ML070180043

License Amendment, Editorial Changes to Technical Specifications Used to Apply Certain Limiting Conditions for Operation Requirements

ML070180043
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	04/03/2007
From:	Wang A NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
Wang A, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 301-415-1445
Shared Package
ML070180043	List: ML070180043 ML070710098
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TAC MD3853
Download: ML070180043 (8)

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April 3, 2007 Mr. R. T. Ridenoure Vice President - Chief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

Post Office Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550

SUBJECT:

FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: EDITORIAL CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS USED TO APPLY CERTAIN LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION REQUIREMENTS (TAC NO. MD3853)

Dear Mr. Ridenoure:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC/the Commission) has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 249 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 (FCS). The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated December 20, 2006.

The amendment removes annotations referencing Technical Data Book (TDB)-VIII, Equipment Operability Guidance, and annotations referencing Technical Specification Interpretations (TSIs) from the NRC Authority File. These documents are used by Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) personnel for additional guidance in applying certain Limiting Conditions for Operation requirements to specific equipment and/or situations. OPPD has annotated references to these documents in the TS copies used at FCS; however, these annotations were inadvertently included into the TSs and are not officially a part of the FCS TS. The amendment also corrects a discrepancy in TS 2.10.4(1)(c).

A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Alan B. Wang, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-285

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 249 to DPR-40

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

Package ML070180037 (Amendment ML070180043, License/TS Pages ML070710098)

OFFICE NRR/LPL4/PM NRR/LPL4/LA ADRO/ITSB/BC OGC NRR/LPL4/BC NAME AWang LFeizollahi TKobetz JRund NLO DTerao DATE 1/26/07 1/22/07 1/29/07 2/6/07 2/16/07 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT DOCKET NO. 50-285 FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1 AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 249 License No. DPR-40

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by the Omaha Public Power District (the licensee), dated December 20, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's 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 Commission's 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 Commission's 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-40.

3. The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days from the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

David Terao, Chief Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 and the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: April 3, 2007

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 249 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-40 DOCKET NO. 50-285 Replace the following pages of the Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 and the Appendix A Technical Specifications (TSs) with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the areas of change.

License Page REMOVE INSERT TSs REMOVE INSERT 2.2 - Page 2 2.2 - Page 2 2.2 - Page 4 2.2 - Page 4 2.2 - Page 6 2.2 - Page 6 2.4 - Page 1 2.4 - Page 1 2.4 - Page 2 2.4 - Page 2 2.7 - Page 2 2.7 - Page 2 2.10 - Page 4 2.10 - Page 4 2.10 - Page 15 2.10 - Page 15 2.10 - Page 18 2.10 - Page 18 2.15 - Page 1 through Page 14 2.15 - Page 1 through Page 14 3.1 - Page 12 3.1 - Page 12

SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 249 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-40 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-285

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By application dated December 20, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML063540738), Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) requested changes to the Technical Specifications (Appendix A to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40) for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 (FCS).

The proposed amendment removes annotations referencing Technical Data Book (TDB)-VIII, Equipment Operability Guidance, and annotations referencing Technical Specification Interpretations (TSIs) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Authority File of the Technical Specifications (TSs). These documents are used by OPPD personnel for additional guidance in applying certain Limiting Conditions for Operation requirements to specific equipment and/or situations. OPPD has annotated references to these documents in the TS copies used at FCS; however, these annotations were inadvertently included into the TSs and are not officially a part of the FCS TS. The proposed amendment also corrects an editorial discrepancy in TS 2.10.4(1)(c).

2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION

OPPD recently compared the FCS controlled copy of the TSs with the official copy of the TSs maintained by the NRC and referred to as the Authority File. OPPD was able to resolve several minor editorial discrepancies in the FCS controlled copies (e.g., shifting text from one page to another to match the Authority File) without further NRC involvement. However, in order to remove TDB-VIII and TSI annotations from the official copy of the FCS Technical Specifications, a license amendment request (LAR) pursuant to Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) is necessary.

3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION

OPPD submitted this LAR seeking to remove TDB or TSI annotations from the Authority File of the FCS TSs. It is possible that these annotations were incorporated in the Authority File of the FCS TSs several years ago when a joint NRC-OPPD comparison of the Authority File with the

FCS controlled copy was performed. That effort found numerous minor administrative and editorial discrepancies, which were resolved with the assistance of the NRC Project Manager.

OPPD may have inadvertently provided the NRC Project Manager with pages containing the TDB-VIII and TSI annotations, which were then incorporated into the Authority File. The remaining change corrects an inaccurate designation located in TS 2.10.4(1)(c) correcting the reference from TS 2.10.2.7 to TS 2.10.2(7).

The NRC staff has reviewed these proposed changes and has determined that they are editorial in nature and, therefore, are 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. 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 (72 FR 4308; published on January 30, 2007). 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 Commission's 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: A. Wang Date: April 3, 2007

Ft. Calhoun Station, Unit 1 cc:

Winston & Strawn Mr. David J. Bannister, Manager ATTN: James R. Curtiss, Esq. Fort Calhoun Station 1700 K Street, N.W. Omaha Public Power District Washington, DC 20006-3817 Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Chairman Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Washington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Mr. Joe L. McManis Blair, NE 68008 Manager - Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Mr. John Hanna, Resident Inspector Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 550 P.O. Box 310 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Mr. Daniel K. McGhee Regional Administrator, Region IV Bureau of Radiological Health U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Iowa Department of Public Health 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Arlington, TX 76011-4005 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 April 2006