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Category:Letter type:NRC
MONTHYEARNRC 2024-0007, Ile Post-Exam Submittal Letter2024-03-18018 March 2024 Ile Post-Exam Submittal Letter NRC-2024-0026, Ile Proposed Exam Submittal Letter2023-12-20020 December 2023 Ile Proposed Exam Submittal Letter NRC 2023-0013, Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2023-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2023-07-0707 July 2023 Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2023-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations NRC 2023-0006, Post-Exam Submittal Cover Letter2023-03-0101 March 2023 Post-Exam Submittal Cover Letter NRC 2023-0005, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2023-02-21021 February 2023 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2022-0032, Sixth 10-Year Interval Inservice Testing (1ST) Program Plan2022-09-30030 September 2022 Sixth 10-Year Interval Inservice Testing (1ST) Program Plan NRC 2022-0025, License Amendment Request 295, Beacon Power Distribution Monitoring System2022-09-26026 September 2022 License Amendment Request 295, Beacon Power Distribution Monitoring System NRC 2022-0019, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2022-07-13013 July 2022 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2022-0022, Response to Request for Supplemental Information (Rsi) Regarding License Amendment Request (LAR) 297, Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2,2022-07-11011 July 2022 Response to Request for Supplemental Information (Rsi) Regarding License Amendment Request (LAR) 297, Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, NRC 2022-0015, Fall 2021 Unit 2 (U2R38) Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report2022-04-27027 April 2022 Fall 2021 Unit 2 (U2R38) Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report NRC 2022-0014, 2021 Annual Monitoring Report2022-04-14014 April 2022 2021 Annual Monitoring Report NRC 2021-0012, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 1 Cycle 41 (U 1 C41)2022-04-0707 April 2022 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 1 Cycle 41 (U 1 C41) NRC 2022-0003, License Amendment Request 296, Application for Technical Specification Improvement to Eliminate Requirements for Post-Accident Systems Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process2022-03-25025 March 2022 License Amendment Request 296, Application for Technical Specification Improvement to Eliminate Requirements for Post-Accident Systems Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process NRC 2022-0006, Notification of Deviation from Pressurized Water Owners Group (PWROG) Report WCAP-17451-P, Revision 1, Reactor Internals Guide Tube Wear - Westinghouse Domestic Fleet Operational Projections2022-02-22022 February 2022 Notification of Deviation from Pressurized Water Owners Group (PWROG) Report WCAP-17451-P, Revision 1, Reactor Internals Guide Tube Wear - Westinghouse Domestic Fleet Operational Projections NRC 2022-0004, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2022-02-0909 February 2022 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2022-0005, Refueling Outage U2R38 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations2022-02-0101 February 2022 Refueling Outage U2R38 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations NRC 2022-0001, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2022-01-11011 January 2022 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2021-0046, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 2 Cycle 39 (U2C39) and Changes to Unit 1 COLR Unit 1 Cycle 40 (U1C40)2021-10-28028 October 2021 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 2 Cycle 39 (U2C39) and Changes to Unit 1 COLR Unit 1 Cycle 40 (U1C40) NRC 2021-0031, Registration of Holtec Hi STORM Casks HI-STORM-37-054, HI-STORM-37-055, and HI-STORM-37-0562021-07-15015 July 2021 Registration of Holtec Hi STORM Casks HI-STORM-37-054, HI-STORM-37-055, and HI-STORM-37-056 NRC 2021-0027, Registration of Holtec Historm Casks HISTORM-37-051, HISTORM-37-052, and HISTORM-37-0532021-06-30030 June 2021 Registration of Holtec Historm Casks HISTORM-37-051, HISTORM-37-052, and HISTORM-37-053 NRC 2021-0028, Generic Letter 2004-02 Containment Sump Debris Transport Calculation Non-Conservatism2021-06-23023 June 2021 Generic Letter 2004-02 Containment Sump Debris Transport Calculation Non-Conservatism NRC 2021-0021, 2020 Annual Monitoring Report2021-04-29029 April 2021 2020 Annual Monitoring Report NRC 2021-0019, Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2021-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2021-04-22022 April 2021 Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2021-01 Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations NRC-2021-0010, CFR 50.59 Evaluation and Commitment Change Summary Report2021-04-0202 April 2021 CFR 50.59 Evaluation and Commitment Change Summary Report NRC-2021-0011, Technical Specification Bases and Technical Requirement Manual Change Summary2021-04-0202 April 2021 Technical Specification Bases and Technical Requirement Manual Change Summary NRC 2021-0006, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2021-03-18018 March 2021 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2021-0005, Withdrawal of Exemption Request Supporting Updated Final Response to NRC Generic Letter 2004-022021-02-11011 February 2021 Withdrawal of Exemption Request Supporting Updated Final Response to NRC Generic Letter 2004-02 NRC 2021-0002, Refueling Outage U1 R39 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations2021-01-21021 January 2021 Refueling Outage U1 R39 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations NRC 2021-0003, Refueling 39 (U1 R39) Reactor Coolant Pump Analytical Evaluation Report2021-01-21021 January 2021 Refueling 39 (U1 R39) Reactor Coolant Pump Analytical Evaluation Report NRC 2021-0001, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2021-01-13013 January 2021 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2020-0044, Response to Request for Additional Information Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI Regarding Annual Force-On-Force Exercise2020-12-0808 December 2020 Response to Request for Additional Information Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI Regarding Annual Force-On-Force Exercise NRC 2020-0032, Application for Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating Licenses2020-11-16016 November 2020 Application for Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating Licenses NRC 2020-0039, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 1 Cycle 40 (U1 C40)2020-11-0202 November 2020 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 1 Cycle 40 (U1 C40) NRC 2020-0031, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Response to Apparent Violation in NRC Inspection Report 05000266/2020012, 05000301/2020012: EA-20-0812020-10-0505 October 2020 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC Response to Apparent Violation in NRC Inspection Report 05000266/2020012, 05000301/2020012: EA-20-081 NRC 2020-0029, Supplement to License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss2020-09-15015 September 2020 Supplement to License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss NRC 2020-0024, Response to Request for Additional Information Request for Exemption from Certain Operator Requalification Requirements2020-08-17017 August 2020 Response to Request for Additional Information Request for Exemption from Certain Operator Requalification Requirements NRC 2020-0020, License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss2020-08-13013 August 2020 