ML19325C739

Forwards List of Changes,Test & Experiments Completed During Month of Sept 1989 & Summary of Safety Evaluations Reported in Compliance w/10CFR50.59 & 10CFR50.71(e)

ML19325C739
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	10/02/1989
From:	Robey R COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RAR-89-69, NUDOCS 8910170233
Download: ML19325C739 (13)

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-Commonwealth Edison'=

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RAR-89-69 u

October 2,.1989L

[b Director of: Nuclear _ Reactor Regulations U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

. Mail' Station PI-137-3 .- -Washington, D. C. 20555 i

=Enclased please. find'a listing of-those changes, tests, and experiments

. completed during the month of September,'1989, for Quad-Cities Station

. Units ~l'-and 2.-DPR-29 and DPR-30. A summary of the safety evaluations are: being -reported.'in compliance with 10CFR50.59 and 10CFR50.71(e).

E -? ~~ Thirty-nine copies are provided for your use.

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. COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY

. QUAD-C1 TIES NUCLEAR POWER-STATION

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F. :This' revision provides clarification of IST requirements, system:startup+

j isteps and provides for-shutdown of the drywell-torus differential pressure: control-

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drywellLpressuresLare avoided during HPCI: testing by allowing shutdown

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of the.drywell-torus dp control system.

"* 2.- The possibility for-an accident or malfunction'of a different-type than any'previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis' Report is not 1.

7 created because the basic method of system' testing remains unchanged,

.therefore =no new possibility of an accident or malfunction is created.

3 '. Th'e margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci

,fication', is not. reduced'hecause operation of the llPCI system and drywell--

f torusfcontrol: system remains.within the requirements of Technical Speci-ifications, therefore,ethe margin of safety is notLreduced-.

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k # o Safety Evaluation 189-335; Technical Specification-Proposed l Change,:Section 3.6/4.6

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.. .. This change: adjusts lthe' pressure-temperature _ operating limita for-Quad Cities o _ Unit 1 and)2 reactor vessels by updating Figure 3.6-1 and make the Jimits' valid h through_16 effective full power years. .This is necessary to comply with' Reg.

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Guide 1.99. Revision 2-(NRC Generic letter 88-11).

' Removes the limitation that the reactor' vessel be vented unless the reactor

> . vessel' temperature is equal to or greater than the minimum reactor pressurization L . temperature curve (Figure 3.6-2, DPR-29, and Figure 3.6-1. DPR-30). Additionally, F 'these' figures will be removed from the Technical Specifications.

An administrative change to correct the reactor vessel speciman withdrawal-

' dates in table 4.6-2.

.1. The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or-malfunction of-equipment important to safety as previously evaluated 6 g ;in the-Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because the pressure-

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temperature operating limits are adjusted to incorporate the initial fracture toughness conservatism present when the reactor vessel was new._ GE's analysis (NED0-21778-A) shows.that for a control rod drop

. accident transient in the conditions identified for venting, that no operator actions are needed to alter the vessel conditions. For water levels-as great 780 inches above the vessel bottom, a maximum vessel y pressure rise of 15.8 psi was calculated. The' venting requirement was j a result of a postulated pressure spike of sufficient magnitude that i would place the vessel in a condition that violates 10CFR50 Appendix G.

GE's analysis shows that this requirement was overly conservative and restrictive.Early withdrawal of the specimens simply provided irradiation E cffects at a lower fluence level. There remains sufficient vessel specimens-g; to_ support the requirements of Appendix H.

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an update of the old limits, no physical changes are being made. The  ;

removal of the venting requirement is only an adjustment to an overly  !

restrictive limit which has been shown not to be needed (NEDO-21778-A). i The maximum pressure spike was calculated to be 15.8 psi and as a result f GE states that no operator action is needed to alter vessel conditions l such as opening the vessel head vent. No new or different kind of accident i is created as a result of removing the reactor vessel specimen early.

