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MONTHYEARML20217P2061999-10-26026 October 1999 Forwards for First Energy Nuclear Operating Co Insp Rept 50-346/99-17 on 990928-1001.Insp Was Exam of Activities Conducted Under License Re Implementation of Physical Security Program.No Violations Identified ML20217N3851999-10-20020 October 1999 Forwards RAI Re Licensee 990521 Request for License Amend to Allow Irradiated Fuel to Be Stored in Cask Pit at Davis-Besse,Unit 1.Response Requested within 60 Days from Receipt of Ltr ML20217N2321999-10-15015 October 1999 Requests NRC Approval to Use Alternative to Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(f)(4)(ii).Licensee Requests Extension to Specified Schedule for Implementing Updates to IST Program ML20217G9201999-10-14014 October 1999 Discusses Utils Request for Approval of Quality Assurance Program Changes PY-CEI-NRR-2438, Informs That DBNPS & Pnpp Staffs Have Modified or Withdrawn Several of Positions Proposed within Re Request for Approval of Qap.Revised Positions Encl1999-10-14014 October 1999 Informs That DBNPS & Pnpp Staffs Have Modified or Withdrawn Several of Positions Proposed within Re Request for Approval of Qap.Revised Positions Encl ML20217F8371999-10-0808 October 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/99-10 on 990802-0913.One Violation Occurred Being Treated as NCV ML20217A5641999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Davis-Besse on 990901.Informs That NRC Plans to Conduct Addl Insps to Address Questions Raised by Issues Re Operator Errors & Failure to Commit to JOG Topical Rept on MOV Verification ML20212L0691999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards,For Review & Comment,Copy of Preliminary ASP Analysis of Operational Condition Discovered at Unit 1 on 981014,as Reported in LER 346/98-011 ML20216J6701999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Post Examination Documentation for Written Operator Initial License Examination Administered at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station on 990920.Without Encls ML20212D3501999-09-21021 September 1999 Forward Copy of Final Accident Sequence Precursor Analysis of Operational Event at Plant,Unit 1 on 980624,reported in LER 346/98-006 05000346/LER-1998-001, Forwards Rev 1 for LER 1998-001,which Updates Corrective Actions & Revises Completion Date Re Implementation of Changes to Plant Emergency Operating Procedure.List of Commitments Attached1999-09-0909 September 1999 Forwards Rev 1 for LER 1998-001,which Updates Corrective Actions & Revises Completion Date Re Implementation of Changes to Plant Emergency Operating Procedure.List of Commitments Attached ML20216E5961999-09-0707 September 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs 3/4.3.2.1,safety Features Actuation Sys Instrumentation & Associated Bases 3/4.3.1 & 3/4.3.2,reactor Protection Sys & Safety Sys Instrumentation ML20211P3001999-09-0707 September 1999 Forwards FEMA Transmitting FEMA Evaluation Rept for 990504 Emergency Preparedness Exercise at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant.No Deficiencies Identified.One Area Requiring C/A & Two Planning Issues Identified ML20211K6681999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Copies of Certified Personal Qualification Statement - Licensee (NRC Form 398) for Operator Candidates Listed Below.Without Encls ML20211K6611999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Copies of Operator License Renewal Applications for Individuals Listed.Operators Have Successfully Completed Appropriate Operator Requalification Training Program at Dbnps.Without Encls ML20211K0951999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Fire & Seismic Analyses of IPEEE for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1. Response Requested within 60 Days ML20211H0201999-08-25025 August 1999 Forwards semi-annual FFD Rept for 990101-0630 for DBNPS, Unit 1,IAW 10CFR26.71(d) ML20211D1171999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/99-09 on 990623-0802.Violations Identified & Being Treated as Noncited Violations ML20211G3911999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Update to Estimated Info for Licensing Action Requests Through 010930,re Administrative Ltr 99-02, Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates PY-CEI-NRR-2411, Informs That Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Co Has Developed Corporate QA Program Manual for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,As Discussed on 990318 Between Util & Nrc.Revised USAR Pages,Encl1999-08-19019 August 1999 Informs That Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Co