ML20067C324

Application for Amends to Licenses NPF-2 & NPF-8,changing Tech Specs to Reflect Snubber Visual Insp Intervals,Per Generic Ltr 90-09

ML20067C324
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	02/06/1991
From:	Hairston W ALABAMA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML20067C328	List: ML20067C324 ML20067C329
References
GL-90-09, GL-90-9, NUDOCS 9102120031
Download: ML20067C324 (3)

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.hiabama 40 invernessPower ;ompany Conter Parkway

- Post Off>ce Dox 1295' 2 Dvmingham Alabama 35201 5- To'ephcce E M6 5581 W. G. Hwirston,111 Seroor Vice President

- Nudear operauons February 6, 1991 AlabamaPower the southem electic system Docket Nos. 50 348 50 364 1 q

L U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comniission 1 ATTN: Document Control Desk i Washington, DC 20555- l Gentlemen:

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units-1 and 2 Revisions to Snubber Visual . Inspection Intervals In Accordance with Generic Letter 9C M j L j L Provided herein are prop'osed technical specification changes for Joseph M.-

Fr,rley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 which reference fieneric Letter 90-09, "Alicrnate Requirements for Snubber Visual Inspection Intervals and Corrective Actions." Certain technical specifications regar.ilng snubber surveillance requirements have been revised to reflect the recommended surveillance requirements set forth in Generic. Letter:90-09.

' Attachment _1 provides the proposed technical specification changes relatina to the revision of the Surveillance Requirements for snubbers. This-proposed change will provide consistency with the current guidance recommended by Generic letter 90-09 which will maintain the same confidence -level as the - >

prescat' visual surveillance requirements and reduce radiation exposure for '

plant personnel.- Revisions to the wording of the Generic Letter 90 ' proposed technical specifications were made to maintain consistency with the curMnt FNP technical specification definition of snubber categorization..and diwvsition-of visual . failures. These revisions were discussed with and'

- acimed upon by the,NRC staff prior to this submittal. The revision of these requirements necessitates revised page and paragraph numbers throughout the remainder of the section.

' Attach 5 ant 2 contains the required significant hazards analysis pursuant to- -

i 10 CFR 50.92. Based oli the analysis provided,' Alabama Power Company has-I  : determined that the~ proposed changes to the technical specifications will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of an accident-previously evaluated, create the possibility of a new or different tind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, or involve a significant

reduction-in-a margin of_ safety.

The Plant Operations Review Committee has reviewed and approved these proposed l changes and the Nuclear Operations Review Board will review these proposed L changes at a future meeting. NRC approval of these proposed changes is #

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- U.S. Nuclear 3egulatory Commission Page 2 i requested by March 8, 1991. By meeting thi:; schedule, Alabama Power Company can apply the revised inspection criteria for surveillance in the upcoming Unit 1 outage and thereby reduce radiation exposure during the outage by approximately S rem.

A copy of these proposed changes is being sent to Dr. C. E. Fox, the Alabama

State Designee, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 (b)(1).

Respectfully submitted, ALABAMA POWER COMPANY k tw ~,k y 1. Hairston, III WGil,Ill/JMG:jg Sworn to and subscribed before me Attachments this d # dayofMA*V,1991.

y cc: Mr. S. D. Ebneter Notary Public Hr. S. T. Hoffman

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Dr. C. E. Fox My Commission Expires: 9/I'/[94/

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4 be: Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Mr. J. E. Garlington l Mr. K. W. McCracken Mr. D. N. Morey Mr. J. W. McGowan Dr. W. M. Andrews Dr. T. T. Robin, Jr.

Mr. S. Fulmer Mr. R. H. Marlow Commitment Tracking System (2) i t

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