ML20035B865
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/01/1993 |
| From: | Walt T PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML20035B860 | List: |
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| GL-89-01, GL-89-1, NUDOCS 9304050214 | |
| Download: ML20035B865 (8) | |
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PORTIAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY l
EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD AND PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY l
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1 Doc' et 50-344 License Change Application 232 2
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This License Change Application (LCA) requests modifications to the i
Operating License NPF-1 for the Trojan Nuclear Plant.
This LCA proposes to relocate those portions of the Trojan Technical Specifications that i
are related to radiological effluents and radiological environmeatal monitoring to the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual, Topical Report PGE-1021.
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I, T. D. Walt, being duly sworn, subscribe to and say that I am the l
l General Manager, Technical Functions for Portland General Electric Company, the applicant herein; that I have full authority to execute this cath; that I have reviewed the foregoing; and that to the best of my i
knowledge, information, and belief the statements made in it are true.
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, 1993 Date By T. D. Wal t General Manager j
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On this day personally appeared before me T. D. Walt, to me known to be the individual who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged i
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GIVEN under my hand and seal this /OI day of Spr b 1993.
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ObLMltLLU' Notary Public in and for the State of Oregon 2
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
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PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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Docket 50-344 THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, AND
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Operating License NPF-1 i
i PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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(TROJAN NUCLEAR PLANT)
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I hereby certify that copies of License Change Application 232, to the l
1 Operating License for Trojan Nuclear Plant, dated
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j been served on the following by hand delivery or by deposit in the United States mail, first class, this / f day of g/cc 1993:
State of Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion St NE Salem OR 97310 t
Mr. Michael J. Sykes i
l Chairman of County Commissioners l
Columbia County Courthouse St. Helens OR 97051 i
H. k. Chernoff, MpN$ger j
Nuclear Licensing DL>partment 2echnical Functions 4
l On this day personally appeared before me H. K. Chernoff, to me known to 1
be the individual who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged l
that he signed the same as his free act.
I GIVEN under my hand and seal this /d dayoflhp/
1993.
Skv>utDn G?ozalyou)
Notary Public in and for the j
State of Oregon l
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LICENSE CEANGE APPLICATION (LCA) 232 -
i RELOCATION OF RADIOLOGICAL EFFLUENT TECHNICAL i
SPECIFICATIONS (REIS) IN_ACCORDANCE WITd_ GENERIC _ LETTER 89-Q1 -
EACKGROUND The RETS are a set of controls within the Trojan Technical Specifications (TTS) which establish limits for routine releases of radiological l
effluents from the Plant. The purpose of these limits is to ensure that
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releases of radioactive material associated w.ith operation of the Plant l
will be kept within regulatory limits and as low as reasonably i
achievable. These goals were accomplished with the RETS by placing l
limits requiring the operability, availability, and use of radioactive i
effluent monitoring and processing equipment, limiting the concentrations
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of radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents released from the Plant and establishing an environmental monitoring program to confirm the j
effectiveness of these limits.
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The effluent discharge rates and concentration limits established by the-RETS are based upon dose rates and cumulative exposures to individuals in i
unrestricted areas. The design objectives for these dose rates and
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l cumulative exposures are codified in Appendix I to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50 (10 CFR 50), Numerical Guides for Design l
Objectives and Limiting Conditions for Operation to Meet the Criterion l
l "As Low As Is Reasonably Achievable" for Radioactive Material in i
j-Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Reactor Effluents. Additional limits in j
the Trojan RETS are based upon a Portland General Electric Company (PCE) l Agreement with Intervenors, dated May 1972. The RETS were placed in the
.i TTS in 1984, by Amendment 99.
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'i The Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) is a document which contains j
the calculational methodologies and parameters used to implement the requirements of the RETS.
I The Process Control Program (PCP) is a collection of documents which specify the methodologies used to determine that solid radioactive wastes f
will conform to applicable shipping and burial ground requirements.
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REASON _ ERR _CRANGE l
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Generic Letter 89-01, ' Implementation of Programmatic Controls for RETS in the Administrative Controls Section l
of the Technical Specifications and Re?ocation of the Procedural Details of RETS to the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual or to the Process Control i
Program", (January 31, 1989) was issued following NRC staff examination of the contents of the RETS in relation to the Commission's Interim l
Policy Statement on Technical Specification Improvements.
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Docket 30-344 April 1. 1993 License NPF-1 Attachment I Page 2 of 5 i
The staff determined that programmatic controls could be implemented in the Administrative Controls section of the Technical Specifications to satisfy regulatory requirements for RETS. They also found that the l
procedural details of the existing Technical Specifications on radioactive effluents and radiological environmental monitoring could be relocated to the ODCM and the procedural details of the current Technical Specifications for solid radioactive waste could be relocated to the PCP.
These changas would simplify the RETS, meet the regulatory requirements f
for radioactive ef fluents and radiological monitoring, and result it.
j improvement of the Technical Specifications consistent with the goals of the Policy Statement. These changes would also allow PGE to make future modifi,ations to the procedural details of the ODCM or PCP under the l
Administrative Controls of the Technical Specifications, rather than requiring a license amendment as is currently the case. Generic i
Letter 89-01 provides guidance for the preparation of a license amendment request to implement these alternatives for the RETS. This License Change Request was prepared in accordance with that guidance.
i This License Change Request (LCR) was prepared to implement the changes proposed by Generic Letter 89-01 to simplify the TTS and to take l
advantage of the flexibility offered by moving the RETS to a location f
where their content can be changed under Trojan Administrative Controls and the 10 CFR 50.59 process.