License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss NRC 2020-0023, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC - Revised Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2020-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2020-08-12012 August 2020 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC - Revised Response to Regulatory Information Summary 2020-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations NRC 2020-0021, Response to NRC Inspection Report and Preliminary White Finding2020-08-12012 August 2020 Response to NRC Inspection Report and Preliminary White Finding NRC 2020-0018, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2020-07-15015 July 2020 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC-2020-0016, Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements Due to COVID-19 Pandemic2020-06-12012 June 2020 Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements Due to COVID-19 Pandemic NRC 2020-0012, Refueling Outage U2R37 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations2020-05-20020 May 2020 Refueling Outage U2R37 Owner'S Activity Report for Class 1, 2, 3 and Mc ISI Examinations NRC 2020-0008, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2020-04-0606 April 2020 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2020-0007, Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 2 Cycle 28 (U2C38)2020-03-27027 March 2020 Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) Unit 2 Cycle 28 (U2C38) NRC 2020-0003, License Amendment Request 289: Tornado Missile Protection Licensing Basis2020-02-0606 February 2020 License Amendment Request 289: Tornado Missile Protection Licensing Basis NRC 2020-0001, Pressure Temperature Limits Report (PTLR)2020-01-0909 January 2020 Pressure Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) NRC 2019-0044, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan2019-11-0101 November 2019 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan NRC 2019-0036, Submittal of 2018 Update to Final Safety Analysis Report2019-10-18018 October 2019 Submittal of 2018 Update to Final Safety Analysis Report NRC 2019-0037, Technical Specification Bases Change Summary2019-10-18018 October 2019 Technical Specification Bases Change Summary NRC 2019-0034, Technical Requirements Manual Change Summary2019-10-18018 October 2019 Technical Requirements Manual Change Summary 2024-03-18
[Table view] Category:License-Application for Facility Operating License (Amend/Renewal) DKT 50
MONTHYEARL-2024-118, Fleet License Amendment Request to Relocate Staff Qualifications from Technical Specifications to the Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1)2024-10-0808 October 2024 Fleet License Amendment Request to Relocate Staff Qualifications from Technical Specifications to the Quality Assurance Topical Report (FPL-1) L-2024-158, Supplemental Information to License Amendment Request to Adopt Common Emergency Plan with Site-Specific Annexes2024-09-25025 September 2024 Supplemental Information to License Amendment Request to Adopt Common Emergency Plan with Site-Specific Annexes L-2024-113, License Amendment Request 294, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF- 577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections2024-07-24024 July 2024 License Amendment Request 294, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF- 577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections L-2024-105, License Amendment Request 300, Modify Containment Average Air Temperature Requirements2024-06-26026 June 2024 License Amendment Request 300, Modify Containment Average Air Temperature Requirements L-2024-093, Steam Generator Divider Plate Assemblies Bounding Analysis Evaluation for Aging Management Commitment 14 Revision2024-06-10010 June 2024 Steam Generator Divider Plate Assemblies Bounding Analysis Evaluation for Aging Management Commitment 14 Revision L-2023-128, License Amendment Request to Revise TS 5.5.17, Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Tendon Surveillance Program2023-09-19019 September 2023 License Amendment Request to Revise TS 5.5.17, Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Tendon Surveillance Program L-2022-177, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Second Annual Update2022-11-28028 November 2022 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Second Annual Update L-2022-160, Station,, Point Beach Units 1 and 2, License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-0654, Revision 22022-10-0404 October 2022 Station,, Point Beach Units 1 and 2, License Amendment Request for Common Emergency Plan Consistent with NUREG-0654, Revision 2 NRC 2022-0025, License Amendment Request 295, Beacon Power Distribution Monitoring System2022-09-26026 September 2022 License Amendment Request 295, Beacon Power Distribution Monitoring System ML22193A1142022-09-12012 September 2022 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 270 and 272 Elimination of the Requirements to Maintain the Post-Accident Sampling System L-2021-221, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 10 Responses Supplement 12021-11-19019 November 2021 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Requests for Additional Information (RAI) Set 10 Responses Supplement 1 L-2021-147, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Supplement 3 Revision 12021-07-26026 July 2021 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Supplement 3 Revision 1 L-2021-129, Ssubsequent License Renewal Application: Aging Management Requests for Confirmation Of/Additional Information (Rci/Rai) Set 1 Responses2021-07-0808 July 2021 Ssubsequent License Renewal Application: Aging Management Requests for Confirmation Of/Additional Information (Rci/Rai) Set 1 Responses L-2021-113, Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Supplement 32021-05-27027 May 2021 Subsequent License Renewal Application - Aging Management Supplement 3 NRC-2021-0011, Technical Specification Bases and Technical Requirement Manual Change Summary2021-04-0202 April 2021 Technical Specification Bases and Technical Requirement Manual Change Summary ML20329A2642020-11-16016 November 2020 Enclosure 4, Non-proprietary Reference Documents and Redacted Versions of Proprietary Reference Documents (Public Version) ML20329A2142020-11-16016 November 2020 Enclosure 1, Point Beach Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Subsequent License Renewal Application Enclosures Summary ML20329A2192020-11-16016 November 2020 Enclosure 2, Affidavits Supporting Withholding Proprietary Information from Public Disclosure Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390 ML20329A2482020-11-16016 November 2020 Enclosure 3, Attachment 2, Appendix E Applicant'S Environmental Report Subsequent Operating License Renewal Point Beach Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 NRC 2020-0032, Application for Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating Licenses2020-11-16016 November 2020 Application for Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating Licenses NRC 2020-0020, License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss2020-08-13013 August 2020 License Amendment Request (LAR) 293, One-Time Extension of Renewed Facility Operating License Condition 4.1, Containment Building Construction Truss NRC 2020-0003, License Amendment Request 289: Tornado Missile Protection Licensing Basis2020-02-0606 February 2020 License Amendment Request 289: Tornado Missile Protection Licensing Basis NRC 2018-0028, NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra) - License Amendment Request 290, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-547, Clarification