ML20247E383

Application for Amends to Licenses NPF-9 & NPF-17,revising Power Range Neutron Flux High Trip Setpoints in Event of Inoperable MSSVs & Deleting References to 3-loop Operation in Current TS 3.7.1.1(b) & Table 3.7-2

ML20247E383
Person / Time
Site:	Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	05/08/1998
From:	Barron H DUKE POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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RTR-NUREG-1431 NUDOCS 9805180325
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Vice hesident. McGuire V04) 875-4800 omCE l +- , Nudeor Generation Department 004) 875-4809 m May 8, 1998 U.'S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Attention: Document Control Desk

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McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Numbers 50-369 and 50-370 Proposed Technical Specification Amendment TO 3.7.1.1 - Main Steam Safety Valves Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, attached is a proposed Technical Specification amendment, to revise the Power Range Neutron Flux High Trip setpoints in the event of' inoperable main steam safety valves. The new values are more conservative than the values-

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currently in Technical Specifications, and are at present being administratively implemented. These changes will apply to the current Technical Specifications, as well as to the Improved Standard Technical Specifications (ISTS) submitted to NRC on 5/27/97. Also included in this proposed Technical Specification amendment is the deletion of the references to 3-loop operation in current-Technical Specification 3;7.1.1(b) and Table 3.7-2. This deletion is consistent with 5/27/97 ISTS.

A 10 CFR 50.72 notification to the NRC was made on March 20, 1997 to report a possible error in this Technical Specification. As a result of this error, administrative controls were implemented to address the concern. Licensee Event Report (LER) 369/97-04, Revision.O'was submitted to the NRC on April 18, 1997, and Revision 1 was submitted to the NRC on June 2, 1997. Subsequent plant specific analysis confirmed that existing power level restrictions for inoperable main steam safety valves were non-conservative, and new values were calculated.

h Attachment I.A contains the marked-up changes to the current '

Technical Specification and the associated Bases. Attachment I.B contains the marked-up changes to the 5/27/97 ISTS submittal Technical Specification and the associated Bases. Attachment I.C contains the 5/27/97 ISTS submittal marked-up pages, marked up A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission g

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May 8, 1998 Page 2 again~to reflect the proposed changes herein. Attachment II.A contains the new. original pages for current TS and Bases.

Attachment ~II.B contains the new original pages for ISTS and Bases. ' Attachment,III contains the justification to support the changes. Attachment IV contains an analysis which supports a finding ~of No Signifi: ant Hazards, and Attachment V provides an environmental assessment. The proposed amendment requires changes

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to the UFSAR. The UFSAR changes will be submitted via 10 CFR 50 71(e)-requirements.

Thisl amendment request has been reviewed by the McGuire Plant

. Operations Review Committee and the corporate Nuclear Safety Review Board.

By copy of this letter, the State of North Carolina has been notified of'this proposed Technical Specification amendment.

If any additional information is required, please call P.T. Vu at (704) 875-4302.

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, Washington,'D. C. 20555 L.'A. Reyes,' Regional Administrator U.'S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region II Atlanta Federal' Center 61 Forsyth St., SW,~ Suite'23T85

. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-S. M. Shaeffer Senior Resident Inspector McGuire Nuclear Station.

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Richard M. Fry, Director Division of Radiation' Protection State of North Carolina 3825 Barrett' Drive Raleigh,. North Carolina 27609-7221 l

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'May 8, 1998 Page 4-H..B..Barron, being duly sworn, states that he is.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 revisions to the Facility Operating Licenses of McGuire

' Nuclear Station; and that all the statements and matters set forth

-herein'are true and correct to the best of his knowledge.

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