ML14224A221

Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specification 4.3.2, Spent Fuel Storage Pool Minimum Inadvertent Drainage Elevation (Tac MF4213)

ML14224A221
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	08/14/2014
From:	Jeffrey Whited Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Emily Larson FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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TAC MF4213
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 14, 2014 Mr. Eric A. Larson, Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

SUBJECT:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NO.2- ACCEPTANCE OF REQUESTED LICENSING ACTION RE: LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO REVISE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 4.3.2, SPENT FUEL STORAGE POOL MINIMUM INADVERTENT DRAINAGE ELEVATION (TAC NO. MF4213)

Dear Mr. Larson:

By letter dated June 2, 2014, 1 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) requested a license amendment to the operating license for Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 (BVPS-2). The proposed amendment would correct the minimum drain elevation for the spent fuel storage pool specified in BVPS-2 Technical Specification 4.3.2, "Spent Fuel Storage Pool Minimum Inadvertent Drainage Elevation." The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this license 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 (1 0 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.

By letter dated July 24, 2014, 2 the NRC staff identified several informational needs that were necessary to enable the staff to make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed license amendment request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. By letter dated August 8, 2014, 3 you provided a supplement to your submittal.

The NRC staff has found the supplement responsive to the staff's cited information needs, and concludes that the application and supplemental information provide technical information in 1

Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML14153A388.

2 ADAMS Accession No. ML14190A684.

3 ADAMS Accession No. ML14223A540.

E. Larson sufficient detail to enable the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review. If additional information is needed for the NRC staff to complete its technical review, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-4090.

Sincerely,

~viw/4 Jeffrey A. Whited, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-412 cc: Distribution via Listserv

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