ML082340975

Technical Specifications, Issuance of Amendment No. 289 Refueling Operations - Decay Time

ML082340975
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	09/24/2008
From:	Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:
Ennis R, NRR/DORL, 415-1420
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ml082340910	List: ML082340922 ML082340975 ML082340996
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TAC MD8259, TAC MD8260
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(1) Maximum Power Level PSEG Nuclear LLC is authorized to operate the facility at a steady state reactor core power level not in excess of 3459 megawatts (one hundred percent of rated core power)

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No. 289, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

(3) Deleted Per Amendment 22, 11-20-79 (4) Less than Four Loop Operation PSEG Nuclear LLC shall not operate the reactor at power levels above P-7 (as defined in Table 3.3-1 of Specification 3.3.1.1 of Appendix A to this license) with less than four (4) reactor coolant loops in operation until safety analyses for less than four loop operation have been submitted by the licensees and approval for less than four loop operation at power levels above P-7 has been granted by the Commission by Amendment of this license.

(5) PSEG Nuclear LLC shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, and as approved in the NRC Safety Evaluation Report dated November 20, 1979, and in its supplements, subject to the following provision:

PSEG Nuclear LLC 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.

Amendment No. 289

REFUELING OPERATIONS DECAY TIME LIMITING. CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.9.3 The reactor shall be subcritical for at least:.

a. 80 hours9.259259e-4 days <br />0.0222 hours <br />1.322751e-4 weeks <br />3.044e-5 months <br />

b. 168 hours0.00194 days <br />0.0467 hours <br />2.777778e-4 weeks <br />6.3924e-5 months <br /> APPLICABILITY: Specification 3.9.3.a - From October 1 5th through May 1 5th, during movement of irradiated fuel in the reactor pressure vessel.

Specification 3.9.3.b - From May 1 6 th through October 1 4 th, during movement of irradiated fuel in the reactor pressure vessel.

ACTION:

With the reactor subcritical for less than the required time, suspend all operations involving movement of irradiated fuel in the reactor pressure vessel. The provisions of Specification 3.0.3 are not applicable.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.9.3 The reactor shall be determined to have been subcritical as required by verification of the date and time of subcriticality prior to movement of irradiated fuel in the reactor pressure vessel.

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