ML20057A540
| ML20057A540 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/1993 |
| From: | Black S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20057A541 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-87-09, GL-87-9, NUDOCS 9309140374 | |
| Download: ML20057A540 (8) | |
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WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-482 I
AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 67 License No. NPF-42 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that:
A. The application for amendment to the Wolf Creek Generating Station (the T&sility) Facility Operating License No. NPF-42 filed by the Wolf Creek t;uclear Operating Corporation (the Corporation), dated December 22, 1992, 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, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Comission; C.
There is reasonable assurance:
(1) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted i
in compliance with the Comission's regulations; j
D. The issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public;
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and 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 changec to the Technical Specifi-cations as indicated in the attachment to this-license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-42 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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- 2. Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications r.ontained in Appendix
- A, as revised through Amendment No. 67, and the Environmental Protection Plan
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contained in Appendix B, both of which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated in the license. The Corporation shall operate the j
facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
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Tne license anandment is effective as of its date of issuance to be i
implemented within 30 days of issuance.
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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 67 I
FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-42 3
DOCKET NO. 50-482 i
Revise Appendix A Technical Specifications by removing the pages identified i
below and inserting the enclosed pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the area of change.
The corresponding overleaf pages are also provided to maintain document i
completeness.
REMOVE INSERT 1
3/4 0-2 3/4 0-2 B 3/4 0-2 B 3/4 0-2 B 3/4 0-3 B 3/4 0-3 B 3/4 0-4 1
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3/4 LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION AND SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 3/4.0 APPLICABILITY LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION I
1 3.0.1 Compliance with the Limiting Conditions for Operation contained in the succeeding specifications is required during the OPERATIONAL MODES or other t
conditions specified therein; except that upon failure to meet the Limiting
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Conditions for Operation, the associated ACTION requirements shall be met.
- 3. 0. 2 Noncompliance with a specification shall exist when the requirements of I
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, i
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 I hour action shall be initiated to place the unit in a MODE in which the specification does not apply by placing it, as applicable, in:
At least HOT STANDBY 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 i
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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t Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation under the ACTION i
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 applicable in MODE 5 or 6.
3.0.4 Entry into an OPERATIONAL MODE or other specified condition shall not be made unless the conditions for the Limiting Condition for Operation are met without reliance on provisions contained in the ACTION requirements.
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provision shall not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL MODES as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
Exceptions to these requirements are stated in the individual specifications.
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APPLICABftITY SURVEILLANCE REOUIREMENTS I
4.0.1 Surveillance Requirements shall be met during the OPERATIONAL MODES or other conditions specified for individual Limiting Conditions for Operation l
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 i
the specified 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 allowable outage 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 MODE or other specified condition shall not be made unless the Surveillance Requirement (s) associated with a Limiting Condition of Operation has been performed within the stated surveillance interval or as otherwise specified. This provision shall not prevent passage through or to OPERATIONAL MODES as required to comply with ACTION requirements.
4.0.5 Surveillance Requirements for inservice inspection and testing of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 components shall be applicable as follows:
Inservice inspection of ASME Code Class I, 2, and 3 components and a.
inservice testing of ASME Code Class I, 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 t
50, Section 50.55a(g)(6)(1);
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3/4.0 APPLICABILITY BASES The intent of this provision is to ensure that facility operation is not initiated with either required equipment or systems inoperable or other specified limits being exceeded.
Exceptions to this provisions have been provided for a limited number of specifications when startup with inoperable equipment would not affect plant safety. These exceptions are stated in the ACTION statements of the appropriate specifications.
4.0.I This specification provides that surveillance activities necessary to insure the Limiting Conditions for Operation are met and will be performed during the OPERATIONAL MODES or other conditions for which the Limiting 4
Conditions for Operation are applicable. Provisions for additional surveillance activities to be performed without regard to the applicable OPERATIONAL MODES or other conditions are provided in the individual Surveillance Requirements. Surveillance Requirements for Special Test Exceptions need only be performed when the Special Test Exception is being utilized as an exception to an individual specification.
