BECO-88-007, Application for Amend to License DPR-35,revising Tech Specs to Allow Submittal of Suppl to Jan 1988 Semiannual Release Rept,Correcting Numbering Error & Eliminating Page

Application for Amend to License DPR-35,revising Tech Specs to Allow Submittal of Suppl to Jan 1988 Semiannual Release Rept,Correcting Numbering Error & Eliminating Page

ML20147E451
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	01/14/1987
From:	Bird R BOSTON EDISON CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
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ML20147E457	List: BECO-88-007, Application for Amend to License DPR-35,revising Tech Specs to Allow Submittal of Suppl to Jan 1988 Semiannual Release Rept,Correcting Numbering Error & Eliminating Page ML20147E465
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BECO-88-007, BECO-88-7, NUDOCS 8801210119
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s vie' Pre ident - Nuc! ear U. S. huclear Regulatory Cownission January 14, 1987 Document Control besk Hashington, DC 20555 License DPR-35 Docket 50-293 PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE CONCERNING ADMINSTRATIVE SECTION 6.9.C

Dear Sir:

Pursuant to 10CFR50.90, Boston Edison Company (BECo) requests an administrative change to section 6.9.C of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Technical Specifications. The changes allow submittal of a supplement to the January semi-annual release report, correction of a numbering error, and the elimination of a page. Attachment 1 describes the changes and Attachment 2 contains the specific page being changed.

An application fee of one hundred and fif ty dollars ($150.00) will be electronically transferred to your offices in accordance with 10CFR170.12(c).

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R. G. Bird GGH/amm/1607 Attachments: 1. Proposed Techical Specification Change Administrative Section 6.9.C

2. List of Affected Pages I signed original and 37 copies cc: See next page Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

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Then personally appeared before me, Ralph G. Bird, who being duly sworn, did state that he is Senior Vice President - Nuclear of Boston Edison Company and

! that he is duly authorized to execute and flie the submittal contained herein in the name and on behalf of Boston Edison Company and that the statements in said submittal are true to the best of his knowledge and belief.

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.cc: Mr. D. Mcdonald, Preject Manager Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior NRC Resident Inspector Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Mr. Robert M. Hallisey, Director Radiation Control Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 150 Tremont Street, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02111 l

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s Attachment 1 to BECo Letter 88-007 Proposed Technical Specification Change Administrative Section 6.9.C Descriotion and Reason f.qr_Clutngt Section 6.9.C.1 of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) Technical Specifica-tion requires that a Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report be submitted 60 days after January I and July 1. Within the content of the January report, an annual dose assessment and meteorological report is also required.

1he type of analyses conducted for these portions of the report can only be performed by outside contractors using highly sophisticated and sensitive equipment. Difficulties in obtaining timely test results has led to requests for NRC authorization for supplemental reports in past years.

The requested change would modify the technical specification to allow for the submission of a supplement to the January Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report. The supplement would contain the dose and meteorological summary report, and would be required within 90 days of January 1 each year.

Except for one instance, when a contractor's computer failed, it is BECo's experience that this 30-day extension will provide the added time necessary for preparing the anr.ual summaries and estimated dose assessments.

A similar request for this change was granted as Amendment 98 to Yankee Rowe's Technical Specifications on August 20, 1986.

The change is as follows:

Change Section 6.9.Cel From:

1. Radioactive Effluent Release Reoort A report shall be submitted to the Commission within 60 days after January 1 and July 1 of each year specifying the quantity of each of the principal l radionuclides released at and beyond the site boundary in liquid and i

gaseous effluents during the previous 5 months. The format and content of the report shall be in accordance with Appendix B of Regulatory Guide 1.21 l

(Revision 1) dated June, 1974.

, To:

1. Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Repar_t l

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a. Routine radioactive effluent release reports covering the operation of the unit during the previous 6 months of operation shall be

! submitted within 60 days after January 1 and July 1 of each year.

l The report should be in accordance with Apaendix B of Regulatory

! Guide 1.21 (Revision 1) dated June, 1974 A supplemental report containing dose asse sments for the previous year shall be submitted annually within 90 days after January 1.

Other changes to this page (223) are also being requested.

One change eliminates a numbering error. The Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (00CH) is presently listed as section 6.9.C.3, as is "Special Reports" on page 224. The change consists of renumbering the ODCH section to 6.9.C.1.b and retitling section 6.9.C.1 as "Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report".

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Also, on page 223a, the portion of the last paragraph of se. tion 6.9.C.2 "Annual Radiological Environmental Moniuring Report" is ',eing moved to page 223, allowing the elimination of page 223a.

Evaluation and Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration 10CFR50.91 requires that at the time a licensee requests an amendment, it must provide to the Commission its analysis using the standards in 10CFR50.92, concerning the issue of no significant hazards consideration. In accordance with 10CFR50.91, the following analysis has been performed.

The administrative controls section of the curient Technical Specification requires the submission of the radioactive effluent release report within 60 days after January 1 and July 1 each year. The January I report currently is required to include a summary of the previous year's hourly meteorological data, and an assessment of radiation doses from radioactive liquids and gases. The proposed change would allow an additional 30 days (total of 90 days) after January 1 to provide the hourly meteorological data and dose assessment. This proposed change does not modify the information to be submitted, only the date of submission.

The other changes consist of page renumbering and section restructuring for consistency.

Thus we have concluded that this amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration, as the changes affect only the administrative section and are :

a) pro forma in nature, aimed at establishing consistency ir, section numbering and pagination; b) requesting a change to the submittal date of a portion of a report only which does not diminish or eliminate the content of information submitted to the NRC.

This change has been reviewed and approved by the Operations Review Committee. The change will be reviewec' by the Nuclear Safrty Review and Audit Committee.