ML13318A988
| ML13318A988 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/21/2013 |
| From: | Pickett D Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| Pickett D | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML13318A965 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MF1195, TAC MF1196, TAC MF1197, TAC MF1198, TAC MF1839 | |
| Download: ML13318A988 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 21, 2013 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 250 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354
SUBJECT:
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION-WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST AND RELIEF REQUESTS (TAC NOS. MF1195, MF1196, MF1197, MF1198, AND MF1839)
Dear Sir or Madam:
By letter dated May 14, 2013, you applied for an amendment to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Facility Operating License No. DPR-28. The proposed change would have modified the facility technical specifications to reduce reactor pressure associated with the fuel cladding integrity safety limits (SLs) from 800 pounds per square inch, absolute (psia) to 700 psia in SLs 1.1.a and 1.1.b. In addition, by letter dated March 27, 2013, you submitted the Vermont Yankee fifth interval inservice inspection (lSI) program along with relief requests ISI-01, ISI-02, ISI-03, and ISI-04. Subsequently, by letter dated September 26, 2013, you withdrew both the amendment request and the relief requests.
This is to inform you that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has ceased work activities on TAC No. MF1839 associated with the amendment request and TAC Nos. MF1195, MF1196, MF1197, and MF1198 associated with the four relief requests.
The NRC has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv Sincerely, Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-271; NRC-2013-XXXX]
{7590-01-PJ License Amendment Application for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) to withdraw its application dated May 14, 2013, for a proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, located in Windham County, VT. The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications (TSs) to reduce reactor pressure associated with the fuel cladding integrity safety limits (SLs).
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID <NRC-20YY -XXXX> when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Pickett, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1364; e-mail: Dougas.Pickett@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC has granted the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) to withdraw its May 14, 2013, application (ADAMS Accession No. ML13137A158) for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, located in Windham County, VT.
The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications (TSs) to reduce reactor pressure associated with the fuel cladding integrity safety limits (Sls) from 800 pounds per square inch, absolute (psia) to 700 psia in Sls 1.1.A and 1.1.8. The proposed change is intended to address the potential to exceed the low pressure TS SL associated with a pressure regulator failure-maximum demand open transient as reported by General Electric Nuclear Energy in its Part 21 Communication, "Potential to Exceed Low Pressure Technical Specification Safety Limit," SCOS-03, dated March 29, 2005.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on August 6, 2013 (78 FR 47789). However, by letter dated September 26, 2013, the licensee withdrew the proposed change.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated May 14, 2013, and the licensee's letter dated September 26, 2013, which withdrew the application for license amendment (ADAMS Accession No. ML13274A240).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of November, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 1-1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
November 21, 2013 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 250 Governor Hunt Road Vernon, VT 05354
SUBJECT:
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION-WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST AND RELIEF REQUESTS (TAC NOS. MF1195, MF1196, MF1197, MF1198, AND MF1839)
Dear Sir or Madam:
By letter dated May 14, 2013, you applied for an amendment to the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, Facility Operating License No. DPR-28. The proposed change would have modified the facility technical specifications to reduce reactor pressure associated with the fuel cladding integrity safety limits (SLs) from 800 pounds per square inch, absolute (psia) to 700 psia in SLs 1.1.a and 1.1.b. In addition, by letter dated March 27, 2013, you submitted the Vermont Yankee fifth interval inservice inspection (lSI) program along with relief requests ISI-01, ISI-02, ISI-03, and ISI-04. Subsequently, by letter dated September 26, 2013, you withdrew both the amendment request and the relief requests.
This is to inform you that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has ceased work activities on TAC No. MF1839 associated with the amendment request and TAC Nos. MF1195, MF1196, MF1197, and MF1198 associated with the four relief requests.
The NRC has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Docket No. 50-271
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal Sincerely, Ira/
Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
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