ML20024G460

Application for Amend to License DPR-22 Re Reporting Requirements

ML20024G460
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	12/16/1974
From:	Wachter L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION NORDIERN STATES POWER C0!iPANY Docket No. 50-263 REQUEST FOR AMENItiENT TO OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-22 (License Amendment Request Dated December 16, 1974)

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 the proposed changes along with reasons for the change. Exhibit B is a set of Technical Specification pages incorporating the proposed changes.

This request contains no restricted or other defense infomation.

NORTHERN STATES POWER COMP /"Y By N. O mmh

1. 'L J Wachter Vice President, Power Production 6 System Operation On this 1 (- day of December , 1974 , before me a notary public in and for said County, personally appeared Leo J Eachter, Vice President, Power Production & System Operation, and first being duly swom acknowledged that he is authorized to execute this document in behalf of Northern States Power Company, that he 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 for delay.

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i EX111 BIT A MONTICELLO FUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-263 LICENSE AMD;DMENT REQUEST DATED - DECD1BER 16,1974 PROPOSED CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS APPENDIX A, OF PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE DPR-22 The technical specification revisions proposed herein are in response to an October 21, 1974 letter from Dennis L. Ziemann, USAEC, which requested submittal of changes that would establish reporting requirements in accordance with Regulatory Guide 1.16, Revision 2. The changes have been modified in accordance with information presented at a Regulatory Operations regional conference on this subject on November 7, 1974 and discussions with the Regulatory Staff in late November on pending revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.16. It is also necessary to change other sections of the Appendix A Technical Specifications which contain references to revised reporting requirements or those that have been eliminated.

1. PROPOSED CHANGE Page v, Table of Contents, substitute the revised page as contained in Exhibit B, attached, for the current page v.

REASON FOR CHANGE To correct the section 6.7 title to agree with proposed changes on page 211.

2. PROPOSED CHANGE Delete pages 1 and 1A, T.S.1.0.A-C and substitute revised pages 1, lA and IB as contained in Exhibit B attached.

REASON FOR CHANGE Ihe definition of Abnormal Occurrences have been revised in accordance with recent discussions with the Regulatory Staf f on pending revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.16.

3. PROPOSED CHANGE on page 81, T.S.3.3.E, delete the last sentence.

REASON FOR CHANGE Since reactivity anomalies of this magnitude are required to be reported cough the definition of abnormal occurrences and since the referenced technical specification is no longer correct, this requirement is superfluous.

4. PROPOSED CilANGE On page 131, 3.6 Bases, fourth paragraph, seventh line, delete" . . . .

with Specification 6.7.C.4" and substitute" . .. . with 10 CTR Part 50, Appendix 11."

REASON FOR CilANCE Since this reporting requirement is contained in Title 10 regilations and there is a general statement on Title 10 reporting on page 211 of these proposed changes, the Special Report listing is not required.

5. PROPOSED C11ANCE On page 134, 3.6.D Bases, delete the third paragraph on drywell leakage reporting requirements.

REASON FOR CHANGE

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This type of information is not listed as being reportabic for AEC review in Regulatory Guide 1.16, Revision 2. This technical specification requirement was inserted at the request of the AEC to gain information on the results of the original and an improved drywell leakage monitoring system that was installed at Monticello. Reports on the results of the origit. ally installed system and the modified system have been submitted in 1973 and 1974 and fully demonstrate their sensitivity and response.

6. PROPOSED CllANCE on pasc 136, 3.6 Bases, second para;;raph, last line, delete" . . . .

Specification 6.7.C.3." and substitute " . .. . Specification 6.7.B."

REASON FOR CHANGE

'Ihis will correct the technical specification reference to be consistent with other proposed changes.

7. PROPOSED CHANGE On page 150, T.S. 4. 7.C.1.a, eliminate the la st sentence.

REASON FOR CHANGE The semiannual operating repert has been eliminated and this information is not listed as being reportable for AEC review in Regulatory Guik 1.16, Revision 2.

E. PROPOSED CHANGL On p. 164, 4.7 Bases, second paragraph, eliminate the last sentence.

REAS O:: FOR CHANGE Unacceptable MS1V leakage will be reported as an abnormal occurrence and the results of MEIV leak testing vill be reported in the containment leak rate test reports.

