ML093580130

Application for Technical Specification Change to Add Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.9 on the Unavailability of Barriers Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process

ML093580130
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	12/18/2009
From:	Lynch T Constellation Energy Group, Nine Mile Point
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Thomas A. Lynch P.O. Box 63 Plant General Manager Lycoming, New York 13093 315.349.5205 315.349.1321 Fax CENG a joint venture of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station December 18, 2009 U. S. Nuclear Regular Commission Washington, DC 20555 - 0001 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC Unit No. 2; Docket No. 50-4 10 Application for Technical Specification Change to Add Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.9 on the Unavailability of Barriers Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.90, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS) is submitting a request for an amendment to the Technical Specifications (TS) for Nine Mile Point, Unit 2.

The proposed amendment would modify TS requirements for unavailable barriers by adding LCO 3.0.9. provides a description of the proposed change, the requested confirmation of applicability, and plant-specific verifications. Attachment 2 provides the existing TS pages marked up to show the proposed change. Attachment 3 provides a mark-up of proposed technical specification bases changes for information only. Attachment 4 provides a summary of the regulatory commitments made in this submittal.

NMPNS requests approval of the proposed License Amendment by June 30, 2010, with the amendment being implemented within 60 days.

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91, a copy of this application, with attachments, is being provided to the designated New York official.

If you should have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact T. F. Syrell, Licensing Director, at (315) 349-5219.

Very Truly Yours,

Document Control Desk December 18, 2009 Page 2 STATE OF NEW YORK TO WIT:

COUNTY OF OSWEGO I, Tom A. Lynch, being duly sworn, state that I am Plant General Manager, and that I am duly authorized to execute and file this application on behalf of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC. To the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements contained in this document are true and correct. To the extent that these statements are not based on my personal knowledge, they are based upon information provided by other Nine Mile Point employees and/or consultants. Such information has been reviewed in accordance with company practice and I believe it to be reliable.

Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York and County of 06(1,n this 4 day of, 2009.

WITNESS my Hand and Notarial Seal: ,I p0'ft_

L I NotaryuAolic My Commission Expires: TONYA L-JONES Notary PJbI Intft State of New Y6o Osweg County FWg. No. 01JQ6O Date: I&omAmisD ivio E ExpirS .*OJ16 TAL/GNS Attachments:

1. Description and Assessment

2. Technical Specification Page Markups

3. Bases Page Markups for Information Only

3. List of Regulatory Commitments cc: S. J. Collins, NRC R. V. Guzman, NRC Resident Inspector, NRC R. B. Elliot, NRC A. L. Peterson, NYSERDA

ATTACHMENT 1 DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 DESCRIPTION

2.0 ASSESSMENT 2.1 Applicability of Published Safety Evaluation 2.2 Optional Changes and Variations

3.0 REGULATORY ANALYSIS

3.1 No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination 3.2 Verification and Commitments 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC December 18, 2009

ATTACHMENT 1 DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT

1.0 DESCRIPTION

The proposed amendment would modify technical specifications (TS) requirements for unavailable barriers by adding limiting condition for operation (LCO) 3.0.9. The changes are consistent with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) traveler TSTF-427, Revision 2. The availability of this TS improvement was published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2006, (71 FR 58444) as part of the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP).

2.0 ASSESSMENT 2.1 Applicability of Published Safety Evaluation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS) has reviewed the safety evaluation dated October 3, 2006 as part of the CLIIP. This review included a review of the NRC staffs evaluation, as well as the supporting information provided to support TSTF-427. NMPNS has concluded that the justifications presented in the TSTF proposal and the safety evaluation prepared by the NRC staff are applicable to Nine Mile Point Unit 2 (NMP2) and justify this amendment for the incorporation of the changes to the NMP2 TS.

2.2 Optional Changes and Variations NMPNS is not proposing any variations or deviations from the TS changes described in the TSTF-427, Revision 2, or the NRC staff s model safety evaluation dated October 3, 2006.

3.0 REGULATORY ANALYSIS

3.1 No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination NMPNS has reviewed the proposed no significant hazards consideration determination (NSHCD) published in the FederalRegister as part of the CLIIP. NMPNS has concluded that the proposed NSHCD presented in the Federal Register notice is applicable to NMPNS and is hereby incorporated by reference to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50.91(a).