of Rod Position Requirements2018-07-30030 July 2018 NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (NextEra) - License Amendment Request 290, Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-547, Clarification of Rod Position Requirements NRC 2018-0001, Transmittal of Construction Truss License Amendment Request Document2018-04-12012 April 2018 Transmittal of Construction Truss License Amendment Request Document NRC 2018-0018, License Amendment Request 288, Request to Extend Containment Leakage Rate Test Frequency2018-03-30030 March 2018 License Amendment Request 288, Request to Extend Containment Leakage Rate Test Frequency NRC 2017-0043, License Amendment Request 287, Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, System, and Components (Sscs) for Nuclear Power Plants2017-08-31031 August 2017 License Amendment Request 287, Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, System, and Components (Sscs) for Nuclear Power Plants NRC 2017-0028, License Amendment Request 286, Adoption of Emergency Action Level Scheme Pursuant to NEI 99-01, Revision 6, Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors.2017-06-23023 June 2017 License Amendment Request 286, Adoption of Emergency Action Level Scheme Pursuant to NEI 99-01, Revision 6, Development of Emergency Action Levels for Non-Passive Reactors. NRC 2017-0017, License Amendment Request 278, Risk-Informed Approach to Resolve Construction Truss Design Code Nonconformances2017-03-31031 March 2017 License Amendment Request 278, Risk-Informed Approach to Resolve Construction Truss Design Code Nonconformances NRC 2016-0030, License Amendment Request for H: Alternate Repair Criteria for Steam Generator Tube Sheet Expansion Region2016-07-29029 July 2016 License Amendment Request for H: Alternate Repair Criteria for Steam Generator Tube Sheet Expansion Region NRC-2016-0009, License Amendment Request 2821 Modify the Wording of Surveillance Requirement 3.4.12.7 Associated with the Power-operated Relief Valves2016-03-10010 March 2016 License Amendment Request 2821 Modify the Wording of Surveillance Requirement 3.4.12.7 Associated with the Power-operated Relief Valves NRC 2016-0002, License Amendment Request 280, Removal of Completed License Conditions and Change to the Ventilation Filter Testing Program2016-02-12012 February 2016 License Amendment Request 280, Removal of Completed License Conditions and Change to the Ventilation Filter Testing Program NRC 2015-0075, License Amendment Request 279, Elimination of Technical Specification 3.7.14, Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation2016-01-15015 January 2016 License Amendment Request 279, Elimination of Technical Specification 3.7.14, Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation NRC 2015-0004, LAR 266 to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-51 0, Revision 2, Revision to Steam Generator Program Inspection Frequencies and Tube Sample Selection, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process2015-03-27027 March 2015 LAR 266 to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-51 0, Revision 2, Revision to Steam Generator Program Inspection Frequencies and Tube Sample Selection, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process NRC 2014-0075, Supplement to License Amendment Request 273 Application for Technical Specification Change Regarding Risk-Informed Justifications for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Prog2014-12-0808 December 2014 Supplement to License Amendment Request 273 Application for Technical Specification Change Regarding Risk-Informed Justifications for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Prog NRC 2014-0003, License Amendment Request 273 Re Risk-Informed Justification for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Program2014-07-0303 July 2014 License Amendment Request 273 Re Risk-Informed Justification for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Program NRC-2014-0035, License Amendment Request (LAR) 275, Application to Revise Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-523, Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process2014-07-0202 July 2014 License Amendment Request (LAR) 275, Application to Revise Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-523, Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process NRC 2013-0092, License Amendment Request 271 Supplement 1 Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c)- NFPA 8052013-09-16016 September 2013 License Amendment Request 271 Supplement 1 Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c)- NFPA 805 NRC 2013-0028, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2: License Amendment Request 271 - Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition. Part 22013-06-26026 June 2013 Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2: License Amendment Request 271 - Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition. Part 2 of 3 ML13182A3502013-06-26026 June 2013 License Amendment Request 271 - Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition. Part 2 of 3 NRC 2013-0028, License Amendment Request 271 - Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition. Part 1 of 32013-06-26026 June 2013 License Amendment Request 271 - Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition. Part 1 of 3 NRC 2013-0051, License Amendment Request 272, Exemption Request - Optimized Zirlo Fuel Rod Cladding2013-06-0404 June 2013 License Amendment Request 272, Exemption Request - Optimized Zirlo Fuel Rod Cladding NRC 2013-0022, Supplement to License Amendment Request 252 Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR)2013-03-0101 March 2013 Supplement to License Amendment Request 252 Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) NRC 2013-0005, License Amendment Request 252, Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR)2013-01-15015 January 2013 License Amendment Request 252, Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) NRC 2012-0073, License Amendment Request 269, Revised License Pages Cyber Security Plan Implementation Schedule Milestone Change2012-09-17017 September 2012 License Amendment Request 269, Revised License Pages Cyber Security Plan Implementation Schedule Milestone Change NRC 2012-0065, License Amendment Request 270, Operations Manager Qualification Requirements2012-08-16016 August 2012 License Amendment Request 270, Operations Manager Qualification Requirements NRC 2012-0040, License Amendment Request 269, Cyber Security Plan Implementation Schedule Milestone Change2012-06-18018 June 2012 License Amendment Request 269, Cyber Security Plan Implementation Schedule Milestone Change NRC 2011-0066, License Amendment Request 254, Removal of the Table of Contents from Technical Specifications2011-06-23023 June 2011 License Amendment Request 254, Removal of the Table of Contents from Technical Specifications NRC 2010-0189, License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate Response to Request for Clarification2010-12-21021 December 2010 License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate Response to Request for Clarification NRC 2010-0154, License Amendment Request 261 - Extended Power Uprate - Response to Request for Additional Information2010-09-28028 September 2010 License Amendment Request 261 - Extended Power Uprate - Response to Request for Additional Information NRC 2010-0146, License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate, Withdrawal of Proposed Technical Specifications for Reactor Protection System and Engineered Safety Features Setpoints Not Associated with Extended Power Uprate2010-09-28028 September 2010 License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate, Withdrawal of Proposed Technical Specifications for Reactor Protection System and Engineered Safety Features Setpoints Not Associated with Extended Power Uprate 2024-09-25