The. vessel specimen was_ subjected to a slightly lower fluence level but provides information on irradiation effects of the vessel material. t There are sufficient vessel specimens remaining in the vessel to satisfy _l the requirements of Appendix H. j s

3. The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci- j fication, is not reduced because the new pressure-temperature operating  !

p limits are actually restoring the margin of safety to a level similar l to when the reactor vessel was new and the fracture toughness slightly j greater. Removing the venting requirements still includes an adequate i l margin of safety as-shown by GE's analysis (NED0-21778-A). The calculated  ;

maximum pressure rise as a result of a CRDA was 15.8 psi and thus, GE states no operation action to alter vessel conditions is needed. The margin of safety is not reduced by the early removal of the reactor vessel specimen. The specimen was used to determine the irradiation effects on the reactor vessel material. There are still enough specimens l remaining to support the requirements of Appendix H.

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Safety Evaluations (!89-432 and #89-439 Reactor Recirculation and Reactor Water Cleanup System Decontamination During the Unit 1 Refuel Outage decontamination of piping associated with the Reactor vessel was performed, the Reactor Water Cleanup Piping was performed with fuel in the vessel and the vessel head removed. The decontamination chemicals did not enter the vessel during this process.

The Recirculation Pump Suction and Disharge Piping was also decontaminated.

This was done with the fuel removed from the vessel. The vessel head was in place but not tensioned. Water icvel in the vessel was maintained below the core area of the vessel. The decontamination chemicals were flushed from the vessel prior to reloading fuel.

1. The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased since metallurgy effects are minimal because the solvent corrosion rates are less than the original allowances. 304 stain 1 css steel coupons were placed in the decontamination flow path and analyzed upon completion of the project for assurance of the actual corrosion rates. Water purity effects are minimal because the reactor coolant were returned to a conductivity and a TOC level that is acceptable to station chemistry.

2. The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than any prev Husly evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Peport is not created 'oecause the ef fects of residual solvent in the system was determined to be negligible. Reactor Coolant is c1 caned and returned to a conductivity and a TOC level which is acceptable to the station chemistry steff. Station radiation protection procedures were followed throughout the decontamination. During resin transfer to the soJidifi-cation truck, the affected areas of the reactor building was evacuated.

Access into the drywell during the process was strictly controlled by station health physicists. The level of the solvent in the recircu-lation system risers and annulus was contir.uously monitored. Since SMAD has reviewed the material / solvent interface for materials within the core and has accepted the solvent for use, the consequences of a failure in the level controla causing a spill into the core are negligibic.

3. The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci-fication is not reduced because the decontamination project was performed in accordance with the existing Technical Specifications.

The reactor was maintained in the shutdown or refuel rode with all interlocks in the shutdown or refuel position.

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'N Safety Evaluation #89-437 Process Control Program for CNSI Cement Solidifcation This provides the Process Control Program for CNSI to process LOMI decon solution on bead resin using Formula II.

1. The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because the solidi-fication of decon spent resins does not involve plant systems and will not increase the probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the FSAR.

2. The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type thwn

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created because this procedure does not contradict FSAR Section 9.

This procedure assures that the solidification is donc according to a pre-approved Process Control Program.

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3. The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci-fication, is not reduced because this is in accordance with Tech Spec 6.9 and ensures this margin of safety is incorporated.

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<:e FSAR Correction. '

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Change FSAR-Table 5.2.5 to better describe power to elose 1601-21, 22, 23

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, or. malfunction of equipmant important to safety;as.previously ovaluated. '

1 1n the Final Safety Analysis.Raport-is not increased because this safety :i evaluation is for a FSAR correction and does not involve any equipment.  :

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any previously evaluated in the FinallSafety Analysis ReportLis not j

-created because the probability of human error due to misinterpretation  :

9- , -of the FSAR is reduced.

3. The margin of' safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci-

'fication, is not reduced because Technical. Specifications are not affected.

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Reduce the number of temperature switches from 16 to 4-and change the trip i Lsetpoint from 185'T to 155'F on the Unit One RCIC and HPCI Turbine Area High-

. Temperature Isolation system. .

1.The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because reducing 1 the number of temperaure elements,will not degrade:the integrity of. ,

the leak detection system. Decreasing the trip level setting will reduce i

,' response time and maintain radiation releases within acceptable limits.' i

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is not increased.

