ML062690158

Receipt and Availability of the License Renewal Application for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station

ML062690158
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	09/26/2006
From:	Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Mckinney B Susquehanna
Sanabria, Y D, NRR/DLR, 415-1594
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September 26, 2006Mr. Britt T. McKinneySr. Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONFOR THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION

Dear Mr. McKinney:

On September 13, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received PPLSusquehanna, LLC application for renewal of Operating License No. NPF-14 and NPF-22 for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code ofFederal Regulations Section 2.101 (10 CFR 2.101), and will notify you of the results of ourreview. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, aschedule for the review will then be provided to you.We have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice relating to your application that isbeing sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.I am pleased to announce the appointment of Yoira Diaz Sanabria as the project manager forthe safety review, and Alicia Mullins as the project manager for the environmental review ofyour license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Yoira Diaz Sanabria and Alicia Mullins. Richard Guzman continues to remain responsible forNRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for SSES. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Yoira Diaz Sanabria bytelephone at 301-415-1594 or via electronic mail at yks@nrc.gov.Sincerely,/RA/

Frank P. Gillespie, DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosure:

Notice of Receipt of Applicationcc w/encls: See next page September 26, 2006Mr. Britt T. McKinneySr. Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Boulevard Berwick, PA 18603-0467

SUBJECT:

RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONFOR THE SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION

Dear Mr. McKinney:

On September 13, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received PPLSusquehanna, LLC application for renewal of Operating License No. NPF-14 and NPF-22 for Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code ofFederal Regulations Section 2.101 (10 CFR 2.101), and will notify you of the results of ourreview. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, aschedule for the review will then be provided to you.We have enclosed for your information a copy of the notice relating to your application that isbeing sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.I am pleased to announce the appointment of Yoira Diaz Sanabria as the project manager forthe safety review, and Alicia Mullins as the project manager for the environmental review ofyour license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Yoira Diaz Sanabria and Alicia Mullins. Richard Guzman continues to remain responsible forNRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for SSES.If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Yoira Diaz Sanabria bytelephone at 301-415-1594 or via electronic mail at yks@nrc.gov.Sincerely, /RA/Frank P. Gillespie, DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-387 and 50-388

Enclosure:

Notice of Receipt of Application cc w/encls: See next pageDISTRIBUTION: See next pageAdams Accession no.

ML062690158Document Name: E:\Filenet\ML062690158.wpdOFFICEPM:RLRALA:DLROGC NLOBC:RLRAD:DLRNAMEYDiazSanabriaYEdmondsJMartin(with comments)LLundFGillespieDATE9/ 26 /069/ 26 /069/ 21 /069/ 26 /069/ 26 /06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:Robert A. SacconeVice President - Nuclear Operations PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB3Berwick, PA 18603-0467Aloysius J. Wrape, IIIGeneral Manager - Performance Improvement and Oversight PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Terry L. HarpsterGeneral Manager - Plant Support PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4Berwick, PA 18603-0467Rocco R. SgarroManager - Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Walter E. MorrisseySupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSA4Berwick, PA 18603-0467Michael H. CrowthersSupervising Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Affairs PPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Steven M. CookManager - Quality Assurance PPL Susquehanna, LLC 769 Salem Blvd., NUCSB2Berwick, PA 18603-0467Luis A. RamosCommunity Relations Manager, Susquehanna PPL Susquehanna, LLC 634 Salem Blvd., SSO Berwick, PA 18603-0467Bryan A. Snapp, EsqAssoc. General Counsel PPL Services Corporation Two North Ninth Street, GENTW3 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Supervisor - Document Control ServicesPPL Susquehanna, LLC Two North Ninth Street, GENPL4 Allentown, PA 18101-1179Richard W. OsborneAllegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

212 Locust Street P.O. Box 1266 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266Director, Bureau of Radiation ProtectionPennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 35, NUCSA4 Berwick, PA 18603-0035Regional Administrator, Region 1U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Board of SupervisorsSalem Township

P.O. Box 405 Berwick, PA 18603-0035Dr. Judith JohnsrudNational Energy Committee Sierra Club 443 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 7590-01-PUNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONPPL SUSQUEHANNA, LLC. NOTICE OF RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OFSUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-14 AND NPF-22FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-YEAR PERIODDOCKET NOS. 50-387 AND 50-388The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) has received anapplication, dated September 13, 2006, from PPL Susquehanna, LLC., filed pursuant to Section103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), to renew the operating license (NPF-14 and NPF-22) forthe Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. Renewal of the license would authorizethe applicant to operate the facility for an additional 20-year period beyond the period specifiedin the current operating license. The current operating license for the Susquehanna SteamElectric Station, Units 1 and 2 (NPF-14 and NPF-22) expires on July 17, 2022 and March 23, 2024 respectively. The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 are boiling waterreactors designed by General Electric. The units are located in Berwick, PA. The acceptabilityof the tendered application for docketing, and other matters including an opportunity to request a hearing, will be the subject of subs equent Federal Register notices.Copies of the application are available for public inspection at the Commission's PublicDocument Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),Rockville, Maryland, 20582 or electronically from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room under Accession NumberML062630217. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible from the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. In addition, the application is available athttp://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html, on the NRC's Web page, while the application is under review. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, extension 301-415-4737, or by e-mail topdr@nrc.gov

.A copy of the license renewal application for the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station,Units 1 and 2 is also available to local residents near the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station at the Berwick Public Library, 205 Chestnut Street Berwick, PA 18603

.Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26 th day of September, 2006.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Frank P. Gillespie, DirectorDivision of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation