ML20043F771
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/1990 |
| From: | Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE l
Amendment No. 38 l
License No NPF-39 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that A.
-The application for amendment by Philadelphia Electric Company (thelicensee)datedMarch 23, 1990, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; i
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The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Comission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by Y
this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and 4
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 comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issto
,s u.is amendment is in accordance with 10 CER Part 51 of the Con % ion's regulations and all applicable requirements have been sat sfic;.
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Accordingly, Lv lice 4 n amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicate 9e,wi.r.enttothislicenseamendment,andparagraph2.C.(2) of Facility r mb
. wse No. NPF-39 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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The Technical Specif1 cations contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised through Amendment No. 38, are hereby incorporated into this license. Philadelphia Electric Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
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3/4.0 APDLICABfLITY LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.0.1 Compliance with the Limiting Conditions for Operation contained in the succeeding Specifications is required during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified therein; except that upon failure to meet the Limiting i
Conditions for Operation, the associated ACTION requirements shall be met.
3.0.2 _ Noncompliance with a Specification shall exist when the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation and associated ACTION requiremeits are not met within the specified time intervals.
If the Limiting Condition for Operation is restored prior to expiration of the specified time intervals, completion of the ACTION requirements is not required.
3.0.3 When a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met, except as provided in the associated ACTION requirements, within one hour action shall be initiated to place the unit in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION in which the Specification does not apply by placing it, as applicable, in:
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At least STARTUP within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, a.
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At least HOT SHUTDOWN within the following 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, and At least COLD SHUTDOWN within the subsequent 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
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Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation under the ACTION requirements, the ACTION may be taken in accordance with the specified time limits as measured from the time of failure to meet the Limiting Condition for Operation.
Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specifications.
This Specification is not applicaole in OPERATIONAL CONDITION 4 or 5.
3.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition shall -
not be made when the conditions for the Limiting Condition for Operation are not met and the associated ACTION requires a shutdown if they are not met within a specified time interval.
Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition may be made in accordance with the ACTION reovirements when-conformance to them permits continued operation of.the facility for an unlimited period of time.
This provision shall.not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Specifications.
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APPLICABILITY SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 1
4.0.1 Surveillance Requirements shall be met during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified for individual Limiting Conditions for Operation unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.
4.0.2 Each Surveillance Requirement shall be performed within the specified surveillance time interval with a maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25%
of the surveillance interval.
4.0.3 Failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval defined by Specification 4.0.2, shall constitute noncompliance with the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.
The time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at the time it is identified that a Surveillance Requirement has not been performed.
The ACTION requirements may be delayed for up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to permit the completion of the surveillance when the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements are less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
Surveillance requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment.
4.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified applicable condi-tion shall-not be made unless the Surveillance Requirement (s) associated with the Limiting Condition for Operation have been performed within the applicable surveillance interval or as otherwise specified.
This provision shall not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
4.0.5 Surveillance Requirements for inservice inspection and testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, & 3 components shall be applicable as follows:
a.
Inservice inspection of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components and inservice testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda as required by 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g), except where specific written relief has been-granted by the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g) (6) (1).
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Surveillance intervals specified in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda for the inservice inspection and testing activities required by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda shall be applicable as follows in these Technical Specifications:
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Condition for Operation are not met.
If the new specification becomes appli-cable in less time than specified, the difference may be added to the allowable outage time limits of the second specification.
However, the allowable outage time limits of ACTION requirements for a higher CONDITION of operation may not be used to extend the allowable outage time that is applicable when a Limiting l
Condition for Operation is not met in a lower CONDITION of operation.
The shutdown requirements of Specification 3.0.3 do not apply in CONDITIONS 4 ar.d 5, because the ACTION requirements of individual specifications define the remedial measures to be taken.
Specification 3.0.4 establishes limitations on a change in OPERATIONAL C0hDITION5 when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met.
It precludes placing the facility in a higher CONDITION of operation when the requirements fer a Limiting Condition for Operation are not met and continued noncompliance i
to these conditions would result in a shutdown to comply with the ACTION requirements if a change in CONDITIONS were permitted.
