ML110460159

Supplemental Information Regarding the License Amendment Request for Extended Power Uprate Operation, Steam Dryer

ML110460159
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/04/2011
From:	Belcher S Constellation Energy Group, EDF Group, Nine Mile Point
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC ME1476
Download: ML110460159 (3)

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This letter forwards proprietary information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. The balance of this letter may be considered non-proprietary upon removal of Attachment 3.

Sam Belcher P.O. Box 63 Vice President-Nine Mile Point Lycoming, New York 13093 315.349.5200 315.349.1321 Fax CENG.

a joint venture of 0 Constellatione #'.eDF NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION February 4, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No. 2; Docket No. 50-4 10 Supplemental Information Regarding Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 -

Re: The License Amendment Request for Extended Power Uprate Operation (TAC No. ME 1476)- Steam Dryer

REFERENCES:

(a) Letter from K. J. Poison (NMPNS) to Document Control Desk (NRC), dated May 27, 2009, License Amendment Request (LAR) Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90:

Extended Power Uprate (b) Letter from R. Guzman (NRC) to S. L. Belcher (NMPNS), dated October 6, 2010, Request for Additional Information Regarding Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 - Re: The Steam Dryer Review of the License Amendment Request for Extended Power Uprate Operation (TAC No. ME 1476)

(c) Letter from J. Pacher (NMPNS) to Document Control Desk (NRC), dated November 5, 2010, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 - Re: The License Amendment Request for Extended Power Uprate Operation (TAC No. ME1476) - Steam Dryer (d) Letter from S. Belcher (NMPNS) to Document Control Desk (NRC), dated December 10, 2010, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 - Re: The License Amendment Request for Extended Power Uprate Operation (TAC No. ME1476) - Steam Dryer This letter forwards proprietary information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. The balance of this letter may be considered non-proprietary upon removal of Attachment 3.

Documeint Control Desk February 4, 2011 Page 2 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS) hereby transmits supplemental information in support of a previously submitted request for amendment to Nine Mile Point Unit 2 (NMP2) Renewed Operating License (OL) NPF-69. The request, dated May 27, 2009 (Reference a), proposed an amendment to increase the power level authorized by OL Section 2.C.(1), Maximum Power Level, from 3467 megawatts-thermal (MWt) to 3988 MWt.

By letter dated October 6, 2010 (Reference b), the NRC staff requested additional information (RAI) regarding the steam dryer. NMPNS responded to the steam dryer RAI on November 5, 2010 (Reference c) and December 10, 2010 (Reference d). During a conference call between the NRC and NMPNS conducted on January 13, 2011, the NRC requested a revision to Continuum Dynamics Incorporated (CDI) Report No. 10-09 to permit a more efficient comparison of Revision 4.0 of CDI's Acoustic Circuit Model (ACM) to Revision 4.1 of CDI's ACM. Revision 3 of CDI Report 10-09 is provided as (non-proprietary) and Attachment 3 (proprietary). is considered to contain proprietary information exempt from disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390. Therefore, on behalf of CDI, NMPNS hereby makes application to withhold this attachment from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). The affidavit from CDI detailing the reason for the request to withhold the proprietary information is provided in Attachment 2.

Should you have any questions regarding the information in this submittal, please contact John J. Dosa, Director Licensing, at (315) 349-5219.

Very truly yours,

Pocunc'-n' Control Desk February 4, 2011 Page 3 STATE OF NEW YORK TO WIT:

COUNTY OF OSWEGO I, Sam Belcher, being duly sworn, state that I am Vice President - Nine Mile Point, and that I am duly authorized to execute and file this supplemental information on behalf of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements contained in this document are true and correct. To the extent that these statements are not based on my personal knowledge, they are based upon information provided by other Nine Mile Point employees and/or consultants. Such information has been reviewed in accordance with company practice and I belie it to be reliable.

Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York and County of QS¢eQD -this 44__- day of F- c ,2011.

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Oswego County Reg. No. 01 D06029220 SB/STD My Commission Expm 9/12=2013 Attachments:

1. CDI Report No. 10-09NP, ACM Rev. 4.1: Methodology to Predict Full Scale Steam Dryer Loads from In-Plant Measurements, Revision 3 (Non-Proprietary)

2. Affidavit from Continuum Dynamics Incorporated (CDI) Justifying Withholding Proprietary Information

3. CDI Report No.10-09P, ACM Rev. 4.1: Methodology to Predict Full Scale Steam Dryer Loads from In-Plant Measurements, Revision 3 (Proprietary) cc: NRC Regional Administrator, Region I NRC Resident Inspector NRC Project Manager A. L. Peterson, NYSERDA (w/o Attachment 3)