ML072670216

Stretch Power Uprate Acceptance Review

ML072670216
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	10/15/2007
From:	Chernoff H NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	Christian D Dominion Nuclear Connecticut
Lamb John G./NRR/DORL, 415-3100
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TAC MD6070
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October 15, 2007Mr. David A. ChristianSr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE POWER STATION UNIT 3 - STRETCH POWER UPRATEACCEPTANCE REVIEW (TAC NO. MD6070)

Dear Mr. Christian:

By letter dated July 13, 2007, as supplemented on September 12, 2007, Dominion NuclearConnecticut, Inc. (DNC), licensee of the Millstone Power Station Unit 3 (MPS3), submitted the application, "Stretch Power Uprate" to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The proposed license amendment would allow an increase in the maximum authorized power level from 3411 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3650 MWt, and make changes to the technical specifications as necessary to support operation at the stretch power level. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of DNC's stretch power uprate (SPU) application for MPS3. The acceptance review determines whether or not there is sufficiently detailed information to allow the staff to proceed with its detailed technical review.

The review also ensures that the application adequately characterizes the regulatory requirements and licensing basis of the plant.Based on the review of the information provided in the submittals mentioned above, the NRCstaff has determined that DNC has provided the necessary information for the staff to begin a detailed technical review. Additionally, the staff has determined that your application meets the criteria for an SPU as the requested power increase is approximately 7 percent, and there are limited plant modifications required to support the uprate.DNC requested that the NRC staff complete its detailed review by June 30, 2008, in order to beprepared for the MPS3 refueling outage currently scheduled for the fall of 2008. Mr. John G.

Lamb, NRC Senior Project Manager, discussed with your staff that your application may require more review time as a result of your proposed revisions to the licensing basis for the alternative source term dose consequence analysis. Mr. Lamb discussed a new requested completion date with Mr. Ron Thomas of your staff and agreed upon August 15, 2008.

D. Christian- 2 -If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lamb at (301) 415-3100.Sincerely,/ra/Harold Chernoff, ChiefPlant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-423 cc: See next page D. Christian- 2 -If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Lamb at (301) 415-3100.Sincerely,/ra/Harold Chernoff, ChiefPlant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-423 cc: See next pageDISTRIBUTIONPUBLICRidsNrrDciCpnbTFryeRidsNrrAdroPDI-2 ReadingJMcHaleAKleinRidsNrrDorl RidsNrrDorlLpl1-2WKemperRLobelRidsNrrDorlDpr RidsNrrPmJHugheyRidsNrrDeEeebJParilloRLaufer TAlexionRidsNrrDeEqvbBBalsamRidsRgn1MailCenter RPowellMKotzalesNPatelRidsEdoMailCenter GCranstonRidsNrrDeEqvbSRayRidsNrrLAABaxter RDennigRPettisGCheruvenkiRidsNrrPMJLamb RidsNrrDssSnpbMHartMYoderRidsNrrLARSola TKobetzMRubinSMazumdarRidsOgcRp RidsNrrDciCsgbEBennerNIqbalRidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter MMitchellNSalgadoACCESSION NO.: ML072670216OFFICELPLI-2/PMLPLI-2/LALPL2-2/LALPLI-2/PMLPL-I-2/BCNAMEJLambABaxterCSolaJHugheyHChernoffDATE9/24/079/25/079/28/0710/01/0710/15/2007OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 3 cc:

Lillilan M. Cuoco, EsquireSenior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Building 475, 5 th FloorRope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385Edward L. Wilds, Jr., Ph.D.Director, Division of Radiation Department of Environmental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106-5127Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406First SelectmenTown of Waterford 15 Rope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385Mr. J. W. "Bill" Sheehan Co-Chair NEAC 19 Laurel Crest Drive Waterford, CT 06385Mr. Evan W. WoollacottCo-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council 128 Terry's Plain Road Simsbury, CT 06070Senior Resident InspectorMillstone Power Station c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 513 Niantic, CT 06357Ms. Nancy Burton147 Cross Highway Redding Ridge, CT 00870Mr. Joseph Roy, Director of Operations Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Moody Street P.O. Box 426 Ludlow, MA 01056Mr. J. Alan PriceSite Vice President Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Building 475, 5 th FloorRope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385Mr. Chris FunderburkDirector, Nuclear Licensing and Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711Mr. David W. DodsonLicensing Supervisor Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.

Building 475, 5 th FloorRope Ferry Road Waterford, CT 06385