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{{#Wiki_filter:)'Ii'4'Agi*i54Ih'K~I~.'CCE7&MTEDDISYRIBUYIONDEMONSTRATIONSYSTEMREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:8805050077DOC.DATE:88/04/29NOTARIZED:NO,DOCKETFACIL:50-315DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,.Indiana&0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,Indiana&-05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILXATIONALEXICH,M.P.XndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerlyIndiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATXONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)
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88/04/29NOTARIZED:
NO,DOCKETFACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,.Indiana&0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,Indiana&-05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILXATION ALEXICH,M.P.
XndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATXON DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
ApplicationforamendstoLicensesDPR-58&DPR-74,changingsurveillancerequirementsforstationbatteries.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRIENCL1SIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1LASTANG,JINTERNAL:ARM/DAF/LFMBNRR/DEST/CEB8HNRR/DEST/MTB9HNRR/DOEA/TSB11OGC15-B-18RES/DE/EIBEXTERNAL:LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL101110111111101,11111RECIPIENTXDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDNRR/DEST/ADS7ENRR/DEST/ESB8DNRR/DEST/RSB8ESILRB12REGFILE01NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL55111.111111111Agczcc~JlISoqogiATOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR21ENCL18 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP,O.Box16631Columbus,OH43216AEP:NRC:0896JDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONCHANGETOALLOWTHEUSEOFSIMULATEDLOADSFORBATTERYTESTINGU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D~C~20555Attn:T.E.Hurley/pwca,l29(1988
Application foramendstoLicensesDPR-58&DPR-74,changing surveillance requirements forstationbatteries.
DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR IENCL1SIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:
GeneralDistribution NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1LASTANG,JINTERNAL:
ARM/DAF/LFMB NRR/DEST/CEB 8HNRR/DEST/MTB 9HNRR/DOEA/TSB 11OGC15-B-18RES/DE/EIB EXTERNAL:
LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL101110111111101,11111RECIPIENT XDCODE/NAME PD3-1PDNRR/DEST/ADS 7ENRR/DEST/ESB 8DNRR/DEST/RSB 8ESILRB12REGFILE01NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL55111.111111111Agczcc~JlISoqogiATOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR21ENCL18 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP,O.Box16631Columbus, OH43216AEP:NRC:0896J DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGETOALLOWTHEUSEOFSIMULATED LOADSFORBATTERYTESTINGU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D~C~20555Attn:T.E.Hurley/pwca,l29(1988


