ML18045A859

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Withdrawal of Information Relating to the Request for License Amendment Regarding Core Flow Operating Range Expansion

ML18045A859
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	02/14/2018
From:	Gideon W R Duke Energy Progress
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CAC MF8864, CAC MF8865
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William R. GideonVice PresidentBrunswick Nuclear PlantP.O. Box 10429Southport, NC 28461o: 910.832.3698 February 14, 2018 Serial: BSEP 18-0018 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Subject: Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Withdrawal of Information Relating to the Request for License Amendment Regarding Core Flow Operating Range Expansion (CAC Nos. MF8864 and MF8865) References: 1. Letter from William R. Gideon (Duke Energy) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk, Request for License Amendment Regarding Core Flow Operating Range Expansion, dated September 6, 2016, ADAMS Accession Number ML16257A410 2. SECY-11-0014, Use of Containment Accident Pressure in Analyzing Emergency Core Cooling System and Containment Heat Removal System Pump Performance in Postulated Accidents, dated January 31, 2011, ADAMS Accession Number ML102780586 3. Letter from William R. Gideon (Duke Energy) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Request for License Amendment Regarding Core Flow Operating Range Expansion (CAC Nos. MF8864 and MF8865), dated April 6, 2017, ADAMS Accession Number ML17096A482 4. Letter from William R. Gideon (Duke Energy) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Regarding Core Flow Operating Range Expansion (CAC Nos. MF8864 and MF8865), dated November 1, 2017, ADAMS Accession Number ML17305A875 Ladies and Gentlemen: By letter dated September 6, 2016 (i.e., Reference 1), Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy), submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed amendment would expand the core power-flow operating range (i.e., Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis Plus (MELLLA+)). Enclosure 11 of the MELLLA+ license amendment application provided a discussion of issues outlined in SECY-11-0014 (i.e., Reference 2) regarding containment accident pressure (CAP)

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