ML12222A023
| ML12222A023 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/2012 |
| From: | Balwant Singal Plant Licensing Branch IV |
| To: | Richards K South Texas |
| Singal B | |
| References | |
| TAC ME6346, TAC ME6347 | |
| Download: ML12222A023 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 14, 2012 Mr. Kevin D. Richards President and Chief Executive Officerl STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 VVadsworth,TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - VVITHDRAVVAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NOS. ME6346 AND ME6347)
Dear Mr. Richards:
By letter dated June 2, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML11161A143), as supplemented by letters dated August 1, 2011, March 8,2012, March 22,2012, April 3, 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11221A230, ML12079A038, ML12089A023, and ML 1210A223, respectively), and May 3,2012\\ you applied for an amendment to the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80. The proposed change would have modified the facility Fire Protection Program related to the alternate shutdown capability that is documented in the Fire Hazards Analysis Report for STP, Units 1 and 2. The amendments requested approval to perform certain operator actions from the main control room (MCR) before evacuating the MCR to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire in the MCR. Subsequently, by letter dated July 31, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12220A509), you withdrew the amendment request.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has filed the enclosed Notice ofVVithdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely.
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Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
Notice of VVithdrawal cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv 1 This document contains security-related information and is not publicly available.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499; NRC-20YV -XXXX]
STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket 10 <NRC-20YY -XXXX> when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, using any of the following methods:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; telephone: 301 415-3016; e-mail: Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of STP Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) to withdraw its application dated June 2,2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML11161A143), as supplemented by letters dated August 1, 2011, March 8,2012, March 22,2012, April 3,2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11221A230, ML12079A038, ML12089A023, and ML12101A223, respectively), and May 3,2012\\ for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 for the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, located in Matagorda County, Texas.
The proposed amendment would have revised the facility Fire Protection Program related to the alternate shutdown capability that is documented in the Fire Hazards Analysis Report for STP, Units 1 and 2. The amendments requested approval to perform certain 1 This document contains security-related information and is not publicly available.
- 3 operator actions from the main control room (MCR) before evacuating the MCR to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire in the MCR The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2011 (76 FR 52702). However, by letter dated July 31,2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12220A509), the licensee withdrew the proposed change.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated June 2, 2011, as supplemented by letters dated August 1, 2011, March 8, 2012, March 22, 2012, April 3, 2012, and May 3,2012, and the licensee's letter dated July 31,2012, which withdrew the application for license amendment.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of August 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
August 14, 2012 Mr. Kevin D. Richards President and Chief Executive Officerl STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 VVadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - VVITHDRAVVAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM RELATED TO ALTERNATE SHUTDOVVN CAPABILITY (TAC NOS. ME6346 AND ME6347)
Dear Mr. Richards:
By letter dated June 2, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML11161A143), as supplemented by letters dated August 1, 2011, March 8, 2012, March 22,2012, April 3, 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11221A230, ML12079A038, ML12089A023, and ML 1210A223, respectively), and May 3,2012\\ you applied for an amendment to the South Texas Project (STP), Units 1 and 2, Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80. The proposed change would have modified the facility Fire Protection Program related to the alternate shutdown capability that is documented in the Fire Hazards Analysis Report for STP, Units 1 and 2. The amendments requested approval to perform certain operator actions from the main control room (MCR) before evacuating the MCR to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire in the MCR. Subsequently, by letter dated July 31, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12220A509), you withdrew the amendment request.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of VVithdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely, IRA!
Balwant K. Singal, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
Notice of VVithdrawal cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv 1 This document contains security-related information and is not publicly available.
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