ML063460018

Request for Additional Information, Amendment for License Transfer

ML063460018
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	12/14/2006
From:	Mahesh Chawla NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:	Weinkam E Nuclear Management Co
Mahesh Chawla, LPL3-1, 415-8371
References
TAC MD2954
Download: ML063460018 (4)

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December 14, 2006 Mr. Edward J. Weinkam, Director Nuclear Licensing & Regulatory Services Nuclear Management Company, LLC.

700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016

SUBJECT:

PALISADES PLANT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ORDER AND CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT FOR LICENSE TRANSFER (TAC NO. MD2954)

Dear Mr. Weinkam:

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.s letter of August 31, 2006, requested transfer of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Facility Operating License from Consumers and Nuclear Management Company to Entergy Nuclear Palisades. We are reviewing your request, and find that we need additional information as shown in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). We discussed this RAI with Laurie Lahti of your organization on December 11, 2006, and she agreed to respond by December 15, 2006. Please contact me at (301) 415-1423 if you have questions.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mahesh L. Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosure:

RAI cc w/encl: See next page

Mr. Edward J. Weinkam, Director December 14, 2006 Nuclear Licensing & Regulatory Services Nuclear Management Company, LLC.

700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016

SUBJECT:

PALISADES PLANT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ORDER AND CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT FOR LICENSE TRANSFER (TAC NO. MD2954)

Dear Mr. Weinkam:

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.s letter of August 31, 2006, requested transfer of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Facility Operating License from Consumers and Nuclear Management Company to Entergy Nuclear Palisades. We are reviewing your request, and find that we need additional information as shown in the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). We discussed this RAI with Laurie Lahti of your organization on December 11, 2006, and she agreed to respond by December 15, 2006. Please contact me at (301) 415-1423 if you have questions.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mahesh L. Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-255

Enclosure:

RAI cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION PUBLIC LPL3-1 R/F RidsNrrPMMChawla RidsNrrLATHarris RidsNrrDorlLple RidsRgn3MailCenter RidsOgcRp RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter MDusaniwskyj RidsNrrDorlDpr ADAMS Accession Number: ML063460018 OFFICE LPL3-1/PM LPL3-1/LA LPL3-1/BC NAME MChawla THarris LRaghavan DATE 12/13/06 12/12/06 12/14/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Palisades Plant cc:

Robert A. Fenech, Senior Vice President Michigan Department of Attorney General Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations Special Litigation Division Consumers Energy Company 525 West Ottawa St.

1945 Parnall Rd. Sixth Floor, G. Mennen Williams Building Jackson, MI 49201 Lansing, MI 48913 Arunas T. Udrys, Esquire Michael B. Sellman Consumers Energy Company President and Chief Executive Officer 1 Energy Plaza Nuclear Management Company, LLC Jackson, MI 49201 700 First Street Hudson, MI 54016 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Suite 210 Vice President, Counsel & Secretary 2443 Warrenville Road Nuclear Management Company, LLC Lisle, IL 60532-4351 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Supervisor Covert Township Douglas E. Cooper P. O. Box 35 Senior Vice President and Covert, MI 49043 Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Office of the Governor 700 First Street P. O. Box 30013 Hudson, WI 54016 Lansing, MI 48909 Stephen T. Wawro, Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Nuclear Assets Resident Inspector's Office Consumers Energy Company Palisades Plant Palisades Nuclear Plant 27782 Blue Star Memorial Highway 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Covert, MI 49043 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Laurie A. Lahti, Manager Waste and Hazardous Materials Division Regulatory Affairs Hazardous Waste and Radiological Nuclear Management Company, LLC Protection Section Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Facilities Unit 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Constitution Hall, Lower-Level North Covert, MI 49043 525 West Allegan Street P.O. Box 30241 Paul A. Harden Lansing, MI 48909-7741 Site Vice President Palisades Nuclear Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) RELATED TO ORDER AND CONFORMING LICENSE AMENDMENT FOR LICENSE TRANSFER PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-255

1. Provide sensitivity financial forecasts reflecting an arbitrary 10 percent reduction in the price of a megawatt-hour of electricity (despite the fact that there is a Power Purchase Agreement). This financial forecast should include the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, if so needed, to be consistent with the applicants' forecast.

2. Provide sensitivity financial forecasts reflecting a reduction of capacity (factor) to a historical average of 88.6 percent. In some years of the financial forecast, the capacity factor is higher. The years that are forecast to be lower than historical average stay the same.

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