ML14351A441

Letter, Withdrawal of License Amendment Request, Adoption of TSTF-493-A, Revision 4, Clarify Application of Setpoint Methodology for LSSS Functions, Option a

ML14351A441
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/22/2014
From:	Andrea George Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Reddemann M Energy Northwest
George A
References
NRC-2014-0010, NRC-2014-0189, TAC MF2863, TSTF-493-A, Rev 4
Download: ML14351A441 (7)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

• WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 22, 2014 Mr. Mark E. Reddemann Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)

Richland, WA 99352-0968

SUBJECT:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION- WITHDRAWAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST (TAC NO. MF2863)

Dear Mr. Reddemann:

By letter October 2, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated June 19 arid November 17, 2014, Energy Northwest applied for an amendment to the Columbia Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-21. The proposed change, if approved, would have revised certain Technical Specifications (TS) by adding requirements to assess channel performance during testing that verifies instrument channel setting values established by plant-specific setpoint methodologies, consistent with TS Task Force Change (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-493, Revision 4, "Clarify Application of Setpoint Methodology for LSSS [limiting safety system settings] Functions," Option A. Subsequently,. by letter dated December 9, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14349A494), Energy N9rthwest withdrew the amendment request. A notice of the NRC's consideration of the proposed amendment was originally published in the Federal Register on January 21,2014 (79 FR 3415). Due to a change in scope of the amendment request resulting from a supplement to the application, the amendment was re-published in the Federal Register on August 19, 2014 (79 FR 49107).

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has ceased all work on this licensing action and closed Technical Assignment Control (TAC) No. MF2863. The NRC has filed the enclosed Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License with the Office of the Federal Register for publication.

M. Reddemann If you have any questions regarding this matter, I may be reached at (301) 415-1081 or via e-mail at andrea.george@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Andrea E. George, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397

Enclosure:

Federal Register notice cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv

ENCLOSURE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ENERGY NORTHWEST COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION

[7590-01-P]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-397; NRC-2014-0010; NRC-2014-0189]

Energy Northwest, Columbia Generating Station AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

• ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal by applicant.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of Energy Northwest (the licensee) to withdraw its application dated October 2, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated June 19 and November 17, 2014, for ca proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-21. The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications (TS) for the Columbia Generating Station to incorporate TS Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-493, Revision 4, "Clarify Application of Setpoint Methodology for LS.SS [limiting safety system settings) Functions," Option A.

DATES: Notice of withdrawal of license amendment application given on [i~~~~t;Q~lliiil:QF Ptf8'tiCAif(!>N)N.TAE.FE.DER~Li:iEGistiER].

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket IDs NRC-2014-001 0 and NRC-2014-0189 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket IDs NRC-2014-0010 and NRC-2014-0189. Address questions about NRC dockets to

Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-3422; e-mail: Caroi.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):

You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select "ADAMS Public Documents" and then select "Begin Web-based ADAMS Search." For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced.

• NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public dpcuments at the NRC's PDR, Room 01-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea E. George, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone:

301-415-1081, e-mail: Andrea. George@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NRC has granted the request of Energy Northwest to withdrawal its application dated October 2, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated June 19 and November 17, 2014 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13284A063, ML141888450, and ML14335A320, respectively), for

a proposed amendment to the Columbia Generating Station's TS, located in Benton County, Washington. The proposed change would have revised the TS to incorporate TSTF-493, Revision 4, Option A, by adding footnotes to certain TS Surveillance ,Requirements. The availability of this TS improvement was announced in the Federal Register on May 11, 2010 (75 FR 26294).

The NRC published a Biweekly Notice in the Federal ~egister on January 21, 2014 (79 FR 3415), that gave notice that this proposed amendment was under consideration by the NRC.

Due to an increase in scope of the proposed amendment from an application supplement, the amendment was republished in a ~iweekly Notice in the Federal Regi~teron August 19, 2014 (79 FR 49107). However, by letter dated December 9, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No ..

ML14349A494), the licensee requested to withdraw the proposed amendment.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of January 2015.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Andrea E. George, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV-1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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