Has Developed Corporate QA Program Manual for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,As Discussed on 990318 Between Util & Nrc.Revised USAR Pages,Encl ML20211J9201999-08-13013 August 1999 Urges NRC to Find Funds for Stockpiling Radiation Pills for Residents Living Near Plant ML20211B0161999-08-13013 August 1999 Forwards SE Accepting Evaluation of Second 10-year Interval Inservice Insp Program Request for Relief Numbers RR-A16, RR-A17 & RR-B9 for Plant,Unit 1 ML20210T1061999-08-12012 August 1999 Forwards Preliminary NRC Forms 398 & 396 for Listed Candidates,Per Operator License Exam Scheduled for Week of 990913.Encl Withheld ML20210S6071999-08-11011 August 1999 Provides Final Response to NRC RAI Re GL 98-01, Y2K Readiness of Computer Systems at Npps ML20210P8051999-08-0909 August 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/99-15 on 990712-16.No Violations Noted.However,Several Deficiencies Were Identified with Implementation of Remp,Which Collectively Indicated Need for Improved Oversight of Program IR 05000346/19980211999-08-0606 August 1999 Refers to NRC Insp Rept 50-346/98-21 Conducted on 980901- 990513 & Forwards Nov.Two Violations Identified Involving Failure to Maintain Design of Valve & Inadequate C/A for Degraded Condition Cited in Encl NOV 05000346/LER-1998-009, Forwards LER 98-009-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B). Commitments Made by Util Are Encl1999-08-0606 August 1999 Forwards LER 98-009-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B). Commitments Made by Util Are Encl ML20210H6101999-07-30030 July 1999 Informs That Region III Received Rev 21 to Various Portions of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Emergency Plan.Revision Was Submitted Under Provisions of 10CFR50.54(q) in Apr 1999 ML20210H0491999-07-28028 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising TS 3/4.7.5.1, Ultimate Heat Sink, to Allow Plant Operation in Modes 1-4 with Water Temp Less than or Equal to 90 F ML20210G5521999-07-28028 July 1999 Provides Addl Response to 980923 OL Licensing Exam Rept 50-346/98-301 Re OL Exam Administered in Aug 1998.Results of Root Cause Investigation & Corrective Actions,Discussed ML20210G3831999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to NPF-3,changing TSs 6.4, Training, 6.5.2.8, Audits, 6.10, Record Retention, 6.14, Process Control Program & 6.15, Odcm ML20211P3071999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Final Rept for 990504 Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for David-Besse Power Station.No Deficiencies Identified for Any Jurisdiction During Exercise ML20210G4391999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs 3/4.3.2.1, Safety Features Actuation Sys Instrumentation, & Associated Bases 3/4.3.1 & 3/4.3.2, Reactor Protection Sys & Safety Sys Instrumentation ML20210G7151999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising TSs 3/4.3.3.1, Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation, 3/4.3.3.2, Instrument - Incore Detectors & 3/4.3.3.9, Instrumentation - Waste Gas Sys Oxygen Monitor ML20210G5151999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs for Implementation of 10CFR50,App J,Option B for Type B & C Containment Leakage Rate Testing ML20210G3211999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Written OL Exam & Supporting Matl for Exam to Be Administered at DBNPS During Week of 990913.Listed Encls Withheld from Public Disclosure Until After Exam Complete ML20210C4381999-07-20020 July 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/99-08 on 990513-0622.Unidentified RCS Leak Approached TS Limit of 1 Gallon Per Minute Prior to Recently Completed Maint Outage.Three Violations of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as NCVs ML20209G3681999-07-15015 July 1999 Advises That Info Submitted in & 990519 Affidavit Re Design & Licensing Rept,Davis-Besse,Unit 1 Cask Pit Rack Installation Project,Holtec Intl, HI-981933,marked Proprietary,Will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure ML20207H6401999-07-0909 July 1999 Discusses Closure of TAC MA0540 Re Util Responses to RAI on GL 92-01,rev 1,suppl 1, Rv Structural Integrity. Staff Has Revised Info in Rvid & Releasing It as Rvid Version 2 ML20209D1341999-07-0808 July 1999 Forwards Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amend to Operating License.Proposed Change Would Have Modified Facility TSs Pertaining to Allowable as-found Pressure Lift Setting Tolerance of Two Pressurizer Code Safety Valves 05000346/LER-1998-012, Forwards LER 98-012-01,which Is Being Submitted to Provide Addl Info Re 981018 Occurrence.Commitment