[Table view] Category:Technical Specifications
MONTHYEARML23352A2752024-01-23023 January 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 274 and 276 Regarding Revision to Technical Specification 5.5.17, Pre-Stressed Concrete Containment Tendon Surveillance Program ML17159A7782017-07-27027 July 2017 Issuance of Amendment to Approve H*: Alternate Repair Criteria for Steam Generator Tube Sheet Expansion Region ML17039A3002017-02-22022 February 2017 Issuance of Amendments -Removal of Completed License Conditions and Changes to the Ventilation Filter Testing Program NRC 2016-0002, License Amendment Request 280, Removal of Completed License Conditions and Change to the Ventilation Filter Testing Program2016-02-12012 February 2016 License Amendment Request 280, Removal of Completed License Conditions and Change to the Ventilation Filter Testing Program NRC 2015-0075, License Amendment Request 279, Elimination of Technical Specification 3.7.14, Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation2016-01-15015 January 2016 License Amendment Request 279, Elimination of Technical Specification 3.7.14, Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation ML15232A2082015-08-25025 August 2015 Correction Letter for Amendment Nos. 253 and 257 ML15195A2012015-07-28028 July 2015 Issuance of Amendments Regarding Relocation of Surveillance Frequencies to Licensee Control ML15155A5392015-07-14014 July 2015 Issuance of Amendments Concerning Extension of Cyber Security Plan Milestone 8 NRC 2015-0027, Response to Request for Additional Information for Application for Technical Specification Change Regarding Risk-Informed Justifications for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to a Licensee..2015-05-28028 May 2015 Response to Request for Additional Information for Application for Technical Specification Change Regarding Risk-Informed Justifications for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to a Licensee.. ML15014A2492015-01-27027 January 2015 Issuance of Amendments to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Technical Specifications Task Force - 523, Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation (Tac Nos. MF4353 and MF4354) ML14213A0032014-08-14014 August 2014 Correction to Technical Specification Page 5.6-5 Associated with Amendment Nos. 250 and 254 NRC 2014-0003, License Amendment Request 273 Re Risk-Informed Justification for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Program2014-07-0303 July 2014 License Amendment Request 273 Re Risk-Informed Justification for the Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequency Requirements to Licensee Controlled Program NRC-2014-0035, License Amendment Request (LAR) 275, Application to Revise Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-523, Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process2014-07-0202 July 2014 License Amendment Request (LAR) 275, Application to Revise Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-523, Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation, Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process ML14126A3782014-06-30030 June 2014 Issuance of License Amendment Nos. 250 and 254 Regarding Change to Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System Pressure and Temperature Limits Report ML14058B0292014-05-0909 May 2014 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 249 and 253 Regarding Use of Optimized Zirlo Fuel Cladding Material NRC 2013-0051, License Amendment Request 272, Exemption Request - Optimized Zirlo Fuel Rod Cladding2013-06-0404 June 2013 License Amendment Request 272, Exemption Request - Optimized Zirlo Fuel Rod Cladding NRC 2013-0022, Supplement to License Amendment Request 252 Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR)2013-03-0101 March 2013 Supplement to License Amendment Request 252 Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) ML12362A0092013-01-29029 January 2013 Issuance of License Amendment Nos. 248 and 252 Operations Manager Qualification Requirements NRC 2013-0005, License Amendment Request 252, Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR)2013-01-15015 January 2013 License Amendment Request 252, Technical Specification 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) NRC 2012-0065, License Amendment Request 270, Operations Manager Qualification Requirements2012-08-16016 August 2012 License Amendment Request 270, Operations Manager Qualification Requirements NRC 2012-0033, License Amendment Request 268, Supplement 1, One-Time Only License Amendment to Add Notes for Technical Specifications 3.8.1 and 3.8.2, Actions to Address Nonconformance with Point Beach Nuclear Plant GDC 22012-04-30030 April 2012 License Amendment Request 268, Supplement 1, One-Time Only License Amendment to Add Notes for Technical Specifications 3.8.1 and 3.8.2, Actions to Address Nonconformance with Point Beach Nuclear Plant GDC 2 NRC 2011-0040, License Amendment Request 264, Supplement 1, Diesel Fuel Oil Storage Requirements2011-05-0303 May 2011 License Amendment Request 264, Supplement 1, Diesel Fuel Oil Storage Requirements NRC 2010-0181, Supplement to License Amendment Request 241 Alternative Source Term Modified License Condition and Technical Specification for Control Room Emergency Filtration System (CREFS)2010-11-16016 November 2010 Supplement to License Amendment Request 241 Alternative Source Term Modified License Condition and Technical Specification for Control Room Emergency Filtration System (CREFS) NRC 2010-0129, License Amendment Request 261, Supplement 7, Extended Power Uprate2010-08-24024 August 2010 License Amendment Request 261, Supplement 7, Extended Power Uprate NRC 2010-0112, License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate Transmittal of Proposed Technical Specifications for Reactor Protection System and Engineered Safety Features Setpoints Not Associated with Extended Power Uprate2010-08-0202 August 2010 License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate Transmittal of Proposed Technical Specifications for Reactor Protection System and Engineered Safety Features Setpoints Not Associated with Extended Power Uprate NRC 2010-0040, License Amendment Request 261, Supplement 4 Extended Power Uprate2010-04-15015 April 2010 License Amendment Request 261, Supplement 4 Extended Power Uprate NRC 2009-0080, License Amendment Request 241, Alternative Source Term, Response to Request for Additional Information2009-08-20020 August 2009 License Amendment Request 241, Alternative Source Term, Response to Request for Additional Information NRC 2009-0045, Supplement to License Amendment Request 241, Proposed Technical Specifications for Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation (Vnpab)2009-04-17017 April 2009 Supplement to License Amendment Request 241, Proposed Technical Specifications for Primary Auxiliary Building Ventilation (Vnpab) NRC 2009-0030, License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate2009-04-0707 April 2009 License Amendment Request 261, Extended Power Uprate NRC-2008-0086, License Amendment Request 258 Incorporate Best Estimate Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) Analysis Using Astrum2008-11-25025 November 2008 License Amendment Request 258 Incorporate Best Estimate Large Break Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) Analysis Using Astrum NRC 2008-0034, License Amendment Request 257, Technical Specifications 5.5.8 and 5.6.8, Steam Generator