ML030090501
| ML030090501 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/2003 |
| From: | Martin R NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Gordon Peterson Duke Energy Corp |
| Martin RE, NRR/DLPM, 415-1493 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB6231, TAC MB6232 | |
| Download: ML030090501 (13) | |
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January 9, 2003 Mr. G. R. Peterson Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MB6231 AND MB6232)
Dear Mr. Peterson:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 204 to Facility Operating License NPF-35 and Amendment No. 197 to Facility Operating License NPF-52 for the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. The amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated August 29, 2002.
The amendments revise TS 3.8.4.7, to modify the note to eliminate the once per 60 months restriction on replacing the battery service test by the battery modified performance discharge test. Associated changes to the TS Bases are also included.
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 204 to NPF-35
- 2. Amendment No. 197 to NPF-52
- 3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page
January 9, 2003 Mr. G. R. Peterson Site Vice President Catawba Nuclear Station Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745-9635
SUBJECT:
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MB6231 AND MB6232)
Dear Mr. Peterson:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 204 to Facility Operating License NPF-35 and Amendment No. 197 to Facility Operating License NPF-52 for the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2. The amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated August 29, 2002.
The amendments revise TS 3.8.4.7, to modify the note to eliminate the once per 60 months restriction on replacing the battery service test by the battery modified performance discharge test. Associated changes to the TS Bases are also included.
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert E. Martin, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-413 and 50-414 DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC ACRS
Enclosures:
PDII-1 R/F GHill (4)
- 2. Amendment No. 197 to NPF-52 WBeckner
- 3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page ADAMS ACCESSION NO: ML030090501 OFFICE PDII-1/PM PDII-1/LA OGC PDII-1/SC NAME RMartin CHawes JNakoski DATE 1/7/03 12/9/02 12/31/02 1/9/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION NORTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION SALUDA RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
DOCKET NO. 50-413 CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 204 License No. NPF-35
- 1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A. The application for amendment to the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (the facility)
Facility Operating License No. NPF-35 filed by the Duke Energy Corporation, acting for itself, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation and Saluda River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (licensees), dated August 29, 2002, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations as 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 Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 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 Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
- 2. Accordingly, the license is hereby amended by page changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-35 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 204, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Duke Energy Corporation shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
- 3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
John A. Nakoski, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Technical Specification Changes Date of Issuance: January 9, 2003
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY NO. 1 PIEDMONT MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY DOCKET NO. 50-414 CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 197 License No. NPF-52
- 1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment to the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (the facility)
Facility Operating License No. NPF-52 filed by the Duke Energy Corporation, acting for itself, North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 and Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (licensees), dated August 29, 2002, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations as 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 Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 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 Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
- 2. Accordingly, the license is hereby amended by page changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-52 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2)
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 197, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Duke Energy Corporation shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
- 3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
John A. Nakoski, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Technical Specification Changes Date of Issuance: January 9, 2003
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 204 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-35 DOCKET NO. 50-413 AND LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 197 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-52 DOCKET NO. 50-414 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications and associated Bases with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.
Remove Insert 3.8.4-3 3.8.4-3 B 3.8.4-8 B 3.8.4-8
SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 204 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NPF-35 AND AMENDMENT NO. 197 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NPF-52 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, ET AL.
CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-413 AND 50-414
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated August 29, 2002, Duke Power Company, et al. (DPC, the licensee), submitted a request for changes to the Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specifications (TS). Revisions were proposed for TS 3.8.4.8, to modify the note to eliminate the once per 60 months restriction on replacing the battery service test by the battery modified performance discharge test. Associated changes to the TS Bases are also included.
2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
General Design Criterion (GDC)-17, Electric Power System, of Appendix A, General Design Criterion for Nuclear Power Plants, to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 50 requires, in part, that nuclear power plants have an onsite and offsite electric power system to permit the functioning of structures, systems and components important to safety.
The onsite system is required to have sufficient independence, redundancy and testability to perform its safety function, assuming a single failure, and the offsite system is required to be supplied by two independent circuits. In addition, this criterion requires provisions to minimize the probability of losing electric power from the remaining electric power supplies as the result of a loss of power from the unit, the offsite transmission network, or the onsite power supplies.
