ML020310554

Amendment 230 Re Proposed Operating License and Technical Specifications Changes - Deletion of Obsolete License Conditions

ML020310554
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	01/31/2002
From:	Stephen Monarque NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Monarque S, NRR/DLPM, 415-1544
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TAC MB0961
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January 31, 2002 Mr. David A. Christian Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE:

PROPOSED OPERATING LICENSE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CHANGES - DELETION OF OBSOLETE LICENSE CONDITIONS (TAC NO.

MB0961)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 230 to Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-4 for the North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 1. The amendment changes the FOL and Technical Specifications (TS) in response to your letter dated January 9, 2001.

This amendment revises the FOL and TS to remove obsolete, redundant, and expired license conditions, make editorial changes to the FOL, and remove license conditions and TS associated with completed modifications.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-338

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 230 to NPF-4

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page Mr. David A. Christian January 31, 2002

Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: PROPOSED OPERATING LICENSE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CHANGES - DELETION OF OBSOLETE LICENSE CONDITIONS (TAC NO.

MB0961)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 230 to Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-4 for the North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 1. The amendment changes the FOL and Technical Specifications (TS) in response to your letter dated January 9, 2001.

This amendment revises the FOL and TS to remove obsolete, redundant, and expired license conditions, make editorial changes to the FOL, and remove license conditions and TS associated with completed modifications.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely, /RA/

Stephen R. Monarque, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-338

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 230 to NPF-4

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-338 NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 230 License No. NPF-4

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Virginia Electric and Power Company et al.,

(the licensee) dated January 9, 2001, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.D.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B as revised through Amendment No. 230, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. Also, the license is amended by deleting Paragraphs 2.B, 2.D(3)c, 2.D(3)f through 2.D(3)t, 2.F, and 2.G associated with the removal of obsolete license conditions.

4. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Richard J. Laufer, Acting Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attachments:

1. License Pages

2. Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: January 31, 2002

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 230 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-4 DOCKET NO. 50-338 Replace the following pages of the Facility Operating License and Appendix "A" Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages as indicated. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Pages Insert Pages License Pages 1 through 7 License Pages 1 through 4 Attachment 1 ---

Attachment 3 ---

2-1 2-1 2-2a ` ---

2-6 2-6 2-9 2-9 2-10 2-10 Appendix C ---

SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 230 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-4 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-338

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By application dated January 9, 2001, Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) requested changes to Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-4 for North Anna Power Station, Unit 1, and the associated Technical Specifications (TS). This amendment revises the FOL and the TS to remove obsolete license conditions, makes editorial changes in the FOL, and implements associated changes to the TS.

2.0 BACKGROUND

The licensee has proposed an administrative change to the North Anna 1 FOL to remove those license conditions that no longer apply or that could be relocated within the FOL to provide a more consistent and concise license format. These proposed changes could be divided into five groups as follows:

1. Purely editorial changes to the Unit 1 FOL;

2. Relocation of existing Unit 1 FOL license conditions;

3. Removal of redundant requirements covered elsewhere in the Unit 1 FOL;

4. Removal of license conditions and TS associated with completed Unit 1 modifications; and

5. Removal of expired or no longer required license conditions in the Unit 1 FOL.

3.0 DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION The staff has addressed the licensees proposed changes to the FOL following the order in which they appear in the FOL.

Section 1.A. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment issued to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license.

The staff notes that Section 1.A of North Anna, Unit 2 FOL already uses the phrase license. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license and is acceptable.

1.C. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. The staff notes that Section 1.D of North Anna, Unit 2 FOL already uses the phrase operating license. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license and is acceptable.

1.D. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. The staff notes that Section 1.E of North Anna, Unit 2 FOL already uses the phrase operating license. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license and is acceptable.

1.F. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. The staff notes that Section 1.G of North Anna, Unit 2 FOL already uses the phrase operating license. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license and is acceptable.

1.G. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase Amendment No. 3 to" to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. Commas were added to correct punctuation. The staff notes that Section 1.H of North Anna, Unit 2 FOL already uses the phrase Facility Operating License. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license, is a valid editorial change, and is acceptable.

1.H. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. Editorial changes were conducted. This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license, is a valid editorial change, and is acceptable.

