ML20138L074
| ML20138L074 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron, Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/1997 |
| From: | Assa R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9702200376 | |
| Download: ML20138L074 (20) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) i FACILITIES: Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 i
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SumARY OF IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CONVERSION MEETING -
t JANUARY 23, 1997 On January 23, 1997, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a i
pubic meeting with Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) to discuss Comed's amendment request, dated December 13, 1996, to convert Byron and Braidwood's current technical specifications (CTS) to improved technical specifications (ITS) based on NUREG-1431, " Standard Technical Specifications - Westinghouse Plants," Revision 1 (STS).
Comed staff briefly described the overall content, layout, and structure of the submittal. The submittal is contained in 17 volumes (delivered to the NRC i
on December 26,1996) and is applicable for all four units at Byron and Braidwood. Comed requested a review completion date of July 30, 1997, which would allow them to implement the amendment by December 31, 1997.
The NRC staff provided its comments based on its initial screening review of the submittal by the technical specifications branch (TSB).
In addition to the technical specifications in NUREG-1431, the staff noted that the submittal is based on a large number of industry-proposed generic changes to the STS that have not yet been reviewed and approved by the staff. The staff informed Comed that it should be prepared with contingencies for generic changes that are not approved. To facilitate the staff's review, Corr.Ed agreed to submit the following information in a timely manner:
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A cross reference matrix of generic changes to NUREG-1431, Revision 1,
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both approved and pending, by technical specifications task force (TSTF) or Westinghouse Owners Group (WOG) number, ac appropriate, versus the numbered discussions of change (DOCS) associated with the proposed changes to the CTS.
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A list of the proposed plant-specific differences from the STS
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(designated as P-type differences in the submittal) that correspond to WOG generic change proposals identified during the November 18-19, 1996, i
WOG mini-group meeting. The staff requested this list because Comed had imposed on itself an October 31, 1996, cutoff date for incorporation of additional generic changes in the submittal.
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Provide a cross reference matrix of ITS limiting conditions for operation (LCOs) vs. affected CTS pages.
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During the meeting, mechanisms for communicating NRC comments, requests for additional information, and Comed's responses were discussed. The staff emphasized that all communication used as justification for changes in the final safety evaluation must be properly docketed.
l ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Ramin R. Assa, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-455, STN 50-456 and STN 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Attendees
- 2. Licensee's Presentation
- 3. NRC's Screening Comments cc w/encls:
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During the meeting, mechanisms for communicating NRC comments, requests for i
additional information, and Comed's responses were discussed. The staff i
emphasized that all communication used as justification for changes in the final safety evaluation must be properly docketed.
,9Mt Ramin R. Assa, Project Manager Project Directorate III-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-454, STN 50-455, STN 50-456 and STN 50-457
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Attendees
- 2. Licensee's Presentation i
- 3. NRC's Screening Comments cc w/encls:
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I. Johnson Byron /Braidwood Power Stations Commonwealth Edison Company cc:
Mr. William P. Poirier, Director George L. Edgar Westinghouse Electric Corporation Morgan, Lewis and Bochius Energy Systems Business Unit 1800 M Street, N.W.
Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West Washington, DC 20036 i
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Attorney General Joseph Gallo 500 South Second Street Gallo & Ross Springfield, Illinois 62701 1250 Eye St., N.W.
Suite 302 EIS Keview Coordinator i
Washington, DC 20005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency j
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
i Michael I. Miller, Esquire Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Illinois Department of Chicago, Illinois 60603 Nuclear Safety 4
Office of Nuclear Facility Safety Howard A. Learner 1035 Outer Park Drive Environmental law and Policy Springfield, Illinois 62704 Center of the Midwest 203 North LaSalle Street Commonwealth Edison Company Suite 1390 Byron Station Manager Chicago, Illinois 60601 4450 North German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office Kenneth Graesser, Site Vice President i
4448 North German Church Road Byron Station
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Byron, Illinois 61010-9750 Commonwealth Edison Station 4450 N. German Church Road Regional Administrator, Region III Byron, Illinois 61010 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office Rural Route #1, Box 79 4
Ms. Lorraine Creek Braceville, Illinois 60407 i
Rt. 1, Box 182 Manteno, Illinois 60950 Mr. Ron Stephens Illinois Emergency Services i
Chairman, Ogle County Board and Disaster Agency Post Office Box 357 110 East Adams Street Oregon, Illinois 61061 Springfield, Illinois 62706 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson Chairman 1907 Stratford Lane Will County Eoard of Supervisors Rockford, Illinois 61107 Will County Board Courthouse Joliet, Illinois 60434 1
