The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) has granted the request of Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee), to withdraw a portion of its January 23, 2003, application for amendment to Facility Operating License No. DPR35 for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The licensee's application was supplemented by letters dated February 24 and April 17, 2003.

The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the Federal Register on March 18, 2003 (68 FR 12952). However, by letter dated April 17, 2003, the licensee withdrew a portion of the original amendment request pertaining to the proposed change to note (1) of Technical Specification (TS) Table 3.2.B.

The Commission issued License Amendment No. 200 on April 22, 2003, which revised the TSs pertaining to requirements for the emergency core cooling system during shutdown conditions. The change modified the core spray and ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-05-23-03-12972 Fri, May 23 2003 11:00:00 GMT