2.. .The possibility for an accident or malfunction of=a different type-than .

any previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not  !

created because the modified system will still maintain one-out-of-two  !

taken twice trip logic and separation criteria for electrical power supplies. The system will still ensure isolation in the event of an l

< actual steam line break but should preclude spurious isolations due i to smallL1ocalized' steam leaks. Therefore, there is no possibility 1

for,an-accident or malfunction created.

-3. The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci- [

fication, is not reduced because this change requires a revision to  ;

. Technical' Specifications. However. the change will not reduce the effectiveness of the steam leak detection system. The modified system '

should increase the reliability of RCIC and HPCI by reducing the.

probability of sporadic isolations. Therefore, the margin of safety 'l has not been reduced.

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'HpCI and RCIC Area High Temperature l' Isolation System i e This modification involves decreasing the number of tempereture elements from 16 to_4 and reducing the trip level setting from 1200'F to 1170'F. The o current system consists of four groupa of switches at four different locations.

Each group of four switches at one location is arranged in a.one-out-of-two

! taken twice trip logic. This has resulted in spurious system isolations due f to minor steam leaks at the turbine bearings. The modified system will consist of two groups of switches at two different locations. The four switches will then be arranged in a one-cut-of-two taken twice trip logic. The trip level setting will be' reduced'to maintain system response time and limit radiation release in the event of-a steam line break.

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1. The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated l

in the Final Safety _-Analyais Report is not increased because an analysis

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!_ to-evaluate the HPCI and RCIC area temperature monitoring systems-and P -proposed modification. The calculations determined that reducing the number of-temperature elements will not degrade the integrity of the leak detection system. Decreasing the trip level setting vill reduce response time'and mr.intain radiation releases within acceptable limits.

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2. The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than any:previously. evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not created because the modified system will still maintain one-out-of-two taken twice trip logic and separation criteria for electrical power supplies. The system will still ensure isolation in the event of_an actual steam line break but should preclude spurious isolations due to small localized steam leaks. Therefore, there is_no possibility for an accident or malfunction created.

3. The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Spect-fication, is not reduced because the modification requires a change to Technical Specifications. However, the change.will not reduce the i effectiveness of the steam leak detection tystem. The modified system should increase the reliability of HpCI and RCIC by reducing the number

( of sporadic isolations. Therefore, the margin of safety has not been reduced.

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+ Description General Electric. identified that a potential existing of a 'b' contact b bounce: problem;in their BGA relays during a seismic event. After review,'certain

'important to safety HGA relays were exchanged for HFA relays. In some cases 7

- the wiring was moved from an HFA to an HGA,to free up the HFA for use. No H circuit. logic was altered - function and operation of the system was unaffected.

p1 H . The modification covers the HPCI, RCIC and Core Spray systems.

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.p s ~1. :The: probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, (J of malfunction,of equipmer.t important to safety as previously evaluated zin;the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because the HFA type relays, which have a higher seismic rating than the HGA relays,

( will now be used in place of HGA relayo in safety circuits. Thus h., reliability is increased and the probability of a malfunction is

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2. The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type p .than any previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is

, not created because this is a one-for one exchange of the function

'a performed by. existing relays. Therefore, no new malfunction is created.

,- _ 3.- The margin of safety. as defined in the basis-for any Technical Speci-ffcation, is not reduced because since the seismic rating of the replacement HFA relay exceeds original equipment ratings, the margin

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h The existing General Electric CFD Diesel Generator differential current [

I. -protection relay was replaced with a new seismically qualified Westinghouse L

SA-1 type differential relay in order to satisfy OPEX 84-75S1. The new relay  ;

is in the'same physical location (at the 4KV switchgear) r.s before. The relay  !

continues to. provide a trip signal to the' lockout relay to disconnect an  ;

internally faulted Diesel Generator from its 4KV switchgear bus. .

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T l' . .The probability.of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or. malfunction,of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated  !

g in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because existing  ;

differential relays are being replaced with seismically qualified relays. -j therefore the' probability of.an occurrence or an accident, or malfunction  !

of equipment important to safety as evaluated in FSAR is not increased. '

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relays therefore the possibility for an accident or malfunction of a i different type than previously evaluated in the FEAR does no: exist.

