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{{#Wiki_filter:ACCELERATEDDIBUTIONDEMONSTIONSYSTEMREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9111050285DOC.DATE:91/10/28NOTARIZED:YESDOCKETFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION-JOHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-3NIRCTQ
{{#Wiki_filter:ACCELERATED DIBUTIONDEMONSTIONSYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9111050285 DOC.DATE:
91/10/28NOTARIZED:
YESDOCKETFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.
Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
-JOHNSON,A.R.
ProjectDirectorate I-3NIRCTQ


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
ForwardsresponsetoGenericLtr91-06,"ResolutionofGenericIssueA-30,'AdequacyofSafety-RelateddcPowerSupplies.'".AdvisesthatspecificactionplannedinresponsetoQuestions6,7.b.4,7.c.367.c.5.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionRDNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244ARECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPDl-3LAJOHNSON,AINTERNAL:NRR/DET/ECMB7DNRR/DOEA/OTSB11NRR/DST/SELB7ENRR/DST/SRXB8EOC/~LEBRPI'LE0-COPIESLTTRENCL1122111111111011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3PDNRR/DET/ESGBNRR/DST8E2NRR/DST/SICB8H7NUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS1RES/DSIR/EIBCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011DD11EXTERNAL:NRCPDRQ~/v>pSyS73(/4~NSIC11DNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLINISFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR18ENCL16  
ForwardsresponsetoGenericLtr91-06,"Resolution ofGenericIssueA-30,'Adequacy ofSafety-Related dcPowerSupplies.'".Advises thatspecificactionplannedinresponsetoQuestions 6,7.b.4,7.c.3 67.c.5.DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:
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GeneralDistribution RDNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).
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NRR/DET/ECMB 7DNRR/DOEA/OTSB11NRR/DST/SELB 7ENRR/DST/SRXB 8EOC/~LEBRPI'LE0-COPIESLTTRENCL1122111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD1-3PDNRR/DET/ESGB NRR/DST8E2NRR/DST/SICB8H7 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS1RES/DSIR/EIB COPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011DD11EXTERNAL:
NRCPDRQ~/v>pSyS73(/4~NSIC11DNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LINISFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
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==Subject:==
==Subject:==
ResolutionofGenericIssueA-30,AdequacyofSafety-Related.DCPowerSupplies(GenericLetter91-06)dated,April29,1991R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244
Resolution ofGenericIssueA-30,AdequacyofSafety-Related.
DCPowerSupplies(GenericLetter91-06)dated,April29,1991R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244


