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'4.3ReactorCoolantSstemAlicabilitAppliestosurveillanceofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Toensureoperabilityofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Secifications:4.3.1ReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceTesting4.3.1.1Thereactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimensshallberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixHto10CFR4.3.2Part50.Pressurizer4.3.2.1Thepressurizerwaterlevelshallbeverifiedtobewithinitslimitsatleastonceper12hoursduringpoweroperationandhotshutdown.AmendmentNo.4.3-1Proposed ATTACHMENTBINTRODUCTIONTheproposedamendmentrevisesTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1pursuanttoguidanceprovidedinGenericLetter(GL)91-01,"RemovaloftheSchedulefortheWithdrawalofReactorVesselMaterialSpecimensfromTechnicalSpecifications",datedJanuary4,1991.Further,TS4.3.1.2willbedeletedsincethisspecificationisimplicitlydescribedintheproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.ThegenericletterprovidesguidanceforthepreparationofarequestforalicenseamendmenttoremovefromtheTechnicalSpecifications(TS)thescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimens.ThecontrolofchangestothisschedulebywayofalicenseamendmenttomodifytheTSduplicatestherequirementsofSectionII.B.3ofAppendixHtoPart50ofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations(10CFR).Theserequirementsaddressthesubmittalofaproposedwithdrawalschedule,asspecifiedin10CFR50.4,andNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)approvalbeforeitsimplementation.DISCUSSIONConsistentwiththegenericletter,thereferencetotheReactorVesselMaterialSurveillancetable,i.e.,GinnaTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1andthecorrespondingtableprovidingthescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillberevisedandremovedrespectively.Further,TS4.3.1.2willalsobedeleted.TS4.3.1.2requiresaSummaryTechnicalReportbewritteninaccordancetoAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Specification4.3.1.2isimplicitlydescribedinproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.AppendixHto10CFRPart50requiresaSummaryTechnicalreporttobesubmitted.Hence,existingSpecification4.3.1.2duplicatesrequirementsestablishedbyAppendixH.Thegenericletteralsorequiresassurancethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatthepropertime;therefore,thesurveillancerequirementsectionassociatedwiththepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willberevisedtoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixH.10CFR50.92EVALUATIONTheproposedchange,intheGinnaTechnicalSpecifications,doesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.Thebasisforthisdeterminationisasfollows:Thereisnosignificant.increasein.theprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausetheaccidentconditionsandassumptionsarenotaffectedbytheproposedTechnicalSpecificationchange.Ginna'sReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceProgramensurestheavailabilityafdatatoupdatetheinserviceoperatingtemperatureandpressurelimits.Thetableidentifyingthescheduleforwithdrawalofthesurveillancespecimenswillberemoved;  
'4.3ReactorCoolantSstemAlicabilitAppliestosurveillanceofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Toensureoperabilityofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Secifications:4.3.1ReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceTesting4.3.1.1Thereactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimensshallberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixHto10CFR4.3.2Part50.Pressurizer4.3.2.1Thepressurizerwaterlevelshallbeverifiedtobewithinitslimitsatleastonceper12hoursduringpoweroperationandhotshutdown.AmendmentNo.4.3-1Proposed ATTACHMENTBINTRODUCTIONTheproposedamendmentrevisesTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1pursuanttoguidanceprovidedinGenericLetter(GL)91-01,"RemovaloftheSchedulefortheWithdrawalofReactorVesselMaterialSpecimensfromTechnicalSpecifications",datedJanuary4,1991.Further,TS4.3.1.2willbedeletedsincethisspecificationisimplicitlydescribedintheproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.ThegenericletterprovidesguidanceforthepreparationofarequestforalicenseamendmenttoremovefromtheTechnicalSpecifications(TS)thescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimens.ThecontrolofchangestothisschedulebywayofalicenseamendmenttomodifytheTSduplicatestherequirementsofSectionII.B.3ofAppendixHtoPart50ofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations(10CFR).Theserequirementsaddressthesubmittalofaproposedwithdrawalschedule,asspecifiedin10CFR50.4,andNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)approvalbeforeitsimplementation.DISCUSSIONConsistentwiththegenericletter,thereferencetotheReactorVesselMaterialSurveillancetable,i.e.,GinnaTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1andthecorrespondingtableprovidingthescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillberevisedandremovedrespectively.Further,TS4.3.1.2willalsobedeleted.TS4.3.1.2requiresaSummaryTechnicalReportbewritteninaccordancetoAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