ML20070K548

Notice of Denial of Amends to Facility OL & Opportunity for Hearing Re Request to Temporarily Amend OL Concerning Changes Made to TS to Allow for Power Uprate Testing at Plant

ML20070K548
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Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	07/20/1994
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7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS10t{

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY DOCKET NOS. 50-321 AND 50-366 NOTICE OF DENIAL 0F AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSES AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has denied a request by the Georgia Power Company (the licensee) for amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. OPR-57 and NPF-5 issued to the licer.see for operation of the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in Appling County, Georgia. A Notice of Consideration of Issuance of this amendment was not published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

The licensee's application of June 7,1994, requested temporary changes '

to the Operating Licenses and Appendices A to Hatch, Units 1 and 2, that would allow the planned testing at Plant Hatch to demonstrate the capability to operate the plant up to a core power level of 2558 MWt.

This testing is part of the overall power uprate program and is intended to evaluate the p;'ysical effects of increasing the licensed plant power level.

The total duration time above the current operating limit for the testing on each unit is not to exceed 30 cumulative days.

Specifically, the proposed Technical Specification (TS) changes are:

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Revise the Unit I and 2 operating licenses and the Unit 1 TS Bases for limiting safety system settings to allow each unit to be operated above the current license limit for the maximum steady state reactor core thermal power level of 2436 MWt.

This change will allow testing of the plant to be performed up to 2558 MWt,105% of the current maximum steady state power l

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Revise the high pressure scram TS 2.2.A.I.a limiting safety system setting and TS 3.1.A (Table 3.1-1, Item 4) limiting condition for operation (LCO) for Unit 1 and TS 2.2.1 (Table 2.2.1-1, Item 3). limiting safety system setting for Unit 2 from a maximum of 1054 psig to a maximum 1065 psig.

The cumulative total of time spent with each unit operating with the revised high pressure scram setpoint is not to exceed 35 days.

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Revise the average power range monitor rod block TS 3.2.G (Table 3.2-7, Item 3) LCO for Unit 1 and TS 3.3.5 (Table 3.3.5-2, Item 1.a) LC0 for Unit 2 from a maximum of 0.58W + 50% - 0.58 delta W to a maximum of 0.58W +

53% - 0.58 delta W.

The cumulative total of time spent with each unit operating with the revised average power range monitor rod block setpoint is not to exceed 35 days.

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Revise the low low set safety / relief valve arming TS 3.2.N (Table 3.2-14, Item 1) LC0 and TS 4.6.H.2 surveillance requirement for Unit 1 and-TS 3.3.3 (Table 3.3.3-2, Item 5.a) LC0 and TS 4.4.2.2 surveillance requirement for Un!t 2 from a maximum of 1054 psig to a maximum of 1065 psig.

The cumulative total of time spent with each unit operating with the revised low-low set safety / relief valve arming setpoint is not to exceed 35 days.

The NRC staff has concluded that the licensee's request cannot be granted. The licensee was notified of the Commission's denial of the proposed

-l amendment by letter dated July 20, 1994.

By ' August 25, 1994

, the licensee may demand a hearing with respect to_ the denial described above. Any person whose interest may be affected by.this proceeding may file a written petition for leave to intervene.

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' A request for hearing or. petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, d

i Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by the above date.

A copy of any petitions should also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and to Ernest L. Blake, Jr., Esquire, Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge, 2300 N.

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037, attorney for the licensee.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendments dated June 7, 1994, and (2) the Commission's letter to the licensee dated July 20, 1994 i

These documents are available for public inspection at the Commission's.

Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the local public document room located at 4.he Appling County Public Library, 301 City Hall Drive, Baxley, Georgia 31513.

A copy of item (2) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention-Document Control Desk.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, thir 20th day of July 1994.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i

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A, 5 bert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate II-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatior.

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Mr. J. T. Beckham, Jr. July 20, 1994 I

A copy of the Notice of Denial of Amendments and Opportunity for Hearing to be i

published in the Federal Reaister is enclosed for your information.

This completes our action regarding the above TACs.

Should you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 504-1485.

Sincerely, 0(RIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Herbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate II-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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