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{{#Wiki_filter:c FENOC FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company James H. Lash                                                                              724-682-5234 Site Vice President                                                                   Fax: 724-643-8069 January 27, 2006 L-06-013 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

==Subject:==
Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 BV-2 Docket No. 50412, License No. NPF-73 Supplement to License Amendment Request No. 183 Revised Steam Generator Inspection Scope (TAC No. MC6768)
By letter dated April 11, 2005, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) submitted License Amendment Request (LAR) 183 that would revise Steam Generator inspection scope by using the F* methodology for Beaver Valley Power Station Unit No. 2. By letter dated October 28, 2005, the NRC forwarded a request for additional information (RAI) regarding the FENOC LAR. The FENOC responses to this RAI were provided in a letter dated December 2, 2005, in which FENOC committed to revise and resubmit proposed Technical Specifications and Technical Specification Bases as a supplement to LAR 183.
Therefore, Attachments A and B to this letter are provided as replacements to Attachments A and B of the April 11, 2005 submittal. Attachment C to this letter is a tabulation of changes that have been incorporated in the revised Attachments A and B.
Please note that the FENOC response to the RAI was very specific with respect to how the proposed Technical Specifications would be revised in some cases. Although proposed wording in Attachments A and B differs from changes described in RAI Items 1 and 7, the differences are enhancements that continue to satisfy the purpose of the underlying RAI item. It has been determined that proposed changes described in Attachments A and B have no impact on the no significant hazards consideration determination originally provided in the April 11, 2005 submittal.
No new regulatory commitments are contained in this submittal. If there are any questions or if additional information is required, please contact Mr. Gregory A. Dunn, Manager - FENOC Fleet Licensing, at (330) 315-7243.

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 Supplement to License Amendment Request No. 183 L-06-01 3 Page 2 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on January St , 2006.
Sincerely, mes H. Lash Attachments A. Proposed Technical Specification Changes B. Proposed Technical Specification Bases Changes C. Summary of Changes to Proposed Technical Specifications and Bases

==References:==
: 1. Beaver Valley Unit No. 2 License Amendment Request No. 183 - Revised Steam Generator Inspection Scope, Letter L-05-061 dated April 11, 2005
: 2. Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 - Revised Steam Generator Inspection Scope - Request for Additional Information (TAC No. 6768), dated October 28, 2005
: 3. Beaver Valley Unit No. 2 - Response to Request for Additional Information on License Amendment Request regarding Revised Steam Generator Inspection Scope (TAC No. 6768), Letter L-05-190 dated December 2, 2005 c:   Mr. T. G. Colbum, NRR Senior Project Manager Mr. P. C. Cataldo, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Mr. S. J. Collins, NRC Region I Administrator Mr. D. A. Allard, Director BRP/DEP Mr. L. E. Ryan (BRP/DEP)

ATTACHMENT A Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 License Amendment Request No. 183 Proposed TechnicaLl Specification Changes The following are the affected pages:
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REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                        Providedfor Information Oniv.
3/4.4.5     STEAM GENERATORS LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION 3.4.5       Each steam generator shall be OPERABLE.
APPLICABILITY:    MODES 1, 2, 3 and 4.
ACTION:
With one or more steam generators inoperable, restore the inoperable generator(s) to OPERABLE status prior to increasing Tavg above 200'F.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.4.5.1. Steam Generator Sample Selection and Inspection - Each steam generator shall be determined OPERABLE during shutdown by selecting and inspecting at least the minimum number of steam generators specified in Table 4.4-1.
4.4.5.2     Steam Generator Tube Sample Selection and Inspection - The steam    generator   tube   minimum   sample  size,    inspection      result classification, and the corresponding action required shall be as specified in Table 4.4-2. The inservice inspection of steam generator tubes shall be performed at the frequencies specified in Specification 4.4.5.3 and the inspected tubes shall be verified acceptable per the acceptance criteria of Specification 4.4.5.4.       Steam generator tubes shall be examined in accordance with Article 8 of Section V ("Eddy Current: Examination of Tubular Products") and Appendix IV to Section XI ("Eddy Current Examination of Nonferromagnetic Steam Generator Heat Exchanger Tubing") of the applicable year and addenda of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code required by 10CFR50,                  Section 50.55a(g).      When applying the exceptions of 4.4.5.2.a through 4.4.5.2.c, previous defects or imperfections in the area repaired by sleeving are not considered an area requiring reinspection. The tubes selected for each inservice inspection shall include at least 3 percent. of the total number of tubes in all steam generators; the tubes selected for these inspections shall be selected on a random basis except:
: a. Where experience in similar plants with similar water chemistry indicates critical areas to be inspected, then at least 50 percent of the tubes inspected shall be from these critical areas.
: b. The first sample of tubes selected for          each inservice inspection (subsequent: to the preservice        inspection) of each steam generator shall include:
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2            3/4 4-11             Amendment No.      52