3.2 Verification and Commitments As discussed in the notice of availability published in the FederalRegister on October 3, 2006 for this TS improvement, plant-specific regulatory commitments are made as follows:

1. NMPNS commits to the guidance of NUMARC 93-01 Section 11, which provides guidance and details on the assessment and management of risk during maintenance.

2. NMPNS will revise procedures to ensure that the risk assessment and management process described in NEI 04-08 is used whenever a barrier is considered unavailable and the requirements of LCO 3.0.9 are to be applied, in accordance with an overall configuration risk 1 of 2

ATTACHMENT 1 DESCRIPTION AND ASSESSMENT management program (CRMP) to ensure that potentially risk-significant configurations resulting from maintenance and other operational activities are identified and avoided.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION NMPNS has reviewed the environmental evaluation included in the model safety evaluation dated October 3, 2006 as part of the CLIIP. NMPNS has concluded that the staff's findings presented in that evaluation are applicable to NMP2 and the evaluation is hereby incorporated by reference for this application.

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ATTACHMENT 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGE MARKUPS Pages 3.0-1 3.0-3 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC December 18,2009

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (LCO) APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.1 LCOs shall be met during the MODES or other specified conditions in the Applicability, except as ,provided in LCO 3.0.2, LCO 3.0.7,-)CO 308 LCO 3.0.2 Upon discovery of a failure to meet an LCO, the Required Actions of the associated Conditions shall be met, except as provided in LCO 3.0.5 and LCO 3.0.6.

If the LCO is met or is no longer applicable prior to expiration of the specified Completion Time(s), completion of the Required Action(s).is not required, unless otherwise stated.

LCO 3.0.3 When an LCO is not met and the associated ACTIONS are not met, an associated ACTION is not provided, or if directed by the associated ACTIONS, the unit shall be placed in a MODE or other specified condition in which the LCO is not applicable. Action shall be initiated within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> to place.the unit, as applicable, in:

a. MODE 2 within 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />;

b. MODE 3 within 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />; and

c. MODE 4 within 37 hours4.282407e-4 days <br />0.0103 hours <br />6.117725e-5 weeks <br />1.40785e-5 months <br />.

Exceptions to this Specification are stated in the individual Specifications.

Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation in accordance with the LCO or ACTIONS, completion of the actions required by LCO 3.0.3 is not required.

LCO 3.0.3 is only applicable in MODES 1, 2, and 3.

LCO 3.0.4 When an LCO is not met, entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability shall only be made:

a. When the associated ACTIONS to be entered permit continued operation in the MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability for an unlimited period of time; (continued)

NMP2 3.0-1 Amendment 91, 1

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LCO APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.7 otherwise specified, all other TS requirements remain (continued) unchanged. Compliance with Special Operations LCOs is optional. When a Special Operations LCO is desired to be met but is not met, the ACTIONS of the Special Operations LCO shall be met. When a Special Operations LCO is not desired to be met, entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability shall only be made in accordance with the other applicable Specifications.

LCO 3.0.8 When one or more required snubbers are unable to perform 7 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: 2

a. The snubbers not able to perform their associated support 7) function(s) are associated with only one train or subsystem of 2 a multiple train or subsystem supported system or are /7.

iJ 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 2

subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system 6 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 />.

6I 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.

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INSERT 1 LCO 3.0.9 When one or more required barriers are unable to perform their related support function(s), any supported system LCO(s) are not required to be declared not met solely for this reason for up to 30 days provided that at least one train or subsystem of the supported system is OPERABLE and supported by barriers capable of providing their related support function(s), and risk is assessed and managed. This specification may be concurrently applied to more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system provided at least one train or subsystem of the supported system is OPERABLE and the barriers supporting each of these trains or subsystems provide their related support function(s) for different categories of initiating events.

For the purposes of this specification, the High Pressure Core Spray system, the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling system, and the Automatic Depressurization System are considered independent subsystems of a single system.

If the required OPERABLE train or subsystem becomes inoperable while this specification is in use, it must be restored to OPERABLE status within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> or the provisions of this specification cannot be applied to the trains or subsystems supported by the barriers that cannot perform their related support function(s).

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

ATTACHMENT 3 BASES PAGE MARKUPS FOR INFORMATION ONLY Pages B 3.0-1 B 3.0-12 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC December 18, 2009

LCO Applicability B 3.0 B 3.0 LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (LCO) APPLICABILITY BASES LCOs LCO 3.0.1 through LCO 3.0,/establish the general requirements applicable to all Specifications in Sections 3.1 through 3.10 and apply at all times, unless otherwise stated.

