ML20115C438

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Amends 149 & 143 to Licenses NPF-35 & NPF-52,respectively, Eliminating EPP from Both Operating Licenses in Response to 941102 Application
ML20115C438
Person / Time
Site: Catawba  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/08/1996
From: Berkow H
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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ML20115C441 List:
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NUDOCS 9607120008
Download: ML20115C438 (6)


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QOCKET NO. 50-413 CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION. UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE 1

Amendment No. 149 License No. NPF-35 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

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The application for amendment to the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (the facility) Facility Operating License No. NPF-35 filed by the Duke Power Company, acting for itself, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation and Saluda River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (licensees), dated November 2,1994, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the l

provisions of the Act, ano the rules and regulations of the Commission, l

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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 set l

forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; 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 hereby amended by deleting Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, and revising Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-35 to read as follows:

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Technical Soecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.149, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license.

Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical specifications.

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This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days from the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i

He bert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i

Attachment:

Revised License Condition 2.C.(2)

Date of Issuance: July 8, 1996 l

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Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.

, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

(3)

Initial Startup Test Program (Section 14, SER, SSER #3)*

Duke Power Company shall conduct those aspects of the post-fucl-loading initial test program described in Chapter 14 of the FSAR, as amended, which are consistent with the limits of this license without making any major modifications unless such modifi-cations have prior NRC approval. Major modifications are defined as:

(a) elimination of any safety-related test **;

(b) modification of objectives, test method, or acceptance criteria for any safety-related test; (c) performance of any safety-related test at a power level different from that stated in the FSAR by more than 5 per-l cent of rated power; (d}

failure to satisfactorily complete the entire initial startup test program by the time core burnup equals 120 effective full power days; (e) deviation from initial test program administrative proce-dures or quality assurance controls described in the FSAR; and I

(f) delays in test program in excess of 30 days (14 days if power level exceeds 50 percent), concurrent with power operation.

If continued power operation is desired during a delay, Duke Power Company shall provide justification that l

adequate testing has been performed and evaluated to demon-strate that the facility can be operated at the planned power level eith reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered.

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  • The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplement; wherein the license condition is discussed.
    • Safety-related tests are those tests which verify the design, construction and operation of safety-related systems, structures, and equipment.

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Amendment No. 149 1

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j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20566 4 001 DMKE POWER COMPANY NORTH CAROLINA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY NO. 1 PIEDM0NT MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY DOCKET N0. 50-414 CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION. UNIT 2 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENiE Amendment No. 143 License No. NPF-52 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The application for amendment to the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (the facility) Facility Operating License No. NPF-52 filed by the Duke Power Company, acting for itself, North Carolina l

Municipal Power Agency No. I and Piedmont Municipal Power Agency (licensees), dated November 2, 1994, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations as set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the l

provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; i

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 set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the heslth and safety of the public; and i

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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 hereby amended by deleting Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, and revising Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-52 to read as follows:

(2)

Technical Soecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A. as revised through Amendment No. 143, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license. Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

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This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days from the date of issuance.

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j H rbert N. Berkow, Director Project Directorate II-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Revised License Condition 2.C.(2) 4 Date of Issuance: July 8,1996 l

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I reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final i

Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; j

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Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and i

radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission de-tectors in amounts as required; (5)

Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear rnaterial without restriction to chemical or physical fonn, for sample analysis or instrument 1

calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; (6)

Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the cperation of the facility authorized herein; and (7)

Duke Power Company, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of McGuire l

Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Oconee Nuclear Station, Units l

1, 2, and 3.

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This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I i

and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations, and orders of.the Comission now or hereafter in effect; ard is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1)

Maximum Power Level Duke Power Co.npany is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3411 megawatts thennal (100 per-cent power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.

(2)

Technical Soecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No.

, which are attached hereto, are hereby incorporated into this license.

Duke Power Company shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical j

Specifications.

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