ML17157A129

Amends 97 & 65 to Licenses NPF-14 & NPF-22,respectively, Changing Tech Specs to Remove 3.25 Limit on Extension of Surveillance Intervals

ML17157A129
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Issue date:	04/05/1990
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i UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 PENNSYLVANIA POWER

& LIGHT COMPANY ALLEGHENY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.

DOCKET NO. 50-387 SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE J

Amendment No.97 License No.

NPF-14 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) having found that:

A.

The application for the amendment filed by the Pennsylvania Power Light Company, dated October 2, 1989 complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),

and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance:

(i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities wi 1'1 be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2.

Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifica-tions as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and paragraph 2.C.(2) of the Facility Operating License No. NPF-14 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2)

Technical S ecifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.

97 and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.

PP&L shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

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This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.

'FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications

,,Date of Issuance:

April 5. 1990

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This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:

April 5, 1990 Walter R. Butler, Director Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT.NO. 97 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-14 DOCKET NO. 50-387 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with enclosed pages.

The revised pages are identified by Amendment number and contain vertical lines indicatinq the area of change.

The overleaf pages are provided to maintain document completeness.*

REMOVE 3/4 0-1 3/4 0-2 8 3/4 0-3 8 3/4 0-4 8 3/4 0-5 8 3/4 0-6 INSERT 3/4 0-1*

3/4 0-2 8 3/4 0-3*

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3/4. 0 APP LICABILITY LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.0.1 Compliance with the Limiting Conditions for Operation contained in the succeeding Specifications is required during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified therein; except that upon failure to meet the Limiting Conditions for Operation, the associated ACTION requirements sha11 be met.

3.0.2 Noncompliance with a Specification shall exist when the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation and associated ACTION requirements are not met within the specified time intervals.

If the Limiting Condition for Operation is restored prior to expiration of the specified. time intervals, completion of the ACTION requirements is not required.

3.0.3 When a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met, except as provided in the associated ACTION requirements, within one hour action shall be initiated to place the unit in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION in which the Specification does not apply by placing it, as applicable,

.in:

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At least STARTUP within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, 2.

At least HOT SHUTDOWN within the following 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, and 3.

At least COLO SHUTDOWN w thin the subsequent 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation under the ACTION requirements, the ACTION may be taken in accordance with the specified time limits as measured from the time of failure to meet the Limiting Condition for Operation.

Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specifications.

This specification is not applicable in OPERATIONAL CONDITION 4or 5.

3.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition shall not be made when the conditions for the Limiting Conditions for Operation are not met and the associated ACTION.re uires a shutdown if the are not met with-in a

s ecified time interval.

Entr into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other s ecified condition ma be made in accordance with the ACTION re uirements when conformance to them ermits continued o eration of the facilit for an unlimited K

TIONAL CONDITIONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.

Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specifications.

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APPLICABILITY SURVEILLANCE RE UIREHENTS 4.0.1 Surveillance Requirements shall be met during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified for individual Limiting Conditions for Operation unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.

4.0.2 Each Surveillance Requirement shall be performed within the specified surveillance interval with a maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25 percent of the specified surveillance interval.

4.0.3 Failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval, defined b

S ecification 4.0.2, shall constitute non-compliance with the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.

The time limits of the ACTION re uirements are a

licable at the time it is identified that a Surveillance Re uirement has not been erformed The ACTION re uirements ma be dela ed for u to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to ermit the com le-tion of the surveillance when the allowable outa e time limits of the ACTION re uirements are less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment.

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~ 4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified applicable condi-tion shall not be made unless the Surveillance Requirement(s) associated with the Limiting Condition for Operation have been performed within the applicable surveillance interval or as otherwise specified.

This rovision shall not re-vent assa e throu h or to OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS as re uired to com 1

with ACTION re uirements.

4.0.5 Surveillance Requirements for inservice inspection and testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2,

& 3 components shall be applicable as follows:

a.

b.

Inservice inspection of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components and inservice testing of ASHE Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda as required by 10 CFR 50, Section 50.55a(g),

except where specific written relief has been granted by the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR 50, Section

50. 55a(g)(6)(i).

Surveillance intervals specified in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda for the inservice inspection and testing activities required by the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda shall be applicable as follows in these Technical Specifications:

SUSQUEHANNA " UNIT 1 3/4 0-2 Amendment No. 97

3/4. 0 APPLICABILITY BASES Continued allowable time to reach COLO SHUTOOWN, or other OPERATIONAL CONDITION, is not reduced.