LCO 3.0.1 LCO 3.0.1 establishes the Applicability statement within each individual Specification as the requirement for when the LCO is required to be met (i.e., when the unit is in the MODES or other specified conditions of the Applicability statement of each Specification).

LCO 3.0.2 LCO 3.0.2 establishes that upon discovery of a failure to meet an LCO, the associated ACTIONS shall be met. The Completion Time of each Required Action for an ACTIONS Condition is applicable from the point in time that an ACTIONS Condition is entered. The Required Actions establish those remedial measures that must be taken within specified Completion Times when the requirements of an LCO are not met. This Specification establishes that:

a. Completion of the Required Actions within the specified Completion Times constitutes compliance with a Specification; and

b. Completion of the Required Actions is not required when an LCO is met within the specified Completion Time, unless otherwise specified.

There are two basic types of Required Actions. The first type of Required Action specifies a time limit in which the LCO must be met. This time limit is the Completion Time to restore an inoperable system or component to OPERABLE status or to restore variables to within specified limits. If this type of Required Action is not completed within the specified Completion Time, a shutdown may be required to place the unit in a MODE or condition in which the Specification is not applicable. (Whether stated as a Required Action or not, correction of the entered Condition is an action that may always be considered upon entering (continued)

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LCO Applicability B 3.0 BASES LCO 3.0.8 LCO 3.0.8 only can be used if one of the following two means of heat (continued) removal is available (high-risk configuration restrictions):

(1) At least one high pressure makeup path (e.g., using HPCS or RCIC) and heat removal capability (e.g., suppression pool cooling),

including a minimum set of'supporting equipment required for success, not associated with the inoperable snubber(s),

OR (2) At least one low pressure makeup path (e.g., LPCI or LPCS) and heat removal capability (e.g., suppression pool cooling or shutdown cooling), including a minimum set of supporting equipment required for success, not associated with the inoperable snubber(s).

LCO 3.0.8.a applies when one or more snubbers are not capable of providing their associated support function(s) to a single train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system or to a single train or subsystem supported system. LCO 3.0.8.a allows 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> to restore the snubber(s) before declaring the supported system inoperable.

The 72 hour8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> Completion Time is reasonable based on the low probability of a seismic event concurrent with an event that would require operation of the supported system occurring while the snubber(s) are not capable of performing their associated support function and due to the availability of the redundant train of the supported system.

LCO 3.0.8.b applies when one or more snubbers are not capable of providing their associated support function(s) to more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system. LCO 3.0.8.b allows 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> to restore the snubber(s) before declaring the supported system inoperable. The 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> Completion Time is reasonable based on the low probability of a seismic event concurrent with an event that would require operation of the supported system occurring while the snubber(s) are not capable of performing their associated support function.

LCO 3.0.8 requires that risk be assessed and managed. Industry and NRC guidance on the implementation of 10 CFR 50.65(a)(4) (the Maintenance Rule) does not address seismic risk. However, use of LCO 3.0.8 should be considered with respect to other plant maintenance activities, and integrated into the existing Maintenance Rule process to the extent possible so that maintenance on any unaffected train or subsystem is properly controlled, and emergent issues are properly addressed. The risk assessment need not be quantified, but may be a qualitative awareness of the vulnerability of systems and components when one or more snubbers are not able to perform their associated support function.

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INSERT A LCO 3.0.9 LCO 3.0.9 establishes conditions under which systems described in the Technical Specifications are considered to remain OPERABLE when required barriers are not capable of providing their related support function(s).

Barriers are doors, walls, floor plugs, curbs, hatches, installed structures or components, or other devices, not explicitly described in Technical Specifications, that support the performance of the safety function of systems described in the Technical Specifications. This LCO states that the supported system is not considered to be inoperable solely due to required barriers not capable of performing their related support function(s) under the described conditions. LCO 3.0.9 allows 30 days before declaring the supported system(s) inoperable and the LCO(s) associated with the supported system(s) not met. A maximum time is placed on each use of this allowance to ensure that as required barriers are found or are otherwise made unavailable, they are restored. However, the allowable duration may be less than the specified maximum time based on the risk assessment.

