ML042940500
| ML042940500 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/2004 |
| From: | Jaffe D Division of Nuclear Materials Safety IV |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| Jaffe D, NRR/DLPM, 415-1439 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML043070598 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MC3368, TAC MC3369 | |
| Download: ML042940500 (5) | |
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October 19, 2004 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: EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (10 CFR) PART 50, APPENDIX K AND SECTION 50.46 (TAC NOS. MC3368 AND MC3369)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
The Commission has approved the enclosed exemption from specific requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix K and Section 50.46, for South Texas Project, Units 1and 2. This action is in response to your letter dated May 27, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated August 23, 2004, requesting an exemption from the aforementioned regulations. The Exemption allows the use of up to eight lead test assemblies containing fuel rods, guide thimble tubes, and instrumentation tubes fabricated with Optimized ZIRLOTM, a cladding material that contains a nominally lower tin content than the already approved ZIRLOTM material. No exemption to the requirements of 10 CFR Section 50.44 is necessary in this case.
We are providing the exemption to you at this time, for review, to assure that any information that Westinghouse claims to be proprietary would not be inadvertently released to the general public. Our conclusions concerning the proprietary nature of your May 27, 2004, submittal are contained in a July 1, 2004, letter to Mr. J. A. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company. No proprietary information was identified in your letter dated August 23, 2004.
If no notice concerning any proprietary information in the enclosed exemption is received within two weeks of receipt of this letter, we will assume that the exemption is non-proprietary and a copy of the exemption will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication and otherwise made available to the general public.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David H. Jaffe, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/o encl: See next page
October 19, 2004 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: EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (10 CFR) PART 50, APPENDIX K AND SECTION 50.46 (TAC NOS. MC3368 AND MC3369)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
The Commission has approved the enclosed exemption from specific requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix K and Section 50.46, for South Texas Project, Units 1and 2. This action is in response to your letter dated May 27, 2004, as supplemented by letter dated August 23, 2004, requesting an exemption from the aforementioned regulations. The Exemption allows the use of up to eight lead test assemblies containing fuel rods, guide thimble tubes, and instrumentation tubes fabricated with Optimized ZIRLOTM, a cladding material that contains a nominally lower tin content than the already approved ZIRLOTM material. No exemption to the requirements of 10 CFR Section 50.44 is necessary in this case.
We are providing the exemption to you at this time, for review, to assure that any information that Westinghouse claims to be proprietary would not be inadvertently released to the general public. Our conclusions concerning the proprietary nature of your May 27, 2004, submittal are contained in a July 1, 2004, letter to Mr. J. A. Gresham, Westinghouse Electric Company. No proprietary information was identified in your letter dated August 23, 2004.
If no notice concerning any proprietary information in the enclosed exemption is received within two weeks of receipt of this letter, we will assume that the exemption is non-proprietary and a copy of the exemption will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication and otherwise made available to the general public.
Sincerely,
/RA/
David H. Jaffe, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499
Enclosure:
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October 2004 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. L. K. Blaylock Mr. J. Nesrsta City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Mr. C. A. Johnson AEP Texas Central Company P. O. Box 289 Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483 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 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Texas Genco, LP P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77251 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 Mr. T. J. Jordan, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services STP Nuclear Operating Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department 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 Arthur C. Tate, 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
South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 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 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