ML071910391
| ML071910391 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  (NPF-076, NPF-080) |
| Issue date: | 07/11/2007 |
| From: | NRC/NRR/ADRO |
| To: | |
| Thadani, M C, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-1476 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML071910376 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MD4639, TAC MD4640 | |
| Download: ML071910391 (7) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 REVISED PAGES OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-76 AND NPF-80 DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Replace the following pages of the Facility Operating Licenses. The revised pages are identified by the date of the letter issuing these pages and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.
REMOVE INSERT License NPF-76 License NPF-76 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 Page 8 Page 8 License NPF-80 License NPF-80 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 Page 8
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE e.
The decommissioning trust agreement must provide that the agreement cannot be modified in any material respect without 30 days prior written notification to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
(9)
License Transfer Texas Genco, LP shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the decommissioning trust is maintained in accordance with the application for approval of the transfer of the Unit 1 license to Texas Genco, LP, the requirements of the Order approving the transfer, and the related safety evaluation.
(10)
License Transfer Texas Genco, LP shall provide the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation a copy of any application, at the time it is filed, to transfer (excluding grants of security interests or liens) from CenterPoint Energy, Inc., or its subsidiaries, to a proposed direct or indirect parent, or to any other affiliated company, facilities for the production of electric energy having a depreciated book value exceeding ten percent (10%) of such licensee's consolidated net utility plant, as recorded on Texas Genco, LP's book of accounts.
(11)
Mitigation Strategy License Condition l
l Develop and maintain strategies for addressing large fires and explosions l
and that include the following key areas:
l l
a.
Fire fighting response strategy with the following elements:
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- 1.
Pre-defined coordinated fire response strategy and l
guidance l
- 2.
Assessment of mutual aid fire fighting assets l
- 3.
Designated staging areas for equipment and materials l
- 4.
Command and control l
- 5.
Training of response personnel l
l b.
Operations to mitigate fuel damage considering the following:
l l
- 1.
Protection and use of personnel assets l
- 2.
Communications l
- 3.
Minimizing fire spread l
- 4.
Procedures for implementing integrated fire response l
strategy l
- 5.
Identification of readily-available pre-staged equipment l
Amendment No. 142 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE 6.
Training on integrated fire response strategy l
- 7.
Spent fuel pool mitigation measures l
l c.
Actions to minimize release to include consideration of:
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- 1.
Water spray scrubbing l
- 2.
Dose to onsite responders l
D.
Exemptions The following exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and certain special circumstances are present. With the granting of these exemptions, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.
(1)
The facility requires a technical exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Section IlI.D.2(b)(ii). The justification for this exemption is contained in Section 6.2.6 of Supplement 3 to the Safety Evaluation Report. The staff's environmental assessment was published on July 2, 1987 (52 FR 25094). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(1), 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii) and (iii), the South Texas Project Unit 1 is hereby granted an exemption from the quoted requirement and instead, is required to perform the overall air lock leak test at pressure Pa prior to establishing containment integrity if air lock maintenance has been performed that could affect the air lock sealing capability.
(2)
The facility requires a schedular exemption from the requirements of General Design Criterion 57, Appendix A to 10 CFR 50. The staff has described in detail in Supplement 4 to the Safety Evaluation Report the technical bases associated with this exemption. The staff's environmental assessment was published on June 18, 1987 (52 FR 23217). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(1) and 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(v) the South Texas Project Unit 1 is hereby granted an exemption from the requirements of GDC-57 applicable to the essential component cooling water (CCW) piping which is also used by the non-essential reactor containment building chilled water system in providing cooling to the Reactor Containment Fan Coolers (RCFC). This exemption will expire at the end of the first refueling outage.
(3)
The facility was previously granted exemption from the criticality monitoring requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 (See Materials License No. SNM-1 972 dated December 29,1986 and Section 9.1.2 of SSER No. 3). The South Texas Project Unit 1 is hereby exempted from the criticality monitoring provisions of 10 CFR 70.24 as applied to fuel assemblies held under this license.
Amendment No. 142 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007
SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE (4)
The facility has been granted a schedular exemption from Section 50.71(e)(3)(i) of 10 CFR 50 to extend the date for submittal of the updated Final Safety Analysis Report to no later than one year after the date of issuance of a low power license for the South Texas Project, Unit 2. This exemption is effective until August 1990. The staff's environmental assessment was published on December 16, 1987 (52 FR 47805).
