ML20149M080

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-53 & DPR-69,revising TSs to Be Generally Consistent w/NUREG-1432,Rev 1,thus Replacing 2 Current Sets of TSs W/Single Set Applicable to Both Units

ML20149M080
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	12/04/1996
From:	Cruse C BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20149M082	List: ML20149M080
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RTR-NUREG-1432 NUDOCS 9612120185
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Vice President Calven Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Energy 1650 Calven Cliffs Parkway Lusby, Maryland 20657 410 495-4455

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m December 4,1996 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington,DC 20555 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit Nos.1 & 2; D'ocket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318

" License Amendment Request; Conversion of the Calvert Cliffs Units I and 2

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L Technical Specifications to the Improved Standard Technical Specifications, NURT.G-1432 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, the Baltimore Gas and Electnc Company hereby requests an Amendment to Operating License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 by the incorporation of the changes described below into the Technic.d Specifications for Calvert Cliffs Unit Nos. I and 2. The proposed amendment will revise the Calvert Cliffs Unit I and Unit 2 Technical Specifications to be generally consistent with NUREG-1432, Revision 1, " Standard Technical Specifications for Combustion Engineering Plants." All applicable Generic Changes to NUREG-1432, Revision 1, available as of October 30,1996, have been incorporated.

The proposed amendment will eliminate the two separate, but almost identical, sets of Technical Specifications for Calvert Cliffs Units I and 2, and replace them with a single set of Technical Specifications applicable to both units. Throughout the application, difTerences between the existing Units I and 2 Technical SpeciDeations are noted, and the combination of the Technical Specifications is described andjustified.

This submittal follows the guidance in Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) NEl-96-06, Improved Technical Specifice.tions Conversion Guidance, dated August 1996, and NRC Administrative Letter 96-04, EfYicient Adoption ofImproved Standard Technical Specifications, dated October 9,1996.

As part of this license amendment request, ( ilvert Cliffs has relocated Fire Protection requirements regarding fire detection systems, fire suppression systems, fire barriers, and fire brigade staffing from the Technical Specifications, in accordance with Generic Letters 88-10, Implementation of Fire Protection Requirements, and 88-12, Removal of Fire Protection Requirements from Technical Specifications.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company will add the Fire Protection Program described in the Generic 9612120185 961204

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- . Document Control Desk December 4,1996 Page 2 Letters to the Calvert Cliffs Updated Final Safety Analysis Report prior to issuance of the Improved Technical Specifications license amendment. This change is consistent with NUREG-1432, Revision 1.

The detailed description and justifkation for the proposed Technical Specification amendment consists of 15 volumes. The submittal is designed to facilitate distribution ofindividual sections for review to the appropriate organizational units within the NRC. To facilitate the NRC's review, additional copies will be provided if needed.

A detailed description of the contents and organization of the 15 volumes is included as Attachments 1, 2, and 3 of this letter, and are described below:

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> Attachment 1, Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Improved Technical Specification (ITS) Submittal Synopsis, describes the organization and content of the submittal, and the organization and content of each of the volumes included in the submittal. This Attachment is designed to facilitate distribution of each section within the NRC, and to familiarize reviewers wi+h the content and organization of each section.

> Attachment 2, Outstanding Amendments and Generic Changes, describes and provides the status of pending changes to the Current Technical Specifications (CTS) that are incorporated into this conversion amendment request, a description of generic topical reports that have been incorporated, and a list of the proposed generic changes to NUREG-1432, Revision 1, that are incorporated into this amendment request. This information is intended to facilitate Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and NRC document control during the review and approval process.

> Attachment 3, Significant Deviations from NUREG-1432 That are Also Changes to the Calvert Cliffs CTS, describes items in the proposed ITS that fall under the NEl 96-06 category of"Not ITS, Not CTS." In converting to the ITS, there were some cases in which the NUREG-1432 presentation was not appropriate for the Calvert Cliffs design, and the current Technical Specification presentation was not consistem with the NUREG-1432 use and application rules, or was not appropriate for the combined Unit I and Unit 2 improved Technical Specifications. These proposed changes are required for a successful convenion. None of the changes are considered "Beyond Scope" as described in NEl 96-06 and Administrative Letter 96-04.

