ML17284A727
| ML17284A727 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 08/13/1998 |
| From: | Coleman D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| G02-98-147, G2-98-147, NUDOCS 9808190056 | |
| Download: ML17284A727 (4) | |
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CATEGORY 1 REGULA Y INFORMATION DISTRIBUTI SYSTEM (RIDS)
ACCESSION NBR:9808190056 DOC.DATE: 98/08/13 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-397 WPPSS Nuclear Project, Unit 2, Washington Public Powe 05000397 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION COLEMAN,D.W.
Washington Public Power Supply System RECIP. NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Records Management Branch (Document Control Desk)
SUBJECT:
Requests withdrawal of 980717 exigent TS amend request to SR
- 3. 8.4.7 to allow performance discharge test to be performed in lieu of battery svc test for Div 2,125 VDC,Battery E-B1-2.
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WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM P.O. Box 968
~ Richland, Washington 99352-0968 August 13, 1998 G02-98-147 Docket No. 50-397 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
Subject:
COMPLETION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT (SR) 3.8.4.7 FOR BATTERYEi-31-2
References:
1)
Letter GO2-98-125, dated July 16, 1998, JV Parrish (SS) to NRC, "Request for Enforcement Discretion From Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.8.4.7" 2)
Letter dated July 17, 1998, WH Bateman (NRC) to JV Parrish (SS),
"Notice of Enforcement Discretion for Nuclear Project Number 2
(WNP-2) (TAC MA2281) (NOED 98-6-012)"
3)
Letter GO2-98-128, dated July 17, 1998, JV Parrish (SS) to NRC, "Exigent Technical Specification Amendment Request To Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.8.4.7" The Supply System hereby requests the withdrawal of the exigent Technical Specification amendment request to Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.8.4.7 (Reference 3).
In that correspondence, the Supply System specifically requested modification of Technical Specification SR 3.8.4.7 to allow the performance discharge test to be performed in lieu of the battery service test for Division 2, 125 VDC, Battery E-B1-2.
The Supply System determined that the verbatim requirements of SR 3.8.4.7 had not been fulfilled within the Frequency plus allowed extension time specified in the Technical Specifications.
From the time of the request for the exigent Technical Specification amendment (July 17, 1998) through August 11, 1998, WNP-2 was using the enforcement*discretion granted in Reference 2 to operate while in noncompliance with TS LCO 3.8.4.
That enforcement discretion was to remain in effect until such time that an exigent Technical Specification amendment was issued which would credit the April 1997 performance discharge test required by SR 3.8.4.8 in lieu of the service test in SR 3.8.4.7 for the Division 2 battery, E-B1-2, until the plant entered Mode 4 for the R-14 maintenance and refueling outage (scheduled for mid-1999), or during an outage of sufficient duration, which ever occurred first.
At such time, the Supply System would perform the service test (SR 3.8.4.7) for the E-B1-2 battery.
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COMPLETION OF T CALSPECIHCATION SURV LANCE REQUIREMENT (SR) 3.8.4.7 FOR BATTERYE-B1-2 Page 2 On August 8,
- 1998, WNP-2 entered Mode 4
as required by an unrelated Technical Specification required action.
The duration of this forced outage was estimated to be sufficient to perform TS SR 3.8.4.7 and return the E-B1-2 battery to a fully charged and Operable status.
The subject surveillance requirement was satisfied on August 11, 1998 when the battery service test was successfully completed.
As Technical Specification compliance to SR 3.8.4.7 has been reestablished, the need for further exercising of enforcement discretion and issuance of the requested exigent Technical Specification amendment has been removed.
It is the Supply System's understanding that the staff was nearing completion of its approval process for the subject amendment to the WNP-2 Technical Specifications and apologizes for any inconvenience this request may have caused.
Should you have any questions or desire additional information regarding this matter, please call me or Mr. PJ Inserra at (509) 377-4147.
Respectfully, DW Coleman Manager, Regulatory Affairs Mail Drop PE20 cc:
EW Merschoff - NRC-RIV DF IGrsch - NRC-RIV, WCFO C Poslusny, Jr. - NRC-NRR NRC Sr. Resident Inspector - 927N DLWilliams - BPA/1399 PD Robinson - Winston Ec Strawn