The purpose of this specification is to ensure that facility operation is not initiated or that higher CONDITIONS of operation are not entered when corrective action is being taken to obtain compliance with a specification by restoring equipment to OPERABLE status or parameters to specified limits.
Compliance with ACTION requirements that permit continued operation of the facility for an unlimited period of time provides an acceptable level of safety for continued operation without regard to the status of the plant before or after a change in OPERA-TIONAL CONDITIONS. Therefore, in this case, entry into an OPERATIONAL CON-DITION or other specified condition may be made in accordance with the pro *
- visions of the ACTION requirements.
The provisions of this specification should not, however, be interpreted as endorsing the failure to exercise good practice in restoring systems or components to OPERABLE status before plant startup.
When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, th,e' provisions of Specification 3.0.4 do not apply because they would' delay placing the facility _in a lower CONDITION of operation.
Specification 4.0.1 throuch 4.0.5 establish the general requirements applicable to Surveillance Requirements.
These requirements are based on the Surveillance Requirements stated in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 50.36(c)(3):
" Surveillance requirements are requirements relating to test, calibration, or, inspection to ensure that the necessary quality of systems ano components is maintained, that facility operation will be within safety limits, and that
-the limiting conditions of operation will be met."
Specification 4.0.1 establishes the requirement that surveillances must be performea during tne OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions for which the requirements of the Limiting Conditions for Operation apply unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.
The purpose of this specification is to ensure that surveillances are performed to verify the i
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..l 3/4.0 APPLICABILITY BASES operational status of systems and components and that parameters are within specified limits to ensure safe operation of the facility when the plant is in j
an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition for which the individual Limiting Conditions for Operation are applicable.
Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed when the facility is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION for which the requirements of the associated Limiting Condition for Operation do not apply unless otherwise specified.
The Surveillance Requirements y
- associated with a Special Test Exception are only applicable when the Special L
Test Exception is used as an allowable exception to the requirements of a specification.
Specification 4.0.2 establishes the limit for which the specified time l
j interval for Surveillance Requirements may be extended.
It permits an allowable extension of the normal surveillance interval to facilitate surveil-lance scheduling and consideration of plant operating conditions that may not j
l be suitable for conducting the surveillance; e.g., transient conditions or other ongoing surveillance or maintenance activities.
It also provides flexibility to accommodate the length of a fuel cycle for surveillances that i
are performed at each refueling outage and are specified with an 18-month surveillance interval.
It is not intended that this provision be used repeatedly as a convenience to extend the surveillance intervals beyond that specified for surveillances that are not performed during refueling outages.
The limitation of Specification 4.0.2 is based on engineering judgment and-the recognition that the most probable result of any particular surveillance being performed is the verification of conformance with the Surveillance l
Requirements.
This provision is sufficient to ensure that the reliability l
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Specification 4.0.3 establishes the failure to perform a Surveillance Require-ment within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of specification 4.0.2, as a condition that constitutes a failure to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.
Under the provisions of this specification, systems and components are assumed to be OPERABLE when Surveillance Requirements have been satisfactorily performed within the specified time interval.
However, nothing-in this provision is to be construed as implying that systems or components are OPERABLE when they are j
found or known to be inoperable although still meeting the Surveillance i
Requirements.
This specification also clarifies that the ACTION requirements are applicable when Surveillance Requirements have not been completed within the allowed surveillance interval and that the time limits of the ACTION l
requirements apply frnm the point in time it is identified that a surveillance has not been performed and not at the time that the allowed surveillance intervaJ was exceeded.
Completion of the Surveillance Requirement within the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements restores compliance with the requirements of Specification 4.0.3.
However, this does not negate the fact that the failure to have performed the surveillance within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, was violation of the OPERABILITY requirements of a Limiting Condition for Operation that is subject to enforcement action.
Further, the failure to perform a surveillance within the provisions of Specification 4.0.2 constitutes a failure to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation and I
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-AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No.5 l
License No. NPF-85 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that A.
