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RAOIOACTIVEEFFLUENTSEXPLOSIVEGASMIXTURELIMITINGCONDITIONFOROPERATION3.11.2.5TheconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentra-tionexceeds4Xbyvolume.APPLICABILITY:Atal1times.ACTION:a.WiththeconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthanZXbyvolumebutlessthanorequalto4Xbyvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentrationtotheabove1imitswithin48hours.b.Withtheconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytank'greaterthan4XbyvolumeandthehydrogenconcentrationgreaterthanZXbyvolume,immediatelysuspendalladditionsofwastegasestothesystemandimmediatelycommencereductionoftheconcentrationofoxygentolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolume.c.TheprovisionsofSpecifications3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.'URVEILLANCEREUIREMENTS4.11.2.,(heconcentratiofdr+yhafi'xygeninthewastegasdecaytankshallbeeterminedtobewhinteaoveimitsbycontinuousl'r'nthewastegasesintheonservicewastegasdecaytankwiththedr<noxygenmonitorequi>edOPERABLEbyTable3.3-13ofSpecification3.3.3.0.Aalu>~>~ue</J~~~~W>+g+<~~~<~~~~g~$to~>~+haoA~~~ulcm"~~<~~~~i~eZ4yzp~.,/ia.go~<iIa~~>~~~~P'g<ni<<Awcuas$~gaJ'+ec~ygok.saba/fIglw+l\Agg(pyllgLl~l/J$pgJpdV7/$0'IV~+~~8~~dkbaftone<~cd(g<~t'7ST.CI-UNIT13/411-14AmendmentNo.59S FJi>,IINHhl,~wsC~e~~g:(It~~slh~hyi'~=p St.LucieUnit1and2DocketNo.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT2St.LucieUnit2Marked-upTechnicalSpecificationPage3/411-14  
RAOIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS EXPLOSIVE GASMIXTURELIMITINGCONDITION FOROPERATION 3.11.2.5Theconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentra-tionexceeds4Xbyvolume.APPLICABILITY:
Atal1times.ACTION:a.Withtheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthanZXbyvolumebutlessthanorequalto4Xbyvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentration totheabove1imitswithin48hours.b.Withtheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytank'greaterthan4Xbyvolumeandthehydrogenconcentration greaterthanZXbyvolume,immediately suspendalladditions ofwastegasestothesystemandimmediately commencereduction oftheconcentration ofoxygentolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolume.c.Theprovisions ofSpecifications 3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.
'URVEILLANCE REUIREMENTS 4.11.2.,(
heconcentratio fdr+yhafi'xygen inthewastegasdecaytankshallbeetermined tobewhinteaoveimitsbycontinuousl
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,~RADIOACTIYEEFFLUENTSEXPLOSIYEGASHI.'(TURELIMITINGCOflDITIONFOROPERATION311.2.STheconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequalio2byvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentrationexceeds4%byvolume.APPLICABILITY:Atalltimes.ACTION:C.Miththeconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan2%byvolumebutlessthanorequal4%byvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentrationtotheabovelimitswithin48hours.rwiththeconcentrationofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan4%byvolumeandthehydrogenconcentrationgreaterthan2%byvolume,immediatelysuspendalladditionsofwastegasestothesystemandimmediatelycommencereductionoftheconcentrationofoxygentolessthan.orequalto2%byvolume.TheprovisionsofSpecifications3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.SURYEILLANCEREOUIREI"!EiVTS4.11.2-~heconcentratiofhdoey{xygeninthewastegasdecaytankshabedeterminedtoewithinteabovelimitsbycontinuouslymonrinthewastegasesintheonservicewastegasdecaytankwiththeenmonitorequiredOPERABLEbyTable3.3-13ofpecificatien3.3.AddE~r%errra/g8'll.Z.5~Wi%Wwcragerer.'eric~jr4e~i~f4e.crres~e-urcaa~~4~gasa<<ay<.t.~.~4i-p,.Z,l.f.(u.t.~~aZ~A.YSf<cr/i'll~'/.0g.S.lPAg~ac'e,7rr'.$,p/cIa.SA~ks4e[J~g~g~~,~gg~c/arrw/,+carel~rt$403%raref~P~Iharv-S.ST.LUGIE-UNIT23/411-14 r,~)r~~
