ML16161A459

Request for Change in Applicant for the NRO Review of WCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, PPOLCA-T: System Analysis Code with Three-Dimensional Core Model

ML16161A459
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, PROJ0700, PROJ0772
Issue date:	06/06/2016
From:	Gresham J Westinghouse
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of New Reactors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LTR-NRC-16-37, WCAP-16747
Download: ML16161A459 (1)

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Westinghouse Non-Proprietary Class 3 e inghouse Westinghouse Electric Company 1000 Westinghouse Drive Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066 USA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Direct tel: (412) 374-4643 Document Control Desk Direct fax: (724) 940-8560 11555 Rockville Pike e-mail: greshaja@westinghouse.com Rockville, MD 20852 LTR-NRC-16-37 June 6, 2016

Subject:

Request for Change in Applicant for the NRO Review of WCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, "POLCA-T: System Analysis Code with Three-Dimensional Core Model"

References:

1. STPNOC Letter U7-C-STP-NRC-100239, "Submittal of Appendices to POLCA-T for ABWR and BWR Cores" October 29, 2010 (ML103060251)

2. Westinghouse Letter LTR-NRC-10-67, "Request for NRR to Support Concurrent Review of WCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, "POLCA-T: System Analysis Code with Three-Dimensional Core Model, Appendices C and D," November 3, 2010 (ML103160269)

3. NINA Letter U7-C-NINA-NRC-160002, "Proposed Changes to Fuel Topical Review," March 29, 2016 (ML16095A205)

WCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, "POLCA-T: System Analysis Code with Three-Dimensional Core*

Model," was submitted by South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC), now Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA), via Reference 1 to the NRO branch of the NRC for review for applicability to the ABWR and South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 (NRO docket PROJ0772). By Reference 2, Westinghouse requested a concurrent review by NRR ofWCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, for application to current operating BWR reactors (NRR docket PROJ0700).

NINA has requested (Reference 3) that the applicant for the NRO review be transferred from NINA to Westinghouse. By this letter, Westinghouse is requesting that the NRC continue the NRO review of WCAP-16747, Appendices C and D, with Westinghouse as the applicant. Westinghouse understands that all NRC review fees will be charged to Westinghouse.

Correspondence with respect to this letter should be addressed to James A. Gresham, Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Westinghouse Electric Company, 1000 Westinghouse Drive,*

Building 3 Suite 310, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066.

James A. Gresham, Manager Regulatory Compliance

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