ML040570682
| ML040570682 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/2004 |
| From: | Progress Energy Carolinas |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML040570682 (8) | |
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CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-261 H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT UNIT 2 UPDATED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. DPR-23 The Atomic Energy Commission (the Commission) having found that:
- a. Carolina Power & Light Company (the applicant) has submitted to the Commission all technical information required by Provisional Construction Permit No. CPPR-26, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the rules and regulations of the Commission to complete the application for a construction permit and facility license dated July 12, 1966, as amended by Amendment Nos. 8 through 21 (the application); and supplemented by the applicants letters dated June 5, 1970, July 3, 1970, and July 16, 1970;
- b. The H. 8. Robinson Unit No. 2 (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Provisional Construction Permit No. CPPR-26, the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;
- d. There is reasonable assurance (i)(a) that initial fuel loading can be conducted in accordance with this license without endangering the health and safety of the public, (i)(b) that upon completion of the Hoi Laboratory and installation and testing of the secondary system as described in the applicants letter dated July 16, 1970, and as noted in subparagraph 3.A., the facility can be operated at steady state power levels up to 5 megawatts thermal in accordance with this license without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (i)(c) that, upon satisfactory completion of the seismic analysis of Class I piping and equipment and upon satisfactory completion of all the items described in the applicants letter dated July 16, 1970, except the auxiliary safety device on the crane for handling a spent fuel cask which will be installed prior to handling irradiated fuel with the cask, the facility can be operated at steady state power levels up to 2200 megawatts thermal in accordance with this license without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the regulations of the Commission;
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- e. The applicant is technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this operating license, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission;
- f. The applicant has furnished proof of financial protection to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR Part 140; and
- 9. The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; Facility Operating License No. DPR-23 is hereby issued to Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L), as follows:
- 1. This license applies to the H. B. Robinson Unit No. 2 nuclear facility, a closed cycle, pressurized, light water moderated and cooled reactor, and associated steam generators and electric generating equipment (the facility). The facility is located on the applicants H. B. Robinson site, Darlington County, about 4.5 miles west northwest of Hartsville, South Carolina, and is described in the Final Facility Description and Safety Analysis Report, as amended (Amendment Nos. 8 through 21), and in the reports filed with the applicants letters dated June 5, 1970 and July 1, 1970.
- 2. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses CP&L:
A. Pursuant to Section 104b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and 10 CFR Part 50, Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, to possess, use, and operate the facility as a utilization facility at the designated location on the H. B. Robinson site; B. Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in Final Safety Analysis Report as supplemented and amended; C. Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30,40 and 70 to received, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source, and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration and as fission detectors in amount as required.
D. Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 30,40 and 70 to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source, or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form for sample analysis or instrument and equipment calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components.
E. Pursuant to the Act and IO CFR Parts 30 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as many be produced by the operation of the facility.
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- 3. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the following Commission regulations: 10 CFR Part 20.
Section 30.34 of 10 CFR Part 30, Section 40.41 of 10 CFR Part 40, Section 50.54 and 50.59 of 10 CFR Part 50, and Section 70.32 of 10 CFR Part 70; and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect, and is subject to the additional conditions specified below:
A. Maximum Power Level The licensee is authorized to operate the facility at a steady state reactor core power level not in excess of 2339 megawatts thermal.
B. Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No. 198 are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
(1) For Surveillance Requirements (SRs) that are new in Amendment 176 to Final Operating License DPR-23, the first performance is due at the end of the first surveillance interval that begins at implementation of Amendment 176. For SRs that existed prior to Amendment 176, including SRs with modified acceptance criteria and SRs whose frequency of performance is being extended, the first performance is due at the end of the first surveillance interval that begins on the date the Surveillance was last performed prior to implementation of Amendment 176.
C. Reports Carolina Power & Light Company shall make certain reports in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Specifications.
D. Records Carolina Power & Light Company shall keep facility operating records in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Specifications.
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E. Fire Protection Carolina Power & Company shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved Fire Protection Program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report for the facility and as approved in the Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Report dated February 29, 1978, and supplements thereto. Carolina Power & Light Company may make changes to the approved Fire Protection Program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.
F. Physical Protection The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, guard training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under IO CFR 73.21, are entitled: H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Industrial Security Plan, with revisions submitted through October 21, 1987; H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Security Personnel Training and Qualification Plan, with revisions submitted through January 16, 1987; and H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Safeguards Contingency Plan, with revisions submitted through March 27, 1986. Changes made in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55 shall be implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth therein.
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4a G. The following programs shall be implemented and maintained by the licensee:
(1) A secondary water chemistry monitoring program to inhibit steam generator tube degradation. This program shall include: the identification of critical parameters, their sampling frequency, sampling points and control band limits; requirements for the documentation and review of sample results; the identification of the authority responsible for the interpretation of sample results; the procedures used to measure the critical parameters; and the procedures which identify the administrative events and corrective actions required to return the secondary chemistry to its normal control band following an out of control band condition.
(2) A program to reduce leakage from systems outside containment that would or could contain highly radioactive fluids during a serious transient or accident to as low as practical levels. This program shall include:
provisions for preventive maintenance and periodic visual inspection requirements, and integrated leak test requirements for each system at a frequency not to exceed refueling cycle intervals.
(3) A program to determine the airborne iodine concentration in vital areas under accident conditions. This program shall include: training of personnel, procedures for monitoring, and provisions for maintenance of sampling and analysis equipment.
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- 4. Additional Condltlons The Additional Conditions contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 196, are hereby incorporated into this license. Carolina Power & Light Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the additional conditions.
- 5. This license is effective as of the date of issuance and shall expire at midnight July 31, 2010.
Attachment Appendix A - Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: JUL 31 1970 HBRSEP, Unit No. 2 Operating License Amendment No. 196