==DearMr.Johnson:==
==DearMr.Johnson:==
GenericLetter91-06requestedawrittenresponsewithin180daystospecificquestionsasrelatedtoGenericIssue(GI)A-30,SafetyRelatedDCPowerSystems.ThequestionsandourresponsesareprovidedinATTACHMENT1.Specificactionsareplannedinresponsetoquestions6,7.b.4,7.c.3,and.7.c.5.Verytrulyyours,GAL/192AttachmentsRobertC.MecredySubscribedandsworntobeforemeonth'dayofOctober,1991SAMUELkBROWNBMTAAYPUBUC,SnaedNewYot1tRegIatrationNsL4917041Chal'fatdinMonroeCly.IWayneOy.My~tbphe0eo.28,1'c:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)ProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector~riI7PIB//fP9ii10502859ii028PDR--'--'ADGCK05000244PDRP  
GenericLetter91-06requested awrittenresponsewithin180daystospecificquestions asrelatedtoGenericIssue(GI)
~~3NVeOAOJ)33VMAR&4V~RIO~.~,''~~>47ggtKitCa.~.Nr.+O.(C~Vl.~i"'gCt>Mcr;<..~=.."..Oy~3 ResonseToGenericLetter91-06uestions:Thefollowinginformationistobeprovidedforeachunitateachsite:UnitR.E.GinnaNuclearPlant2~a~ThenumberofindependentredundantdivisionsofClass1Eorsafety-relateddcpowerforthisplantis2(IncludinganyseparateClass1Eorsafety-relateddc,suchasanydcdedicatedtothedieselgenerators.)b.Thenumberoffunctionalsafety-relateddivisionsofdcpowernecessarytoattainsafeshutdownforthisunitis1~3~Doesthecontrolroomatthisunithavethefollowingseparate,independentlyannunciatedalarmsandindicationsforeachdivisionofdcpower?a~alarms1~2.Batterydisconnectorcircuitbreakeropen?NOBatterychargerdisconnectorcircuitbreakeropen(bothinputacoroutputdc)?NO3~dcsystemground?NO4~5.dcbusundervoltage?NOdcbusovervoltage?NODCsystemovervoltageismeasuredatthebatteryterminals.6.Batterychargerfailure?NO7~Batterydischarge?NOb.Indications1~2~Batteryfloatchargecurrent?YESBatterycircuitoutputcurrent?YES3~4~Batterydischarge?YESBusVoltage?YES Thebatterymonitoringsystemprovideslocalandcontrolroomindicationofbatterydischargeandthedischargecurrent,batteryfloatchargecurrentandbatteryvoltage.Thereisalsoaseparatemeterinthecontrolroomprovidingindicationfordcsystembusvoltage.c.Doestheunithavewrittenproceduresforresponsetotheabovealarmsandindications?YES4~Doesthisunithaveindicationofbypassedandinoperablestatusofcircuitbreakersorotherdevicesthatcanbeusedtodisconnectthebatteryandbatterychargerfromitsdcbusandthebatterychargerfromitsacpowersourceduringmaintenanceortesting?YESAbatterymonitoringsystemprovidescontrolroomannunciationuponalossofbatterychargingcurrent.Thereforeindicationofthedisconnectionofthebatteryfromthedcsystemisprovided.Indicationisalsoprovidedinthecontrolroomforthedisconnectionofeachbatterychargerfromthedcsystemorfromitsacpowersource.5.Iftheanswertoanypartofquestion3or4isno,thenprovideinformationjustifyingtheexistingdesignfeaturesofthefacility'ssafety-relateddcsystems.*Seenotebelow.Justificationforuestion3Thereisannunciationinthecontrolroomforallthealarmfunctionsidentifiedinquestion3,butcircuitsforbothtrainsareannunciated'tcommonannunciatorwindows.Therefore,thecontrolroomdoesnothaveseparate,independentlyannunciatedalarmsforbothdivisionofdcpower.Thisisacceptablebecauseifaproblemis'identified,ononebatterydivision,theoperatorsareinstructedbyprocedureand/ortrainingtoperiodicallymonitortheotherDCdivision.Separateindicationsareinthecontrolroomforbothdivisions,thereforemonitoringoftheunaffecteddivisioncanbeaccomplishedfromthecontrolroom.6.(1)Haveyouconductedareviewofmaintenanceandtestingactivitiestominimizepotentialforhumanerrorcausingmorethanonedcdivisiontobeunavailable?YESand(2)doplantproceduresprohibitmaintenanceortestingonredundantdcdivisionsatthesametime?NO  
