ML20096G814

Transmits Application for Amend to Plant License NPF-69, Revising TS 3/4.3.1,3/4.3.2,3/4.3.3 & 3/4.3.4.2

ML20096G814
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	01/17/1996
From:	Abbott R NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML20096G815	List: ML20096G814 ML20096G829 ML20096G840
References
NMP2L-1602, NUDOCS 9601260109
Download: ML20096G814 (2)

Text

. _ _

1 1

~. '

M V NIAGARA RUMOHAWK 1 INAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION /NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, P.o. BOX 63. LYCOMING. N.Y,13093/TEL (315) 3491812 i FAX (3:5) 349-4J17 ']

nicHARo s. AamoTT "d'* " O"" January 17,1996 i NMP2L 1602 ,

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission  ;

Attn: Documept Control Desk >

Washington, DC 20555  :

I RE: Nine Mile Point Unit 2 Docket No. 50-410 NPF-69 ,

Gentlemen:

. Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation hereby transmits an Application for Amendment to the  !

Nine Mile Point Unit 2 Operating License NPF-69. Also enclosed as Attachment A are the l proposed changes to the Technical Specifications as set forth in Appendix A to the above I mentioned license. Supporting information and an analysis demonstrating that the proposed  ;

changes involve no significant hazards consideration pursuant to 10CFR50.92 are included as j Attachment B.

~

1 The proposed Technical Specification changes contained herein represent revisions to  !

I Specifications 3/4.3.1, " Reactor Protection System Instrumentation," 3/4.3.2, " Isolation Actuation Instrumentation," 3/4.3.3, " Emergency Core Cooling System Actuation

, Instrumentation," 3/4.3.4.2, "End-of-Cycle Recirculation Pump Trip System Instrumentation," and the associated Bases to relocate response time limit tables from Technical Specifications to the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 (NMP2) Updated Safety Analysis l Report. These changes will allow Niagara Mohawk to administratively control changes to 4

the response time limits for reactor protection system instrumentation, isolation actuation instrumentation, emergency core cooling system instrumentation and end-of-cycle i- recirculation pump trip system instrumentation in accordance with the provisions of 10CFR50.59 without the need to process a license amendment request. The changes to Specifications 3/4.3.1,3/4.3.2, and 3/4.3.3 are consistent with Generic Letter 93-08,

" Relocation of Technical Specification Tables of Instrument Response Time Limits." Similar changes have been approved as Amendment No.100 for Detroit Edison Company's Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant. The changes to Specification 3/4.3.4.2 are consistent with NUREG 1433, " Standard Technical Specifications, BWR/4."

Subsequent to the issue of this Technical Specification amendment, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation plans to revise the response time limit tables, in accordance with the provisions of 10CFR50.59, now that the NRC staff has approved the BWR Owners' Group Licensing Topical Report, " System Analyses for Elimination of Selected Response Time Testing 1

Requirements," NEDO-32291. This will result in improvements in plant safety as discussed in the evaluation section of Attachment B to this application.

9601260109 960117 PDR ADOCK 05000410' e

P shoa53 PDR -

5\ \ t

= . _ - . -

1 s

i Page 2 e

i i

i Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) requests that this Application for Amendment

• be considered as a Cost Beneficial Licensing Action. Approval of this Application for Amendment and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's subsequent revision of the response  ;

time limit tables is estimated to result in a lifetime cost savings of $360,000.00 for NMP2.

NMPC is requesting that this license amendment be issued by June 28,1996, so that  !

unnecessary on-line testing planned before the upcoming refueling outage can be avoided.  ;

Pursuant to 10CFR50.91(b)(1), Niagara Mohawk has provided a copy of this license amendment request and the associated analysis regarding no significant hazards consideration to the appropriate state representative.  !

i i Sincerely, -

4 i

R. B. Abbott 4 Vice President - Nuclear Generation

?

RBA/RLM/Imc Attachments xc: Regional Administrator, Region I  !

Mr. L. B. Marsh, Director, Project Directorate I-1, NRR l Mr. G. E. Edison, Senior Project Manager, NRR Mr. B. S. Norris, Senior Resident Inspector Mr. John P. Spath NYSERDA ,

2 Empire Plaza, Suite 1901 Albany, NY 12223-1253  ;

Records Management 7 d

I t

- . ,. . ..-- . - .