For example, if STARTUP is reached in 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, the time a11owed to reach HOT SHUTDOWN is the next 11 hours1.273148e-4 days <br />0.00306 hours <br />1.818783e-5 weeks <br />4.1855e-6 months <br /> because the total time to reach HOT SHUTDOWN is not reduced from the allowable limit of 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />.

Therefor e, if remedial measures are completed that would permit a return to POW'ER operation, a penalty is not incurred by having to reach a lower CONOITION of operation in less than the total time allowed.

The same principle applies with regard to the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements, if compliance with the ACTION requirements for one specification results in entry into an OPERATIONAL CONOITION or condition of operation for another specification in which the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation are not met.

If the new specification becomes appli-cable in less time than specified, the difference may be added to the allowable outage time limits of the second specification.

However, the allowable outage time limits of ACTION requirements for a higher CONOITION of operation may not be used to extend the allowable outage time that is applicable when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met in a lower CONOITION of operation.

The shutdown requirements of Specification 3.0.3 do not apply in CONOITIONS 4

~nd 5, because the ACTION requireaggts of individual specifications define the remedial measures to be taken.

S ecification 3.0.4 establishes limitations on a change in OPERATIONAL CONOI-TIONS when a L~mst ng Condition for Operation is not met.

It precludes placing the facility in a higher CONOITION of operation when the requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation are not met, and continued noncompliance to these conditions would result in a shutdown to comply with the ACTION require-ments if a change in CONOITIONS were permitted.

The purpose of this specifica-tion is to ensure that facility operation is not initiated or that higher CONOI-TIONS of operation are not entered when corrective action is being taken'o obtain compliance with a specification by restoring equipment to OPERABLE status or parameters to specified limits.

Compliance with ACTION requirements that permit continued operation of the facility for an unlimited period of time provides an acceptable level of safety for continued operation without regard to the status of the plant before or after a change in OPERATIONAL CONOITIONS.

Therefore, in this case, entry into an OPERATIONAL CONOITION or other specified condition say be made in accordance with the provisions of the ACTION ~equire-ments.

The provisions of this specification should not,

however, be interpreted as endorsing".the-failure to exercise good practice in restoring systems or components to OPERABLE status before plant startup.

When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, the provisions of Specification 3.0.4 do not apply because they would delay placing the facil-ity in a lower CONOITION of operation.

S ecifications 4.0.1 throu h 4.0.5 establish the general requirements applicable to Surveillance Requirements.

These requirements are based on the Surveillance Requirements stated in the Code of Federal Regulations, 10 CFR 50. 36(c}(3}:

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3l4. 0 APPLICABILITY BASES Continued "Surveillance requirements are requirements relating to test, calibration, or inspection to ensure that the necessary quality of'ystems and components is maintained, that facility operation will be within safety limits, and that the

~ limiting conditions of operation will be met."

S ecification 4. 0. 1 establishes the requirement that survei llances must be performed during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions for which the requirements of the Limiting Conditions for Operation apply unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement, The purpose of this specifi-cation is to ensure that surveillances are performed to verify the operational status of systems and components and that parameters are within specified limits to ensure safe operation of the facility when the plant is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition for which the individual Limiting Condi-tions for Operation are applicable.

Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed when the facility is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION for which the requirements of the associated Limited Condition for Operation do not apply unless otherwise specified.

The Surveillance Requirements associated with a Special Test Exception are only applicable when the Special Test Exception is used as an allowable exception to the requirements of a specification.

S ecification 4.0.2 establishes the limit for which the specified time interval for Surveillances Requirements may be extended.

It permits an allowable extension of the normal surveillance interval to facilitate surveillance scheduling and consideration of plant operating conditions that may not be suitable for conducting the surveillance; e.g., transient conditions or other ongoing surveillance or maintenance activities.

It also provides flexibilityto accommodate the length of a fuel cycle for surveillances that are performed at each refueling outage and are specified with an 18-month surveillance interval.

It is not intended that this provision be used repeatedly as a convenience to extend surveillance intervals beyond that specified for surveillances that are not performed during refueling outages.

The limitation of Specification 4.0.2 is based on engineering judgement and the recognition that the most probable result of any particular surveillance being performed is the verification of conformance with the Surveillance Requirements.