Section 2. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase Amendment No. 3 hereby amends to facilitate a concise reference to the revised document as the license, and adding the phrase is hereby issued in reference to Virginia Electric and Power Company, which makes the verbiage similar to the original license. In addition, the licensee proposed replacing (licensee) in its entirety with the phrase (VEPCO) and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), as it will no longer be required after deleting the reference to Amendment 3. License Amendment Numbers 49 and 33 for Units 1 and 2, dated November 18, 1983, added text to reflect the partial ownership of the North Anna Power station by ODEC. The Unit 2 amendment added ODEC to Section 2 of the FOL, but the Unit 1 amendment did not reference ODEC in the same location. The proposed change to the FOL provides consistency, has no other effect on the FOL, and is acceptable.

2.A. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. This proposed change to the North Anna Unit 1 FOL provides consistency and is acceptable.

The licensee has proposed that the references to the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) be changed to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). In addition, FSAR Amendment Numbers 17 - 64 would be deleted.

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.71 requires licensees to periodically update their FSAR and adopts the term updated to refer to this process (10 CFR 50.71 (e)(6) for the purpose of records retention). Thus, the UFSAR is understood to mean the most up-to-date version of the FSAR and no further identification via amendment numbers is necessary.

The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.B. The licensee has proposed deleting this section of the FOL. This is a licensing condition authorizing the use of a radioactive tracer element, Sodium-24. There are no planned moisture carryover tests for Unit 1 steam generators. In the event that such a test is deemed necessary in the future, a non-radioactive chemical tracer would be used. The acceptability of the chemical tracer techniques has been demonstrated at North Anna and therefore this specific authorization to use Sodium-24 is no longer needed. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.C. FOL Section 2.C is renumbered as new Section 2.B.

2.C.(1) The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. This section is renumbered as new Section 2.B(1). In addition, editorial changes were conducted to correct punctuation. This proposed change to the North Anna Unit 1 FOL provides consistency and is acceptable.

2.C.(2) The licensee has proposed that the references to the FSAR be changed to UFSAR. In addition, the phrase as supplemented and amended would be deleted. 10 CFR 50.71 requires licensees to periodically update their FSAR and adopts the term updated to refer to this process (10 CFR 50.71 (e)(6) for the purpose of records retention). Thus, the UFSAR is understood to mean the most up-to-date version of the FSAR and no further identification is necessary. This section has been renumbered as new Section 2.B(2). In addition, the word of was replaced with and following the word Act, and a comma was added to correct punctuation. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.C.(3) This section is renumbered as new Section 2.B(3). Two commas were added to correct punctuation. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.C.(4) This section is renumbered as new Section 2.B(4). Three commas were added to correct punctuation. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.C.(5) This current section is renumbered as new Section 2.B(5).

2.C.(5) The licensee proposes to add a new FOL 2.C.(5) to account for Appendix B of the license. The reference to Appendix B was removed from Section 2.D.(2), but is relocated here under the reference as the Environmental Protection Plan.

New Section 2.C.(5) is to read as follows:

(5) Environmental Protection Plan The Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 197, is hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Environmental protection Plan.

The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D. The licensee has proposed deleting the phrase amendment to the to facilitate concise reference to the revised document as the license. In addition, this section is renumbered as new Section 2.C. This proposed change to the North Anna Unit 1 FOL provides consistency and is acceptable.

2.D.(1) This section is renumbered as new Section 2.C(1). The licensee has proposed removing the following footnote since it is no longer applicable due to the replacement of the Unit 1 steam generators.

• The maximum reactor power level shall be limited to 2748 megawatts (thermal) which is 95% of RATED THERMAL POWER in accordance with the licensees submittal dated January 28, 1992 (Serial No.92-042) for the period of operation until the steam generator replacement.

North Anna Unit 1 License Amendments 153 and 154, dated March 3, 1992, approved of this footnote along with TS changes associated with reduced reactor coolant flow due to steam generator plugging. These changes imposed a reduced power level and various safety setting reductions for the reactor protection system and included an alternate TS Figure 2.1-1a for the core safety limits. The changes were applicable only up to the replacement of the Unit 1 steam generators. Amendment 153 reduced the power level during the pre-steam generator replacement time period. The replacement of the steam generators is documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-338-93-11, dated April 9, 1993. The licensees proposed deletion of FOL 2.D(1) footnote is acceptable as it is no longer applicable.

2.D.(2) This section of the FOL is renumbered as new Section 2.C(2). The licensee has proposed deleting the reference to Appendix B. License Amendment No. 48, dated May 5, 1983, was associated with the Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications. This amendment removed Part I of the Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS) and renamed it Part II of the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP), which deals with the non-radiological aspects of the original ETS.

