ML082050427

License and Technical Specification Pages, Amendment Nos. 185 and 172, New License Condition/Revised TS Requirements Control Room Envelope Habitability in Accordance with TSTF-448, Rev. 3

ML082050427
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Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	07/29/2008
From:	Thadani M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
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Thadani, M C, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1476
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SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE (2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 185, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. STPNOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

(3) Not Used (4) Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14, SER)*

Any changes to the Initial Test Program described in Section 14 of the Final Safety Analysis Report made in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 shall be reported in accordance with 50.59(b) within one month of such change.

(5) Safety Parameter Display System (Section 18, SSER No. 4)*

Before startup after the first refueling outage, HL&P[**] shall perform the necessary activities, provide acceptable responses, and implement all proposed corrective actions related to issues as described in Section 18.2 of SER Supplement 4.

(6) Supplementary Containment Purge Isolation (Section 11.5, SSER No. 4)

HL&P shall provide, prior to startup from the first refueling outage, control room indication of the normal and supplemental containment purge sample line isolation valve position.

• 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.

• • The original licensee authorized to possess, use and operate the facility was HL&P.

Consequently, historical references to certain obligations of HL&P remain in the license conditions.

Amendment No. 185

SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE 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 (12) Control Room Envelope Habitability Upon implementation of this License Amendment Request adopting TSTF-448, Revision 3, the determination of CRE unfiltered air inleakage as required by SR 4.7.7.e.3, in accordance with TS 6.8.3.p.3.(i), the assessment of CRE habitability as required by Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(ii),

and the measurement of CRE pressure as required by Specification 6.8.3.p.4, shall be considered met. Following implementation:

a. For Unit 1, the first performance of SR 4.7.7.e.3, in accordance with Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(i), shall be within the specified frequency of 6 years, plus the 18-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from March 9, 2004, the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, as stated in the letter from T.J. Jordan, STP Nuclear Operating Company, to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated August 5, 2004 (NOC-AE-04001758), response to Generic Letter 2003-01, or within the next 18 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 6 years.

b. For Unit 1, the first performance of the periodic assessment of CRE habitability, Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(ii), shall be within 3 years, plus the 9-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from March 9, 2004, the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, as stated in the letter from T.J. Jordan, STP Nuclear Operating Company, to the NRC Document Control Desk, dated August 5, 2004 (NOC-AE-04001758), response to Generic Letter 2003-01, or within the next 9 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 3 years.

c. For Unit 1, the first performance of the periodic measurement of CRE pressure, Specification 6 .8 .3 .p. 4 , shall be within 18 months, plus the 138 days allowed by SR 3.0.2, as measured from April 30, 2007, the date of the most recent successful pressure measurement test.

Amendment No. 185

SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE 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 nonessential 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. 185

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. 185

SOUTH TEXAS LICENSE I. Effective Date and Expiration This license is effective as of the date of issuance and shall expire at midnight on August 20, 2027.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION original signed by Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A, Technical Specifications (NUREG-1 305)

2. Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan Date of Issuance: March 22, 1988 Amendment No. 185

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 172, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. STPNOC shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

(3) Not Used (4) Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14, SR)*

Any changes to the Initial Test Program described in Section 14 of the Final Safety Analysis Report made in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59 shall be reported in accordance with 50.59(b) within one month of such change.

(5) License Transfer Texas Genco, LP shall provide decommissioning funding assurance, to be held in decommissioning trusts for South Texas Project, Unit 2 (Unit 2) upon the direct transfer of the Unit 2 license to Texas Genco, LP, in an amount equal to or greater than the balance in the Unit 2 decommissioning trust immediately prior to the transfer. In addition, Texas Genco, LP shall ensure that all contractual arrangements referred to in the application for approval of the transfer of the Unit 2 license to Texas Genco, LP to obtain necessary decommissioning funds for Unit 2 through a non-bypassable charge are executed and will be maintained until the decommissioning trusts are fully funded, or shall ensure that other mechanisms that provide equivalent assurance of decommissioning funding in accordance with the Commission's regulations are maintained.

