ML063240049

Technical Specifications - Issuance of Amendments 163, 163, and 163, Revise TS 3.7.2, Main Steam Isolation Valves (Msivs), to Include Specific Requirements

ML063240049
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/17/2006
From:	Donohew J NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:
Fields M, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-3062
Shared Package
ML063110500	List: ML063110505 ML063240049
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TAC MD3066, TAC MD3067, TAC MD3068
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(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan

, The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 163, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license.

APS shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan, except where otherwise stated in specific license conditions.

(3) Antitrust Conditions This license is subject to the antitrust conditions delineated in' Appendix C to this license.

(4) Operating Staff Experience Requirements Deleted (5) Post-FueI-Loading Initial Test Program (Section 14, SER and SSER 2)"

Deleted (6) Environmental Qualification Deleted (7) Fire Protection Program APS shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety analysis Report for the facility, as supplemented and amended, and as approved in the SER through Supplement 11, subject to the following provision:

APS may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.

(8) Emergency Preparedness Deleted The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.

Amendment No. 163

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 163, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license.

APS shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan, except where otherwise stated in specific license conditions.

(3) Antitrust Conditions This license is subject to the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this license.

(4) Operating Staff Experience Requirements (Section 13.1.2, SSER 9)

Deleted (5) Initial Test Program (Section 14, SER and SSER 2)

Deleted (6) Fire Protection Program APS shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report for the facility, as supplemented and amended, and as approved in the SER through Supplement 11, subject to the following provision:

APS may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.

(7) Inservice Inspection Program (Sections 5.2.4 and 6.6, SER and SSER 9_)

Deleted (8) Supplement No. 1 to NUREG-0737 Requirements Deleted The parenthetical notation following the title of many license conditions denotes the section of the Safety Evaluation Report and/or its supplements wherein the license condition is discussed.

Amendment No. 163

(1) Maximum Power Level Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is authorized to operate the facility-at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3876 megawatts thermal (100% power) through operating cycle 13, and 3990 megawatts thermal (100% power) after operating cycle 13, in accordance with the conditions specified herein.

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 163, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license. APS shall operate the -facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan, except where otherwise stated in specific license conditions.

(3) Antitrust Conditions This license is subject to the antitrust conditions delineated in Appendix C to this license.

(4) Initial Test Program (Section 14, SER and SSER 2)

Deleted (5) Additional Conditions Deleted D. APS has previously been.granted an exemption from Paragraph III.D.2(b)(ii) of Appendix J to 10 CFR Part 50. This exemption was previously granted in Facility Operating License NPF-65 pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12.

With the granting of this exemption, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission.

E. The licensees shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contains Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, is entitled: "Palo Amendment No. 163

MSIVs 3.7.2 3.7 PLANT SYS"T*EMS 3.7.2 Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIVs)

LCO 3.7.2 Four MSIVs and their associated actuator trains shall be OPERABLE.

APPLICABILITY: MODE 1, MODES 2, 3, and 4 except when all MSIVs are closed and deactivated.

ACTIONS CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME A. One MSIV with a single A.1 Restore MSIV actuator 7 days actuator train train to OPERABLE status inoperable.

B. Two MSIVs each with a B.1 Restore one MSIV actuator 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> single actuator.train train to OPERABLE status inoperable such that the inoperable trains are not in the same instrumentation train.

C.. Two MSIVs each with a C.1 Restore one MSIV actuator 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> single actuator train train to OPERABLE status inoperable and both inoperable actuator

.trains are in the same instrumentation train.

D. Two actuator trains D.1 Declare the affected MSIV Immediately for one MSIV inoperable.

inoperable.

(continued)

PALO VERDE UNITS 1,2,3 3.7.2-1 AMENDMENT N0.4159,' 163

MSIVs 3.7.2 ACTIONS (continued)

CONDITION* REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME E. Three or more MSIV E.1 Declare each affected Immediately actuator trains MSIV inoperable.

inoperable.

OR Required Action and associated Completion Time of Condition A, B, or C not met.

F. One MSIV inoperable in F.1 Restore MSIV to 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> MODE 1. OPERABLE status.

G. Required Action and G.1 Be in MODE 2. 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> Associated Completion Time of Condition F not met.

H. -------- NOTE--------

Separate Condition H.1 Close MSIV. 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> I entry is allowed for each MSIV.

AND H.2 Verify MSIV is I

Once per 7 days closed.

One or more MSIVs inoperable in MODE 2, 3, or 4..

I. Required Action and 1.1 Be in MODE 3. 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> associated Completion Time of Condition H AND not met.

1.2 . Be in MODE 5. 36 hours4.166667e-4 days <br />0.01 hours <br />5.952381e-5 weeks <br />1.3698e-5 months <br /> I PALO VERDE UNITS 1,2.3 3.7.2-2 AMENDMENT NO. 163

MSIVs 3.7.2 SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS SURVEILLANCE FREQUENCY SR 3.7.2.1 ----------------- NOTE---------------

Not required to be performed prior to entry into MODE 3.

Verify closure time of each MSIV is In accordance

< 4.6seconds with each actuator train on with the an actual or simulated actuation signal. Inservice Testing Program PALO VERDE UNITS 1,2,3 3.7.2-3 AMENDMENT NO. 163