ML061720248

(BVPS-1 and 2) - Issuance of Amendment 8-Percent Extended Power Uprate (TAC Nos. MC4645 and MC4646)

ML061720248
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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	07/19/2006
From:	Colburn T NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Lash J FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Colburn T, NRR/DORL/LPLI-1, 415-1402
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ML061720274	List: ML061720248 ML061720376
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TAC MC4645, TAC MC4646
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July 19, 2006Mr. James H. LashVice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station

P.O. Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077

SUBJECT:

BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (BVPS-1 AND 2) -ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT REGARDING THE 8-PERCENT EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MC4645 AND MC4646)

Dear Mr. Lash:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 275 to Facility Operating LicenseNo. DPR-66 and Amendment No. 156 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-73 for the BVPS-1and 2. These amendments consist of changes to the Facility Operating Licenses and theTechnical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated February 23, May 26, June 14, July 8 and 28, August 26,September 6, October 7, 28, and 31, November 8, 18, and 21, and December 2, 6, 9, 16, and 30, 2005, and January 25, February 14 and 22, March 10 and 29, May 12, and July 6, 2006.These amendments revise the Facility Operating Licenses and TSs to authorize anapproximately 8-percent increase in the licensed rated thermal power from 2,689 megawattsthermal (MWt) to 2,900 MWt. This increase is considered an extended power uprate (EPU).

Additionally, these amendments approve full implementation of an alternative source term in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.67, and usingRegulatory Guide 1.183, "Alternative Radiological Source Terms for Evaluating Design Basis Accidents at Nuclear Power Reactors." The NRC also approved other TS changes which yourequested, which are not directly related to the EPU, including deletion of the power rangeneutron-flux high-negative rate trip, removal of the boron injection tank boron concentration for BVPS-1, renaming the boron injection flow path for BVPS-1, addition of a footnote to Table 3.3-3 for BVPS-1, and correction of an inconsistency regarding a referenced permissive for BVPS-1. In your letter dated February 22, 2006, you requested to withdraw certain changes to yourapplication for BVPS-1, which had previously been approved in Amendment No. 273 dated February 9, 2006, as these changes were no longer necessary. Additionally, your requested change to delete the amendment number from paragraph 2.C(2) of each Facility OperatingLicense so that number would be left blank for these and all future Amendments will not beevaluated as part of these amendments and will be the subject of a future licensing action.

J. Lash- 2 -A copy of our safety evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance is enclosed and isbeing forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.Sincerely,/RA/Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 275 to DPR-66

2. Amendment No. 156 to NPF-73

3. Safety Evaluation

4. Notice of Issuancecc w/encls: See next page J. Lash- 2 -A copy of our safety evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance is enclosed and isbeing forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.Sincerely,/RA/Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 275 to DPR-66

2. Amendment No 156 to NPF-73

3. Safety Evaluation

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FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANYFIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION CORP.DOCKET NO. 50-334BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 275License No. DPR-661.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:A.The application for amendment by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, etal. (the licensee), dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated February 23, May 26, June 14, July 8 and 28, August 26, September 6, October 7, 28, and 31, November 8, 18, and 21, and December 2, 6, 9, 16, and 30, 2005, and January 25, February 14 and 22, March 10 and 29, May 12, and July 6, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I;B.The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of theAct, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;C.There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by thisamendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with theCommission's regulations;D.The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense andsecurity or to the health and safety of the public; andE.The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of theCommission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied. 2.Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications andlicense as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. DPR-66 is hereby amended to read as follows:(2)Technical SpecificationsThe Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised throughAmendment No. 275, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.3.This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance. A phased approachto power uprate may be taken. Full implementation will be completed prior to startup from the fall 2007 refueling outage. Items (a) and (c) below shall be completed prior to increasing power above 2689 MWt. Completion of item (b) shall follow the schedule in 10 CFR 50.71(e). Appropriate plant modifications as described in the licensee's application and the NRC staff's safety evaluation dated July 19, 2006, shall be madeprior to exceeding 2689 MWt. Implementation shall include: (a) applicable revisions to plant operating procedures and the completion of operator training for the phases of the proposed power uprate being implemented, (b) incorporation of licensing basis changes into the next revision of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report required by 10 CFR 50.71(c), and (c) inclusion of the commitments, as described in the licensee's application, as supplemented, and the staff's safety evaluation dated July 19, 2006, inthe licensee's commitment tracking program.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/J. E. Dyer, DirectorOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Facility Operating License and Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: July 19, 2006 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 275FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-66DOCKET NO. 50-334Replace the following page of the Facility Operating License with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the areas of change.RemoveInsert 33Replace the following pages of Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached revisedpages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change. RemoveInsertVIVI1-11-1 3/4 1-163/4 1-16 3/4 3-23/4 3-2 3/4 3-73/4 3-7 3/4 3-113/4 3-11 3/4 3-153/4 3-15 3/4 3-183/4 3-18 3/4 4-63/4 4-6 3/4 4-183/4 4-18 3/4 4-203/4 4-20 3/4 4-213/4 4-21 3/4 5-33/4 5-3 3/4 5-63/4 5-6 3/4 5-73/4 5-7 3/4 5-7a -----

