ML033500335
| ML033500335 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 12/05/2003 |
| From: | Michelle Honcharik NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Warren C Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| Honcharik M, NRR/DLPM, 301-415-1774 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC0833 | |
| Download: ML033500335 (10) | |
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December 5, 2003 Mr. Clay C. Warren Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT ON REVISION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCKED, SEALED, OR SECURED SECONDARY CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVES (SR 3.6.4.2.1) (TAC NO. MC0833)
Dear Mr. Warren:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 202 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 for the Cooper Nuclear Station. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) in response to your application dated July 15, 2003.
The amendment would modify the TS requirements for surveillance of the status of Secondary Containment Isolation Valves and Blind Flanges in Surveillance Requirement 3.6.4.2.1, consistent with TS Task Force Traveler-45. The applicable TS Bases have also been revised to document the TS changes and provide supporting information.
A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michelle C. Honcharik, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 202 to DPR-46
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page
Cooper Nuclear Station cc:
Mr. William J. Fehrman President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, NE 68601 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Mr. Paul V. Fleming, Licensing Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P. O. Box 98922 Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, NE 68305 Ms. Cheryl K. Rogers, Program Manager Nebraska Health & Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P. O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Director of Intergovernmental Cooperation Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 218 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Mr. Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309 Mr. Scott Clardy, Director Section for Environmental Public Health P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
December 5, 2003 Mr. Clay C. Warren Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT ON REVISION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCKED, SEALED, OR SECURED SECONDARY CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVES (SR 3.6.4.2.1) (TAC NO. MC0833)
Dear Mr. Warren:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 202 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 for the Cooper Nuclear Station. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) in response to your application dated July 15, 2003.
The amendment would modify the TS requirements for surveillance of the status of Secondary Containment Isolation Valves and Blind Flanges in Surveillance Requirement 3.6.4.2.1, consistent with TS Task Force Traveler-45. The applicable TS Bases have also been revised to document the TS changes and provide supporting information.
A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michelle C. Honcharik, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 202 to DPR-46
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT DOCKET NO. 50-298 COOPER NUCLEAR STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 202 License No. DPR-46 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by Nebraska Public Power District (the licensee) dated July 15, 2003, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions 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 Commissions regulations; D.
The issuance of this license 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 amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2)
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 202, are hereby incorporated in the license. The Nebraska Public Power District shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
3.
The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days from the date of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Robert A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: December 5, 2003
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 202 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-46 DOCKET NO. 50-298 Replace the following page of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the enclosed revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating the areas of change.
REMOVE INSERT 3.6-37 3.6-37
SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 202 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-46 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET NO. 50-298
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated July 15, 2003, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD or the licensee) submitted a request to change the Cooper Nuclear Station Technical Specifications (TSs). The proposed changes would revise Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.6.4.2.1 to exclude locked, sealed or otherwise secured manual secondary containment isolation valves (SCIVs) and blind flanges from being verified closed and revise the Bases for TS 3.6.4.2 to reflect this change. The proposed TS changes are consistent with the Standard Technical Specifications (STSs) for General Electrical Plants, BWR/4 (NUREG-1433, Revision 2) as modified by Technical Specification Task Force Traveler-45 (TSTF-45) Revision 2.
2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
The licensee has implemented NUREG-1433 Revision 1, Standard Technical Specifications -
General Electrical Plants, BWR/4. NUREG-1433 Revision 1 as modified by TSTF-45 Revision 1, provides some relaxation for valve position verification in various Action statements and SRs in STS 3.6.1.3, Primary Containment Isolation Valves (PCIV). The licensee has proposed to update its TSs to incorporate TSTF-45 Revision 2, which extends the change to STS 3.6.4.2 Secondary Containment Isolation Valves (SCIVs). These changes were incorporated in Revision 2 of NUREG-1433 dated April 2001.
The staff finds that the licensee in Section 4 of its submittal identified the applicable regulatory requirements and guidance. The regulatory requirements and guidance for which the staff based its acceptance criteria are:
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.36, 50.59, 50.90, and 50.92, and 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix A TSTF-45 Revision 2 approved by the NRC on July 26, 1999.
The model TSs contained in the STSs, NUREG-1433, Revision 2, Standard Technical Specifications, General Electric Plants, BWR/4 dated October 10, 2001.
3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION
The staff has reviewed the licensees regulatory and technical analyses in support of its proposed license amendment which are described in the Sections 5 and 6, respectively, of the licensees application. The evaluation below supports the conclusion 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.
The proposed change to TS 3.6.4.2 and its associated Bases is:
1.
SR 3.6.4.2.1 is modified by the addition of the words not locked, sealed, or otherwise secured and is between the words is and required. The associated Bases are revised accordingly.
Adding the words not locked, sealed, or otherwise secured and is to SR 3.6.4.2.1 excludes those valves that are locked, sealed, or otherwise secured in the closed position from the verification requirements of this SR. This is acceptable since these valves were verified to be in the correct position upon locking, sealing, or securing.
In addition NPPD has stated in Attachment 1 of their submittal that administrative controls currently in place at Cooper will continue to provide assurance that normally closed manual containment isolation devices that are locked, sealed or otherwise secured, are maintained in their correct positions. The staff finds this change does not change the intent of the SR and is therefore acceptable.
4.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Nebraska State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendment changes a requirement with respect to installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and changes a surveillance requirement. The NRC staff has determined that the amendment involves 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 amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (68 FR 61479) published October 28, 2003. Accordingly, the amendment meets 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 amendment.
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 Contributor: R.J. Giardina Date: December 5, 2003