(6) License Transfer The master decommissioning trust agreement for Unit 2, at the time the direct transfer of Unit 2 to Texas Genco, LP is effected and thereafter, is subject to the following:

• 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. 172

(9) Mitigation Strategy License Condition 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 areas 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 (10) Control Room Envelope Habitability Upon implementation of this License Amendment Request adopting TSTF-448, Revision 3, the determination of CRE unfiltered air inleakage as required by SR 4.7.7.e.3, in accordance with TS 6.8.3.p.3.(i), the assessment of CRE habitability as required by Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(ii),

and the measurement of CRE pressure as required by Specification 6.8.3.p.4, shall be considered met. Following implementation:

a. For Unit 2, the first performance of SR 4.7.7.e.3, in accordance with Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(i), shall be within the specified frequency of 6 years, plus the 18-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from February 12, 2007, the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, or within the next 18 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 6 years.

Amendment No. 172

b. For Unit 2, the first performance of the periodic assessment of CRE habitability, Specification 6.8.3.p.3.(ii), shall be within 3 years, plus the 9-month allowance of SR 3.0.2, as measured from February 12, 2007, the date of the most recent successful tracer gas test, or within the next 9 months if the time period since the most recent successful tracer gas test is greater than 3 years.

c. For Unit 2, the first performance of the periodic measurement of CRE pressure, Specification 6.8.3.p.4, shall be within 18 months, plus the 138 days allowed by SR 3.0.2, as measured from February 16, 2007, the date of the most recent successful pressure measurement test.

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. 172

(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 scheduler 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. 172

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. 172

PLANT SYSTEMS 3/4.7.7 CONTROL ROOM MAKEUP AND CLEANUP FILTRATION SYSTEM LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.7.7 Three independent Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration Systems shall be OPERABLE.

APPLICABILITY: MODES 1, 2, 3, and 4 ACTION:

a. With one Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration System inoperable for reasons other than condition d, within 7 days restore the inoperable system to OPERABLE status or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours0.25 days <br />0.0357 weeks <br />0.00822 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours1.25 days <br />0.179 weeks <br />0.0411 months <br />.

b. With two Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration Systems inoperable for reasons other than condition d, within 72 hours3 days <br />0.429 weeks <br />0.0986 months <br /> restore at least two systems to OPERABLE status or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours0.25 days <br />0.0357 weeks <br />0.00822 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours1.25 days <br />0.179 weeks <br />0.0411 months <br />.

c. With three Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration Systems inoperable for reasons other than condition d, within 12 hours0.5 days <br />0.0714 weeks <br />0.0164 months <br /> restore at least one system to OPERABLE status or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours0.25 days <br />0.0357 weeks <br />0.00822 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours1.25 days <br />0.179 weeks <br />0.0411 months <br />.

d. One or more Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration Systems inoperable due to inoperable Control Room Envelope (CRE) boundary perform the following:

1) immediately initiate action to implement mitigating actions, and

2) within 24 hours1 days <br />0.143 weeks <br />0.0329 months <br /> verify mitigating actions ensure CRE occupant exposures to radiological, chemical and smoke hazards will not exceed limits, and

3) within 90 days restore CRE boundary to OPERABLE status.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.7.7 Each Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration System shall be demonstrated OPERABLE:

a. At least once per 12 hours0.5 days <br />0.0714 weeks <br />0.0164 months <br /> by verifying that the control room air temperature is less than or equal to 78°F;

b. At least once per 92 days on a STAGGERED TEST BASIS by initiating, from the control room, flow through the HEPA filters and charcoal adsorbers of the makeup and cleanup air filter units and verifying that the system operates for at least 10 continuous hours with the makeup filter unit heaters operating; SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 3/4 7-16 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 59, 125, 128, 179, 182, 185 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 47, 113, 117, 166, 169, 172

PLANT SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued)

3) Perform required CRE unfiltered air inleakage testing in accordance with the Control Room Envelope Habitability Program; and

4) Verifying that the makeup filter unit heaters dissipate 4.5 + 0.45 kW when tested in accordance with ANSl N510-1980.

f. After each complete or partial replacement of a HEPA filter bank, by verifying that the HEPA filter bank satisfies the in-place penetration and bypass leakage testing acceptance criteria of less than 0.05% in accordance with ANSl N510-1980 for a DOP test aerosol while operating the system at a flow rate of 6000 cfm + 10% for the cleanup units and 1000 cfm + 10% for the makeup units; and

g. After each complete or partial replacement of a charcoal adsorber bank, by verifying that the charcoal adsorber bank satisfies the in-place penetration and bypass leakage testing acceptance criteria of less than 0.10% in accordance with ANSl N510-1980 for a halogenated hydrocarbon refrigerant test gas while operating the system at a flow rate of 6000 cfm + 10% for the cleanup units and 1000 cfm + 10% for the makeup units.

SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 3/4 7-18 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 7, 88, 161,182, 185 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 75, 151, 169, 172

6.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.8 Procedures, Programs, and Manuals 6.8.3.o (continued)

3. If crack indications are found in any SG tube, then the next inspection for each SG for the degradation mechanism that caused the crack indication shall not exceed 24 effective full power months or one refueling outage (whichever is less). If definitive information, such as from examination of a pulled tube, diagnostic nondestructive testing, or engineering evaluation indicates that a crack-like indication is not associated with a crack(s), then the indication need not be treated as a crack.

e. Provisions for monitoring operational primary-to-secondary leakage.

p. Battery Monitoring and Maintenance Program This Program provides for battery restoration and maintenance, which includes the following:

1) Actions to restore battery cells discovered with float voltage < 2.1 3 V;

2) Actions to equalize and test battery cells found with electrolyte level below the top of the plates;

3) Actions to verify that the remaining cells are > 2.07 V when a cell or cells are found to be < 2.13 V; AND

4) Actions to ensure that specific gravity readings are taken prior to each discharge test.

q. Control Room Envelope Habitability Program A Control Room Envelope (CRE) Habitability Program shall be established and implemented to ensure that CRE habitability is maintained such that, with an OPERABLE Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration System, CRE occupants can control the reactor safely under normal conditions and maintain it in a safe condition following a radiological event, hazardous chemical release, or a smoke challenge. The program shall ensure that adequate radiation protection is provided to permit access and occupancy of the CRE under design basis accident (DBA) conditions without personnel receiving radiation exposures in excess of 5 rem total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) for the duration of the accident. The program shall include the following elements:

1. The definition of the CRE and the CRE boundary.

2. Requirements for maintaining the CRE boundary in its design condition including configuration control and preventive maintenance.

SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 6-12c Unit 1 - Amendment No. 164, 180, 185 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 154, 167, 172

6.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.8 Procedures, Programs, and Manuals 6.8.3.q (continued)

3. Requirements for (i) determining the unfiltered air inleakage past the CRE boundary into the CRE in accordance with the testing methods and at the Frequencies specified in Sections C.1 and C.2 of Regulatory Guide 1.197, "Demonstrating Control Room Envelope Integrity at Nuclear Power Reactors," Revision 0, May 2003, and (ii) assessing CRE habitability at the Frequencies specified in Sections C.1 and C.2 of Regulatory Guide 1.197, Revision 0.

The following are exceptions to Sections C.1 and C.2 of Regulatory Guide 1.197, Revision 0:

1) C.1.2 - No peer reviews are required to be performed.

4. Measurement, at designated locations, of the CRE pressure relative to all external areas adjacent to the CRE boundary during the pressurization mode of operation by two trains of the Control Room Makeup and Cleanup Filtration System, operating at the flow rate required by the Surveillance Requirement 4.7.7.c.3, at a Frequency of 18 months on a STAGGERED TEST BASIS. The results shall be trended and used as part of the 18 month assessment of the CRE boundary.

5. The quantitative limits on unfiltered air inleakage into the CRE. These limits shall be stated in a manner to allow direct comparison to the unfiltered air inleakage measured by the testing described in paragraph 3. The unfiltered air inleakage limit for radiological challenges is the inleakage flow rate assumed in the licensing basis analyses of DBA consequences. Unfiltered air inleakage limits for hazardous chemicals must ensure that exposure of CRE occupants to these hazards will be within the assumptions in the licensing basis.

6. The provisions of SR 3.0.2 are applicable to the Frequencies for assessing CRE habitability, determining CRE unfiltered inleakage, and measuring CRE pressure and assessing the CRE boundary as required by paragraphs 3 and 4, respectively.

SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 6-12d Unit 1 - Amendment No. 185 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 172