ML20114B279
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1992 |
| From: | Black S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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HOUSTON'llGHTING & POWER COMPANY CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SxH ANTONIO CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY CIfY OF AUSTIN.-YEXAS DOCKET N0. 50-498 SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT. UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE J
Amendment No. 39 License No. NPF-76 1, - The Nuclear: Regulatory Comission (the-Commission) has fwad that:
A." The application for amendment by Houston Lighting & Power Company *
(HL&P) acting on behalf of itself and for the City Public Service Board
-of San Antonio. (CPS), Central Power and Light Company (CPL), and City of Austin,- Texas (C0A) (the licensees) dated August 30, 1991, as
-s'upplemented by. letter dated January 24, 1992, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
-(the *,ct), and the Comission's rules-and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as
- amended, 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 Comission's regulations; D.-The-issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the
'comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public;
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- and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of Lthe-Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
- Houston Lighting & Power Company is authorized to act ror the City Public Service Board of-Sar, Antonio, Central Power and Light Company and City of
- Austin, Texas and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction,-. operation and maintenance of the facility.
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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 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-76 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.
Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.
39, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are-hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications. and the Environmental Protection Plan.
3.
The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and is to be implemented within 10 days of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 0.3.V e[-
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SuzanneC) Black, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:
August 18, 1992
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY CITV PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD OF SAN ANTONIO CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY CITY OF AQSTIN. TEXAS iOCKET No, 50-499 SOUTH-TEXAS PROJECT. UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. License No. NPF-80
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the-Commission) has found that:
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The. application for-amendment by Houston Lighting & Power Company *
(HL&P) acting on behalf of itself and-for the City Public -Service Board of San titonio -(CPS), Central Power and Light Company (CPL),
and City of Austin, Texas-(C0A) (the lice-sees) dated August 30, 1991, as_ supplemented by letter dated January 24, 1992, 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;
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The facility _will operate in conformity with the application, as
- amended, the
- provisions of the Act, 'and the-rules and regulation _s of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance:
(i) that the activities. authorized
'by this-emendment 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 license amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and sec.urity 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 r(quiremer.ts have been satisfied.
- Houston Lighting & Power Company is authorized to act for the City Public L
Service Board of San Antonio, Central Power and light Company and City of Austin, Texas and has e lusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.
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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical i
Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating !.icense No. NPF-80 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.
Technical Specifigations The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.
30, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
3.
The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and is to be implemented within 10 days of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION e t.L. Y h'bi C l-Suzanne 'C. Black, Director Project Directorate IV-2 Division sf Reactor Projects !!!/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical
- Specifications Date of Issuance:
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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMJNT NOS. 39 AND 30 FACIllTY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. NPF-76 AND NPF-80 DEKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499 Replace the followi; 3 pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attached pages.
The revir.ed pages are identified by Amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the areas of change.
The corresponding overleaf pages are also pra ided to maintain document completeness.
REMOVE INSERT 3/4 2-1 3/4 2-1 3/4 2-2 3/4 2-2 3/4 2-10 3/4 2-10 c
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3/4.2 POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITS 3/4.2.1 AXIAL-FLUX DIFFERENCE LIMIT!NG CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.2.1 The indicated AXIAL FLUX DIFFERENCE (AFD) shall be maintained within the target band (flux difference units) about the target flux difference as specified in the CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (COLR).
I APPLICABILITY: H0DE 1, above 15% of RATED THERMAL POWER.*
ACTION-a.
With the indicated AFD outside of the above required target band, and'with THERf'AL POWER:
1.
greater than or equal to 90% of RATED THERMAL POWER, within 15 minutes either:
a)
Restore the indicated AFD to within the target bind limits, or
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Reduce THERMAL POWER to less than 90% of RATED THERMAL POWER.
2.
greater than c. equal to 50%, but less than 90% of RATED THERMAL ~ POWER:
a)
POWER OPERATION may continue provided:
1)
The indicated AFD has not been-outs'ede of the target band for more than I hour cumulative penalty deviation during the previous 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, and 2)
The indicated AFD is within the Acceptable Operation limits specified in the COLR.
Otherwise, reduce THERMAL POWER to less than 50% of RATED THERMAL POWER within 30 minutes and reduce the Power Range Neutron Flux * - High Trip Setpoint to less than or equal to 55% of RATED THERMAL POWER within the next 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.
b)
Surveillance testing of the Power Range Neutron Flux Channels may be performed pursuant to Specification 4.3.1.1., provided that the indicated AFD is maintained within the Acceptable Operation Limits specified in the COLR.
A total of 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> operation may be accumulated with the AFD outside of the Target Band during this
' testing without pensity deviation.
- See Special Test Exceptions Specification 3.10.2.
SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 3/i 2-1 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 9, 27, 39 Unit 2 - Amendment No. Y,17, 30
POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITS LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION
' ACTION (Continued) 3.
greater than 15%, but less than 50% of RATED THERMAL POWER:
i THERMAL POWER shall not b3 increased above 50% of RATED THERK'.L POWER unless the indicated AFD has not been outside of the target band for more than I hour cumul'tive penalty deviation during the previous 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, b.