List Attached1999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards LER 98-012-01,which Is Being Submitted to Provide Addl Info Re 981018 Occurrence.Commitment List Attached ML20209C3981999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-346/98-21.Corrective Actions:Developed Rev to Boric Acid Control Program & Work Process Guideline on Plant Leakage ML20209B5821999-06-24024 June 1999 Provides Justification for Rev to Completion Date for One of Insp follow-up Items Cited in Insp Rept 50-346/98-03, Designated as Inspector follow-up Item 50-346/97-201-10 ML20196G1251999-06-23023 June 1999 Responds to NRC RAI Re GL 98-01, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants ML20196E5321999-06-17017 June 1999 Forwards Addl Info Re Relief Request RR-A16 to Support NRC Approval of Relief Request ML20195K2751999-06-16016 June 1999 Forwards Safety Evaluation Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20196A6601999-06-16016 June 1999 Forwards Master Decommissioning Trust Agreements Revised After 1990 for Ohio Edison Co,Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co,Toledo Edison Co & Pennsylvania Power Co Re Bvnps,Units 1 & 2,DBNPS,Unit 1 & Perry Unit 1 ML20195F9071999-06-10010 June 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to NPF-3,changing Tech Specs 3/4.6.4.4, Hydrogen Purge Sys, TS 3/4.6.5.1, Shield Bldg Emergency Ventilation Sys & TS 3/4.7.6.1, Crevs ML20195F8851999-06-0707 June 1999 Withdraws 950929 License Amend Application,Proposing Mod to Allowable as-found Pressure Lift Setting Tolerance of Two Pressurizer Code Safety Valves ML20207G0751999-06-0707 June 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-346/99-04 on 990323-0513.Violations Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violations,Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy 1999-09-09
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MONTHYEARML20217N2321999-10-15015 October 1999 Requests NRC Approval to Use Alternative to Requirements of 10CFR50.55a(f)(4)(ii).Licensee Requests Extension to Specified Schedule for Implementing Updates to IST Program PY-CEI-NRR-2438, Informs That DBNPS & Pnpp Staffs Have Modified or Withdrawn Several of Positions Proposed within Re Request for Approval of Qap.Revised Positions Encl1999-10-14014 October 1999 Informs That DBNPS & Pnpp Staffs Have Modified or Withdrawn Several of Positions Proposed within Re Request for Approval of Qap.Revised Positions Encl ML20216J6701999-09-24024 September 1999 Forwards Post Examination Documentation for Written Operator Initial License Examination Administered at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station on 990920.Without Encls 05000346/LER-1998-001, Forwards Rev 1 for LER 1998-001,which Updates Corrective Actions & Revises Completion Date Re Implementation of Changes to Plant Emergency Operating Procedure.List of Commitments Attached1999-09-0909 September 1999 Forwards Rev 1 for LER 1998-001,which Updates Corrective Actions & Revises Completion Date Re Implementation of Changes to Plant Emergency Operating Procedure.List of Commitments Attached ML20216E5961999-09-0707 September 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs 3/4.3.2.1,safety Features Actuation Sys Instrumentation & Associated Bases 3/4.3.1 & 3/4.3.2,reactor Protection Sys & Safety Sys Instrumentation ML20211K6611999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Copies of Operator License Renewal Applications for Individuals Listed.Operators Have Successfully Completed Appropriate Operator Requalification Training Program at Dbnps.Without Encls ML20211K6681999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Copies of Certified Personal Qualification Statement - Licensee (NRC Form 398) for Operator Candidates Listed Below.Without Encls ML20211H0201999-08-25025 August 1999 Forwards semi-annual FFD Rept for 990101-0630 for DBNPS, Unit 1,IAW 10CFR26.71(d) ML20211G3911999-08-20020 August 1999 Forwards Update to Estimated Info for Licensing Action Requests Through 010930,re Administrative Ltr 99-02, Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates PY-CEI-NRR-2411, Informs That Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Co Has Developed Corporate QA Program Manual for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,As Discussed on 990318 Between Util & Nrc.Revised USAR Pages,Encl1999-08-19019 August 1999 Informs That Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Co Has Developed Corporate QA Program Manual for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,As Discussed on 990318 Between Util & Nrc.Revised USAR Pages,Encl ML20211J9201999-08-13013 