ML070860733

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Technical Specifications, Modify Requirements for Inoperable Snubbers by Relocating the Current TS Requirements Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.6.1 and Surveillance Requirement (SR) 4.6.1
ML070860733
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 03/26/2007
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NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
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Download: ML070860733 (4)


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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 70, to possess, but not to separate, such byproduct and special nuclear material as may be produced by operation of the facility.

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 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not to exceed 1912 megawatts thermal in accordance with the Technical Specifications (Appendix A) appended hereto.

B.

Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 230, are hereby incorporated in the license. Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

C.

Reports Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. shall make reports in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Specifications.

D.

This paragraph deleted by Amendment No. 226.

E.

Environmental Conditions Pursuant to the Initial Decision of the presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing Board issued February 27, 1973, the following conditions for the protection of the environment are incorporated herein:

Amendment No. 2-W, 2-08, 22-6, 229, 230

VYNPS 3.0 LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION APPLICABILITY 4.0 SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT (SR)

APPLICABILITY 3.0.1 RESERVED 3.0.2 RESERVED 3.0.3 RESERVED 3.0.4 RESERVED 3.0.5 RESERVED 3.0.6 RESERVED 3.0.7 RESERVED 3.0.8 Inoperability of Snubbers When one or more required snubbers are unable to perform their associated support function(s),

any affected supported LCO(s) are not required to be declared not met solely for this reason if risk is assessed and managed, and:

a.

the snubbers not able to perform their associated support function(s) are associated with only one train or subsystem supported system or are associated with a single train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />;or

b. the snubbers not able to perform their associated support function(s) are associated with more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.

At the end of the specified period the required snubbers must be able to perform their associated support function(s) or the affected supported system LCO(s) shall be declared not met.

SR 4.0.1 SRs shall be met during the modes or other specified conditions in the Applicability for individual LCOs, unless otherwise stated in the SR.

Failure to meet a Surveillance, whether such failure is experienced during the performance of the Surveillance or between performances of the Surveillance, shall be failure to meet the LCO.

Failure to perform a Surveillance within the specified frequency shall be failure to meet the LCO except as provided in SR 4.0.3.

Surveillances do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment or variables outside specified limits.

SR 4.0.2 Unless otherwise stated in these specifications, periodic surveillance tests, checks, calibrations, and examinations shall be performed within the specified surveillance intervals.

These intervals may be adjusted plus 25%.

The operating cycle interval is considered to be 18 months and the tolerance stated above is applicable.

SR 4.0.3 If it is discovered that a surveillance was not performed within its specified frequency, declaring applicable Limiting Conditions for Operation (LCOs) not met may be delayed, from the time of discovery, up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> or up to the limit of the specified frequency, whichever is greater.

This delay period is permitted to allow performance of the surveillance.

A risk evaluation shall be performed for any

.Surveillance delayed greater than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> and the risk impact shall be managed.

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