ML022740188

Review of Submittal Supporting Future Stretch Power Uprate

ML022740188
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	10/15/2002
From:	John Lamb NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Coutu T Nuclear Management Co
References
TAC MB6408
Download: ML022740188 (3)

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October 15, 2002 Mr. Thomas Coutu Site Vice President and Interim Plant Manager Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC N490 State Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REVIEW OF SUBMITTAL SUPPORTING FUTURE STRETCH POWER UPRATE (TAC NO. MB6408)

Dear Mr. Coutu:

Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) has submitted a license amendment request to support a future stretch power uprate at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. The submittal is a request for use of GOTHIC 7 in Containment Design-Basis Accident Analyses. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff received the GOTHIC 7 submittal on September 30, 2002, and NMC requested a completion date by March 3, 2003. This is a request to complete the GOTHIC 7 review in 5 months and 4 days.

The NRC performance goals for licensing actions is to complete 95 percent in less than one year and 100 percent in less than two years. The NRC staff finds your proposed target date for completion of our review to be aggressive, but the NRC staff will endeavor to complete its review consistent with the proposed schedule.

The NRC faces significant challenges to balance its work load, available resources, and budget constraints and achieve its performance goals. Accordingly, it is important that you plan your submittals to enable the NRC staff to perform its review in an efficient manner consistent with our performance goals and your schedule.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-305 cc: See next page

October 15, 2002 Mr. Thomas Coutu Site Vice President and Interim Plant Manager Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC N490 State Highway 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216

SUBJECT:

KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - REVIEW OF SUBMITTAL SUPPORTING FUTURE STRETCH POWER UPRATE (TAC NO. MB6408)

Dear Mr. Coutu:

Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) has submitted a license amendment request to support a future stretch power uprate at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. The submittal is a request for use of GOTHIC 7 in Containment Design-Basis Accident Analyses. The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff received the GOTHIC 7 submittal on September 30, 2002, and NMC requested a completion date by March 3, 2003. This is a request to complete the GOTHIC 7 review in 5 months and 4 days.

The NRC performance goals for licensing actions is to complete 95 percent in less than one year and 100 percent in less than two years. The NRC staff finds your proposed target date for completion of our review to be aggressive, but the NRC staff will endeavor to complete its review consistent with the proposed schedule.

The NRC faces significant challenges to balance its work load, available resources, and budget constraints and achieve its performance goals. Accordingly, it is important that you plan your submittals to enable the NRC staff to perform its review in an efficient manner consistent with our performance goals and your schedule.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John G. Lamb, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-305 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant cc:

John H. ONeill, Jr. David Molzahn Shaw Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Nuclear Asset Manager 2300 N. Street, NW 600 North Adams Street Washington, DC 20037-1128 Green Bay, WI 54307-9002 David Zellner Sarah Jenkins Town Chairman - Town of Carlton Electric Division N2164 County B Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Kewaunee, WI 54216 PO Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Larry L. Weyers Chairman, President, and CEO NRC NRR Project Manager Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Mail Stop O-8-H-4A 600 North Adams Street U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Green Bay, WI 54307-9002 Washington, DC 20555 Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N490 Hwy 42 Kewaunee, WI 54216-9510 Regional Administrator Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Ave M. Bie, Chairperson Public Service Commission of Wisconsin PO Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 Roy Anderson Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016