ML14349A494

Columbia, Withdrawal of License Amendment Request for Adoption of TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option a

ML14349A494
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/09/2014
From:	Javorik A L Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
G02-14-169, TAC MF2863
Download: ML14349A494 (2)

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Alex L. JavorikENERGY Columbia Generating StationP.O. Box 968, PE04Richland, WA 99352-0968Ph. 509.377.8555 1 F. 509.377.2354aljavorik@ energy-northwest.comDEC 0 9 2014G02-14-169 10 CFR 50.90U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionATTN: Document Control DeskWashington, D.C. 20555-0001Subject: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR ADOPTIONOF TSTF-493, REVISION 4, OPTION AReferences: 1) Letter G02-13-138 dated October 2, 2013, A. L. Javorik (EnergyNorthwest) to NRC, "License Amendment Request for Adoption ofTSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A"2) Letter dated April 30, 2014, C. F. Lyon (NRC) to M. E. Reddemann(Energy Northwest), "Columbia Generating Station -Request forAdditional Information related to License Amendment Request toAdopt TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A (TAC No. MF2863)"3) Letter G02-14-103 dated June 19, 2014, A. L. Javorik (EnergyNorthwest) to NRC, "Proposed Revision to License AmendmentRequest to Adopt TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A, and Responseto Request for Additional Information"4) E-mail dated October 9, 2014, A. E. George (NRC) to L. L. Williams(Energy Northwest), "FW: TSTF-493 request"5) Letter G02-14-164 dated November 17, 2014, A. L. Javorik(Energy Northwest) to NRC, "Response to NRC Request forAdditional Information related to License Amendment Request forAdoption of TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A"Dear Sir or Madam:In Reference 1, Energy Northwest submitted a License Amendment Request (LAR) toadopt TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A. In References 2 and 4, the Nuclear RegulatoryCommission (NRC) requested additional information in order to complete the review.Energy Northwest submitted responses to the NRC requests via References 3 and 5.ADO WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR ADOPTION OF TSTF-493, REVISION 4, OPTION APage 2 of 2After further consideration, following discussion with NRC staff, Energy Northwestrespectfully withdraws the proposed LAR. As discussed at the November 13, 2014,meeting between NRC and the Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) (ADAMSAccession No. ML1 4307A869), the TSTF is planning to clarify the intent of theterminology "change to a setpoint value." This may result in a potential revision to thetraveler and the associated model application and model Safety Evaluation for TSTF-493 Option A. The TSTF is also planning to work with NRC on the required content oflicense applications proposing to adopt Option B of TSTF-493. Option B adds a newprogram to the Administrative Controls section of the Technical Specifications titled theSetpoint Control Program and allows the relocation of instrument Allowable Values fromthe Technical Specifications to licensee control. Energy Northwest plans to monitor thestatus of these activities in order to determine the best option to pursue in the future.No new regulatory commitments are being made in this submittal.Should you have any questions or require additional information regarding this matter,please contact Ms. L. L. Williams, Licensing Supervisor, at (509)377-8148.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed on _-"xeYQOe-r 7 , 2014.A. L. JavorikVice President, Engineeringcc: NRC Region IV AdministratorNRC NRR Project ManagerNRC Sr. Resident Inspector -988CMA Jones- BPA/1 399 (email)WA Horin -Winston & Strawn (email)RR Cowley -WDOH (email)JO Luce -EFSEC (email)