ML083650169

Correction to Amendment No. 175 Regarding Technical Specification Requirements for Inoperable Inverters

ML083650169
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	12/30/2008
From:	Richard Ennis Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group
Ennis R, NRR/DORL, 415-1420
References
TAC MD9335
Download: ML083650169 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 30, 2008 Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236, N09 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 SUB~IECT: HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - CORRECTION TO AMENDMENT NO. 175 REGARDING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INOPERABLE INVERTERS (TAC NO. MD9335)

Dear Mr. Joyce:

On December 18, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 175 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 for the Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek).

This amendment consisted of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to the application from PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) dated July 30, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated September 29, and October 20, 2008. The amendment revised TS 3.8.3, "Onsite Power Distribution Systems," to establish a separate TS Action statement for inoperable inverters associated with the 120 volt alternating current distribution panels.

On December 22, 2008, the PSEG staff notified the NRC staff that one of the license pages revised by Amendment No. 175 did not reflect a prior change made to that page by Amendment No. 174 which was issued by the NRC staff on May 14, 2008. Specifically, license page 3 did not reflect the current approved maximum power level of 3840 megawatts thermal in license condition 2.C.(1). The corrected license page 3 is enclosed. The NRC staff regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1420.

Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosure:

Hope Creek license page 3 cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ

- 3 (4) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Maximum Power Level PSEG Nuclear LLC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3840 megawatts thermal (100 percent rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 175, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into the license. PSEG Nuclear LLC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

(3) Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves (Section 3.9.6, SSER No. 4)*

This License Condition was satisfied as documented in the letter from W. R. Butler (NRC) to C. A. McNeill, Jr. (PSE&G) dated December 7, 1987. Accordingly, this condition has been deleted.

• The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.

Amendment No. 175

December 30,2008 Mr. Thomas Joyce President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236, N09 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION - CORRECTION TO AMENDMENT NO. 175 REGARDING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INOPERABLE INVERTERS (TAC NO. MD9335)

Dear Mr. Joyce:

On December 18, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 175 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 for the Hope Creek Generating Station (Hope Creek).

This amendment consisted of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to the application from PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) dated July 30, 2008, as supplemented by letters dated September 29, and October 20, 2008. The amendment revised TS 3.8.3, "Onsite Power Distribution Systems," to establish a separate TS Action statement for inoperable inverters associated with the 120 volt alternating current distribution panels.

On December 22, 2008, the PSEG staff notified the NRC staff that one of the license pages revised by Amendment No. 175 did not reflect a prior change made to that page by Amendment No. 174 which was issued by the NRC staff on May 14, 2008. Specifically, license page 3 did not reflect the current approved maximum power level of 3840 megawatts thermal in license condition 2.C.(1). The corrected license page 3 is enclosed. The NRC staff regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1420.

Sincerely,

/raJ Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-354

Enclosure:

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