,~RADIOACTIYE EFFLUENTS EXPLOSIYE GASHI.'(TURE LIMITINGCOflDITION FOROPERATION 311.2.STheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequalio2byvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentration exceeds4%byvolume.APPLICABILITY:
St.LucieUnit1and2DocketNo.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT3SAFETYANALYSISIntroductionAchangeisproposedtorevisetheSt.LucieUnits1and2TechnicalSpecificationsSection3/4.11.2.5tocorrectthehydrogenmonitoringsurveillancerequirementsofExplosiveGasMixtureTechnicalSpecifications.ThischangewillmaketheTechnicalSpecificationsconsistentwiththeapproveddesign.DiscussionTheproposedchangetotheSt.LucieUnit1and2TechnicalSpecificationsrevisestheSurveillanceRequirementsofTechnicalSpecification3/4.11.2.5.ThisTechnicalSpecificationchangemodifiestheexistingsurveillancerequirement4.11.2.5todeletereferencetoacontinuoushydrogenconcentrationmonitorandaddsanewsurveillancerequirement4.11.2.5.2.Thenewsurveillancerequirementrequiresthehydrogenconcentrationtobedeterminedbygaspartitionergrabsampleatleastonceper24hourswhentheoxygenconcentrationasdeterminedbythecontinuousoxygenmonitorexceeds24byvolume.SafetAnalsisSt.LucieUnits1and2havetwocontinuousoxygenmonitorsinthewastegassystemanduseagaspartitionergrabsampletodeterminethehydrogenconcentrationofthewastegasdecaytankswhentheoxygenconcentrationiselevatedabovethresholdvalues.St.LucieUnits1and2donothaveinstalledcontinuoushydrogenmonitorsinthewastegassystems.TheStandardTechnicalSpecificationwasinappropriatelyusedfortheExplosiveGasMixtureTechnicalSpecificationwhentheSt.LucieUnit2TechnicalSpecificationswereoriginallyissuedandwhentheRadiologicalEffluentTechnicalSpecificationswereaddedtotheSt.LucieUnit1TechnicalSpecificationsbyLicenseAmendment59.TechnicalSpecification3.3.3.10isrelatedtothisTechnicalSpecificationfortheoperabilityandsurveillancerequirementsoftheradioactivegaseouseffluentmonitoringinstrumentation.Table3.3-13ofTechnicalSpecification3.3.3.10wasappropriatelychangedatthetimetheTechnicalSpecificationswereissuedtoreflect:thespecificdesignfortheRadioactiveGaseousWasteSystemattheSt.LuciePlant.
Atalltimes.ACTION:C.Miththeconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan2%byvolumebutlessthanorequal4%byvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentration totheabovelimitswithin48hours.rwiththeconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan4%byvolumeandthehydrogenconcentration greaterthan2%byvolume,immediately suspendalladditions ofwastegasestothesystemandimmediately commencereduction oftheconcentration ofoxygentolessthan.orequalto2%byvolume.Theprovisions ofSpecifications 3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.
TheSt.LucieUnit2UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR)Section11.3"GaseousWasteSystem"describestheGaseousWasteManagementSystem(GWMS).Section11.3.1m)ofthesystemdesignbasesdescribesthefeaturestodetectandprecludetheformationofpotentiallyexplosivemixturesofhydrogenandoxygen.Section11.3.2"SystemDescription"describesthegasanalyzerpackagethatisprovidedtocontinuouslymonitortheoxygenconcentrationsinvariousplantcomponentswherepotentiallyexplosivemixturescoulddevelop.ThesystemdesignwasreviewedaspartoftheOriginalLicensereview.TheNRCstaffreviewandtheacceptabilityofthedesignisdocumentedinthesection11oftheSt.LucieUnit2SafetyEvaluationReportRevision0andsupplementedinsection11.5ofSSERRevision3.TheNRCreviewoftheUnit1systemisdocumentedintheSafetyEvaluation(datedAugust18,1983)andTechnicalEvaluationReport(EGG-PHYS-6241datedApril26,1983).ThisreviewwasperformedinsupportofAmendment59whichaddedtheRadiologicalEffluentTechnicalSpecifications(RETS)totheUnit1TechnicalSpecifications.TheaboveSafetyEvaluationsdescribetheFPLcommitmenttomaintainasafeconcentrationofoxygeninthesystemsincehydrogenispresentinexcess.TheUnit1evaluationacknowledgesthatT.S.Table3.3-13doesnotincludeahydrogenmonitor.TechnicalSpecifications3.11.2.5and4.11.2.5specifytheconcentrationandmonitoringofhydrogengas,respectively,butreferenceinstrumentsnotinstalledintheplant.ThisTechnicalSpecificationchangeaddsamethodandfrequencyformonitoringhydrogenconcentrationwhentheoxygenconcentrationexceedsathreshold.