The implementation of the Calvert Cliffs ITS will require the performance of a number of new Surveillance Requirements. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company intends to treat these new requirements as being " met" at the time of implementation of the ITS, with the first performance scheduled to be completed within the required Frequency from the implementation date.

Current Technical Specifications which do not meet the criteria given in 10 CFR 50.36(2)(c)(ii) are proposed to be relocated to a licensee-controlled Technical Requirements Manual (TRM). The TRM will be incorporated by reference into the Calvert Cliffs Updated Final Safety Analysis Report prior to implementation of the Improved Technical Specificatioas, and changes to the TRM will be evaluated under 10 CFR 50.59.

Implementation of the proposed amendment is currently schedu!M for August 12, 1997. This date is based on the time required for procedure revisions, including the development of the new programs,

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> Page 3 training schedules for both licensed and non-licensed personnel, and the timing of the implementation with respect to the_ next refueling outage. This implementation date is also predicated on the NRC  :

review being completed, and a Safety Evaluation Report being issued, by June 30,1997. t i

l The evaluations contained in individual sections of this proposed amendment concluded that the proposed changes to the Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications do not involve a  ;

! significant hazards consideration. In addition, the proposed changes do not create a potential for a 3 significant change in the types, or a significant increase in the amount, of any effluent that may be j released offsite, nor do the changes involve a significant .acrease in individual or cumulative  ;

j occupational radiation exposure. Accordingly, the changes meet t"e eligibility criteria for a categorical i j exclusion as set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR Sl.22(b), an  :

i environmental assessment of the changes is not required.

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i These proposed changes to the Technical Specifications and our determination of significant hazards  :

j. have been reviewed by our Plant Operations and Safety Review Committee and Offsite Safety Review

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Committee. They have concluded that implementation of these changes will not result in an undue risk i 4

to the health and safety of the public. -

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! Baltimore Gas and Electric Company requests a meeting at your earliest convenience to discuss a review f I

schedule and the content of the submittal package. Any questions regarding this proposed amendment should be directed to Mr. Brian D. Mann at (410) 495-6517.

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, Page 4 Should you have questions regarding this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Very truly your_s,

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TO WIT: i COUNTY OF CALVERT  : l I hereby certify that on the kl1) day of fil/ .19hbefo e me, the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Maryland in and for ( AllAAls LM - .' personally i appeared Charles H. Cruse, being duly sworn, and states that he is Vice President /f the Baltimore Gas l and Electric Company, a corporation of the State of Ma yland; that he provides the foregoing response l for the purposes therein set forth; that the statements made are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief; and that he was authorized to provide the response on behalf of said Corporation.

WITNESS my lland and Notarial Seal: fAAAAd 'Kil Notary Public My Commission Expires: h k ,! 9 Date CllC/BDM/dlm Attachments: (1) Calvert Cliffs Units I and 2 Improved Technical Specification Conversion Submittal Synopsis 3 (2) Outstanding Amendments and Generic Changes .

(3) Significant Deviations from NUREG-1432 That are Also Changes to the Calvert Cliffs CTS (4) Application of the Technical Specification Selection Criteria (Split Report)

(5) Cross-Reference Lists Between the Current Technical Specifications and the Proposed Improved Technical Specifications

Enclosure:

Volumes 1 through 15 of the Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Improved Technical Specification Conversion Submittal cc: (Without Attaebments/ Enclosure)

D. A. Brune, Esquire 11. J. Miller, NRC J. E. Silberg, Esquire Resident inspector, NRC Director, Project Directorate I-1, NRC R. I. McLean, DNR A. W. Dromerick, NRC J.11. Walter, PSC i

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