ML071690334

Letter Enclosing Draft Amendments Broad Scope Risk-informed Technical Specifications (TAC Nos. MD2341 and MD2342)

ML071690334
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	06/18/2007
From:	Thadani M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Sheppard J South Texas
Thadani, M C, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-1476
References
TAC MD2341, TAC MD2342
Download: ML071690334 (5)

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June 18, 2007 Mr. James J. Sheppard President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 330 Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT:

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - DRAFT AMENDMENTS RE:

BROAD SCOPE RISK-INFORMED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS.

MD2341 AND MD2342)

Dear Mr. Sheppard:

Enclosed please find the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions staffs draft of our response to your request for amendments to the Technical Specifications (TSs). The response is related to your application dated August 2, 2004, as supplemented by letters dated October 28, 2004, February 10, 2006, and April 26, 2006. You resubmitted your application in its entirety on June 6, 2006, and supplemented the resubmittal by letters dated December 28, 2006, February 28, 2007, May 9, 2007, and May 17, 2007.

The amendments would provide a new action for selected TS limiting conditions for operation to permit extending the completion times of action requirements subject to the requirement that the risk is assessed and managed. The proposed revised TS pages submitted by you are not included in the enclosed draft for comments.

As we discussed on the phone, you agreed to provide comments within 1 week of receipt of this letter. Therefore, we expect to receive your comments by June 27, 2007. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1476.

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:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page

Pkg ML071690323 (Letter encl draft ML071690334, Draft Amdt. ML071690352)

OFFICE NRR/LPL4/PM NRR/LPL4/LA NRR/LPL4/BC NAME MThadani JBurkhardt THiltz DATE 6/18/07 6/18/07 6/18/07 South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Senior Resident Inspector E. D. Halpin U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Site Vice President P.O. Box 289 STP Nuclear Operating Company Wadsworth, TX 77483 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station C. M. Canady P.O. Box 289 City of Austin Wadsworth, TX 77483 Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Austin, TX 78704 STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple Wadsworth, TX 77483 E. Alercon/Kevin Pollo City Public Service Board C. T. Bowman P.O. Box 1771 General Manager, Oversight San Antonio, TX 78296 STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O Box 389 INPO Wadsworth, TX 77483 Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Marilyn Kistler Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Sr. Staff Specialist, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company Regional Administrator, Region IV P.O. Box 289, Mail Code 5014 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wadsworth, TX 77483 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Steve Winn/Christie Jacobs P.O. Box 12428 Eddy Daniels/Marty Ryan Austin, TX 78711-3189 NRC Energy, Inc.

211 Carnegie Center Jon C. Wood Princeton, NJ 08540 Cox, Smith, & Matthews 112 East Pecan, Suite 1800 Judge, Matagorda County San Antonio, TX 78205 Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Director Bay City, TX 77414 Division of Compliance & Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control A. H. Gutterman, Esq. Texas Department of State Health Services Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1100 West 49th Street 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Austin, TX 78756 Washington, DC 20004 March 2007

South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. Ted Enos Ken Coates 4200 South Hulen Plant General Manager Suite 422 STP Nuclear Operating Company Ft. Worth, TX 76109 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Brian Almon P.O. Box 289 Public Utility Commission Wadsworth, TX 77483 William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Mr. Terry Parks, Chief Inspector 1701 North Congress Avenue Texas Department of Licensing Austin, TX 78701-3326 and Regulation Boiler Division Susan M. Jablonski P.O. Box 12157 Office of Permitting, Remediation Austin, TX 78711 and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 March 2007

March 2007