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Cover Letter Transmitting Final SEs of Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position
ML19323E928
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Site: Technical Specifications Task Force
Issue date: 12/10/2019
From: Victor Cusumano
NRC/NRR/DSS/STSB
To:
Technical Specifications Task Force
Honcharik M, NRR/DSS, 301-415-1774
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ML19323E957 List:
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EPID L-2019-PMP-0178
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December 10, 2019 Technical Specifications Task Force 11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

FINAL SAFETY EVALUATIONS OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE TRAVELER TSTF-541, REVISION 2, ADD EXCEPTIONS TO SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VALVES AND DAMPERS LOCKED IN THE ACTUATED POSITION, USING THE CONSOLIDATED LINE ITEM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS (EPID L-2019-PMP-0178)

Dear Members of the Technical Specifications Task Force:

By letter dated August 28, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19240A315), the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for review and approval Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, Add Exceptions to Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Dampers Locked in the Actuated Position. The traveler was submitted as part of the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP). Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, is approved as a CLIIP traveler.

By letter dated October 24, 2019 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML19253A044), an NRC draft safety evaluation (SE) and draft model SE of Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, were provided for your review and comments. By letter dated November 5, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19309C009), you commented on the SEs. The NRC staffs final traveler SE and final model SE are provided in Enclosures 1 and 2, respectively, to this letter.

Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, is applicable to Babcock & Wilcox, Westinghouse, Combustion Engineering, and General Electric plant designs. The proposed change revises Revision 4 of the Standard Technical Specifications (STS), Volumes 1 and 2 of NUREG-1430, NUREG-1431, NUREG-1432, NUREG-1433, and NUREG-1434.1 1

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standard Technical Specifications, Babcock and Wilcox Plants, NUREG-1430, Volume 1, Specifications, and Volume 2, Bases, Revision 4.0, April 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos ML12100A177 and ML12100A178, respectively).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standard Technical Specifications, Westinghouse Plants, NUREG-1431, Volume 1, Specifications, and Volume 2, Bases, Revision 4.0, April 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12100A222 and ML12100A228, respectively).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standard Technical Specifications, Combustion Engineering Plants, NUREG-1432, Volume 1, Specifications, and Volume 2, Bases, Revision 4.0, April 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12102A165 and ML12102A169, respectively).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standard Technical Specifications, General Electric, BWR/4 Plants, NUREG-1433, Volume 1, Specifications, and Volume 2, Bases, Revision 4.0, April 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12104A192 and ML12104A193, respectively).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Standard Technical Specifications, General Electric BWR/6 Plants, NUREG-1434, Volume 1, Specifications, and Volume 2, Bases, Revision 4.0, April 2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12104A195 and ML12104A196, respectively).

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

Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2, does not prevent licensees from requesting an alternate approach or proposing changes other than those in the traveler. However, significant changes from the approach recommended or the inclusion of additional changes in the LAR will require additional NRC staff review, increase the time and resources needed for the review, and/or result in non-acceptance of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant or additional changes should instead submit an LAR that does not claim to adopt Traveler TSTF-541, Revision 2.

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Victor G. Cusumano, Chief Technical Specifications Branch Division of Safety Systems Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 753

Enclosures:

1. Final Traveler SE
2. Final Model SE cc: See next page

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 P. Miksa Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 E-mail: jmiksa@entergy.com Jordan L. Vaughan Duke Energy EC07C / P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, NC 28202 E-mail: jordan.vaughan@duke-energy.com Ryan M. Joyce Southern Nuclear Operating Company 3535 Colonnade Parkway / Bin N-274-EC Birmingham, AL 35243 E-mail: rmjoyce@southernco.com Putri Kusumawati Murray Exelon Generation 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville IL 60555 E-mail: Putri.Kusumawatimurray@exeloncorp.com Wesley Sparkman Southern Nuclear Operating Company 3535 Colonnade Parkway / Bin N-226-EC Birmingham, AL 35242 E-mail: wasparkm@southernco.com

Package: ML19323E957, Cover letter: ML19323E928, Final traveler SE: ML19323E926, Final model SE: ML19323E925

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