ML20141G154
| ML20141G154 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1986 |
| From: | Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20141G158 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8604230294 | |
| Download: ML20141G154 (9) | |
Text
- #gaeog f.,
UNITED STATES
,8 g
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION O
j WASHINGTON, D. C 20555
...../
LOUISIANA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-382 WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 AMEN 0 MENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 4 License No. NPF-38 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment, dated February 19, 1986, as supplemented by letters dated February 27, 1986, March 4, 1986 and March 17, 1986, by Louisiana Power and Light Company (licensee),
complies with standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Comission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of Act, and the rules and regulations of the Comission; C.
The.re is reasonable assurance (1) 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 amendment will not be inimical to the comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
2.
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-38 is hereby amended to read as follows:
8604230294 e60414 PDR ADOCK 0500 2
(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plin The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 4, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in this license.
LP&L shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.
3.
The license amendment is effective as of the date of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION P
^
George g t nightorV6f rector PWR Projec. Directorate No. 7 Division of PWR Licensing-B
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance:
April 14, 1986
I April 14, 1986 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-38 DOCKET NO. 50-382 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the enclosed pages. The revised pages are identified by Amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the area of change. Also to be replaced are tne following overleaf pages to the amended pages.
~
Amendment Pages Overleaf Pages 3/4 6-3 3/4 6-4 3/4 8-4 3/4 8-3 3/4 8-5 3/4 8-6 e
9
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) shutdown at either P,, 44 psig, or at P, 22 psig, during each t
10 year service period.
The third test of each set shall be conducted during the shutdown for the 10 year plant inservice inspection.
b.
If any periodic Type A test fails to meet either 0.75 L, or 0.75 L '
t the test schedule for subsequent Type A tests shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission.
If two consecutive Type A tests fail to meet either 0.75 L, or 0.75 L, a Type A test shall be performed at t
least every 10 months until two consecutive Type A tests meet either 0.75 L, or 0.75 L at which time the above test schedule may be t
resumed.
The accuracy of each Type A test shall be verified by a supplemental c.
test which:
1.
Confirms the accuracy of the test by verifying that the supple-mental test result, L, minus the sum of the Type A and the c
superimposed leak, L, are equal to or less than 0.25 L
- g a
2.
Has a duration sufficient to establish accurately the change in leakage rate between the Type A test and the supplemental test.
3.
Requires the quantity of gas injected into the containment or bled from the containment during the supplemental test to be between 0.75 L, and 1.25 L,.
d.
Type B and C tests shall be conducted with gas at P, 44 psig, at intervals no greater than 24 months
- except for tests involving:
1.
Air locks, 2.
Purge supply and exhaust isolation valves with resilient material seals.
e.
Purge supply and exhaust isolation valves with resilient material seals shall be tested and demonstrated OPERABLE per Surveillance Requirement 4.6.1.7.2.
- Tasting for the first cycle of operation shall be done during the first refueling outage.
3/4 6-3 AENDMENT NO. 4 WATERFORD - UNIT 3
CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) f.
The combined bypass leakage rate shall be determined to be less than or equal to 0.06 L by applicable Type B and C tests at least once a
per 24 months
- except for penetrations which are not individually testable; penetrations not individually testable shall be determined to have no detectable leakage when tested with soap bubbles while the containment is pressurized to P,, 44 psig, during each Type A test.
g.
Air locks shall be tested and demonstrated OPERABLE per Surveillance Requirement 4.6.1.3.
h.
The provisions of Specification 4.0.2 are not applicable.
- Testing for the first cycle of operation shall be done during the first I
refueling outage.
WATERFORD - UNIT 3 3/4 6-4 AMENDMENT NO. 4
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) 4.
Verifying the diesel starts from ambient condition imd accelerates to at least 600 rpm (6011.2 Hz) in less than or equal to 10 seconds.*
The generator voltage and frequency shall be 4160 1 420 volts and 60 i 1.2 Hz within 10 seconds
- after the start signal.
