ML20090F992

Application for Amend to License DPR-28,consisting of Proposed Change 121,revising Tech Specs to Incorporate Primary Containment Leak Rate Testing Program to Satisfy Requirements of 10CFR50,App J.Fee Encl

ML20090F992
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Site:	Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date:	06/26/1984
From:	Murphy W VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
To:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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FVY-84-76, NUDOCS 8407240157
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Fropos:d Change No. 121 VhRMONT YANKEE L

NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION FVY 84-76 RD 5, Box 169, Ferry Road, Brattleboro, VT c5301 mo ENGINEERING OFFICE 1871 WORCESTER ROAD FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01701 June 26, 1984 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Attention:

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Licensing Mr. Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director

References:

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License No. DPR-28 (Docket No. 50-271) b Letter, USNRC to VYNPC, NVY 83-192, dated 8/19/83 c

Letter, VYNPC to USNRC, FVY 82-30, dated 3/26/82 d

Letter, VYNPC to USNRC, FVY 81-148, dated 10/27/81 e

Letter VYNPC to USNRC, WVY 80-132, dated 9/19/80 f)

Letter, VYNPC to USNRC, WVY 75-95, dated 9/9/75

Subject:

Vermont Yankee Primary Containment Leak Rate Testing Program Pursuant to Section 50.59 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation hereby proposes the following modifica-tion to Appendix A of the Operating License:

Proposed Change _:

Replace existing pages 62,126a,127,134,135,136, and 137 of the Vermont Yankee Technical Specifications with the enclosed revised pages.

A new page, 137a, has been added to reflect a format change to page 137.

These pages have been revised to reflect the incorporation of the Vermont Yankee Primary Containment Leak Rate Testing Program.

This program is being submitted to satisfy the requirements of 10CFR Part 50, Appendix J. " Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors".

_ Reason for Change:

The proposed change references our Appendix J Primary Containment Leak Rate Testing program, and incorporates the results of the Commission's review of our Reference c), d), e), and f) submittals.

It shoulu be noted that the program reflects changes made since Reference d) was submitted; however, these changes are not deemed to require an Exemption from any provisions of Appendix J to 10CFR Part 50 0$000h y

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-Section 4.7.A of the Technical Specifications has been revised to reflect the referencing of our Primary Containment Leak Rate Testing Program. The remaining Technical Specification revisions have been made to create consistency between our Technical Specifications.and the Commission's Appendix J Safety Evaluation Report (SER), detailed in Reference b).

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In addition, a new Group 7 was added to the Notes for Table 4.7.2 to pro-perly reflect the isolation signals for the containment spray valves.

I Safety Considerations:

This Technical Specification change is intended to incorporate, by reference. a program written to conform to the Commission's Appendix J SER, as detailedinReferenceb). Based on that review, it was concluded that this change does not involve any unreviewed safety questions as defined in l

10CFR50.59(b).

l This change was reviewed by the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Safety Audit and l

Review Committee.

Significant Hazards Consideration:

The Commission has provided guidance concerning the application of the standards for determining whether a significant hazards consideration exists by providing certain examples (48FR14870).

The examples involving no significant hazardsconsiderationinclude(11): A change that constitutes an additional limitation, restriction, or control not presently included in the Technical Specification; for example, a more stringent surveillance requirement.

The proposed change described above provides a more restrictive set of con-tainment leak rate testing provisions than are required by our existing Technical Specifications.

Therefore, this change is consistent with the intent of the example cited above and does not constitute a significant hazards con-sideration,asdefinedin10CFR50.92(c).

Fee Determination:

In accordance with the provisions of 10CFR170.12, an application fee of

$150.00 is enclosed.

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