The application for amendment by Philadelphia Electric Company (thelicensee)datedMarch 23, 1990, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulations set-forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Comission; i
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There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by i
this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and 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 comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CPR 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 attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No NPF-85 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, as revised i
through Amendment No. 5
, are hereby incorporated into this license. Philadelphia Electric Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
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.t DOCKET NO. 50-353 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with
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3.0.2 Noncompliance with a Specification shall exist when the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation and associated ACTION requirements are not met within the specified time intervals.
If the Limiting Condition for Operation is restored prior to expiration of the specified time intervals, completion of the ACTION requirements is not required.
3.0.3 When a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met, except as provided.
in the associated ACTION requirements, within one hour action shall be initiated to place the unit in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION in which the Specification does not apply by placing it, as applicable, in:
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At least STARTUP within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, b.
At least HOT SHUTDOWN within the following 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />, and c.
At least COLD SHUTOOWN within the subsequent 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation under the ACTION requirements, the ACTION may be taken in accordance with the specified time limits as measured from the time of failure to meet the Limiting Condition for Operation.
Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual Speci-fications.
This Specification is not applicable in OPERATIONAL CONDITION 4 or 5.
3.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition shall not be made when the conditions for the Limiting Condition for Operation are not met, and the associated ACTION requires a shutdown if they are not met within a specified time-interval.
Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition may be made in accordance with the ACTION requirements when conformance to them permits continued operation'of the facility-for an. unlimited period of time.
This provision shall not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
Exceptions to these requirements are-stated in the individual Specifications.
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i 4.0.1 Surveillance Requirements shall be met during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions specified for individual Limiting Conditions for Operation unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.
4.0.2 Each Surveillance Requirement shall be performed within the specified surveillance interval with a maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25% of the surveillance interval.
4.0.3 Failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval defined by Specification 4.0.2, shall constitute I
noncompliance with the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.
The time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at the time it is identified that a Surveillance Requirement has not been performed.
The ACTION requirements may be delayed for up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to permit the completion of the surveillance when the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements are less than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
Surveillance requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment.
4.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified applicable condi-tion shall not be made unless the Surveillance Requirement (s) associated with the Limiting Condition for Operation have been performed within the applicable surveillance interval oc_as otherwise specified.
This provision shall not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
4.0.5 Surveillance Requirements for inservice inspection and testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, & 3 components shall be applicable as follows:
a.
Inservice inspection of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components and inservice testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda as required by 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a(g), except where specific written relief has been granted by the Commission pursuant to 10 CFR Part 30, Section 50.55a(g) (6) (i).
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Surveillance intervals specified in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda for the inservice inspection and testing activities required by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda shall be applicable as follows in these Technical Specifications:
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r APPLICA8ILITY BASES The same principle applies with regard to the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements, if compliance with the ACTION requirements for one 3pecification results in entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION'or condition of operation for another specification in which the requirements of the Limiting Condition for Operation are not met.
If the new specification becomes app'icable in less time than specified, the difference may be added to the allowable outage time limits of the second specification.
However, the allowable out. age time of ACTION requirements for a higher CONDITION of 1
operation m y not be used to extend the allowable outage time that is applicable when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met in a lower CONDITION of operation.
The shutdown requirements of Specification 3.0.3 do not apply in CONDITIONS 4 and 5, because the ACTION requirements of individual specifications define the remedial measures to be taken.
53ecification 3.0.4 establishes limitations on a change in OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS when a Limiting Condition for Operation is not met.
It precludes placing the facility in a higher CONDITION of operation when the requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation are not met and continued noncompliance to these conditions.would result in a shutdown to comply with the ACTION requirements if a change in CONDITIONS were permitted.
The purpose of this specification is to ensure that facility operation is not initiated or that higher CONDITIONS of operation are not entered when corrective action is being taken to obtain compliance with a specification by restoring equipment to OPERABLE status or parameters to specified limits.