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
: 1. All nonplugged tubes that previously had detectable wall penetrations greater than 20 percent, and
: 2. Tubes in those areas where experience has          indicated potential problems, and
: 3. At least 3 percent of the total number of sleeved tubes in all three steam generators.          A sample size less than 3 percent is acceptable provided all the sleeved tubes in the steam generator(s)             examined during the refueling outage are inspected.             These inspections will include both the tube and the sleeve, and
: 4. A    tube     inspection     pursuant    to    Specification 4.4.5.4.a.8. If any selected tube does not permit the passage of the eddy current probe for a tube or sleeve inspection, this shall be recorded and an adjacent tube shall be selected and subjected to a tube inspection.
: 5. Indications left in service as a result of application of   the    tube   support    plate   voltage-based repair criteria (4.4.5.4.a.10) shall be inspected by bobbin coil probe during all future refueling outages.
: c. The tubes selected as the second and third samples (if required by Table 4.4-2) during each inservice inspection may be subjected to a partial tube inspection provided:
: 1. The tubes selected for these samples include the tubes from those areas of the tube sheet array where tubes with imperfections were previously found, and
: 2. The inspections include those portions of          the tubes where imperfections were previously found.
: d. Implementation of the steam generator tube-to-tube support plate repair criteria requires a 100-percent bobbin coil inspection for hot-leg and cold-leg tube support plate intersections down to the lowest cold-leg tube support plate with known outside diameter stress corrosion cracking (ODSCC) indications. The determination of the lowest cold-leg   tube    support    plate    intersections    having   ODSCC indications shall be based on the performance of at least a 20-percent random sampling of tubes inspected over their full length.
: e. For implementation of the F* inspection methodology, 100 percent of the active hot leg tubes will be examined utilizing qualified edd.y current techniques from the top of the tubesheet to the F* distance or to 3.0 inches below the top of the tubesheet, whichever is greater.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2            3 /4 4-12            Amendment No. 1-0-1  I

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                         Providedfor Information OnIv.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
The results of each sample inspection shall be classified into one of the following three categories:
Category                         Inspection Results C-1                 Less than 5 percent of the total tubes    inspected        are    degraded tubes and none of the inspected tubes are defective.
C-2                 One or more tubes, but not more than 1 percent of the total tubes inspected       are      defective,       or between 5 percent and 10 percent of the total tubes inspected are degraded tubes.
C-3                 More than 10 percent of the total tubes     inspected        are    degraded tubes or more than 1 percent of the       inspected          tubes       are defective.
Note:    In all inspections, previously degraded tubes or sleeves must exhibit significant (greater than 10 percent)             further wall penetrations to be included in the above percentage calculations.
4.4.5.3   Inspection Frequencies      -    The above required inservice inspections of steam generator      tubes shall be performed at the following frequencies:
: a. The first inservice inspection shall be performed after 6 Effective Full Power Months but within 24 calendar months of initial criticality.       Subsequent inservice inspections shall be performed at intervals of not less than 12 nor more than 24 calendar months after the previous inspection.
If two consecutive inspections following service under All Volatile Treatment    (AVT) conditions, not including the preservice inspection, result in all inspection results falling into the C-1 category or if two consecutive inspections    demonstrate       that      previously         observed degradation has not continued and no additional degradation has occurred, the inspection interval may be extended to a maximum of once per 40 months.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2          3,'4 4-13               Amendment No. 101

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                      l Providedfor Information Onl.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS  (Continued)
: b. If the inservice inspection of a steam generator conducted in accordance with Table 4.4-2 requires a third sample inspection whose results       fall   in Category C-3,           the inspection frequency shall be increased to at least once per 20 months. The increase in inspection frequency shall apply until a subsequent inspection demonstrates that a third sample inspection is not required.
: c. Additional, unscheduled inservice inspections shall be performed on each steam generator in accordance with the first sample inspection specified in Table 4.4-2 during the shutdown subsequent to any of the following conditions:
: 1. Primary-to-secondary tube leaks (not including leaks originating from tube-to-tube sheet welds) in excess of the limits of Specification 3.4.6.2,
: 2. A seismic occurrence greater than the Operating Basis Earthquake,
: 3. A loss-of-coolant accident requiring actuation of the engineered safeguards, or
: 4. A main steamline or feedwater line break.
4.4.5.4   Acceptance Criteria
: a. As used in this Specification:
: 1. Imperfection means an exception to the dimensions, finish or contour of a tube or sleeve from that required by fabrication drawings or specifications.
Eddy-current testing indications below 20 percent of the nominal tube swall thickness, if detectable, may be considered as imperfections.
: 2. Degradation means a service-induced cracking, wastage, wear or general corrosion occurring on either inside or outside of a tube or sleeve.
: 3. Degraded Tube means a tube or sleeve containing imperfections greater than or equal to 20 percent of the nominal wall thickness caused by degradation.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2          3 /4 4-14            Amendment No. 101

