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Tech Spec Pages for Amendment 170 Regarding Clarification of Requirements During Handling of Irradiated Fuel Core Alterations, and Operations with the Potential for Draining the Reactor Vessel
ML063070482
Person / Time
Site: Hope Creek PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 10/31/2006
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NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
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TAC MC8624
Download: ML063070482 (10)
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(4) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, 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 amounts as required; (5) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 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 calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) PSEG Nuclear LLC, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations .set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I 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 or incorporated below:

(1) Maximum Power Level PSEG Nuclear LLC is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3339 megawatts thermal (100 percent rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 170 , and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into the license.

PSEG Nuclear LLC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

(3) Inservice Testing of Pumps and Valves (Section 3.9.6, SSER No. 4)*

This License Condition was satisfied as documented, in the letter from W. R. Butler (NRC) to C. A. McNeill, Jr. (PSE&G) dated December 7, 1987. Accordingly, this condition has been deleted.

  • The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.

Amendment No.170

CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS 3.6.5.3 FILTRATION, RECIRCULATION AND VENTILATION SYSTEM (FRVS)

FRVS VENTILATION SUBSYSTEM LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.6.5.3.1 Two FRVS ventilation units shall be OPERABLE.

APPLICABILITY: OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 and

  • ACTION:
a. With one of the above required FRVS ventilation units inoperable, restore the inoperable unit to OPERABLE status within 7 days, or:
1. In OPERATIONAL CONDITION 1, 2 or 3, be in at least HOT SHUTDOWN within the next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
2. In Operational Condition *, place the OPERABLE FRVS ventilation unit in operation or suspend handling of recently irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.
b. With both ventilation units inoperable in Operational Condition *,

suspend handling of recently irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3. are not applicable.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.6.5.3.1 Each of the two ventilation units shall be demonstrated OPERABLE:

a. At least once per 14 days by verifying that the water seal bucket traps have a water seal and making up any evaporative losses by filling the traps to the overflow.
b. At least once per 31 days by initiating, from the control room, flow through the HEPA filters and charcoal adsorbers and verifying that the subsystem operates for at least 15 minutes.

HOPE CREEK 3/4 6-51 Amiendment No. 170

CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS 3.6.5.3 FILTRATION, RECIRCULATION AND VENTILATION SYSTEM (FRVS)

FRVS RECIRCULATION SUBSYSTEM LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.6.5.3.2 Six FRVS recirculation units shall be OPERABLE.

APPLICABILITY: OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 1, 2, 3 and

  • ACTION:
a. With one or two of the above required FRVS recirculation units inoperable, restore all the inoperable unit(s) to OPERABLE status within 7 days, or:
1. In OPERATIONAL CONDITION 1, 2, or 3, be in at least HOT SHUTDOWN within the next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
2. In Operational Condition *, suspend handling of recently irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.
b. With three or more of the above required FRVS recirculation units inoperable in Operational Condition *, suspend handling of.recently.

irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.

c. With three or more of the above required FRVS recirculation units inoperable in OPERATIONAL CONDITION 1, 2, or 3, be in at least HOT SHUTDOWN within the next 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.6.5.3.2 Each of the six FRVS recirculation units shall be demonstrated OPERABLE:

a. At least once per 14 days by verifying that the water seal bucket traps have a water seal and making up any evaporative losses by filling the traps to the overflow.
b. At least once per 31 days by initiating, from the control room, flow through the HEPA filters and verifying that the subsystem operates for at least 15 minutes.

HOPE-CREEK 3/4 6-52a Amendment No. 1 70

PLANT SYSTEMS LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (Continued)

ACTION: (Continued)

b. In OPERATIONAL CONDITION 4 or 5:

With only one station service water pump and its associated flowpath OPERABLE, restore at least two pumps with at least one flow path to OPERABLE status within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> or declare the associated SACS subsystem inoperable and take the ACTION required by Specification 3.7.1.1.

c. In OPERATIONAL CONDITION *:

With only one station service water pump and its associated flowpath OPERABLE, restore at least two pumps with at least one flow path to OPERABLE. status within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> or declare the associated SACS subsystem inoperable and take the ACTION required by Specification 3.7.1.1. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.7.1.2 At least the above required station service water system loops shall-be demonstrated OPERABLE: . .

a. At least once per 31 days by verifying that each valve (manual, power operated or automatic), servicing safety related equipment that is not locked, sealed or otherwise secured in position, is in its correct position.
b. At least once per 18 months, by verifying that:
1. Each automatic valve servicing non-safety related equipment actuates to its isolation position on an isolation test signal.
2. Each pump starts automatically when its associated diesel generator automatically starts.

