ML072900312
| ML072900312 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 10/22/2007 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Sena P FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| Howard K, NRR/DLR/RLRB, 415-2989 | |
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| Download: ML072900312 (7) | |
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October 22, 2007 Mr. Peter P. Sena III Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-BV-SEB-1 P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Sena:
By letter dated August 27, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) received the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company's application for renewal of operating licenses DPR-66 and NPF-73 for the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (BVPS).
Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2007 (72 FR 54301). The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the license renewal application (LRA) for BVPS. The acceptance review determines whether the application contains sufficient information to allow the NRC staff to proceed with the safety and environmental review.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800, Revision 1, AStandard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants,@ and NUREG-1555, AStandard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants.@ As a result, the NRC staff has determined that the application is complete and acceptable for docketing, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 2.101, 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c). However, the staff=s determination does not preclude requests for additional information (RAIs) as the review proceeds.
This letter forwards the NRC staff=s safety and environmental review schedule for the BVPS application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Parts 54 and 51. This schedule has been established in accordance with a 31-month review plan, which includes time to conduct a hearing, should a hearing be requested and granted. Milestones for hearing activities are not included in the enclosed schedule because these dates are established by the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
We would like to emphasize that the review of your LRA will be very detailed and thorough. The NRC staff will make every effort to meet the scheduled milestones; thus, your responses to the staff's RAIs, if needed, must be complete and provided in a timely manner. We request that you inform the NRC staff as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the schedule.
P. Sena III Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 2). This notice announces the opportunity to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Kent L. Howard, Sr., Project Manager for the review of the BVPS LRA, by telephone at 301-415-2989 or via e-mail at klh1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/ Louise Lund for Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-334 and 50-412
Enclosures:
- 1. Review Schedule
- 2. Federal Register Notice cc w/encls: See next page
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BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive license renewal application (LRA) 08/27/07 08/28/07 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA availability 09/24/07 09/24/07 Publish FRN - acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing 10/26/07 Publish FRN - environmental scoping meeting 11/02/07 Public Meeting - LR Overview & Environmental Scoping 11/27/07 Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 12/26/07 Environmental scoping period ends 01/02/08 Issue environmental requests for additional information (RAIs) 02/04/08 Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) 09/17/08 Publish FRN - draft SEIS available for comments 09/25/08 Public Meeting - draft SEIS meeting 10/27/08 Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open items 10/28/08 End of draft SEIS comment period 12/03/08 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee meeting 12/08 Issue final SER 03/27/09 Issue final SEIS 05/16/09 ACRS Full Committee meeting 05/09 Issue staff recommendations to the Commission 07/28/09 Commission decision (31 months) 03/15/10
Letter to P. Sena III from P.T. Kuo, dated October 22, 2007
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DISTRIBUTION:
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Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Joseph J. Hagan President and Chief Nuclear Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-19 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 James H. Lash Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Danny L. Pace Senior Vice President, Fleet Engineering FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Jeannie M. Rinckel Vice President, Fleet Oversight FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Fleet Licensing FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Ohio EPA-DERR ATTN: Zack A. Clayton P.O. Box 1049 Columbus, OH 43266-0149 Director, Fleet Regulatory Affairs FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-2 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Manager, Site Regulatory Compliance FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Mail Stop A-BV-A P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077 David W. Jenkins, Attorney FirstEnergy Corporation Mail Stop A-GO-15 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Richard Anderson Vice President, Nuclear Support FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-GO-14 76 South Main Street Akron, OH 44308 Commissioner James R. Lewis West Virginia Division of Labor 749-B, Building No. 6 Capitol Complex Charleston, WV 25305 Director, Utilities Department Public Utilities Commission 180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0573
Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Director, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2605 Interstate Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110-9364 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