ML20087F121

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-77 & DPR-79 Re Operations W/Control Rod Urgent Failure Condition Including Limited Operation W/One Control or Shutdown Bank Inserted Below Insertion Unit

ML20087F121
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	08/07/1995
From:	James Smith TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20087F122	List: ML20087F121 ML20087F128
References
TVA-SQN-TS-95, TVA-SQN-TS-95-0, NUDOCS 9508150143
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l. August 7,1995 TVA-SON-TS-95-03 10 CFR 50.90 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 ,

Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-328 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SON) - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS)

CHANGE 95-03, " OPERATION WITH A ROD URGENT FAILURE CONDITION" j In accordance with 10 CFR 50.90, we are enclosing an amendment to Licenses DPR-77 and DPR-79 to change the TSs of SON Units 1 and 2. The proposed change addresses operation with a control rod urgent failure condition including limited operation with one control or shutdown bank inserted below its insertion limit. The surveillance for verification of rod j movement capability on a monthly basis has been revised to be a quarterly l requirement. j i

This proposed TS change is similar to the TS change requested by Virginia Electric Power Company's North Anna Power Station, Units 1 and 2 that was  ;

submitted to NRC on March 18,1993, and approved by NRC on  ;

March 1,1994.

The proposed TS change is identified in Enclosure 1. The justification for the proposed TS change is provided in Enclosure 2. A proposed determination of no significant safety hazards consideration performed pursuant to  ;

10 CFR 50.92 is provided in Enclosure 3. l As indicated in Enclosure 2, additional checks are to be performed to ensure that the affected accident analysis remain bounding given the proposed TS change criteria. These checks are scheduled to be completed for the remaining Unit 2 Cycle 7 core in August 1995. The Unit 1 checks are to be completed

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- August 7,1995 as part of the reload analysis for the upcoming Cycle 8 core. Thus, NRC j approval of the proposed TS change is not requested until after the Unit 1 -l Cycle 7 refueling outage scheduled to start on September 9,1995. d TVA requests a 45-day implementation period for this TS change'following issuance.Please direct questions concerning this issue to Keith Weller at (615) 843-7527.'

Sincerely w

J. D. Smith Acting Manager '

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. August 7,.1995 1 (Enclosures):

. Mr. D. E. LaBarge, Project Manager Nuclear Regulatory Commission -

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[ 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville,' Maryland 20852-2739 l

Mr. Michael H. Mobley, Director (w/o Enclosures)

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L & C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1532 NRC Resident inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323-2711 I

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T ENCLOSURE 1 l PROPOSED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS) CHANGE ,

SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT-(SON) UNITS 1 AND 2 [

DOCKET NOS. 50-327 AND 50-328 (TVA-SON-TS-95-03) i i

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