ML20117D092

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-77 & 79 Changing Tss of Sqb Units 1 & 2 by Deleting Table 4.8-1, DG Reliability & Revising Sectio 3.8.1 to Allow a Once Per 18 Month 7 Day AOT for EDGs

ML20117D092
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Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/22/1996
From:	James Smith TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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E Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000. Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-2000 August 22,1996 TVA-SON-TS-96-08 10 CFR 50.90 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-328 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SON) - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS)

CHANGE 96-08, SECTION 3.8.1, "A.C. SOURCES" in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90, we are enclosing an amendment to Licenses .

DPR-77 and 79 to change ths TSs of SON Units 1 and 2. The proposed changes  !

delete Table 4.8-1, " Diesel Generator Reliability," and revise Section 3.8.1 to allow a j once per 18 month,7-day allowed outage time (AOT) for the emergency diesel generators (EDGs).  ;

The proposed TS change is identified in Enclosure 1. The justification for the ,

proposed TS change is provided in Enclosure 2. A proposed determination of no I significant safety hazards consideration performed pursuant to 10 CFR 50.92 is l provided in Enclosure 3. The updated TS pages are provided in Enclosure 4.

TVA requests that this TS be considered a cost beneficiallicensing action. Extension of the EDG AOT intervalis estimated to save TVA $6,000,000cver the life of the plant. -

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TVA requests a 45 day implementation period for this TS change following issuance. -

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1 Please direct questions concerning this issue to Matthew Williams at (423) 751-3500.

Sincerely,

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'J. D. Smith -l Acting Manager SON Site Licensing e i tSworn 00 togi day ofnd f111AlsubscriMd before 1996 9M1 1 114 l NotaryPul /f5iic /

My Commission Expires 2 / IN AJ Enclosures I cc (Enclosures): I Mr. R. W. Hernan, Project Manager i Nuclear Regulatory Commission i One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Mr. Michael H. Mobley, Director (w/o Enclosures)

Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor L & C Annex

' 401 Church Street  !

Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1532 l NRC Resident inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road -

Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 Regional Administrator-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission t Region ll 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323-2711

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