Th?
diesel generator shall be started for this test by using one of the following signals:
a)
Manual.
b)
Simulated loss-of-offsite power by itself.
c)
Simulated loss-of-offsite power in conjunction with an ESF actuation test signal.
d)
An ESF actuation test signal by itself.
5.
Verifying the generator is synchronized, loaded to greater than or equal to 4400 kW in less than dr equal to 176 seconds,* and operates with a load greater than or equal to 4400 kW for at least an additional 60 minutes, and 6.
Verifying the diesel generator is aligned to prcvide standby power to the associated emergency busses.
b.
At least once per 31 days and after each operation of the diesel 2
/
where the period of operation was greater than or equal to 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> by checking for and removing accumulated water from the diesel oil feed tanks.
c.
At least once per 92 days and from new fuel oil prior to addition to
,the storage tanks, by obtaining a sample of fuel oil in accordance with ASTM-D270-1975, and by verifying that the sample meets the following minimum requirements and is tested within the specified time limits:
1.
As soon as sample is taken (or prior to adding new fuel to the storage tank) verify in accordance with the test specified in ASTM-0975-77 that the sample has:
a)
A water and sediment content of less or equal to 0.05 volume percent.
b)
A kinematic viscosity 9 40*C of greater than or equal to 1.9 centistokes, but less than or equal to 4.1 centistokes.
c)
A specific gravity as specified by the manufacturer 9 60/60*F of greater than or equal to 0.80 but less than or equal to 0.99 or an API gravity 9 60*F of greater than or equal to 11 degrees but less than or equal to 47 degrees.
- The diesel generator start (10 sec) and subsequent loading (176 sec) from ambient conditions shall be performed at least once per 184 days in these surveillance tests.
All other engine starts and loading for the purpose of this surveillance testing may be preceded by an engine prelube period and/or other warmup procedures recommended by the manufacturer so that mechanical stress and wear on the diesel engine is minimized.
WATERFORD - UNIT 3 3/4 8-3
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) 2.
Verify an impurity level of less than 2 mg of insolubles per 100 ml when tested in accordance with ASTM-D2274-70; analysis shall be completed within 7 days after obtaining the sample but may be performed after the addition of new fuel oil; ar.d 3.
Verify the other properties specified in Table 1 of ASTM-0975-1977 and Regulatory Guide 1.137, Revision 1, October 1979, Position 2.a., when tested in accordance with ASTM-0975-1977; analysis shall be completed within 14 days after obtaining the sample but o
may be performed after the addition of new fuel oil.
d.
At least once per 18 months during shutdown by:
I 1.
Verifying the generator capability to reject a load of greater than or equal to 498 kW (HPSI purop) while maintaining voltage at 4160 + 420 volts and frequency at 60 +4.5, -1.2 Hz.
2.
Verifying the generator capability to reject a load of 4400 kW i
without tripping.
The generator voltage shall not exceed 4784 volts during and following the load rejection.
3.
Simulating a loss-of-offsite power by itself, and:
a)
Verifying deenergization of the emergency busses and load shedding from the emergency busses.
b)
Verifying the diesel starts on the auto-start signal, energizes the emergency busses with permanently connected i
loads within 10 seconds after the auto-start signal, g
energizes the auto connected shutdown loads through the load sequencer and operates for greater than or equal to 5 minutes while its generator is loaded with the shutdown loads.
After energization, the steady-state voltage and frequency of the emergency busses shall be maintained at 4160 1 420 volts and 60 + 1.2, -0.3 Hz during this test.
4.
Verifying that on an SIAS actuation test signal (without loss-of-offsite power) the diesel generator starts on the auto-start signal and operates on standby for greater than or equal to 5 minutes.
The steady-state generator voltage and frequency shall be 4160 1 420 volts and 60 i 1.2 Hz within 10 seconds after the auto-start signal; the generator voltage and frequency shall be maintained within these limits during this test.
5.
Simulating a loss-of-offsite power in conjunction with an SIAS actuation test signal, and a)
Verifying deenergization of the emergency busses and load shedding from the emergency busses.