4.0.2 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 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 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 judgement and the recognition that the most probable result of any particular surveillance being performed is the verification of conformance with the Surveillance Requiremer.ts. This provision is sufficient to ensure that the reliability ensured through surveillance activities is not significantly degraded beyond that obtained from the specified surveillance interval.
4.0.3 The provisions of this specification 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 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 allowed surveillance interval.
However, nothing in this provision is to be construed as implying that systems or components are OPERABLE when 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 k'OLF CREEK - UNIT I B 3/4 0-2 Amendment No. 4, 67
3 /4.0 APPLICABILITY BASFS time it is identified that a surveillance has not been performed and not at the time that the allowed surveillance interval 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 failure to have performed the surveillance within the allowed surveillance interval, defined by the provisions of Specification 4.0.2, was a violation of the OPERABILITY requirements of a Limiting Condition for Operation.
If 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 /> or a shutdown is required to comply with the ACTION requirements, e.g., Specification 3.0.3, a 24-hour allowance is provided to permit a delay in implementing the ACTION requirements.
This provides an adequate time limit to complete Surveillar.e Requirements that have not been performed. The purpose of this allowance is to permit the completion of a surveillance before a shutdown would be required to comply with ACTION requirements or before other remedial measures would be required that may preclude completion of a surveillance. The basis for this allowance includes consideration for plant conditions, adequate planning, availability of personnel, the time required to perform the surveillance, and the safety significance of the delay in completing the r quired surveillance.
If a surveillance is not completed within the 24-hour allowance, the allowable outage time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at that time.
When a surveillance is performed within the 24-hour allowance and the Surveillance Requirements are not met, the time limits of the ACTION requirements are applicable at the time that the surveillance is terminated.
Surveillance Requirements do not have to be performed on inoperable equipment because the ACTION requirements define the remedial measures that apply. However, the Surveillance Requirements have to be met to demonstrate that inoperable equipment has been restored to OPERABLE status.
4.0.4 This specification establishes the requirement that all applicable surveillances must be met before entry into an OPERATIONAL H0DE or other condition of operation specified in the Applicability statement. The purpose of this specification is to ensure that system and component OPERABILITY requirements or parawter limits are met before entry into a HDDE or condition for which these systems and components ensure safe operation of the facility.
This provision applies to changes in OPERATIONAL MODES or other specified conditions associated with plant shutdown as well as startup.
Under the provisions of this specification, the applicable Surveillance Requirements must be performed within the specified surveillance interval to ensure that the Limiting Conditions for Operation are met during initial plant startup or following a plant outage.
When a shutdown is required to comply with ACTION requirements, the provisions of Specification 4.0.4 do not apply because this would delay placing the facility in a lower MODE of operation.
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3/4.0 APPLICABILITY BASES 4.0.5 This specification ensures that 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 will be performed in accordance with a periodically updated version of Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and Addenda as required by 10 CFR 50.55a.
Relief from any of the above requirements has been provided in writing by the Commission and is not a part of these Technical Specifications.
This specification includes a clarification of the frequencies for performing the inservice inspection and testing activities required by Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda. This clarification is provided to ensure consistency in surveillance intervals throughout these Technical Specifications and to remove any ambiguities relative to the frequencies for performing the required inservice inspection and testing activities.
Under the terms of this specification, the more restrictive requirements of the Technical Specifications take precedence over the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and applicable Addenda.
For example, the requirements of Specification 4.0.4 to perform surve111ance activities prior to entry into an OPERATIONAL MODE or other specified applicability condition takes precedence over the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provision which allows pumps to be tested up to I week after return to normal operation. And for example, the i
Technical Specification definition of OPERABLE does not grant a grace period before a device that is not capable of performing its specified function is declared inoperable and takes precedence over the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code provision which allows a valve to be incapable of performing its specified function for up to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> before being declared inoperable.
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