ML080370352
| ML080370352 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2008 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Gallagher M AmerGen Energy Co |
| Wrona D J, NRR/DIPM/IIPB, 415-1924 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML080370458 | List: |
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| Download: ML080370352 (7) | |
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March 10, 2008 Mr. Michael P. Gallagher Vice President License Renewal Projects AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1
Dear Mr. Gallagher:
By letter dated January 8, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the AmerGen Energy Company, LLC's application for renewal of operating license DPR-50 for the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (TMI). Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2008 (73 FRN 5877). The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the license renewal application (LRA) for TMI. 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, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, and NUREG-1555, Standard 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 staffs determination does not preclude requests for additional information (RAIs) as the review proceeds.
This letter forwards the NRC staffs safety and environmental review schedule for the TMI application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. This schedule has been established in accordance with a 30-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 Panel.
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 staffs 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.
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 David J. Wrona, Senior Project Manager for the review of the TMI LRA, by telephone at 301-415-2292 or via e-mail at DJW1@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-289
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
(package) ML080370458; (letter) ML080370352; (FRN) ML080370473 OFFICE LA:DLR Tech Editor PM:RPB1:DLR BC:RPB1:DLR NAME IKing HChang DWrona LLund DATE 02/11/08 02/08/08 02/12/08 02/13/08 OFFICE OGC (NLO)
D:DLR NAME BMizuno PTKuo DATE 02/25/08 03/10/08
THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive license renewal application (LRA) 01/08/08 01/08/08 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA availability 01/31/08 01/31/08 Public Meeting - license renewal overview 03/04/08 03/04/08 Publish FRN - acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing 03/13/08 Publish FRN - environmental scoping meeting 03/24/08 Audit - Environmental 04/28/08 Public Meeting - environmental scoping meeting 05/01/08 Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention 05/12/08 Environmental scoping period ends 05/23/08 Audit - Scoping & Screening Audit Methodology 05/19/08 Audit - Aging Management Programs (AMPs/TLAAs) 06/09/08 Audit - Aging Management Reviews (AMRs) 07/28/08 Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) 12/04/08 Publish FRN - draft SEIS available for comments 12/19/08 Public Meeting - draft SEIS meeting 01/28/09 Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open items 02/09/09 End of draft SEIS comment period 03/04/09 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee meeting 04/2009 Issue final SER 07/13/09 Issue final SEIS 07/15/09 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN Published - availability of final SEIS 07/24/09 ACRS full committee meeting 09/2009 Decision - Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (22 months if no hearing) 11/06/09 Commission decision (30 months if hearing) 07/08/2010
Letter to M. Gallagher from P.T. Kuo, dated March 10, 2008 DISTRIBUTION:
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSE FOR THE THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 ACRS REVIEW OF THE JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION - SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT HARD COPY:
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Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 cc:
Site Vice President - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Vice President - Operations, Mid-Atlantic AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regional Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Chairman Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County Dauphin County Courthouse Harrisburg, PA 17120 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township R.D. #1, Geyers Church Road Middletown, PA 17057 Senior Resident Inspector (TMI-1)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 219 Middletown, PA 17057 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Director Bureau of Radiation Protection Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Plant Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057 Ronald Bellamy, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Michael A. Schoppman Framatome ANP Suite 705 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive Rosslyn, VA 22209 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Eric Epstein TMI Alert 4100 Hillsdale Road Harrisburg, PA 17112
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 cc:
Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Executive Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Charles G. Pardee Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Assistant General Counsel AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Associate General Counsel Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Frederick W. Polaski Manager License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Albert A. Fulvio License Renewal Senior Project Manager Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348