ML070370623

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Issuance of Amendment Steam Generator Tube Integrity Technical Specifications

ML070370623
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/01/2007
From:	Pickett D V NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-1
To:	Korsnick M G Ginna
Pickett D V, NRR/DORL, 415-1364
References
TAC MD0081, TAC MD1666
Download: ML070370623 (9)

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March 1, 2007Mrs. Mary G. KorsnickVice President R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE:STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INTEGRITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MD0081 AND MD1666)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 100 to Renewed Facility OperatingLicense No. DPR-18 for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. This amendment is in response to your application dated May 1, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2006.The amendment revises the steam generator tube integrity Technical Specifications consistentwith the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF-449, "Steam Generator Tube Integrity," Revision 4.A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be includedin the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice. Sincerely,/RA/Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-244

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 100 to Renewed License No. DPR-18

2. Safety Evaluationcc w/encls: See next page March 1, 2007Mrs. Mary G. KorsnickVice President R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519

SUBJECT:

R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE:STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INTEGRITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NOS. MD0081 AND MD1666)

Dear Mrs. Korsnick:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 100 to Renewed Facility OperatingLicense No. DPR-18 for the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. This amendment is in response to your application dated May 1, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2006.The amendment revises the steam generator tube integrity Technical Specifications consistentwith the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF-449, "Steam Generator Tube Integrity," Revision 4.A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. A Notice of Issuance will be includedin the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice. Sincerely,/RA/Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-244

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 100 to Renewed License No. DPR-18

2. Safety Evaluationcc w/encls: See next page Package No.: ML070600667Amendment No.: ML070370623DistributionPUBLICRidsNrrDprRidsOgcRpRidsNrrAcrsAcnwMailCenterLPL1-1 r/fRidsNrrLASLittleRidsNrrPMDPickettRidsNrrDirsItsb RidsRgn1MailCenterALewinGHill (2)RidsNrrDorlLpl1-1Accession: ML070370623OFFICELPLI-1\PMLPLI-1\LAOGCITSB\BCLPLI-1\(A) BC NAMEDPickettSLittleTKobetz assigned onDPickettDATE02/20/0702/20/0702/28/0701/ 19 /0703/01/07Official Record Copy R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant cc:

Mr. Michael J. WallacePresident R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC c/o Constellation Energy 750 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202Mr. John M. HeffleySenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Generation Group 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway Suite 500 Annapolis, MD 21401Kenneth Kolaczyk, Sr. Resident InspectorR.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519Regional Administrator, Region IU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406Mr. Peter R. Smith, PresidentNew York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399Mr. Carey W. Fleming, EsquireSenior Counsel - Nuclear Generation Constellation Generation Group, LLC 750 East Pratt Street, 17th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202Mr. Charles Donaldson, EsquireAssistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271Ms. Thelma Wideman, DirectorWayne County Emergency Management Office Wayne County Emergency Operations Center 7336 Route 31 Lyons, NY 14489Ms. Mary Louise MeisenzahlAdministrator, Monroe County Office of Emergency Preparedness 1190 Scottsville Road, Suite 200 Rochester, NY 14624Mr. Paul EddyNew York State Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza, 10th Floor Albany, NY 12223 R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLCDOCKET NO. 50-244R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTAMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 100Renewed License No. DPR-181.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:A.The application for amendment filed by the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC (the licensee) dated May 1, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of theAct, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;C.There is reasonable assurance: (I) that the activities authorized by thisamendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations;D.The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense andsecurity or to the health and safety of the public; andE.The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of theCommission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied. 2.Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications asindicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-18 is hereby amended to read as follows: (2)Technical SpecificationsThe Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised throughAmendment No. 100, are hereby incorporated in the license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.3.This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance and shall beimplemented within 90 days. FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/Douglas V. Pickett, Acting ChiefPlant Licensing Branch I-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the License and Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: March 1, 2007 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO.100RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-18DOCKET NO. 50-244Replace the following page of the Facility Operating License with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains marginal lines indicating theareas of change.Remove Insert 3 3Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attachedrevised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.Remove Insert1.1-11.1-11.1-21.1-2 1.1-31.1-3 1.1-41.1-4 1.1-51.1-5 1.1-61.1-6 3.4.13-13.4.13-1 3.4.13-23.4.13-2

