ML17229A844

Proposed Tech Specs Removing Obsolete License Conditions & Incorporating Revs Which Clarify Component Operations That Must Be Verified in Response to Containment Sump Recirculation Actuation Signal

ML17229A844
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	08/24/1998
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St.,LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsL'ceseodi'onsdateandTlarificatioTTAME3Letter-98-ST.LUCIEUNIT1MARKED-UPTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONPAGESPage3/45-5Page3/47-20PDRADGCK05000835l EMERGENCYCOECNGSYSTEMSe.Atleastonceper18months,duringshutdown,by:VerifyingthateachautomaticvalveintheflowpathactuatestoitscorrectpositiononaSafetyInjectionActuationSignal.Verifyingthateachofthefollowingpumpsstart@bmaticaltyuponreceiptoiaSafelyInjectionActuationSignal;a.High-PressureSafetyInjectionPump.b.Low-PressureSafetyInjectionPump.Nyiag-e~urAp-ReereolatieaAetuatiea-Yes-i9na,e-seatainraeFI~m~sela@eelves-opeA-aA5@e-reeireulatiei-'I-valve-te@~fueliFI~er-tarik4esed:f.ByvenfyingthateachofthefollowingpumpsdevelopsthespecifiedtotaldevelopedheadonrecirculationflowwhentestedpursuanttothelnserviceTestingProgram.1.High-PressureSafetyInjectionpumps:greaterthanorequalto2571ft.2.Low-PressureSafetyInjectionpumps:greaterthanorequalto350ft.V'fnthatuponreceiptofanactualorsimulatedSumpRecirculationActuationSignal:eacheriyig';low-pressuresafety.injectionpumpstops,eachcontainmentsumpisolationprefuelingwatertankoutletvalvecloses,andeachsafetyinjectionsystemrecirculationvalvetotIletrefuelingwatertankcloses.ST.LUCIE-UNIT1AmendmentNo.26,Be,