==DearDr.Murley:==
==DearDr.Murley:==
ThisletterconstitutesanapplicationforamendmenttotheTechnicalSpecifications(T/Ss)fortheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2.Specifically,weareproposingtochangethesurveillancerequirementsforthestationbatteries(includingN-trainbatteries)toallowtheuseofsimulatedloadsfortestingbatterycapacity.AdetaileddescriptionoftheproposedchangesandouranalysesconcerningsignificanthazardsconsiderationsareincludedinAttachment1tothisletter.Attachment2containstheproposedrevisedT/Spages.LastyearINPOraisedaconcernregardinginconsistentloadprofilesbeingusedforbatterytesting.InresponsetothatconcernwedevelopedloadprofilesforthebatterieswhichreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirementsandcommittedtoincorporatingtheloadprofilesintoourtestprocedurespriortotheUnit2refuelingoutage.Inthistechnicalspecificationschangeproposalwearerequestingthatwebeallowedtoimplementthenewbatteryloadprofilesusingsimulatedloads.Theuseofactualloadstoconductthetestinginvolvestheburdenofensuringthatallactualloadsareavailable.AswewillbetestingthebatteriesduringthecurrentUnit2refuelingoutage,wewouldappreciateyourresponseassoonaspossible.Webelievethattheproposedchangeswillnotresultin(1)asignificantchangeinthetypesofeffluentsorasignificantincreaseintheamountofanyeffluentsthatmaybereleasedoffsite,or(2)asignificantincreaseinindividualorcumulativeoccupationalradiationexposure.TheseproposedchangeshaveSafetyReviewCommitteeandandDesignReviewCommitteemeeting.880505007788042988F'DRADOCK05000315DCDbeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearwillbereviewedbytheNuclearSafetyattheirnextregularlyscheduleJIBi/ig~gg4IIlb/
Thisletterconstitutes anapplication foramendment totheTechnical Specifications (T/Ss)fortheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2.Specifically, weareproposing tochangethesurveillance requirements forthestationbatteries (including N-trainbatteries) toallowtheuseofsimulated loadsfortestingbatterycapacity.
T.E.Murley-2-AEP:NRC:0896JIncompliancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.91(b)(l),copiesofthisletteranditsattachmentshavebeentransmittedtoMr.R.C.CallenoftheMi.chiganPublicServiceCommissionandMr.G.BruchmannoftheMichiganDepartmentofPublicHealth.Pursuantto10CFR170.12(c),wehaveenclosedanapplicationfeeof$150.00fortheproposedamendments.ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowingCorporateprocedureswhichincorporateareasonablesetofcontrolstoensureitsaccuracyandcompletenesspriortosignaturebytheundersigned.Sincerely,M.P.AlexiVicePresidentehEnclosureAttachmentscc:D.H.Williams,Jr.W.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanR.C.CallenG.BruchmannG~CharnoffNRCResidentInspector'-BridgmanA.B.Davis-RegionIII Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0896JReasonsand10CFR50.92SignificantHazardsEvaluationforChangestotheTechnicalSpecificationsforDonaldC.CookUnits1and2  
Adetaileddescription oftheproposedchangesandouranalysesconcerning significant hazardsconsiderations areincludedinAttachment 1tothisletter.Attachment 2containstheproposedrevisedT/Spages.LastyearINPOraisedaconcernregarding inconsistent loadprofilesbeingusedforbatterytesting.Inresponsetothatconcernwedeveloped loadprofilesforthebatteries whichreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirements andcommitted toincorporating theloadprofilesintoourtestprocedures priortotheUnit2refueling outage.Inthistechnical specifications changeproposalwearerequesting thatwebeallowedtoimplement thenewbatteryloadprofilesusingsimulated loads.Theuseofactualloadstoconductthetestinginvolvestheburdenofensuringthatallactualloadsareavailable.
Aswewillbetestingthebatteries duringthecurrentUnit2refueling outage,wewouldappreciate yourresponseassoonaspossible.
Webelievethattheproposedchangeswillnotresultin(1)asignificant changeinthetypesofeffluents orasignificant increaseintheamountofanyeffluents thatmaybereleasedoffsite,or(2)asignificant increaseinindividual orcumulative occupational radiation exposure.
TheseproposedchangeshaveSafetyReviewCommittee andandDesignReviewCommittee meeting.8805050077 88042988F'DRADOCK05000315DCDbeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearwillbereviewedbytheNuclearSafetyattheirnextregularly scheduleJIBi/ig~gg4IIlb/
T.E.Murley-2-AEP:NRC:0896J Incompliance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91(b)(l),
copiesofthisletteranditsattachments havebeentransmitted toMr.R.C.CallenoftheMi.chigan PublicServiceCommission andMr.G.Bruchmann oftheMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth.Pursuantto10CFR170.12(c),
wehaveenclosedanapplication feeof$150.00fortheproposedamendments.
Thisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowing Corporate procedures whichincorporate areasonable setofcontrolstoensureitsaccuracyandcompleteness priortosignature bytheundersigned.
Sincerely, M.P.AlexiVicePresident ehEnclosure Attachments cc:D.H.Williams, Jr.W.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanR.C.CallenG.Bruchmann G~CharnoffNRCResidentInspector
'-BridgmanA.B.Davis-RegionIII Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Reasonsand10CFR50.92Significant HazardsEvaluation forChangestotheTechnical Specifications forDonaldC.CookUnits1and2  


Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0896JPage1TheproposedchangesdescribedinthisletterareintendedtoassistusinrespondingtoanINPOconcernregardinginconsistentloadprofilesbeingusedduringtestingofthestationbatteries.Theinconsistenciesaretheresultofhavingbatteryloadsoutofserviceformaintenanceduringbatterytesting;the'refore,toaddr'esstheINPOconcern,wearedevelopingabatteryloadprofiletoreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirements,andrevisingthetestproceduretoensurethattheloadprofileissatisfiedbyeithersimulatedoractualstationloads.Useofsimulatedloadstoproducetheloadprofilewillmakethetestingeasier,andwearethereforeprocuringastationbatterytesterwhichwillgeneratetheloadprofilewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.SinceexistingT/Ssdonotallowtheuseofsimulatedloadsforalloftheemergencybatteryloads,weareproposingtochangeSpecifications4.8.2.3.2.dand4.8'.5.2.dtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulatedemergencyloadsduringbatterycapacitytesting.WearealsodeletingthedoubleasterisksandtheirassociatedfootnotefromTable4.8-1A.Thisfootnoteallowstheuseofeitheractualorsimulatedloadsfortheinvertersduringbatterytesting.Thisfootnoteisnolongernecessarysincespecification4.8.2'.2.dhasbeenchangedtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulatedloadsforallofthebatteryloads.Sincethestationbatterytesterwillbeabletosimulatetheactualloadswithahighdegreeofaccuracy,webelievethatuseofthebatterytesterconstitutesanequivalentmethodoftesting.ItisalsonotedthatachangetoallowtheuseofsimulatedloadsforthestaticinverterswaspreviouslyapprovedinAmendment86totheUnit1T/SsandAmendment72totheUnit2T/Ss.Inaddition,thischangemakesourT/SsmoreconsistentwiththeWestinghouseStandardT/Ss(STS)(NUREG-0452,Rev.4),whichallowtheuseofsimulatedloads.TheT/SpagesaffectedbythissubmittalarepagesforwhichchangesarependingduetoAEP:NRC:0896BdatedJanuary16,1987.Theproposedchangesdescribedinthissubmittalareinadditiontoourpreviousrequestandarenotintendedtosupersedeit.Per10CFR50.92,aproposedamendmentwillnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsiderationiftheproposedamendmentdoesnot:(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyanalyzed,(2)createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccident.previouslyanalyzedorevaluated,or(3)involveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Ourevaluationoftheproposedchangewithrespecttothesecriteriaisprovidedbelow.  
Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Page1Theproposedchangesdescribed inthisletterareintendedtoassistusinresponding toanINPOconcernregarding inconsistent loadprofilesbeingusedduringtestingofthestationbatteries.
Theinconsistencies aretheresultofhavingbatteryloadsoutofserviceformaintenance duringbatterytesting;the'refore, toaddr'esstheINPOconcern,wearedeveloping abatteryloadprofiletoreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirements, andrevisingthetestprocedure toensurethattheloadprofileissatisfied byeithersimulated oractualstationloads.Useofsimulated loadstoproducetheloadprofilewillmakethetestingeasier,andwearetherefore procuring astationbatterytesterwhichwillgeneratetheloadprofilewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.
SinceexistingT/Ssdonotallowtheuseofsimulated loadsforalloftheemergency batteryloads,weareproposing tochangeSpecifications 4.8.2.3.2.d and4.8'.5.2.dtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulated emergency loadsduringbatterycapacitytesting.Wearealsodeletingthedoubleasterisks andtheirassociated footnotefromTable4.8-1A.Thisfootnoteallowstheuseofeitheractualorsimulated loadsfortheinverters duringbatterytesting.Thisfootnoteisnolongernecessary sincespecification 4.8.2'.2.dhasbeenchangedtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulated loadsforallofthebatteryloads.Sincethestationbatterytesterwillbeabletosimulatetheactualloadswithahighdegreeofaccuracy, webelievethatuseofthebatterytesterconstitutes anequivalent methodoftesting.Itisalsonotedthatachangetoallowtheuseofsimulated loadsforthestaticinverters waspreviously approvedinAmendment 86totheUnit1T/SsandAmendment 72totheUnit2T/Ss.Inaddition, thischangemakesourT/Ssmoreconsistent withtheWestinghouse StandardT/Ss(STS)(NUREG-0452, Rev.4),whichallowtheuseofsimulated loads.TheT/Spagesaffectedbythissubmittal arepagesforwhichchangesarependingduetoAEP:NRC:0896B datedJanuary16,1987.Theproposedchangesdescribed inthissubmittal areinadditiontoourpreviousrequestandarenotintendedtosupersede it.Per10CFR50.92,aproposedamendment willnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration iftheproposedamendment doesnot:(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously
: analyzed, (2)createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccident.
previously analyzedorevaluated, or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Ourevaluation oftheproposedchangewithrespecttothesecriteriaisprovidedbelow.  


Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0896JPage2Criterion1Webelievethatusingthehighlyaccuratesimulatedloadsappliedbythestationbatterytesterconstitutesameansoftestingequivalenttousingactualloads.Inaddition,thechangemakesourT/SsmoreconsistentwiththeSTS.Wethereforebelievethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyanalyzed.Criterion2Theproposedchanges,introducenonewoperatingconditionsorplantconfigurations;therefore,webelievethischangewillnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanypreviouslyevaluated.Criterion3ForthereasonscitedinCriterion1above,webelievethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Lastly,wenotethattheCommissionhasprovidedguidanceconcerningthedeterminingofsignificanthazardsbyprovidingcertainexamples(48FR14870)ofamendmentsconsiderednotlikelytoinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.Thischangeissimilartothesixthexample,whichreferstochangesthatmightresultinsomeincreaseintheprobabilityofoccurrenceorconsequencesofapreviouslyanalyzedaccident,buttheresultsofwhichareclearlywithinlimitsestablishedasacceptable.WebelievethischangeisclearlywithinacceptablelimitssinceitwasapprovedfortheSTS.Basedontheabove,webelievethischangedoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsiderationasdefinedin10CFR50.92.
Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Page2Criterion 1Webelievethatusingthehighlyaccuratesimulated loadsappliedbythestationbatterytesterconstitutes ameansoftestingequivalent tousingactualloads.Inaddition, thechangemakesourT/Ssmoreconsistent withtheSTS.Wetherefore believethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously analyzed.
Attachment2toAEP:NRC:0896JProposedRevisedTechnicalSpecificationsPages}}
Criterion 2Theproposedchanges,introduce nonewoperating conditions orplantconfigurations; therefore, webelievethischangewillnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated.
Criterion 3ForthereasonscitedinCriterion 1above,webelievethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Lastly,wenotethattheCommission hasprovidedguidanceconcerning thedetermining ofsignificant hazardsbyproviding certainexamples(48FR14870)ofamendments considered notlikelytoinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration.
Thischangeissimilartothesixthexample,whichreferstochangesthatmightresultinsomeincreaseintheprobability ofoccurrence orconsequences ofapreviously analyzedaccident, buttheresultsofwhichareclearlywithinlimitsestablished asacceptable.
Webelievethischangeisclearlywithinacceptable limitssinceitwasapprovedfortheSTS.Basedontheabove,webelievethischangedoesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration asdefinedin10CFR50.92.
Attachment 2toAEP:NRC:0896J ProposedRevisedTechnical Specifications Pages}}

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Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-58 & DPR-74,changing Surveillance Requirements for Station Batteries to Allow Use of Simulated Loads for Testing Battery Capacity.Fee Paid
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)'Ii'4'Agi*i54Ih'K~I~.'CCE7&MTEDDISYRIBUYION DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:8805050077 DOC.DATE:

88/04/29NOTARIZED:

NO,DOCKETFACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,.Indiana&0500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit2,Indiana&-05000316AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILXATION ALEXICH,M.P.

XndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATXON DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)

SUBJECT:

Application foramendstoLicensesDPR-58&DPR-74,changing surveillance requirements forstationbatteries.

DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR IENCL1SIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1LASTANG,JINTERNAL:

ARM/DAF/LFMB NRR/DEST/CEB 8HNRR/DEST/MTB 9HNRR/DOEA/TSB 11OGC15-B-18RES/DE/EIB EXTERNAL:

LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL101110111111101,11111RECIPIENT XDCODE/NAME PD3-1PDNRR/DEST/ADS 7ENRR/DEST/ESB 8DNRR/DEST/RSB 8ESILRB12REGFILE01NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL55111.111111111Agczcc~JlISoqogiATOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR21ENCL18 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP,O.Box16631Columbus, OH43216AEP:NRC:0896J DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGETOALLOWTHEUSEOFSIMULATED LOADSFORBATTERYTESTINGU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D~C~20555Attn:T.E.Hurley/pwca,l29(1988

DearDr.Murley:

Thisletterconstitutes anapplication foramendment totheTechnical Specifications (T/Ss)fortheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2.Specifically, weareproposing tochangethesurveillance requirements forthestationbatteries (including N-trainbatteries) toallowtheuseofsimulated loadsfortestingbatterycapacity.

Adetaileddescription oftheproposedchangesandouranalysesconcerning significant hazardsconsiderations areincludedinAttachment 1tothisletter.Attachment 2containstheproposedrevisedT/Spages.LastyearINPOraisedaconcernregarding inconsistent loadprofilesbeingusedforbatterytesting.Inresponsetothatconcernwedeveloped loadprofilesforthebatteries whichreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirements andcommitted toincorporating theloadprofilesintoourtestprocedures priortotheUnit2refueling outage.Inthistechnical specifications changeproposalwearerequesting thatwebeallowedtoimplement thenewbatteryloadprofilesusingsimulated loads.Theuseofactualloadstoconductthetestinginvolvestheburdenofensuringthatallactualloadsareavailable.

Aswewillbetestingthebatteries duringthecurrentUnit2refueling outage,wewouldappreciate yourresponseassoonaspossible.

Webelievethattheproposedchangeswillnotresultin(1)asignificant changeinthetypesofeffluents orasignificant increaseintheamountofanyeffluents thatmaybereleasedoffsite,or(2)asignificant increaseinindividual orcumulative occupational radiation exposure.

TheseproposedchangeshaveSafetyReviewCommittee andandDesignReviewCommittee meeting.8805050077 88042988F'DRADOCK05000315DCDbeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearwillbereviewedbytheNuclearSafetyattheirnextregularly scheduleJIBi/ig~gg4IIlb/

T.E.Murley-2-AEP:NRC:0896J Incompliance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91(b)(l),

copiesofthisletteranditsattachments havebeentransmitted toMr.R.C.CallenoftheMi.chigan PublicServiceCommission andMr.G.Bruchmann oftheMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth.Pursuantto10CFR170.12(c),

wehaveenclosedanapplication feeof$150.00fortheproposedamendments.

Thisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowing Corporate procedures whichincorporate areasonable setofcontrolstoensureitsaccuracyandcompleteness priortosignature bytheundersigned.

Sincerely, M.P.AlexiVicePresident ehEnclosure Attachments cc:D.H.Williams, Jr.W.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanR.C.CallenG.Bruchmann G~CharnoffNRCResidentInspector

'-BridgmanA.B.Davis-RegionIII Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Reasonsand10CFR50.92Significant HazardsEvaluation forChangestotheTechnical Specifications forDonaldC.CookUnits1and2

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Page1Theproposedchangesdescribed inthisletterareintendedtoassistusinresponding toanINPOconcernregarding inconsistent loadprofilesbeingusedduringtestingofthestationbatteries.