August 1999 Urges NRC to Find Funds for Stockpiling Radiation Pills for Residents Living Near Plant ML20210T1061999-08-12012 August 1999 Forwards Preliminary NRC Forms 398 & 396 for Listed Candidates,Per Operator License Exam Scheduled for Week of 990913.Encl Withheld ML20210S6071999-08-11011 August 1999 Provides Final Response to NRC RAI Re GL 98-01, Y2K Readiness of Computer Systems at Npps 05000346/LER-1998-009, Forwards LER 98-009-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B). Commitments Made by Util Are Encl1999-08-0606 August 1999 Forwards LER 98-009-01,IAW 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B). Commitments Made by Util Are Encl ML20210G5521999-07-28028 July 1999 Provides Addl Response to 980923 OL Licensing Exam Rept 50-346/98-301 Re OL Exam Administered in Aug 1998.Results of Root Cause Investigation & Corrective Actions,Discussed ML20210H0491999-07-28028 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising TS 3/4.7.5.1, Ultimate Heat Sink, to Allow Plant Operation in Modes 1-4 with Water Temp Less than or Equal to 90 F ML20210G3831999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to NPF-3,changing TSs 6.4, Training, 6.5.2.8, Audits, 6.10, Record Retention, 6.14, Process Control Program & 6.15, Odcm ML20210G4391999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs 3/4.3.2.1, Safety Features Actuation Sys Instrumentation, & Associated Bases 3/4.3.1 & 3/4.3.2, Reactor Protection Sys & Safety Sys Instrumentation ML20210G7151999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising TSs 3/4.3.3.1, Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation, 3/4.3.3.2, Instrument - Incore Detectors & 3/4.3.3.9, Instrumentation - Waste Gas Sys Oxygen Monitor ML20210G5151999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,revising Tech Specs for Implementation of 10CFR50,App J,Option B for Type B & C Containment Leakage Rate Testing ML20211P3071999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Final Rept for 990504 Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise for David-Besse Power Station.No Deficiencies Identified for Any Jurisdiction During Exercise ML20210G3211999-07-26026 July 1999 Forwards Written OL Exam & Supporting Matl for Exam to Be Administered at DBNPS During Week of 990913.Listed Encls Withheld from Public Disclosure Until After Exam Complete 05000346/LER-1998-012, Forwards LER 98-012-01,which Is Being Submitted to Provide Addl Info Re 981018 Occurrence.Commitment List Attached1999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards LER 98-012-01,which Is Being Submitted to Provide Addl Info Re 981018 Occurrence.Commitment List Attached ML20209C3981999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-346/98-21.Corrective Actions:Developed Rev to Boric Acid Control Program & Work Process Guideline on Plant Leakage ML20209B5821999-06-24024 June 1999 Provides Justification for Rev to Completion Date for One of Insp follow-up Items Cited in Insp Rept 50-346/98-03, Designated as Inspector follow-up Item 50-346/97-201-10 ML20196G1251999-06-23023 June 1999 Responds to NRC RAI Re GL 98-01, Y2K Readiness of Computer Sys at Nuclear Power Plants ML20196E5321999-06-17017 June 1999 Forwards Addl Info Re Relief Request RR-A16 to Support NRC Approval of Relief Request ML20196A6601999-06-16016 June 1999 Forwards Master Decommissioning Trust Agreements Revised After 1990 for Ohio Edison Co,Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co,Toledo Edison Co & Pennsylvania Power Co Re Bvnps,Units 1 & 2,DBNPS,Unit 1 & Perry Unit 1 ML20195F9071999-06-10010 June 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to NPF-3,changing Tech Specs 3/4.6.4.4, Hydrogen Purge Sys, TS 3/4.6.5.1, Shield Bldg Emergency Ventilation Sys & TS 3/4.7.6.1, Crevs ML20195F8851999-06-0707 June 1999 Withdraws 950929 License Amend Application,Proposing Mod to Allowable as-found Pressure Lift Setting Tolerance of Two Pressurizer Code Safety Valves ML20207F4231999-06-0202 June 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to DBNPS Emergency Preparedness Evaluated Exercise Manual 990504, IAW 10CFR50.4.NRC Evaluated Exercise Has Been Rescheduled for 991208,since NRC Did Not Evaluate 990504 Exercise ML20207E9561999-05-28028 May 1999 Forwards Update to NRC AL 98-03,re Estimated Info for Licensing Activities Through Sept 30,2000 ML20207E2521999-05-28028 May 1999 Forwards Rev 18,App A,Change 1 to Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1,industrial Security Plan IAW Provisions of 10CFR50.54(p).Encl Withheld,Per 10CFR73.21 ML20207E7801999-05-21021 May 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License