ML13316A621
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| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 06/04/1984 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8406070263 | |
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4 *A, REG, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO. 76 TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-13 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-206 APPENDIX B TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated December 5, 1983, Southern California Edison Company (the licensee) proposed changes to the Technical Specifications for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No. 1. These changes would modify Sections 1.0 and Appendix B, Environmental Technical Specifications, appended to Provisional Operating License DPR-13.
A Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to License and Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Opportunity for Hearing related to the requested action was published in the Federal Register on (April 25, 1984 (49 FR 17873).
No request for hearing and no comments were received.
2.0 DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION
2.1 Background
Amendment No. 67 to the Technical Specifications was issued on March 11, 1983.
This amendment deleted sections of the Appendix B Technical Specifications. The intent of that change was to delete Section 2 of the Environmental Technical Specifications (ETS),
Appendix B, relating to thermal discharge, chemical discharge and radioactive release to the environment. The basis was that the first two are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency through the licensee's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and that the radiological requirements will be consolidated into the Appendix A Technical Specifications. These changes were made by Amendment No. 67; however, other parts of the Appendix B Technical Specifications which referenced deleted parts of Section 2 or which were otherwise related to the non-radiological water quality limits were inadvertently omitted from the licensee s application for amendment and thus were not deleted by Amendment No.67.
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-2 Proposed Change No. 129 is intended to update these Sections of Appendix B to be consistent with Amendment No. 67.
In addition, some editorial errors are corrected.
2.2 Proposed Changes for Removal of Water Quality-Related Requirements covered by NPDES Permit 2.2.1 Deletion of Technical Specification Sections (Appendix B) 1.5 1.12 1.13 1.14 5.4 5.5.2 5.6.1.d 5.8.3 Table 5.8-1 All of the above sections relate to temperature or chemistry of the discharge water. Such water quality-related issues are covered by the licensee's NPDES permit. As discussed above such requirements are being deleted from the Technical Specifications as per Amendment No. 67.
Therefore, these changes are acceptable.
2.2.2 Deletion of phrases within Technical Specification Sections (Appendix B)
Schedule for implementation (page iii) delete time period (1 month after issue date) for implementation for Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.2 and 2.2.1 5.3.1.14 delete "or chemicals" 5.5.1 delete "and actions to be taken when limits are approached or exceeded" 5.6.1.a delete "of toxic chemicals or" 5.6.3.a(1) delete entire subsection 5.6.3.a(4)(5) delete entire subsections 5.7.1 delete "to demonstrate compliance with the limiting conditions for operation in Section 2 and 5.7.2.e delete "2,"
5.8.1 delete "(see ETS 2.1.2)"
delete "(see ETS 2.2.1)"
5.8.2 delete "(see ETS 3.1)"
As above, these. parts refer to limiting conditions for operation and other sections of the Appendix B, Technical Specifications that have been deleted or they relate to reporting requirements that are duplicative of the NPDES permit requirements. Therefore, deletion of these speci fications is acceptable.
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-3 2.3 Editorial Changes In the course of review of this application, the staff determined that Sections 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4 and 5.5.1 had been inadvertently deleted from the Appendix B Technical Specifications by Amendment No. 66, (December 28, 1982) which replaced pages 5-6 and 5-7.
These sections have been restored to the Technical Specifications as new pages 5-7a, 5-7b and 5-7c.
Because of the differences in page numbering in the NRC and licensee copies of the Appendix B Technical Specifications, this error was reflected only in the copy of the Technical Specifications maintained by the NRC; the licensee's copy was unaffected and the applicable specifications were followed by the licensee during this time period.
This editorial change, therefore, corrects the NRC copy of the Technical Specifications.
In addition, the staff noted that in several places, copies of reports are required to be sent to the Director, Division of Reactor Licensing.
Since that position no longer exists in the NRC organizational structure, the designated recipient has been replaced by Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in Specifications 5.6.3.a (first and third paragraphs),
5.6.3.b, 5.6.3.c, 5.6.3.d, 5.6.4.b and 5.8.
Similarly, Specifications 5.6.3a [first paragraph (twice) and third para graph], 5.6.3.b, and 5.6.3.c have been changed to replace the Director of the Regional Inspection and Enforcement Office with The Regional Administrator as recipient of the reports.
Other editorial changes are:
o Specification 1.10 add "s" to "Specification" - typographical error o Table of Contents - Changed to show deleted sections and insertion of above pages.
These changes are of no safety significance, have been discussed with the licensee and have been mutually agreed to by the staff and licensee.
Therefore, these changes are acceptable.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
We have determined that the amendment does not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any significant environmental impact. Having made this determination, we have further concluded that the amendment involves an action which is insignificant from the standpoint of environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR §51.5(d)(4), that an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
4.0 CONCLUSION
The staff has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public
-4 will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner; and (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
5.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT E. McKenna contributed to this evaluation.
Dated:
June 4, 1984