This provision is sufficient to ensure that the reliability ensured through surveillance activities is not significantly degraded beyond that obtained form the specified surveillance

interval, S ecification 4.0.3 establishes the failure to perform a Surveillance Require-ment within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, as a condition that constitutes a failure to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.

Under the provisions of this specification, systems and components are assumed to be OPERABLE when Surveillance Requirements have been satisfactorily performed within the specified time interval.

However, nothing in this provision is to be construed as implying that systems or components are OPERABLE when they are found or known to be inoperable although still meeting the Surveillance Require-ments.

This specification also clarifies that the ACTION requirements are applicable when Surveillance Requirements have not been completed within the SUSQUEHANNA - UNIT 1 B 3/4 0"4 Amendment No.

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BASES Continued) allowed surveillance interval and that the time limits of the ACTION require-ments apply from the point,in time it is identified that a surveillance has not been performed and not at the time that the allowed surveillance interval was exceeded.

Completion of the Surveillance Requirement within the allowable out-age time limits of the ACTION requirements restores compliance with the require-ments of Specification 4.0.3.

However, this does not negate the fact that the fai lure to have performed the surveillance within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, was a violation of the OPERABILITY requirements of a Limiting Condition for Operation that is subject to enforcement

action, Further, the failure to perform a surveillance within the provisions of Specification 4.0.2 is a violation of a Technical Specification requirement and is, therefore, a reportable event under the requirements of 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B) because it is a condition prohibited by the plant's Technical Specifications.

If the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements are less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> or a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, e.g.,

Specification 3.0.3, a 24-hour allowance is provided to permit a delay in imple-menting the ACTION requirements.

This provides an adequate time limit to com-plete Surveillance Requirements that have not been performed.

The purpose of this allowance is to permit the completion of a surveillance before a shutdown would be required to comply with ACTION requirements or before other remedial measures would be required that may preclude the completion of a surveillance.

The basis for this allowance includes consideration for plant conditions, ade" quate planning, availability of personnel, the time required to perform the surveillance, and the safety significance of the delay in completing the required surveillance.

This provision also provides a time limit for the com-pletion of Surveillance Requirements that become applicable as a consequence of CONDITION changes imposed by ACTION requirements and for completing Surveil-lance Requirements that are applicable when 'an exception to the requirements of Specification 4.0.4 is allowed.

If a surveillance is not completed within the 24-hour allowance, the time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at that time.

When a surveillance is performed within the 24-hour allowance and the Surveillance Requirements are not met, the time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at the time that the surveillance is terminated.

Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment because the ACTION requirements define the remedial measures that apply.

How-

ever, the Surveillance Requirements have to be met to demonstrate that inoper-able equipment has been restored to OPERABLE status.

S ecification 4.0.4 establishes the requirement that all applicable surveil-lances must be met before entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other condi-tion of operation specified in the Applicability statement.

The purpose of this specification is to ensure that system and component OPERABILITY require-ments or parameter limits are met before entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition for which these systems and components ensure safe operation of the facility.

This provision applies to changes in OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other specified conditions associated with plant shutdown as well as startup.

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3/4. 0 APPLICABILITY BASES Continued Under the provisions of this specification, the applicable Surveillance Require-ments must be performed within the specified surveillance interval to assume that the Limiting Conditions for Operation are met during initial plant startup or following a plant outage.

When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, the provisions of Specification

4. 0. 4 do not apply because this would delay placing the faci 1-ity in a lower CONDITION of operation.

S ecification 4.0.5 establishes the requirement that inservice inspection of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components and inservice testing of ASHE Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves shall be performed in accordance with a periodically updated version of Section XI of the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and Addenda as required by 10 CFR 50.55a.

These requirements apply except when relief has been provided in w~iting by the Coaeission.

This specification includes a clarification of the frequencies for performing the inservice inspection and testing activities required by Section XI of the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda.

This clarifica-tion is provided to ensure consistency in surveillance intervals throughout the Technical Specifications and to rqgove any ambiguities relative to the fre-quencies for performing the requiR+finservice inspection and testing activities Under the terms of this specification, the more restrictive requirements of the Technical Specifications take precedence over the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda.

The requirements of Specification 4.0.4 to perform surveillance activities before entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition takes precedence over the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provision that allows pumps and valves to be tested up to one week after return to normal operation.

The Technical Specification definition of OPERABLE does not allow a grace period before a component, which is not capable of performing its specified function, is declared inoperable and takes preced-ence over the ASHE Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provision that allows a

valve to be incapable of performing its specified function for up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> before being declared inoperable.