I.

HOPE CREEK 3/4 7-4 Amendment No. 170

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS A.C. SOURCES - SHUTDOWN LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.8.1.2 As a minimum, the following A.C. electrical power sources shall be OPERABLE:

a. One circuit between the offsite transmission network and the onsite Class 1E distribution system, and
b. Two diesel generators, one of which shall be diesel generator A or diesel generator B, each with:
1. A separate fuel oil day tank containing a minimum of 360 gallons of fuel.
2. A fuel storage system consisting of two storage tanks containing a minimum of. 44,800 gallons of fuel.
3. A separate fuel transfer pump for each storage tank.

APPLICABILITY: OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 4, 5 and

  • ACTION:
a. With less than the above required A.C. electrical power sources OPERABLE, suspend CORE ALTERATIONS, handling of recently irradiated fuel in the- secondary containment,- operations with a- potential for draining the reactor vessel and crane operations over the spent fuel storage pool when fuel assemblies are stored therein. In addition, when in OPERATIONAL CONDITION 5 with the water level less than 221-2" above the reactor pressure vessel flange, immediately initiate corrective action to restore the required power sources to OPERABLE status as soon as practical.
b. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.
c. With one fuel oil transfer pump inoperable, realign the flowpath of the affected tank to the tank with the remaining operable fuel oil transfer pump within 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> and restore the inoperable transfer pump to OPERABLE status within 14 days, otherwise declare the affected emergency diesel generator (EDG) inoperable. This variance may be applied to only one EDG at a time.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.8.1.2 At least the above required A.C. electrical power sources shall be demonstrated OPERABLE per Surveillance Requirements 4.8.1.1.1, 4.8.1.1.2, and 4.8.1.1.3, except for the requirement of 4.8.1.1.2.a.5.

HOPE CREEK 3/4 8-11 Amendment No. 170

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS D.C. SOURCES - SHUTDOWN LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.8.2.2 As a minimum, two of the following four channels of the D.C.

electrical power sources, one of which shall be channel A or channel B, shall be OPERABLE with:

a. Channel A, consisting of:
1. 125 volt battery 1AD411
2. 125 volt full capacity charger# 1AD413 or IAD414
b. Channel B, consisting of:
1. 125 volt battery 1BD411
2. 125 volt full capacity charger# 1BD413 or 1BD414.
c. Channel C, consisting of:
1. 125 volt battery 1CD411
2. 125 volt full capacity charger# 1CD413 or 1CD414
3. 125 volt battery 1CD447
4. 125 volt full capacity charger 1CD444
d. Channel D, consisting of:
1. 125 volt battery IDD411
2. 125 volt full capacity charger# lDD413 or IDD414
3. 125 volt battery lDD447
4. 125 volt full capacity charger lDD444 APPLICABILITY: OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 4, 5 and
  • ACTION:
a. With less than two channels of the above required D.C. electrical power sources OPERABLE, suspend CORE ALTERATIONS, handling of recently irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel.
b. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.8.2.2 At least the above required battery and charger shall be demonstrated OPERABLE per Surveillance Requirement 4.8.2.1.

  1. Only one full capacity charger per battery is required for the channel to be OPERABLE.

HOPE CREEK 3/4 8-17 Amendment No. 170

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (Continued)

APPLICABILITY: OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 4, 5 and .

ACTION:

a. With less than two channels of the above required A.C. distribution system energized, suspend CORE ALTERATIONS, handling of recently irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel.
b. With less than two channels of the above required D.C. distribution system energized, suspend CORE ALTERATIONS, handling of recently I irradiated fuel in the secondary containment and operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel.
c. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.8.3.2 At least theabove required power distribution system channels shall be determined energized at least once per 7 days by verifying correct breaker/switch alignment and voltage on the busses/MCCs/panels.

HOPE CREEK 3/4 8-23 Amendment No. 170

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