If the allowed time expires and the barriers are unable to perform their related support function(s), the supported system's LCO(s) must be declared not met and the Conditions and Required Actions entered in accordance with LCO 3.0.2.

This provision does not apply to barriers which support ventilation systems or to fire barriers. The Technical Specifications for ventilation systems provide specific Conditions for inoperable barriers. Fire barriers are addressed by other regulatory requirements and associated plant programs. This provision does not apply to barriers which are not required to support system OPERABILITY (see NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-09, "Control of Hazard Barriers," dated April 2, 2001).

The provisions of LCO 3.0.9 are justified because of the low risk associated with required barriers not being capable of performing their related support function. This provision is based on consideration of the following initiating event categories:

" Loss of coolant accidents;

" High energy line breaks;

" Feedwater line breaks;

" Internal flooding;

" External flooding; "Turbine missile ejection; and

" Tornado or high wind.

The risk impact of the barriers which cannot perform their related support function(s) must be addressed pursuant to the risk assessment and management provision of the Maintenance Rule, 10 CFR 50.65(a)(4), and

INSERT A (continued) the associated implementation guidance, Regulatory Guide 1.182, "Assessing and Managing Risk Before Maintenance Activities at Nuclear Power Plants." Regulatory Guide 1.182 endorses the guidance in Section 11 of NUMARC 93-01, "Industry Guideline for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants." This guidance provides for the consideration of dynamic plant configuration issues, emergent conditions, and other aspects pertinent to plant operation with the barriers unable to perform their related support function(s). These considerations may result in risk management and other compensatory actions being required during the period that barriers are unable to perform their related support function(s).

LCO 3.0.9 may be applied to one or more trains or subsystems of a system supported by barriers that cannot provide their related support function(s), provided that risk is assessed and managed (including consideration of the effects on Large Early Release and from external events). If applied concurrently to more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system, the barriers supporting each of these trains or subsystems must provide their related support function(s) for different categories of initiating events. For example, LCO 3.0.9 may be applied for up to 30 days for more than one train of a multiple train supported system if the affected barrier for one train protects against internal flooding and the affected barrier for the other train protects against tornado missiles. In this example, the affected barrier may be the same physical barrier but serve different protection functions for each train.

The HPCS (High Pressure Core Spray) and RCIC (Reactor Core Isolation Cooling) systems are single train systems for injecting makeup water into the reactor during an accident or transient event. The RCIC system is not a safety system, nor required to operate during a transient, therefore, it does not have to meet the single failure criterion. The HPCS system provides backup in case of a RCIC system failure. The ADS (Automatic Depressurization System) and low pressure ECCS coolant injection provide the core cooling function in the event of failure of the HPCS system during an accident. Thus, for the purposes of LCO 3.0.9, the HPCS system, the RCIC system, and. the ADS are considered independent subsystems of a single system and LCO 3.0.9 can be used on these single train systems in a manner similar to multiple train or subsystem systems.

If during the time that LCO 3.0.9 is being used, the required OPERABLE train or subsystem becomes inoperable, it must be restored to OPERABLE status within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. Otherwise, the train(s) or subsystem(s) supported by barriers that cannot perform their related support function(s) must be declared inoperable and the associated LCOs declared not met. This 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period provides time to respond to emergent conditions that would otherwise likely lead to entry into LCO 3.0.3 and a rapid plant shutdown, which is not justified given the low probability of an initiating event which would require the barrier(s) not capable of performing their related support function(s). During this 24

INSERT A (continued) hour period, the plant risk associated with the existing conditions is assessed and managed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.65(a)(4).

ATTACHMENT 4 LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC December 18, 2009

ATTACHMENT 4 LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS The following table identifies those actions committed to by NMPNS in this document. Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments. Please direct questions regarding these commitments to T. F. Syrell, Licensing Director, at (315) 349-5219.

REGULATORY COMMITMENTS DUE DATE/EVENT NMPNS commits to the guidance of NUMARC 93-0 1, Revision 2, Ongoing Section 11, which provides guidance and details on the assessment and management of risk during maintenance.

NMPNS will revise procedures to ensure that the risk assessment and Implement concurrently with management process described in NEI 04-08 is used whenever a implementation of the approved barrier is considered unavailable and the requirements of LCO 3.0.9 amendment.

are to be applied, in accordance with an overall configuration risk management program (CRMP) to ensure that potentially risk-significant configurations resulting from maintenance and other operational activities are identified and avoided.

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