L-04-042, Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01

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Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01
ML040850103
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 03/22/2004
From: Pearce L
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GL-03-001, L-04-042
Download: ML040850103 (3)


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FENO~C Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company RouAe0708 Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 L William Pearce 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 March 22, 2004 L-04-042 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 and No. 2 BV-1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 BV-2 Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01 By letter L-03-192, dated December 5, 2003, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) provided the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Unit 1 and 2 response to NRC Generic Letter 2003-01 "Control Room Habitability" dated June 12, 2003. In this letter, FENOC committed to "submit a License Amendment Request to propose revisions to the Technical Specification surveillance requirements on both BVPS units to utilize a more direct measurement method (i.e., leak rate test) to verify Control Room Envelope integrity and a periodic verification that a positive pressure is maintained between the Control Room Envelope and adjacent areas with the Control Room Emergency Ventilation System in operation." The due date provided for this commitment was "within 180 days of the submittal date of this response to Generic Letter 2003-01."

The time frame for the aforementioned commitment was established with the presumption that Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification change TSTF-448, Revision 1, Control Room Habitability, dated August 18, 2003, was to be approved by the NRC, well prior to the 180 day commitment due date. This would have allowed sufficient time for FENOC to adequately develop the proposed license amendment request. However, the NRC issued additional questions to the industry to support their review of TSTF-448, Revision 1, on December 16, 2003.

The industry responses to the NRC questions were provided on March 8, 2004.

With the time frame for NRC approval of TSTF-448 remaining uncertain, FENOC is hereby revising the due date for the commitment contained in FENOC Letter L-03-192, as described above, to be performed "within 180 days of NRC approval of TSTF-448."

This revised due date will allow FENOC to develop a license amendment request based upon an NRC approved version of TSTF-448 and will also avoid causing FENOC and the NRC to expend additional resources addressing future potentially unresolved industry 41Db

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 and No. 2 Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01 L-04-042 Page 2 generic issues associated with this topic on a plant-specific basis. Attachment 1 provides a list of the commitments made in this letter, the commitment made in this letter supercedes the previous commitment made in FENOC letter L-03-192 as discussed above.

If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Larry R.

Freeland, Manager, Regulatory Affairs/Performance Improvement at 724-682-5284.

Sincerely, Willia earce Attachment c: Mr. T. G. Colburn, NRR Senior Project Manager Mr. P. C. Cataldo, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. H. J. Miller, NRC Region I Administrator

ATTACHMENT 1 Commitment List The following list identifies those actions committed to by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) for Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Unit Nos. 1 and 2 in this document. This commitment supercedes the previous commitment made in FENOC Letter L-03-192, dated December 5, 2003. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by Beaver Valley. These other actions are described only as information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify Mr. Larry R. Freeland, Manager, Regulatory Affairs/Performance Improvement, at Beaver Valley on (724) 682-5284 of any questions regarding this document or associated regulatory commitments.

Commitment Due Date Submit a License Amendment Request to propose Within 180 days of NRC revisions to the Technical Specification surveillance approval of TSTF-448 requirements on both BVPS units to utilize a more direct measurement method (i.e., leak rate test) to verify Control Room Envelope integrity and a periodic verification that a positive pressure is maintained between the Control Room Envelope and adjacent areas with the Control Room Emergency Ventilation System in operation.

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FENO~C Beaver Valley Power Station FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company RouAe0708 Shippingport, PA 15077-0004 L William Pearce 724-682-5234 Site Vice President Fax: 724-643-8069 March 22, 2004 L-04-042 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 and No. 2 BV-1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 BV-2 Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01 By letter L-03-192, dated December 5, 2003, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) provided the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Unit 1 and 2 response to NRC Generic Letter 2003-01 "Control Room Habitability" dated June 12, 2003. In this letter, FENOC committed to "submit a License Amendment Request to propose revisions to the Technical Specification surveillance requirements on both BVPS units to utilize a more direct measurement method (i.e., leak rate test) to verify Control Room Envelope integrity and a periodic verification that a positive pressure is maintained between the Control Room Envelope and adjacent areas with the Control Room Emergency Ventilation System in operation." The due date provided for this commitment was "within 180 days of the submittal date of this response to Generic Letter 2003-01."

The time frame for the aforementioned commitment was established with the presumption that Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification change TSTF-448, Revision 1, Control Room Habitability, dated August 18, 2003, was to be approved by the NRC, well prior to the 180 day commitment due date. This would have allowed sufficient time for FENOC to adequately develop the proposed license amendment request. However, the NRC issued additional questions to the industry to support their review of TSTF-448, Revision 1, on December 16, 2003.

The industry responses to the NRC questions were provided on March 8, 2004.

With the time frame for NRC approval of TSTF-448 remaining uncertain, FENOC is hereby revising the due date for the commitment contained in FENOC Letter L-03-192, as described above, to be performed "within 180 days of NRC approval of TSTF-448."

This revised due date will allow FENOC to develop a license amendment request based upon an NRC approved version of TSTF-448 and will also avoid causing FENOC and the NRC to expend additional resources addressing future potentially unresolved industry 41Db

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 1 and No. 2 Revised Commitment for the 180-Day Response to Generic Letter 2003-01 L-04-042 Page 2 generic issues associated with this topic on a plant-specific basis. Attachment 1 provides a list of the commitments made in this letter, the commitment made in this letter supercedes the previous commitment made in FENOC letter L-03-192 as discussed above.

If you have questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Larry R.

Freeland, Manager, Regulatory Affairs/Performance Improvement at 724-682-5284.

Sincerely, Willia earce Attachment c: Mr. T. G. Colburn, NRR Senior Project Manager Mr. P. C. Cataldo, NRC Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. H. J. Miller, NRC Region I Administrator

ATTACHMENT 1 Commitment List The following list identifies those actions committed to by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) for Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Unit Nos. 1 and 2 in this document. This commitment supercedes the previous commitment made in FENOC Letter L-03-192, dated December 5, 2003. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by Beaver Valley. These other actions are described only as information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify Mr. Larry R. Freeland, Manager, Regulatory Affairs/Performance Improvement, at Beaver Valley on (724) 682-5284 of any questions regarding this document or associated regulatory commitments.

Commitment Due Date Submit a License Amendment Request to propose Within 180 days of NRC revisions to the Technical Specification surveillance approval of TSTF-448 requirements on both BVPS units to utilize a more direct measurement method (i.e., leak rate test) to verify Control Room Envelope integrity and a periodic verification that a positive pressure is maintained between the Control Room Envelope and adjacent areas with the Control Room Emergency Ventilation System in operation.