Theinconsistencies aretheresultofhavingbatteryloadsoutofserviceformaintenance duringbatterytesting;the'refore, toaddr'esstheINPOconcern,wearedeveloping abatteryloadprofiletoreflectthemaximumaccidentloadrequirements, andrevisingthetestprocedure toensurethattheloadprofileissatisfied byeithersimulated oractualstationloads.Useofsimulated loadstoproducetheloadprofilewillmakethetestingeasier,andwearetherefore procuring astationbatterytesterwhichwillgeneratetheloadprofilewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.

SinceexistingT/Ssdonotallowtheuseofsimulated loadsforalloftheemergency batteryloads,weareproposing tochangeSpecifications 4.8.2.3.2.d and4.8'.5.2.dtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulated emergency loadsduringbatterycapacitytesting.Wearealsodeletingthedoubleasterisks andtheirassociated footnotefromTable4.8-1A.Thisfootnoteallowstheuseofeitheractualorsimulated loadsfortheinverters duringbatterytesting.Thisfootnoteisnolongernecessary sincespecification 4.8.2'.2.dhasbeenchangedtoallowtheuseofeitheractualorsimulated loadsforallofthebatteryloads.Sincethestationbatterytesterwillbeabletosimulatetheactualloadswithahighdegreeofaccuracy, webelievethatuseofthebatterytesterconstitutes anequivalent methodoftesting.Itisalsonotedthatachangetoallowtheuseofsimulated loadsforthestaticinverters waspreviously approvedinAmendment 86totheUnit1T/SsandAmendment 72totheUnit2T/Ss.Inaddition, thischangemakesourT/Ssmoreconsistent withtheWestinghouse StandardT/Ss(STS)(NUREG-0452, Rev.4),whichallowtheuseofsimulated loads.TheT/Spagesaffectedbythissubmittal arepagesforwhichchangesarependingduetoAEP:NRC:0896B datedJanuary16,1987.Theproposedchangesdescribed inthissubmittal areinadditiontoourpreviousrequestandarenotintendedtosupersede it.Per10CFR50.92,aproposedamendment willnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration iftheproposedamendment doesnot:(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously

analyzed, (2)createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccident.

previously analyzedorevaluated, or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Ourevaluation oftheproposedchangewithrespecttothesecriteriaisprovidedbelow.

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:0896J Page2Criterion 1Webelievethatusingthehighlyaccuratesimulated loadsappliedbythestationbatterytesterconstitutes ameansoftestingequivalent tousingactualloads.Inaddition, thechangemakesourT/Ssmoreconsistent withtheSTS.Wetherefore believethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously analyzed.

Criterion 2Theproposedchanges,introduce nonewoperating conditions orplantconfigurations; therefore, webelievethischangewillnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated.

Criterion 3ForthereasonscitedinCriterion 1above,webelievethattheproposedchangewillnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Lastly,wenotethattheCommission hasprovidedguidanceconcerning thedetermining ofsignificant hazardsbyproviding certainexamples(48FR14870)ofamendments considered notlikelytoinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration.

Thischangeissimilartothesixthexample,whichreferstochangesthatmightresultinsomeincreaseintheprobability ofoccurrence orconsequences ofapreviously analyzedaccident, buttheresultsofwhichareclearlywithinlimitsestablished asacceptable.

Webelievethischangeisclearlywithinacceptable limitssinceitwasapprovedfortheSTS.Basedontheabove,webelievethischangedoesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration asdefinedin10CFR50.92.

Attachment 2toAEP:NRC:0896J ProposedRevisedTechnical Specifications Pages