ML102420326
| ML102420326 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2010 |
| From: | Richard Guzman Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Belcher S Nine Mile Point |
| Guzman R, NRR/DORL, 415-1030 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME2994 | |
| Download: ML102420326 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 31, 2010 Mr. Samuel L. Belcher Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.2 - CORRECTION LETTER TO LICENSE AMENDMENT REGARDING MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR UNAVAILABLE BARRIERS BY ADDING LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.0.9 USING THE CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (TAC NO. ME2994)
Dear Mr. Belcher:
On June 29, 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 135 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-69 for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMPNS), Unit No.2 (NMP2). This amendment modified the NMP2 Technical Specifications (TSs) for unavailable barriers by adding Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.9.
LCO 3.0.9 establishes conditions under which a supported system would remain operable when required physical barriers are not capable of providing their related support function.
Subsequent to the issuance of the June 29, 2010, letter, Mr. Dennis Vandeputte of your staff pointed out that several of the re-typed TS pages that were provided by NMPNS to the NRC staff and subsequently issued with NMP2 License Amendment No. 135 had amendment history information in the page footers that were incorrect. The amendment history information is administrative in nature and does not have any impact on the content or meaning of the TSs. The affected pages are 3.0-4,3.0-5, and 3.0-6. All of these pages had Amendment 135 properly annotated in the footer.
Enclosed please find corrected pages 3.0-4, 3.0-5, and 3.0-6. If there are any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-1030.
Sincerely, ichard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager lant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
Enclosure:
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LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LCO APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.9 (continued)
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.
NMP2 3.0-4 Amendment 91,107,135 Revised by NRC correction letter dated August 31, 2010
LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT (SR) APPLICABILITY SR 3.0.1 SRs shall be met during the MODES or other specified conditions in the Applicability for individual LCOs, unless otherwise stated in the SR. Failure to meet a Surveillance, whether such failure is experienced during the performance of the Surveillance or between performances of the Surveillance, shall be failure to meet the LCO. Failure to perform a Surveillance within the specified Frequency shall be failure to meet the LCO except as provided in SR 3.0.3. Surveillances do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment or variables outside specified limits.
SR 3.0,2 The specified Frequency for each SR is met if the Surveillance is performed within 1.25 times the interval specified in the Frequency, as measured from the previous performance or as measured from the time a specified condition of the Frequency is met.
For Frequencies specified as "once," the above interval extension does not apply.
If a Completion Time requires periodic performance on a "once per..." basis, the above Frequency extension applies to each performance after the initial performance.
Exceptions to this Specification are stated in the individual Specifications.
SR 3.0.3 If it is discovered that a Surveillance was not performed within its specified Frequency, then compliance with the requirement to declare the LCO not met may be delayed, from the time of discovery, up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> or up to the limit of the specified Frequency, whichever is greater. This delay period is permitted to allow performance of the Surveillance. A risk evaluation shall be performed for any Surveillance delayed greater than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> and the risk impact shall be managed.
If the Surveillance is not performed within the delay period, the LCO must immediately be declared not met, and the applicable Condition(s) must be entered.
When the Surveillance is performed within the delay period and the Surveillance is not met, the LCO must immediately be declared not met, and the applicable Condition(s) must be entered.
(continued)
NMP2 3.0-5 Amendment 91, 109, 135 Revised by NRC correction letter dated August 31, 2010
SR Applicability 3.0 3.0 SR APPLICABILITY (continued)
SR 3.0.4 Entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability of an LCO shall only be made when the LCO's Surveillances have been met within their specified Frequency, except as provided by SR 3.0.3. When an LCO is not met due to Surveillances not havinq been met, entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability shall only be made in accordance with LCO 3.0.4.
This provision shall not prevent entry into MODES or other specified conditions in the Applicability that are required to comply with ACTIONS or that are part of a shutdown of the unit.
NMP2 3.0-6 Amendment 135 Revised by NRC correction letter dated August 31,2010
August 31, 2010 Mr. Samuel L. Belcher Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093
SUBJECT:
NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO.2 - CORRECTION LETTER TO LICENSE AMENDMENT REGARDING MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR UNAVAILABLE BARRIERS BY ADDING LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.0.9 USING THE CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (TAC NO. ME2994)
Dear Mr. Belcher:
On June 29, 2010, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 135 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-69 for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (NMPNS), Unit NO.2 (NMP2). This amendment modified the NMP2 Technical Specifications (TSs) for unavailable barriers by adding Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.0.9.
LCO 3.0.9 establishes conditions under which a supported system would remain operable when required physical barriers are not capable of providing their related support function.
Subsequent to the issuance of the June 29, 2010, letter, Mr. Dennis Vandeputte of your staff pointed out that several of the re-typed TS pages that were provided by NMPNS to the NRC staff and subsequently issued with NMP2 License Amendment No. 135 had amendment history information in the page footers that were incorrect. The amendment history information is administrative in nature and does not have any impact on the content or meaning of the TSs. The affected pages are 3.0-4, 3.0-5, and 3.0-6. All of these pages had Amendment 135 properly annotated in the footer.
Enclosed please find corrected pages 3.0-4, 3.0-5, and 3.0-6. If there are any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-1030.
Sincerely, Ira! (JBoska for)
Richard V. Guzman, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
Enclosure:
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