ML20198J218

Forwards Notice of Withdrawal of License Amendment Request Re Meteorological Instrumentation.Proposed Changes Would Have Modified Accuracy Requirements of Meteorological Instrumentation & Supporting Bases

ML20198J218
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	12/16/1997
From:	Mcdonald D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Bowling M, Loftus P NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
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TAC-M97746, NUDOCS 9801140070
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N Mr. Martin L". Bowlin9 Decesher 16, 1997 Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit No. 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

,' c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director - Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford,-CT 06385

SUBJECT:

WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION - MILLSTONE NVCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC NO. M97746)

Dear Mr. Bowling:

'By letter dated May 8, 1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy Comaany (NNECO) applied for an amendment to the Millstone Nuclear Power Station. 'Jnit No. 2, facility Operating License No. DPR-65. The proposed c.hanges would have modified the accuracy requirements of the meteorological instrumentation and su) porting Bases. Subsequently, by letter dated November 25. 1997, NNECO wit 1 drew the amendment request based on its de',ermination that the subject instrumentation accuracies can be significantly improved by implementing modifications. It is further indicated that the modifications will result in improving the overall system accuracy such that the existing Technical 5)ecifications for the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2, will 3e complied with.

The modifications are expected to include (1) replacement of the existing with calibrated RTDs and matched resistance tre.nsmitters; temperature (2) modification detectors of the (RTDs)lant p computer to display time averaged valaes for delta - T, and; (3) monitoring the environmental conditions of the meteorological tower building to assure'that they are within the required limits. We request that we be informed of any changes to the proposed modifications described above including supporting justification.

__The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal

< Register for publication. This completes all NRC staff actions related to the referenced TAC Number.

Sincerely, Origirml. sinrwxl by:

Daniel G. McDonalo Jr., Sr. Project Manager -

Special Projects Office - Licensing D F '>l Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-336 If

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, . December 16, 1997 Mr. Martin L. Bowling Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit No. 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director - Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION - MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC NO. M97746) ,

Dear Mr. Bowling:

By letter dated May 8, 1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO) applied for an amendment to the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2. Facility Operating License No. DPR-65. The proposed changes wuuld have modified the accuracy requirements of the meteorological instrumentation and supporting Bases. Subsequently, by letter dated November 25, 1997, NNECO withdrew the amendment reques6 based on its determination that the subject instrumentation accuracies can be significantly improved by implementing modifications. It is  !

further indicated that the modifications will result in improving the overall i system accuracy such that the existing Technical Specifications for the l Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 2, will be complied with.

The modifications are expected to include (1) replacement of the existing with calibrated RTDs and matched resistance transmitters;temperature detectors (2) modification of the p(RTDs)lant computer to display time average values for delta - T, and; (3) monitoring the environmental conditions of the meteorological tower building to assure that they are within the required limits. We request that we be informed of any changes to the proposed modifications described above including supporting justification.

The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication. This completes all NRC staff actions related to the referenced TAC Number.

Sincerely, y *Q.

Daniel G. Mcdonald Jr., Sr. Project Mtager Special Projects Office - Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-336

Enclosure:

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Northeast Nuclear Ecergy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station

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Ernest C. Hadley, Esquire Lillian M. Cuoco Esquire 1040 B Main Street Senior Nuclear Counsel P.O. Box 549 1 Northeae. Utilities Service Company West Wareham, MA 02576 '

P. O. Box 270 Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Mr. D. M. Goebel Vice President - Nuclear Oversight Mr. John Buckin ham Northeast Utilities Service Company Department of P blic Utility Control P. O. Box 128 Electric Unit Waterford, CT 06385 10 Liberty Square New Britain, CT 06051 Mr. David Amerine Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director and Support Monitoring and Radiation Division Northeast Utilities Service Company Department of Environmental Protection P. O. Box 128 79 Elm Street Waterford, CT 06385 Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Director Regional Administrator, Region 1 Office of Po*41cy and Management U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy Deve*4opment and Planning 475 Allendale Road Division King of Prussia, PA 19406 450 Capitol Avenue - MS# 52ERN P. O. Box 341441 First Selectmen Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Town of Waterford Hall of Records Mr. M. H. Brothers 200 Boston Post Road Vice President - Operations Waterford, CT 06385 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P.O. Box 128 Mr. Wayne D. Lanning Waterford, CT 06385 Deputy Director of Inspections Special Projects Office Mr. J. A. Price 475 Allendale Road Unit Director - Millstone Unit 2 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P.O. Box 128 Charles Brinkman, Manager Waterford, CT 06385 Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Mr. B. D. Kenyon 12300 Twinbrook P4wy, Suite 330 Chief Nucler Officer - Millstone Rockville, MD 20852 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P.O. Box 128 Senior Resident Inspector Waterford, CT 06385 Millstone Nuclear Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Power Station Citizens Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 513 AliN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton Niantic, CT 06357 180 Great Neck Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Mr. F. C. Rothen Vice President - Work Services Northeast Utilities Service Company.

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Deborah Katz, President Citizens Awareness Network F. O. Box 83-Shelburne Falls, MA 03170  !

The Honorable Terry Concannon Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Room 4035 Legislative Office Building Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Mr. Evan W. Woo 11acott Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 Little Harbor Consultants, Inc. '

Millstone - ITPOP Project Office P. O. Box 0630 Niantic, Connecticut 06357-0630 Mr. Daniel L. Curry Project Director Parsons Power Group Inc.

2675 Morgantown Road Reading, Pennsylvania I W O7 Mr. Don Schopfer Verification Team Manager Sargent & Lundy 55 E. Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 l

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