ML111220313

Acceptance Review Email, License Amendment Request for Administrative Revisions to Technical Specifications and to Remove Expired One-Time Exception to 5-Year Test Frequency for Single Safety Valve

ML111220313
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	05/02/2011
From:	Lynnea Wilkins Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Mccutchen E Energy Northwest
Wilkins, L E, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1377
References
TAC ME5960
Download: ML111220313 (1)

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From: Wilkins, Lynnea Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 1:32 PM To: 'McCutchen, Edward L.'

Cc: Burkhardt, Janet; Lent, Susan

Subject:

Acceptance of LAR for Admin. Revisions to TS & to Remove an Expired One-Time Exception to the Five-Year Test Frequency for a Single Safety Valve (ME5960)

Ed, By letter dated March 26, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML110900167), Nebraska Public Power District requested an amendment to the Facility Operating License for the Cooper Nuclear Station. The proposed amendment would revise several pages to correct formatting errors and typographical errors as well as revise TS Section 5.5.6, Inservice Testing Program, to remove an expired onetime exception of the five-year frequency requirement for setpoint testing of a single safety valve.

The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's 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) 415-1377.

Lynnea Wilkins, Project Manager Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 1 Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1377