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DESCRIEIIDN_Of_ CHANGE i
This LCR removes the RETS from the TTS and relocates them to the ODCM and PCP. This LCR is consistent with guidance provided by the NRC in Generic Letter 89-01.
Specifically, this change (1)' incorporates programmatic controls in the Administrative Controls section of the TTS that satisfy j
the requirements of 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190, 10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix I to 10 CFR Part 50; (2) relocates the current specifications involving radioactive effluent monitoring instrumentation, the control of liquid and gaseous effluents, equipment requirements for liquid and gaseous effluents, radiological entironmental monitoring and radiological reporting details from the TTS to the ODCM; (3) relocates the def' 4. tion j
of solidification and the current specifications on solid radioact; wastes to the PCP; (4) modifies the associated reporting requirements; l
(5) modifies the administrative controls for changes to the ODCM and PCP; (6) adds record retention requirements for changes to the ODCM and PCP; i
.and (7) updates the definitions of the ODCM and PCP consistent with these changes.
ND_SJ WIf3 CANT _B4ZARDS_CONSJDElWTION E TERMINATION n'
This change does not involve a significant hazards consideration. The i
removal, or update of the RETS will provide for the implementation of programmatic controls in the TIS conforming to the applicable regulatory l
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Trojan Nuclear Plant Document Control Desk Docket 50-344 April 1, 1993 License NPF-1 Page 3 of 5 requirements for radioactive effluents and for radiological environmental monitoring which will allow for relocation of these specifications to the ODCM and the PCP. This change is consistent with the guidance-provided in Generic Letter 89-01.
The conclusion that this change involves no significant hazards considerations is based upon the following items.
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Would operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated?
Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. This change is administrative in nature since the existing RETS requirements will be relocated to the ODCM and PCP and will be controlled by the requirements stipulated in the Administrative Controls section of the TTS. The proposed changes do not involve modifications to existing Plant equipment, the addition of new equipment, or operation of the Plant in a different manner than previously evaluated.
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Would operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated?
Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment will not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. As stated above, the requirements of the RETS will be incorporated into the ODCM and PCP with specific administrative controls remaining in the TTS.
Additionally, this change is administrative in nature and is consistent with the guidance provided in Generic Letter 89-01.
The proposed changes do not involve alterations to Plant operating philosophy or methods, or in changes to installed Plant systems, structures, or components-.
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Would operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction in the margin of safety?-
Operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not involve a significant reductb in the margin of safety.
These changes do not reduce the margin of safety as the existing requirements will be relocated to the ODCM and PCP and will provide for adequate control over radioactive effluent releases, solid waste management and radiological environmental monitoring activities.
The relocation of the RETS requirements from the TTS to the ODCM and the PCP is consistent with the Nuclear Regulatory Comm'.ssion's Policy-Statement on Technical Specification Improvement.
This change will not reduce the level of control over gaseous and liquid radioactive effluents or solid waste management since programmatic control of the RETS will be maintained in the Administrative Controls section of the TTS.
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The model specifications listed in Enclosure 3 to Generic Letter 89-01 are to be incorporated in the TTS to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR 190.10 CFR 50.36a and Appendix I to 10' CFR 50.
The definitions of the ODCM and PCP are to be updated in accordance with Generic Letter 89-01 guidance, and the programmatic and reporting
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requirements listed in the Generic Letter are being incorporated without j
change in substance as replacement for existing specifications.
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The 10 CFR 50.59 process will be used as the control mechanism for the j
relocated specifications, and requirements for review and acceptance by j
the Plant Review Board and approval of the Plant General Manager prior to implementation are included. This will allow PGE to make changes to the l
specifications which will maintain conformance with applicable
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regulations and will not adversely affect the accuracy and reliability of
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effluent, dose, or setpoint calculations, t
i DIVIRONMENIAL_ IMPACT DETER!i1 NATION This amendment request meets the criteria specified in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9) for a categorical exclusion from the requirements to perform an-environmental review. The specific criteria contained in that section are discussed below.
t (i) The amendment involves no significant hazards consideration.
As demonstrated above, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
(ii) There is no significant change in the types or
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significant increase in the amounts of any effluent that may be released offsite.
The proposed change is administrative in nature, and as such has no effect upon the type or amount of any
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effluents. Additionally, the proposed change will not reduce the level of control over gaseous and liquid radioactive effluents or solid waste management since programmatic control of the RETS will be maintained in the Admfnistrative Controls section of the TTS.
Therefore, there will not be a change in type or an increase in the amount of effluents as a result of this change.
(iii) There is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
The proposed change does not authorize additional or different Plant activities beyond those presently authorized and thus does not affect radiation j
exposures to personnel or radiation levels present in the Plant.
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On the basis of the preceding discussion, it is concluded that the-l requested change is acceptable and meets the eligibility criteria for
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I categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9), and thus no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be
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SCREDULE CONSIDERAU DN It is requested that 30 days be provided for implementation of tlie changes required by this amendment.
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