NPF-3,allowing Use of Expanded Spent Fuel Storage Capacity.Proprietary & non- Proprietary Version of Rev 2 to HI-981933 Re Cask Pit Rack Installation Project,Encl.Proprietary Info Withheld ML20206N0231999-05-0606 May 1999 Forwards License Renewal Applications for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1 for ML Klein,Cn Steenbergen & CS Strumsky.Without Encls ML20206D2421999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Combined Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept & Radiological Effluent Release Rept for 1998. Rev 11, Change 1 to ODCM & 1998 Radiological Environ Monitoring Program Sample Analysis Results Also Encl PY-CEI-NRR-2382, Forwards 1998 Annual Rept for Firstenergy Corp, for Perry Nuclear Power Plant & Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.Form 10-K Annual Rept to Us Securities & Exchange Commission for FY98 Also Encl1999-04-21021 April 1999 Forwards 1998 Annual Rept for Firstenergy Corp, for Perry Nuclear Power Plant & Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.Form 10-K Annual Rept to Us Securities & Exchange Commission for FY98 Also Encl ML20206B8831999-04-17017 April 1999 Forwards 1634 Repts Re Results of Monitoring Provided to Individuals at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station During 1998,per 10CFR20.2206.Without Repts ML20205K5641999-04-0707 April 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 980415 RAI Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Ci During Design-Basis Accident Conditions. Rept FAI/98-126, Waterhammer Phenomena in Containment Air Cooler Swss, Encl ML20205K3871999-04-0707 April 1999 Forwards Copy of Application of Ceic,Oec,Ppc & Teco to FERC, Proposing to Transfer Jurisdictional Transmission Facilities of Firstenergy Operating Companies to American Transmission Sys,Inc.With One Oversize Drawing ML20205J1171999-03-29029 March 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to BAW-2325, Response to RAI Re RPV Integrity, Per GL 92-01,Rev 1,Suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity. Rev Includes Corrected Values in Calculations PY-CEI-NRR-2377, Submits Decommissioning Repts for Bvps,Units 1 & 2,Davis- Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1 & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,Unit 1,per 10CFR50.75(f)(1)1999-03-29029 March 1999 Submits Decommissioning Repts for Bvps,Units 1 & 2,Davis- Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1 & Perry Nuclear Power Plant,Unit 1,per 10CFR50.75(f)(1) ML20205F5961999-03-27027 March 1999 Forwards Comments on Preliminary Accident Sequence Percursor (ASP) Analysis of 980624 Operational Event at Dbnps,Unit 1, as Transmitted by NRC Ltr ML20205D4791999-03-26026 March 1999 Forwards Rept Submitting Results of SG Tube ISI Conducted in Apr 1998.Rept Includes Description of Number & Extent of Tubes Inspected,Location & Percent wall-thickness Penetration for Each Indication of Imperfection ML20205L2031999-03-26026 March 1999 Submits Correction to Dose History of Tj Chambers.Dose Records During 1980-1997 Were Incorrectly Recorded Using Wrong Social Security Number.Nrc Form 5 Not Encl ML20205C7371999-03-25025 March 1999 Certifies That Dbnps,Unit 1,plant-referenced Simulator Continues to Meet Requirements of 10CFR55.45(b) for Simulator Facility Consisting Solely of plant-referenced Simulator.Acceptance Test Program & Test Schedule,Encl ML20205E3551999-03-19019 March 1999 Requests That Proposed Changes to TS 6.8.4.d.2 & TS 6.8.4.d.7 Be Withdrawn from LAR Previously Submitted to NRC ML20204J6361999-03-17017 March 1999 Forwards Firstenergy Corp Annual Rept for 1998 & 1999 Internal Cash Flow Projection as Evidence of Util Guarantee of Retrospective Premiums Which May Be Served Against Facilities PY-CEI-NRR-2375, Forwards List That Details Util Insurers,Policy Numbers & Coverage Limits for Two Power Plants,Per Requirements of 10CFR50.54(w)(3) Re Reporting of Property Insurance Coverage1999-03-15015 March 1999 Forwards List That Details Util Insurers,Policy Numbers & Coverage Limits for Two Power Plants,Per Requirements of 10CFR50.54(w)(3) Re Reporting of Property Insurance Coverage ML20204E6821999-03-12012 March 1999 Requests That Listed Changes Be Made to NRC Document Svc List for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station,Unit 1 1999-09-09
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License Amendment Request to Increase the Reactor ;
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Y By letter dated November 13, 1992 (Serial Number 2081) Toledo Edison applied for an amendment to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power !
