ML062280337

Transmittal Ltr - Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items Related to the License Renewal of Oyster Creek Generating Station

ML062280337
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	08/18/2006
From:	Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Rausch T AmerGen Energy Co
ASHLEY D NRR/DLR/RLRA 415-3191
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August 18, 2006 Mr. Timothy S. Rausch Site Vice President AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731-0388

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT WITH OPEN ITEMS RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STATION

Dear Mr. Rausch:

By letter dated July 22, 2005, AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen or the applicant) submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) for the renewal of the Oyster Creek Generating Station (OCGS) operating license for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The NRC staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on September 9, 2005.

The NRC staff has reviewed the AmerGen LRA and has developed the enclosed Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items related to the License Renewal of the Oyster Creek Generating Station hereinafter referred to as the Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This SER reflects the status of the staffs review of the LRA, requests for additional information (RAIs), the applicants responses to the NRC staffs RAIs and other questions related to the LRA through July 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted. Issuance of the enclosed SER is an important milestone for both the applicant and the staff.

The NRC staff has identified open items in its review that must be resolved before it can make a final determination on the application. The open items are summarized in Section 1.5 of the SER. In order to resolve these items, the staff has requested additional information, as identified in the SER.

In accordance with the schedule for completing the review of the OCGS LRA, the applicant is requested to review the enclosed SER, verify its accuracy, provide comments to the NRC staff and your responses to the requests for additional information on open items, by October 20, 2006. The NRC staff plans to review the current content and format of the SER for further improvement while incorporating the applicants comments. A complete and revised SER will then be issued by December 1, 2006.

T. Rausch 2 The staff is committed to completing the review of the OCGS SER in a timely manner. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the license renewal project manager, Donnie J. Ashley, at 301-415-3191 or e-mail DJA1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Frank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report cc w/encl: See next page

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MMayfield (EImbro for)

JLyons TMartin DATE 8/01/06 8/15/ 06 8/14/06 8 /15/ 06 8 /14/ 06 OFFICE D:DLR NAME FGillespie DATE 8/18/06

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Vice President of Operations AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esquire Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 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 19406-1415 Mayor of Lacey Township 818 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 445 Forked River, NJ 08731 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Assistant General Counsel AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ron Bellamy, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1--1 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 License Renewal Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, Suite 230 Kennett Square, PA 19348

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:

Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Michael P. Gallagher Vice President License Renewal Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, Suite 230 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Richard Webster Rutgers Environmental Law Clinic 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102-5695

Ltr. to T. A. Rausch from F. Gillespie dated: August 18, 2006

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