ML20217M770

Forwards Amends 219 & 222 to Licenses DPR-44 & DPR-56, Respectively & Safety Evaluation.Amends Will Extend APRM Flow Bias Instrumentation Surveillance Interval from 18 Months to 24 Months

ML20217M770
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	08/19/1997
From:	Padovan L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Hunger G PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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ML20217M774	List: ML20217M770 ML20217M796 ML20217M800
References
TAC-M98329, TAC-M98330, NUDOCS 9708250289
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gm August 19, 1997 Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr.

Director-Licensing, MC 62A-1 PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk i

P.O. Box No. 195

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Wayne, PA 19087-0195

SUBJECT:

AVERAGE POWER RANGE MONITOR (APRM) SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CHANGE, PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT NOS.

2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. M98329 AND M98330)

Dear Mr._ Hunger:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendments Nos. 219 and 222 to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for the Peach Bottom Atoiic Power Station,-Unit Nos. 2 and 3. These amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your March 31, 1997, application-as supplemented by your June-25,_1997, letter.

i These amendments extend the APRM flow bias instrumentation surveilla.ce interval from 18 months to 24 months. This will eliminate the need to perform l

on-line APRM surveillance testing, which requires plant operators to place an operating unit in a half-scram configuration. Please inform me when you have

-implemented each of these amendments.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. We will. include a Notice of Issuance in the Commission's Bi-Weekly Federal Reaister Notice.

Sincerely,

/S/

L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277/278

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 219 to DPR-44

2. Amendment No. 222 to DPR-56 -t

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Director-Licensing, MC 62A-1 PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control Desk P.O. Box No. 195 Wayne, PA 19087-0195

SUBJECT:

AVERAGE' POWER RANGE MONITOR (APRM) SURVEILLANCE INTERVAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CHANGE, PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT NOS.

2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. M98329 AND M98330)

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Dear Mr. Hunger:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendments Nos. 219 and 222 to.

Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for the Peach Bottom Atomic 1

Power Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3. These amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your March 31, 1997, application i

as supplemented by your June 25, 1997, letter.

These amendments extend the APRM flow bias instrumentation surveillance interval from 18 months to 24 months. This will eliminate the need to perform on-line APRM surveillance testing, which requires plant operators to place an operating unit in a half-scram configuration. Please inform me when you have implemented each of these amendments.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. We will include a Notice of Issuance in the Commission's Bi-Weekly Federal Epaister Notice.

Sincerely, 01.------

L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II.

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277/278

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 219 to DPR-44

2. Amendment No. 222 to DPR-36

3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

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Mr. George A. Hunger, Jr. Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, PECO Energy Company- Units 2 and 3 CC:

J. W. Durham, Sr., Esquire Chief-Division of_ Nuclear Safety Sr. V.P. & General Counsel PA Dept. of PECO Energy Company Environmental Resources 2301 Market Street, S26-1 P.O. Box 8469 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Harrisburg, PA. 17105-8469 PECO tnergy Company ATTN: Mr. T. N. Mitchell, Vice President Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Peach Bottom Township

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Delta, PA 17314 Delta, PA 17314 PECO Energy Company Public Service Commission of Maryland ATTN: Regulatory Engineer, A4-5S Engineering Division Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Chief Engineer 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 6 St. Paul Centre Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 i Resident Inspector Mr. Richard McLean U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Power Plant and Environmental Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Review Division P.O. Box 399 Department of Natural Resources Delta, PA 17314 B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Dr. Judith % srud National Energy Committee King of Prussia, PA 19406 Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue Mr. Roland Fletcher State College,-PA 16803 Department of Environment 201 West Preston Street Manager-Business & Co-owner Affairs Baltimore, MD 21201 Public Service Electric and Gas Company A. F. Kirby, III P.O. Box 236 External Operations - Nuclear Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236

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