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No. 03-089 | July 9, 2003 | ||||||||
NRC APPROVES
POWER UPRATE FOR KEWAUNEE |
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
has approved a request by the Nuclear Management Co. to increase the generating
capacity of the Kewaunee nuclear power plant by 1.4 percent. The NRC staff determined
that the licensee could safely increase the power output of the reactor primarily
through increased feedwater flow measurement accuracy.
The power uprate at the plant, located near Green Bay, Wisconsin, increases the generating capacity of the plant from 550 to 557 megawatts electric. The licensee intends to implement the uprate by the end of July. The NRC previously published a notice about the power uprate application in the Federal Register providing the public an opportunity to comment or request a hearing. No comments or hearing requests were received by the NRC. The NRC's safety evaluation of the requested power uprate for the plant focused on several areas, including nuclear steam supply systems, instrumentation and control systems, electrical systems, accident evaluations, radiological consequences, operations, and other technical specification changes. |
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