ML17339A346
| ML17339A346 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/13/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 7911300634 | |
| Download: ML17339A346 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON,"D.C. 20555 SAFETY E'lALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAP, REACTOR PEGULATION RELATED TO At~iENDMENT NO.
51 TO'FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO.
DPR-31 AND AMENDMENT NO.
42 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO.
DPR-41 FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT. COMPANY TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS-3 AND 4 DOCKET NOS. 50-250 AND 50-251 Introduction By letter dated September 20, 1979, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) submitted a request to modify the Technical Specifications for the Turkey Point Plant, Unit Nos.
3 and 4.
The amendment would delete the require-ment that the screen wash system modifications be completed not later than November 1979.
Back round The requirement for the screen wash pump modification was proposed by the FPL letter of July 14, 1978.
Tliis proposal was in response to the staff position PF-19 in our letter dated April 10, 1978, regarding the fire water supply which required, among other things, a capacity of 300,000 gallons of water for fire protection.
In our letter dated November 8, 1978, issuing Amendment Nos.
42 and 34 we indicated that we were still evaluating the FPL position regarding physical dedication of the fire water supply and that we would require additional protection if we did not agree with the FPL position after our review was completed.
In the interim period, until the review was completed and any new requirements were implemented, we agreed that the FPL proposals and the increased inspection frequency would provide the necessary assurance that the water supply would be adequate.
The FPL proposal of July 14, 1979 included a review of water management schemes to allow a dedicated volume of 200,000 gallons of water for fire protection and modification of the screen wash system.
This is in.con-junction with the onsite portable 500 gpm pumper and the ability for offsite assistance to draft from the intake or discharge cana'1s.
Our Safety Evaluation addressing the FPL fire protection program was issued on tIarch 21, 1979.
In Section 3.2.3 Water Supply, we requested that the water supply be physically dedicated and that the adequacy of the screen wash system as an alternate water supply be confirmed by additional FPL calculations.
The FPL response dated May 21, 1979 has been reviewed and we find that the information supplied is inadequate to justify the FPL position regarding the fire water supply.
Subsequently, on October 17 and 18, 1979, we visited the Turkey Point Plant to obtain additional information regarding fire water supply, as well as other areas in the FPL fire protection program.
As we indicated in this visit (see meeting summary dated November 1, 1979),
among other issues, the fire water supply issue has not been resolved and we will be taking further action on 'those matters.
Evaluation Our evaluation of the Turkey Point Plant fire protection Technical Specifications is contained in Safety Evaluation dated November 25,.
1977.
At that time we concluded that the Technical Specifications were acceptable on an interim basis, until such time that our overall review is complete, required equipment is installed and operable, and final Technical Specifications have been developed and issued.
The Technical Specifications issued on November 8, 1978 were based on our November 25, 1977 Safety Evaluation.
On March 21, 1979, we issu'ed our Safety Evaluation which covered the entire program.
In this Safety Evaluation, we concluded that the modifications proposed by FPL and described therein were found acceptable both with respect to the irqrovements in the fire protection program that they provide and with respect-.to the continued safe operation of the facility while the remaining items were completed.
The above Safety Evaluations are. incorporated here by reference.
h'e have reviewed the September 20, 1979 amendment request in view of the above evaluations and find that the delay of the screen wash system modifications, consistent with the December 1980 deadline for other modifications as outlined in the facility operating licenses for the Turkey Point Plant Unit Nos.
3 and 4 will not effect our conclusions.
The fire water supply was an unresolved issue in our past reviews.
Approval of this request for delay would have a minimal effect on the safety of the plant, however, this approval would not in any way, expressed or implied, change the staff position regarding fire water supply.
On the basis of the above consideration, we conclude that the amendment request is acceptable.
Environmental Consideration We have determined that the amendments do not authorize a change in
'ffluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any significant environmental impact.
Having made this determination, we have further concluded that the amendments involve an action which is insignificant from the standpoint of environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR $51.5(d)(4), that an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environ-mental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuance of these amendments.
Conclusion We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) because the amendments do not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of accidents previously considered and do not involve a significant decrease in a safety margin, the amendments do not involve a significant hazards consideration, (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety o
.ne public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed
- manner, and (3) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of these amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Date:
November 13, 1979