The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission/2003-12-08/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Sun, Nov 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT Sun, Nov 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[ Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-08-03-30359

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) has granted the request of Duke Energy Corporation (the licensee) to withdraw its February 27, 2003, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF9 and NPF17 for the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

The proposed amendment would have revised the Technical Specifications to allow the use of four mixed oxide (MOX) fuel lead test (LTA) assemblies at either of the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, (Catawba) or the McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2.

The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2003 (68 FR 44107). However, by letter dated September 23, 2003, the licensee amended the application to apply only to the use of MOX LTAs at the Catawba units and not to the McGuire units. The NRC staff is treating this as a withdrawal of application for amendmen ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-08-03-30359 Mon, Dec 8 2003 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3; Exemption]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-08-03-30360

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR64 which authorizes operation of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3 (IP3). The license provides, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of a pressurizedwater reactor located in Westchester County in the State of New York.

2.0 Request/Action

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 50, requires that reactor coolant system (RCS)
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pressuretemperature (PT) limits be established for reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) during normal operating and hydrostatic or leak rate testing conditions. Specifically, Appendix G to 10 CFR part 50 states that ``[t]he appropriate requirements on both the pressuretemperature limits and the minimum permissible temperature must be met for all co ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-12-08-03-30360 Mon, Dec 8 2003 11:00:00 GMT