NL-24-0089, Correction of Technical Specification Omission

Correction of Technical Specification Omission

ML24069A002
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/09/2024
From:	Coleman J Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
NL-24-0089
Download: ML24069A002 (1)

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Regulatory Affairs 3535 Colonnade Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 205 992 5000 tel

March 9, 2024

Docket No.: 50-321 NL-24-0089

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Unit 1 Correction of Technical Specification Omission

References:

1. ML11108A129 - Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments Regarding Relocation of Specific Surveillance Frequencies to a Licensee-Controlled Program (TSTF-425, Revision 3) (TAC NOS.

ME5016 AND ME5017)

2. Proposed Guidance for Correction of Technical Specification Typographical Errors, SECY-96-238, November 19, 1996

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter requests Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of a correction of an omission in the Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP) Unit 1 Technical Specifications (TS).

This omission occurred during the processing of License Amendment 266 for HNP Unit 1 (Reference 1), where the Note preceding surveillance requirement (SR) 3.7.6.1 was inadvertently omitted. The omission was neither addressed in the notice to the public nor reviewed by the NRC, and thus fall within the scope of the guidance provided by SECY-96-238 (Reference 2).

describes the omission. Enclosure 2 provides the page from Amendment 266 as issued, with the requested correction noted. Enclosure 3 contains the corrected page for Amendment 266.

This letter contains no regulatory commitments. If you have any questions, please contact Ryan Joyce at (205) 992-6468.

Respectfully submitted,

Jamie M. Coleman Regulatory Affairs Director

JMC/agq/cbg U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-24-0089 Page 2

Enclosures:

1) Description of Technical Specification Omission

2) Markup of Technical Specification Page Attached to Unit 1 Amendment No. 266

3) Revised Technical Specification Page

cc: NRC Regional Administrator, Region II NRC NRR Project Manager - Hatch NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Hatch Georgia - State Director of Environmental Protection Division SNC Records RTYPE: CHA02.004 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Unit 1

Correction of Technical Specification Omission

Enclosure 1 to NL-24-0089

Description of Technical Specification Omission to NL-24-0089 Description of Technical Specification Omission

1.0 REQUESTED ACTION

Consistent with the information contained in SECY-96-238, Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) is requesting correction of an omission that was inadvertently introduced into the Hatch Nuclear Plant (HNP) Unit 1 Technical Specifications (TS). The marked-up TS pages included in the original application for license amendment were correct (ML103140510). This omission occurred during the processing of License Amendment 266 for HNP Unit 1 (ML11108A129), where the Note preceding surveillance requirement (SR) 3.7.6.1 was inadvertently omitted. The requested correction is intended to restore the affected page to the condition intended by the amendment application.

2.0 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION OMMISSION

The specific details of the omission are as follows:

HNP Unit 1 TS page 3.7-17 Amendment No. 266 approved changing the frequency of SR 3.7.6.1 from 31 days to In accordance with the Surveillance Frequency Control Program. The marked-up TS page 111 of 982 of the request for license amendment as shown below:

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Where Insert 1 was provided on page 29 of 982 of the application for license amendment as shown below:

The Note preceding SR 3.7.6.1 was present in the marked-up page above as well as the clean-typed version of the page below (see page 394 of 982 of request for license amendment):

However, although SNCs request for license amendment did not request deleting the note preceding SR 3.7.6.1, the clean page issued with the HNP Unit 1 amendment 266 omitted the note. The omission was apparently introduced in the process of issuing the TS page in the license amendment.

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3.0 CORRECTION TO AFFECTED PAGES

SECY-96-238 (Reference 2) provides guidance to correct inadvertent typographical errors in the Technical Specifications. The omission described above were neither posted in the public notices nor were they reviewed by NRC as part of the license amendment process. Therefore, they may be corrected without a license amendment.

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Correction of Technical Specification Omission

Enclosure 2 to NL-24-0089

Markup of Technical Specification Page Attached to Unit 1 Amendment No. 266

Main Condenser Offgas 3.7.6

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS SU RVEI LLANCE FREQUENCY

SR 3.7.6.1 Verify the gross gamma activity rate of the noble In accordance with gases is S 240 mCi/second. the Surveillance Frequency Control Program

Once within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> after a

=

50% increase in the nominal steady state fission gas release after factoring out increases due to changes in THERMAL POWER level

HATCH UNIT 1 3.7-17 Amendment No. 266 Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant Unit 1

Correction of Technical Specification Omission

Enclosure 3 to NL-24-0089

Revised Technical Specification Page

Main Condenser Offgas 3.7.6

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS SURVEILLANCE FREQUENCY

SR 3.7.6.1 -----------------------------NOTE------------------------------

Not required to be performed until 31 days after any main steam line not isolated and SJAE in operation.

Verify the gross gamma activity rate of the noble In accordance with gases is 240 mCi/second. the Surveillance Frequency Control Program

AND

Once within 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> after a 50% increase in the nominal steady state fission gas release after factoring out increases due to changes in THERMAL POWER level

HATCH UNIT 1 3.7-17 Amendment No. 266