Because of this change, FOL Section 2.D(2) is no longer correctly stated. As an administrative correction, Section 2.D(2) has been split by this proposed change such that 2.D(2) only refers to the Technical Specifications of Appendix A. A new section 2.C(5) is added which addresses the EPP contained in Appendix B.

The proposed change to the FOL is acceptable.

2.D.(3) The licensee has proposed replacing the phrase this amendment with the condition, as it is unnecessary to refer to the license condition as an amended condition. This section of the FOL is renumbered as new Section 2.C(3). This proposed change to the FOL provides consistency with the rest of the license and is acceptable.

2.D.(3)c The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.D(3)c. Section 2.D(3)c. was a license condition implemented by License Amendment No. 3, dated April 1, 1978, that required all three reactor coolant loops to be in operation or the plant had to be shut down. Amendment No. 32, dated June 2, 1981, revised TS 3.4.1.1 such that, without exception, all three reactor coolant loops were required to be operable in Modes 1 and 2, or the plant was required to be in hot standby within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. This revision to TS 3.4.1.1 imposes the same requirement that FOL 2.D(3)c does; therefore, this license condition is redundant and may be deleted. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)d The licensee proposes to renumber this section of the FOL as new Section 2.C(3)a, and replace the formal company title of Virginia Electric and Power Company with VEPCO to achieve consistency with the rest of the license. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)e The licensee proposes to renumber this section of the FOL as new Section 2.C(3)b, and replace the formal company title of Virginia Electric and Power Company with VEPCO to achieve consistency with the rest of the license. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)f The licensee proposes to renumber this section of the FOL as new Section 2.C.(3)c. In addition, the licensee proposes to replace the text of 2.D.(3)f with the text of the Appendix C, Additional Conditions of this FOL. Relocation of license conditions within the FOL has no impact upon the technical aspects of the item being removed. Currently, 2.D.(3)f references FOL Appendix C to identify this Additional Condition. Appendix C was added by License Amendment No. 214, dated August 26, 1998. In an effort to construct a clean concise FOL document, the proposed change would move the Appendix C requirement to within the existing Additional Conditions section of the FOL. The content and applicabilityof this additional condition would be unchanged. This would eliminate the need for Appendix C and place all additional conditions in a common section of the FOL. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)j The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.D.(3)j since the transmitter replacements have been completed. License Amendment No. 3, dated April 1, 1978, established the initial license condition to deal with the long-term qualification of

pressure transmitters inside containment. License Amendment No. 21, dated November 19, 1980, required the pressure transmitters inside containment to be replaced prior to June 30, 1982. This date was associated with the third refueling outage for North Anna, Unit 1. The transmitters were replaced before the unit was restarted in December 1982. The replacement was performed under the Design Change Package 81-S08A. Qualification of the replacement Rosemount transmitters was provided as part of the North Anna responses to IE Bulletin 79-01B and NUREG-0588.

In 1987, an inspection was performed at North Anna regarding the implementation of the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49, Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants. One of the areas reviewed was the qualification of the Rosemount transmitters used to replace the original Barton Lot 1 transmitters. In the associated inspection report 50-338/87-32, dated November 25, 1987, the staff acknowledged the completion of the pressure transmitter replacement and the acceptable qualification of the Rosemount transmitters. Therefore, since these Barton transmitters were replaced, and continued qualification of the pressure transmitters inside containment was maintained through programs established to comply with 10 CFR 50.49, License Condition 2.D.(3)j is no longer necessary. The licensees proposal to delete this section is acceptable.

2.D.(3)o The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.D(3)o. License Amendment No. 11, dated June 14, 1979, provided an exception to the requirements of TS 4.0.4 for the surveillance intervals associated with the batteries on the Emergency Diesel Generators (EDGs). The exception applied to the four separate intervals identified in TS 4.8.1.1.3. Subsequently, in Amendment No. 31, dated May 28, 1981, three of the four time intervals had been met, leaving only the 60-month interval still open. At that time, license condition 2.D.(3)o was revised to refer specifically to this remaining interval in TS 4.8.1.1.3.d. The initial surveillance interval for the EDG battery was completed in 1983. The licensees proposal to delete this section is acceptable as License Condition 2.D.(3)o no longer applies.

