ML20057F835
| ML20057F835 | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/13/1993 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| References | |
| GL-86-10, GL-88-12, NUDOCS 9310190223 | |
| Download: ML20057F835 (4) | |
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I SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 148 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-39 AND AMENDMENT N0. 136 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE N0. DPR-48 COMMONWEALTH EDIS0N COMPANY ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-295 AND 50-304
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated December 22, 1992, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO, the licensee) requested changes to facility Operating Licenses DPR-39 and DPR-48 for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2.
The proposed changes would relocate the Zion fire protection Technical Specifications (TS) to the Zion fire protection program in accordance with the guidance provided in Generic Letter (GL) 86-10, " Implementation of Fire Protection Requirements," dated April 24,1986, and GL 88-12, " Removal of Fire Protection Requirements from Technical cpecifications," dated August 2,1988.
2.0 FVALUATION The TS changes proposed by the licensee are as follows:
1.
The requirements of TS 3.21.1 (Fire Detection Instrumentation), TS 3.21.2 (Fire Suppression Water System), TS 3.21.3 (Sprinkler Systems),
TS 3.21.4 (Low Pressure CO Systems), TS 3.21.5 (Fire Hose Stations),
2 and TS 3.21.6 (Penetration Fire Barriers), and their associated bases will be relocated to the plant's fire protection program and will be controlled by administrative procedures.
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TS Tables 4.21-1 (Fire Detection Instruments), 4.21-3 (Sprinkler Systems), 4.21-4 (C0 Systems), and 4.21-5 (Fire Hose Stations) will be 2
incorporated into the fire protection program by reference to the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).
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The requirements of TS 6.1.3 (Fire Brigade Staff Manning) and TS 6.1.5 (Fire Brigade Staff Training) will be relocated to the fire protection program.
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The requirements of TS Special Reports 6.6.3.B, Table 6.6.1, items m through q, will be revised to remove the special reporting requirements associated with the fire protection systems.
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The LC0 and bases for TS 3.24 are being added to the table of contents.
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. In addition, the licensee proposed the following fire protection license condition for Zion:
"The licensee shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved Fire Protection Program as described in the (Updated) Final Safety Analysis Report for the Zion Nuclear Power Station and as approved in the SERs dated March 10, 1978, May 26, 1978, June 26, 1978, February 14, 1979, April 13, 1979, March 24, 1980, November 24, 1980, December 9, 1980, March 7, 1983, June 7, 1988, January 7, 1991, July 15, 1993, and August 27, 1993, subject to the following provision:
The licensee may make changes to the approved Fire Protection Program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire."
The NRC staff reviewed the license amendment request for Zion against the guidance provided in GLs 86-10 and 88-12. GL 88-10 requested that licensee's incorporate the NRC-approved fire protection program in their FSAR.
GL 88-12 addressed the elements a licensee should include in a license amendment request to remove fire protection requirements from TS. These elements are:
(1) the NRC approved fire protection program must be incorporated into the FSAR; (2) the Limiting Conditions for Operation and Surveillance Requirements associated with the fire detection systems, fire suppression systems, fire barriers, and the administrative controls that address fire brigade staffing would be relocated from the TS (the existing administrative controls related to fire protection audits would be retained in the TS); (3) all operational conditions, remedial actions, and test requirements presently included in the TS for these systems, as well as the fire brigade staffing requirements, shall be incorporated into the fire protection program; (4) the standard fire protection license condition in GL 86-10 must be included in the license; (5) 4 the Unit Review Group (Onsite Review Group) shall be given responsibility for the review of the fire protection program and implementing procedures and the submittal of recommended changes to the company, Nuclear Review and Audit Group (Offsite or Corporate Review Group); and (6) fire protection program implementation shall be added to the list of elements for which written procedures shall be established, 4mplemented, and maintained.
CECO incorporated the Zion fire protection program including the fire hazard analysis by reference into the FSAR dated July 1992. The operability and surveillance requirements for detection systems, fire suppression systems, penetration fire barriers, fire brigade staff manning and training requirements as defined in the current TS will be incorporated into the fire protection program. TS relating to fire protection audits will be retained and will require that the plant on-site review committee review the fire protection program and implementing procedures (TS 6.1.7.B.4(a)).
During a telephone conference call on July 1,1993, the licensee confirmed that all operational conditions, remedial actions, and test requirements
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.S for these systems, as well as the fire brigade staffing requirements, wi.1 be incorporated into the fire protection program after the approval of this amendment request. The licensee has, therefore, satisfied elements 1 through 3 of GL 88-12.
t Elements 5 and 6 in GL 88-12 addressed changes to the administrative controls sections of the TS.
The requirements of TS Special Reports 6.6.3.b, Table 6.6.1, will be revised to remove the special reporting requirements associated with the fire protection systems.
In accordance with the guidance provided in GL 88-12, CECO has revised TS 6.1.7.B.2 such that the fire protection program will be reviewed by the plant on-site review committee. Therefore, element 5 of GL 88-12 has been satisfied by the licensee. Element 6 concerns the establishment and maintenance of fire protection program implementation procedures.
The existing TS 6.2 addresses this issue. Therefore, no changes are required to satisfy element 6.
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The license condition proposed by the licensee is consistent with the standard i
license condition suggested in GL 86-10. Therefore, the licensee has satisfied element 4 of GL 88-12.
In addition, LC0 3.24 and its bases are being added to the table of contents. All of the proposed changes to the table of contents and the list of tables are administrative changes and have no affect on plant safety. The proposed changes are, therefore, acceptable.
The TS for alternative shutdown equipment was discussed with the licensee during a telephone conference on July 1, 1993.
The licensee informed the staff that safe shutdown equipment is not included in the Zion TS in accordance with GL 81-12.
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 a requirement with respect to the installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and change surveillance requirements.
The NRC staff has determined that the amendments involve no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure.
The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (58 FR 16219). Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9).
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.
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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 i
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:
Amarjit Singh Date:
October 13, 1993 f
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