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE -REQUIREMENTS   (Continued)
: 4. Percent Degradation means the percentage of the tube or sleeve wall thickness affected or removed by degradation.
: 5. Defect means an imperfection of such severity that it exceeds the plugging or repair limit.               A tube containing a defect is defective. Any tube which does not permit the passage of the eddy-current inspection probe shall be deemed a defective tube.
: 6. Plugging or Repair Limit means the imperfection depth at or beyond which the tube shall be removed from service by plugging or repaired by sleeving in the affected area because it may become unserviceable prior to the next inspection.      The plugging or repair limit imperfection depths are specified in percentage of nominal wall thickness as follows:
a)    Original tube wall                                40%
1.O   This definition does not apply to tube support plate intersections for which the voltage-based repair criteria are being applied.         Refer to 4.4.5.4.a.L0 for the repair limit applicable to these intersections.
2.0   This definition does not apply to service-induceddegaradation identified in unsleeved tubes   within    the   F*  distance     or within 3.0 inches below the top of the tubesheet.
whichever-is greater.        Tubes with service-induced degradation identified in this region shall be repaired or removed from service upon detection.
3.0   This  definition does not apply to service-induced   degradation identified in unsleeved tubes greater than the F* distance and also greater than 3.0 inches below the top of the tubesheet,        Tubes    with     service-induced de'radation identified in        this   region are acceptable for continued operation.
4.0   This definition does not apOly to service-induced      degradation      identified     within 3.0 inches below the lower end of a sleeve installed in the tubesheet region.       Tubes with service-induced degradation identified in this recion shall be removed from service upon detection.
5.0   This definition does not apply to service-induced degradation identified areater than 3.0 inches below the lower end of a sleeve installed in the tubesheet region.       Tubes with service-induced degradation identified in this region are acceptable for continued operation.

b)     ABB Combustion Engineering TIG welded               32%
sleeve wall c)     Westinghouse laser welded sleeve wall               25%
: 7. Unserviceable describes the condition of a tube if it leaks or contains a defect large enough to affect its structural integrity in the event of an Operating Basis Earthquake, a loss-of-coolant accident, or a steamline or feedwater line break as specified in 4.4.5.3.c, above.
: 8. Tube Inspection means an inspection of the steam generator tube from the point of entry (hot-leg side) completely around the U-bend to the top support te the eeld leg of the-cold-leg.           Within the tubesheet this includes only the .ortion of the tube within the F*
distance or within 3.0 inches below the too of the tubesheet, whichever is greater, unless tube sleeves are installed. When a tube sleeve is installed, the jinspnect-ionn izxteinds ton ai distance  of         am 3.0jinches   elownu the lower end of the sleeve. The tube-to-tubesheet weld is excluded from this inspection requirement.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2              3/4 4-14a            Amendment No. 1-041

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                      Providedfor Information OnIv.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS   (Continued)
: 9. Tube Repair refers to sleeving which is used to maintain a tube in-service or return a tube to service. This includes the removal of plugs that were installed as a corrective or preventive measure.           The following sleeve designs have been found acceptable:
a)   ABB Combustion Engineering TIG welded sleeves, CEN-629-P, Revision 02 and CEN-629-P Addendum 1.
b)   Westinghouse    laser  welded    sleeves,     WCAP-13483, Revision 1.
: 10. Tube Support Plate Plugging Limit is used for the disposition of an alloy 600 steam generator tube for continued service that is experiencing predominantly axially oriented outside diameter stress corrosion cracking confined within the thickness of the tube support plates. At tube support plate intersections, the plugging (repair) limit is based on maintaining steam generator tube       serviceability as described below:
a)   Steam generator tubes,         whose degradation is attributed to outside diameter stress corrosion cracking within the bounds of the tube support plate with bobbin voltages less than or equal to 2.0 volts wiLl be allowed to remain in service.
b)   Steam generator tubes,         whose degradation is attributed to outside diameter stress corrosion cracking within the bounds of the tube support plate with a bobbin voltage greater than 2.0 volts will be repaired or plugged, except as noted in 4.4.5.4.a.10.c below.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2          3/4 4-14b              Amendment No. 101