Station, Unit 1 (DBNPS), Operating License Number NPF-3, Appendix A Technical Specifications (TS). The proposed changes involve TS ,
3/4.3.1, " Reactor Protection System (RPS) Instrumentation," and TS j 3/4.3.2.3, " Anticipatory Reactor Trip System (ARTS)
Instrumentation." Additional information relating to this license i amendment request in response to NRC staff verbal questions was submitted by letter dated July 15, 1993 (Serial Number 2140).
The main purpose of the license amendment request is to extend RPS l and ARTS instrumentation TS testing intervals as permitted by tha )
NRC-approved Babcock and Vilcox (B&W) Topical Report, BAV-10167,
" Justification for Increasing the Reactor Trip System On-Line Test Intervals," and its supplements. A related change, also justified by BAV-10167 and its supplements, and approved generically by the NRC for implementation at B&W type plants, vould permit one inoperable RPS channel to be bypassed indefinitely instead of tripped as is currently required.
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Docket Number 50-346 License Number NFP-3 Serial Number 2183 Page 2 The NRC approved BAV-10167 and Supplement 1 to BAV-10167 by letter to the B&V Owners Group (BV0G) dated December 5, 1988. This original NRC staff evaluation did not accept continued operation for an indefinite period with one inoperable channel in bypass and proposed to limit the allovable out-of-service time (A0T) to 48 ,
hours. Because indefinite bypass had always been permitted by Technical Specifications for four of the six currently operating B&V type units, in November, 1989, the BV0G submitted BAV-10167, Supplement ? which provided additional justification for an indefinit 7T. On July 8, 1992, the NRC Staff issued a supplemen ,11 afety Evaluation Report (SER) for BAV-10167 which approved an .adefinite A0T for one inoperable channel in bypass.
NRC approval of indefinite bypass was based on additional information provided in BAV-10167, Supplement 2, information presented during an August 28, 1991 meeting, and information provided in a November 8, 1991 letter to the NRC from the BV0G.
The purpose of this letter is to respond to additional NRC staff verbal questions received in August 1993 regarding the plant specific applicability to the DBNPS of the technical basis for NRC generic approval of indefinite channel bypass for B&W plants.
Specifically, the NRC staff requested Toledo Edison to confirm that the RPS design as implemented at the DBNPS is consistent with the configuration described in the justification for indefinite channel bypass with regards to physical location of components, the capability of RPS to mitigate design basis accidents and transients with one RPS channel in bypass, and configuration of RPS power supplies.
The configuration of the DBNPS RPS conforms with that described in BAV-10167, its supplements and references. Physical and electrical separation and protection of redundant RPS channels and components are described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) Sections 7.1.2, Identification of Safety Criteria; 7.2.1.1, Design Bases; 7.2.2.1, Compliance with IEEE Standard 279-1968; 8.3.1.1.7, Channels; 8.3.1.1.8, Physical Arrangement of the AC Electrical System Components; 8.3.1.2.14, Cables and Raceway Functions; 8.3.1.2.20, Routing of Class 1E Circuits; 8.3.1.2.25, Redundant Class IE Instruments; 8.3.1.2.26, Cable Spreading Room; 8.3.1.2.29, Penetrations; 3.6.2.7, Protection Against Dynamic and Environmental Effects outside the containment; 3.10.2.10, seismic Design of the Reactor Protection System; Appendix 3D.1.17, Criterion 21 - Protection System Reliability And Testability; Appendix 3D.1.18, Criterion 22 - Protection System Independence; Appendix 3D.I.19, Criterion 23 - Protection System Failure Modes; Appendix 3D.1.20, Criterion 24 - Separation of Protection and Control Systems; and 3D.1.25, Criterion 29 - Protection Against Anticipated Operational Occurrences.