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Commonwealth Edison Company Braidwood Station Manager Rt. 1, Box 84 Bracev111e, Illinois 60407 Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Appleseed Coordinator 117 North Linden Street Essex, Illinois 60935 Document Control Desk-Licensing i
Commonwealth Edison Company 4
1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 j
Mr. H. G. Stanley Site Vice President l
Braidwood Station Commonwealth Edison Company RR 1, Box 84 Braceville, IL 60407 l
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LIST OF MEETING ATTENDEES i
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i Ramin Assa, NRC/NRR/PDill-2 a
M. David Lynch, NRC/NRR/PDill-2 1
Chris Grimes, NRC/NRR/TSB Craig Harbuck, NRC/NRR/TSB Mary Lynn Reardon, NRC/NRR/TSB Larry Rossbach, NRC/NRR/PDill-2 Ken Gerling, Comed / Byron Harold D. Pontious. Jr., Comed Kelly Root, Comed /Braidwood Terrence W. Simpkin, Comed /Braidwood l
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Byron and Braidwood Improved Technical Specifications Submittal SUBMITTAL STRUCTURE Split Section Section Section Section Section Report 1.0/2.0/
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Book 1 Book 2 Section Section Section Section Section Section 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Book 3 Book 1 Book 2 Book 1 Section Section Section Section Section 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0/5.0 Book 2 Book I Book 2 2
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SUBMITTAL STRUCTURE (continued)
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SUBMITTAL STRUCTURE (continued) l BYRON ITS BRWD ITS i
Byron Proposed Specifications and Bases in ITS format l
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i BYRON CTS BRWD CTS CTS DOCS l
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l Applicable Current Technical Specification (CTS) pages are marked-up i
with type of change made Discussion of proposed change provided in applicable CTS Discussion of Change (DOC)
Proposed changes separated into the following categories:
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ADMINISTRATIVE - Changes that result in no additional or reduced restrictions or flexibility l
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MORE RESTRICTIVE - Changes that result in added restrictions or reduced flexibility LA LESS RESTRICTIVE " Generic" - Changes that eliminate detail from the CTS and relocate the detail to a licensee controlled document. Typically. this involves details of system design and function. or procedural detail on methods of conducting a surveillance 4
L LESS RESTRICTIVE " Specific" - Changes that result in l
reduced restrictions or added flexibility Byron and Braidwood Improved Technical Specifications Submittal SUBMITTAL STRUCTURE (continued)
LCO HARKUPS LC0 JFDs BASES-BASES JFDs MARKUPS NUREG-1431. Revision 1. LCO and Bases annotated with the Byron and Braidwood differences from NUREG-1431 Justification for Differences (JFDs) describe each difference from the NUREG The differences are separated int'o the following categories:
Desionator Cateaory B
BRACKETED CHANGES - Changes which reflect plant specific information where the NUREG contains brackets C
GENERIC CHANGES - Changes which reflect generic modifications to NUREG-1431. Revision 1.
These changes have either been approved by the NRC or have been proposed by the NRC or industry. Generic changes that were proposed as of October 2. 1996.-either as TSTFs or WDG travelers are addressed. Attachment 2 to the submittal' letter provides a summary of the generic change disposition P
PLANT SPECIFIC CHANGES - Changes which reflect plant specific requirements and information
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SUBMITTAL LETTER ATTACHMENTS l
Synopsis - Brief overview of submittal structure Differences between Byron and Braidwood CTS differences identified ITS. differences identified Existing and Future License Amendment Requests l
Five requests pending i
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Boraflex l
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CTS DOC referenced CTS Requirement Relocated to Other Licensee Controlled Document CTS DOC referenced Issue relocated described To which document the issue is relocated is listed Control mechanism governing the document is listed Environmental Assessment l
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BYRON AND BRAIDWOOD UNIOUE FEATURES CTS Allowance for DC Source crossties e
Offsite Circuit Configuration Ultimate Heat Sink (Byron)
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1 Component Cooling Water / Essential Service Wat:r Non-accessible Area Exhaust Filter Plenum Ventilation System i
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Diskettes containing letter, letter attachments, and submittal Training material to be provided i
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incorporation of pending generic changes in the submittal with no descriptions and Justifications, and also no cross-references to related CTS changes. (11 appears that individual discussions reference the appropnate generic changes.)
e TSTF-135 uses WOG-58 as the basis for the markup of STS 3.3.1. Provide a markup of i
the currentiy approved version of STS 3.3.1 for comparison.
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There are many plant specific differences from the STS; some appear to be generic i
because the justifications are not unique to B&B. Examples: Section 3.4: P2, P3, P8, P9; Section 3.5: P2 and P8; Section 3.8: P2) t e
TSTF-16 and TSTF-115 affect ITS 3.8.4,3.8.5,3.8.6,3.8.9, and 3.8.10; CTS changes adopting these travelers, such as removing certain details (ITS 3.8.6: LA9), may take significant time to review.
e Request two copies of the CTS for NRC reviewers and one copy for contractor. Request i
a listing of ITS subsections versus CTS pages containing corresponding CTS requirements.
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