ML20113C706

Application for Amends to Licenses NPF-9,NPF-17,NPF-35, NPF-52,revising Term Lifting Loads Used in Manipulator Crane TS 3.9.6b.2 to Lifting Force. in Addition Redefining Auxiliary Hoist Min Capacities

ML20113C706
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire
Issue date:	06/21/1996
From:	Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20113C707	List: ML20113C706 ML20113C720
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NUDOCS 9607020073
Download: ML20113C706 (4)

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~l DukeIbicer Company M. S. Tnum P.O. Box 1006 Senior Vice President .

Oarlotte, NC28201-1006 Nuclear Generation 1 (704)382-2200 Olhce (104)3824360 Fax  ;

DUKEPOWER i

l June 21, 1996 ,

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTENTION: Document ContrG1 Desk l Washington, D. C. 20555

Subject:

McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 l Catawbe. Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 1 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 .

Technical Specifications Amendment to T/S 3.9.6 Pursuant to 10CFR50.90, attached are license amendment i requests to Facility Operating Licenses NPF-9 and NPF-17 for j McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, respectively, and NPF-35 and NPF-52 for Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, i

, respectively. The Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC)  !

! at McGuire and Catawba, and the NSRB have reviewed and i l approved these Technical Specification Amendments. j Part I of the requested amendments for both McGuire and Catawba Nuclear Stations revise the term " lifting loads"  ;

used in Manipulator Crane Technical Specification 3.9.6b.2 .

to " lifting force". This coincides with the T/S Bases' use l l

of the same term. The proposed amendment is administrative i in nature and will clarify that the static loads associated l with the lifting tool, drive rod and control rod weights are i not included in the lifting force limit. Part II of the amendment more accurately defines auxiliary hoist minimum  !

l r capacities and gives a more expansive description of the l activities for which protective measures and survei21ance l testing are utilized.

Attachment'1 contains a brief description of the enclosed amendment request. It also contains the marked-up copies of the affected T/S pages indicating the proposed changes.

Attachment 2 contains a description of the proposed changes l along with the required Technical Justification and j assessment of the impact to the McGuire and Catawba FSARs.

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, . U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l fune 21, 1996 i l Page 2 Pursuant to 10CFR50.91, Attachment 3 provides the analysis performed in accordance with the standards contained in 10CFR50.92, which concludes that the requested amendments do not involve a significant hazards consideration. Attachment 3 also contains an Environmental Impact Analysis for the requested amendments. Attachment 4 contains new updated TS l pages for the requested amendment.  !

Pursuant to 10CFR 50. 91 (b) (1) , a copy of this amendment request is being provided to the appropriate North Carolina and South Carolina state officials.

Should there be any questions concerning this amendment request or should additional information be required, please call Jim Snyder at (704) 875-4447.

Very trul p . S & ou s, >~

M. S. Tuckman MST/VSO xc (W/ Attachments) :

l S. D. Ebneter Regional Administrator, Region II Victor Nerses ONRR l

Peter S. Tam i

ONRR Scott Shaeffer Senior Resident Inspector (MNS)

Richard Freudenberger Senior Resident Inspector (CNS) l Dayne Brown, Chief Division of Radiological Protection, N.C.

Heyward Shealy i Bureau of Radiological Health, S.C.

American Nuclear Insurers INPO Records Center

M. S. Tuckman, being duly sworn, states that he is Senior Vice President of Duke Power Com; any; that he is authorized on the part of said company to sign and file with the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission these revisions to the McGuire Nuclear Station License Nos. NFF-9 and NPF-17 and Catawba Nuclear Station license Nos NPF-35 and NPF-52, and that all statements and matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge.

61. S. Tuck. man, Senior Vice President Subscribed and sworn to before me this ASTi day of h,1996.

04L idj Notary P'ublicj '

My commission expires:

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l Attachment 1 Proposed Technical Specification Amendment:

To revise McGuire and Catawba Technical Specifications 3.9.6 to achieve the following:

• Changing the term " lifting loads" to " lifting force" to coincide with the term as it is described in the T/S Bases. This will bring the T/S requirement in line with the T/S Bases.

• Claritication of the role of the static loads associated with the lifting tool, drive rod and control rod weights in the 600 pound indicator reading limit in T/S 3.9.6b.

. To more accurately define the auxiliary hoist minimum capacities and give a more expanded description of the activities for which protective measurcs and surveillance testing are utilized.

Marked-up Copies of Current T/S Pages:

See attached.

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