A-30,SafetyRelatedDCPowerSystems.Thequestions andourresponses areprovidedinATTACHMENT 1.Specificactionsareplannedinresponsetoquestions 6,7.b.4,7.c.3,and.7.c.5.Verytrulyyours,GAL/192Attachments RobertC.MecredySubscribed andsworntobeforemeonth'dayofOctober,1991SAMUELkBROWNBMTAAYPUBUC,SnaedNewYot1tRegIatration NsL4917041Chal'fatdin MonroeCly.IWayneOy.My~tbphe0eo.28, 1'c:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)ProjectDirectorate I-3Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector
~riI7PIB//fP9ii1050285 9ii028PDR--'--'ADGCK05000244PDRP  
~~3NVeOAOJ)33VMAR&4V~RIO~.~,''~
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Thefollowing information istobeprovidedforeachunitateachsite:UnitR.E.GinnaNuclearPlant2~a~Thenumberofindependent redundant divisions ofClass1Eorsafety-related dcpowerforthisplantis2(Including anyseparateClass1Eorsafety-related dc,suchasanydcdedicated tothedieselgenerators.)
b.Thenumberoffunctional safety-related divisions ofdcpowernecessary toattainsafeshutdownforthisunitis1~3~Doesthecontrolroomatthisunithavethefollowing
: separate, independently annunciated alarmsandindications foreachdivisionofdcpower?a~alarms1~2.Batterydisconnect orcircuitbreakeropen?NOBatterychargerdisconnect orcircuitbreakeropen(bothinputacoroutputdc)?NO3~dcsystemground?NO4~5.dcbusundervoltage?
NOdcbusovervoltage?
NODCsystemovervoltage ismeasuredatthebatteryterminals.
6.Batterychargerfailure?NO7~Batterydischarge?
NOb.Indications 1~2~Batteryfloatchargecurrent?YESBatterycircuitoutputcurrent?YES3~4~Batterydischarge?
YESBusVoltage?YES Thebatterymonitoring systemprovideslocalandcontrolroomindication ofbatterydischarge andthedischarge current,batteryfloatchargecurrentandbatteryvoltage.Thereisalsoaseparatemeterinthecontrolroomproviding indication fordcsystembusvoltage.c.Doestheunithavewrittenprocedures forresponsetotheabovealarmsandindications?
YES4~Doesthisunithaveindication ofbypassedandinoperable statusofcircuitbreakersorotherdevicesthatcanbeusedtodisconnect thebatteryandbatterychargerfromitsdcbusandthebatterychargerfromitsacpowersourceduringmaintenance ortesting?YESAbatterymonitoring systemprovidescontrolroomannunciation uponalossofbatterychargingcurrent.Therefore indication ofthedisconnection ofthebatteryfromthedcsystemisprovided.
Indication isalsoprovidedinthecontrolroomforthedisconnection ofeachbatterychargerfromthedcsystemorfromitsacpowersource.5.Iftheanswertoanypartofquestion3or4isno,thenprovideinformation justifying theexistingdesignfeaturesofthefacility's safety-related dcsystems.*Seenotebelow.Justification foruestion3Thereisannunciation inthecontrolroomforallthealarmfunctions identified inquestion3,butcircuitsforbothtrainsareannunciated't commonannunciator windows.Therefore, thecontrolroomdoesnothaveseparate, independently annunciated alarmsforbothdivisionofdcpower.Thisisacceptable becauseifaproblemis'identified, ononebatterydivision, theoperators areinstructed byprocedure and/ortrainingtoperiodically monitortheotherDCdivision.
Separateindications areinthecontrolroomforbothdivisions, therefore monitoring oftheunaffected divisioncanbeaccomplished fromthecontrolroom.6.(1)Haveyouconducted areviewofmaintenance andtestingactivities tominimizepotential forhumanerrorcausingmorethanonedcdivisiontobeunavailable?
YESand(2)doplantprocedures prohibitmaintenance ortestingonredundant dcdivisions atthesametime?NO  