Specification4.3.1.2isimplicitlydescribedinproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.AppendixHto10CFRPart50requiresaSummaryTechnicalreporttobesubmitted.Hence,existingSpecification4.3.1.2duplicatesrequirementsestablishedbyAppendixH.Thegenericletteralsorequiresassurancethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatthepropertime;therefore,thesurveillancerequirementsectionassociatedwiththepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willberevisedtoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixH.10CFR50.92EVALUATIONTheproposedchange,intheGinnaTechnicalSpecifications,doesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.Thebasisforthisdeterminationisasfollows:Thereisnosignificant.increasein.theprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausetheaccidentconditionsandassumptionsarenotaffectedbytheproposedTechnicalSpecificationchange.Ginna'sReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceProgramensurestheavailabilityafdatatoupdatetheinserviceoperatingtemperatureandpressurelimits.Thetableidentifyingthescheduleforwithdrawalofthesurveillancespecimenswillberemoved;  


however,proposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Therefore,noreductionintheoveralleffectivenessoftheprogramwouldresultfromimplementationoftheproposedchange.Xnconclusion,theproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~Thepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedisnotcreated.Xn,mattersrelatedtonuclearsafety,allaccidentsareboundbypreviousanalyses.TheproposedchangesdonotaddormodifyanyequipmentdesignnordotheproposedchangesinvolveanyoperationalchangestoanyplantsystemorLimitingConditionforOperation(LCO).ProposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemoved.andexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Theabsenceofahardwarechangeorachangetotherequirementofthetimetoremovethecapsulesforre-evaluationensuresthattheaccidentinitiatorsareunaffected,sonouniqueaccidentprobabilityiscreated.Therefore,theproposedamendmentdoesnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~TheproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantreductioninthemarginofsafetyasdefinedinthebasisforanyTechnicalSpecification(TS)becausetheresultsoftheaccidentanalyseswhicharedocumentedintheUFSARcontinuetoboundoperationundertheproposedchangessothatthereisnosafetymarginreduction.TheremovaloftheschedulefromtheTechnicalSpecificationsforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillnotresultinanylossofregulatorycontrolbecausechangestothisschedulearecontrolledbytherequirementsofAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Znaddition,toensurethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatapropertime,thesurveillancerequirementsectionrelatedtothepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willcontinuetoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixH.Therefore,theproposedchangesdonotinvolveasi:gnificantreductioninamarginofsafety.CONCLUSIONOnthebasisoftheaboveRG&Ehasdeterminedthattheamendmentrequestdoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.  
however,proposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Therefore,noreductionintheoveralleffectivenessoftheprogramwouldresultfromimplementationoftheproposedchange.Xnconclusion,theproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~Thepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedisnotcreated.Xn,mattersrelatedtonuclearsafety,allaccidentsareboundbypreviousanalyses.TheproposedchangesdonotaddormodifyanyequipmentdesignnordotheproposedchangesinvolveanyoperationalchangestoanyplantsystemorLimitingConditionforOperation(LCO).ProposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemoved.andexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Theabsenceofahardwarechangeorachangetotherequirementofthetimetoremovethecapsulesforre-evaluationensuresthattheaccidentinitiatorsareunaffected,sonouniqueaccidentprobabilityiscreated.Therefore,theproposedamendmentdoesnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~TheproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantreductioninthemarginofsafetyasdefinedinthebasisforanyTechnicalSpecification(TS)becausetheresultsoftheaccidentanalyseswhicharedocumentedintheUFSARcontinuetoboundoperationundertheproposedchangessothatthereisnosafetymarginreduction.TheremovaloftheschedulefromtheTechnicalSpecificationsforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillnotresultinanylossofregulatorycontrolbecausechangestothisschedulearecontrolledbytherequirementsofAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Znaddition,toensurethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatapropertime,thesurveillancerequirementsectionrelatedtothepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willcontinuetoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixH.Therefore,theproposedchangesdonotinvolveasi:gnificantreductioninamarginofsafety.CONCLUSIONOnthebasisoftheaboveRG&Ehasdeterminedthattheamendmentrequestdoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.}}
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Proposed TS 4.3.1 Re Reactor Vessel Matl Surveillance Testing