Compliance with ACTION requirements that permit continued operation of the facility for an unlimited period of time provides an acceptable level of safety for continued operation..
without regard to the status of the plant before or after a change in OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS.
Therefore, in this case, entry into an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition may be made in accordance with,the provisions of the ACTION requirements.
The provisions of this specification should not, however, be interpreted as endorsing the failure to exercise good practice in restoring systems or components to OPERABLE status before plant startup.
When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, the provisions of Specification 3.0.4 do not apply because they would delay placing the facility in a lower CONDITION of operation.
Specification 4.0.1 through 4.0.5 establish the general requirements applicable to Surv,eillance Requirements.
These requirements are based on the Surveillance Requirements stated in the Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR 50.36(c)(3):
" Surveillance requirements are requirements relating to test, calibration, or inspection to ensure that the necessary quality of systems and components is maintained, that facility operation will be within safety limits, and that the limiting conditions of operation will be met."
Specification 4.0.1 establishes the requirement that surveillances must be performed during the OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS or other conditions for which the
' requirements of the Limiting Conditions for Operation apply,unless otherwise stated in an individual Surveillance Requirement.
The purpose of this specification is to ensure that surveillances are performed to verify the
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APPLICABILITY hASES operational status of systems and components and that parameters are within specified limits to ensure safe operation of the facility when the plant is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION or other specified condition for which the individual Limiting Conditions for Operation are applicable.
Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed when the facility is in an OPERATIONAL CONDITION for which the requirements of the associated Limiting Condition for Operation do not apply unless othetwise specified.
The Surveillance Requirements asso-ciated with a Special Test Exception are only applicable when the Special Test Exception is used as an allowable exception to the requirements of a specification.
Specification 4.0.2 establishes the limit for which the specified time interval for Surveillance Requirements may be extended.
It permits an allowable extension of the normal surveillance interval to facilitate surveillance scheduling and consideration of plant operating conditions that may not be suitable for I
conducting the surveillance; e.g., transient conditions or other ongoing surveillance or maintenance activities.
It also provides flexibility to accommodate the length of a fuel cycle for surveillances that are performed at each refueling outage and are specified with an 18-month surveillance interval.
It is not intended that this provision be used repeatedly as a convenience to extend the surveillance intervals beyond that specified for surveillances that are not performed during refueling outages.
The limitation of Specifi-cation 4.0.2 is based on engineering judgment and the recognition that the most probable result of any particular surveillance being performed is the verifi-cation of conformance with the Surveillance Requirements.
This provision is sufficient to ensure that the reliability ensured through surveillance activi-ties is not significantly degraded beyond that obtained from the specified surveillance interval.
Specification 4.0.3 establishes the failure to perform a Surveillance Requirement within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, as a condition that constitutes a failure
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to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation.
Under the provisions of this specification, systems and components are assumed
.to be OPERABLE when Surveillance Requirements have been satisfactorily performed within the specified time interval.
However, nothing in this provision is to be construed as implying that systems or components are OPERABLE vhen they are found or known to be inoperable although still meeting the Surveillance Requirements.
This specification also clarifies that the ACTION requirements are applicable when Surveillance Requirements have not been completed within the allowed surveillance interval and that the time limits of the ACTION requirements apply from the point in time identified that a surveillance has not been performed and not at the time that the allowed surveiljance interval was exceeded.
Completion of the Surveillance Requirements within the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements restores compliance with the requirements of Specification 4.0.3.
However, this does not negate the fact that the failure to have performed the surveillance within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specifica-tion 4.0.2, was violation of the OPERABILITY requirements of a Limiting Condi-tion for Operation that is subject to enforcement action.
Further, the failure to perform a surveillance within the provisions of Specification 4.0.2 consti-tutes a failure to meet the OPERABILITY requirements for a Limiting Condition for Operation and any reports required by 10 CFR 50.73 shall be determined based on the length of time the surveillance interval has been exceeded, and the corresponding Limiting Conditions for Operation ACTION time requirements.
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