IfthefacilityTechnicalSpecificationshaveprovisionsequivalenttothosefoundintheWestinghouseandCombustionEngineeringStandardTechnicalSpecificationsformaintenanceandsurveillance,thenquestion7maybeskippedandastatementtothateffectmaybeinsertedhere.NotEuivalent7~Aremaintenance,surveillanceandtestproceduresregardingstationbatteriesconductedroutinelyatthisplant?Specifically:a0Atleastonceper7daysarethefollowingverifiedtobewithinacceptablelimits:2.Pilotcellelectrolytelevel?YESSpecificgravityorchargingcurrent?NO3.FloatVoltage?NOTotalbusvoltageonfloatcharge?NO5.Physicalconditionofallcells?YESb.Atleastonce.per92days,orwithin7daysafterabatterydischarge,overcharge,orifthepilotcellreadingsareoutsidethe7-daysurveillancerequirementsarethefollowingverifiedtobewithinacceptablelimits:Thefollowingparametersareverifiedtobewithinacceptablelimitseverquarter:2.3.Electrolytelevelofeachcell?YESTheaveragespecificgravityofallcells?YESThespecificgravityofeachcell?YES4~Theaverageelectrolytetemperatureofarepresentativenumberofcells?NO5.Thefloatvoltageofeachcell?YES6.Visuallyinspectormeasureresistanceofterminalsandconnectors(includingtheconnectorsatthedcbus)?NO tIf c~Atleastevery18months'arethefollowingverified:1~Lowresistanceofeachconnection(bytest)?YES2~Physicalconditionofthebattery?YES3.4~Batterychargercapabilitytodeliverratedampereoutputtothedcbus?NOThecapabilityofthebatterytodeliveritsdesigndutycycletothedcbus?YESEachindividualcellvoltageiswithinacceptablelimitsduringtheservicetest?NOd.Atleastevery60months,iscapacityofeachbatteryverifiedbyperformanceofadischargetest?YESe.Atleastannually,isthebatterycapacityverifiedbyperformancedischargetest,ifthebatteryshowssignsofdegradationorhasreached85%oftheexpectedservicelife?YESDoesthisplanthaveoperationalfeaturessuchthatfollowinglossofonesafety-relateddcpowersupplyorbus:a0b.Capabilityismaintainedforensuringcontinuedandadequatereactorcooling?YESReactorcoolantsystemintegrityandisolationcapabilityaremaintained?YESc~Operatingprocedure,instrumentation(includingindicatorsandannunciators),andcontrolfunctionsareadequatetoinitiatesystemsasrequiredtomaintainadequatecorecooling?YESIftheanswertoanypartofquestion6,7or8isno,thenprovideyourbasisfornotperformingthemaintenance,surveillanceandtestproceduresdescribedand/orthebasesfornotincludingtheoperationalfeaturescited.*Seenotebelow.  
IfthefacilityTechnical Specifications haveprovisions equivalent tothosefoundintheWestinghouse andCombustion Engineering StandardTechnical Specifications formaintenance andsurveillance, thenquestion7maybeskippedandastatement tothateffectmaybeinsertedhere.NotEuivalent7~Aremaintenance, surveillance andtestprocedures regarding stationbatteries conducted routinely atthisplant?Specifically:
a0Atleastonceper7daysarethefollowing verifiedtobewithinacceptable limits:2.Pilotcellelectrolyte level?YESSpecificgravityorchargingcurrent?NO3.FloatVoltage?NOTotalbusvoltageonfloatcharge?NO5.Physicalcondition ofallcells?YESb.Atleastonce.per92days,orwithin7daysafterabatterydischarge, overcharge, orifthepilotcellreadingsareoutsidethe7-daysurveillance requirements arethefollowing verifiedtobewithinacceptable limits:Thefollowing parameters areverifiedtobewithinacceptable limitseverquarter:2.3.Electrolyte levelofeachcell?YESTheaveragespecificgravityofallcells?YESThespecificgravityofeachcell?YES4~Theaverageelectrolyte temperature ofarepresentative numberofcells?NO5.Thefloatvoltageofeachcell?YES6.Visuallyinspectormeasureresistance ofterminals andconnectors (including theconnectors atthedcbus)?NO tIf c~Atleastevery18months'are thefollowing verified:
1~Lowresistance ofeachconnection (bytest)?YES2~Physicalcondition ofthebattery?YES3.4~Batterychargercapability todeliverratedampereoutputtothedcbus?NOThecapability ofthebatterytodeliveritsdesigndutycycletothedcbus?YESEachindividual cellvoltageiswithinacceptable limitsduringtheservicetest?NOd.Atleastevery60months,iscapacityofeachbatteryverifiedbyperformance ofadischarge test?YESe.Atleastannually, isthebatterycapacityverifiedbyperformance discharge test,ifthebatteryshowssignsofdegradation orhasreached85%oftheexpectedservicelife?YESDoesthisplanthaveoperational featuressuchthatfollowing lossofonesafety-related dcpowersupplyorbus:a0b.Capability ismaintained forensuringcontinued andadequatereactorcooling?YESReactorcoolantsystemintegrity andisolation capability aremaintained?
YESc~Operating procedure, instrumentation (including indicators andannunciators),
andcontrolfunctions areadequatetoinitiatesystemsasrequiredtomaintainadequatecorecooling?YESIftheanswertoanypartofquestion6,7or8isno,thenprovideyourbasisfornotperforming themaintenance, surveillance andtestprocedures described and/orthebasesfornotincluding theoperational featurescited.*Seenotebelow.  