2.D.(3)r The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.D(3)r, which requires the licensee to provide a program to monitor the secondary water chemistry as a means of inhibiting steam generator tube degradation. License Amendment No. 16, dated December 28, 1979, implemented FOL 2.D(3)o, which was later renumbered 2.D(3)r. License Amendment No. 32, dated June 2, 1981, incorporated several new TS items for North Anna Unit 1 to address TMI-2 lessons learned. One of these items involved the addition of TS 6.8.4.c, Secondary Water Chemistry.

The requirements in TS 6.8.4.c are essentially identical to 2.D(3)r, and the verbiage used in TS 6.8.4.c is essentially identical to 2.D(3)r. Therefore, FOL 2.D(3)r is redundant and the proposal to delete this license condition is acceptable.

2.D.(3)s The licensee has proposed deleting FOL 2.D(3)s, as this was previously deleted and is removed to facilitate FOL renumbering. Accordingly, the licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)t The licensee has proposed deleting FOL 2.D(3)t, as this was previously deleted and is removed to facilitate FOL renumbering. Accordingly, the licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)u The licensee has proposed that the references to the FSAR be changed to UFSAR. 10 CFR 50.71 requires licensees to periodically update their FSAR and adopts the term updated to refer to this process (10 CFR 50.71 (e)(6) for the purpose of records retention). Thus, the UFSAR is understood to mean the most up-to-date version of the FSAR and no further identification is necessary. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

The licensee has proposed relocating this section to 2.D. No technical changes are proposed. Since the fire protection program is specifically a requirement according to 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, it does not fit the definition of Additional Conditions and is relocated to its own license section. This is consistent with the treatment of the security requirements of 10 Part 73 in FOL 2.E, Physical Security. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.D.(3)v The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.D(3)v since the extension of the performance interval for a surveillance test expired when the Unit 1 steam generators were replaced. License Amendment No. 162, dated June 1, 1992, provided for a one-time extension of the 18-month interval of surveillance testing in order to extend to the scheduled outage for the steam generator replacement project. The replacement of the steam generators is documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-338-93-11, dated April 9, 1993. Therefore, since the timeframe of the extension expired when the North Anna Unit 1 steam generators were replaced, FOL 2.D(3)v no longer applies and is deleted. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.F. The licensee proposes to delete FOL 2.F since the reactor coolant pump and steam generator support modifications have been completed. License Amendment No. 107, dated December 5, 1988, incorporated License Condition 2.F into the North Anna Unit 1 FOL. License Condition 2.F authorizes the modification of the design of the reactor coolant pump and steam generator supports in accordance with a submittal dated November 6, 1986, as supplemented by letters dated February 24 and March 12, 1987, and March 8 and June 10, 1988. The change in design was conducted to take advantage of the approved advanced fracture mechanics methods associated with Leak-Before-Break Technology permitted by the General Design Criteria 4 of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50. The licensees submittal dated January 9, 2001, stated that the snubber modifications were completed during the Spring 1989 refueling outage. Since the snubber modifications have been completed, FOL 2.F is no longer needed. The licensees proposal to delete this section is acceptable.

2.G. The licensee proposes to delete this section to facilitate renumbering. This section had already been deleted as a result of a previous change. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

2.H. The licensee proposes to renumber this section to the FOL as new section 2.F.

The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

Listing of Attachments on Page 7 of FOL The licensee proposes to delete the references to the following attachments shown on Page 7 at the end of the FOL: Construction Related Items to be completed prior to Initial Criticality, Appendices A and, B, and Figure 1. This listing of attachments is to be replaced with the following list:

1. Appendix A, Technical Specifications

2. Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

Attachment 4, Table 1 was deleted by License Amendment No. 16, dated December 28, 1979. However, the staff did not delete this attachment at the time the license amendment was issued. This attachment is now deleted.

ATTACHMENT 1 The licensee proposes to delete FOL Attachment 1. Attachment 1, titled Construction Related Items to be Completed, was added by License Amendment No. 3, dated April 1, 1978, and was referenced by FOL 2.D.1(a).

License Amendment No. 31, dated May 28, 1981, removed the sentence Prior to entry into Mode 2 for initial criticality, the Virginia Electric and Power Company shall comply with the construction item listed in Attachment 1 from FOL 2.D.1(a), and deleted Attachment 1 as the construction-related items had been completed. However, Attachment 1 was not deleted by the staff at that time. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

ATTACHMENT 3 The licensee proposes to delete FOL Attachment 3. Attachment 3 was added to the FOL by License Amendment No. 3, dated April 1, 1978, to ensure sufficient net positive suction head in the containment sump until the equipment modifications required by FOL 2.D.(3)d were implemented. Attachment 3 was referenced by FOL 2.D.(3)e. License Amendment No. 13, dated August 3, 1979, deleted FOL 2.D.(3)e. The licensees proposed change is acceptable.