THERMAL POWER shall not be increased above 90% of RATED THERMAL POWER unless the iridicated AFD is within the target band, and the indicated AFD has not been outside of the target band for more than 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> cumulative penalty aeviation during the previous 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
SURVEILLANCE RE0VIREMENTS 4.2.1.1 The indicated AFD shall be determined to be within its limits during POWER OPERATION above 15% of RATED THERMAL POWER by:
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Monitoring the indicated AFD for each OPERABLE excore channel at least once per 7 days when the AFD Monitor Alarm is OPERABLE.
b.
Monitoring and logging the indicated AFD for each OPERABLE excore channel at least once per hour for the first 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, and at least once per 30 minutes thereafter, when the AFD Monitor Alarm is inoperable.
The logged values of the indicated AFD shall be assumed to exist during the interval preceding each logging.
4.2.1.2 The indicated AFD shall be considered outside of its target band when two or more OPERABLE excore channels are indicating the AFD to be outside the target band.
Penalty deviation outside of the above required target band shall be accumulated on a time basis of:
a.
One minute penalty deviation for each 1 minute of POWER OPERATION outside of the target band at THERMAL POWER levels equal to or above 50% of RATED T"ERMAL POWER, and b.
One-half minute penalty deviation for each 1 minute of POWER OPERATION ostside of the target band at THERMAL POWER levels between 15% and 50% of RATED T.k2 MAL POWER.
4.2.1.3 The target flux difference of each OPERABLE excore channel shall be determined by measurement at least once per 92 Effective Full Power Days.
The provisions of Specification 4.0.4 are not applicable.
4.2.1.4 The target flux difference shall be updated at least once per 31 Effective Full Power Days by either determining the target flux difference 4
SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 L 2 3/4 2-2 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 77, 39 Unit 2 - Amendment No. F7, 30
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POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITS 3/4.2.3' NUCLEAR ENTHALPY RISE HOT CHt.NNEL FACTOR LIMITING CON 0llION FOR OPERATION 3.2.3 F",, shall be less than F,"'[1.0 + PF,, (1-P)]
Where:
F,,"" - the F",, Limit ht RATED THERMAL POWER (RTP) specified in the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)
PF,, - the Power Factor Multiplier for F", specified in the COLR.
P-THERMAL POWER,_
RATED THERMAL POWER APPLICABILITY:
MODE 1.
- ACTION:
With F" exceeding its-limit:
a.
Within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> reduce the THERMAL POWER to the level where the LIMITING CONDIl10N FOR OPERATION is satisfied.
b.
Identify and correct the cause of the out-of-limit condition prior toincreasingTHERMALPOWERabovethelimitrequiredbyACTIONa.,
above; THERMAL POWER may then be increased, provided F,,
is demon-strated through incore mapping to be within its limit.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.2.3.1 The provisions of Specification 4.0.4 are not applicable.
4~2.3.2 Fl, shall be demonstrated to be within its limit prior to operation above 75% RATED THERMAL POWER after each fuel loading cnd at least once per 31
- EFPD thereafter by:
a.
Using the movable incore detectors to obtain a power distribution map at any THERMAL POWER greater-than 5% RATED THERMAL POWER.
b.
Using the measured value of F", which does not include an allowance for measurement uncertainty.
SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 3/4 2-9 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 27 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 17
POWER DISTRIBUTION LIMITS 3/4.2.4 - 0VADRANT POWER TILT RATIO L1HITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.2.4 The QUADRANT POWER TILT RATIO shall not exceed 1.02.
APPLICABILITY: MODE 1, above 50% of RATED THERMAL POWER *.
ACTI0ft:
With the QUADRANT TILT RATIO determined to exceed 1.02:
a.
Within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> reduce THERMAL POWER at least 3% from RATED THERMAL POWER for each 1% of indicated QUADRANT POWER TILT RATIO in excess of I and similarly reduce the Power Range Neutron Flux-High Trip Setpoint within the next 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.
b '.
Within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> and every 7 days thereafter, verify that F,(Z) (by F
evaluation) and F", are within their limits by performing y
Surveillance Requirements 4.2.2.2 and 4.2.3.2.
THERMAL POWER and-setpaint reductions shall then be in accordance with the ACTION statements of Specifications 3.2.2 and 3.2.3.
SURVElltANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.2.4.1 The QUADRANT POWER TILT RATIO shall be determined to be within the limit above 50% of RATED THERMAL POWER by:
a.
Calculating the ratio at least once per 7 days when the alarm is OPERABLE, and b.
Calculating the ratio at least once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> during steady-state 7
operation when the alarm is inoperable.
4.2.4.2 The QUADRANT POWER TILT RATIO shall be determined to be within the limit when above 75% of RATED THERMAL POWER with one Power Range channel inoperable by using the movable incore detectors to confirm indicated OVADRANT POWER TILT RATIO at least once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> by either:
-a.
Using the four pairs of symmetric thimble locations (Specification 3.3.3.2.a does not apply), or b.
Using the movable incore detection system to monitor the QUADRANT POWER TILT RATIO subject to the requirements of Specification 3.3.3.2.
- See Special Test Exceptions Specification 3.10.2.
SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 A 2 3/4 2-10 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 39 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 30 I
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