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Justificationtouestion6:RG&EconductedanextensivereviewofmaintenanceandtestproceduresaspartofourresponsetoInspectionReport90-031datedFebruary8,1991.Proceduresthatarestillbeingreviewedareinquarantinependingreviewcompletion.Proceduresfor1Aand1BBatterySystemMaintenanceandRepairverifyoperabilityoftheredundantbatterysystemasaninitialcondition.However,atpresentthereisnospecificprohibitioninallmaintenanceprocedures.ItisRG&Espolicytoprohibitmaintenanceortestingonredundantdcdivisionsatthesametime.RG&Ewillinvestigatetheneedtoplacemorespecificprohibitioninallapplicableprocedurestoensuretheintegrityofthedcsystem.Justificationtouestion7a:Duringtheperformanceofplanttours,normallytwicepershift,thespecifiedbatteryparametersaremonitoredtoensurenormaloperation.AlsoinaccordancewithRegulatoryGuide1.129,"Maintenance,TestingandReplacementofLargeLeadStorageBatteriesforNuclearPowerPlants",monthlyinspectionsareperformedperIEEE-450,"LargeLeadStorageBatteriesforGeneratingStations".Allthespecifiedbatteryparametersareverifiedtobewithinacceptablelimits.Justificationtouestion7b.4:Plantproceduresarecurrentlybeingrevisedtoincludeacceptablelimitsfortheaverageelectrolytetemperature.Presentlytheaverageelectrolytetemperatureiscalculatedforthepurposeof-.calculatingthespecificgravity.Justificationtouestion7b.6:InaccordancewithIEEE-450,"LargeLeadStorageBatteriesforGeneratingStations",celltocellterminalconnectionresistanceisverifiedtobewithinacceptablelimitsduringtheyearlytest.However,monthlytheterminalsarevisuallyinspectedforanyevidenceofcorrosion.Theconnectorsatthedcbusarenotsubjectedtothesamecorrosiveelementsascellterminalconnectionsandthereforearenotvisuallyinspectedmonthly.  
Justification touestion6:RG&Econducted anextensive reviewofmaintenance andtestprocedures aspartofourresponsetoInspection Report90-031datedFebruary8,1991.Procedures thatarestillbeingreviewedareinquarantine pendingreviewcompletion.
-rvrCmawt-Justificationtouestion7c.3:Plantproceduresarecurrentlybeingrevisedtoincludetestingofthechargerstoensuretheycandelivertheirratedampereoutput.Theplantprocedurewillberevisedpriortotheperformanceofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.andthechargercapabilitywillbeverifiedduringtheservicetest.Justificationtouestion7c.5:Plantproceduresarecurrentlybeingrevisedtoincludemonitoringofeachcellvoltageduringtheannualservicetesttoensurethattheyremainwithinacceptablelimits.Theplantprocedurewillberevisedpriortotheperformanceofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.*Note:Forquestionsinvolvingsupportingtypeinformation(questionnumbers5and9)insteadofdevelopingandsupplyingtheinformationinresponsetothisletter,youmaycommittofurtherevaluatetheneedforsuchprovisionsduringtheperformanceofyourindividualplantexaminationforsevereaccidentvulnerabilities(IPE).Ifyouselectthisoption,youarerequiredto:(1)Sostateinresponsetothesequestions,and(2)Committoexplicitlyaddressquestions5and9inyourIPEsubmittalpertheguidelinesoutlinedinNUREG-1335(Section2.1.6,Subitem7),"IndividualPlantExamination:SubmittalGuidance."}}
Procedures for1Aand1BBatterySystemMaintenance andRepairverifyoperability oftheredundant batterysystemasaninitialcondition.
However,atpresentthereisnospecificprohibition inallmaintenance procedures.
ItisRG&Espolicytoprohibitmaintenance ortestingonredundant dcdivisions atthesametime.RG&Ewillinvestigate theneedtoplacemorespecificprohibition inallapplicable procedures toensuretheintegrity ofthedcsystem.Justification touestion7a:Duringtheperformance ofplanttours,normallytwicepershift,thespecified batteryparameters aremonitored toensurenormaloperation.
Alsoinaccordance withRegulatory Guide1.129,"Maintenance, TestingandReplacement ofLargeLeadStorageBatteries forNuclearPowerPlants",monthlyinspections areperformed perIEEE-450, "LargeLeadStorageBatteries forGenerating Stations".
Allthespecified batteryparameters areverifiedtobewithinacceptable limits.Justification touestion7b.4:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludeacceptable limitsfortheaverageelectrolyte temperature.
Presently theaverageelectrolyte temperature iscalculated forthepurposeof-.calculating thespecificgravity.Justification touestion7b.6:Inaccordance withIEEE-450, "LargeLeadStorageBatteries forGenerating Stations",
celltocellterminalconnection resistance isverifiedtobewithinacceptable limitsduringtheyearlytest.However,monthlytheterminals arevisuallyinspected foranyevidenceofcorrosion.
Theconnectors atthedcbusarenotsubjected tothesamecorrosive elementsascellterminalconnections andtherefore arenotvisuallyinspected monthly.  
-rvrCmawt-Justification touestion7c.3:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludetestingofthechargerstoensuretheycandelivertheirratedampereoutput.Theplantprocedure willberevisedpriortotheperformance ofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.andthechargercapability willbeverifiedduringtheservicetest.Justification touestion7c.5:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludemonitoring ofeachcellvoltageduringtheannualservicetesttoensurethattheyremainwithinacceptable limits.Theplantprocedure willberevisedpriortotheperformance ofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.*Note:Forquestions involving supporting typeinformation (question numbers5and9)insteadofdeveloping andsupplying theinformation inresponsetothisletter,youmaycommittofurtherevaluatetheneedforsuchprovisions duringtheperformance ofyourindividual plantexamination forsevereaccidentvulnerabilities (IPE).Ifyouselectthisoption,youarerequiredto:(1)Sostateinresponsetothesequestions, and(2)Committoexplicitly addressquestions 5and9inyourIPEsubmittal pertheguidelines outlinedinNUREG-1335 (Section2.1.6,Subitem7),"Individual PlantExamination:
Submittal Guidance."}}

