ML19345B320

Application for Amend of Licenses DPR-42 & DPR-60,changing Tech Specs Section 3 & Table 4.1-2A Re Decay Heat Removal & Water Depth Over Irradiated Fuel

ML19345B320
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Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	11/24/1980
From:	Mayer L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEA~ AEGULATORY COMMISSION NORTilERN STATES POWER COMPANY PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-282 i

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i REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO

OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-42 & DPR-60 j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1 (License Amendment Request Dated November 24, 1920) 4 i

Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, requests authorization for changes to the Technical Specifications as shown on the attachments labeled Exhibit A and Exhibit B. Exhibit A describes i the proposed changes along with reasons for the change. Exhibit B is a set of Technical Specification pages incorporating the proposed changes.

i 'Ihis request contains no restricted or other defense information.  ;

I NORTilERN STATES POWER COMPANY t

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L 0 Maye f Manager of Nuclear Support Services '

On this M d day of /pf @py at/ /f[8, before me a notary public in j and for said County, personally' appeared L 0 Mayer, Manager of Nuclear Support Services, and being first duly sworn acknowledged that he is authorized I to execute this document on behalf of Northern States Power Company, that he i

knows the contents thereof and that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the statements made in it are true and that it is not interposed

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EXHIBIT A Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant License .tmendment Request dated November 24, 1980 Proposed Changes to the Technical Specifications Appendix A of Operating Licenses DPR-42 and DPR-60 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59, the holders of Operating Licenses DPR-42 and DPR-60 hereby propose the following changes to Appendix A, Technical Specifica t ions :

1. Decay Heat Removal Capability PROPOSED CHANGE Revise the Technical Specifications to require at least two means of decay heat removal to be operable at all times.

1 Above 350 degrees F, revise the Limiting Conditions for Operation to require both reactor coolant loops to be operable at all times.

Below 350 degrees F, require at least two redundant means of decay heat removal to be operable. Either an RHR loop or a reactor coolant loop is an acceptable means of decay heat removal. With the reactor coolant system drained, require both RHR loops to be operable.

Re f e r t o Exh ibit B, pages TS.3.1-1, TS.3.1-1A, and TS.3.1-3.

REASON FOR CHANGE These changes are being submitted at the request of the NRC Staf f. The need for these additional requirements became evident following the Davis-Besse Unit No. I event earlier this year in which decay heat removal capability was not assured.

The proposed changes follow the recommendations contained in a letter dated June 11, 1980, from D G Eisenhut, Director, Division of Licensing, USNRC, with one exception. Credit is taken for natural circulation decay heat removal capability in our submittal.

SAFETY EVALUATION These changes add additional requirements to the Technical Specifications related to decay heat removal systems. The proposed changes are based on guidance provided by the NRC Staff. Existing requirements of the Technical Specifications are not af fected by these changes.

EXHIBIT A

2. Water Level Over Top of Irradiated Fuel Assemblies PROPOSED CHANGE Revise the Technical Specifications to require at least 23 feet of water over the reactor vessel flange at all times during movement of fuel assemblies or control rods. Add a surveillance requirement for measur-ing this water level on a daily basis.

Revise the Technical Specifications to require both RHR loops to be operable during refueling operations if there is less than 20 feet of water above the top of the reactor vessel flange.

Refer to Exhibit B, pages TS.3.8-1, TS.3.8-4, and Table TS.4.1-2A.

REASON FOR CRANGE These changes add Limiting Conditions for Operation and Surveillance Requirements related to water level in the reactor cavity during refueling operations. They provide additional assurance that there is sufficient water in the cavity to prevent exposure of irradiated fuel and control rods during movement of these components. In addition, in the event water level f alls below normal, they provide additional assurance that redundant means for removing decay heat are available.

The proposed changes follow the recommendations contained in letters dated June 11, 1980 from D G Eisenhut, Director, Division of Licensing, USNRC, and August 15, 1980 from T M Novak, Assistant Director for Operating Reactors, Division of Licensing, USNRC, with one exception.

A cavity water level of 20 feet has been proposed as the mini ;um required to provide decay heat removal capability. A 23-foot requirement at our facility would be impractical to impose except during actual I

fuel movements. A level of 20 feet provides a sufficiently large water y voluce for decay heat removal purposes.

SAFETY EVALUATION These changes add additional requirements to the Technical Specifications related to preventing exposure of irradiated fuel assemblies and control rods during handling and assurance of redundant means for removing decay heat during refueling operations. The proposed changes are based on guidance provided by the NRC Staff. Existing requirements of the Technical Specifications are not af fected by these changes.

Note: as shown in Exhibit B, Page TS.3.8-1, reference to the minimum boron concentration for cycle 1 in Specification 3.8. A.5 can be conveniently deleted in conjunction with these changes. In addition, minor grammatical errors in Specifications 3.8.A.1  ;

and 3.8.A.3 are corrected. )

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