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                            Providedfor Information Oniv.
SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued) c)   Steam    generator      tubes,    with    indications         of potential      degradation      attributed       to    outside diameter    stress corrosion       cracking within the bounds of the tube support plate with a bobbin voltage greater than 2.0 volts but less than or equal to the upper voltage repair limit(1) may remain in service if a rotating pancake coil or acceptable alternative inspection does not detect degradation.          Steam    generator       tubes,     with indications of outside diameter stress corrosion cracking degradation with a bobbin voltage greater than the upper voltage repair limit(1) will be plugged or repaired.
d)   If    an    unscheduled      mid-cycle      inspection        is performed, the following mid-cycle repair limits apply    instead    of     the   limits      identified       in 4.4.5.4.a.10.a,    4.4.5.4.a.10.b,    and 4.4.5.4.a.10.c.
The mid-cycle repair limits are determined from the following equations:
V
                         -           SL 1.O+NDE+Gr CLA)
CL VMLRL = VMURL - ''VURL - VL )(   CL   )
(1)  The upper voltage repair limit is calculated according to the methodology in Generic Letter 95-05 as supplemented.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2           3/'4 4-14c             Amendment No.      101

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                             Provided for Information SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS   (Continued) where:
VURL   =    upper voltage repair limit VLRL  =     lower voltage repair limit VMURL =     mid-cycle upper voltage repair limit based on time into cycle VMLRL =     mid-cycle lower voltage repair limit based on VMURL    and time into cycle At     =    length of time since last scheduled inspection during which VURL    and VLRL were implemented CL    =     cycle length (the time between two scheduled steam generator inspections)
VSL   =     structural limit voltage Gr    =     average growth rate per cycle length NDE   =     95-percent cumulative probability allowance for nondestructive examination uncertainty (i.e., a value of 20-percent     has  been approved by NRC)()
Implementation of these mid-cycle repair limits should follow the same approach as in TS 4.4.5.4.a.10.a, 4.4.5.4.a.10.b, and 4.4.5.4.a.10.c.
(2)  The NDE is the    value    provided      by   the   NRC    in   GL   95-05   as supplemented.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2            3/4 4-14d                 Amendment No. 101    I

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS    (Continued)
: 11. a) Bottom of the Roll Transition (BRT) - Defined as the highest point of contact between the tube and tubesheet, at or below the top of the tubesheet, as determined by eddy current testing.
b) F* Distance - Defined as the non-degraded distance from the top of the tubesheet to the bottom of the F* length including the distance from the top of the tubesheet to the bottom of the roll transition and Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) uncertainties (i.e., F* distance = F* length + distance to BRT +
NDE uncertainties.
c) F* Length - Defined as the length of non-degraded expanded tubing below the bottom of the roll transition (BRT) or top of tubesheet, whichever is lower, that must be demonstrated to be non-degraded in order for the tube to maintain structural and leakage integrity. For the hot leg, the F* length is   1.97    inches   which   represents   the  most conservative hct leg length as defined in WCAP-16385, Revision 1.      This F* length is developed from the limiting set of input parameters based on faulted conditions.
: b. The steam generator shall be determined OPERABLE after completing the corresponding actions (plug or repair all tubes exceeding the plugging or repair limit) required by Table 4.4-2.
4.4.5.5   Reports
: a. Within 15 days following the completion of each inservice inspection of steam generator tubes, the number of tubes plugged or repaired in each steam generator shall be submitted in a Special Report in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4.
: b. The complete results of the steam generator tube and sleeve inservice inspection shall be submitted in a Special Report in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4 within 12 months following the completion of the inspection.         This Special Report shall include:
: 1. Number and extent of tubes and sleeves inspected.
: 2. Location and percent of wall-thickness penetration for each indication of an imperfection.
: 3. Identification of tubes plugged or repaired.
: c. Results of steam generator tube inspections which fall into Category C-3 shall be reported to the Commission pursuant to   Specification    6.6   prior to  resumption   of  plant operation. The written report shall provide a description of investigations conducted to determine the cause of the tube degradation and corrective measures taken to prevent recurrence.
: d. For implementation of the voltage-based repair criteria to tube support plate intersections, notify the Commission prior to returning the steam generators to service (MODE 4) should any of the following conditions arise:
: 1. If estimated leakage based on the projected end-of-cycle (or if not practical, using the actual measured end-of-cycle) voltage distribution exceeds the leak limit   (determined from the licensing basis dose calculation for the postulated main steamline break) for the next operating cycle.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2           3/4 4-14e         Amendment No. 10-1

REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS (Continued)
: 2. If circumferential crack-like indications are detected at the tube support plate intersections.
: 3. If indications are identified that extend beyond the confines of the tube support plate.
: 4. If indications are identified at the tube               support plate elevations that are attributable to                primary water stress corrosion cracking.
: 5. If the calculated. conditional burst probability based on the projected end-of-cycle (or if not practical, using   the     actual    measured    end-of-cycle)     voltage distribution exceeds 1 X 10 , notify the Commission and provide an assessment of the safety significance of the occurrence.
: e. Notify    the Commission prior to            returning    the   steam generators to service (MODE 4) after an outaae in which steam    generator      inspections    are    performed      if    the oreliminarv      estimated      total    projected     end-of-cycle accident-induced leakage from all sources exceeds the leak limit (determined from the licensing basis dose calculation for the postulated main steamline break) for the next operating cycle.
: f. With respect to tubes where the F* inspection methodology is apolied. resort the following information to the NRC within 90 days after achieving Mode 4 following the outage in which the F* inspection methodoloav was annlied:
: 1. Number     of    total    indications,     location    of    each indication,    orientation of each indication, severity of   each    indicat-ion,   and   whether    the   indications initiated from the inside or outside surface.
: 2. The cumulative number of indications detected in the tubesheet region as a function of elevation within the tubesheet-
: 3. The projected end-of-cycle         accident-induced     leakaae from tubesheet indications.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2             3/4 4-14f             Amendment No. 14 MMMMMMM P
TABLE 4.4-1       IqProvidedfor Information OnIv.  ]a MINIMUM NUMBER OF STEAM GENERATORS TO BE INSPECTED DURING INSERVICE INSPECTION Preservice Inspection                             No               Yes No. of Steam Generators per Unit                  Three            Three First Inservice Inspection                        All              Two Second & Subsequent Inservice Inspections         One1             One2 Table Notation
: 1. The inservice inspection may be limited to one steam generator on a rotating schedule encompassing 9% of the tubes if the results of the first or previous inspections indicate that all steam generators are performing in a like manner.              Note that under some circumstances, the operating conditions in one or more steam generators may be found to be more severe than those in other steam generators. Under such circumstances the sample sequence   shall   be  modified    to   inspect    the     most     severe conditions.
: 2. The other steam generator not         inspected during         the    first inservice   inspection  shall be      inspected.       The     third and subsequent inspections should follow the instruction described in 1 above.
BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2          3 /4 4-15                          08 /18 /87

q Providedfor Information Only. I TABLE 4.4-2 STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INSPECTION 1ST SAMPLE INSPECTION                         2ND SAMPLE INSPECTION                             3RD SAMPLE INSPECTION Sample Size   Result       Action Required        Result                 Action Required                    Resul   Action Required l   t A minimum       C-1              None              N/A                           N/A                         N/A            N/A Of S tubes      C-2    Plug or repair              C-1                           None                        N/A            N/A per S.G.               defective tubes and inspect           C-2       Plug or repair defective                        C-1           None additional 2S tubes in                tubes and inspect additional                    C-2    Plug or repair this S.G.                             4S tubes in this S.G.                                  defective tubes C-3    Perform action for C-3 result
_of   first sample C-3       Perform action for C-3                          N/A            N/A resuOl.A .*Jt ofJis  01.. 0CALt9J C-3    Inspect all tubes in    All other                         None                        N/A            N/A this S.G., plug or      S.G.s are repair defective tubes  C-1 and inspect 2S tubes in each other S.G.      Some S.G.s    Perform action for C-2                          N/A            N/A C-2 but no    result of second sample Notification to NRC     additional pursuant to             S.G.s are Specification 6.6.      C-3 Additional    Inspect all tubes in each                       N/A            N/A S.G. is       S.G. and plug or repair C-3           defective tubes.
Notification to NRC pursuant
                                                            ,to Specification 6.6.                       .
S = 9 %    Where n is the number of steam generators inspected during an inspection.
n BEAVER VALLEY -    UNIT 2                        3 /4 4-16                                       Amendment No.       101

