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ApplicationforamendstolicensesDPR-67&NPF-16,deletingrefstoautomatictester.forcontainmentpersonnelairlockfromTS4.6.1.3.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:AOOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRlENCLLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTESRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2LANORRIS,JINTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXBOGC/HDS3COPIESLTTRENCL111166~FILECENTER0>11NRR/DSSA/SPLB11NUDOCS-ABSTRACT10COPIESLTTRENCL11111111EXTERNAL:NOAC11NRCPDR11NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP!-37(EXT.504-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON"I'EED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR17ENCL16 FloridaPower&LightCompany,P.O.Box128,FortPierce,FL34854-0128February22,1995L-95-04010CFR50.90U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555RE:St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-.335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterPursuantto10CFR50.90,FloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)requeststoamendFacilityOperatingLicensesDPR-67andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit1andUnit2,respectively,byincorporatingtheattachedTechnicalSpecifications(TS)revisions.Theproposedchangesareadministrativeinnatureinthatreferencetoan"automatic"containmentairlocktesterwillbedeletedfromTS4.6.1.3.Itisrequestedthattheproposedamendments,ifapproved,beissuedbySeptember1,1995,priortothenextscheduledrefuelingoutageforSt.LucieUnit2.Attachment1isanevaluationoftheproposedchanges.Attachment2isthe"DeterminationofNoSignificantHazardsConsideration."Attachments3and4containcopiesoftheappropriatetechnicalspecificationspagesmarkeduptoshowtheproposedchanges.TheproposedamendmentshavebeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFPLCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.Inaccordancewith10CFR50.91(b)(1),copiesoftheproposedamendmentsarebeingforwardedtotheStateDesigneefortheStateofFlorida.Pleasecontactusifthereareanyquestionsaboutthissubmittal.Verytrulyyours,D.A.VicerSt.LugersidentePlantDAS/RLDAttachmentsccrcStewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRC.SeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant.Mr.W.A.Passetti,FloridaDepartmentofHealthandRehabilitative'Services.9505010192950222PDRADDDK05000555anI-pL't1rdap~corrrpaf~ypPDR St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentslContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterL-95-040Page2))COUNTYOFST.LUCIE)SS~D.A.Sagerbeingfirstdulysworn,deposesandsays:ThatheisVicePresident,St.LuciePlantfortheNuclearDivisionofFloridaPower&LightCompany,theLicenseeherein;Thathehasexecutedtheforegoingdocument;thatthestatementsmadeinthisdocumentaretrueandcorrecttothebestofhisknowledge,informationandbelief,andthatheisauthorizedtoexecutethedocumentonbehalfofsaidLicensee.A.agerSTATEOFFLORIDACOUNTYOF5(~LUACTheforegoinginstrumentwasacknowledgedbeforemethisZZ<<~dayofI+~~,19l5byD.A.Sager,whoispersonallyknowntomeandwhodidtakeanoath.KR-R.e>~WL~iNameofNotaryPublicMyCommissionexpires+-fgCommissionNo.ClZ~~tZ.A~gllllltp~KARENWESTi'YCOMMISSIONfOO359928EXPIRESAprl18,1998CQ'g'ORXOTIaUTA&fgg~gg.  
Application foramendstolicensesDPR-67&NPF-16,deleting refstoautomatic tester.forcontainment personnel airlockfromTS4.6.1.3.DISTRIBUTION CODE:AOOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR lENCLLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:
"'I$,'tt>>1IL'IIII,It''t~II't'IVtt St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockutomaticTesterATTACHMENT1EVALUATIONOPPROPOSEDTSCHANGES St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterL-95-040Attachment1Page1of2EVALUATIONOPPROPOSEDTSCHANGESIntroductionFloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)requeststhatAppendixAofFacilityOperatingLicenseDPR-67forSt.LucieUnit1(PSL1)andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit2(PSL2)berevisedtodeletereferencestotheautomatictesterforthecontainmentpersonnelairlock.FPLhasdiscontinuedusingtheautomaticleakagemeasurementsystemsandhasnoplanstousetheminthefuture.Thesystemsarenotsafetyrelatedandarescheduledforremovalinaccordancewithapprovedplantprocedures.PSL1andPSL2ProosedTechnicalSecificationTSChanesTS3/4.6.1.3providesoperabilityandsurveillancerequirements(SR)forthecontainmentairlocksand,inpart,requiresthatsealleakagebedeterminedbyprecisionflowmeasurementwhenthevolumebetweenthedoorsealsispressurizedtothespecifiedpressure.Specifically,SR4.6.1.3.a.lstates(PSL2valueinparenthesis):"Forthepersonnelairlock,greaterthanorequaltoP39.6(41.8)psigforatleast15minutesifnottestedwiththeautomatictester."ForSR4.6.1.3.a.1:Deletethewords,"ifnottestedwiththeautomatictester"BackroundApprovedplantproceduresareusedtoperformairlocktestingandincludespecificinstructionsfortheuseofaportablelocalleakrate(LLRT)cart,ortheautomaticleakratetester,tochecktheintegrityofthesealsforpersonnelairlockinnerandouterdoors.EithertestmethodiscapableofdemonstratingoperabilitypursuanttoSR4.6.1.3.a.l.EachPSLunithasanautomatictesterthatisdesignedasadedicatedsystemtoautomaticallyinitiateatestsequenceupondoorclosure,orbymanualswitchactuation.Thesystemfunctionistopressurizetheintra-sealvolumetoapresetpressureand St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterL-95-040Attachment1Page2of2monitortheairflownecessarytomaintainthatpressure.Alltimingfunctionsandcalibrationvaluesformeasuringleakageareuserprogrammable.Leaktest"trouble"alarmsareactuatedinthecontrolroomtoannunciateatestfailureand/orfailureofthesystemtooperateproperly.ThesamemodelautomatictesterisinstalledateachPSLunit.Thetesterisnotsafetyrelated,isnotusedtomaintainairlockintegrity,andthetubinginstalledtopressurizetheintra-sealvolumedoesnotpenetratethecontainmentatmosphereboundary.BasesfortheProosedChanesPersistentdifficultieshavebeenexperiencedwithoperationoftheautomatictestingsystemsforthecontainmentpersonnelairlocksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2.Theseoperationaldifficultiesincludeinitiationofdistracting"nuisancealarms"inthecontrolroomsand,asaresult,thesystemsarenolongerused.FPLhasnoplanstousetheautomatictestersinthefuture,andhasscheduledthemforremovalusingapproved,plantconfigurationcontrolprocedures.TS3/4.6.1.3specifiesLimitingConditionsforOperation(LCO)fortheContainmentAirLocks.Surveillancetestingofairlocksealsprovidesassurancethattheoverallairlockleakagewillnotbecomeexcessiveduetosealdamageduringtheintervalsbetweenleakagetests.Therequiredtestintervals,testpressure,andleakageacceptancecriteriaarenotbeingchangedbytheproposedlicenseamendment.Thecontainmentpersonnelairlockautomaticleakratetesterisonlyonemethodofverifyingsealleakage.Automatictestingisnotrequiredtodemonstrateoperabilityoftheairlocks,orotherwiserequiredtocomplywiththespecificationsoftheLCO.ConclusionTheproposedTSrevisiondoesnotaltertheoperabilityrequirementsforthecontainmentairlocks;rather,onlythereferencetoanautomatictester(whichisnotrequiredforcompliancewiththetestcriteria)willbedeleted.Therefore,FPLconsiderstheproposedchangetobeadministrativeinnature.
GeneralDistribution NOTESRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-2LANORRIS,JINTERNAL:
St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterATTACHMENT2DETERMINATIONOFNOSIGNIFICANTHMARDSCONSIDERATION