ML17037C453

Nine Mile Point, Unit 1 - Letter Transmitting an Application for Amendment to Operating License and a Proposed Change to Technical Specifications (Appendix a) to Clarify Cloride and Oxygen Levels

ML17037C453
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	01/19/1976
From:	LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae
To:	Rusche B C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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~tleaNISTRIBUTION FORPART50DOTMATERIAL.(TEMPORARY FORM)CONTROLNO:FILE'ROM.

LeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby

&MacWash.D,C,20036,SATEOFDOCDATEREC'DLTRTWXRPTOTI-IERTO:Mr.B.C,Rusche.1>>1976ORIG3signed,1-19-76CCOTHER37SENTNRCPDRSENTLOCALPDRCLASSUNCLASSPROPINFOINPUTNOCYSREC'D40DOCI(ETNO:50.-220PLANTNAMESAFETYASSIGNEES AD~BRANCHCHlEFNQIPRHlIiM eFORACTION/IDESCRIPTION:

Ltrsubmitted onbehalfofNiagMohawk.PowerCorp.transthe'following 5NCLOSURES:

Application forAmdttoOL/DPR-63 notarized 1-16-76/'TechSpecswithattachments AentitledProposed.Change,to TechSpecs(App.A)&Attachment BentitledSupporting Info(3Orig&37CCrec'd).88RPR'ICATE OFSERVICE:date'd:1<<19.-76 showingsvcofAmdttoOLuponMr.RobertP.Jones,snIvrTownofsoriba~N.Y.:et.al...ZFC;~MO(1-21-76ASSIGNEDBItANCHCHlEFPROJECTMANAGER+PROJECTMANAGERLPiC4LIC~ASST.'8W//4CYSACRSLICASST.W/ACRSEGFIaERCPDR+6ELD060SSICK/STAFF

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,)IRegulatory Docket.BEFORETHEUNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION P))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION

)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220CERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIherebycertifythatIhaveservedadocumententitled"Application forAmendment toOperating License"bymailingacopythereoffirst.class,postageprepaid,tothefollowing personsthis19thdayofJanuary,1976.Mr.RobertP.JonesSupervisor TownofScribaR.D.54Oswego,NewYork13126MissJuanitaKerseyLibrarian OswegoCityLibrary120E.SecondStreet.Oswego,NewYork13126Dr.WilliamE.SeymourStaffCoordinator NewYorkStateAtomicEnergyCouncilNewYorkStateDepartment ofCommerce99Washington AvenueAlbany,NewYork12210opeM.BabcockLeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby&MacRaeAttorneys forNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation 529

LAWOFFICESOFLEBOEUF,LAMB,LEIBY 8MACRAEl757NSTREET,N.W.WABHINGToN, D.C.20036ARVINE.UPTONLEONARDM.TROSTKNWILLIAMO.DOUBEUGENEB.THOMAS,JR.

HARRYH.VOIGTL.MANNINGMUNTZINGLEXK.I.ARSONHENRYV.NICKELJAMESP.MCGRANERY,JR.

WASHINGTON PARTNERSJanuary19,1976ggfjp,8FO4+Mr.BenC.RuscheDirectorOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555I40BROADWAYNEWYORK,N~Y.IOOOSWASHINGTON TELEPHONK SOS4577500CABLEADDRESSLALALUeWASHINGTON DCTELEXI440274Re:NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation NineMilePointNuclearStationUnitNo.1Docket.No.50-220

DearMr.Rusche:

AscounselforNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, submitted herewithpleasefindthree(3)signedoriginals andnineteen(19)copiesofadocumententitledHApplica-tionforAmendment toOperating License."

Thisapplication seekstoamendSection3.2.3ofFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63toclarifyclorideandoxygenlevels.Forty(40)copiesoftheproposedchangeandasafetyevaluation arealsoenclosed.

ACertificate ofServiceshowingserviceofthesedocuments uponthepersonslistedthereinisalsoenclosed.

Verytrulyyours,~4k,LeBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby6MacRaeAttorneys forNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation

gegulatory Docket'NITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION 4p~hg,gP~IntheMatterof))NIAGARAMOHAiUKPOlUERCORPORATION

)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))DocketNo.50-220APPLICATION FORAMENDMENT TOOPERATING LICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulations oftheNuclearRegulatory Commission, NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation, holderofFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63,herebyrequeststhatSection3.2.3oftheTechnical Specifications setforthinAppendixAtothatLicensebeamended.,ThisproposedchangehasbeenapprovedbySiteOperations ReviewCommittee andSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.TheproposedTechnical Specification changeissetforthinAttachment Atothisapplication.