'I PLANTSYSTEMS3/4.7.7CONTROLROOMEMERGENCYYENTILATIONSYSTEMLIMITINGCONDITIONFOROPERATION3.7.7.1Thecontrolroomemergencyventilationsystemshallbe.OPERABLEwith:a~Twoboosterfans,b.Twoisolationvalvesineachoutsideairintakeduct,c~d.AACTION:a~b.C.d.Twoisolationvalvesinthetoiletareaairexhaustduct,Onefiltertrain,trno'nunit~andWWOISOCL+iaeVaVeStn%hek,qflME,2,n+e~<<Iavckduck.Withoneboosterfaninoperable,restoretheinoperablefantoOPERABLEstatuswithin7daysorbeinatleastHOTSTANDBYwithinthenext6hoursandinCOLDSHUTDOWNwithinthefollowing30hours.Withoneisolationvalveperairductinoperable,operationmaycontinueprovidedtheotherisolationvalveinthesameductismaintainedclosed;otherwise,beinatleastHOTSTANDBYwithinthenext6hoursandinCOLDSHUTDOWNwithinthefollowing30hours.Withthefiltertraininoperable,restorethefiltertraintoOPERABlEstatuswithin24hoursorbeinatleastHOTSTANDBYwithinthenext6hoursandinCOLDSHUTDOWNwithinthefollowing30hours.WithonlyoneairconditioninguniiOPERABLE,restoreat1easttwoairconditioningunitstoOPERABLEstatuswithin7daysorbeinat,leastHOTSTANDBYwithinthenext6hoursandinCOLDSHUTDOWNwithinthefollowing30hours.ST.LUCIE-UNIT13/47-2O St.LucieUnit1andUnit2DocketNos.50-335and50-389ProposedLicenseAmendmentsLicenseonditionsdateandTlarificatiotoLLetteL-98-2ST.LUCIEUNIT2MARKED-UPTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONPAGEPage3/45-5 EMRGENCYCORCNGSYMS2..-Avisualinspectionofthecontainmentsumpandverifyingthatthesubsystemsuctioninletsarenotrestrictedbydebrisandthatthesumpcomponents(trashracks,screens,etc.)shownoevidenceofstructuraldistressorcorrosion.3.Verifyingthataminimumtotalof173cubicfeetofsolidgranulartrisodiumphosphatedodecahydrate(TSP)iscontainedwithintheTSPstoragebaskets.Verifyingthatwhenarepresentativesampleof70.5+0.5gramsofTSPfromaTSPstoragebasketissubmerged,withoutagitation,in10.0+0.1gallonsof120+10'FboratedwaterfromtheRWT,thepHofthemixedsolutionisraisedtogreaterthanorequalto7within4hours.f.Atleastonceper18months,duringshutdown,by:VerifyingthateachautomaticvalveintheflowpathactuatestoitscorrectpositiononSIASand/orRAStestsignals.2.Verifyingthateachofthefollowingpumpsstart'automaticallyuponreceiptofaSafetyInjectionActuationTestSignal:a.High-PressureSafetyInjectionpump.b.Low-PressureSafetyInjectionpump.3.-VeRfyin>ha&+a-Scrap-Reeireulatie~etuatieR-Test-SIQRal-,thecontainment~mp--iselatieR-valvesepe~Rd-the-reeireulatioalve-t~e-refueling-water-tank-elesed-.g.ByverifyingthateachofthefollowingpumpsdevelopsthespecifiedtotaldevelopedheadonrecirculationflowwhentestedpursuanttothelnserviceTestingProgram:1.High-PressureSafetyInjectionpumps:greaterthan,orequalto2854ft.2,Low'-PressureSafetyInjectionpump:greaterthanorequalto374ft.h.Byverifyingthecorrectpositionofeachelectricaland/ormechanicalpositionstopforthefollowingECCSthrottlevalves:1.DuringvalvestroMngoperationorfollowingmaintenanceonthevalveandpriortodeclaringthevalveOPERABLEwhentheECCSsubsystemsarerequiredtobeOPERABLE.iVerifyingthatuponreceiptofanactualorsimulatedSumpRecirculationActuationSignal:eachIlow-pressuresafetyinjectionpumpstops,eachcontainmentsumpisolationvalveopens,each;refuelingwatertankoutletvalvecloses,andeachsafetyinjectionsystemrecirculationvalvetothe,refuelingwatertankcloses.ST.LUCIE-UNIT2AmendmentNo.

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St.LuciePlant,Units1and2,RE:completionoflicensingactionforgenericletter98-02,"lossofreactorcoolantinventoryandassociatedpotentialforlossofemergencymitigationfunctionwhileinashutdowncondition"Body:ADAMSDISTRIBUTIONNOTIFICATION.ElectronicRecipientscanRIGHTCLICKandOPENthefirstAttachmenttoViewtheDocumentinADAMS.TheDocumentmayalsobeviewedbysearchingforAccessionNumberML003693718.DF01-DirectFlowDistribution:50Docket(PDRAvail)Docket:05000335Docket:05000389Page1 ilt

• • kg4tUNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555-0001March27,2000~rerunsMr.T.F.PlunkettPresident-NuclearDivisionFloridaPowerandLightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,Florida83408-0420

SUBJECT:

ST.LUCIEPLANT,UNITS1AND2,RE:COMPLETIONOFLICENSINGACTIONFORGENERICLETTER98-02,"LOSSOFREACTORCOOLANTINVENTORYANDASSOCIATEDPOTENTIALFORLOSSOFEMERGENCYMITIGATIONFUNCTIONWHILEINASHUTDOWNCONDITION"(TACNOS.MA4808ANDMA4809)

DearMr.Plunkett:

OnMay28,1998,theU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)issuedGenericLetter(GL)98-02,toallholdersofoperatinglicensesforPressurizedWaterReactors(PWR),exceptthosewhohavepermanentlyceasedoperations,andhavecertifiedthatfuelhasbeenpermanentlyremovedfromthereactorvessel.TheNRCissuedGL98-02torequestthatPWRlicenseesevaluateaSeptember17,1994,event,whichoccurredatWolfCreek,whichhadthepotentialtodraindownthereactorcoolantsystem(RCS)totherefuelingwaterstoragetankand,atthesametime,rendertheemergencycorecoolingsystem(ECCS)andresidualheatremoval(RHR)systeminoperablebyintroducingasteam/watermixturetothesuctionsideoftheECCSandRHRpumps.AddresseesofGL98-02wererequestedtoprovidethefollowinginformationwithin180days:(1)anassessmentofwhethertheaddressee'sfacilityisvulnerabletotheSeptember17,1994,WolfCreekevent,and(2),ifthefacilityisfoundtobevulnerable,anassessmentoftheplant-specific10CFRPart50,AppendixB,qualityassuranceprogramattributeswhichwillpreventthesubjectevent.Iftheaddressee'sfacilitywasdeterminedtobevulnerable,aresponsetoinformationitem(1)wastobeprovidedpursuantto10CFR50.54(f)and10CFR50.4,andtheresponsestoinformationitems(1)and(2)weretobekeptinalicensee'sretrievablesystemforusebytheNRCstaffonanas-neededbasis.InresponsetoGL98-02,youprovidedaletterdatedNovember22,1998,forSt.LuciePlant,Units1and2.ThesubmittalindicatedthatbothUnits1and2,werevulnerabletothetypeofincidentwhichoccurredat'WolfCreekandfurtherindicatedthattheplantevaluationconcerningthesubjectvulnerability(informationitem(2)ofGL98-02),wasbeingkeptinaretrievablelicenseesystemthattheNRCcanverifyonanas-neededorsamplebasis,inaccordancewithGL98-02.ByletterdatedDecember13,1999,theRegionIINRCstaffissuedNRCInspectionReportNo.50-335/99-07;50-389/99-07.ThesubjectinspectionreportcontaineddetailsoftheNRCstaff'son-siteverificationofactivitieswhichyouundertookinresponsetoGL98-02forSt.Lucie,Units1and2.Specifically,theinspectorverifiedthat,S(.,Luciethyg.effectively,~.~8j/II;Pigll'$t(ilk~ll;IllfF'

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T.F.PlunkettimplementedadministrativecontrolsandoperatingprocedurestoprecludeaninadvertentdraindowneventasdescribedinGL98-02.OperatorTrainingLessonPlan0802208,OutageTasksandOutageRelatedEvents,wasrevisedtoincludeareviewofGL98-02andthedraindownflowpathsthathadbeenidentifiedforeachunit.Trainingwasprovidedtotheoperatorsusingtherevisedlessonplantounderstandthesusceptibleflowpaths,andtheadministrativeandoperationalcontrolsinplacetominimizethepotentialforhumanfactorcontributorstotheinitiationofadraindownevent.Theabovemeasureswerefoundbytheinspectortobeappropriate.TheNRCstaffhasreviewedyourresponsetoGL98-02andhasconcludedthat(1)alltheinformationrequestedbyGL98-02hasbeenprovided,and(2)thatyouron-siteactivitiesadequatelyaddressedtheconcernsofGL98-02forSt.Lucie,Units1and2;therefore,weconsiderGL98-02tobeclosedforSt.Lucie,Units1and2.Sincerely,WilliamC.Gleaves,ProjectManager,Section2ProjectDirectorateIIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationDocketNos.50-335and50-389cc:Seenextpage t~I Mr.T.F.PlunkettFloridaPowerandLightCompanyST.LUCIEPLANTCC:SeniorResidentInspectorSt.LuciePlantU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionP.O.Box6090JensenBeach,Florida34957JoeMyers,DirectorDivisionofEmergencyPreparednessDepartmentofCommunityAffairs2740CenterviewDriveTallahassee,Florida32399-2100M.S.Ross,AttorneyFloiidaPower&LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.DouglasAndersonCo'untyAdministratorSt.LucieCounty2300VirginiaAvenueFortPierce,Florida34982Mr.WilliamA.Passetti,ChiefDepartmentofHealthBureauofRadiationControl2020CapitalCircle,SE,Bin¹C21Tallahassee,Florida32399-1741Mr.RajivS.KundalkarVicePresidentSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.R.G.WestPlantGeneralManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957E.J.WeinkamLicensingManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.JohnGianfrancescoManager,AdministrativeSupportandSpecialProjectsP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.J.A.StallVicePresident-NuclearEngineeringFloridaPower&LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.J.KammelRadiologicalEmergencyPlanningAdministratorDepartmentofPublicSafety6000SE.TowerDriveStuart,Florida34997 t

