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(Ccnpp) Control Element Assembly (CEA) Recovery Time Improvement Project LAR Pre-Submittal Non-Proprietary (Public)
ML22124A149
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Site: Calvert Cliffs  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/10/2022
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Constellation Energy Nuclear Group
To: Jason Paige
NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL1
Marshall M, NRR/DORL/LPL1, 415-2781
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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Control Element Assembly Recovery Time Improvement Project LAR NRC Pre-submittal Meeting May 10, 2022 Non-Proprietary

Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Background
  • Current Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) Technical Specifications (TS)
  • Associated License Amendment Request (LAR) and Engineering Modifications
  • Submittal Schedule 1 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Introductions - Constellation Team Licensing

  • Darani Reddick, Director Licensing Reactor Engineering
  • Dave Helker, Senior Manager Licensing
  • Ken Conner, Manager Reactor Engineering
  • Wendi Croft, Principal Regulatory Engineer
  • Alex Broderick, Reactor Engineer
  • Art Simpson, Principal Regulatory Engineer Nuclear Fuels
  • Tamara Stathes, Manager Nuclear Fuels
  • Seth Spooner, Senior Manager Nuclear Fuels
  • Lewis Wells, Senior Staff Fuels Engineer
  • Chris Staum, Senior Staff Fuels Engineer
  • Tim Schearer, Senior Staff Fuels Engineer 2 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Introductions - Framatome Team Framatome

  • Rachel Love, Project Manager
  • CJ Markum, Neutronics Engineer
  • Morris Byram, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
  • Fernando Cortazar, Neutronics Engineer
  • Mohsin Reza, Neutronics Engineer
  • John Adams, Safety Analysis Supervisor
  • Jeff Moore, Safety Analysis Engineer
  • Jim Hoerner, Thermal Mechanics Engineer 3 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Background

  • CCNPP has observed a trend with the current configuration where a single-point vulnerability caused a Control Element Assembly (CEA) to become misaligned in the core at full power.

- CCNPP is replacing the current CEA drive system on both Units (2023/2024)

  • Under the current TS, if a CEA is misaligned > 15 inches in Modes 1 and 2, the site is required to:

- Restore CEA in accordance with the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) (0 to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> based on FrT) OR

- Reduce Reactor Thermal Power (RTP) to < 70% within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> AND

- Restore CEA within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, OR

- Be in Mode 3 within 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.

4 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Current CCNPP Technical Specifications 5 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Proposed Change to TS 3.1.4

  • Under the proposed TS change, if a CEA is misaligned > 15 inches in Modes 1 and 2, the site is required to:

- Restore CEA in accordance with the COLR OR

- Reduce RTP to < 60% within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> AND

- Restore CEA within 7 days

- Be in Mode 3 within 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br />.

6 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Associated LAR and Engineering Modifications

  • The recently withdrawn Studsvik LAR is not associated/linked with this planned LAR
  • Constellation is planning to separately submit documentation to meet Generic Letter 83-11 demonstration / verification requirements (not under 50.90)
  • The Studsvik Topical Report SSP-14-P01/028-TR is NOT an input in the Framatome analysis 7 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Associated LAR and Engineering Modifications

  • The GARDEL Engineering Modification will

- Install new core monitoring software

- Be completed in December 2023

  • Constellation is strategically submitting the CEA Recovery Time Improvement Project LAR in 4Q2022 to permit implementation shortly after the GARDEL Engineering Modification is complete to provide the maximum misaligned CEA recovery benefit

- COLR change will be implemented after GARDEL is installed

- TS Changes will be implemented during startup from CCNPP U1 2024 Spring RFO (mid-cycle U2) 8 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

Submittal Schedule Action Date

  • Submittal of CEA Recovery Time Improvement Project LAR 4Q2022
  • CCNPP replacing the CEA drive system on Unit 2 02/2023 CCNPP U2 Spring RFO
  • GARDEL Engineering Modification Complete 12/2023
  • Projected NRC approval of CEA Recovery Time Improvement 4Q2023 Project LAR
  • CCNPP replacing the CEA drive system on Unit 1 and 02/2024 CCNPP U1 Spring CEA Recovery Time Improvement Project LAR Implementation RFO for both CCNPP Units 9 CEA Recovery Time Improvement

End of Public Portion 10 CEA Recovery Time Improvement