ML042190448
| ML042190448 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/12/2004 |
| From: | Tam P NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| References | |
| TAC MB8481 | |
| Download: ML042190448 (6) | |
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August 12, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 245 RE: ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES (TAC NO.
MB8481)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On July 30, 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff issued the subject amendment.
The amendment revised Sections 3.7 and 4.7, Auxiliary Electrical Power, of the Technical Specifications.
Subsequent to the issuance, Mr. David Robillard of your staff pointed out two administrative errors in the amendment package. The first error is an incorrect implementation schedule; we used the original schedule (i.e., within 60 days) proposed in your April 21, 2003, application, instead of the revised schedule (i.e., prior to startup from Refueling Outage 20) proposed in your March 31, 2004, letter. The second error, found on Page 11 of the associated Safety Evaluation (SE), is typographical.
Enclosed please find the corrected second page of the amendment, and the corrected Page 11 of the SE. Side bars highlight the areas of correction. We apologize if these errors caused you any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219
Enclosures:
Revised pages cc w/encls: See next page
August 12, 2004 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT NO. 245 RE. ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES (TAC NO.
MB8481)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On July 30, 2004, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff issued the subject amendment.
The amendment revised Sections 3.7 and 4.7, Auxiliary Electrical Power, of the Technical Specifications.
Subsequent to the issuance, Mr. David Robillard of your staff pointed out two administrative errors in the amendment package. The first error is an incorrect implementation schedule; we used the original schedule (i.e., within 60 days) proposed in your April 21, 2003, application, instead of the revised schedule (i.e., prior to startup from Refueling Outage 20) proposed in your March 31, 2004, letter. The second error, found on Page 11 of the associated Safety Evaluation (SE), is typographical.
Enclosed please find the corrected second page of the amendment, and the corrected Page 11 of the SE. Side bars highlight the areas of correction. We apologize if these errors caused you any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219
Enclosures:
Revised pages cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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RLaufer WBeckner PTam SLittle ACRS PEselgroth, RI Accession Number: ML042190448 OFFICE PD1-1/PM PD1-1/LA PDI-1/SC NAME PTam SLittle RLaufer DATE 08/10/04 08/09/04 08/11/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY 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-16 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2)
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No. 245, are hereby incorporated in the license. AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
3.
This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance and shall be implemented prior to startup from Refueling Outage 20.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Richard J. Laufer, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: July 30, 2004 Corrected by letter of 8/12/04
plates, there is a potential for dryout and plate degradation. Therefore, this more restrictive surveillance criterion and additional Actions for when level is discovered below the plates would represent enhanced assurance of continued battery capability.
The NRC staff finds the proposed change will continue to ensure that battery parameters (maintenance, testing and monitoring) are performed in accordance with the Battery Monitoring and Maintenance Program as specified in Specification 6.8.5, meets GDC 17 and 18 requirements, and is consistent with the intent of NUREG-1433, Revision 2. This change is, therefore, acceptable.
a.
Specification 3.7.D.2.e: This Action restricts continued operation with degradation of more than one station battery at any one time to less than 2
hours.
The NRC staff reviewed the proposed specification and concurs with the licensees justification that if both station batteries are degraded for any parameters discussed above, there is not sufficient assurance that the DC system will be able to perform its intended function. This is because with both B and C station batteries with an out-of-limit parameter, loss of an assumed function for systems that depend upon the batteries is possible. Thus, the NRC staff concurs that the battery parameters be restored to within limits on one battery within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> and this is consistent with TSTF-360, Revision 1. Based on this review, the NRC staff finds the proposed change meets GDC 17 and GDC 18 requirements, is consistent with the intent of NUREG-1433, Revision 2, and is, therefore, acceptable.
b.
Specification 3.7.D.2.f: This specification imposes a 2-hour restoration time for failing to meet any of the other parameter restoration times of Actions 3.7.D.2.a through 3.7.D.2.e. Failing to correct the condition(s) within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> would require the plant to proceed to cold shutdown.
The NRC staff reviewed the proposed specification and finds it consistent with TSTF-360, Revision 1. Based on this review, the NRC staff finds the proposed change conforms to GDC 17 and 18 requirements, is consistent with the intent of NUREG-1433, Revision 2, and is, therefore, acceptable.
c.
Specification 3.7.D.2.g: This specification imposes a 2-hour restoration time for any battery having both cell(s) voltage <2.07 volts and battery float current not within limits, or for any of the new battery parameter restoration times not met.
Failing to correct these conditions within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> would require the plant to proceed to cold shutdown.
The licensee stated that if station battery B or C is discovered with one or more battery cell float voltages < 2.07 volts, and float current not within limits, this is indication that battery capacity may not be sufficient to perform the intended functions. Failing to correct these conditions within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> would require the plant to proceed to cold shutdown. This change makes the TSs more restrictive. The NRC staff finds the proposed change conforms to GDC 17 and 18 requirements, is consistent with the intent of NUREG-1433, Revision 2, and is, therefore, acceptable.
Corrected by letter of 8/12/04
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Chief Operating Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 John E. Matthews, Esquire Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Operations Support AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mayor of Lacey Township 818 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 445 Forked River, NJ 08731 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Oyster Creek Generating Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station cc:
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 2301 Market Street, S23-1 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Pete Eselgroth, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348