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'4.3ReactorCoolantSstemAlicabilitAppliestosurveillanceofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Toensureoperabilityofthereactorcoolantsystemanditscomponents.Secifications:4.3.1ReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceTesting4.3.1.1Thereactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimensshallberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixHto10CFR4.3.2Part50.Pressurizer4.3.2.1Thepressurizerwaterlevelshallbeverifiedtobewithinitslimitsatleastonceper12hoursduringpoweroperationandhotshutdown.AmendmentNo.4.3-1Proposed ATTACHMENTBINTRODUCTIONTheproposedamendmentrevisesTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1pursuanttoguidanceprovidedinGenericLetter(GL)91-01,"RemovaloftheSchedulefortheWithdrawalofReactorVesselMaterialSpecimensfromTechnicalSpecifications",datedJanuary4,1991.Further,TS4.3.1.2willbedeletedsincethisspecificationisimplicitlydescribedintheproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.ThegenericletterprovidesguidanceforthepreparationofarequestforalicenseamendmenttoremovefromtheTechnicalSpecifications(TS)thescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimens.ThecontrolofchangestothisschedulebywayofalicenseamendmenttomodifytheTSduplicatestherequirementsofSectionII.B.3ofAppendixHtoPart50ofTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulations(10CFR).Theserequirementsaddressthesubmittalofaproposedwithdrawalschedule,asspecifiedin10CFR50.4,andNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)approvalbeforeitsimplementation.DISCUSSIONConsistentwiththegenericletter,thereferencetotheReactorVesselMaterialSurveillancetable,i.e.,GinnaTechnicalSpecification(TS)4.3.1.1andthecorrespondingtableprovidingthescheduleforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillberevisedandremovedrespectively.Further,TS4.3.1.2willalsobedeleted.TS4.3.1.2requiresaSummaryTechnicalReportbewritteninaccordancetoAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Specification4.3.1.2isimplicitlydescribedinproposedSpecification4.3.1.1.AppendixHto10CFRPart50requiresaSummaryTechnicalreporttobesubmitted.Hence,existingSpecification4.3.1.2duplicatesrequirementsestablishedbyAppendixH.Thegenericletteralsorequiresassurancethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatthepropertime;therefore,thesurveillancerequirementsectionassociatedwiththepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willberevisedtoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequired.byAppendixH.10CFR50.92EVALUATIONTheproposedchange,intheGinnaTechnicalSpecifications,doesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.Thebasisforthisdeterminationisasfollows:Thereisnosignificant.increasein.theprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausetheaccidentconditionsandassumptionsarenotaffectedbytheproposedTechnicalSpecificationchange.Ginna'sReactorVesselMaterialSurveillanceProgramensurestheavailabilityafdatatoupdatetheinserviceoperatingtemperatureandpressurelimits.Thetableidentifyingthescheduleforwithdrawalofthesurveillancespecimenswillberemoved;

however,proposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Therefore,noreductionintheoveralleffectivenessoftheprogramwouldresultfromimplementationoftheproposedchange.Xnconclusion,theproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~Thepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedisnotcreated.Xn,mattersrelatedtonuclearsafety,allaccidentsareboundbypreviousanalyses.TheproposedchangesdonotaddormodifyanyequipmentdesignnordotheproposedchangesinvolveanyoperationalchangestoanyplantsystemorLimitingConditionforOperation(LCO).ProposedTS4.3.1.1willcontinuetorequirethatspecimensberemoved.andexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixHto10CFR50.Theabsenceofahardwarechangeorachangetotherequirementofthetimetoremovethecapsulesforre-evaluationensuresthattheaccidentinitiatorsareunaffected,sonouniqueaccidentprobabilityiscreated.Therefore,theproposedamendmentdoesnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.~TheproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantreductioninthemarginofsafetyasdefinedinthebasisforanyTechnicalSpecification(TS)becausetheresultsoftheaccidentanalyseswhicharedocumentedintheUFSARcontinuetoboundoperationundertheproposedchangessothatthereisnosafetymarginreduction.TheremovaloftheschedulefromtheTechnicalSpecificationsforthewithdrawalofreactorvesselmaterialsurveillancespecimenswillnotresultinanylossofregulatorycontrolbecausechangestothisschedulearecontrolledbytherequirementsofAppendixHto10CFRPart50.Znaddition,toensurethatthesurveillancespecimensarewithdrawnatapropertime,thesurveillancerequirementsectionrelatedtothepressureandtemperaturelimits,i.e.,TS4.3.1.1,willcontinuetoindicatethatthespecimensberemovedandexaminedtodeterminechangesintheirmaterialproperties,asrequiredbyAppendixH.Therefore,theproposedchangesdonotinvolveasi:gnificantreductioninamarginofsafety.CONCLUSIONOnthebasisoftheaboveRG&Ehasdeterminedthattheamendmentrequestdoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.