St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterL-95-040Attachment2Page1of2DETERMZNATZONOPNOSZGNZPZCANTHAZARDSCONSZDERATZONPursuantto10CFR50.92,adeterminationmaybemadethataproposedlicenseamendmentinvolvesnosignificanthazardsconsiderationifoperationofthefacilityinaccordancewith.theproposedamendmentwouldnot:(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or(2)createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or(3)involveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Eachstandardisdiscussedasfollows:(1)Operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.Theproposedamendmentisadministrativeinnatureinthattherevisionwilleliminatethewordingassociatedwithoptionaluseofthepersonnelairlockautomaticleakagetester.TherequirementfortestingthepersonnelairlockatapressuregreaterthanorequaltoP,foratleast15minutesremainsunchanged.Theacceptancecriteriaofpersonnelairlocksealleakagelessthan0.01L,isalsounchanged.Theautomaticleakagetesterisnotanaccidentinitiatornorapartofthesuccesspath(s)whichfunctiontomitigateaccidentsevaluatedintheplantsafetyanalyses.Theproposaldoesnotinvolveanychangestotheconfigurationormethodofoperationofanyplantequipmentthatisusedtomitigatetheconsequencesofanaccident,nordoesitalteranyassumptionsorconditionsintheplantsafetyanalyses.Therefore,operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.(2)Operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.Theproposedamendmenttoremovethereferencetothepersonnelairlockautomatictesterfromthetechnicalspecificationswillnotintroduceanynewfailuremodesorsysteminteractions,norwillit St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsContainmentAirLockAutomaticTesterL-95-040Attachment2Page2of2requiretheinstallationofanynewormodifiedequipment.Therequirementtoleaktestthepersonnelairlockswillnotbechanged.Thus,operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.(3)Operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotinvolveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Theproposedamendmentisadministrativeinnatureinthatiteliminatesthereferencetothepersonnelairlockautomaticleakagetesterbutdoesnotalterthesurveillanceandacceptancecriteriaforsuchtesting.Sealleakagetestingisperformedinaccordancewithanapprovedplantprocedurewhichallowsuseofeitheranautomatictesteroraportabletestingcart.Theautomaticleakagetesterisnotusedtoactuatesafetyrelatedequipment,provideinterlocks,orperformplantcontrolfunctions.Theconditionsevaluated-intheplantaccidentandtransientanalysesdonotinvolvethistester.Theproposedchangedoesnotalterthebasisforanytechnicalspecificationthatisrelatedtotheestablishmentof,orthemaintenanceof,anuclearsafetymargin.Therefore,operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.BasedontheabovediscussionandthesupportingEvaluationofTechnicalSpecificationchanges,FPLhasdeterminedthattheproposedlicenseamendmentinvolvesnosignificanthazardsconsideration.}}
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NOAC11NRCPDR11NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP!-37(EXT.504-2083)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON"I'EED!
TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR17ENCL16 FloridaPower&LightCompany,P.O.Box128,FortPierce,FL34854-0128 February22,1995L-95-04010CFR50.90U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555RE:St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-.335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterPursuantto10CFR50.90,FloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)requeststoamendFacilityOperating LicensesDPR-67andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit1andUnit2,respectively, byincorporating theattachedTechnical Specifications (TS)revisions.
Theproposedchangesareadministrative innatureinthatreference toan"automatic" containment airlocktesterwillbedeletedfromTS4.6.1.3.Itisrequested thattheproposedamendments, ifapproved, beissuedbySeptember 1,1995,priortothenextscheduled refueling outageforSt.LucieUnit2.Attachment 1isanevaluation oftheproposedchanges.Attachment 2isthe"Determination ofNoSignificant HazardsConsideration."
Attachments 3and4containcopiesoftheappropriate technical specifications pagesmarkeduptoshowtheproposedchanges.Theproposedamendments havebeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFPLCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.Inaccordance with10CFR50.91(b)(1),copiesoftheproposedamendments arebeingforwarded totheStateDesigneefortheStateofFlorida.Pleasecontactusifthereareanyquestions aboutthissubmittal.
