ML20117D298
| ML20117D298 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1996 |
| From: | James Smith TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20117D302 | List: |
| References | |
| TVS-SQN-TS-96, TVS-SQN-TS-96-0, NUDOCS 9608280239 | |
| Download: ML20117D298 (3) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000. Soddy-Dassy, Tennessee 37379-2000 h
i August 22,1996 TVA-SON-TS-96-02 10 CFR 50.90 l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority
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50-328 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SON) - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS)
CHANGE 96-02,"lCE CONDENSER ICE WElGHT REDUCTION AND CHEMICAL l
ANALYSIS SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL EXTENSION" in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90, we are enclosing an amendment to Licenses DPR-77 and DPR-79 to change the TSs of SON Units 1 and 2. The proposed change will lower the minimum TS ice-basket weight of 1,155 pounds to 1,071 pounds. This would reduce the overall ice weight from 2,245,320 pounds to 2,082,024 pounds.
Additionally, based on Generic Letter 93-05,"Line-Item Technical Specifications Improvements to Reduce Surveillance Requirements for Testing During Power Operation," dated September 27,1993,TVA is also proposing to extend the chemical analysis surveillance interval for the ice bed from 12 months to 18 months.
The proposed TS change is identified in Enclosure 1. The justification for the
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proposed TS change is provided in Enclosure 2. A proposed determination of no significant hazards consideration performed pursuant to 10 CFR 50.92 is provided in. Enclosure 4 contains Westinghouse Commercial Atomic Power 1
(WCAP) 12455, Revision 1, that supports the ice weight reduction portion of this TS change request. Enclosure 5 provides the revised TS pages as illustrated in.
)O NRC issuance of the proposed change is requested by February 1,1997, to support l
the Unit 1 Cycle 8 refueling outage presently scheduled to begin in March 1997. A 45-day implementation period for this TS change following issuance is requested.
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Page 2 August 22,1996 Please direct questions concerning this issue to Bill Ludwig at (423) 843-7460.
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Mr. R. W. Hernan, Project Manager l
Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 l
Mr. Michael H. Mobley, Director (w/o Enclosures)
Division of Radiological Health l
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L & C Annex 401 Church Street i
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1532 i
NRC Resident inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 lgou Ferry Road Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 t
Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 i
Atlanta, Georgia 30323-2711