Asafetyevaluation, whichdemon-stratesthattheproposedchangedoesnotinvolveasignificant hazardsconsideration, issetforthinAttachment B.Theproposedchangewouldnotauthorize anychangeinthetypesoranyincreaseintheamountsofeffluents oranychangeintheauthorized powerlevelofthefacility.

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--2--WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully requeststhatAppendixA'oHFacilityOperating LicenseNo.DPR-63beamendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachment A.NIAGARAMOHAlhtKPOWERCORPORATION RudolpR.c>neiderVicePresiden-Electric Operations HSubscribed andsworntobeforemeonthisi'09,dayofJanuary,1976.Q~."Q.Cl~gd.'~C.QoK)NotaryPublicoATRlCIAA.Co~b~isi~oiiiow+sonspoblicinii4d082d<goslilmdi<<n".+sb3ii,19t7ldCommission despisesMossV 0~.Cq

~~ATTACl-MENT A~<@~>ggDocketF!~sNiagaramohawkPowerCorporation LicenseNo.DPR-63'IDocketNo..50-220ProposedChangetoTechnical Specifications (Appendix A)ITheattachedisarevisiontopage83ofAppendixAofDPR-63.

LIMITINGCONDITION FOROPERATION SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT 3.2.3COOLANTCHEMISTRY 4.2.3COOLANTCHEMISTRY Appliestothereactorcoolantsystemchemicalrequirements.

~Obective:Toassurethechemicalpurityofthereactorcoolantwater.Appliestotheperiodictestingrequirements ofthereactorcoolantchemistry'.

~Obective:Todetermine thechemicalpurityofthereactorcoolantwater.Ia.Thereactorcoolantwatershallnotexceedthefollowing limitswithsteamingrateslessthan100,000poundsperhourexceptasspecified in3.2.3b:Conductivity Chlorideion2pmho/cm0.1ppmb.Forreactorstart-ups themaximunvalueforconductivity shallnotexceed10umho/cmandthemaximumvalueforchlorideionconcentration shallnotexceedO.lppm,forthefirst24hoursafterplacingthereactorinthepoweroperating condition.

Duringreactorshutdowns specification

-3.2.3.cwillapplySamplesshallbetakenatleastevery96hoursandanalyzedforconductivity andchlorideioncontent.Inaddition, iftheconductivity becomes.abnormal (otherthanshorttermspikes)asindicated bythecontinuous conductivity monitor,sampl'esshallbetakenandanalyzed.

Whenthecontinuous conductivity monitorisinoperable, areactorcoolantsampleshallbetakenatleastdaily'ndanalyzedforcon-ductivity andchlorideioncontent.83

ATTACkBKNT 8Q~og'lgtgrv O0Gk8tFig(.NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporation m.a-,'-"-~LicenseNo.DPR-63Docket50-220SuortinInformation TheproposedchangeincludedinAttachment A,represents aclarification ofthereactorcoolantchemistry specifications.

Its'urposeistoprovideforshut-down conditions, inaccordance with,theintentofthosespecifications.

Whenreactorsteamingratesarelessthan100,000poundsperhour,presentTechnical Specifications limitthechlorideionconcen-trationto0.1ppm.Thisspecification isintendedtorestrictchloridecontentduringperiodsofoperation suchasreactorstart-upandhotstand-bywhenreactorwaterdissolved oxygenlevelsmaybehigh.Duringnormaloperation, whensteamingratesaregreaterthan100,000poundsperhour,boilingoccurscausingdeaeration.

Thisre-sultsinmuchlowerdissolved oxygenlevels(0.2-0.3ppm).Attheselowoxygenlevels,chloridelevelsofupto1ppmcanbetolerated withoutencountering anydamagetotheprimarysystemmaterials.

Intheprocessofshuttingdown,however,thereactormaybebroughttoasteamingrateoflessthan100,000poundsperhourwhilethechloridecontentisgreaterthan0.1ppmandoxygencontentislow.Theoxygencontentremainslowuntilthereactortemperature dropsandtheheadventisopened.Therefore, thoextension ofnormaloperation chloridelimitstoshutdownconditions wouldnotposeanyproblemstotheprimarysystemmaterials.

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