Program & Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report, Interim Alternate Repair Criteria (Iarc) for Steam Generator Tube Repair2008-05-28028 May 2008 License Amendment Request 257, Technical Specifications 5.5.8 and 5.6.8, Steam Generator Program & Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report, Interim Alternate Repair Criteria (Iarc) for Steam Generator Tube Repair NRC 2008-0018, License Amendment Request 259, Application for Tech Spec Improvement to Adopt TSTF-490, Rev. 0, Deletion of E Bar Definition and Revision to Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Specific Activity Technical Specification2008-03-31031 March 2008 License Amendment Request 259, Application for Tech Spec Improvement to Adopt TSTF-490, Rev. 0, Deletion of E Bar Definition and Revision to Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Specific Activity Technical Specification NRC 2008-0014, Pressure and Temperature Limits Report2008-02-27027 February 2008 Pressure and Temperature Limits Report ML0804303372008-02-26026 February 2008 Technical Specification ML0804303942008-02-19019 February 2008 Tech Spec Page for Amendments 231 and 236 Deletion of Containment Purge Valve Surveillance Requirement ML0731803152007-11-16016 November 2007 Tech Spec Page for Amendments 230 and 235 TSTF- 491, Revision 2, Removal of Main Steam and Feedwater Valve Isolation Times Technical Specification 3.7.2 ML0721802192007-10-18018 October 2007 Technical Specifications, Revises TS 5.6.5, Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure and Temperature Limits Report (PTLR) to Add the Ferret Code as an Approved Methodology for Determining RCS Pressure and Temperature Limits NRC 2007-0051, License Amendment Request 255, Application for Technical Specification Change TSTF-491, Removal of the Main Steam and Main Feedwater Valve Isolation Time from Technical Specifications Using Consolidated Line Item..2007-06-29029 June 2007 License Amendment Request 255, Application for Technical Specification Change TSTF-491, Removal of the Main Steam and Main Feedwater Valve Isolation Time from Technical Specifications Using Consolidated Line Item.. 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N Committed to Nuclear Excellen Point Beach Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC NRC 2003-0050 10 CFR 50.90 May 30, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKETS 50-266 AND 50-301 POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 SUPPLEMENT 2 TO LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 229 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LCO 3.5.2, ECCS - OPERATING, AND LCO 3.5.3, ECCS - SHUTDOWN
Reference:
(1) Letter from NMC to NRC dated September 12, 2002 (2) Letter from NMC to NRC dated March 27, 2003 In reference (1), Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), submitted a request for an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TS), in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.90, for Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP), Units 1 and 2. The purpose of the proposed amendment was to revise TS 3.5.2, ECCS - Operating, and TS 3.5.3, ECCS - Shutdown, to add a surveillance to verify the emergency core cooling system (ECCS) piping is full of water every 31 days. This proposed amendment was consistent with NUREG-1431, Standard Technical Specifications, Westinghouse Plants, Revision 2. Supplement 1 to the original submittal was provided in Reference (2). Based on a potential for incorrectly interpreting the originally proposed requirement, that supplement proposed clarifying changes to the TS Bases.
During a conference call between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and NMC on May 15, 2003, NRC staff requested additional information regarding aspects of the proposed amendment. Attachment I to this letter provides our response to the staff's questions. The Bases for the proposed TS were enhanced to incorporate aspects of the additional information being provided. Attachment II provides the revised TS Bases. The originally proposed TS is unchanged. Enclosures (a), (b) and (c) provide supporting information for the staff's questions.
NMC requests approval of the proposed license amendment by November 2003, with the amendment being implemented within 45 days. The approval date was administratively selected to allow for NRC review but the plant does not require this amendment to allow continued safe full power operation.
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91, a copy of this application, with attachments, is being provided to the designated Wisconsin Official.
6590 Nuclear Road
- Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 Telephone: 920.755.2321
NRC 2003-0050 Page 2 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Execyted,os May 30, 2003.
JG/kmd Attachments: I Response to Request for Additional Information 11 Revised Technical Specification Bases Pages
Enclosures:
(a) Westinghouse Electric Company, Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter NSAL-02-6 (b) PBNP Piping and Isometric Drawings, Auxiliary Coolant System (c) PBNP RHR Pump Assembly Drawing cc: (w/o enclosures)
Project Manager, Point Beach Nuclear Plant, NRR, USNRC Regional Administrator, Region 111, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Point Beach Nuclear Plant PSCW
NRC 2003-0050 Attachment I Page 1 of 4 ATTACHMENT I RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 229, SUPPLEMENT 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LCO 3.5.2, ECCS - OPERATING, AND LCO 3.5.3, ECCS - SHUTDOWN POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS I AND 2
NRC 2003-0050 Attachment I Page 2 of 4 1.0 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION License Amendment Request (LAR) 229 was made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90 to modify Technical Specification (TS) 3.5.2, ECCS - Operating and TS 3.5.3, ECCS - Shutdown, to add a surveillance to require verification that the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) piping is full of water every 31 days.
The following information is provided in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff's request for additional information during a telephone conference on May 15, 2003. The staff's questions pertained to Supplement I to LAR 229, dated March 27, 2003. The questions are restated with NMC's response following.
NRC Question 1. Residual Heat Removal (RHR) pumps In page 4 of Attachment 1, you stated that RHR (residual heat removal) pump casings do not need to be vented because they are at system low points and because of their configuration.
What is the location of the high point vents with the capability of venting the RHR pumps? Do you have any diagrams and/or information that will help us to understand the venting system?
NMC Response Enclosures (b) and (c) to the letter transmitting this response provide Piping and Isometric Drawings of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant (PBNP) Auxiliary Coolant System and a RHR pump assembly drawing. The RHR pump casings are at the system low point and their configuration is such that gases are unlikely to collect there. The enclosed drawings show how the discharge volute of the RHR pump provides a direct path from the pump casing to the discharge piping.
Gases that may come out of solution within the pump casing will likely rise up out of the casing and flow into the discharge piping due to the system configuration. The high point vents on the discharge piping are located to facilitate removal of this gas. Venting the accessible ECCS piping outside containment will minimize any voids and pockets of entrained gases.