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DOCKET NO. 50-388 SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 65 License No.

NPF-22 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) having found that:

A.

The application for the amendment filed by the Pennsylvania Power 5

Light Company, dated October 2, 1989 complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),

and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; C.

There is reasonable assurance:

(i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2.

Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifica-tions as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and paragraph 2.C.(2) of the Facility Operating License No.

NPF-22 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2)

Technical S ecifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.

65 and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.

PPKL shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

3.

This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Attachment:

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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.

FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-22 DOCKET NO. 50-388 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with enclosed pages.

The revised pages are identified by Amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the area of change.

The overleaf pages are provided to maintain document completeness.*

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3/4.0 APPLICAB!LITV IN1ITING CONOITION FOR OPERATION

3. 0. 1 Compliance with the Limiting Conditions for Operation contained in the succeeding Specifications is required during the OPERATIONAL CQNOITIQNS or other conditions specified therein; except that upon f'ailure to meet the Limiting Conditions for Operation, the associated ACTION requirements shall be @et.

3. 0. 2 Noncompliance with a Specification shall exist when the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation and associated ACTION requirements are not met within the specified time intervals.

If the Limiting Condition for Operation is restored prior to expiration of the specif'ied time intervals, completion of the ACTION requirements is not required.

3. 0. 3 When a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met, except as provided in the associated ACTION requirements, within one hour action shall be initiated to place the unit in an OPERATIONAL CONOITION in which the Specification does not apply by placing it, as applicable, in:

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At least STARTVP within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, 2.

At least HOT SHUTDOWN ~ithin the following 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, and 3.

At least COLO SHUTGOW within the subsequent 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

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corrective measures are complet g that permit operation under the ACTION equirements, the ACTION may be taken W accordance with the specified time limits as measured from the time of failure to meet the Limiting Condition for Operation.

Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specifications.

This specification is not ap/1icable in OPERATIONAL CONOITION 4or 5.

3.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONOITION or other specified condition shall not be made when the conditions for the Limiting Conditians for Operation are not met and the associated ACTION re uires a shutdown if the are not met within a s ecified time interva nt

>nto an NAL CQN N or other s ecified cond t on ma be made fn accordance with the AC ION re uirements when con ormance to them erm ts cont nued operation of the faci it for an un imited eriod of t ae.

s prov s on shal not prevent passage through or to QP A

ONAL CON I ONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.

Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specii'ications.

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APPLICABILITY SURVEILLANCE RE UIREMENTS 4.0.1 Surveillance Requirements shall be met during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified for individual Limiting Conditions for Operation unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.

4.0.2 Each Surveillance Requirement shall be performed within the specified surveillance interval with a maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25 percent of the specified surveillance interval.

4.0.3 Failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval, defined b

S ecification 4.0.2, shall constitute noncompliance with the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.

The time limits of the ACTION re uirements are a

licable at the time it is identified that a Surveillance Re uirement has not been erformed.

The ACTION re uirements ma be dela ed for u to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to ermit the corn letion of the surveillance when the allowable outa e time limits of the ACTION re uirements are less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment.

4.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified applicable condition shall not be made unless the Surveillance Requirement(s) associated with the Limiting Condition for Operation have been performed within the h

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with ACTION re uirements.

4.0.5 Surveillance Requirements for inservice inspection and testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, 8

3 components shall be applicable as follows:

Inservice inspection of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components and inservice testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda as required by 10 CFR 50, Section 50.55a(g),

except where specific written relief has been granted by the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR 50, Section 50,55a(g)(6)(i).

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Surveillance intervals specified in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda for the inservice inspection and testing activities required by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda. shall be applicable as follows in these Technical Specifications:

"Not applicable to 18 month surveillances required to be performed prior to the startup following the end of the Unit 2 Third Refueling and Inspection Outage.

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3/4. 0 APP LICABI BASES Con' The time limits of Specification 3.0.3 allow 37 hours4.282407e-4 days <br />0.0103 hours <br />6.117725e-5 weeks <br />1.40785e-5 months <br /> for the plant to be in COLO SHUTOOWN shen a shutdown is required during POWER Operation.

If the plant is in a lower CONDITION of operation when a"shutdown is required, the time limit for reaching the next lower CONOITION of operation applies.

However, if a lower CONOITION of oper ation is reached in less time than

allowed, the total allowable time to reach COLO SHUTOOWN, or other OPERATIONAL CGNOITION, is not reduced.