SURYEILLANCEREOUIREI"!EiVTS 4.11.2-~heconcentratio fhdoey{xygeninthewastegasdecaytankshabedetermined toewithinteabovelimitsbycontinuously monrinthewastegasesintheonservicewastegasdecaytankwiththeenmonitorequiredOPERABLEbyTable3.3-13ofpecificatien 3.3.AddE~r%errra
St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNo.50-335and'50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT4DETERMINATIONOFNOSIGNIFICANTHAZARDSCONSIDERATIONThestandardsusedtoarriveatadeterminationthatarequestforamendmentinvolvesanosignificanthazardsconsiderationareincludedintheCommissionsregulation,10CFR50.92,whichstatesthatnosignificanthazardsconsiderationsareinvolvediftheoperationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnot(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or(2)createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or(3)involveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Eachstandardisdiscussedasfollows:(1)Operationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwouldnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated.TheproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausethisamendmentdoesnotchangetheSt.LuciedesignaspreviouslyevaluatedbytheNRC.TheNRChaspreviouslyevaluatedtheinstrumentationusedtoensureanexplosivegasmixturewillnotoccuratSt.LucieduringtheOperatingLicensereviewofSt.LucieUnit2andduringthereviewofAmendment59forSt.LucieUnit1.(2)UseofthemodifiedTechnicalSpecificationwouldnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanypreviouslyevaluated.TheuseofthismodifiedTechnicalSpecificationcannotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanypreviouslyevaluatedsincethephysicaldesignofthefacilityisunchanged.Nonewfailuremodeisintroducedduetothechangeinthehydrogenmonitoringrequirements.(3)UseofthemodifiedTechnicalSpecificationwouldnotinvolveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.TheoperationandphysicalfacilityareunchangedbythisTechnicalSpecificationproposedamendment.Basedontheabove,wehavedeterminedthattheproposedamendmentdoesnot(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated,(2)createthe J(~  
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St.LucieUnit1and2DocketNo.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT 3SAFETYANALYSISIntroduction AchangeisproposedtorevisetheSt.LucieUnits1and2Technical Specifications Section3/4.11.2.5 tocorrectthehydrogenmonitoring surveillance requirements ofExplosive GasMixtureTechnical Specifications.
ThischangewillmaketheTechnical Specifications consistent withtheapproveddesign.Discussion TheproposedchangetotheSt.LucieUnit1and2Technical Specifications revisestheSurveillance Requirements ofTechnical Specification 3/4.11.2.5.
ThisTechnical Specification changemodifiestheexistingsurveillance requirement 4.11.2.5todeletereference toacontinuous hydrogenconcentration monitorandaddsanewsurveillance requirement 4.11.2.5.2.
Thenewsurveillance requirement requiresthehydrogenconcentration tobedetermined bygaspartitioner grabsampleatleastonceper24hourswhentheoxygenconcentration asdetermined bythecontinuous oxygenmonitorexceeds24byvolume.SafetAnalsisSt.LucieUnits1and2havetwocontinuous oxygenmonitorsinthewastegassystemanduseagaspartitioner grabsampletodetermine thehydrogenconcentration ofthewastegasdecaytankswhentheoxygenconcentration iselevatedabovethreshold values.St.LucieUnits1and2donothaveinstalled continuous hydrogenmonitorsinthewastegassystems.TheStandardTechnical Specification wasinappropriately usedfortheExplosive GasMixtureTechnical Specification whentheSt.LucieUnit2Technical Specifications wereoriginally issuedandwhentheRadiological EffluentTechnical Specifications wereaddedtotheSt.LucieUnit1Technical Specifications byLicenseAmendment 59.Technical Specification 3.3.3.10isrelatedtothisTechnical Specification fortheoperability andsurveillance requirements oftheradioactive gaseouseffluentmonitoring instrumentation.
