ML20058N409
| ML20058N409 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1990 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 9008140121 | |
| Download: ML20058N409 (2) | |
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....*,o SAFETY. EVALUATION.BY THE.0FFICE 0F NUCLEAR REACTOR. REGULATION
-i RELATED.TO. AMENDMENT.NO.164.TO FACILITY OPERATING. LICENSE NO. DPR-59
. l POWER AUTHORITY OF.THE STATE OF NEW. YORK 4
JAMES A..FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR. POWER PLANT l
DOCKET NO. 50-333 i
INTRODUCTION l
By letter dated December 15, 1989, the Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY or the licensee) submitted a proposed amendment requesting changes to the Technical Specifications (TS) for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
-Plant. The amendment would revise Specifications 4.9.C. "D_iesel Fuel" and 4.12.A.1.1, "High Pressure Water Fire Protection System" on pages 218 and 244c,;respectively, to reflect the current industry standards for, diesel fuel oil water and sediment and for ash.
EVALUATION Diesel fuel oil is used to operate the emergency diesel generators, which supply-emergency bus power in the event of loss of the normal off-site supply, i
and to operate the diesel-driven high pressure fire water system pump (the i
other fire pump is driven-by an electric motor). The industry standards for
, fuel oil quality _ are provided by the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) in Standard Number-ASTM 0975-81.
In accordance with Regulatory Guide 1.137, thisLStandard'is acceptable for fuel. oil stored in the supply tanks associated with the standby diesel generators, unless the manufacturer's recomendations are more restrictive.
In reviewing the Standard, the licensee determined that the present TS limit of 0~.5% for water and sediment and the limit of 0.5% for ash were not in agreement with the Standard, which specifies 0.05% and '0.01%, re=pectively. Therefore,.
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-(1.e., more stringent) propose n order to incorporate the more conservativelimits, limits which at the plant.
The licensee has also proposed a change to Bases 3.9.C on page 224 to clarify the design-basis of the diesel fuel oil day tanks and storage tanks. Presently the TS states that the day tank capacity is based on operating a pair of emergency diesel generator units at rated load for three hours. This statement is based on a consumption of 3 'gpm with the day tank full and was included for information purposes only. However, these conditions may not exist at any particular time and represent a design condition for the size of the day tanks, not a limitation imposed on the diesel generator fuel oil supply system by the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) or the TS. The minimum amount of fuel oil v
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t q... F cor.tcined in the day tanks at any particular time is determined by the automatic fill-valvest n ich, therefore, means that the level could be anywhere between the makeup level and full. Therefore, the proposed amendment would delete reference to the day tanks. Another proposed change to the same Bases statement would clarify the amount of i Juel oil storage maintained on site. Presently, one sentence in the paragraph states that the minimum on-site fuel oil storage is based on operation of one of the pairs of diesel generators at rated load for 7. days and the next sentence states that the storage tank capacities, when in the full condition, provide enough fuel oil for both diesel generator systems to operate for 7 days. The 4 ' pro)osed change would clarify the Bases section by replacing these statements wit 1 the another which indicates that the minimum on-site fuel oil requirements are based on operation of the emergency diesel generator system (i.e., all i fourdieselgenerators)atratedloadfor7 days.
SUMMARY
None of these proposed TS changes involve a modification of any existing equipment, systems, or components; nor do they relax any administrative controls or limitations imposed on existing plant equipment. They do not affect the conclusions of the accident analysis presented in the FSAR or the NRC Safety Evaluation Report. The proposed changes are, therefore, acceptable. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION This amendment involves a change to 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. The staff has determined that the amendment involves 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 this amendment involves'no significant hazards consideration and-there has been no public coment on such finding.. Accordingly, this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR Sec 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 this amendment. 4 CONCLUS10H We have 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, and (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of this emendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. Dated: August 10, 1990 PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTOR: D. LaBarge - - -}}