WATERFORD - UNIT 3 3/4 8-4 AMENDMENT NO. 4
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) b)
Verifying the diesel starts on the auto-start signal, en-ergizes the emergency busses with permanently connected loads within 10 seconds after the auto-start signal, ener-gizes the auto-connected emergency loads through the load sequencer and operates for greater than or equal to 5 min-utes. After energization, the steady-state voltage and frequency of the emergency busses shall be maintained at 4160 1 420 volts and 60 + 1.2, -0.3 Hz during this test.
c)
Verifying that all automatic diesel generator trips, ex-cept engine overspeed and generator differential, are automatically bypassed upon loss of voltage on the emer-gency bus concurrent with a safety injection actuation signal.
6.
Verifying the diesel generator operates for at least 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
During the first 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> of this test, the diesel generator shall be loaded to greater than or equal to 4840 kW and during the remaining 22 hours2.546296e-4 days <br />0.00611 hours <br />3.637566e-5 weeks <br />8.371e-6 months <br /> of this test, the diesel generator shall be loaded to greater than or equal to 4400 kW.
The generator voltage and fregency shall be 4160 1 420 volts and 60 1 1.2 Hz within 10 seconds after the start signal; the steady state generator voltage and frequency shall be 4160 1 420 volts and 60 + 1.2, -0.3 Hz during this test.
Within 5 minutes after completing this 24-hour test, perform Surveillance Requirement 4.8.1.1.2.d.4b.
7.
Verivfing that the auto-connected loads to each diesel generator do not exceed the 2000-hour rating of 4400 kW.
8.
Verifying the diesel generator's capability to:
a)
Synchronize with the offsite power source while the generator is loaded with its emergency loads upon a simulated restora-tion of offsite power, b)
Transfer its loads to the offsite power source, and c)
Be restored to its standby status.
9.
Verifying that with the diesel generator operating in a test mode (connected to its bus), a simulated safety injection signal overrides the test mode by (1) returning the diesel generator to standby operation and (2) automatically energizes the emergency loads with offsite power.
10.
Verifying that the fuel transfer pump transfers fuel from each fuel storage tank to the diesel oil feed tank of each diesel via the installed cross connection lines.
WATERFORD - UNIT 3 3/4 8-5 AMENDMENT NO. 4
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) e 11.
Verifying that the automatic load sequence timer is OPERABLE with the time of each load block within +10% of the sequenced load block time.
12.
Verifying that the following diesel generator lockout features prevent diesel generator starting only when required:
a) turning gear engaged b) emergency stop c) loss of D.C. control power d) governor fuel oil linkage tripped e.
At the first refueling outage, and thereafter, at intervals not to ex-ceed 24 months, subject the diesels to an inspection in accordance with procedures prepared in conjunction with its manufacturer's recom-mendations for this class of standby service.
f.
At least once per 10 years or after any modifications which could affect diesel generator interdependence by starting the diesel generators simultaneously, during shutdown, and verifying that the diesel generators accelerate to at least 600 rpm (60 1 1.2 Hz) in less than or equal to 10 seconds.
g.
At least once per 10 years by:
1.
Draining each diesel generator fuel oil storage tank, removing the accumulated sediment, and cleaning the tank using a sodium hypochlorite solution or equivalent, and 2.
Performing a pressure test of those portions of the diesel fuel oil system designed to Section III, subsection ND of the ASME Code at a test pressure equal to 110% of the system design
- pressure, h.
By performing a visual inspection of the interior of the diesel generator fuel oil storage tanks each time the tank is drained and, if necessary, clean the tank with a sodium hypochlorite solution, or equivalent.
4.8.1.1.3 Reports - All diesel generator failures, valid or nonvalid, shall be reported in a Special Report to the Commission pursuant to Specification 6.9.2 within 30 days.
Reports of diesel generator failures shall include the information recommended in Regulatory Position C.3.b of Regulatory Guide 1.108, Revision 1, August 1977. If the number of failures in the last 100 valid tests (on a per nuclear unit basis) is greater than or equal to 7, the report shall be supplemented to include the additional information recommended in Regulatory Position C.3.b of Regulatory Guide 1.108, Revision 1, August 1977.
WATERFORD - UNIT 3 3/4 8-6 AMENDMENT NO. 4
.