L-15-113, Correction of License Amendment Request to Extend Containment Leakage Rate Test Frequency

Correction of License Amendment Request to Extend Containment Leakage Rate Test Frequency

ML15082A422
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/23/2015
From:	Emily Larson FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-15-113, TAC MF3985, TAC MF3986
Download: ML15082A422 (2)

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FENOC' Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077 Eric A. Larson 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 March 23, 2015 L-15-113 ATTN: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Correction of License Amendment Request to Extend Containment Leakage Rate Test Frequency (TAC Nos. MF3985 and MF3986)

By letter dated April 16, 2014 (Accession No. ML14111A291), with supplemental information provided by letter dated November 4, 2014 (Accession No. ML14308A196),

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), requested a license amendment to the facility operating license for Beaver Valley Power Station , Unit No. 1 (BVPS-1) and Unit No. 2 (BVPS-2). The proposed license amendment would incorporate Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) topical report NEI 94-01, Revision 3-A, "Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J,"and conditions and limitations specified in NEI 94-01, Revision 2-A into Technical Specification 5.5.12, "Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program." Additionally, the proposed amendment would delete reference to the BVPS-1 exemption letter dated December 5, 1984 (Accession No. ML003766713), Regulatory Guide 1.163, "Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program," and listed exceptions.

Pages 6 and 41 of the enclosure provided with the April 16, 2014 letter indicate that BVPS-2 steam generator replacement is scheduled to be implemented during the spring 2017 refueling outage (2R 19). BVPS-2 steam generator replacement has been deferred and is currently planned to occur in 2020 .

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 L-15-113 Page 2 There are no regulatory commitments contained in this submittal. If there are any questions or if additional information is required, please contact Mr. Thomas A. Lentz, Manager- Fleet Licensing , at (330) 315-6810.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on March ..:>3 , 2015 .

Sincerely, Eric A. Larson cc: NRG Region I Administrator NRG Resident Inspector NRG Project Manager Director BRP/DEP Site BRP/DEP Representative