ML070180043

License Amendment, Editorial Changes to Technical Specifications Used to Apply Certain Limiting Conditions for Operation Requirements

ML070180043
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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	04/03/2007
From:	Wang A NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
Wang A, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 301-415-1445
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ML070180043	List: ML070180043 ML070710098
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TAC MD3853
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April 3, 2007Mr. R. T. RidenoureVice President - Chief Nuclear Officer Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

Post Office Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550

SUBJECT:

FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTRE: EDITORIAL CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS USED TO APPLY CERTAIN LIMITING CONDITIONS FOR OPERATION REQUIREMENTS (TAC NO. MD3853)

Dear Mr. Ridenoure:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC/the Commission) has issued the enclosedAmendment No. 249 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 (FCS). The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated December 20, 2006.The amendment removes annotations referencing Technical Data Book (TDB)-VIII, "EquipmentOperability Guidance," and annotations referencing Technical Specification Interpretations (TSIs) from the NRC Authority File. These documents are used by Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) personnel for additional guidance in applying certain Limiting Conditions forOperation requirements to specific equipment and/or situations. OPPD has annotated references to these documents in the TS copies used at FCS; however, these annotations were inadvertently included into the TSs and are not officially a part of the FCS TS. The amendment also corrects a discrepancy in TS 2.10.4(1)(c).A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will beincluded in the Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.Sincerely,/RA/Alan B. Wang, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-285

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 249 to DPR-402. Safety Evaluationcc w/encls: See next page

Package ML070180037 (Amendment ML070180043, License/TS Pages ML070710098)OFFICENRR/LPL4/PMNRR/LPL4/LA ADRO/ITSB/BCOGCNRR/LPL4/BCNAMEAWangLFeizollahiTKobetzJRund NLODTerao DATE1/26/071/22/071/29/072/6/072/16/07 OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTDOCKET NO. 50-285FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 249License No. DPR-401.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:A.The application for amendment by the Omaha Public Power District (thelicensee), dated December 20, 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 license amendment will not be inimical to the commondefense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.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 Facility Operating License No. DPR-40.3.The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implementedwithin 90 days from the date of issuance.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/David Terao, Chief Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 and the Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: April 3, 2007 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 249RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-40DOCKET NO. 50-285Replace the following pages of the Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 and theAppendix A Technical Specifications (TSs) with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the areas of change.License PageREMOVEINSERT- 3 -- 3 -TSsREMOVEINSERT2.2 - Page 2 2.2 - Page 22.2 - Page 4 2.2 - Page 4 2.2 - Page 6 2.2 - Page 6 2.4 - Page 12.4 - Page 1 2.4 - Page 22.4 - Page 2 2.7 - Page 22.7 - Page 2 2.10 - Page 42.10 - Page 4 2.10 - Page 152.10 - Page 15 2.10 - Page 182.10 - Page 18 2.15 - Page 1 through Page 142.15 - Page 1 through Page 14 3.1 - Page 123.1 - Page 12 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATIONRELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 249 TO RENEWED FACILITYOPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-40OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICTFORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO. 1DOCKET NO. 50-28

51.0INTRODUCTION

By application dated December 20, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and ManagementSystem Accession No. ML063540738), Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) requested changes to the Technical Specifications (Appendix A to Renewed Facility Operating LicenseNo. DPR-40) for the Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No. 1 (FCS). The proposed amendment removes annotations referencing Technical Data Book (TDB)-VIII,"Equipment Operability Guidance," and annotations referencing Technical Specification Interpretations (TSIs) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Authority File of the Technical Specifications (TSs). These documents are used by OPPD personnel for additional guidance in applying certain Limiting Conditions for Operation requirements to specific equipment and/or situations. OPPD has annotated references to these documents in the TS copies used at FCS; however, these annotations were inadvertently included into the TSs and are not officially a part of the FCS TS. The proposed amendment also corrects an editorial discrepancy in TS 2.10.4(1)(c).

2.0REGULATORY EVALUATION

OPPD recently compared the FCS controlled copy of the TSs with the official copy of the TSsmaintained by the NRC and referred to as the Authority File. OPPD was able to resolve several minor editorial discrepancies in the FCS controlled copies (e.g., shifting text from one page to another to match the Authority File) without further NRC involvement. However, in order to remove TDB-VIII and TSI annotations from the official copy of the FCS TechnicalSpecifications, a license amendment request (LAR) pursuant to Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) is necessary.

3.0TECHNICAL EVALUATION

OPPD submitted this LAR seeking to remove TDB or TSI annotations from the Authority File ofthe FCS TSs. It is possible that these annotations were incorporated in the Authority File of the FCS TSs several years ago when a joint NRC-OPPD comparison of the Authority File with the FCS controlled copy was performed. That effort found numerous minor administrative andeditorial discrepancies, which were resolved with the assistance of the NRC Project Manager.

OPPD may have inadvertently provided the NRC Project Manager with pages containing the TDB-VIII and TSI annotations, which were then incorporated into the Authority File. Theremaining change corrects an inaccurate designation located in TS 2.10.4(1)(c) correcting the reference from TS 2.10.2.7 to TS 2.10.2(7).The NRC staff has reviewed these proposed changes and has determined that they areeditorial in nature and, therefore, are acceptable.

4.0STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Nebraska 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. 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. TheCommission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (72 FR 4308; published on January 30, 2007). 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) thereis reasonable 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: A. Wang Date: April 3, 2007 April 2006Ft. Calhoun Station, Unit 1 cc:Winston & Strawn ATTN: James R. Curtiss, Esq.

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Washington, DC 20006-3817ChairmanWashington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Blair, NE 68008Mr. John Hanna, Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 310 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023Regional Administrator, Region IVU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005Ms. Julia Schmitt, Manager Radiation Control Program Nebraska Health & Human Services R & L Public Health Assurance 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007Mr. David J. Bannister, ManagerFort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550Mr. Joe L. McManisManager - Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550Mr. Daniel K. McGheeBureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319