ML20092E002
| ML20092E002 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1992 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20092D998 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-89-01, GL-89-1, NUDOCS 9202140400 | |
| Download: ML20092E002 (4) | |
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.I W A$mNO T ON, 0. C. 20555 k..... f' SAFETY EVALUATION'BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 67 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-80 AMP AMENDMENT NO.
66 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE h0. DPR-82 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NOS.1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-275 AND 50-323 e
= INTRODUCTION By letter dated May 23, 1991, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E or the licensee) sutraitted a request for changes to the Technical Specificatic. (TS) to Facility Operating Licenses DPR-80 6:4d DPR-82 for Diablo-Canyon Units 1 and 2, respectively. 'The amendnent application is designated License Amendment Request LAR-91-04. The proposed amendments incorporate programatic controls for radiological effluents and radiolegical environmental monitoring ir. the
! Administrative Controls section of the TS consistent with the rtquirements of
-10 CFR 20.100, 40 CFR Part 190,~10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix 1 to 10 CFR Part
- 50. At"the-same' time, the licensee proposed to-transfer the precedural
' details of the Radiological Ef fitient Technical Specifications (RETS) from the TS to the Radiological Monitoring and Controls Program (RMCP) or the Process Cci. trol-Program (PCP) for solid radicactive wastes as appropriate. With'these changes, the specifications related to RETS reporting requirenents were simplified.
Finally, changes to the definitions of the RMCP and PCP were proposed consistent with these changes.
Guidance on these proposed changes was provided to ell power reactor licensees and applicants by _ Generic Letter 89 dated January 31. 1989.
EVALUATION-The licensee's proposed-changes to the TS are in accordance with the guidance provided in Generic Letter 69-01 and are addressed below.
(1) The licensee has proposed to incorporate programatic controls for
- radioactive effluents and radiological environmental monitoring. in Specification 6.8.4, " Procedures and Programs" of the TS as noted in the guidance provided in Generic Letter 89-01. The programmatic controls ensure that programs are established, irnplemented, and a,aintained to ensure
'that operating procedures are provided to control radioactive effluents consistent with -the requirements of '10 CFR' 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190,10 CFR _50.36s, and Appendix I to 10 CFR Part 50.
(2) The licensee has confinned that the detailed procederal reouirements addressing Liniting Conditions for Operation, their applicability, remedial actions, associated surveillance requirenents or reporting l$ BON $$
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. ei. requirements for the following specifications have been prepared to implement the relocation of these procedural details to the RMCP or PCP.
These changes to the RMCP and PCP have been prepered in accordance with the new Administrative Controls in the TS on changes to the RMCP and PCP so that they will be implemented in the RMCP or PCP when this amendment is issued.
SPECIFICATION TITLE 3/4.3.3.9 RADI0 ACTIVE LIQUID EFFLUENT MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION 3/4.3.3.10 RADI0 ACTIVE GASE0US EFFLUENT MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION 3/4.11.1.1 RA010 ACTIVE EFFLUFNTS: LIQUID EFFLUENTS CONCENTRATION 3/4.11.1.2 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: LIQUID EFFLUENTS DOSE 3/4.11.1.3 RADICACTIVE EFFLUENTS: LIQUID RADWASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM 3/4.11.2.1 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: GASE0US EFFLUENTS DOSE RATE 3/4.11.2.2 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: DOSE - N0BLE GASES 3/4.11,2,3 RADICACTIVE EFFLUENTS: ctE 10 DINE-131, 10 DINE-133, TRITIUM, ANC RAD 10ACTI.:.ATERIAL IN PARTICULATE FORM 3/4.11.2.4 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: CASE 0VS RADWASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM
?/4.11.3 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: SOLID RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES 3/4.11.4 RADI0 ACTIVE EFFLUENTS: TOTAL DOSE 3/4.12.1 RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: MONITORING PROGRAM 3/4.12.2 RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: LAND USE CENSUS 3/4.17.3 RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: INTERLABORATORY COMPARIS0N PROGRAM 5.9.1.5 ANNUAL RADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONNENTAL OPERATING REPORT 6.9.1.C SEMIANNUAL RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENT PELEASE REPORT 6.15 MAJOR CHANGES TO LIQUID, GASE0US, AND SOLID RADWASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
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,... -These procedural details that have been removed from the TS are not required by the Commission's regulations to be included in TS. They have been prepared for incorporation in the RMCP or PCP upon issuance of this license amendment and may be subsequently changed by the licensee without prior NRC approval. Changes to the RMCP and PCP are documented and will be retained for the duration of the operating license in accordance with Specification 6.10.2.0.
(3) The licensee has proposed replacing the existing specifications in the Administrative Controls Aection of the TS for the Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, Specification 6.9.1.5; for the Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Report, $pecification 6.9.1.6; for the Process Control Program, Specification 6.13; and for the Offsite Dose Calculbtion Manual, Specification 6.14 with the updated specifications that were provided in Generic Letter 89-01.
The following specifications that are included under the heading of Radioactive Et fluents have been retained 'in the TS. This is in accordance with the guidance of Generic letter 89-01.
SPECIFICATION TITLE 3/4.3.3.10 EXPLOS!VE GAS MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION (Retained existing requirements of this specification) 3/4.11.1.4 LIQUID HOLDUP TANKS 3/4.11.2.5 EXPLOSIVE GAS MIXTURE 3/4.11.2.6 GAS STORAGE TANKS (4) The licensee has requested that the implementation of the changes for this amendment become effective 90 days from the issuance of the amendment. Their request is based on the large number of procedures affected by this change.
Due to the nature of this amendment, the staff considers the licensee's request acceptable.
On the basis of the above, the staff finds that the changes included in the proposed TS amendment request are consistent with the guidance provided in Generic Letter 89-01. Because the control of radioactive effluents continues to be limited in accordance with operating procedures that must satisfy the regulatory requirements of 10 CFR 20.106, 40 CFR Part 190, 10 CFR 50.36a, and Appendix-1 to 10 CFR Part 50, the NRC staff concludes that this change is administrative in nature and there is no impact on plant safety as a conse-quence. Accordingly, the staff finds the proposed changes acceptable.
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-4 STATE CONSULTATION-In accordance with the Comission's regulations, the California State official vas notified of the proposed issuance of these amendments. The State official had no comments.
ENVIRONMENTAL-CONSIDERATION These amendments change requirements with respect to the installation-or use of a' facility-component' located within the restricted areas as defined in 10 CFR-
~ Part 20 and changes in.serveillance requirerxnts. - The NRC staff has determined thr.t the amendments involve no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite,
'and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupa-tional radiation exposure. The Commission has_ previously issued a proposed finding that these arnendments involve no significant hazards consideration and there has been no public comment on such finding (56 FR 33959). Accordingly, these amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion. set iforth-in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9).
These amendments also involve changes-in record-keeping. reporting or administrative procedures or requirernents. Accordingly, with respect to these items, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)'10).
Pursuant to-10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental.~inpact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of these amendments.
CONCLUSION The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that
-(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be-endangered by cperation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will-be conducted in cortpliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the
-issuance of these amendments will not be inimical to the common defense-and-security or to the' health and safety of the public.
. Principal: Contributors :
'W. Wayne Meinke Thomas'G. Dunning Brian J. McDermott Date:
January 22, 1992