ML20107M769

Application for Amend to License DPR-28,deleting Definitions of Unrestricted Area, Restricted Area & Controlled Area

ML20107M769
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	04/26/1996
From:	Duffy J VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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BVY-96-53, NUDOCS 9605010115
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VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION p Ferry Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301-7002 ENGINEERING OFFICE 580 MAIN STREET BOLToN. MA 01740 (508) 779 4711 April 26,1996 BVY 06-53 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATfN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

References:

(a) License No. DPR-28 (Docket No. 50-271)

(b) Letter, VYNPC to USNRC, BVY 93-81, dated August 27,1993 (c) Letter, USNRC to VYNPC, NVY 95-48, dated April .3,1995 (d) Telecon, D.II. Dorman (USNRC) to J. Duffy (VYNPC), dated August 10,1995

Subject:

Proposed Change Number 170 to the Vermont Yankee Technical Specifications -

Incorporation of Comments and Submittal of Revised Technical Specification Pages By Reference (b), Vermont Yankee requested an amendment to the Vermont Yankee Technical Specifications to incorporate changes to 10 CFR Part 20 and 10 CFR 50.36a. By Reference (c), NRC approved Vermont Yankee's proposed changes regarding 10 CFR 50.36a by issuing amendment 144 to the Vermont Yankee Technical Specifications. The NRC reviewed the remaining changes, those related to 10 CFR Part 20, separately.

By Reference (d), NRC provided Vermont Yankee with comments on the remaining portion of our proposed change and requested an updated copy of the affected Technical Specification pages. Vermont Yankee incorporated the following NRC comments into the attached revised Technical Specification pages:

1. Delete definitions of" Unrestricted Area"," Restricted Area" and " Controlled Area" since these terms are defined by regulation in 10CFR20.1003.

2. Revise Bases 3.8.0. Liquid Holduo Tanks. such that the 10 curie tank limit, if released to the Connecticut River, would not exceed the new ECL values of Appendix B to 10CFR Part 20 when averaged over the volume of the the nearest surface water body. This is a change from what had been proposed in Reference (b) since it lowers the absolute concentration values which could occur in the nearest surface water by a factor of 10.

3. Correct Technical Specification 6.5.B.1 by changing " required by Paragraph 20.1601(a)(1)" to

" required by Paragraph 20.1601(a)." Therefore the revised Technical Specification reads, in part, "In lieu of the ' control device' or ' alarm signal' required by Paragraph 20.1601(a)." This change was made since " control device" is discussed in subparagraph 20.1601(a)(1) and (2) and " alarm signal" is discussed in subparagraph 20.1601(a)(2). Therefore " Paragraph 20.1601(a)" covers both ofthese.

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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION April 26,1996 Page 2 of 2 In addition, Vermont Yankee has made the following changes to the original proposed change:

! 1. Deleted definition of" Members of the Public" since this term is defined by regulation in 10CFR20.1003 (Enclosure B, page 4).

j 2. Deleted the phrase "to the plant" in TS Bases 3.8.E. The original Technical Specification (Enclosure B, page 186) reads "via the cow-milk-infant pathway to 1500 mrem / year for the nearest ,

4 cow to the plant." The original proposed change (Reference (b), page 160f) revised this to read "via

, the cow-milk-infant pathway to 1500 mrem / year for the highest impacted cow to the plant." The

! phrase "to the plant" is now being deleted since its meaning depends on the word " nearest" and

" nearest" was deleted in the original proposed change.

! 3. Revised Table 4.8.2.8 Sampling Frequency and Minimum Analysis Frequency from the changes

proposed in Reference (b), page 160. Added "for particulates" under Sampling Frequency" and Deleted " Grab sample for Particulates" under " Minimum Analysis Frequency."

4. Revised Section 6.13, Offsite Dose Calculation Manual. proposed paragraph A.3. The original proposed change (Reference (b), page 219) stated that licensee initiated changes to the ODCM "shall  :

be submitted tc the Commission in the form of a complete, legible copy of the entire ODCM." This )

is been revised to require that only the affected pages of the ODCM be submitted to the Commissicn consistent with current, acceptable practice. Since Vermont Yankee maintains the highest profe;sional stendards in preparing its regulatory correspondence, the word " legible" is considered imnecessary and has been deleted.

These additional proposed changes are either administrative in nature or supported by the Significant Hazards Consideration in Reference (b). Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 and Reference (d),

no additional Significant Hazards Analysis ts required.

A copy of the revised Technical Specificativn pages is attat hed as Enclosure A. A copy of marked-up Technical Specification pages is attached as Enclosure B.

We trust that the information provided is acceptable, however should you have any questions, please contact this office.

Sincerely, VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION

'l4h4 James J. Duffy Licensing Engineer Enclosures A and B c: USNRC Region 1 Administrator USNRC Resident inspector - VYNPS USNRC Project Manager - VYNPS