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Forwards Response to Generic Ltr 91-06, Resolution of Generic Issue A-30, 'Adequacy of Safety-Related DC Power Supplies.' Advises That Specific Action Planned in Response to Questions 6,7.b.4,7.c.3 & 7.c.5
ML17262A636
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Issue date: 10/28/1991
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: JOHNSON A R
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
REF-GTECI-A-30, REF-GTECI-EL, TASK-A-30, TASK-OR GL-91-06, GL-91-6, NUDOCS 9111050285
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ACCELERATED DIBUTIONDEMONSTIONSYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9111050285 DOC.DATE:

91/10/28NOTARIZED:

YESDOCKETFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

-JOHNSON,A.R.

ProjectDirectorate I-3NIRCTQ

SUBJECT:

ForwardsresponsetoGenericLtr91-06,"Resolution ofGenericIssueA-30,'Adequacy ofSafety-Related dcPowerSupplies.'".Advises thatspecificactionplannedinresponsetoQuestions 6,7.b.4,7.c.3 67.c.5.DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution RDNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

05000244ARECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PDl-3LAJOHNSON,A INTERNAL:

NRR/DET/ECMB 7DNRR/DOEA/OTSB11NRR/DST/SELB 7ENRR/DST/SRXB 8EOC/~LEBRPI'LE0-COPIESLTTRENCL1122111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD1-3PDNRR/DET/ESGB NRR/DST8E2NRR/DST/SICB8H7 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS1RES/DSIR/EIB COPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011DD11EXTERNAL:

NRCPDRQ~/v>pSyS73(/4~NSIC11DNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LINISFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

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'Z~'iiiiiiIIII ROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION o89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER N.Y.14649-0001 ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresident ClnnaNuclearProduction October28,1991TELEPHONE AREACODE71B646.2700U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:All'enR.JohnsonProjectDirectorate I-3Washington, D.C.20555

Subject:

Resolution ofGenericIssueA-30,AdequacyofSafety-Related.

DCPowerSupplies(GenericLetter91-06)dated,April29,1991R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Johnson:

GenericLetter91-06requested awrittenresponsewithin180daystospecificquestions asrelatedtoGenericIssue(GI)

A-30,SafetyRelatedDCPowerSystems.Thequestions andourresponses areprovidedinATTACHMENT 1.Specificactionsareplannedinresponsetoquestions 6,7.b.4,7.c.3,and.7.c.5.Verytrulyyours,GAL/192Attachments RobertC.MecredySubscribed andsworntobeforemeonth'dayofOctober,1991SAMUELkBROWNBMTAAYPUBUC,SnaedNewYot1tRegIatration NsL4917041Chal'fatdin MonroeCly.IWayneOy.My~tbphe0eo.28, 1'c:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)ProjectDirectorate I-3Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector

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Thefollowing information istobeprovidedforeachunitateachsite:UnitR.E.GinnaNuclearPlant2~a~Thenumberofindependent redundant divisions ofClass1Eorsafety-related dcpowerforthisplantis2(Including anyseparateClass1Eorsafety-related dc,suchasanydcdedicated tothedieselgenerators.)

b.Thenumberoffunctional safety-related divisions ofdcpowernecessary toattainsafeshutdownforthisunitis1~3~Doesthecontrolroomatthisunithavethefollowing

separate, independently annunciated alarmsandindications foreachdivisionofdcpower?a~alarms1~2.Batterydisconnect orcircuitbreakeropen?NOBatterychargerdisconnect orcircuitbreakeropen(bothinputacoroutputdc)?NO3~dcsystemground?NO4~5.dcbusundervoltage?

NOdcbusovervoltage?

NODCsystemovervoltage ismeasuredatthebatteryterminals.

6.Batterychargerfailure?NO7~Batterydischarge?

NOb.Indications 1~2~Batteryfloatchargecurrent?YESBatterycircuitoutputcurrent?YES3~4~Batterydischarge?

YESBusVoltage?YES Thebatterymonitoring systemprovideslocalandcontrolroomindication ofbatterydischarge andthedischarge current,batteryfloatchargecurrentandbatteryvoltage.Thereisalsoaseparatemeterinthecontrolroomproviding indication fordcsystembusvoltage.c.Doestheunithavewrittenprocedures forresponsetotheabovealarmsandindications?

YES4~Doesthisunithaveindication ofbypassedandinoperable statusofcircuitbreakersorotherdevicesthatcanbeusedtodisconnect thebatteryandbatterychargerfromitsdcbusandthebatterychargerfromitsacpowersourceduringmaintenance ortesting?YESAbatterymonitoring systemprovidescontrolroomannunciation uponalossofbatterychargingcurrent.Therefore indication ofthedisconnection ofthebatteryfromthedcsystemisprovided.

Indication isalsoprovidedinthecontrolroomforthedisconnection ofeachbatterychargerfromthedcsystemorfromitsacpowersource.5.Iftheanswertoanypartofquestion3or4isno,thenprovideinformation justifying theexistingdesignfeaturesofthefacility's safety-related dcsystems.*Seenotebelow.Justification foruestion3Thereisannunciation inthecontrolroomforallthealarmfunctions identified inquestion3,butcircuitsforbothtrainsareannunciated't commonannunciator windows.Therefore, thecontrolroomdoesnothaveseparate, independently annunciated alarmsforbothdivisionofdcpower.Thisisacceptable becauseifaproblemis'identified, ononebatterydivision, theoperators areinstructed byprocedure and/ortrainingtoperiodically monitortheotherDCdivision.

Separateindications areinthecontrolroomforbothdivisions, therefore monitoring oftheunaffected divisioncanbeaccomplished fromthecontrolroom.6.(1)Haveyouconducted areviewofmaintenance andtestingactivities tominimizepotential forhumanerrorcausingmorethanonedcdivisiontobeunavailable?

YESand(2)doplantprocedures prohibitmaintenance ortestingonredundant dcdivisions atthesametime?NO

IfthefacilityTechnical Specifications haveprovisions equivalent tothosefoundintheWestinghouse andCombustion Engineering StandardTechnical Specifications formaintenance andsurveillance, thenquestion7maybeskippedandastatement tothateffectmaybeinsertedhere.NotEuivalent7~Aremaintenance, surveillance andtestprocedures regarding stationbatteries conducted routinely atthisplant?Specifically:

a0Atleastonceper7daysarethefollowing verifiedtobewithinacceptable limits:2.Pilotcellelectrolyte level?YESSpecificgravityorchargingcurrent?NO3.FloatVoltage?NOTotalbusvoltageonfloatcharge?NO5.Physicalcondition ofallcells?YESb.Atleastonce.per92days,orwithin7daysafterabatterydischarge, overcharge, orifthepilotcellreadingsareoutsidethe7-daysurveillance requirements arethefollowing verifiedtobewithinacceptable limits:Thefollowing parameters areverifiedtobewithinacceptable limitseverquarter:2.3.Electrolyte levelofeachcell?YESTheaveragespecificgravityofallcells?YESThespecificgravityofeachcell?YES4~Theaverageelectrolyte temperature ofarepresentative numberofcells?NO5.Thefloatvoltageofeachcell?YES6.Visuallyinspectormeasureresistance ofterminals andconnectors (including theconnectors atthedcbus)?NO tIf c~Atleastevery18months'are thefollowing verified:

