NL-17-2018, Report of Changes to Emergency Plan and Summary of 50.54(q) Analysis
| ML17349A830 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley, 07200042  |
| Issue date: | 12/15/2017 |
| From: | Wheat J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NL-17-2018 | |
| Download: ML17349A830 (3) | |
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.t. Southern Nuclear DEC 1 5 2017 Docket Nos.: 50-348 50-364 72-42 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission A TIN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Regulatory Affairs Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 205 992 5000 tel 205 992 7601 fax NL-17-2018 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan and Summary of 50.54(q) Analysis Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q)(5) and 10 CFR 72.44(f), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) hereby submits descriptions of changes to the emergency plan and a summary of the analysis demonstrating that the changes do not reduce the effectiveness of the plan. The emergency plan continues to meet the requirements in 10 CFR 50 Appendix E and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b). A description of the changes and a summary of the 50.54(q) analysis is enclosed.
This letter contains no NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please contact Ken McElroy at (205) 992-7369.
Respectfully submitted, J~~cd*
Nuclear Licensing Manager jtw/efb/cbg
Enclosure:
- 1. Description of Emergency Plan Changes and Summary of 50.54(q) Analysis cc:
NRC Regional Administrator, Region II NRC NRR Project Manager-Farley NRC Senior Resident Inspector-Farley Alabama - State Board of Health - Director of Radiation Control SNC Records RTYPE: CFA04.054
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Report of Changes to Emergency Plan and Summary of 50.54(g) Analysis Description of Emergency Plan Changes and Summary of 50.54(q) Analysis to NL-17-2018 SNC 50.54(q) Summary of Analysis Description of Emergency Plan Changes and Summary of 50.54(q) Analysis On November 22, 2017, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) implemented the Emergency Action Level (EAL) scheme based on NEI 99-01 Revision 6 (Rev 6) that was approved by the NRC in a Safety Evaluation (SE) on March 16,2017. In addition to the transition from NEI99-01 Rev. 4 to Rev. 6, FNP implemented a design change to steam generator relief and safety valve radiation monitors RE-60A, RE-608, and RE-60C, and the turbine driven auxiliary feedwater pump steam exhaust radiation monitor RE-600.
SNC has written a 50.54(q) evaluation for EAL scheme changes supplemental to and associated with the Rev 6 transition and the radiation monitor changes (i.e. elimination of R-60s and upgrade to R-298), including: making the definition of Owner Controlled Area consistent across the EALs; alignment of the EALs with the approved Standard Emergency Plan by removing the State of Florida, an ingestion pathway State only, as an initial point of notification for an emergency declaration; and changes to support human factoring and alignment of procedures with the SNC Fleet Procedures Writers Guide.
In addition, SNC has written a 50.54(q) evaluation to remove EAL #2.b from CS1 and remove EAL #1.a from CG 1 because the reactor water level instrumentation at Farley is such that a level approximating the top of the active fuel ( 118-119 feet) cannot be determined during Cold Shutdown and Refueling modes. This instrument reading was incorrectly added to SNC's license amendment request in response to an NRC request for additional information on the subject of reactor water level indication. Because the temporary water level indication can only be accurately read to 121 feet 7 inches, SNC subsequently determined that this does not approximate the top of the active fuel. This change, which removes an unreadable instrument level, restores full compliance with the NEI 99-01 Rev. 6 scheme as originally submitted to the NRC before the RAI response. Therefore, the change is not a reduction in effectiveness.
These changes were evaluated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3), and SNC determined that the changes do not reduce the effectiveness of the FNP emergency plan. The FNP emergency plan continues to meet the requirements in 10 CFR 50 Appendix E and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b).
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