ML20207A572
| ML20207A572 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 05/20/1999 |
| From: | Hernan R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Scalice J TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20207A575 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M85973, NUDOCS 9905270038 | |
| Download: ML20207A572 (2) | |
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May 20, 1999 Mr. J. A. Scalice i
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority -
6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF CORRECTED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGE FOR THE SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 (TAC NO. 85973) (TS 92-08)
Dear Mr. Scalice:
During reactor startup activities following the Sequoyah Unit 2 Cycle 9 Refueling Outage, the Sequoyah staff noted an error in the Technical Specifications (TS) for Unit 2. Specifically, it was noted that, when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No.163 to Operating License No. DPR-79 on November 26,1993, Surveillance Requirement 4.1.1.1.1.d was inadvertently omitted from Page 3/41-1 of the Unit 2 TS. This omission was clearly a typographical error on the part of the NRC staff and the contractor that retyped the page in question. Deletion of this requirement was never requested by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and was not discussed in either the staff's determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration published in the Federal Reaister or the Safety Evaluation supporting the subject amendment.
To rectify this error, the NRC staff is hereby enclosing page 3/41-1 of the Unit 2 TS as it should have appeared in Amendment No.163. Please remove the existing page 3/41-1 in each copy of the TS and replace it with the enclosed corrected page.
We commend your Sequoyah Operations staff for identifying this discrepancy and your Licensing staff for promptly taking action with the NRC to correct the error. We also commend
. Sequoyah's decision "to do the right thing" by performing the subject surveillance test, even though it was not specifically required in the Unit 2 TS (it is correctly specified in the Unit 1 TS).
Sincerely, Original signed by:
Ronald W. Hernan, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 9905270038 990520 Project Directorate ll-2 hDR ADOCK 0500 0
Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
[Ol Docket No. 50-328
Enclosure:
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May 20, 1999 Mr. J. A. Scalice 4
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President l
Tennessee Valley Authority I
6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ISSUANCE OF CORRECTED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGE FOR THE l
SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2 (TAC NO. 85973) (TS 92-08) l
Dear Mr. Scalice:
l During reactor startup activities following the Sequoyah Unit 2 Cycle 9 Refueling Outage, the Sequoyah staff noted an error in the Technical Specifications (TS) for Unit 2. Specifically, it was noted that, when the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No.163 l
to Operating License No. DPR-79 on November 26,1993, Surveillance Requirement 4.1.1.1.1.d i
was inadvertently omitted from Page 3/41-1 of the Unit 2 TS. This omission was clearly a typographical error on the part of the NRC staff and the contractor that retyped the page in l
question. Deletion of this requirement was never requested by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and was not discussed in either the staff's determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration published in the Federal Reoister or the Safety Evaluation supporting the subject 1
amendment.
J l
To rectify this error, the NRC staff is hereby enclosing page 3/41-1 of the Unit 2 TS as it should have appeared in Amendment No.163. Please remove the existing page 3/41-1 in each copy of the TS and replace it with the enclosed corrected page.
We commend your Sequoyah Operations staff for identifying this discrepancy and your Licensing staff for promptly taking action with the NRC to correct the error. We also commend Sequoyah's decision "to do the right thing" by performing the subject sunreillance test, even though it was not specifically required in the Unit 2 TS (it is correctly specified in the Unit 1 TS).
Sincerely, 4
Ronald W. Hernan, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate ll-2 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-328
Enclosure:
Corrected TS Page 3/41-1 cc w/ enclosures: See next page l