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| number = ML072620200
| number = ML072620200
| issue date = 10/31/2007
| issue date = 10/31/2007
| title = Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1, 2, and 3, Regarding Environmental Assessment Related to Issuance of Amendments (TAC Nos. MD6734, MD6735, and MD6736)
| title = Regarding Environmental Assessment Related to Issuance of Amendments
| author name = Olshan L N
| author name = Olshan L
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1
| addressee name = Hamilton B H
| addressee name = Hamilton B
| addressee affiliation = Duke Power Co
| addressee affiliation = Duke Power Co
| docket = 05000269, 05000270, 05000287
| docket = 05000269, 05000270, 05000287
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{{#Wiki_filter:October 31, 2007Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
{{#Wiki_filter:October 31, 2007 Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.
MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)
MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)


==Dear Mr. Hamilton:==
==Dear Mr. Hamilton:==


Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impactrelated to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.Sincerely,/RA/Leonard N. Olshan, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
                                                    /RA/
Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287


==Enclosure:==
==Enclosure:==
Environmental Assessmentcc w/encl: See next page October 31, 2007Mr. Bruce H. HamiltonVice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672
 
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
 
October 31, 2007 Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTALASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.
MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)
MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)


==Dear Mr. Hamilton:==
==Dear Mr. Hamilton:==


Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impactrelated to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.Sincerely,/RA/Leonard N. Olshan, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.
The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
                                                    /RA/
Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287


==Enclosure:==
==Enclosure:==
Environmental Assessmentcc w/encl:  See next pageDistribution
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTIdentification of the Proposed Action
:The proposed action is administrative in nature and would revise the TechnicalSpecifications (TSs) to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's application dated January 31, 2007.
The Need for the Proposed Action
:The proposed action removes requirements from the TSs that are no longer applicable. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
:The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes thatthere are no environmental impacts.The details of the staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the license amendmentsthat will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the license amendments.The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences ofaccidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site.
There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have apotential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impactsassociated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
:As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposedaction (i.e., the "no-action" alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar. Alternative Use of Resources
:  The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previouslyconsidered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, dated March 1972 and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 2) dated December 9, 1999.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
:In accordance with its stated policy, on October 18, 2007, the staff consulted with theSouth Carolina State official, Mr. R. Mike Gandy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTOn the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposedaction will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee's letter datedJanuary 31, 2007. Documents may be examined and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing thedocuments located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31 st day of October 2007.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Leonard N. Olshan, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. Bruce H. HamiltonVice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC  29672Ms. Lisa F. VaughnAssociate General Counsel and Managing Attorney Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, North Carolina  28202Manager, LISNUS Corporation 2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor Clearwater, FL  34619-1035Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Seneca, SC  29672Mr. Henry Porter, DirectorDivision of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Dept. of Health and Env. Control 2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC  29201-1708Mr. Michael A. SchoppmanFramatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Dr.
Suite 705 Rosslyn, VA  22209Mr. B. G. DavenportRegulatory Compliance Manager Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation ON03RC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC  29672Mr. Leonard G. GreenAssistant Attorney General NC Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC  27602Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Power Company LLC 526 S. Church St.
Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, NC  28202Division of Radiation ProtectionNC Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural 


Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:
Raleigh, NC 27609-7721Mr. Peter R. Harden, IVVP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, NC 28210Mr. Henry BarronGroup Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Charlotte, NC 28201-1006Mr. Charles BrinkmanDirector, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville, MD 20852Ms. Kathryn B. NolanSenior Counsel Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202}}
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DUKE POWER COMPANY LLC DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270, AND 50-287 OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55, issued to Duke Power Company LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, located in Seneca, South Carolina. Therefore, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, Section 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of the Proposed Action:
The proposed action is administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications (TSs) to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees application dated January 31, 2007.
The Need for the Proposed Action:
The proposed action removes requirements from the TSs that are no longer applicable.
 
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:
The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that there are no environmental impacts.
The details of the staffs safety evaluation will be provided in the license amendments that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the license amendments.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site.
There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action:
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the no-action alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources:
 
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, dated March 1972 and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 2) dated December 9, 1999.
Agencies and Persons Consulted:
In accordance with its stated policy, on October 18, 2007, the staff consulted with the South Carolina State official, Mr. R. Mike Gandy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensees letter dated January 31, 2007. Documents may be examined and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
 