NRC Question 2. "Nominal Amount" of noncondensible gas In page 4 of Attachment 1, you mentioned that pumping a "nominal amount" of noncondensible gas into the reactor after a SI (safety injection) signal or during shutdown does not significantly affect ECCS (emergency core cooling system) performance. Please define "nominal amount" of gas, address the location of the gas, and provide the basis for your conclusion.
NMC Response The term "nominal amount" of noncondensible gas is not quantitatively defined. Rather, it is qualitatively defined as an amount of gas that is insufficient to jeopardize operation of the ECCS. A "nominal amount" of noncondensible gas would be expected to accumulate in the ECCS piping under normal plant operation between periodic venting of the system.
Enclosure (a) to the letter transmitting this response contains information regarding the likelihood of nitrogen release and entrainment in RHR piping adversely impacting system performance. Although assessed for MODE 6 reactor operation, the conclusion in that document is that RHR pump operability will not be affected by nitrogen entrained in SI accumulator discharge water. The system is tolerant of small amounts of entrained gases and the ability of the RHR pumps to provide shutdown cooling will not be affected.
NRC 2003-0050 Attachment I Page 3 of 4 Long term plant operating experience at PBNP has shown that, under normal conditions, the ordinary buildup of any gases in the ECCS system has not been sufficient to significantly affect ECCS operation. In the past, the system has been maintained in a standby mode for long periods without appreciable gas buildup (and without venting of ECCS piping). The resistance to gas accumulation in PBNP's ECCS is aided by the static head of water provided by the refueling water storage tank, which helps minimize the release of gas from solution.
Since normal standby operation does not result in buildup of excessive amounts of gas in the PBNP ECCS, periodic venting of the system is sufficient to maintain system operability without the need for quantitative measuring of gas volumes.
The proposed surveillance is only intended to ensure system operability under normal standby operation. Unlike the nominal amounts of gas that may accumulate in ECCS piping under normal conditions, operation with degraded equipment (e.g., excessive back leakage from SI accumulator check valves) introduces a potential for excessive gas buildup in a relatively short time period. Although periodic venting of the ECCS may provide an additional method of monitoring and early detection of such degradation, this surveillance is not intended for such a purpose because the 31 day periodicity of this venting is not frequent enough to identify excessive gas buildup in a timely manner. Degradation that could cause excessive gas buildup within a shorter time period than the 31 day frequency of the proposed TS (e.g., unusual decreasing levels in the SI accumulators) is more appropriately addressed via other means available as part of the PBNP corrective action process. The intent of the proposed TS is only to prevent slow, long-term gas buildup from accumulating in sufficient quantities to adversely impact pump and system operability. Periodic venting of the ECCS minimizes such gas accumulation.
Qualitative evaluation of the amount of gas vented (e.g., two seconds of venting prior to achieving a clear stream of water) is adequate for concluding that ECCS operability has not been compromised. Additionally, processes and procedures are in place (including the corrective action process) to ensure that large amounts of gas encountered during venting would be appropriately evaluated for their impact on system operability.
The proposed Bases for TS 3.5.2, ECCS - Operating, have been enhanced to incorporate the substance of the above information. The following changes are provided to the initially proposed Bases (additions shown underlined in context; deletions in strikethrough).
SR 3.5.2.2 The ECCS pumps are normally in a standby, nonoperating mode. As such, flow path piping has the potential to develop voids and pockets of entrained gases. Maintaining the St ECCS pumps and accessible portions of ECCS suction piping, including cross-connect piping to RHR, free of gas quantities that could ieopardize ECCS operabilitV suffGicent to rnder the S pump inoperable, ensures that the system will perform properly, injecting its full capacity into the RCS upon demand. This is accomplished by venting the SI pumps and accessible portions of ECCS suction piping. Performance of this SR also includes venting accessible portions of the piping from the ECCS pumps to the RCS. This will also prevent pump cavitation and minimize pumping noncondensible gas (e.g., air, nitrogen, or hydrogen) into the reactor vessel following an SI signal or during shutdown cooling. The 31 day Frequency takes into consideration the gradual nature of gas accumulation in the ECCS piping and the procedural controls goveming system operation.
NRC 2003-0050 Attachment I Page 4 of 4 The revised TS Bases more clearly delineate that periodic venting of the SI pumps and accessible portions of the ECCS piping is sufficient to demonstrate that the ECCS is sufficiently full of water to assure operability and thereby satisfy the surveillance requirement.
The installed vents in the ECCS system that are accessible from outside the containment structure provide adequate means for venting to ensure that the ECCS piping is sufficiently full of water to maintain ECCS operability. As described in Enclosure (a) to the letter transmitting this response, pumping of nominal amounts of noncondensible gas into the reactor vessel following an SI signal or during shutdown cooling does not significantly affect system performance.
2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION No changes to the initially proposed TS result from this additional information. Furthermore, NMC has determined that this supplement does not involve a significant hazards consideration, authorize a significant change in the types or total amounts of effluent release, or result in any significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. Therefore, we conclude that the proposed amendment meets the categorical exclusion requirements of 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9) and that an environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared.
NRC 2003-0050 1 Page 1 of 4 ATTACHMENT 11 REVISED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION BASES PAGES LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 229, SUPPLEMENT 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LCO 3.5.2, ECCS - OPERATING, AND LCO 3.5.3, ECCS - SHUTDOWN POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS I AND 2
ECCS - Operating B 3.5.2 BASES ACTIONS (continued) An event accompanied by a loss of offsite power and the failure of an EDG can disable one ECCS train until power is restored. A reliability analysis (Ref. 5) has shown that the impact of having one full ECCS train inoperable is sufficiently small to justify continued operation for 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />.
With more than one component inoperable such that both ECCS trains are not available, the facility is in a condition outside design and licensing basis. Therefore, LCO 3.0.3 must be immediately entered.
B.1 and B.2 If the inoperable trains cannot be returned to OPERABLE status within the associated Completion Time, the plant must be brought to a MODE in which the LCO does not apply. To achieve this status, the plant must be brought to MODE 3 within 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and MODE 4 within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.
The allowed Completion Times are reasonable, based on operating experience, to reach the required plant conditions from full power conditions in an orderly manner and without challenging plant systems.