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' Serial Number 2183 Page 3 As discussed in these USAR sections, the RPS consists of four independent channels from sensor through trip actuating device.
Interchannel communications are minimized, except where necessary for coincidence logic. Where interchannel connections are necessary, isolation devices preclude propagation of failures between channels.
Reactor Protection System (RPS) components are seismically qualified and the RPS is protected from natural phenomena as described in the USAR. The RPS components are environmentally qualified to the extent necessary to perform their functions during events for which a RPS generated reactor trip is required. ,
i The RPS logic is housed in separate instrument cabinets for each channel in the control room. Outside the control room, !
i channelized cabling to sensors in the field are routed in separate cable trays for each channel. Separate containment penetrations are provided for each channel. All sensors and sensing lines are independent for each channel with the exception of the reactor coolant flow sensing lines. However, the reactor coolant flow sensing lines and location of the associated differential pressure transmitters were required to be modified to meet the single failure criterion during the DBNPS first refueling outage by License Condition 2.C.(3).e. The modifications are described in Toledo Edison's letters to the NRC dated July 21, August 4, and August 25, 1980 (Serial Numbers 633, 640, and 646, respectively).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission acceptance of the modified design as i meeting the single failure criterion is documented in the NRC l Safety Evaluation for Amendment Number 33 to the DBNPS Operating License, NPF-3, dated October 1, 1980 (Log Number 615).
Each of the four RPS channels are povered from independent essential 120 VAC instrument busses. The four essential instrument busses are each povered from separate battery backed inverters and transformers. There are no power supply failure modes which can affect more than one RPS channel. The RPS is a j deenergize to actuate system. Lose of the essential 120 VAC 1 instrument bus supplying power to any RPS channel vill result in a channel trip regardless of whether the channel is bypassed or not.
Because the RPS is povered from battery-backed 120 VAC essential busses, the RPS does not rely on offsite power or on the emergency diesel generators (EDG) for power for any event for which a RPS trip is required. (Note that a loss of offsite power vould result in a reactor trip because of the loss of power for the reactor coolant pumps.) Thus, there is no relationship betveen the status of offsite power or the EDGs and whether an RPS channel is in bypass.
l Docket Number 50-346 i License Number NFP-3 I
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Page 4 As summarized in USAR Sections 3D.1.17, 3D.1.18, and 3D.1.25, the channel independence provided in the RPS design results in there being no single failures, or events where a RPS trip is required, .
that can affect more than one RPS channel. Consequently, with one ('
channel in bypass, the remaining three RPS channels operating as a two-out-of-three system provide a reactor trip when required and tolerate a postulated single failure.
The BV0G November 8, 1991 submittal to the NRC and the NRC July 8, 1992 evaluation of indefinite bypass for B&V type plants, discussed the effect on the accident analysis of having one channel in bypass and single failure of a second channel. This condition could result in a loss of symmetry of process sensors.
The information presented by the BV0G described the primary and backup RPS trips for the events postulated for B&W type plants, and assessed the effect of loss of symmetry for these events. The information presented is directly applicable to the DBNPS. Based on this information, the NRC staff concluded that while the level of protection (including backup trips) might be somewhat degraded with a channel in bypass and a single failure of another channel, the conclusions of the accident analyses remain valid.
Based on the foregoing, Toledo Edison concludes the configuration of the DBNPS RPS conforms with that described in BAV-10167, its supplements and references. Therefore, generic acceptance by the NRC of an indefinite A0T with one RPS channel in bypass, is directly applicable to the DBNPS. Accordingly, Toledo Edison requests timely approval of the subject amendment request.
If you have any questions regarding these revisions, please contac. Mr. V. T. O'Connor, Jr., Manager - Regulatory Affairs at (419) 249-2366.
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