ML20217F343
| ML20217F343 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1999 |
| From: | Tuckman M DUKE POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217F345 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-MA6826, TAC-MA6827, TAC-MA6828, TAC-MA6829, NUDOCS 9910200297 | |
| Download: ML20217F343 (5) | |
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526 South Church Street RO. Box 10%
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006 M. S. Tuckman Executive Vice Prniden '
(704) 382-2200 OFFICE Nudcar Generation (704) 382-4360 fax October 15,.1999 U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTENTION:
Document Control Desk
SUBJECT:
Duke Energy Corporation Catawba Nuclear Station Unita 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-413, 50-414 McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-369, 50-370 i
License Amendment Request Applicable to Technical Specifications Requirements for the Inspection of Reactor Coolant Pump Flywheels TAC Nos. MA6826, MA6827, MA6828, MA6829 Pursuant to 10CFR50.90, attached is a Duke Energy Corporation license amendment request (LAR) for the McGuire and Catawb3 Nuclear Stations Facility Operating Licenses and Technical Specifications.
This LAR applies to McGuire Technical Specification 5.5.7 and Catawba Technical Specification 5.5.7.
These Technical Specifications contain requirements for the inspection of reactor coolant pump flywheels.
The changes proposed in this LAR are based upon an evaluation performed by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and documented in Topical Report WCAP-14535A, Topical Report on Reactor Coolant Pump Flywheel Inspection Elimination.
This topical report was approved by the NRC on September 12, 1996. Additionally, Industry /TSTF Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler No. TSTF-237, Rev.1 (which applies to Standard Technical specification 5.5.7) has been approved by the NRC.
The changes to the McGuire and Catawba Technical Specification 5.5.7 that are proposed
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in this LAR are consist tgy[IhTSTF-237, Rev.
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'Theicontents1of this_ amendment-package are as follows:
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-Attachments.la and lb provide a marked' copy of the existing TechnicalLSpecifications.for McGuire Units 1 and 2 and Catawba Units'1-andL2-respectively.
These marked copies.
show the proposed changes.
' Attachments 2a and 2b provide,the. reprinted Technical Specifications pages for McGuire Units 1 and 2 and Catawba
. Units 1(and 2 respectively.
EAttachmentj3' provides~a Description of.the Proposed Changes and Technical Justification.
g Pursuant.to 10CFR50.92, Attachment 4 documents the determination that this LAR contains No.Significant Hazards
. Consideration.
l Pursuant to 10CFR51.22 (c) (9)~, Attachment 5 provides the basis for the~ categorical exclusion from performing an l
Environmental. Assessment / Impact Statement.
Implementation of this LAR'in the Fat Lity Operating Licenses'andLTechnical Specifications will impact the McGuire and Catawba Updated Final Safety Analysis Reports (UFSAR) '.
Attachments 6a and 6b provide a marked copy of the affected UFSAR-page(s) for McGuire and Catawba respectively.
-These marked copies.show the necessary changes. Permanent changes to'the UFSARs will be made in accordance with 10CFR50. 71 (e).
I As discussed in Attachment 3, experience has shown that Linspecting at a reduced frequency provides adequate inservice data.
This reduced frequency will eliminate
,several inspections during upcoming outages.
This LAR has
-been categorized as a Cost Beneficial Licensing Action with
'an. estimated cost savings in excer s of $400,000 through the remainder of the 40-year ' life of ' 33uire and Catawba Nuclear
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U.-S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission October.15, 1999 Page-3 Duke Energy. Corporation is requesting.that the NRCLreview Land. approve this amendment request by, February 1, 2000 in orderLthat it can be used during the upcoming End-of-cycle 10 Outage on Catawba Unit-2.
In accordance with Duke administrative procedures;and the Quality Assurance Program Topical ~ Report,.the site-specific changes contained in this LAR have'been reviewed ~and approved by the respective McGuire and Catawba Plant Operations Review Committee.'This LAR has~also been reviewed and approved on an'overall basis by.the Duke Corporate Nuclear Safety Review Board.
Pursuant to 10CFR50.91, a copy
-ofcthis LARJis being sent-to the State of Nor'.h Carolina and the State of. South Carolina.
Inquiries on this matter should be directed to J.
S' Warren at (704) 382-4986.
Very truly yours, Y. $.
M. S. Tuckman Attachments xc w/ Attachments:
L'. A. Reyes U.
S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regional Administrator, Region II
. Atlanta Federal Center 161 Forsyth St.,
SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta,'GA 30303 F. Rinaldi
.NRC Senior Project Manager (MNS)
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-8 H12 Washington,-DC 20555-0001
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S. Tam NRC Senior Project Manager (CNS)
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Mail Stop O-8 H12 Washington, DC 20555-0001 S. M. Shaeffer Senior Resident Inspector (MNS)
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission McGuire Nuclear Site D. J.
Roberts Senior Resident Inspector (CNS)
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coramission Catawba Nuclear Site g'
Virgil R. Autry, Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management South Carolina Bureau of Land and Waste Management 2600 Bull Street-Columbia, SC 29201 M.
Frye Division of Radiation Protection 3825 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609-7221 1
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-M. S. Tuckman, be'ing duly sworn, states that he is Executive Vice President of Duke Energy Corporation; that-he is' authorized on the part of said corporation.to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission these' amendments to the McGuire Nuclear Station Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-9 and NPF-17 and the Catawba' Nuclear Station Facility Operating Licenses Nos. NPF-35 and NPF-52 and-associated Technical Specifications.; and that all statements and matters set forth within this submittal dated October 15, 1999'are'true and correct to the best of his
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