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& fication, is not reduced because new relays will provide improved reliability during seismic.eventb. therefore the margin of safety as defined in the basis'of Quad Cities Technical. Specification is not reduced. The presently installed relays are non-seismic. ,

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i Modification M-4-1-87-074A and 74B o"- .

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L .These modifications replaced restricting orifice 1-3241-53A on the 'A'  !

L and 1-3241-53B on the 'B' feedwater flush line with spectacle. flanges. The  ;

spectacle flange consists of a blank plate and a large bore orifice. Blank r plates will be inctalled during normal operation. _The large bore orifice will t be used for flushing operations._ The original restrictive orifice was sized extremely small to-form a pressure barrier between the feedwater piping and the condenser since flushing was originally designed to be done using a feedwater ,

h pump.; However, the restrictive orifice did not allow enough flow to provide  ;

' adequate flushing of the system.  !

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~1. The probability _of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident. '

.or malfunction of. equipment important to safety as previously_ evaluated- .

in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because the feed-  !

water flush lines are not mentioned in Section 11 of the FSAR which .

deals with the feedwater system. Since the original conditions and '

assumptions made in the FSAR have not been changed, the probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, or malfunction  ;

of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the FSAR '

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'2. The, possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type

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L not created because this modification does not interfere with any safety-related equipment and would not fa11'outside any singic failure i event or design basis accident which has already been analyzed in the FSAR. !

3. The margin of_ safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci- ';

fication, is not reduced because feedwater flush lines do not interact with any systems described in the Technical Specifications. Therefore, the margin of safety is not reduced.

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.A RACS (Redundant Access Control System) Video Capture System will be installed to further enhance the security perimeter intrusion assessment by CCTV (Closed Circuit Television). The potential exists for a CAS (Central Alarm Station)

,s console operator to miss an intruder on CCTV, when an intrusion alarm comes up. l This RACS Video Capture System can freeze a video frame inside one second of the

-intrusion. The video frame, through a pair of dedicated monitors, provides the i CAS console operator the reaction time capability of the existing electronic devices.

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b The RACS Video Capture System consist of six devices (two monitors, one video printer, two video digitalizer bontds, one video switch board) and two manual  !

E switches (for transferring the communications lines). The first three devices '

L mentioned operate at 120V and will be connected to the existing security system UPS.

b- 1. 'the probability.of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident. I or malfunction of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not increased because the reliability p: ~ of.the CCTV and the~ Perimeter Intrusion Detection System will be enhanced  !

L by the addition of.this new RACS Video Capture System. However this l

[, wou3d have no bearing on the probability or consequence of an accident or malfunction of equipment important to safety, since analyses take Q. no credit for this security system.

2. . The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than .i any previously evaluated in the Final Safety Analysis Report is not .J created because this modification does not alter the description of i N- .any equipment or systems imp,rtant to safety as previously evaluated a

'in the FSAR/UFSAR. Installation of the new PACS VCS involves non-safety-  :

related equipment which will be located remote from any safety-related '

system.

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fication, is not reduced because this modification does not alter or affect any equipment described in the Technical Specification. Therefore, the margin-of safety will not be reduced.

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This modification is being installedDas a corrective action'per Potential H s Significant. Event Report PSE-89-006, titled "New Fuel' Bundle Drop While in Fuel IL . Pool". .-The PSE' occurred on September 21, 1989 at Quad Cities Unit 1. See PSE -

89-006 for' details 2 L .The modification will install an additional electrical interlock that will

$(;O; prevent raising the hoist on the fuel moving eschine while the hoist is loaded a unless the grapple is fully closed and in the engage position.

The modification will be contained in the G.E. fuel moving panel located-.

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[ 1.--The probability of an occurrence or the consequence of an accident, 9 or malfunction of. equipment important to safety as previously evaluated-L '

in'the Final Safety Analysis' Report is not increased because the modi-l , fication will add an additional feature to the interlock system to

[. , , enhance the safe movement of fuel, h 2. The possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different_ type s ,  ;, - t .than any previously evaluated in the-Final Safety Analysis Report is not created ~because this modification will add an additional interlock ~

protection to an evaluation condition.

e' L3. 'The margin of safety, as defined in the basis for any Technical Speci-fication, is not reduced because this modification will increase the L,

margin of. safety while moving fuel.

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