ML23076A050
| ML23076A050 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  (NPF-002, NPF-008) |
| Issue date: | 03/21/2023 |
| From: | John Lamb Plant Licensing Branch II |
| To: | Brown R Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Devlin-Gill, Stephanie | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2022-LLA-0235 | |
| Download: ML23076A050 (1) | |
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March 21, 2023 Mr. R. Keith Brown Regulatory Affairs Director Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT NOS. 244 AND 241 RE: ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS REGARDING REVISION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO RELOCATE AUGMENTED PIPING INSPECTION PROGRAM DETAILS TO A LICENSEE-CONTROLLED DOCUMENT (EPID L-2021-LLA-0235)
Dear Mr. Brown:
On November 8, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment Nos. 244 and 241 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML22308A059) to Facility Operating Licenses NPF-2 and NPF-8 for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (Farley), Units 1 and 2, respectively. These amendments were based on the license request dated December 22, 2021 (ML21356B484), as supplemented by letter dated May 10, 2022 (ML22131A331).
The amendments revised the Farley, Units 1 and 2, Technical Specification (TS) by relocating augmented piping inspection detailed information from TS 5.5.16, Main Steamline Inspection Program, to the Farley, Units 1 and 2, Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR). A program description will remain in TS 5.5.16.
Amendment Nos. 244 and 241 omitted a sentence from TS page 5.5-13 that was provided in the licensees supplement May 10, 2022.
As issued in the NRC letter dated November 8, 2022, TS 5.5.16 states:
In accordance with the augmented inservice inspection program for high energy lines outside of containment, examinations of welds in the main steam lines of each unit shall be performed to provide assurance of the continued integrity of the piping systems over their service lifetime. These requirements apply to welds in piping systems or portions of systems located outside of containment where protection from the consequences of postulated ruptures is not provided by a system of pipe whip restraints, jet impingement barriers, protective enclosures and/or other measures designed specifically to cope with such ruptures.
R.
The corrected TS 5.5.16 would state (change indicated in bold highlight):
In accordance with the augmented inservice inspection program for high energy lines outside of containment, examinations of welds in the main steam lines of each unit shall be performed to provide assurance of the continued integrity of the piping systems over their service lifetime. These requirements apply to welds in piping systems or portions of systems located outside of containment where protection from the consequences of postulated ruptures is not provided by a system of pipe whip restraints, jet impingement barriers, protective enclosures and/or other measures designed specifically to cope with such ruptures. This augmented inservice inspection is consistent with Section 3K of the UFSAR.
Consistent with NRC staff guidance dated January 16, 1997 (ML103260096), based on the NRCs policy established by SECY-96-238, this error can be corrected by a letter to the licensee from the NRC staff.
Enclosed please find the corrected Farley, Units 1 and 2, TS page 5.5.13. This correction does not change any of the conclusions in the safety evaluation associated with Amendment Nos.
244 and 241 or the No Significant Hazards Consideration as published in the Federal Register.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-3100 or John.Lamb@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Listserv
Programs and Manuals 5.5 Farley Units 1 and 2 5.5-13 Amendment No. (Unit 1)
Amendment No. (Unit 2) 5.5 Programs and Manuals 5.5.15 Safety Function Determination Program (SFDP) (continued)
- b.
Provisions for ensuring the plant is maintained in a safe condition if a loss of function condition exists;
- c.
Provisions to ensure that an inoperable supported system's Completion Time is not inappropriately extended as a result of multiple support system inoperabilities; and
- d.
Other appropriate limitations and remedial or compensatory actions.
A loss of safety function exists when, assuming no concurrent single failure, no concurrent loss of offsite power or no concurrent loss of onsite diesel generator(s), a safety function assumed in the accident analysis cannot be performed. For the purpose of this program, a loss of safety function may exist when a support system is inoperable, and:
- a.
A required system redundant to the system(s) supported by the inoperable support system is also inoperable; or
- b.
A required system redundant to the system(s) in turn supported by the inoperable supported system is also inoperable; or
- c.
A required system redundant to the support system(s) for the supported systems (a) and (b) above is also inoperable.
The SFDP identifies where a loss of safety function exists. If a loss of safety function is determined to exist by this program, the appropriate Conditions and Required Actions of the LCO in which the loss of safety function exists are required to be entered. When a loss of safety function is caused by inoperability of a single Technical Specification support system, the appropriate Conditions and Required Actions to enter are those of the support system.
5.5.16 Main Steamline Inspection Program In accordance with the augmented inservice inspection program for high energy lines outside of containment, examinations of welds in the main steam lines of each unit shall be performed to provide assurance of the continued integrity of the piping systems over their service lifetime. These requirements apply to welds in piping systems or portions of systems located outside of containment where protection from the consequences of postulated ruptures is not provided by a system of pipe whip restraints, jet impingement barriers, protective enclosures and/or other measures designed specifically to cope with such ruptures. This augmented inservice inspection is consistent with Section 3K of the UFSAR.
ML23076A050 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/LA NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/BC NRR/DORL/LPL2-1/PM NAME JLamb KGoldstein MMarkley JLamb DATE 03/16/2023 03/20/2023 03/21/2023 03/21/2023