GDC-18, Inspection and Testing of Electric Power System, requires that electric power systems important to safety be designed to permit appropriate periodic inspection and testing.
The Class IE direct-current (DC) system at Catawba consists of four independent and physically separated load groups that supply instrumentation and control channels A, B, C, and D. Each load group includes a lead acid battery, a battery charger, a DC distribution center and associated DC panel boards. In addition, a 125 volt DC diesel essential auxiliary power system provides a separate and independent train of 125 volt DC power to each diesel generator.
Each train consists of a 125 volt DC battery and a battery charger powered from its associated train. The diesel generator batteries are nickel-cadmium Class 1E batteries. The 125 volt DC system at Catawba is designed to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, General Design Criteria 17 and 18.
3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Stationary batteries are subjected to periodic inspections and testing to optimize the life and performance of permanently installed batteries used for standby power applications. The inspections and testing, based on Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer (IEEE) standards, provide guidance to determine when batteries should be replaced. The recommended practice is to subject the batteries to service, performance and modified performance tests at specific frequencies. The service test is a special battery test to determine if the battery, as found, will meet the duty cycle requirements of the system. The performance test is a constant current or constant power capacity test to detect and determine any change in the capacity due to age and usage. The modified performance test is a test of the battery, as found, to determine the capacity and the ability of the battery to meet the load cycle. It is permissible to perform a modified performance test in lieu of the service test if the modified performance tests discharge rate envelopes the duty cycle of the service test.
IEEE Standard 450-1995, IEEE Recommended Practice for Maintenance, Testing, and Replacement of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications, and IEEE Standard 1106-1995, IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation, Maintenance, Testing, and Replacement of Vented Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Stationary Applications, state that
[a] modified performance test can be used in lieu of a service test at any time.
The present NOTE to TS 3.8.4.8 in the Catawba TS states that the modified performance test may be performed once per 60 months. The licensee proposes to modify the note to eliminate the restriction of once per 60 months on performing the modified performance test in lieu of the service test. This would be applicable to the DC channel batteries and the diesel generator batteries.
The proposed change is based on the IEEE Standards quoted above that state that a modified performance test can be used at any time. This change permits the modified performance test (single test) to replace the service and performance tests (multiple tests) since the modified performance test envelopes the duty cycle of the service test. The elimination of the 60 month restriction is consistent with the staff approved Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Standard Technical Specification change Traveler TSTF-360, Revision 1. In addition, the staff finds that the change does not involve a design change or physical change to the equipment and there will be no significant change in the method of operation or the battery properties tested. For this reason, the amendment is acceptable.
4.0
SUMMARY
The staff has reviewed the proposed revisions to the TS, as described in Section 1.0 of this Safety Evaluation, and finds that the DC systems will continue to perform their safety functions in accordance with GDC-17 and GDC-18. Based on our evaluation, described in Section 3.0 of this Safety Evaluation, the staff finds the proposed change to be acceptable.
5.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the South Carolina State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments. The State official had no comments.
6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendments change requirements with respect to installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and change surveillance requirements. The NRC staff has determined that the amendments involve no significant increase in the amounts and no significant change in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (67 FR 68733). Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
7.0 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 amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: S. Saba Date: January 9, 2003
Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. Gary Gilbert Regulatory Compliance Manager Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn Legal Department (PB05E)
Duke Energy Corporation 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Anne Cottingham, Esquire Winston and Strawn 1400 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 1427 Meadowwood Boulevard P. O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 County Manager of York County York County Courthouse York, South Carolina 29745 Piedmont Municipal Power Agency 121 Village Drive Greer, South Carolina 29651 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General North Carolina Department of Justice P. O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 NCEM REP Program Manager 4713 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4713 North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation P. O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4830 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201-1708 Mr. C. Jeffrey Thomas Manager - Nuclear Regulatory Licensing Duke Energy Corporation 526 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Saluda River Electric P. O. Box 929 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV VP-Customer Relations and Sales Westinghouse Electric Company 6000 Fairview Road 12th Floor Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
Catawba Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. T. Richard Puryear Owners Group (NCEMC)
Duke Energy Corporation 4800 Concord Road York, South Carolina 29745 Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation Protection North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721