Attachment B Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. 2 License Amendment Request No. 183 Proposed Technical Specification Bases Changes Technical Specification Bases changes are provided for information only.
The following are the affected pages:
B 3/4 4-2*
B 3/4 4-3 B 3/4 4-3a B 3/4 4-3b
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REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                        Providedfor Information Onlv.
BASES 3/4.4.2   (This Specification nuiroer is not used.)
3/4.4.3   SAFETY VALVES The pressurizer code safety valves operate to prevent the RCS from being pressurized above its Safety Limit of 2735 psig.           Each safety valve is designed to relieve 345,000 lbs. per hour of saturated steam at the valve set point.
During shutdown conditions (MODE 4 with any RCS cold leg temperature below the enable temperature specified in 3.4.9.3) RCS overpressure protection is provided by the Overpressure Protection Systems addressed in Specification 3.4.9.3.
During operation, all pressurizer code safety valves must be OPERABLE to prevent the RCS from being pressurized above its safety limit of 2735 psig. The combined relief capacity of all of these valves is greater than the maximum surge rate resulting from a complete loss of load assuming no reactor trip until the first Reactor Protective System trip set point is reached (i.e., no credit is taken for a direct reactor trip on the loss of load) and also assuming no operation of the power operated relief valves or steam dump valves.
Demonstration of the safety valves' lift settings will occur only during shutdown and will be performed in accordance with the provisions of Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Code.
Safety valves similar to the pressurizer code safety valves were tested under an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) program to determine if the valves would operate stably under feedwater line break accident conditions. The test results indicated the need for inspection and maintenance of the safety valves to determine the potential damage that may have occurred after a safety valve has lifted and either discharged the loop seal or discharged water through the valve. Additional action statements require safety valve inspection to determine the extent of the corrective actions required to ensure the valves will be capable of performing their intended function in the future.
3/4.4.4   PRESSURIZER The requirement     that 150 kw of pressurizer heaters and their associated controls and emergency bus provides assurance that these heaters can be energized during a loss of offsite power condition to maintain natural circulation at HOT STANDBY.
3/4.4.5   STEAM GENERATORS One OPERABLE steam generator in a non-isolated reactor coolant loop provides sufficient heat removal capability to remove decay heat after a reactor shutdown. The requirement for two OPERABLE steam generators,    combined with other      requirements    of     the   Limiting Conditions for Operation ensures adequate BEAVER VALLEY -   UNIT 2         B 3/4 4-2             Change No. 2-025

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BASES 3/4.4.5   STEAM GENERATORS (Continued) decay heat removal capabilities for RCS temperatures greater than 350'F if one steam generator becomes inoperable due to single failure considerations.      Below 350'F, decay heat is removed by the RHR system.
The Surveillance Requirements for inspection of the steam generator tubes ensure that the structural and leakage integrity of this portion of the RCS will be maintained.          The program for inservice inspection of steam generator tubes is based on a modification of Regulatory Guide 1.83, Revision 1. However, WCAP-16385, Revision 1, IF* Tube Plugging Criterion for Tubes with Degradation in the Tubesheet Roll Expansion Recgion of the Beaver Valley Unit 2 Steam Generators," provides the basis for excluding that portion of the tube within the tubesheet and the tube-to-tubesheet weld, that does not contribute to structural and leakage integrity, from periodic nondestructive examination requirements.          Inservice inspection of steam generator tubing is essential in order to maintain surveillance of the conditions of the tubes in the event that there is evidence of mechanical    damage    or progressive      degradation    due     to   design, manufacturing errors, or inservice conditions that lead to corrosion.
Inservice inspection of steam generator tubing also provides a means of characterizing the nature and cause of any tube degradation so that corrective measures can be taken.
The plant is expected to be cperated in a manner such that the secondary coolant will be maintained within those parameter limits found to result in negligible corrosion of the steam generator tubes.
If the secondary coolant chemistry is not maintained within these parameter limits, localized corrosion may likely result in stress corrosion cracking.      The extent of cracking during plant operation would be limited by the limitation of steam generator tube leakage between the Primary Coolant System and the Secondary Coolant System (primary-to-secondary LEAKAGE = 150 gallons per day per steam generator). Axial cracks having a primary-to-secondary LEAKAGE less than this limit during operation will have an adequate margin of safety to withstand the loads imposed during normal operation and by postulated accidents.         Operating plants have demonstrated that primary-to-secondary LEAKAGE oE 150 gallons per day per steam generator can readily be detected.        LEAKAGE in excess of this limit will require plant shutdown and an unscheduled inspection, during which the leaking tubes will be located and plugged or repaired by sleeving. The technical bases for sleeving are described in the approved    vendor     reports    listed   in   Surveillance       Requirement 4.4.5.4.a.9.
Wastage-type defects are unlikely with the all volatile treatment (AVT) of secondary coolant.        However, even if a defect of similar type should develop in service, it will be found during scheduled inservice steam generator tube examinations. Plugging or repair will be required of all tubes with imperfections exceeding the plugging or repair limit. Degraded steam generator tubes may be repaired by the installation of sleeves which span the degraded tube section.                 A steam generator tube with a sleeve installed meets the structural BEAVER VALLEY - UNIT 2          B 3/4 4-3       Amendment No. 101 C No. 2-033