Verytrulyyours,D.A.VicerSt.LugersidentePlantDAS/RLDAttachments ccrcStewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator, RegionII,USNRC.SeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlant.Mr.W.A.Passetti, FloridaDepartment ofHealthandRehabilitative'Services.
9505010192 950222PDRADDDK05000555anI-pL't1rdap~corrrpaf~y pPDR St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments lContainment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Page2))COUNTYOFST.LUCIE)SS~D.A.Sagerbeingfirstdulysworn,deposesandsays:ThatheisVicePresident, St.LuciePlantfortheNuclearDivisionofFloridaPower&LightCompany,theLicenseeherein;Thathehasexecutedtheforegoing document; thatthestatements madeinthisdocumentaretrueandcorrecttothebestofhisknowledge, information andbelief,andthatheisauthorized toexecutethedocumentonbehalfofsaidLicensee.
A.agerSTATEOFFLORIDACOUNTYOF5(~LUACTheforegoing instrument wasacknowledged beforemethisZZ<<~dayofI+~~,19l5byD.A.Sager,whoispersonally knowntomeandwhodidtakeanoath.KR-R.e>~WL~iNameofNotaryPublicMyCommission expires+-fgCommission No.ClZ~~tZ.A~gllllltp~
KARENWESTi'YCOMMISSION fOO359928EXPIRESAprl18,1998CQ'g'ORXOTIaU TA&fgg~gg.  
"'I$,'tt>>1IL'IIII,It''t~II't'IVtt St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockutomaticTesterATTACHMENT 1EVALUATION OPPROPOSEDTSCHANGES St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 1Page1of2EVALUATION OPPROPOSEDTSCHANGESIntroduction FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)requeststhatAppendixAofFacilityOperating LicenseDPR-67forSt.LucieUnit1(PSL1)andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit2(PSL2)berevisedtodeletereferences totheautomatic testerforthecontainment personnel airlock.FPLhasdiscontinued usingtheautomatic leakagemeasurement systemsandhasnoplanstousetheminthefuture.Thesystemsarenotsafetyrelatedandarescheduled forremovalinaccordance withapprovedplantprocedures.
PSL1andPSL2ProosedTechnical Secification TSChanesTS3/4.6.1.3 providesoperability andsurveillance requirements (SR)forthecontainment airlocksand,inpart,requiresthatsealleakagebedetermined byprecision flowmeasurement whenthevolumebetweenthedoorsealsispressurized tothespecified pressure.
Specifically, SR4.6.1.3.a.l states(PSL2valueinparenthesis):
"Forthepersonnel airlock,greaterthanorequaltoP39.6(41.8)psigforatleast15minutesifnottestedwiththeautomatic tester."ForSR4.6.1.3.a.1:
Deletethewords,"ifnottestedwiththeautomatic tester"BackroundApprovedplantprocedures areusedtoperformairlocktestingandincludespecificinstructions fortheuseofaportablelocalleakrate(LLRT)cart,ortheautomatic leakratetester,tochecktheintegrity ofthesealsforpersonnel airlockinnerandouterdoors.Eithertestmethodiscapableofdemonstrating operability pursuanttoSR4.6.1.3.a.l.
EachPSLunithasanautomatic testerthatisdesignedasadedicated systemtoautomatically initiateatestsequenceupondoorclosure,orbymanualswitchactuation.
Thesystemfunctionistopressurize theintra-seal volumetoapresetpressureand St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 1Page2of2monitortheairflownecessary tomaintainthatpressure.
Alltimingfunctions andcalibration valuesformeasuring leakageareuserprogrammable.
Leaktest"trouble" alarmsareactuatedinthecontrolroomtoannunciate atestfailureand/orfailureofthesystemtooperateproperly.
Thesamemodelautomatic testerisinstalled ateachPSLunit.Thetesterisnotsafetyrelated,isnotusedtomaintainairlockintegrity, andthetubinginstalled topressurize theintra-seal volumedoesnotpenetrate thecontainment atmosphere boundary.
BasesfortheProosedChanesPersistent difficulties havebeenexperienced withoperation oftheautomatic testingsystemsforthecontainment personnel airlocksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2.Theseoperational difficulties includeinitiation ofdistracting "nuisance alarms"inthecontrolroomsand,asaresult,thesystemsarenolongerused.FPLhasnoplanstousetheautomatic testersinthefuture,andhasscheduled themforremovalusingapproved, plantconfiguration controlprocedures.