E.
Fire Protection STPNOC shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report through Amendment No. 55 and the Fire Hazards Analysis Report through Amendment No. 7, and submittals dated April 29, May 7, 8 and 29, June 11, 25 and 26, 1987, and as approved in the SER (NUREG-0781) dated April 1986 and its Supplements, subject to the following provision:
STPNOC 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 Security STPNOC shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans previously approved by the Commission and all amendments and revisions to such plans made pursuant to the authority under 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p).
The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, 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 the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contains Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, is entitled: "South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Security, Training and Qualification, and Safeguards Contingency Plan, Revision 2" submitted by letters dated May 17 and 18, 2006.
G.
Not Used H.
Financial Protection The Owners shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.
Amendment No. 142 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007 (9)
Mitigation Strategy License Condition l
l Develop and maintain strategies for addressing large fires and explosions l
and that include the following key areas:
l l
a.
Fire fighting response strategy with the following elements:
l l
- 1.
Pre-defined coordinated fire response strategy and l
guidance l
- 2.
Assessment of mutual aid fire fighting assets l
- 3.
Designated staging areas for equipment and materials l
- 4.
Command and control l
- 5.
Training of response personnel l
l b.
Operations to mitigate fuel damage considering the following:
l l
- 1.
Protection and use of personnel assets l
- 2.
Communications l
- 3.
Minimizing fire spread l
- 4.
Procedures for implementing integrated fire response l
strategy l
- 5.
Identification of readily-available pre-staged equipment l
- 6.
Training on integrated fire response strategy l
- 7.
Spent fuel pool mitigation measures l
l c.
Actions to minimize release to include consideration of:
l l
- 1.
Water spray scrubbing l
- 2.
Dose to onsite responders l
D.
Exemptions The following exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and certain special circumstances are present. With the granting of these exemptions, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.
(1)
The facility requires a technical exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Section IlI.D.2(b)(ii). The justification for this exemption is contained in Section 6.2.6 of Supplement 3 to the Safety Evaluation Report. The staff's environmental assessment was published on December 16, 1986 (53 FR 50605). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(1), 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii) and (iii), the South Texas Project Unit 2 is hereby granted an exemption from the quoted requirement and instead, is required to perform the overall air lock leak test at pressure Pa prior to establishing containment integrity if air lock maintenance has been performed that could affect the air lock sealing capability.
Amendment No. 130 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007 (2)
The facility was previously granted exemption from the criticality monitoring requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 (See Materials License No. SNM-1983 dated August 30, 1988 and Section III.E. of the SER dated August 30, 1988). The South Texas Project Unit 2 is hereby exempted from the criticality monitoring provisions of 10 CFR 70.24 as applied to fuel assemblies held under this license.
(3)
The facility requires a temporary exemption from the schedular requirements of the decommissioning planning rule, 10 CFR 50.33(k) and 10 CFR 50.75. The justification for this exemption is contained in Section 22.2 of Supplement 6 to the Safety Evaluation Report. The staff's environmental assessment was published on December 16, 1988 (53 FR 50604). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(1),
50.12(a)(2)(ii) and 50.12(a)(2)(v), the South Texas Project, Unit 2 is hereby granted a temporary exemption from the schedular requirements of 10 CFR 50.33(k) and 10 CFR 50.75 and is required to submit the decommissioning plan for both South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 on or before July 26, 1990.
E.
Fire Protection STPNOC shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report through Amendment No. 62 and the Fire Hazards Analysis Report through Amendment No. 7, and submittals dated April 29, May 7, 8 and 29, June 11, 25, and 26, 1987, and as approved in the SER (NUREG-0781) dated April 1986 and its Supplements, subject to the following provisions:
STPNOC 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 Security The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, 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 the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, is entitled: "South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Security, Training and Qualification, and Safeguards Contingency Plan, Revision 2" submitted by letters dated May 17 and 18, 2006.
G.
Not Used Amendment No. 145 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007 l
H.
Financial Protection The Owners shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.
I.
Effective date and Expiration This license is effective as of the date of issuance and shall expire at midnight on December 15, 2028.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Original Signed By: James H. Sniezek/for Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Technical Specifications (NUREG-1346) 2.
Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan Date of Issuance: March 28, 1989 Amendment No. 145 Revised by letter dated July 11, 2007