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REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM BASES 3/4.4.5   STEAM GENERATORS (Continued) requirements of tubes which are not degraded, therefore, the sleeve is considered a part of the tube.         The surveillance requirements identify those sleeving methodologies approved for use.             The number of tubes pluaaed is limited by the minimum reauired RCS flow (TS However, since increased tube plugging levels cause hot l     tmperatures to rise,      thereby increasing susceptibility to degradation. it is desirable to maintain the number of pluaaed tubes less than this limit.      Therefore, tube plugging levels will be managed with the intention of keepina the planned averaae tube pluaaina to less than 8% under unrated conditions throuah the use of NRC approved repair methods and oossible tube deplupaing and repair.
If an installed sleeve is found to have through wall penetration greater than or equal to the plugging limit, the tube must be plugged. The plugging limit for the sleeve is derived from R. G.
1.121 analysis which utilizes a 20 percent allowance for eddy current uncertainty in determining the depth of tube wall penetration and additional degradation growth. Steam generator tube inspections of operating plants have demonstrated the capability to reliably detect degradation that has penetrated 20 percent of the original tube wall thickness.
The voltage-based repair limits of these surveillance requirements (SR) implement the guidance in GL 95-05 and are applicable only to Westinghouse-designed steam generators (SGs) with outside diameter stress corrosion cracking (ODSCC) located at the tube-to-tube support plate intersections. The guidance in GL 95-05 will not be applied to the tube-to-flow distribution baffle plate intersections.                    The voltage-based repair limits are not applicable to other forms of SG tube degradation nor are they applicable to ODSCC that occurs at other locations within the SG.       Additionally, the repair criteria apply only to indications where the degradation mechanism is dominantly axial ODSCC with no NDE detectable cracks extending outside the thickness of the support plate.         Refer to GL 95-05 for additional description of the degradation morphology.
Implementation of these SRs requires       a derivation of the voltage structural limit from the burst versus     voltage empirical correlation and then the subsequent derivation of     the voltage repair limit from the    structural   limit  (which    is    then    implemented        by    this surveillance).
The voltage structural      limit is the voltage            from the burst pressure/bobbin voltage correlation, at the 95-percent prediction interval curve reduced to account for the lower 95/95-percent tolerance bound for tubing material properties at 6500 F (i.e., the 95-percent LTL curve). The voltaLge structural limit must be adjusted downward to account for potential degradation growth during an

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BASES 3/4.4.5      STEAM GENERATORS     (Continued) where VGr represents the allowance for degradation growth between inspections and VNDE represents the allowance for potential sources of error in the measurement of the bobbin coil voltage.                        Further discussion of the assumptions necessary to determine the voltage repair limit are discussed in GL 95-05.
Safety analyses were performed pursuant to Generic Letter 95-05 to determine the maximum MSLB-induced primary-to-secondary leak rate that could occur without offsite doses exceeding a small fraction of 10 CFR 100 (concurrent iodine spike), 10 CFR 100 (pre-accident iodine spike), and without control room doses exceeding GDC-19.                  The current value of the maximum MSLB-induced leak rate and a summary of the analyses are provided in Section 15.1.5 of the UFSAR.
The mid-cycle equation in SR 4.4.5.4.a.10.d should only be used during unplanned inspections in which eddy current data is acquired for indications at the tube support plates.
SR 4.4.5.5 implements several reporting requirements recommended by GL 95-05 for situations which the NRC wants to be notified prior to returning the SGs to service.             For the purposes of this reporting requirement,        leakage   and    cond itional    burst probability         can be calculated based on the as-found voltage distribution rather than the projected end-of-cycle (EOC) voltage distribution (refer to GL 95-05 for more information) when it            is not practical to complete these calculations using the projected EOC voltage distributions prior to returning the SGs to service.            Note that if leakage and conditional burst probability were calculated using the measured EOC voltage distribution for the purposes of addressing the GL section 6.a.1 and 6.a.3 reporting criteria,           then the results of the projected EOC voltage distribution should be provided per the GL section 6.b (c) criteria.
The F* criteria incorporate the guidance provided in WCAP-16385.
Revision 1, "F* Tube Plugging Criterion for Tubes with Degradation in the 'Tuesheet Roll Exoansion Region of the Beaver Valley Unit 2 Steam Generators".         F* lenath is the undearaded lenath of tubing into the tubesheet below the bottom of the roll transition                          (BRT)  that pd      tevent                            of a complete circumferential
            -aion of the tube below the F* length.                F* distance is the underaded distance from the to              of the tubesheet to the bottom of theaFh lenath including the distance from the ton of the tubesheet to the     BRT      and     non-destructive      examination        (NDE)    measurement uncertainties.         Tubes with service-induced          degradation identified within the F* distance or within 3.0 inches below the top of the ubkeheet, whichever is greater, shall be repaired or removed from service upon detection.             Service induced degradation below this i     in the tubesheet would be acceptable for continued operation.

