ML071940234

License Amendment, Conforming License Amendments to Incorporate the Mitigation Strategies Required by Section b.5.b. of Commission Order EA-02-026

ML071940234
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	07/18/2007
From:	NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Southern Nuclear Operating Co
singal, balwant NRR/DORL 301-415-3016
Shared Package
ML071940001	List: ML071940003 ML071940234
References
EA-02-026, TAC MD4567, TAC MD4568
Download: ML071940234 (6)

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ENCLOSURE1 REVISED PAGES OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-68 DOCKET NOS. 50-424 VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 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-68 License NPF-68 Page 4 Page 4 Page 4a

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 148, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Southern Nuclear shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

(3) Southern Nuclear Operating Company shall be capable of establishing containment hydrogen monitoring within 90 minutes of initiating safety injection following a loss of coolant accident,;

(4) DELETED (5) DELETED (6) DELETED (7) DELETED (8) DELETED (9) DELETED (10) Mitiqation Strategy License Condition The licensee shall develop and maintain strategies for addressing large fires and explosions and that include the following-key areas:

(a) Fire fighting response strategy with the following elements:

1. Pre-defined coordinated fire response strategy and guidance

2. Assessment of mutual aid fire fighting assets

3. Designated staging arý&s for equipment and materials

4. Command and control

5. Training of response personnel (b) Operations to mitigate fuel damage considering the following:

1. Protection and use of personnel assets

2. Communications

3. Minimizing fire, spread

4. Procedures for implementing integrated fire response strategy

5. Identification of readily-available pre-staged equipment

6. Training on integrated fire response strategy

7. Spent fuel pool mitigation measures (c) Actions to minimize release to include consideration of:

1. Water spray scrubbing

2. Dose to onsite responders Amendment No. 148 Revised by-letter dated July 18, 2007

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(11) Additional Conditions' The Additional Conditions contained in Appendix D, as revised through Amendment No. 102, are hereby incorporated into this license,. Southern Nuclear shall operate the facility in accordance with the Additional Conditions.

D. The facility requires exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 70. These include (a) an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 for two criticality monitors around the fuel storage area, and (b) an exemption from the requirements of Paragraph III.D.2(b)(ii) of Appendix J of 10 CFR 50, the testing of containment air locks at times when containment integrity is not required. The special circumstances regarding exemption b are identified in Section 6.2.6 of SSER 5.

An exemption was previously granted pursuant to 10 CFR 70.24. The exemption was granted with NRC materials license No. SNM-1967, issued August 21, 1986, and relieved GPC from the requirement of having a criticality alarm system. GPC and Southern Nuclear are hereby exempted from the criticality alarm system provision of 10 CFR 70.24 so far as this section applies to the storage of fuel assemblies held under this license.

These exemptions are authorized by lawV, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security. The exemptions in items b and c above are granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12. With Amendment No. 148 Revised by letter dated July 18, 2007

REVISED PAGES OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-81 DOCKET NOS. 50-425 VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 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-81 License NPF-81 Page 4 Page 4 Page 4a

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 Southern Nuclear is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3565 megawatts thermal (100 percent 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. 128, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Southern Nuclear shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

The Surveillance Requirements (SRs) contained in the Appendix A Technical Specifications and listed below are not required to be performed immediately upon implementation of Amendment No. 74. The SRs listed below shall be successfully demonstrated prior to the time and condition specified below for each:

a) DELETED b) DELETED c) SR 3.8.1.20 shall be successfully demonstrated at the first regularly scheduled performance after implementation of this license amendment.

(3) Southern Nuclear Operating Company shall be capable of establishing containment hydrogen monitoring within 90 minutes of initiating safety injection following a loss of coolant accident.

(4) Mitigation Strategy License Condition The licensee shall develop and rnaintain strategies for addressing large fires and explosions and that include the following key areas:

(a) Fire fighting response strategy with the following elements:

1. Pre-defined coordinated fire response strategy and guidance

2. Assessment of mutual aid fire fighting assets

3. Designated staging areas .for equipment and materials

4. Command and control *

5. Training of response personnel Amendment No. 128 Revised by letter dated July 18, 2007

- 4a - I (b) Operations to mitigate fuel damage considering the following:

1. Protection and use of personnel assets

2. Communications

3. Minimizing fire spread

4. Procedures for implementing integrated fire response strategy

5. Identification of readily-available pre-staged equipment

6. Training on integrated firp response'strategy

7. Spent fuel pool mitigation measures (c) Actions to minimize release to include consideration of:

1. Water spray scrubbing

2. Dose to onsite: responde.rs (5) Additional Conditions .

The Additional Conditions contained in Appendix D, as revised through Amendment No. 80, are hereby incorporated into this license. Southern Nuclear shall operate the facility in accordance with the Additional Conditions.

D. The facility requires exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 70. These include (a) an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 for two criticality monitors around the fuel storage area, and (b) an exemption from the requirements of Paragraph IIl.D.2(b)(ii) of Appendix J of 10 CFR 50, the testing of containment air locks at times when containment integrity is not required. The special circumstances regarding exemption b are identified in Section 6.2.6 of SSER 8.

Amendment No. 128 Revised by letter dated July 18, 2007