. 9. PR0 posed CRANGE On page 167, 4.7 Bases, first paragraph, delete the sentence beginning "A program for the . . . . "and substitute the following sentence:

"A program for the periodic testing (See Specification 4.7.D) and examination of the valves in these lines has been developed and a report covering this program was submitted to the AEC on July 27, 1973."

REASON FOR CRANGE This requirement has been completed with the submission of the July 27, 1973 report.

10. PROPOSED CHANGE On page 170A, T.S.3.8.A.9.c, delete the words" . . . . as an unusual event (see Specification 6.7.B.2)."

REASON FOR CRANCE Unusual events have been eliminated and this special reporting requirement is not defined in the new abnormal occurrence definition. The 30 day reporting requirement is still applicabic under the "as low as practicable" requirements,

11. PROPOSED CHANGE On page 201, T.S.6.3.A and 6.4, delete the existing wording and substitute the wording contained in Exhibit B attached.

REASON FOR CHANGE With the revised event reporting format and requirements, the current technical specification wording and references are inappropriate. The wording has also been revised to meet the intent of the current Regulatory position on this section of the administrative controls technical specifications.

12. PROPOSED CHANGE Delete pages 211-216, 216A and pa rt of page 217, Technical Specifications 6.7.A and B, and substitute page 211 and partial page 212, new Technical Specification 6.7.A, as contained in Exhibit B attached.

REASON FOR CHANGE The proposed technical specifications incorporate the reporting recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.16, Revision 2; however, a number of exceptions to the recommendations in that Guide are listed. Exceptions #2-#12 are based upon the discussions with the Regulatory Staff on pending revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.16. If this Technical Specification is issued prior to an opportunity for our review of new revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.16, wc request that these exceptions be made a part of the Technical Specifications.

If their issuance can be delayed until an opportunity for our review of further revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.16 and if that revision is essentially as discussed with the Regulatory Staff, we may be able to delete these '

exceptions from our request. We support retention of exception #1, covering

conflicts in definitions or requirements, in any case.

13. PROPOSED CHANGL Delete remainder of page 217 and all of page 218 T.S.6.7.0 and substitute rema$nder of page 212, TS.6.7.B as contained in Exhibit B attached.

REASON FOR CHANGE The special reports contained in this section are deleted, with the exception of 6. 7,0.1, 6.7.C 3 and 6. 7.C. 7, for the following reasons :

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l 6.7.C.2 - This requirement has been satisfied, l i

6.7.C.4 - Reporting on surveillance specimens is already covered under 10CFR, Part 50, t.ppendix H requirements.

6.7.C.5 - See Proposed Change and Reason for Change No. 8 above.

This report is no longer needed.

6.7.C.6 - This technical specification implies that we must report on programs performed by others. The new annual operating report recoamended in Regulatory Guide 1.16 contains reportinp on in-plant failed fuel examinations, 6.7.C.8 - See Proposed Change and Reason for Change No. 5 above.

This report is no lonber needed.

6.7.C.9 - This requirement has been satisfied. See Proposed Change and Reason for Change No. 9 above.

The currently required special reports 6.7.C.1, 6.7.C.3 and 6.7.C.7 have been included under new T.S.5.7.B. The Monticello Nuclear Plant was declared camnercial on June 30, 1971. For new T.S.6.7.B.2, "five years of operation" (See 4.6 Bases on page 136) plus 90 days allowed in the current tecnnical specification projects to a submittal date of October 1,1976. For new T.S.6.7.B.3, iive years projects to a submittal date of July 1,1976.

14. PROPOSED CHANGE Add a new page 213, T.S.6.7.C as contained in Exhibit B attached.

RE.ASON FOR CHANGE The current Regulatory Staf f position is that plants without Appendix b technical specifications should have " Appendix B reports" located in this section. The timing of the reports as proposed herein is consistent with '

that contained in our submittal dated August 16, 1974, which contained dra f t Appe.ndix B 1echnical Specifications. The extensive monitoring and ecological studies programs, data collection and analysis, collection of reports from various consultants, assembly of the composite reports and multicopy printing require a considerabic time f rom the end of the reporting period to completion o f the final document. The time interynis proposed are based on our past cxperience with these types of reports.

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