ATTACHMENT 4 , Table 1 was deleted by License Amendment No. 16, dated December 28, 1979. However, the staff did not delete this attachment at the time the license amendment was issued. This attachment is now deleted.

TS 2.1.1, TABLE 2.2-1, AND FIGURE 2.1-1a The licensee has proposed the following changes since they are no longer applicable as the Unit 1 steam generators have been replaced.

Delete TS 2.1.1 asterisk and footnote, *For the period of operation until steam generator replacement, the combination of THERMAL POWER, pressurizer pressure, and the highest operating loop coolant temperature (Tavg) shall not exceed the limits shown in Figure 2.1-1a.

Delete TS Table 2.2-1, item 2 asterisks and footnotes, **The high trip setpoint for Power Range, Neutron Flux, shall be < 103% RATED THERMAL POWER for the period of operation until steam generator replacement. ***The allowable value for the high trip setpoint for Power Range, Neutron Flux, is required to be < 104%

RATED THERMAL POWER for the period of operation until steam generator replacement.

Delete the asterisk and footnote in TS Table 2.2-1, **The value for K1 shall be equal to 1.132 for the period of operation until steam generator replacement.

Delete the asterisk and footnote in TS Table 2.2-1, *The value for K4 shall be equal to 1.016 for the period of operation until steam generator replacement.

Delete TS Figure 2.1-1a, Reactor Core Safety Limits For Three Loop Operation For The Period of Operation Until Steam Generator Replacement.

North Anna Unit 1 License Amendment Nos. 153 and 154 dated March 3, 1992, approved TS changes associated with reduced reactor coolant flow due to steam generator plugging. These changes imposed a reduced power level and various safety setting reductions for the reactor protection system and included an alternate TS Figure 2.1-1a for the core safety limits. These footnotes were applicable only up to the replacement of the Unit 1 steam generators. The basis for the removal of these TS changes is the completion of the steam generator replacement. The replacement of the steam generators is documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-338-93-11, dated April 9, 1993. The licensees proposed changes are acceptable.

Appendix C The licensee proposes to relocate Appendix C text to FOL 2.D.(3)f, delete the Appendix C cover page, and change the term the licensee to VEPCO.

Relocation of license conditions within the FOL has no impact upon the technical

aspects of the item being removed. Currently, 2.D.(3)f references FOL Appendix C to identify such an additional condition. Appendix C was added by License Amendment No. 214, dated August 26, 1998. In an effort to construct a clean concise FOL document, the proposed change would move the single Appendix C requirement to within the existing Additional Conditions section of the FOL. The content and applicability of this additional condition would be unchanged. This would eliminate the need for Appendix C and place all additional conditions in a common section of the FOL. The licensees proposed changes are acceptable.

4.0 STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commissions regulations, the Virginia State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, 51.32, and 51.35, an environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact was published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2002 (67 FR 1248).

Accordingly, the Commission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not result in any environmental impacts other than those evaluated in the Final Environmental Statement.

6.0 CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

Principal Contributors: K. Desai S. Monarque J. Ma Date: January 31, 2002

Mr. David A. Christian North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company Units 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. C. Lee Lintecum Mr. David A. Heacock County Administrator Site Vice President Louisa County North Anna Power Station P.O. Box 160 P.O. Box 402 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Mineral, Virginia 23117-0402 Mr. Donald P. Irwin, Esquire Mr. Richard H. Blount, II Hunton and Williams Site Vice President Riverfront Plaza, East Tower Surry Power Station 951 E. Byrd Street Virginia Electric and Power Company Richmond, Virginia 23219 5570 Hog Island Road Surry, Virginia 23883-0315 Dr. W. T. Lough Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

Virginia State Corporation State Health Commissioner Commission Office of the Commissioner Division of Energy Regulation Virginia Department of Health P.O. Box 1197 P. O. Box 2448 Richmond, Virginia 23209 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Mr. William R. Matthews 4201 Dominion Blvd. Vice President - Nuclear Operations Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Mr. Stephen P. Sarver, Director Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1024 Haley Drive Mineral, Virginia 23117