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- - - -5.5-12 5.6-15.6-1 5.6-25.6-2 5.6-35.6-3 5.6-45.6-4 5.6-55.6-5 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATIONRELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 100 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-18R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, INC.R.E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTDOCKET NO. 50-24

41.0INTRODUCTION

By letter dated May 1, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System(ADAMS) Accession No. ML061280549), as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML063180228), the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, Inc. (the licensee) submitted a request for changes to the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Technical Specifications (TSs). The amendment would revise the steam generator tube integrity TSs consistent with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) approved Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF-449, "Steam Generator Tube Integrity," Revision 4. The supplemental letter dated November 3, 2006, provided additional information that clarifiedthe application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed in the FederalRegister, and did not change the NRC staff's original proposed no significant hazardsconsideration determination.

2.0REGULATORY EVALUATION

The background, description, and applicability of the proposed changes associated with thesteam generator (SG) tube integrity issue and the applicable regulatory requirements were included in the NRC staff's model safety evaluation (SE) published in the Federal Register onMarch 2, 2005 (70 FR 10298). The "Notice of Availability of Model Application Concerning Technical Specification Improvement To Modify Requirements Regarding Steam Generator Tube Integrity Using the Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process" was published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2005 (70 FR 24126), and made the model SE available forlicensees to reference.

3.0TECHNICAL EVALUATION

The proposed changes would revise the existing SG tube surveillance program. The changesare modeled after TSTF-449 and the model SE prepared by the NRC and published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2005. In this regard, the scope of the application includeschanges to the definition of leakage, changes to the primary-to-secondary leakage requirements, changes to the SG tube surveillance program (SG tube integrity), changes to the SG reporting requirements, and associated changes to the TS Bases.Consistent with TSTF-449, the proposed TS changes include: (1) a revised definition ofLEAKAGE in TS 1.1, (2) a revised TS 3.4.13, "RCS [Reactor Coolant System] Operational Leakage," (3) a new TS 3.4.17, "Steam Generator (SG) Tube Integrity," (4) a revised TS 5.5.8, "Steam Generator (SG) Program," and (5) a new TS 5.6.7, "Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report."The proposed TS changes establish a programmatic, largely performance-based regulatoryframework for ensuring SG tube integrity is maintained. The NRC staff finds that it addresses key shortcomings of the current framework by ensuring that SG programs are focused on accomplishing the overall objective of maintaining tube integrity. It incorporates performance criteria for evaluating tube integrity that the NRC staff finds consistent with the structural margins and the degree of leak tightness assumed in the current plant licensing basis. The NRC staff finds that maintaining these performance criteria provides reasonable assurance that the SGs can be operated safely without increase in risk.The revised TSs will contain limited specific details concerning how the SG Program is toachieve the required objective of maintaining tube integrity; the intent being that the licensee will have the flexibility to determine the specific strategy for meeting this objective. However, the NRC staff finds that the revised TSs include sufficient regulatory constraints on the establishment and implementation of the SG Program such as to provide reasonable assurance that tube integrity will be maintained.Failure to meet the performance criteria will be reportable pursuant to the requirements in10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73. The NRC reactor oversight process provides a process by which the NRC staff can verify that the licensee has identified any SG Program deficiencies that may have contributed to such an occurrence and that appropriate corrective actions have been implemented.In conclusion, the NRC staff finds that the TS changes, proposed by the licensee in itsapplication dated May 1, 2006, and supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2006, conform to the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.36 andestablish a TS framework that will provide reasonable assurance that SG tube integrity is maintained without undue risk to public health and safety.The licensee included in its application the revised TS Bases to be implemented with the TSchange. The NRC staff finds that the TS Bases Control Program is the appropriate process for updating the affected TS Bases pages and has, therefore, not included the affected Bases pages with this amendment.

4.0STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the New York State official was notified of theproposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.

5.0ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

The amendment changes a requirement with respect to installation or use of a facilitycomponent located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and changes surveillance requirements. The NRC staff has determined that the amendment involves no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed findingthat the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (71 FR 32605). Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendment.

6.0CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above that (1) there isreasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.Principal Contributor: Aron Lewin, NRR Date: March 1, 2007