ML20096B117
| ML20096B117 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1984 |
| From: | Vassallo D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Boston Edison Co |
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| ML20096B119 | List: |
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| DPR-35-A-076 NUDOCS 8408310430 | |
| Download: ML20096B117 (7) | |
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BOSTON EDISON COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-293 PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 76 License No. DPR-35 1.
The. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ('he Commission) has.found that:
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The application for amendment by Boston Edison Company (the licensee)_datedMarch 27, 1984 complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic' Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the-common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 3.B of Facility Operating License No. DPR-35 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 76, are hereby incorporated in the license."..
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
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This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance.
FOR THE NU EAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Domenic B. Vassallo, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #2-Division of Licensing
Attachment:
Changes to the l
Technical Specifications DateoiIssuance:
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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMEL f NO. 76.
FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-35 DOCKET N0.-50-293
~ Replace the following pages of the Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages. The1 revised pages are idetitified by amendment number and contain a vertical line' indicating the arer of change.
' Remove Insert 206e 206e 206e-1 206e-1 206e-2 206j 206j l
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-LIMITINO CONDITION FOR OPERATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS l
..- Fire Hose Stations E.
Fire Eose Stations The interior fire hose stations shown Each interior fire hose station shall in Table 3.12-2 shall be OPERABLE.
be verified to be OPERABLE:
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at least once per. month by visual inspection of the At all times when the equipment station to assure all equip-e in the area protected by the fire ment is available.
hose station is required to be operable.
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at least once per cycle by removing the hose for inspec-ACTION:
tion, replacing degraded coupling gaskets, and re-racking.
With a hose station inoperable, route an additional equivalent 3.
at least once per 3 years by capacity hose to the unprotected area from an OPERABLE hose station a.
p,artially opening each hose within i hour.-
station valve to verify valve operability and no blockage.
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by conducting a hydrostatic test of each hose 1) at a pressure 50 psig greater than the maximum available pressure at that hose station, or 2) annually at the applicable service test pressure as listed in Table 821 of the
" Standard for Care, Main-tenance and Use of Hose,"
NFPA No. 198-1972, or c.
by replacing each hose with a new or used hose which has been hydrostatically tested in accordance with the pressures specified in 4.12.,
E.3.b.
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Fire Barrier System F.
Fire Barrier Penetrations All fire barrier systems providing Surveillance requirements for i
separation of redundant safe penetrations in fire barriers shttdown systems shall be described i", specification 3.12.F functional.
- are as follows:
APPLICABILITY:
At all times when the safe shutdown systems are required to be operable.
Amendment No. )MI, jd', 76 206e
LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION' SURVEILLANCE REQUIRDiENTS 1.
Fire Barrier Penetration Seals ACTION:
Each fire barrier penetration With one or more of the required seal shall be verified to be fl're barrier systems functional by a visual nonfunctienal, within one hour inspection at least once per either establish a continuous fire operating cycle and watch on one side of the subsecuent to any affected barrier or verify the installation, modification or OPERABILITY of an automatic fire maintenance affecting the detection or suppression system on
- seal, at least one side of the nonf unctiunal fire barrier ar.d 2.
Fire Doors establish an hourly fire watch patrol.
Each fire door shall be tested once per cycle for EXCEPTION: When the Fire Areas on operability of closure and BOTH sides of the affected fire latching mechanisms and for barrier are designated "HIGH integrity.
RADIATION AREAS / AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY AREA", an hourly 3.
Fire Dampers fire watch patrol may be established'(e.g. for ALARA Each fire damper shall be considerations) in lieu of a.
tcsted once per cycle for continuous fire watch.
operability and integrity.
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Dry Chemical Systems G.
Dry Chemical Systems The fixed dry chemical systems Each dry chemical system shall be located in the following areas verified to be OPERABLE:
shall be OPERABLE:
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At least once per 6 months by 1.
Diesel Generator Room "A".
checking all stored dry chemical 2.
Diesel Generator Room "B".
containers by pressure and weight APPLICABILITY:
against the required minimums.
At all times when equipment in B.
At least once per 18 months by:
the protected area is required to be operable.
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Verifying the system actuates
- ACTION, manually and automatically, upon receipt of a simulated With a dry chemical system inop-test signal, and erable, establish a continuous fire patrol with backup fire sup-2.
Performance of a flow test pression equipment for the un-through headers and-nozzles protected areas within one hour; to assure no blockage.
restore the system to OPERABLE status within 14 days or prepare and submit a Special Report to the Comission within the next 30 days outlining the action taken, the cause of the inoperability and the plans for restoring the system to OPERABLE status.
Amendment flo [, [, 76 206e-1
LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS H.
_ Yard Hydrants and Exterior Hose H.
Yard 14ydrants and Exterior Hose Houses Houses
' The yard hydrants 'and exterior hose Each hydran't shall be verified houses shown in Table 3.12-2 shall-OPERABLE:
be OPERABLE.
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At least once per month by a APPLICABILITY: At all times.
e visual inspection of the hose ACTION:
' house to assure all equipment is available.
With a y'ard hydrant inoperable, within one hour have a sufficient 2.
At least twice per year (once number 2-1/2, of additional lengths of in the fall and once in the diameter hose located in an adjacent OPERABLE hydrant,s spring) by inspecting each out-hose house to provide service to door fire hydrant a
rotected by the inoper-3.
At least once per year by per-forming surveillance requirements E.3.b or c.
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BASES 3/4.12F FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM The functional integrity of the fire barrier system ensures that fires elll be confined or adequately retarded from spreading to adj barrier itself with all penetration seals, doors and dampers intact or of the facility.
This design feature minimizes the possibility of a single fire rapidly involving several areas of the facility prior to detection and operable.
The fire barrier systems are a passive element in the facility fite protection program and are subject to periodic inspections.
extinguishment.
Safe shutdown systems are those systems which must operate after a loss of offsite power and are required to achieve and maintain safe shutdow (hot and cold shutdown) conditions.
During periods of time when the barriers are not functional, either, is required to be maintained in the i
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i measure to survey area (s) in which the active and/or passive fire detect on, suppression or barrier system (s) are in a degrided mode and is utilized f detection and reporting of fires.
The surveillance requirements are considered to'be adequate since basis they were determined using acceoted industry refere 1
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