ML20045F331
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1993 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO.146 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-39 AND AMENDMENT NO. 134 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-48 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-295 AND 50-304
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated March 11, 1993, as supplemented June 21, 1993, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO, the licensee) proposed license amendments to change the Technical Specifications (TS) for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
The June 21, 1993, submittal provided additional clarifying information that did not change the initial proposed no significant hazards consideration determination.
The proposed amendments would (1) relocate the procedural details of the current radioactive effluent and radiological environmental monitoring program and solid radioactive waste program to the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (0DCM) and the Process Control Program (PCP), respectively, and (2) incorporate related programmatic controls into the Administrative Controls section of the TS.
These changes implement revisions identified by the NRC's Generic Letter (GL) 89-01, " Implementation of Programmatic Controls for Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications (RETS) in the Administrative Controls Section of the Technical Specifications and Relocation of Procedural Details of RETS to the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) or to the Process Control Program (PCP)."
Specifically, the changes to implement GL 89-01 would:
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Incorporate programmatic controls in the Administrative Controls section of the TS that satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190, 10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix 1 to 10 CFR Part 50.
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Relocate the existing procedural details in current specifications involving radioactive effluent monitoring instrumentation, the control of liquid and gaseous effluents, equipment requirements for liquid and gaseous effluents, radiological environmental monitoring, and radiological reporting details from the TS to the ODCM.
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Relocate the definition of solidification and existing procedural details in the current specification on salid radioactive wastes to the PCP.
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Simplify the associated reporting requirements.
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Simplify the administrative controls for. changes to the ODCM and PCP.
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Add record retention requirements for changes to the ODCM and PCP, 7.
Update the definitions of the ODCM and PCP consistent with these changes.
In addition, consistent with 10 CFR 50.36a, the periodicity of the semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Report is being cnanged to an annual report.
2.0 EVALUATION On January 31, 1989, the staff issued GL 89-01.
In this GL, the staff noted that it had examined the contents of the RETS in relation to the Commission'.s Interim Policy Statement of Technical Specifications Improvements and had determined that programmatic controls could be implemented.in the Administrative Controls section of the TS to satisfy the existing regulatory requirements for RETS.
The staff had also determined that the procedural details of the TS on radioactive effluents and radiological environmental monitoring could be relocated to the ODCM, while the procedural details for.
I solid radioactive waste could be relocated to the PCP.
These procedural details are not required to be included in TS by 10 CFR 50.36a.
After relocation, future changes to these procedural details will be controlled by the controls for changes to the ODCM and PCP included in the Administrative Controls section of the TS.
In the GL, the staff provided model specifications and encouraged licensees to propose changes consistent with the GL.
The licensee's proposed changes to 1
the Zion TS are in accordance with the guidance provided in GL 89-01 and are addressed below.
j The licensee has proposed incorporating programmatic controls for the 1.
Radioactive Effluent Controls Program and Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program in TS sections 6.2.6.A, and 6.2.6.B, respectively, as noted in GL 89-01. The programmatic controls ensure that programs are established, implemented, and maintained to ensure.that operating procedures are provided to control radioactive effluents consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190, 10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix 1 to 10 CFR Part 50.
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The licensee has confirmed that the detailed procedural requirements addressing Limiting Conditions for Operation, their applicability, remedial actions, associated surveillance requirements,.and the Bases section of the TS for these requirements, have been relocated to the ODCM or PCP, as appropriate.
The procedural details that have been removed from the TS are not required by the Commission's regulations to be included in the TS. The RETS, as relocated to the ODCM and PCP, can be subsequently changed by the licensee in accordance with 10 CFR 50.59
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without prior staff approval.
As stated in new TS 6.5.2.S, the licensee's records of reviews performed for changes made to the ODCM and the PCP will be retained for the duration of the facility operating license.
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The licensee has confirmed that the changes that relocate the procedural details of current RETS to either the ODCM or PCP-were prepared in accordance with the proposed changes to specifications 6.7 and 6.9, and meet the specified criteria.
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The licensee has proposed replacing the existing specifications in the Administrative Controls section of the TS (Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, TS 6.6.1.C; Semiannual Radiological Effluent Release Report,15 6.6.1.D; PCP, TS 6.9; and ODCM, TS 6.7) with '
i the specifications that were provided in GL 89-01, with some editorial, plant specific changes.
Existing reporting details of TS 6.6.1.C and 6.6.1.D have been relocated to the ODCM.
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TS 3.11.5 " Outdoor Liquid Tanks" has been renumbered as TS 3.11.1, and retained in the TS.
TS 3.12.4 " Gas Decay Tanks" has been renumbered as TS 3.12.1, and retained in the TS.
TS 3.12.5 " Explosive Gas Mixture" has been renumbered as TS 3.12.2, and retained in the TS.
Retention of these TS is in accordance with the guidance of GL 89-01.
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The licensee has proposed updating Definitions 1.26 and 1.33, the definitions of the ODCM and the PCP, respectively. Updating these definitions reflects their change in scope, and is consistent with the guidance of GL 89-01.
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Definitions 1.6, 1.10, 1.12, 1.19, and 1.50; the definitions of Batch Release, Composite Sample, Continuous Release, Gaseous Radwaste Treatment System, and Ventilation Exhaust Treatment System, respectively, were proposed for deletion and relocation to the ODCM, consistent with the deletion and relocation to the ODCM of the sections that refer to them.
Although these specific changes were not listed in GL 89-01, they are consistent with the intent of the GL, and are reflective of the nonstandard nature of the licensee's TS.
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Definition 1.44, Solidification, was deleted from the TS and relocated to the PCP, consistent with the guidance of GL 89-01.
On the basis of the above, the staff finds that the changes included in the proposed TS amendments are consistent with the guidance provided in GL 89-01.
Because the control of radioactive effluents continues to be limited in accordance with operating procedures that must satisfy the regulatory-requirements 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190, 10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix 1 to 10 CFR Part 50, the staff concludes that this change is administrative in nature and there is no adverse impact on plant safety as a consequence.
Accordingly, the staff finds the proposed changes acceptable.
1 The change of the semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Report to an annual report is consistent with 10 CFR 50.36a and is, therefore, acceptable.
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3.0 STATE CONSULTATION
in accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Illinois State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments.
The State official had no comments.
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendments change recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
5.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor:
C. Shiraki Date:
June 29, 1993 S
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