1~Lowresistance ofeachconnection (bytest)?YES2~Physicalcondition ofthebattery?YES3.4~Batterychargercapability todeliverratedampereoutputtothedcbus?NOThecapability ofthebatterytodeliveritsdesigndutycycletothedcbus?YESEachindividual cellvoltageiswithinacceptable limitsduringtheservicetest?NOd.Atleastevery60months,iscapacityofeachbatteryverifiedbyperformance ofadischarge test?YESe.Atleastannually, isthebatterycapacityverifiedbyperformance discharge test,ifthebatteryshowssignsofdegradation orhasreached85%oftheexpectedservicelife?YESDoesthisplanthaveoperational featuressuchthatfollowing lossofonesafety-related dcpowersupplyorbus:a0b.Capability ismaintained forensuringcontinued andadequatereactorcooling?YESReactorcoolantsystemintegrity andisolation capability aremaintained?

YESc~Operating procedure, instrumentation (including indicators andannunciators),

andcontrolfunctions areadequatetoinitiatesystemsasrequiredtomaintainadequatecorecooling?YESIftheanswertoanypartofquestion6,7or8isno,thenprovideyourbasisfornotperforming themaintenance, surveillance andtestprocedures described and/orthebasesfornotincluding theoperational featurescited.*Seenotebelow.

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Justification touestion6:RG&Econducted anextensive reviewofmaintenance andtestprocedures aspartofourresponsetoInspection Report90-031datedFebruary8,1991.Procedures thatarestillbeingreviewedareinquarantine pendingreviewcompletion.

Procedures for1Aand1BBatterySystemMaintenance andRepairverifyoperability oftheredundant batterysystemasaninitialcondition.

However,atpresentthereisnospecificprohibition inallmaintenance procedures.

ItisRG&Espolicytoprohibitmaintenance ortestingonredundant dcdivisions atthesametime.RG&Ewillinvestigate theneedtoplacemorespecificprohibition inallapplicable procedures toensuretheintegrity ofthedcsystem.Justification touestion7a:Duringtheperformance ofplanttours,normallytwicepershift,thespecified batteryparameters aremonitored toensurenormaloperation.

Alsoinaccordance withRegulatory Guide1.129,"Maintenance, TestingandReplacement ofLargeLeadStorageBatteries forNuclearPowerPlants",monthlyinspections areperformed perIEEE-450, "LargeLeadStorageBatteries forGenerating Stations".

Allthespecified batteryparameters areverifiedtobewithinacceptable limits.Justification touestion7b.4:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludeacceptable limitsfortheaverageelectrolyte temperature.

Presently theaverageelectrolyte temperature iscalculated forthepurposeof-.calculating thespecificgravity.Justification touestion7b.6:Inaccordance withIEEE-450, "LargeLeadStorageBatteries forGenerating Stations",

celltocellterminalconnection resistance isverifiedtobewithinacceptable limitsduringtheyearlytest.However,monthlytheterminals arevisuallyinspected foranyevidenceofcorrosion.

Theconnectors atthedcbusarenotsubjected tothesamecorrosive elementsascellterminalconnections andtherefore arenotvisuallyinspected monthly.

-rvrCmawt-Justification touestion7c.3:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludetestingofthechargerstoensuretheycandelivertheirratedampereoutput.Theplantprocedure willberevisedpriortotheperformance ofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.andthechargercapability willbeverifiedduringtheservicetest.Justification touestion7c.5:Plantprocedures arecurrently beingrevisedtoincludemonitoring ofeachcellvoltageduringtheannualservicetesttoensurethattheyremainwithinacceptable limits.Theplantprocedure willberevisedpriortotheperformance ofthenextannualbatteryservicetest.*Note:Forquestions involving supporting typeinformation (question numbers5and9)insteadofdeveloping andsupplying theinformation inresponsetothisletter,youmaycommittofurtherevaluatetheneedforsuchprovisions duringtheperformance ofyourindividual plantexamination forsevereaccidentvulnerabilities (IPE).Ifyouselectthisoption,youarerequiredto:(1)Sostateinresponsetothesequestions, and(2)Committoexplicitly addressquestions 5and9inyourIPEsubmittal pertheguidelines outlinedinNUREG-1335 (Section2.1.6,Subitem7),"Individual PlantExamination:

Submittal Guidance."