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Since 3.0 inches of undearaded tube length within the tubesheet is adequate to ensure structural and leak integrity, tubes with sleeves installed in the tubesheet region need only be inspected down to 3.0 inches below the lower end of the sleeve.                  Service induced degradation above this point would result in removing the tube from sevie. Below this point   such. degradation would be acceptable for continued operation.
Tubes to which the F* inspection methodoloav is applied can experience throuah-wall degradation below the F* distance up to the limits defined in WCAP-16385. Revision 1 without increasing the 1rk
                -lityof a tube rupture or larae leakaae event.                     Tube degradation of any tyve or extent below F* distance, including a complete circumferential separation of the tube, is acceptable.              As applied at Beaver Valley Unit 2. the F* methodology is used to define the required tube inspection depth into the hot lea tubesheet. and is not.used to permit degradation in the F* distance to remain in Based on the Farley WCAP-11306 which states that postulated leakage below the F* distance can be neglected, additional leakage (normal and accident-induced) from implementation of the F* methodology is not anticipated at BVPS-2.       However, postulated accident induced leakage from F* implementation shall be combined with the postulated end-f-cycle accident-induced leakaae from all other sources (e.g.
voltage based alternate repair criteria).            If the preliminary estimated total    end-of-cycle    accident-induced leakage from all sources exceeds the leakaae limit, the NRC staff shall be notified prior to restart (Mode 4). The combined calculated leak rate from all alternate repair criteria must be less than the maximum allowable steam line break leak rate limit in any one steam generator in order to maintain doses within 10 CFR 100 guideline values and within GDC-19 values during a postulated steam line break event.
Whenever the results of any steam generator tubing inservice inspection fall into Category C-3, these results will be reported to the Commission pursuant to Specification 6.6 prior to resumption of plant operation. Such cases will be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis and may result in a requirement for analysis, laboratory examinations, tests, additional eddy-current inspection, and revision of the Technical Specifications, if necessary.
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Attachment C Summary of Changes to Proposed Technical Specifications and Bases Aicense Amcndment Request 1 83 - Revised Steam Generator Inspection Scope Technical Specification           Page                                     Change Description SR 4.4.5.2.e - Tube sampling      3/4 4-12   1. Replaces reference to a specific inspection probe with a generic reference requirement related to F*                    2. Clarifies wording describing scope of tubes inspected and locations inspected when F* methodology is applied SR 4.4.5.4.a.6 a) - Plugging or   3/4 4-14a  1. Clarifies that plugging or repair limit exceptions 2.0 and 3.0 apply to repair limit definition                         unsleeved tubes only exceptions                                   2. Clarifies plugging or repair limit exception 2.0 regarding degradation locations that would require plugging or repair regardless of magnitude
: 3. Clarifies plugging or repair limit exception 3.0 regarding degradation locations that would not require plugging or repair regardless of magnitude
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: 5. Adds plugging or repair limit exceptions 5.0 regarding degradation locations in sleeved tubes that would not require plugging or repair regardless of magnitude SR 4.4.5.4.a.8 - Tube             3/4 4-14a  1. Clarifies wording describing locations inspected when F* methodology is inspection definition                           applied
: 2. Revises wording to describe locations in sleeved tubes that are subject to inspection when F* methodology is applied SR 4.4.5.5                        3/4 4-14f  1. Adds reporting requirements e and f regarding inspection results and projected end-of-cycle leakage when F* is applied Bases 3/4.4.5                     B 3/4 4-3a 1. Added discussion of intent to maintain normal plugging levels below 8 percent Bases 3/4.4.5                     B 3/4 4-3b 1. Clarifies wording regarding degradation locations that would require plugging or repair regardless of magnitude
: 2. Adds discussion of application of F* to sleeved tubes
: 3. Adds discussion of projected accident induced leakage due to F*
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