ML20073B684
| ML20073B684 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 09/19/1994 |
| From: | Terry C TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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| ML20073B690 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9409220178 | |
| Download: ML20073B684 (2) | |
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Ref. # 10CFR50.90 10CFR50.36 7t/ ELECTRIC C. tance Terry am,4w nnamt September 19, 1994 q
i U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn:
Document Control Room l
Washington, DC 20555
SUBJECT:
COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)
DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 SUBMITTAL OF LICENSE AMENDMENT RE0 VEST 94-016 i
EMERGENCY CORE COOLING SYSTEM i
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS PLANT SYSTEMS Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 10CFR50.90, TU Electric hereby requests an amendment to the CPSES Unit 1 facility operating license (NPF-87) and CPSES Unit 2 facility operating license (NPF-89) by_ incorporating the attached changes into the CPSES Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications.
The purpose of this request is to revise the 18 month surveillance requirements for'certain Emergency Core Cooling System, Containment System and Plant System specifications to delete the restriction.
that these surveillances be performed "during shutdown" or "during the i
REFUELING MODE or COLD' SHUTDOWN." The primary impact of these changes is to reduce duplicative testing (which is now performed while shut down) and, as such, these changes will enhance safety. These changes are equally applicable to CPSES Units 1 and 2.
TU Electric requests that these proposed changes be incorporated into the Technical Specifications as described in the attachments of this submittal.
' is an affidavit: Attachment 2 provides a detailed description and assessment of the proposed changes; and Attachment 3 provides the proposed changes to the CPSES Technical Specifications.
In-accordance with 10CFR50.91(b), TV Electric is providing the State of Texas
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with a copy of this proposad amendment.
The impact of the existing requirements is 46 hours5.324074e-4 days <br />0.0128 hours <br />7.60582e-5 weeks <br />1.7503e-5 months <br /> added to the critical path'
- of the Fall 1994 refueling outage for CPSES Unit 2, which translates into a i
1 potential savings of well over $1,000,000.
The savings could be realized by j
TV Electric almost immediately if this amendment request is approved in time L
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Over the life of CPSES units 1 and 2 the projected savings would be in excess of 50 million dollars.
As such, this license amendment request qualifies as a Cost Beneficial Licensing Action (CBLA) and should receive the expedited attention of the NRC staff.
In order to benefit from this amendment during the fall 1994 Unit 2 refueling outage, TV Electric requests approval by October 21, 1994.
Upon approval of the proposed changes. TV Electric requests a 30 day implementation period following the date of license amendment issuance.
Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ray Adams at (214) 812-8826.
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Attachments:
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Affidavit 2.
Description and Assessment 3.
Affected Technical Specification pages (NUREG-1468) as revised by all approved license amendments c-Mr. L. J. Callan, Region IV Mr. D. D. Chamberlain, Region IV Resident Inspectors, CPSES (2)
Mr. T. A. Bergman, NRR Mr. D. K. Lacker Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Public Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78704 9
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