Table3.3-13ofTechnical Specification 3.3.3.10wasappropriately changedatthetimetheTechnical Specifications wereissuedtoreflect:thespecificdesignfortheRadioactive GaseousWasteSystemattheSt.LuciePlant.
TheSt.LucieUnit2UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR)Section11.3"GaseousWasteSystem"describes theGaseousWasteManagement System(GWMS).Section11.3.1m)ofthesystemdesignbasesdescribes thefeaturestodetectandprecludetheformation ofpotentially explosive mixturesofhydrogenandoxygen.Section11.3.2"SystemDescription" describes thegasanalyzerpackagethatisprovidedtocontinuously monitortheoxygenconcentrations invariousplantcomponents wherepotentially explosive mixturescoulddevelop.ThesystemdesignwasreviewedaspartoftheOriginalLicensereview.TheNRCstaffreviewandtheacceptability ofthedesignisdocumented inthesection11oftheSt.LucieUnit2SafetyEvaluation ReportRevision0andsupplemented insection11.5ofSSERRevision3.TheNRCreviewoftheUnit1systemisdocumented intheSafetyEvaluation (datedAugust18,1983)andTechnical Evaluation Report(EGG-PHYS-6241 datedApril26,1983).Thisreviewwasperformed insupportofAmendment 59whichaddedtheRadiological EffluentTechnical Specifications (RETS)totheUnit1Technical Specifications.
TheaboveSafetyEvaluations describetheFPLcommitment tomaintainasafeconcentration ofoxygeninthesystemsincehydrogenispresentinexcess.TheUnit1evaluation acknowledges thatT.S.Table3.3-13doesnotincludeahydrogenmonitor.Technical Specifications 3.11.2.5and4.11.2.5specifytheconcentration andmonitoring ofhydrogengas,respectively, butreference instruments notinstalled intheplant.ThisTechnical Specification changeaddsamethodandfrequency formonitoring hydrogenconcentration whentheoxygenconcentration exceedsathreshold.
St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNo.50-335and'50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT 4DETERMINATION OFNOSIGNIFICANT HAZARDSCONSIDERATION Thestandards usedtoarriveatadetermination thatarequestforamendment involvesanosignificant hazardsconsideration areincludedintheCommission sregulation, 10CFR50.92,whichstatesthatnosignificant hazardsconsiderations areinvolvediftheoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment 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 doesnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated becausethisamendment doesnotchangetheSt.Luciedesignaspreviously evaluated bytheNRC.TheNRChaspreviously evaluated theinstrumentation usedtoensureanexplosive gasmixturewillnotoccuratSt.LucieduringtheOperating LicensereviewofSt.LucieUnit2andduringthereviewofAmendment 59forSt.LucieUnit1.(2)UseofthemodifiedTechnical Specification wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated.
TheuseofthismodifiedTechnical Specification cannotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated sincethephysicaldesignofthefacilityisunchanged.
Nonewfailuremodeisintroduced duetothechangeinthehydrogenmonitoring requirements.
(3)UseofthemodifiedTechnical Specification wouldnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Theoperation andphysicalfacilityareunchanged bythisTechnical Specification proposedamendment.
Basedontheabove,wehavedetermined thattheproposedamendment doesnot(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated, (2)createthe J(~  
~Itprobability ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated, or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety;andtherefore doesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration.}}

