)ATTN: Mrs. Farideh E. Saba (Mail Stop OWFN 8G9A)11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 cc (with Enclosures 2 and 3): Chair -North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510 Mr. W..Lee Cox, III, Section Chief Radiation Protection Section North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1645 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1645