3/4 7-13/4 7-1 3/4 7-23/4 7-2 3/4 7-43/4 7-4 3/4 7-73/4 7-7 3/4 7-83/4 7-8 FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION CORP.OHIO EDISON COMPANYTHE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANYDOCKET NO. 50-412BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 2AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 156 License No. NPF-731.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:A.The application for amendment by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, etal. (the licensee), dated October 4, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated February 23, May 26, June 14, July 8 and 28, August 26, September 6, October 7, 28, and 31, November 8, 18, and 21, and December 2, 6, 9, 16, and 30, 2005, and January 25, February 14 and 22, March 10 and 29, May 12, and July 6, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I;B.The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of theAct, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;C.There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by thisamendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with theCommission's regulations;D.The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense andsecurity or to the health and safety of the public; andE.The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of theCommission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied. 2.Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications andlicense as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-73 is hereby amended to read as follows:(2)Technical SpecificationsThe Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised throughAmendment No. 156, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto are hereby incorporated in the license. FENOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the TechnicalSpecifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.3.This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance. A phased approachto power uprate may be taken except that BVPS-2 shall not increase power levels beyond its previously licensed power level of 2689 megawatts thermal until startup from the fall 2006 refueling outage. Full implementation will be completed prior to startupfrom the spring 2008 refueling outage. Items (a) and (c) below shall be completed prior to increasing power above 2689 MWt. Completion of item (b) shall follow the schedule in 10 CFR 50.71(e). Appropriate plant modifications as described in the licensee's application and the NRC staff's safety evaluation dated July 19, 2006, shall be madeprior to exceeding 2689 MWt. Implementation shall include: (a) applicable revisions to plant operating procedures and the completion of operator training for the phases of the proposed power uprate being implemented, (b) incorporation of licensing basis changes into the next revision of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report required by 10 CFR 50.71(c), and (c) inclusion of the commitments, as described in the licensee's application, as supplemented, and the staff's safety evaluation dated July 19, 2006, inthe licensee's commitment tracking program.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/J. E. Dyer, DirectorOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Facility Operating License and Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: July 19, 2006 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.175FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-73DOCKET NO. 50-412Replace the following page of the Facility Operating License with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the areas of change.RemoveInsert3a3aReplace the following pages of Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached revisedpages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change. RemoveInsert1-11-12-12-1 3/4 1-153/4 1-15 3/4 3-23/4 3-2 3/4 3-103/4 3-10 3/4 4-93/4 4-9 3/4 4-14a3/4 4-14a 3/4 4-14b3/4 4-14b 3/4 5-13/4 5-1 3/4 5-73/4 5-7 3/4 7-13/4 7-1 3/4 7-23/4 7-2 3/4 7-33/4 7-3 3/4 7-63/4 7-6 6-206-20 Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Gary R. LeidichPresident and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308Joseph J. HaganSenior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308Danny L. PaceSenior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308Jeannie M. RinckelVice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308David W. Jenkins, AttorneyFirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-18 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308Manager, Fleet LicensingFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GHE-107 395 Ghent Road Akron, OH 44333James H. LashVice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077Lew W. MyersExecutive Vice President, Special Projects FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-SGRP P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077Manager, Site Regulatory ComplianceFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077Commissioner James R. LewisWest Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305Director, Utilities DepartmentPublic Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.

Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364Ohio EPA-DERRATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (continued) cc:

Dr. Judith JohnsrudEnvironmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803DirectorBureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077