ML061000469

(BVPS-1 and 2) - Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Related to Extended Power Uprate

ML061000469
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	05/03/2006
From:	Colburn T Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Lash J FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
Colburn T, NRR/DLPM, 415-1402
References
TAC MC4645, TAC MC4646
Download: ML061000469 (5)

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May 3, 2006 Mr. James H. Lash Vice 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) -

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RELATED TO PROPOSED EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MC4645 AND MC4646)

Dear Mr. Lash:

Enclosed is a copy of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related 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, December 2, 6, 9, 16, and 30, 2005, and January 25, February 14 and 22, and March 10 and 29, 2006, for BVPS-1 and 2. The proposed amendment would authorize increasing the maximum steady-state reactor core power level from 2689 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 2900 MWt, which is an increase of approximately 8.0 percent. The proposed increase in power level is considered an extended power uprate.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. In this regard, the comment period will expire on June 8, 2006.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosure:

Draft Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page

May 3, 2006 Mr. James H. Lash Vice 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) -

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT RELATED TO PROPOSED EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MC4645 AND MC4646)

Dear Mr. Lash:

Enclosed is a copy of the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact related 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, December 2, 6, 9, 16, and 30, 2005, and January 25, February 14 and 22, and March 10 and 29, 2006, for BVPS-1 and 2. The proposed amendment would authorize increasing the maximum steady-state reactor core power level from 2689 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 2900 MWt, which is an increase of approximately 8.0 percent. The proposed increase in power level is considered an extended power uprate.

The assessment is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. In this regard, the comment period will expire on June 8, 2006.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Timothy G. Colburn, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412

Enclosure:

Draft Environmental Assessment cc w/encl: See next page Accession Number: ML061000469 Draft EA: ML061000481 Package: ML OFFICE LPLI-1\PM LPLI-1\LA REBA\BC OGC LPLI-1\BC NAME TColburn SLittle AKugler RFranovich JBoska for RLaufer DATE 0412/06 04/12/06 04/12/06 05/02/06 05/03/06 Official Record Copy

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Gary R. Leidich FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company President and Chief Nuclear Officer Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-BV-SEB1 Mail Stop A-GO-19 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 76 South Main Street Shippingport, PA 15077 Akron, OH 44308 Lew W. Myers Joseph J. Hagan Executive Vice President, Special Projects Senior Vice President of Operations FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company and Chief Operating Officer Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-BV-SGRP Mail Stop A-GO-14 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 76 South Main Street Shippingport, PA 15077 Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance Danny L. Pace FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-BV-A Mail Stop A-GO-14 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 76 South Main Street Shippingport, PA 15077 Akron, OH 44308 Commissioner James R. Lewis Jeannie M. Rinckel West Virginia Division of Labor Vice President, Fleet Oversight 749-B, Building No. 6 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Capitol Complex Mail Stop A-GO-14 Charleston, WV 25305 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission David W. Jenkins, Attorney 180 East Broad Street FirstEnergy Corporation Columbus, OH 43266-0573 Mail Stop A-GO-18 76 South Main Street Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Akron, OH 44308 Management Agency 2605 Interstate Dr.

Manager, Fleet Licensing Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GHE-107 Ohio EPA-DERR 395 Ghent Road ATTN: Zack A. Clayton Akron, OH 44333 P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 James H. Lash Vice President

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (continued) cc:

Dr. Judith Johnsrud Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Mayor of the Borough of Shippingport P.O. Box 3 Shippingport, PA 15077 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 298 Shippingport, PA 15077