ML081780099

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, EVESR Technical Specifications, Amendment 7

ML081780099
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Site:	Vallecitos File:GEH Hitachi icon.png
Issue date:	06/23/2008
From:	Latonya Mahlahla GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas
To:	Document Control Desk, NRC/FSME
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0 HITACHI GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy LaTonya Mahlahla Vallecitos Nuclear Center 6705 Vallecitos.Rd Sunol, CA 94586 USA T 925 862 4360 F 910-341-2972 Latonyo.mahlehla@ge.com U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Attn: Document Control Desk June 23, 2008

Enclosures:

EVESR Technical Specifications, Amendment 7 License DR-IO, Docket 50-183

1) Appendix A, EVESR Technical Specifications Affected pages 1 & 3

2) Appendix A, Technical Specifications EVESR (Complete set incorporating proposed changes)

Paragraph 3.C of License No. DR-10, Amendment No. 6 authorizes GE-Hitachi to dispose of components parts or devices from the EVESR facility in accordance with the provision of 10 CFR Part 20. GEH plans to begin removal of piping, pumps, valves, control systems, walkways and some non-structuralshielding as part of The Vallecitos Nuclear Center Liabilities Reduction Project as authorized. There are no plans to remove the reactor vessel or the biological shield.

To clarify the scope of these activities and specify the radiological control requirements of 10 CFR Part 20,GEH requests the following changes to the EVESR Technical Specifications:

Proposed Change 1) Delete "provided such activities do not involve access, except for reason of inspection, maintenance, and surveillance, to areas below the 549-ft. elevation within the containment building" from page 1 of Technical Specification Section A.2. GEH request condition A.2 be amended as follows:

A.2 "The principal activities carried on within the plant area shall be the possession of the reactor facility, the dismantling of components other than the reactor pressure vessel, and activities authorized by licenses issued by appropriate regulatory authorities."

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Proposed Change 2) Delete the paragraph below condition C.3, Surveillance and Security in its entirety and replace with the following:

"Access to areas of the EVESR containment shall be controlled in a manner consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1601, Control of access to high radiation areas, as applicable."

The scope of the work associated with the liabilities reduction project will involve access to areas below 549-ft. elevation. Recent radiological surveys of the accessible areas below the 549-ft. elevation indicate that not all areas meet the High Radiation Area Controls criteria as specified in 10CFR20.

Routine radiological surveys will be performed during the work and the areas will be posted and controlled consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 20. includes marked up pages 1 and 2 of the proposed changes. Enclosure 2 is a complete set of Technical Specifications incorporating the proposed changes identified in.

Upon approval, GEH requests issuance of Enclosure 2 as the complete set'of.Technical Specifications for EVESR License DR-IO.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at 925-862-4360.

Sincerely Yours, Date:

LLD 2008.06.24 13:16:52 -07'00' LaTonya L. Mahlahla Mgr., Regulatory Compliance & EHS cc: John Buckley Bob Evans Page 2 of 2 Appendix A, EVESR Technical Specifications Affected pages 1 & 3

APPENDIX A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS EVESR A.

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1. Plant Area

• The plant area shall consist of a controlled access area defined by the reactor containment building and its ventilation system.

Personnel access shall be controlled by knowledgeable plant personnel as established by written procedure.*

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Appendix A to License DR-10 EVESR Technical Specifications A.

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1.

Plant Area

• The Plant area shall consist of a controlled access area defined by the reactor containment building and its ventilation system. Personnel access shall be controlled by knowledgeable plant personnel as established by written procedure.*

2.

Principal Activities The principal activities carried on within the plant area shall be the possession of the reactor facility, the dismantling of components other than the reactor pressure vessel, and activities authorized by licenses issued by appropriate regulatory authorities.

B.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

1.

General Activities involving access to the plant area and use of any area or in-place equipment shall be conducted under the direction of a designated facility supervisor with functional responsibility and commensurate authority to maintain the facility in a safe and secure condition at all times. The facility manager shall have extensive reactor knowledge and shall utilize the resources of other licensee personnel as necessary to provide an effective safety program.

2.

Review and Audit (a)

Written procedures for control of access to the plant area, use of the plant area facilities and equipment and for periodic inspection of the facility shall be established and approved by the manager to whom the facility supervisor reports.

(b)

Written procedures specified in 2.(a) above shall be reviewed by technically qualified personnel responsible to a management position other than the facility supervisor (the Nuclear Safety group) in accordance with a written charter for that function.

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The Nuclear Safety group shall periodically audit activities conducted in the plant area to verify that effective radiological control practices are maintained.

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Appendix A to License DR-10 EVESR Technical Specifications C.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

1.

Radiation Monitoring Radiation monitoring instruments shall be available as appropriate to prevent exposure of personnel to radiation in accordance with the standards of 10 CFR part 20. A general radiation survey shall be conducted at least annually.

2.

Ventilation

• A ventilation particulate monitor shall be operable whenever the containment building is ventilated.*

3.

Surveillance and Security Access to areas of the EVESR containment shall be controlled in a manner consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1601, Control of access to high radiation areas, as applicable.

4.

Removal of Materials and Equipment As a radiation and contamination control measure, all materials and equipment removed from radioactive materials areas shall be monitored and released in accordance with Vallecitos Nuclear Center site *procedures* and in compliance with the standards of 10 CFR part 20.

D.

RECORDS Sufficient records shall be kept to establish that the facility is being maintained within the limitations of the facility license.

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