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St.LucieUnit1and2DocketNo.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT 1St.LucieUnit1Marked-up Technical Specification Page3/411-149204280077 92042iPDRADOCK05000335'I PPDRl,'

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RAOIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS EXPLOSIVE GASMIXTURELIMITINGCONDITION FOROPERATION 3.11.2.5Theconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentra-tionexceeds4Xbyvolume.APPLICABILITY:

Atal1times.ACTION:a.Withtheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthanZXbyvolumebutlessthanorequalto4Xbyvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentration totheabove1imitswithin48hours.b.Withtheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytank'greaterthan4Xbyvolumeandthehydrogenconcentration greaterthanZXbyvolume,immediately suspendalladditions ofwastegasestothesystemandimmediately commencereduction oftheconcentration ofoxygentolessthanorequaltoZXbyvolume.c.Theprovisions ofSpecifications 3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.

'URVEILLANCE REUIREMENTS 4.11.2.,(

heconcentratio fdr+yhafi'xygen inthewastegasdecaytankshallbeetermined tobewhinteaoveimitsbycontinuousl

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,~RADIOACTIYE EFFLUENTS EXPLOSIYE GASHI.'(TURE LIMITINGCOflDITION FOROPERATION 311.2.STheconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytanksshallbelimitedtolessthanorequalio2byvolumewheneverthehydrogenconcentration exceeds4%byvolume.APPLICABILITY:

Atalltimes.ACTION:C.Miththeconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan2%byvolumebutlessthanorequal4%byvolume,reducetheoxygenconcentration totheabovelimitswithin48hours.rwiththeconcentration ofoxygeninthewastegasdecaytankgreaterthan4%byvolumeandthehydrogenconcentration greaterthan2%byvolume,immediately suspendalladditions ofwastegasestothesystemandimmediately commencereduction oftheconcentration ofoxygentolessthan.orequalto2%byvolume.Theprovisions ofSpecifications 3.0.3and3.0.4arenotapplicable.

SURYEILLANCEREOUIREI"!EiVTS 4.11.2-~heconcentratio fhdoey{xygeninthewastegasdecaytankshabedetermined toewithinteabovelimitsbycontinuously monrinthewastegasesintheonservicewastegasdecaytankwiththeenmonitorequiredOPERABLEbyTable3.3-13ofpecificatien 3.3.AddE~r%errra

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St.LucieUnit1and2DocketNo.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT 3SAFETYANALYSISIntroduction AchangeisproposedtorevisetheSt.LucieUnits1and2Technical Specifications Section3/4.11.2.5 tocorrectthehydrogenmonitoring surveillance requirements ofExplosive GasMixtureTechnical Specifications.

ThischangewillmaketheTechnical Specifications consistent withtheapproveddesign.Discussion TheproposedchangetotheSt.LucieUnit1and2Technical Specifications revisestheSurveillance Requirements ofTechnical Specification 3/4.11.2.5.

ThisTechnical Specification changemodifiestheexistingsurveillance requirement 4.11.2.5todeletereference toacontinuous hydrogenconcentration monitorandaddsanewsurveillance requirement 4.11.2.5.2.

Thenewsurveillance requirement requiresthehydrogenconcentration tobedetermined bygaspartitioner grabsampleatleastonceper24hourswhentheoxygenconcentration asdetermined bythecontinuous oxygenmonitorexceeds24byvolume.SafetAnalsisSt.LucieUnits1and2havetwocontinuous oxygenmonitorsinthewastegassystemanduseagaspartitioner grabsampletodetermine thehydrogenconcentration ofthewastegasdecaytankswhentheoxygenconcentration iselevatedabovethreshold values.St.LucieUnits1and2donothaveinstalled continuous hydrogenmonitorsinthewastegassystems.TheStandardTechnical Specification wasinappropriately usedfortheExplosive GasMixtureTechnical Specification whentheSt.LucieUnit2Technical Specifications wereoriginally issuedandwhentheRadiological EffluentTechnical Specifications wereaddedtotheSt.LucieUnit1Technical Specifications byLicenseAmendment 59.Technical Specification 3.3.3.10isrelatedtothisTechnical Specification fortheoperability andsurveillance requirements oftheradioactive gaseouseffluentmonitoring instrumentation.