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2007.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                          /RA/
Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:
Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton                    Mr. Leonard G. Green Vice President, Oconee Site              Assistant Attorney General Duke Power Company LLC                    NC Department of Justice 7800 Rochester Highway                    P.O. Box 629 Seneca, SC 29672                          Raleigh, NC 27602 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn                        Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.
Associate General Counsel and Managing    Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Attorney                                    Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC                Duke Power Company LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H          526 S. Church St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202          Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, NC 28202 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation                          Division of Radiation Protection 2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor            NC Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural Clearwater, FL 34619-1035                  Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Senior Resident Inspector                Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway                  Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV Seneca, SC 29672                          VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company Mr. Henry Porter, Director                6000 Fairview Road Division of Radioactive Waste Management  12th Floor Bureau of Land and Waste Management      Charlotte, NC 28210 Dept. of Health and Env. Control 2600 Bull St.                            Mr. Henry Barron Columbia, SC 29201-1708                  Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Michael A. Schoppman                  P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Framatome ANP                            Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 1911 North Ft. Myer Dr.
Suite 705                                Mr. Charles Brinkman Rosslyn, VA 22209                        Director, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company Mr. B. G. Davenport                      12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Regulatory Compliance Manager            Rockville, MD 20852 Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation                  Ms. Kathryn B. Nolan ON03RC                                    Senior Counsel 7800 Rochester Highway                    Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Seneca, SC 29672                          526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202}}

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Regarding Environmental Assessment Related to Issuance of Amendments
ML072620200
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Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/31/2007
From: Olshan L
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1
To: Brandi Hamilton
Duke Power Co
Olshan L N, NRR/DORL, 415-1419
References
TAC MD3735, TAC MD3736, TAC MD6734
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October 31, 2007 Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.

MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page

October 31, 2007 Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Vice President, Oconee Site Duke Power Company LLC 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS.

MD6734, MD6735, AND MD6736)

Dear Mr. Hamilton:

Enclosed is a copy of the Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related to your application for amendments dated January 31, 2007. The proposed amendments are administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287

Enclosure:

Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:

Public RidsNrrDlrReba LPL2-1 R/F RidsNrrDlrRebb RidsNrrDorlLpl2-1 (Emarinos) RidsOgcRp RidsNrrLAMOBrien (hard copy) RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsNrrPMLOlshan (hard copy) RidsRgn2MailCenter(JMoorman)

Accession Number: ML072620200 OFFICE NRR/LPL2-1/PM NRR/LPL2-1/LA DLR/REBA OGC NRR/LPL2-1/BC NAME LOlshan:nc MOBrien EBenner SUttal NLO EMarinos DATE 10/01/07 09/27/07 10/04/07 10/29/07 10/31/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION DUKE POWER COMPANY LLC DOCKET NOS. 50-269, 50-270, AND 50-287 OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-38, DPR-47, and DPR-55, issued to Duke Power Company LLC (the licensee), for operation of the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, located in Seneca, South Carolina. Therefore, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 51, Section 51.21, the NRC is issuing this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Identification of the Proposed Action:

The proposed action is administrative in nature and would revise the Technical Specifications (TSs) to remove requirements that are no longer applicable due to the completion of the control room intake/booster fan modifications.

The proposed action is in accordance with the licensees application dated January 31, 2007.

The Need for the Proposed Action:

The proposed action removes requirements from the TSs that are no longer applicable.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action:

The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and concludes that there are no environmental impacts.

The details of the staffs safety evaluation will be provided in the license amendments that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee approving the license amendments.

The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site.

There is no significant increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no other environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant nonradiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action:

As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered denial of the proposed action (i.e., the no-action alternative). Denial of the application would result in no change in current environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action and the alternative action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources:

The action does not involve the use of any different resources than those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for the Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, dated March 1972 and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (NUREG-1437, Supplement 2) dated December 9, 1999.

Agencies and Persons Consulted:

In accordance with its stated policy, on October 18, 2007, the staff consulted with the South Carolina State official, Mr. R. Mike Gandy of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no comments.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensees letter dated January 31, 2007. Documents may be examined and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2007.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Leonard N. Olshan, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton Mr. Leonard G. Green Vice President, Oconee Site Assistant Attorney General Duke Power Company LLC NC Department of Justice 7800 Rochester Highway P.O. Box 629 Seneca, SC 29672 Raleigh, NC 27602 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.

Associate General Counsel and Managing Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Attorney Issues and Industry Affairs Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Duke Power Company LLC 526 South Church Street - EC07H 526 S. Church St.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 Mail Stop EC05P Charlotte, NC 28202 Manager, LIS NUS Corporation Division of Radiation Protection 2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor NC Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural Clearwater, FL 34619-1035 Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.

Senior Resident Inspector Raleigh, NC 27609-7721 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7812B Rochester Highway Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV Seneca, SC 29672 VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company Mr. Henry Porter, Director 6000 Fairview Road Division of Radioactive Waste Management 12th Floor Bureau of Land and Waste Management Charlotte, NC 28210 Dept. of Health and Env. Control 2600 Bull St. Mr. Henry Barron Columbia, SC 29201-1708 Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. Michael A. Schoppman P.O. Box 1006-EC07H Framatome ANP Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 1911 North Ft. Myer Dr.

Suite 705 Mr. Charles Brinkman Rosslyn, VA 22209 Director, Washington Operations Westinghouse Electric Company Mr. B. G. Davenport 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Regulatory Compliance Manager Rockville, MD 20852 Oconee Nuclear Site Duke Energy Corporation Ms. Kathryn B. Nolan ON03RC Senior Counsel 7800 Rochester Highway Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Seneca, SC 29672 526 South Church Street - EC07H Charlotte, NC 28202