ML20056B269

Forwards Request for Addl Info Re 880126 Application for Amends to Licenses,Revising Tech Specs to Provide More Restrictive Limits on Emergency Svc Water Sys.Response Should Be Provided within 60 Days of Ltr Receipt

ML20056B269
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	08/23/1990
From:	Suh G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hunger G PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
References
TAC-65278, NUDOCS 9008280040
Download: ML20056B269 (4)

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August 23, 1990 i

e Docket Nos. 50-277 DISTRIBUTION w/ enclosure:

and 50-278 *Destet m es GSuh NRC PDR RClark Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr. Local PDR M0'Brien  !

Director-Licensing, MC 5-26 5 PDI-2 Reading OGC Philadelphia Electric Company SVarga EJordan Nuclear Group Headquarters RWessman ACRS(10)

Correspondence Control Desk WButler RBlough, RI P. O. Box No. 195 LDoerflein, RI Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY SERVICE WATER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC NO. 65278)

In a January 26, 1988 letter, the licensee filed an application for license amendments to facility operating licenses DPR-44 and DPR-56. The application ,

requested changes to the Peach Bottom technical specifications to provide more t restrictive limits on the emergency service water system. Staff review of the January 26, 1988 submittal has identified the need for additional information as outlined in the enclosure.

Please provide a response to the identified items within 60 days of receipt of this letter. If your evaluation concludes that substantial changes are needed for the proposed amendments, we note that one course of action would be the withdrawal of the January 1988 request and filing of a revised amendment application. In that case, please include in your response a proposed schedule for submitting a revised technical specifications change request.

-The reporting and/or record keeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer thaa ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511. Should you have any questions concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, l /s/

Gene Y. Suh, Project Manager

Project Directorate I-2 l Division of Reactor Projects I/II l

i Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Director-Licensing, MC 5-2A-5 Philadelphia Electric Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk P. O. Box No. 195 Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY SERVICE WATER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC NO. 65278)

In a January 26, 1988 letter, the licensee filed an application for license amendments to facility operating licenses DPR-44 and DPR-56. The application requested changes to the Peach Bottom technical specifications to provide more restrictive limits on the emergency service water system. Staff review of the January 26, 1988 submittal has identified the need for additional information as outlined in the enclosure.

Please provide a response to the identified items within 60 days of receipt Of this letter. If your evalcation concludes that substantial changes are needed for the proposed amendments, we note that one course of action would oe the withdrawal of the January 1988 request and filing of a revised amendment ,

application. In that case, please include in your response a proposed schedule for submitting a revised technical specifications cMnge request. ,

The reporting and/or record keeping requirements contained.in this letter affect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511. Should you have any questions concerning the abovo, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, b

Gene Y. %h, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ encl.:

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Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr. Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, ,

Philadelphia Electric Company Uniu 2 and 3 Cc:

Troy B. Conner, Jr. , Esq. Single Point of Contact 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. P. O. Box 11880 Washington, D.C. 20006 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1880 l i

Philadelphia Electric Company Mr. Thomas M. Gerusky, Director ATTN: Mr. D. b. Miller, Vice President Bureau of Radiation Protection l Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Pennsylvania Department of I Route 1, Box 208 Environmental Resources Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 P. O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 j Philadelphia Electric Company 1 ATTN: Regulatory Engineer, Al-2S Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Board of Supervisors Route 1, Box 208 Peach Bottom Township Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 R. D. #1 Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Service Contission of Maryland Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Engineering Division P.O. Box 399 ATTN: Chief Engineer Delta, Pennsylvania 17314 231 E. Baltimore Street ,

Baltimore, MD 21202-3486 '

Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Tom Magette 475 Allendale Road Power Plant Research Program King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Department of Natural Resources B-3 Mr. Roland Fletcher Tawes State Office Building Department of Environment Annapolis, Maryland 21401 201 West Preston Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201

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i REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION-EMERGENCY. SERVICE WATER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR PEACH BOTTON ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3

1. The amendment application reflected the position that the emergency cooling water pump and associated equipment were equivalent to an emergency service water pump. Please provide a discussion of whether this is the current licensee position, given the concerns identified by an NRC SSFI for the closeu cooling modes of the emergency service water system (as reported in' ' >

CombinedInspectionReport.50-277/90-200and50-278/90-200)..

2. Proposed TS 3.9.C.2 and.TS 3.9.C.3 referred to the operability of the g emergency cooling water pump. If the reference was to a combination of an operable emergency cooling water pump, one operable emergency service water I booster pump, and two operable emergency cooling tower. fans as implied in proposed TS 3.9.C.4, the proposed TSs need to be amended to provide clarification.

, 3. Please provide justification for the proposed allowable outage times for l the emergency service water pumps which did not appear to be consistent with those specified in-the standard technical specifications. 3 4 Please_ provide the results of an evaluation of whether the enhanced 7 surveillance testing outlined in an April 12, 1990 letter from D. M. Smith ~of Philadelphia Electric. Company to the NRC, should be incorporated into the TS.

5. If it is determined that the emergency cooling water pump and associated equipment are not equivalent to an emergency service water pr.e ' "e l

provide a discussion of whether the current and proposed TSs ; < t. wiergency cooling watcr pump, emergency service water booster pumps, enerp:y cooling tower fans, and associated automatic valves should be moved ;a another TR section, such as 3/4.11.B for the alternate heat sink facil: W.

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