Table3.3-13ofTechnical Specification 3.3.3.10wasappropriately changedatthetimetheTechnical Specifications wereissuedtoreflect:thespecificdesignfortheRadioactive GaseousWasteSystemattheSt.LuciePlant.

TheSt.LucieUnit2UpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR)Section11.3"GaseousWasteSystem"describes theGaseousWasteManagement System(GWMS).Section11.3.1m)ofthesystemdesignbasesdescribes thefeaturestodetectandprecludetheformation ofpotentially explosive mixturesofhydrogenandoxygen.Section11.3.2"SystemDescription" describes thegasanalyzerpackagethatisprovidedtocontinuously monitortheoxygenconcentrations invariousplantcomponents wherepotentially explosive mixturescoulddevelop.ThesystemdesignwasreviewedaspartoftheOriginalLicensereview.TheNRCstaffreviewandtheacceptability ofthedesignisdocumented inthesection11oftheSt.LucieUnit2SafetyEvaluation ReportRevision0andsupplemented insection11.5ofSSERRevision3.TheNRCreviewoftheUnit1systemisdocumented intheSafetyEvaluation (datedAugust18,1983)andTechnical Evaluation Report(EGG-PHYS-6241 datedApril26,1983).Thisreviewwasperformed insupportofAmendment 59whichaddedtheRadiological EffluentTechnical Specifications (RETS)totheUnit1Technical Specifications.

TheaboveSafetyEvaluations describetheFPLcommitment tomaintainasafeconcentration ofoxygeninthesystemsincehydrogenispresentinexcess.TheUnit1evaluation acknowledges thatT.S.Table3.3-13doesnotincludeahydrogenmonitor.Technical Specifications 3.11.2.5and4.11.2.5specifytheconcentration andmonitoring ofhydrogengas,respectively, butreference instruments notinstalled intheplant.ThisTechnical Specification changeaddsamethodandfrequency formonitoring hydrogenconcentration whentheoxygenconcentration exceedsathreshold.

St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNo.50-335and'50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ExlosiveGasMixture-HdroenMonitorDeletionATTACHMENT 4DETERMINATION OFNOSIGNIFICANT HAZARDSCONSIDERATION Thestandards usedtoarriveatadetermination thatarequestforamendment involvesanosignificant hazardsconsideration areincludedintheCommission sregulation, 10CFR50.92,whichstatesthatnosignificant hazardsconsiderations areinvolvediftheoperation ofthefacilityinaccordance withtheproposedamendment 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 doesnotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated becausethisamendment doesnotchangetheSt.Luciedesignaspreviously evaluated bytheNRC.TheNRChaspreviously evaluated theinstrumentation usedtoensureanexplosive gasmixturewillnotoccuratSt.LucieduringtheOperating LicensereviewofSt.LucieUnit2andduringthereviewofAmendment 59forSt.LucieUnit1.(2)UseofthemodifiedTechnical Specification wouldnotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated.

TheuseofthismodifiedTechnical Specification cannotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated sincethephysicaldesignofthefacilityisunchanged.

Nonewfailuremodeisintroduced duetothechangeinthehydrogenmonitoring requirements.

(3)UseofthemodifiedTechnical Specification wouldnotinvolveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Theoperation andphysicalfacilityareunchanged bythisTechnical Specification proposedamendment.

Basedontheabove,wehavedetermined thattheproposedamendment doesnot(1)involveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated, (2)createthe J(~

~Itprobability ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously evaluated, or(3)involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety;andtherefore doesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration.