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Amend 34 to License NPF-51,revising Portions of Tech Spec Re Shutdown Margin,Control Element Assembly Insertion Limits, Axial Shape Index & Departure from Nucleate Boiling Ratio Margin in Support of Cycle 3 Operation for Plant
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Issue date:	05/16/1990
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Amendment No. 34 License No. NPF-51 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission)-has found that:

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-The application for amendment, dated November 6, 1989, by the Arizona 1

Public Service Company (APS) on behalf of itself and the Salt River

-Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, El Paso Electric Company, Southern California Edison Company, Public Service Company of New Mexico. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Southern California Public Power Authority (licensees), complies with.'the-standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comissien's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Part I; B.

The' facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of Act, and the regulations of the >Comission; C.

There.is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and

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safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Comission's regulations; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and-security or to the health and safety of the public; E.

The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the enclosure to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-51 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical. Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 34, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in' Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license.

APS shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical i

Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

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This license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION Y

John T. Larkins, Acting Director Project Directorate V Division of. Reactor Projects III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of. Issuance: May 16, 1990

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ENCLOSURE TO LICENSE AMENDMENT AMENDMENT NO. 34 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-51 DOCKET NO. STN 50-529

' Replace the-following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages. The revised pages are identified by Amendment number and

-contain vertical lines indicating the areas of change.. Also to be replaced are the following overleaf pages to the amended pages.

Amendment Pages Overleaf Pages 3/4 1-2a 3/4 1-17 3/4 1-18 3/4 1-20 3/4 1-19 3/4 1-31 3/4 1-32 3/4 2-7 3/4 2-7a 3/4 2-11 3/4 2-12

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4.&:S on SCS 8 hours9.259259e-5 days 0.00222 hours 1.322751e-5 weeks 3.044e-6 months I hour 0.5 hours5.787037e-5 days 0.00139 hours 8.267196e-6 weeks 1.9025e-6 months ONA I

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., TABLE 3.1-4 REQUIRED MONITORING FREQUENCIES FOR BACKUP BORON DILUTION DETECTION A5 A FUNCTION OF OPERAllNG CHARG]NG PUMP 5 At D PLAN 1 OPERATIONAL MODE 5 FOR 0.96 3, y > 0.95 OPERATIONAL Number of Operatino Chargino Pumps MODE o

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SCS = Shutdown Cooling System ONA = Operation not allowed PALO VERDE - UNIT 2 3/4 1-19 AMENDMENT NO.13 OCT 91987 l

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REQUIRLD MONITORING FRE0VENCIES FOR BACKUP BORON DILUTION DETECTION A5 A FUNCTION OF OPERATING CHARGING PUMP 5 AND PLANT OPERATIONAL MODES FOR K;ff < 0.95 OPERATIONAL Number of Operating Chargina Pumps MODE O

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4, SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.2.7 The core average AXIAL SHAPE INDEX shall be determined to be within its limit at least once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days 0.00333 hours 1.984127e-5 weeks 4.566e-6 months using the COLSS or any OPERABLE Core Protection i

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next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days 0.00167 hours 9.920635e-6 weeks 2.283e-6 months .

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4.2.8 The pressurizer pressure shall be determined to be within its limit at least once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days 0.00333 hours 1.984127e-5 weeks 4.566e-6 months .

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SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.2.8 The pressurizer pressure shall be determined to be within its limit at least once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days 0.00333 hours 1.984127e-5 weeks 4.566e-6 months .

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