ML17037C420

Amendment to Operating License/Change to Appendix a Technical Specification Concerning Request for Change Regarding the Lowering of the Reactor Vessel Water Level

ML17037C420
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	05/06/1977
From:	D'Angelo W Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
To:	Nowicki S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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I specs'otorized 5/6/T7. cqncerns request.

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yoxation, hoX,dex of. Feci3.$ ,ty Opex'etang Licenei Ho. BPR-63, hex'aby requests tbnt Seccioee R,.X.X, and 3.X..6 oZ the Techn9.ca%, Specifications and Bases set forth in ApyeocKv A

@o that. License be amended. This px'oposed change bee been coacuxxed wS.th by the Si.t:e Operations Revtew Comndtgee end Safety Reviepz and. Audit: Beoz4.

Tke pxopoee8 Technical. Sgocif9.cat:ion. change is set forth in Attachment A cp thin applkeatioA. 8'uppox'tixlg XnÃoxmacS.oa, +M,cb demonstrates Chac t: he proposed change does not imroIve. a QigoiHcoot 4aw'ard8 ooneMex'et.'J.on, 9e set forth kn Attachment S. 'Axe propoeek change mcn~X8 not:

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QPR-63'ocket No. 50-220 Pxoposed. Changes to Technical Speci&.ca@9.oas Aeeached are revisions Co Pages 6 and 53a of Appendix. A to DPR-63.

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The neutron flux shall not exceed its scram d, The reactor mter lm level scram trip.

setting for longer than 1.5 seconds as indicated setting shall be no lawe than 12 inches by the process computer, >lhen the process (53 inches indicator scale) relative tq ccmputer is out of service, a saf'eg limit the minimum novi ~ater level (X2'9"),

riolation shall be assmed if the neutron flux exc efs the scram setting and control rod e. The reactor mter lm1mr level setting for scram does noi occur. cor spray initiation shall be no less than -5 feet (5 inches indicator scale)

To ensure thai the Safety Limi. established relative to the minimum normal water level in Specifications 2.l.la and 2.1.]b is not glevation 308'9"}.

exceeded, each required scram shall be initiated by expec.H scram signal. The Safe.y limit shall '.s

f. The Row biased APHR rod block trip settings be assumed to be exc~ded ~hen scrm~ is accom- shall be less than or equal to that shee plished by a means other than the ~aspect% in Figure 2.1,].

scram signai.

Nenever the. reactor is in the shutdee condition xi@ irradiated gael in the reactor vessel, the eater level shall not be more than 7 feet ll inches (127.1 inches indicator scale} below minimmi normal eater level (Elevation 302'9"), "c pt as specified in "e" helen For the purpose of performing major mainienanc8 (not to exceed 12 xe Rs in duration) on the rector vessel, the reactor water level Nay be leered the annum nodal water level (Elevation 9'elm 302'9"). 'Nenever the reactor pater level is Xo be lowered helen '.he lm-i~low level set point redundant instrumentation will be provided Zo monitor the reactor eater level.

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3URVHLutcK"RKPUBEÃNT For the purpose of perfoWng major maintenance (not to exceed 12 meks in duration) on the reactor vessel, the. reactor water level my be leered to g'elow the minimum normal water level {elevation 30K'9"). Mhenever the reactor water level is to be lerei 4 beiaw the le-law-law level set, point redundant instrumntation will be provided to monitor the reactor water level and written pro-c dures will be developed and folletad whenever the reactor water level is lawered below the low-lm level set point. The- procedures will define tne valves that all be used to lover the vessel eater level. Nl other valves, that have the poteniial of lowerin the vessel water level mll be identified by val ve number in the procedures and Nese- valves sill be red tagged to preclude their operation dur',ng the major mintenance with the wa er level belcw the law-.law level set point.

During the period of major maintenance requiring lowering the water level to mre than 7 fe 4 ll inches helm minirm normal eater level (127,1 inches indicator sca)e), either boih Core Spray 5ys.ems must be operable or, if one Core Spray Sys~ is inoporab'le because of the maintananc , all of the rdundani c~i nenes of the other Cor Spray System must be operable.

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NXAQABA Y>OHAHK POW08. CORPORA'EXON Lf.conic No. QPK'63 Docket Bo. 50-RRO Su oaten lnfoxmation Our submittal of Nay 9, 1977 requested e change which would allow 3.owerinp of the reactor vessel miter Revel belch the low-low-low level set: point. Thi.s mes required so that maintenance could be performed an the feedeater spax'gers nnd noaalee.

The maintenance work on the spaxsers and oozzles has been slowex than anti.cf.pated. Also, nrJditional woxk has been found to be necessary an the control roC dr;Lve hydraulic return line, Therefoxe, a chan8e in the dura-tion from 6 to 1R wrecks is necesonry.

Since the core decay heat peneretion. is constantly decreasing, the consequences of a LOCA, whi3.e in the shutdown condition w3.13. continue to be less sever@.

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