ML15054A400

(HNP-2), Correction for Amendments Regarding Reactor Core Safety Limits

ML15054A400
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Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	02/24/2015
From:	Martin R Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Pierce C Southern Nuclear Operating Co
Martin R
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 24, 2015 Mr. C. R. Pierce Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.*

Post Office Box 1295, Bin - 038 Birmingham, At 35201-1295

SUBJECT:

EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 (HNP-2), CORRECTION FOR AMENDMENTS REGARDING REACTOR CORE SAFETY LIMITS

Dear Mr. Pierce:

On October 20, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 213 to Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-5 changing the reactor steam dome pressure safety limit (SL) in TS Section 2.1.1 "Reactor Core SLs" (Agencywide Documents Access and Management. System (ADAMS) '

Accession No. ML14276A634).

On February 18, 2015, the NRC issued Amendment No. 218 to Renewed Facility Operating License NPF-5 for HNP-2 changing the minimum critical power ratio (MCPR) SL in TS Section 2.1.1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15020A434). The SLs in TS Section 2.1.1, TS page 2.0-1, include limits on both reactor steam dome .pressure and on minimum critical power ratio (MCPR).

With the issuance of Amendment 213 on the steam dome pressure limit, the version of TS page 2.0-1 previously submitted for the MCPR change became obsolete. TS page 2 . 0-1 was not then updated by the licensee to support the ongoing MCPR application review. This contributed to the inadvertent issuance of TS page 2.0-1 for the MCPR Amendment 218 that did not reflect the earlier change that NRC approved for the steam dome pressure SL.

C.R. Pierce Please find enclosed a corrected TS page 2.0-1 that includes the changes made to it by Amendments 213 and 218 for HNP-2. These two TS changes are independent of each other; accordingly the NRC safety reviews and Federal Register notices for each amendment are independent of those developed for the other amendment. There is no change to the regulatory basis for the issuance of the two amendments. This correction is an administrative change to produce an integrated version of TS page 2.0-1 that includes the separate changes to the steam dome pressure SL and to the MCPR SL on page 2.0-1.

Sincerely, a~~Robert Martin, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-366

Enclosure:

Corrected TS page 2.0-1 to Amendment No. 218 to NPF-5 cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv

Sls 2.0 2.1 SAFETY LIMITS (Sls) 2.2 Sls 2.2.1 Reactor Core Sls 2.2.1.1 With the reactor steam dome pressure < 685 psig or core flow

< 10% rated core flow:

THERMAL POWER shall bes 24% RTP.

2.2.1.2 With the reactor steam dome pressure ~ 685 psig and core flow

~ 10% rated core flow:

MCPR shall be~ 1.09 for two recirculation loop operation or~ 1.12 for single recirculation loop operation.

2.2.1.3 Reactor vessel water level shall be greater than the top of active irradiated fuel.

2.2.2 Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Pressure SL Reactor steam dome pressure shall be s 1325 psig.

2.3 SL Violations With any SL violation, the following actions shall be completed within 2 hour2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />s:

2.3.1 Restore compliance with all SLs; and 2.3.2 Insert all insertable control rods.

HATCH UNIT 2 2.0-1 Amendment No. 218

ML15054A400 OFFICE NRR/LPL2-1/PM NRR/LPL2-1 /LA OGC NRR/LPL2-1/BC NAME RMartin SFigueroa AGhosh INLO RPascarelli DATE 02/23/15 02/24/15 02/24/15 02/24/15