SURVEILLANCE SR 3.5.2.1 REQUIREMENTS Verifying the correct alignment for manual, power operated, and automatic valves in the ECCS flow paths provides assurance that the proper flow paths will exist for ECCS operation. This SR does not apply to valves that are locked, sealed, or otherwise secured in position, since these were verified to be in the correct position prior to locking, sealing, or securing. A valve that receives an actuation signal is allowed to be in a non-accident position provided the valve will automatically reposition within the proper stroke time. This Surveillance does not require any testing or valve manipulation. Rather, it involves verification that those valves capable of being mispositioned are in the correct position. The 31 day Frequency is appropriate because the valves are operated under administrative control, and an improper valve position would only affect a single train. This Frequency has been shown to be acceptable through operating experience.
SR 3.5.2.2 The ECCS pumps are normally in a standby, nonoperating mode. As such, flow path piping has the potential to develop voids and pockets of entrained gases. Maintaining the ECCS pumps and accessible portions of ECCS suction piping, including cross-connect piping to RHR, free of gas quantities that could jeopardize ECCS operability, ensures that the system will perform properly, injecting its full capacity into the RCS Point Beach B 3.5.2-6 Unit 1 - Amendment No.
Unit 2 - Amendment No.
ECCS - Operating B 3.5.2 BASES SURVEILLANCE upon demand. This is accomplished by venting the SI pumps and REQUIREMENTS accessible portions of ECCS suction piping. Performance of this SR (continued) also includes venting accessible portions of the piping from the ECCS pumps to the RCS. This will also prevent pump cavitation and minimize pumping noncondensible gas (e.g., air, nitrogen, or hydrogen) into the reactor vessel following an SI signal or during shutdown cooling. The 31 day Frequency takes into consideration the gradual nature of gas accumulation in the ECCS piping and the procedural controls goveming system operation.
SR 3.5.2.3 Periodic surveillance testing of ECCS pumps to detect gross degradation caused by impeller structural damage or other hydraulic component problems is required by the ASME Code. This type of testing may be accomplished by measuring the pump developed head at only one point of the pump characteristic curve. This verifies both that the measured performance is within an acceptable tolerance of the original pump baseline performance and that the performance at the test flow is greater than or equal to the performance assumed in the plant safety analysis. SRs are specified in the Inservice Testing Program, which implements the requirements of the ASME OM Code, providing the activities and Frequencies necessary to satisfy the requirements.
SR 3.5.2.4 and SR 3.5.2.5 These Surveillances demonstrate that each automatic ECCS valve actuates to the required position on an actual or simulated SI signal and that each ECCS pump starts on receipt of an actual or simulated SI signal. This Surveillance is not required for valves that are locked, sealed, or otherwise secured in the required position under administrative controls. The 18 month Frequency is based on the need to perform these Surveillances under the conditions that apply during a plant outage and the potential for unplanned plant transients if the Surveillances were performed with the reactor at power. The 18 month Frequency is also acceptable based on consideration of the design reliability (and confirming operating experience) of the equipment. The actuation logic is tested as part of ESF Actuation System testing, and equipment performance is monitored as part of the Inservice Testing Program.
Point Beach B 3.5.2-7 Unit 1 - Amendment No.
Unit 2 - Amendment No.
ECCS - Operating B 3.5.2 BASES SURVEILLANCE SR 3.5.2.6 I REQUIREMENTS (continued) Periodic inspections of the containment sump suction inlet ensure that it is unrestricted and stays in proper operating condition. The 18 month Frequency is based on the need to perform this Surveillance under the conditions that apply during a plant outage, and on the need to have access to the location. This Frequency has been found to be sufficient to detect abnormal degradation and is confirmed by operating experience.
REFERENCES 1. FSAR, Section 6.1.1.
- 2. 10 CFR 50.46.
- 3. FSAR, Section 6.2.1.
- 4. FSAR, Chapter 14, "Accident Analysis."
- 5. NRC Memorandum to V. Stello, Jr., from R.L. Baer, "Recommended Interim Revisions to LCOs for ECCS Components,"
December 1, 1975.
Point Beach B 3.5.2-8 Unit 1 - Amendment No.
Unit 2 - Amendment No.
ENCLOSURES to NRC 2003-0050 (a). Westinghouse Electric Company, Nuclear Safety Advisory Letter NSAL-02-6, Nitrogen Release to RHR During SI Accumulator Low Pressure Blowdown Tests, Dated 4/8/02 (b). PBNP Piping and Isometric Drawings, Auxiliary Coolant System (9 pages)
(c). PBNP RHR Pump Assembly Drawing
Nuclear Safety \./
> Westinghouse Electric Company Advisory Letter This is a notification of a recently identified potenti3t safety issue pertaining to basic components supplied by Westinghoise.
This information is being provided to you so that a review of this issue can be conducted by you to determine if any action is required.
P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh, PA 15230
Subject:
Nitrogen Release to RHIR Durin SI Accumulator Lov Number: NSAL-02-6 Pressure Blowvdovii Tests Basic Component: RIIR Pump lDate: 4/8/02 Plants: D. C. Cook Units I andi 2. Comaicie Peak Units I and 2, Millstone 3, Farley Units I and 2, Vogtle Units and 2, South Texas Units I and 2, Virgil Sutimer Substantial Safety Hazard or Failure to Comply Pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21(a) Yes O No O Transfer of Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21(b) Yes E Advisory Information Pursuant to 10 CFR21.21(d)(2) Yes ]
References:
OE12618, OE10468
SUMMARY
Many plants veriFy thc operability of the safety injection accumUlator discharge check valves by a low pressure blowdown test desigicd to stroke the check valvcs to the full open position.
Reccntly, two opcrating event reports (OE 126 18 and OE 10468) wvere issued to address nitrogen introduction into the RCS during thesc tests. The reports concluded that the nitrogen came out of solution from the water that was injected during the test. Whcn the test is performed with fuel in the core, the risk to RHR pump operability for shutdown cooling may represent a safety concerni.
In response to tle recent operating reports, Westinghouse has examined the likelihood of nitrogen release and entrainment into the RIR suction piping and has concluded that perforning this test in MODE 6 with the reactor vcssel head removecl loes not pose a significant risk to RHR ptmp operability for shutdown cooling with fuel in the core.
