ML062130121
| ML062130121 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/2006 |
| From: | Thadani M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| Thadani M, NRR/DLPM, 415-1476 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC5721, TAC MC5720 | |
| Download: ML062130121 (7) | |
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July 27, 2006 Mr. James J. Sheppard President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2, RE: WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MC5720 AND MC5721)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
By letter dated January 20, 2005, STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) applied for amendments to South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, Operating Licenses NPF-76 and NPF-80, respectively. The proposed change was to modify the facility technical specifications (TSs) 3/4.8.2 pertaining to Battery Parameters. Subsequently, by letter dated February 28, 2006, STPNOC submitted a revised application, pursuant to Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, for proposed changes to TSs 3/4.8.2. In a telephone conversation between Mr. Phillip Walker of your staff and me, it was agreed that the February 28, 2006, application would supercede the January 20, 2005, application and the January 20, 2005, application would be withdrawn.
By letter dated May 25, 2006, we informed you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission would consider the proposed application for amendments to be withdrawn unless you notified us by June 9, 2006, that our understanding was incorrect. Since the allotted time has passed and you have not responded, we consider the amendment request withdrawn.
The Commission has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendments to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
Notice of Withdrawal cc w/encl: See next page
7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of STP Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee) to withdraw its application for the proposed amendments to Facility Operating License No. NPF-76, to be issued to the licensee for operation of the South Texas Project, Unit 1; and Facility Operating License No. NPF-80, to be issued to South Texas Project, Unit 2; located in Matagorda County, Texas.
The purpose of the licensee's request for amendments was to revise the Technical Specifications (TSs) to change TSs 3/4.8.2.1, DC Sources - Operating, and TS 3/4.8.2.2, DC Sources - Shutdown, with the addition of a new TS 3/4.8.2.3, Battery Parameters, to incorporate actions for responding to out-of-limit conditions, and surveillance for verification of battery parameters. The proposed changes would have revised allowed outage times for battery chargers, as well as battery charger testing criteria. Also, the proposed changes would have relocated a number of battery surveillance requirements to a licensee-controlled Battery Monitoring and Maintenance Program.
The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of amendments published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9997).
However, by letter dated May 25, 2006, the NRC informed the licensee that the NRC would consider the proposed application for amendments to be withdrawn unless the licensee notified the NRC by June 9, 2006, that our understanding was incorrect. Thus, the January 20, 2005, application for amendments is considered to be withdrawn by the licensee.
For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendments dated January 20, 2005, and (2) the NRC staff's letter dated May 25, 2006. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737 or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of July 2006.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 C. Kirksey/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 Mr. J. J. Nesrsta Mr. R. K. Temple City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Steve Winn Texas Genco, LP 12301 Kurland Drive Houston, TX 77034 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 E. D. Halpin Site Vice President/
Plant General Manager STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Jon C. Wood Cox, Smith, & Matthews 112 East Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 Director Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division P. O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Mr. Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Ft. Worth, Texas 76109