For example, if STARTUP is reached in 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, the time allowed to reach HOT SHUTOOWN is the next 11 hours1.273148e-4 days <br />0.00306 hours <br />1.818783e-5 weeks <br />4.1855e-6 months <br /> because the total time to reach HOT SHUTDOWN is not reduced from the allowable limit of 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />.

Therefore, if remedial measures are completed that would permit a return to POWER operation, a penalty is not incurred by having to reach a lower CONOITION of operation in less than the total time allowed.

The same principle applies with regard to the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION reqpirements, if compliance with the ACTION requirements for one specification results in entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or condition of operation for another specification in which the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation are not met.

If the new specification becomes applicable in less time than specified, the difference may be added to the allowable outage time limits of the second specification.

However, the allowable outage time limits of ACTION requirements for a higher CONOITION of operation may not be used to extend the allowable outage time that is applicable when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met in a lower CONDITION of operation.

The shutdown requirements of Specification 3.0. 3 do not apply in CONOITrONS 4

and 5, because, the ACTION requirements of individual specifications define the remedial measures to be taken.

S ecification

3. 0. 4 establishes limitations on a change in OPERATIONAL CONOITIONS when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met.

It precludes placing the facility in a higher CONOITION of operation when the r equirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation are not met and continued noncompliance of these conditions would result in a shutdown to comply with the ACTION requirements if a change in CONOITIONS were permitted.

The purpose of this specification is to ensure that facility operation is not initiated or that higher CONDITIONS Of operation are not entered when corrective action is being taken to obtain compliance with a specification by restoring equipment to OPERABLE status or parameters to specified limits.

Compliance with ACTION requirements that permit continued operation of the facility for an unlimited period of time p'rovides an acceptable level of safety for continued operation without regard t'o the status of the plant befoi e or after a change in OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS.

Therefore, in this case, entry into an OPERATIONAL CONOITION or other specified condition may be made in accordance with the provisions of the ACTION requirements.

The provisions of this specification should not,

however, be interpreted as endorsing the failure to exercise good p~actice in restoring systems or components to OPERABLE status before plant startup.

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3/4. 0 APPLICABILITY BASES Con' When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, the provisions of Specification 3.0.4 do not apply because they would delay placing the facility in a lower CONDITION of operation.

S ecifications 4.0. 1 throu h 4.0.5 establish the general requirements appli-cable to Surveillance Requirements.

These requirements are based on the Sur-veillancee Requirements stated in the Code of Federal Regulations, 10 CFR 50.36(c)(3):

"Surveillance requirements are requirements relating to test, calibration, or inspection to ensure that the necessary quality of systems and components is maintained, that facility operation will be within safety limits, and that the limiting conditions of operation will be met."

S ecification 4. 0. 1 establishes the requirement that survei llances must be performed during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions for which the requirements of the Limiting Conditions for Operation apply unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.

The purpose of this specification is to ensure that survei llances are performed to verify the operational status of systems and components and that parameters are within specified limits to ensure safe operation of the facility when the plant is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition for which the individual Limiting Conditions for Operation are applicable.

Surveillance Requirements do not, have to be performed when the facility is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION for which the requirements of the associated Limiting Condition for Operation do not apply unless otherwise specified.

The Surveillance Requirements associated with a Special Test Exception are only applicable when the Special Test Exception is used as an allowable exception to the requirements of a specification.

S ecification 4.0.2 establishes the limit for which the specified time interval for Surveillances Requirements may be extended.

It permits an allowable extension of the normal surveillance interval to facilitate surveillance scheduling and consideration of plant operating conditions that may not be suitable for conducting the surveillance; e.g., transient conditions or other ongoing surveillance or maintenance activities.

It also provides flexibilityto accommodate the length of a fuel cycle for surveillances that are performed at each refueling outage and are specified with an;18-month surveillance interval.

It is not intended that this provision be used repeatedly as a convenience to extend surveillance intervals beyond that specified for surveillances that are not performed during refueling outages.

The limitation of Specification 4.0.2 is based on engineering judgement and the recognition that the most probable result of any particular surveillance being performed is the verification of conformance with the Surveillance Requirements.

This provision is sufficient to ensure that the reliability ensured through surveillance activities is not significantly degraded beyond that obtained from the specified surveillance interval.

S ecification 4.0.3 establishes the fai lure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, as a condition that constitutes a failure SUSQUEHANNA " UNIT 2 B 3/4 0-4 Amendment No.

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