TS3/4.6.1.3 specifies LimitingConditions forOperation (LCO)fortheContainment AirLocks.Surveillance testingofairlocksealsprovidesassurance thattheoverallairlockleakagewillnotbecomeexcessive duetosealdamageduringtheintervals betweenleakagetests.Therequiredtestintervals, testpressure, andleakageacceptance criteriaarenotbeingchangedbytheproposedlicenseamendment.
Thecontainment personnel airlockautomatic leakratetesterisonlyonemethodofverifying sealleakage.Automatic testingisnotrequiredtodemonstrate operability oftheairlocks,orotherwise requiredtocomplywiththespecifications oftheLCO.Conclusion TheproposedTSrevisiondoesnotaltertheoperability requirements forthecontainment airlocks;rather,onlythereference toanautomatic tester(whichisnotrequiredforcompliance withthetestcriteria) willbedeleted.Therefore, FPLconsiders theproposedchangetobeadministrative innature.
St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterATTACHMENT 2DETERMINATION OFNOSIGNIFICANT HMARDSCONSIDERATION St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 2Page1of2DETERMZNATZON OPNOSZGNZPZCANT HAZARDSCONSZDERATZON Pursuantto10CFR50.92, adetermination maybemadethataproposedlicenseamendment involvesnosignificant hazardsconsideration ifoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance with.theproposedamendment wouldnot:(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated; or(2)createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated; or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Eachstandardisdiscussed asfollows:(1)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.
Theproposedamendment isadministrative innatureinthattherevisionwilleliminate thewordingassociated withoptionaluseofthepersonnel airlockautomatic leakagetester.Therequirement fortestingthepersonnel airlockatapressuregreaterthanorequaltoP,foratleast15minutesremainsunchanged.
Theacceptance criteriaofpersonnel airlocksealleakagelessthan0.01L,isalsounchanged.
Theautomatic leakagetesterisnotanaccidentinitiator norapartofthesuccesspath(s)whichfunctiontomitigateaccidents evaluated intheplantsafetyanalyses.
Theproposaldoesnotinvolveanychangestotheconfiguration ormethodofoperation ofanyplantequipment thatisusedtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident, nordoesitalteranyassumptions orconditions intheplantsafetyanalyses.
Therefore, operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.
(2)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated.
Theproposedamendment toremovethereference tothepersonnel airlockautomatic testerfromthetechnical specifications willnotintroduce anynewfailuremodesorsysteminteractions, norwillit St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 2Page2of2requiretheinstallation ofanynewormodifiedequipment.
Therequirement toleaktestthepersonnel airlockswillnotbechanged.Thus,operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated.
(3)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Theproposedamendment isadministrative innatureinthatiteliminates thereference tothepersonnel airlockautomatic leakagetesterbutdoesnotalterthesurveillance andacceptance criteriaforsuchtesting.Sealleakagetestingisperformed inaccordance withanapprovedplantprocedure whichallowsuseofeitheranautomatic testeroraportabletestingcart.Theautomatic leakagetesterisnotusedtoactuatesafetyrelatedequipment, provideinterlocks, orperformplantcontrolfunctions.
Theconditions evaluated
-intheplantaccidentandtransient analysesdonotinvolvethistester.Theproposedchangedoesnotalterthebasisforanytechnical specification thatisrelatedtotheestablishment of,orthemaintenance of,anuclearsafetymargin.Therefore, operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment doesnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Basedontheabovediscussion andthesupporting Evaluation ofTechnical Specification changes,FPLhasdetermined thattheproposedlicenseamendment involvesnosignificant hazardsconsideration.}}

