ML16012A130

Letter Transmitting Final SE of Traveler TSTF-547, Revision 1, Clarification of Rod Position Requirements

ML16012A130
Person / Time
Site:	Technical Specifications Task Force
Issue date:	03/04/2016
From:	Kevin Hsueh Licensing Processes Branch (DPR)
To:	Technical Specifications Task Force
Honcharik M
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ML16012A126	List: ML15328A350 ML16012A130
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TAC MF3570
Download: ML16012A130 (4)

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March 4, 2016 Technical Specifications Task Force 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

FINAL SAFETY EVALUATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE TRAVELER TSTF-547, REVISION 1, CLARIFICATION OF ROD POSITON REQUIREMENTS (TAC NO. MF3570)

Dear Members of the Technical Specifications Task Force:

By letter dated March 6, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14065A582), the Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) submitted Traveler TSTF-547, Revision 0, Clarification of Rod Position Requirements, for U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review and approval.

By letter dated November 20, 2015 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML15187A217), an NRC draft safety evaluation (SE) of the Traveler TSTF-547 was provided for your review and comments. By letter dated December 31, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15365A610), you commented on the draft SE and submitted Revision 1 to Traveler TSTF-547. The NRC staffs final SE is enclosed with this letter.

The Traveler, TSTF-547, Revision 1, is applicable to all Westinghouse-designed pressurized water reactors and is part of the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP). The proposed change revises the Standard TS (STS), NUREG-1431, Standard Technical Specifications Westinghouse Plants. Volume 1 of NUREG-1431 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12100A222. Volume 2 of NUREG-1431 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12100A228.

Our SE applies only to material provided in the subject Traveler. We do not intend to repeat our review of the acceptable material described in the Traveler. When a licensee submits a license amendment request (LAR) to adopt this TS change, our review will ensure that the material presented applies to the specific plant involved. Licensees are responsible for reviewing the NRC staffs SE and the applicable technical justifications, providing any necessary plant-specific information, and assessing the completeness and accuracy of their LAR. The NRC will process each LAR to adopt this Traveler according to applicable NRC rules and procedures.

The Traveler TSTF-547, Revision 1, does not prevent licensees from requesting an alternate approach or proposing changes other than those in TSTF-547, Revision 1. However, significant changes from the approach recommended or the inclusion of additional changes in the LAR will require additional NRC staff review, remove the LAR from the CLIIP, increase the time and resources needed for the review, and/or result in NRC staff rejection of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant or additional changes should instead submit an LAR that does not claim to adopt TSTF-547, Revision 1.

TSTF If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Honcharik at 301-415-1774 or via e-mail at Michelle.Honcharik@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kevin Hsueh, Chief Licensing Processes Branch Division of Policy and Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 753

Enclosure:

Final SE cc w/encl: See next page

ML16012A130 (Letter/Public); ML15328A350 (Final SE/Public); ML16012A126 (Package/Public);

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NAME MHoncharik DHarrison JDean RElliott DATE 01/12/2016 02/03/2016 02/29/2016 03/01/2016 OFFICE NRR/DSS/SRXB* OGC NRR/DPR/PLPB NAME EOesterle JLindell* KHsueh DATE 03/03/2016 02/25/2016 03/04/2016 Technical Specifications Task Force Project No. 753 cc:

Technical Specifications Task Force c/o EXCEL Services Corporation 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852 Attention: Brian D. Mann E-mail: brian.mann@excelservices.com James R. Morris Diablo Canyon Power Plant Building 104/5/21A P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 E-mail: JY1E@pge.com Joseph A. Clark Entergy Nuclear South 5485 Highway 61 St. Francisville, LA. 70775 E-mail: jclark@entergy.com Otto W. Gustafson Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 E-mail: ogustaf@entergy.com Michael K. Leisure Duke Energy 526 S. Church Street Mail Code EC2ZF Charlotte, NC 28202 E-mail: mike.leisure@duke-energy.com