ML17222A557

Application for Amend to License NPF-16,revising Control Element Assembly Drop Time,Per Info Notice 88-047 & C-E Info Bulletin 88-03

ML17222A557
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/20/1988
From:	CONWAY W F FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
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ML17222A558	List: ML17222A557 ML17222A559
References
IEIN-88-047, IEIN-88-47, L-88-459, NUDOCS 8810270055
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4~.i4.REGULATYINFORMATIONDlSTRIBUTIOSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:8810270055DOC.DATE:88/10/20NOTARIZED:YESFACIL:50-389St.LuciePlantiUnit2iFloridaPower5LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONCONWAYiW.F.FloridaPower5LightCo.RECIP.NAME'ECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)

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ApplicationforamendtoLicenseNPF-ihirevisingcontrolelementassemblydroptimeiperInfoNotice88-047.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:QRSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:DOCKET005000389RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2LATQURIGNY>EINTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DEST/ADS7ENRR/DEST/ESB8DNRR/DEST/RSB8ENRR/PMAS/ILRB12OGC/HDS2RES/DSIR/EIBEXTERNAL:LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL1016611111101111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2PDARM/DAF/LFMBNRR/DEST/CEB8HNRR/DEST/MTB9HNRR/DOEA/TSB11CS-ABSTRACTGF01NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL22I10111111111ty/4owqpo/pTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR25ENCL22

• ~~g~hhh'IMiIhhhI]IRIhfhIIIdhh<h1'VIIIth~IF'.,h4'If,hIIRhghlh P.X14000,JUNOBEACH,FL33408.0420+NgrOCTOBER201S88L-88-45910CFR50.9010CFR50.36U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentControlElementAssemblDroTimeInaccordancewith10CFR50.90,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)submitsherewitharequesttoamendFacilityOperatingLicenseNPF-16.Thisamendmentissubmittedtorevisethecontrolelementassembly(CEA)droptimebasedonFPL'sreviewofNRCInformationNoticeNo.88-47,"Slower-Than-ExpectedRod-DropTimeTesting",andCombustionEngineering's(CE)Info-Bulletin88-03,"CEADropTimeTesting",datedJuly14,1988andJune14,1988,respectively.Thesedocumentscontainedinformationontheslowercontrolelementdrivemechanism(CEDM)coil'electromagneticfielddecaytimeassociatedwithCEDMdesignwhichresultswhenpowerisinterruptedthroughthereactortripbreakersascomparedtointerruptionthroughtheindividualCEDMcircuitbreakers.The90%insertiontimefortheCEA'sisbeingincreasedfrom2.7secondsto3.1seconds.AmarkedupcopyoftheaffectedTechnicalSpecificationpageisincludedasAttachment1.ASafetyAnalysisinsupportoftheproposedamendmentisincludedasAttachment2.A"DeterminationofNoSignificantHazardsConsideration"isprovidedasAttachment3.Attachment4containsadiscussionoftheeventswhichwerere-analyzedinsupportoftheproposedamendment.TheproposedamendmenthasbeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFloridaPower&LightCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.StaffreviewandapprovaloftheproposedlicenseamendmentisrequestedbyMarch1,1989,tosupportthestartupofSt.Lucie.3810270055831020PDRAQOCK05000335'PDCi)pqg>anFPLGroupcompany U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommiaaionL-88-459Page2Inaccordancewith10CFR50.91(b)(l),acopyoftheproposedamendmentisbeingforwardedtothestatedesigneefortheStateofFlorida.Inaccordancewith10CFR170.21,FPLCheckNo.9492isattachedasremittanceforthelicenseamendmentapplicationfee.Pleasecontactusifthereareanyquestionsaboutthissubmittal.Verytrulyyours,W..ConwSeniorViceresident-NuclearWFC/MD/gcAttachments(4)cc:MalcolmL.Ernst,ActingRegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlantMr.JacobNash,FloridaDepartmentofHealthandRehabilitativeServices 0Vq,.Je~.lingt STATEOFFLORIDA))ss.COUNTYOFPALMBEACH)W.F.Conwabeingfirstdulysworn,deposesandsays:ThatheisSeniorVicePresident-Nuclear,ofFloridaPowerandLightCompany,theLicenseeherein;Thathehasexecutedtheforegoingdocument;thatthestatementsmadeinthisdocumentaretrueandcorrecttothebestofhisknowledge,informationandbelief,andthatheisauthorizedtoexecutethedocumentonbehalfofsaidLicensee.W.F.CwaySubscribedandsworntobeforemethisdayof190o<.,r~..NOTARYPUBX>I",inandftheCountyof,PalmBeach,-StateofFloridar'j(NotaryPublic,StateofFloridacUQyCommissionExpiresluna1,19S9My'Corot<<ssionexpireshrrofats~Issurhnco,Inc.

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