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Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-67 & NPF-16,deleting Refs to Automatic Tester for Containment Personnel Air Lock from TS 4.6.1.3
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PR.IC3R.I"O'Y' CCELERATED RIDSPROCESSING)

~,~REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9503010192 DOC.DATE:

95/02/22NOTARIZED:

YESFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower&LightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION SAGER,D.A.

FloridaPower&LightCo.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)DOCKET0500033505000389

SUBJECT:

Application foramendstolicensesDPR-67&NPF-16,deleting refstoautomatic tester.forcontainment personnel airlockfromTS4.6.1.3.DISTRIBUTION CODE:AOOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR lENCLLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution NOTESRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-2LANORRIS,JINTERNAL:

ACRSNRR/DRCH/HICB NRR/DSSA/SRXB OGC/HDS3COPIESLTTRENCL111166~FILECENTER0>11NRR/DSSA/SPLB 11NUDOCS-ABSTRACT 10COPIESLTTRENCL11111111EXTERNAL:

NOAC11NRCPDR11NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP!-37(EXT.504-2083)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON"I'EED!

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LTTR17ENCL16 FloridaPower&LightCompany,P.O.Box128,FortPierce,FL34854-0128 February22,1995L-95-04010CFR50.90U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555RE:St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-.335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterPursuantto10CFR50.90,FloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL)requeststoamendFacilityOperating LicensesDPR-67andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit1andUnit2,respectively, byincorporating theattachedTechnical Specifications (TS)revisions.

Theproposedchangesareadministrative innatureinthatreference toan"automatic" containment airlocktesterwillbedeletedfromTS4.6.1.3.Itisrequested thattheproposedamendments, ifapproved, beissuedbySeptember 1,1995,priortothenextscheduled refueling outageforSt.LucieUnit2.Attachment 1isanevaluation oftheproposedchanges.Attachment 2isthe"Determination ofNoSignificant HazardsConsideration."

Attachments 3and4containcopiesoftheappropriate technical specifications pagesmarkeduptoshowtheproposedchanges.Theproposedamendments havebeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFPLCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.Inaccordance with10CFR50.91(b)(1),copiesoftheproposedamendments arebeingforwarded totheStateDesigneefortheStateofFlorida.Pleasecontactusifthereareanyquestions aboutthissubmittal.

Verytrulyyours,D.A.VicerSt.LugersidentePlantDAS/RLDAttachments ccrcStewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator, RegionII,USNRC.SeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlant.Mr.W.A.Passetti, FloridaDepartment ofHealthandRehabilitative'Services.

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"'I$,'tt>>1IL'IIII,Itt~II't'IVtt St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockutomaticTesterATTACHMENT 1EVALUATION OPPROPOSEDTSCHANGES St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 1Page1of2EVALUATION OPPROPOSEDTSCHANGESIntroduction FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)requeststhatAppendixAofFacilityOperating LicenseDPR-67forSt.LucieUnit1(PSL1)andNPF-16forSt.LucieUnit2(PSL2)berevisedtodeletereferences totheautomatic testerforthecontainment personnel airlock.FPLhasdiscontinued usingtheautomatic leakagemeasurement systemsandhasnoplanstousetheminthefuture.Thesystemsarenotsafetyrelatedandarescheduled forremovalinaccordance withapprovedplantprocedures.

PSL1andPSL2ProosedTechnical Secification TSChanesTS3/4.6.1.3 providesoperability andsurveillance requirements (SR)forthecontainment airlocksand,inpart,requiresthatsealleakagebedetermined byprecision flowmeasurement whenthevolumebetweenthedoorsealsispressurized tothespecified pressure.

Specifically, SR4.6.1.3.a.l states(PSL2valueinparenthesis):

"Forthepersonnel airlock,greaterthanorequaltoP39.6(41.8)psigforatleast15minutesifnottestedwiththeautomatic tester."ForSR4.6.1.3.a.1:

Deletethewords,"ifnottestedwiththeautomatic tester"BackroundApprovedplantprocedures areusedtoperformairlocktestingandincludespecificinstructions fortheuseofaportablelocalleakrate(LLRT)cart,ortheautomatic leakratetester,tochecktheintegrity ofthesealsforpersonnel airlockinnerandouterdoors.Eithertestmethodiscapableofdemonstrating operability pursuanttoSR4.6.1.3.a.l.

EachPSLunithasanautomatic testerthatisdesignedasadedicated systemtoautomatically initiateatestsequenceupondoorclosure,orbymanualswitchactuation.

Thesystemfunctionistopressurize theintra-seal volumetoapresetpressureand St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 1Page2of2monitortheairflownecessary tomaintainthatpressure.

Alltimingfunctions andcalibration valuesformeasuring leakageareuserprogrammable.

Leaktest"trouble" alarmsareactuatedinthecontrolroomtoannunciate atestfailureand/orfailureofthesystemtooperateproperly.

Thesamemodelautomatic testerisinstalled ateachPSLunit.Thetesterisnotsafetyrelated,isnotusedtomaintainairlockintegrity, andthetubinginstalled topressurize theintra-seal volumedoesnotpenetrate thecontainment atmosphere boundary.