Adrlitinnil infnrmqtinn if rrniiiired. may he nhtainri from the originator. Telephone (412) 374-4139.
Originator: S. R. Swianter, I-l. A. Sepp, .anager Systems and Equipment Engineering Rcgulatory & Licensing Engineering Official rccord electronically approved in ED-IS 2000
NSAL-02-6 Page 2 of 3 ISSUE DESCRIPTION The NRC requires plants to verify safetv injection accuimlulzator discharge cieck valve operability by either valve disassembly or full flow testing. Many plants verify the operabilitv of the check valves b a low presstire blowdoli test designed to stroke the check valves to the full open position. WVstinghouse has provided en-ineering reports and safety evaluations for several plants in the developmenlt of such tests.
Two operating event reports (OE 261S and OE1046S) werc issued by INPO to address nitrogen introduction into the RCS dLuring these tests. Both plants concluded that the nitrogen came out of solution from the water that was injected during the test. Nitrogen rclease into the RCS by this mcclanism was not considered in any of the engineering and safety evaluations performed by Westinghouse.
TECHNICAL EVALUATION Westinghouse has evaluated the potential impact on RI-R operability of nitrogen being released into the RCS during a low pressure ( 25 psig) blowdown test performed in Mode 6 with the reactor vessel head removed and the reactor cavity flooded. The cvaluation assumed that sufficient timc was allowed for the nitrogen content in the water to come into equilibrium at the test pressure. The Westinghouse evaluation used test and system parameters for a reference plant. Although parameters would be plant specific, conditions are expected to be similar for other affected plants. The Westinghouse evaluation determined that there are four lines of cefense which protect the nitrogeni from advcrsely impacting the RTIR system. Thcse lines of defense are described below along witl the results and conclusions of the evaluation.
The first linc of defense is the fact that most of the nitrogen wlhich enters the reactor vesscl will be transported into the reactor cavity as opposed to entering the RCS hot leg. Each safety injection accumulator discharges into a separate reactor coolant system cold leg. The flow then enters the reactor vessel downcomer and flotvs upward through the vessel. The vast majority of nitrogcl released from solution is expected to flow up through the reactor vessel and into the reactor cavity during the test. This is due to the fact that the nitrogen is distributed throughout the cntire reactor vessel flow stream. Therefore, most of the flov is from the reactor vessel into the rcactor cavity since the accumulator flow rate is typically greater than the RHR flow rate. Only the flow supplied to the RHR puilip enters the hot leg, the remainder of the flov enters the reactor cavity.
The naximun nitrogcn cntrained in the vessel flow rate after mixing witli the RHRS flow (3000 gpm) is 11%
by volume. This is higher than the recommended limits (3%) ptblished in NUREG/CR-2792. However, only a small fraction of this has the potential for entering the RCS hot leg.
The second line of defcnse is the fact that not all of thc nitrogcn cntrainect in the vater wvhich enters the RCS liot leg will enter the RIlR intake pipe. The RI-IR intake pipc is typically located several feet down stream of the hot leg inlet. In adclition, the RIR intake is located on the lower half of the hot leg. As the water flows in the hot eg toward the RHR intake pipe, the nitrogen bubbles will rise to the top of the hot leg. The ability of the flow stream to transport bubblcs wvhich collect at the top of the hot leg is predicted by the flow strcam Froude numllber. The Froude number provides an indication of the magnitude of the inertial force relative to the gravitational forcc in the flow stream. Thc flow characteristics (Frolde No. much less than I) of the hot leg are such that nitrogen will collect in the top of the hot leg ancl not bc carried along vith the flow stream.
The flov velocity in the hot leg is less than 2 ftsec vith onlv thc R[-IR putmp operating (riot a Rcactor CeoŽ!:an! PI, pl). T trq,,.c"nt tl' nf o I, flrn t t,r ,,,1 P tmt t! l, Rt-rQ intaIa i Q.'vi'r I sec,ns Therefore, only nitrogen bubblcs which are very small (diamctcr < 0.014 inch) have the potential to be carried into the RHR intake. Bubbles of larger sizc will have adequate time to rise to the upper half of the hot leg and collect at the top of the hot lcg. Thus the hot leg acts as a buffer to collect nitrogeni bubbles which enter the hot leg and excludes them from entering the RI-IR intakc. Therefore, the percent volume of nitrogcn cntrained in the fluid will be reduced as the fluid travels downii the hot leg. In addition, the hot leg vents to the
NSAL- 02-6 Page 3of3 stean gencrator and reactor vessel. The RIR intatke is from the lower half of the hot cg. Therefore, the hot lecg cannot be filcdl with nitrogen, suchI that it is forced into the RHR intake. This prevents any large bubbles ot nitrogen from being drawn into the RH R intakc.
The third line of defense is the fact that the lot lea limits the size of the bubble which can enter the RHR intake to a very small size. This significantly reduces the potential adverse impact on the RHR purmp. Very small bubbles will be transported with the ovv stream and would tend to cushiion the flow rather than starve, or bind the flow throughl the RHR pump.
The fourth line of defense is the fact that the flow characteristics (Froude No. > 1) of the RHR intake flow rate (3000 gpm) are such that any nitrogen bubbles entrained in the intake flow rate will be carried along with the flow stream and will not collect at local high points. This eliminates the potential for any entrained air to have an adversc effect on the pump or system.
SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE A potential safcty concern may exist if the nitrogen released into the RCS during a low pressure blowdown test limits RHR pump operability so as to affect shutdovn cooling required while fuel is in the core. The above evaluation concludes that RHR pump operability villi not be affected by the nitrogen entrained in the accumulator discharge water. Therefore, the ability of the RHR pumps to provide shutdown cooling will not be affected.
NRC AWARENESS The NRC has not been made aware of this issuc.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS This NSAL is applicable to plants which verify operability of the safety injection accumulator check valves by a low pressure blow down test perfonned in MODE 6 with the reactor vessel head removed with fuel in the reactor core. Affected plants should review their tcst proccedlures and configuration and cvaluate the impact on shutdown corc cooling irnposed by the test.
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