BasesfortheProosedChanesPersistent difficulties havebeenexperienced withoperation oftheautomatic testingsystemsforthecontainment personnel airlocksforbothSt.LucieUnits1and2.Theseoperational difficulties includeinitiation ofdistracting "nuisance alarms"inthecontrolroomsand,asaresult,thesystemsarenolongerused.FPLhasnoplanstousetheautomatic testersinthefuture,andhasscheduled themforremovalusingapproved, plantconfiguration controlprocedures.

TS3/4.6.1.3 specifies LimitingConditions forOperation (LCO)fortheContainment AirLocks.Surveillance testingofairlocksealsprovidesassurance thattheoverallairlockleakagewillnotbecomeexcessive duetosealdamageduringtheintervals betweenleakagetests.Therequiredtestintervals, testpressure, andleakageacceptance criteriaarenotbeingchangedbytheproposedlicenseamendment.

Thecontainment personnel airlockautomatic leakratetesterisonlyonemethodofverifying sealleakage.Automatic testingisnotrequiredtodemonstrate operability oftheairlocks,orotherwise requiredtocomplywiththespecifications oftheLCO.Conclusion TheproposedTSrevisiondoesnotaltertheoperability requirements forthecontainment airlocks;rather,onlythereference toanautomatic tester(whichisnotrequiredforcompliance withthetestcriteria) willbedeleted.Therefore, FPLconsiders theproposedchangetobeadministrative innature.

St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterATTACHMENT 2DETERMINATION OFNOSIGNIFICANT HMARDSCONSIDERATION St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 2Page1of2DETERMZNATZON OPNOSZGNZPZCANT HAZARDSCONSZDERATZON Pursuantto10CFR50.92, adetermination maybemadethataproposedlicenseamendment involvesnosignificant hazardsconsideration ifoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance with.theproposedamendment wouldnot:(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated; or(2)createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated; or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Eachstandardisdiscussed asfollows:(1)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.

Theproposedamendment isadministrative innatureinthattherevisionwilleliminate thewordingassociated withoptionaluseofthepersonnel airlockautomatic leakagetester.Therequirement fortestingthepersonnel airlockatapressuregreaterthanorequaltoP,foratleast15minutesremainsunchanged.

Theacceptance criteriaofpersonnel airlocksealleakagelessthan0.01L,isalsounchanged.

Theautomatic leakagetesterisnotanaccidentinitiator norapartofthesuccesspath(s)whichfunctiontomitigateaccidents evaluated intheplantsafetyanalyses.

Theproposaldoesnotinvolveanychangestotheconfiguration ormethodofoperation ofanyplantequipment thatisusedtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident, nordoesitalteranyassumptions orconditions intheplantsafetyanalyses.

Therefore, operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.

(2)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated.

Theproposedamendment toremovethereference tothepersonnel airlockautomatic testerfromthetechnical specifications willnotintroduce anynewfailuremodesorsysteminteractions, norwillit St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendments Containment AirLockAutomatic TesterL-95-040Attachment 2Page2of2requiretheinstallation ofanynewormodifiedequipment.

Therequirement toleaktestthepersonnel airlockswillnotbechanged.Thus,operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated.

(3)Operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment wouldnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Theproposedamendment isadministrative innatureinthatiteliminates thereference tothepersonnel airlockautomatic leakagetesterbutdoesnotalterthesurveillance andacceptance criteriaforsuchtesting.Sealleakagetestingisperformed inaccordance withanapprovedplantprocedure whichallowsuseofeitheranautomatic testeroraportabletestingcart.Theautomatic leakagetesterisnotusedtoactuatesafetyrelatedequipment, provideinterlocks, orperformplantcontrolfunctions.

Theconditions evaluated

-intheplantaccidentandtransient analysesdonotinvolvethistester.Theproposedchangedoesnotalterthebasisforanytechnical specification thatisrelatedtotheestablishment of,orthemaintenance of,anuclearsafetymargin.Therefore, operation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment doesnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Basedontheabovediscussion andthesupporting Evaluation ofTechnical Specification changes,FPLhasdetermined thattheproposedlicenseamendment involvesnosignificant hazardsconsideration.

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