3~gf-/4~~~ig~~gza-CL41T.F.PlunkettMarch27,2000~Q~implementedadministrativecontrolsandoperatingprocedurestoprecludeaninadvertentdraindowneventasdescribedinGL98-02.OperatorTraIningLessonPlan0802208,OutageTasksandOutageRelatedEvents,wasrevisedtoincludeareviewof,GL98-02andthedraindownflowpathsthathadbeenidentifiedforeachunit.Trainingwasprovidedtotheoperatorsusingtherevisedlessonplantounderstandthesusceptibleflowpaths,andtheadministrativeandoperationalcontrolsinplacetominimizethepotentialforhumanfactorcontributorstotheinitiationofadraindownevent.Theabovemeasureswerefoundbytheinspectortobeappropriate.TheNRCstaffhasreviewedyourresponsetoGL98-02andhasconcludedthat(1)alltheinformationrequestedbyGL98-02hasbeenprovided,and(2)thatyouron-siteactivitiesadequatelyaddressedtheconcernsofGL98-02forSt.Lucie,Units1and2;therefore,weconsiderGL98-02tobeclosedforSt.Lucie,Units1and2.Sincerely,/Im/WilliamC.Gleaves,ProjectManager,Section2ProjectDirectorateIIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationDocketNos.50-335and50-389cc:SeenextpageDISTRIBUTION:CFile.Center'UBLICPDII-2ReadingRCorreiaBClaytonWGleavesJDonohewMRazzaqueCLauronJDavisOGCACRSLWert,RllDOCUMENTNAME:G:FPDII-2>St.Lucie>LTRGL9802CLOPSL.wd::o:receive:aco.:o.tis',ocument,inicate::.:.:.in::te:oxOFFICEPDII-2/PMNAMEWGleauDATEQ/4/00BClaytonJDohewRCrusoIoo3Ihloo7a.IooOFFICIALRECORDCOPYPDII-2/LAPDIV-1MCSR/SCPDII-2/SCRC/~i/oo 4rraJf11'V DistributionSheetDistri14.txt~/PPriority:NormalFrom:StefanieFountainActionRecipients:Intet'naPReeiptenta.FILECENTER01Copies:PaperCopyExternalRecipients:NOACPaperCopyTotalCopies:Item:ADAMSDocumentLibrary:MLADAMS"HQNTAD01ID:003688970:1

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St.LUCIEUNITS1AND2-'EQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONREGARDINGEXTENSIONOFTHEALLOWEDOUTAGETIMEFORTHEEMERGENCYDIESELGENERATORS(TACNOS.MA7205ANDMA7206).Body:ADAMSDISTRIBUTIONNOTIFICATION.ElectronicRecipientscanRIGHTCLICKandOPENthefirstAttachmenttoViewtheDocumentinADAMS.,TheDocumentmayalsobeviewedbysearchingforAccessionNumberML003688970.DF01-DirectFlowDistribution:50Docket(PDRAvail)Docket:05000335Docket:05000389Page1l

March1,2000Mr.ThomasF.PlunkettPresident-NuclearDivisionFloridaPowerandLightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,Florida33408-0420

SUBJECT:

St.LUCIEUNITS1AND2-REQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONREGARDINGEXTENSIONOFTHEALLOWEDOUTAGETIMEFORTHEEMERGENCYDIESELGENERATORS(TACNOS.MA7205ANDMA7206)

DearMr.Plunkett:

ByletterdatedNovember17,1999,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)proposedtechnicalspecification(TS)changesforSt.LucieUnits1and2.Theproposedchangeswouldrevisethe72-hourallowedoutagetimeinTS3.8.1.1,Actionb,to14daystorestoreaninoperableemergencydieselgeneratorsettooperablestatus.TheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasreviewedFPL'ssubmittalandhasdeterminedthatadditionalinformationisneededbythestaffbeforeitcancompleteitsreview.Theenclosedrequestforadditionalinformation(RAI)hasbeendiscussedwithGeorgeMaddenofyourstaff.Atargetdateforyourresponsehasbeenagreedupontobe60daysfromyourreceiptofthisRAI.Shouldasituationoccurthatpreventsyoufrommeetingthetargetdate,pleasecontactmeat(301)415-1496.Sincerely,lDocketNos.50-335and50-389KahtanN.Jabbour,SeniorProjectManager,Section2ProjectDirectorateIIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation

Enclosure:

RequestforAdditionalInformation'cw/encl:SeenextpageDistribution:tFileCenter'~PUBLICPDII-2R/FSBlackRCorreiaBClaytonKJabbourLBerryOGCACRSLWertDThatcherMReinhart*SeepreviousconcurrenceDOCUMENTNAME:GAPDII-2>St.LucieIIRAIA7205.wpdINDICATEINBOX:"C"=COPYW/0ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE,"E"3:COPYW/ATT/ENCL,"N"+NOCOPYOFFICEPM:PDII-2LA:PDII-2EEIB:SC'PSB:SC'C:PDII-2NAMEDATE02/53/0002/'23/00KJabbour8BClaonDThatcher02/18/00OFFICIALRECORDCOPYMReinhart02/18/00RCorrei02//00 I5III

+g***y+lfrt*tUNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555-0001March1,2000J//'///3'r.ThomasF.PlunkettPresident-NuclearDivisionFloridaPowerandLightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,Florida33408-0420

SUBJECT:

St.LUCIEUNITS1AND2-REQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONREGARDINGEXTENSIONOFTHEALLOWEDOUTAGETIMEFORTHEEMERGENCYDIESELGENERATORS(TACNOS.MA7205ANDMA7206)

DearMr.Plunkett:

ByletterdatedNovember17,1999,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)proposedtechnicalspecification(TS)changesforSt.LucieUnits1and2.Theproposedchangeswouldrevisethe72-hourallowedoutagetimeinTS3.8.1.1,Actionb,to14delaystorestoreaninoperableemergencydieselgeneratorsettooperablestatus.TheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionstaffhasreviewedFPL'ssubmittalandhasdeterminedthatadditionalinformationisneededbythestaffbeforeitcancompleteitsreview.Theenclosedrequestforadditionalinformation(RAI)hasbeendiscussedwithGeorgeMaddenofyourstaff.Atargetdateforyourresponsehasbeenagreedupontobe60daysfromyourreceiptofthisRAI.Shouldasituationoccurthatpreventsyoufrommeetingthetargetdate,pleasecontactmeat(301)415-1496.Sincerely,+~mnJ,3KahtanN.Jabbour,SeniorProjectManager,Section2ProjectDirectorateIIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationDocketNos.50-335and50-389

Enclosure:

RequestforAdditionalInformationccw/encl:Seenextpage eREQUESTFORADDITIONALINFORMATIONRELATEDTOTHEAMENDMENTOFTHETECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSFORTHEEMERGENCYDIESELGENERATORSST.'UCIEUNITS1AND2FLORIDAPOWERANDLIGHTCOMPANYDOCKETNOS.50-335AND50-3895.Thestaffisconcernedoveryouruseof"triggervalues"toensurethattheemergencydieselgenerator(EDG)reliabilityforSt.LucieUnits1and2remainsgreaterthanorequaltothetargetreliabilitychosenforyourEDGstomeetstationblackout(SBO)rule.Pleasejustifyyouramendmentrequestwithoutrelyingonthe"triggervalues."YourstaffindicatedinatelephoneconferenceonJanuary19,2000,thateachoftheUnit1andUnit2EDGsiscapableofpoweringitsdedicateddivisionofsafetyloadsinadditiontothecomplementofselectedUnit1orUnit2toadsnecessarytomaintaintheunitsinHotStandbythroughthedurationoftheSBOevent.Yourstaffalsoindicatedthatproceduresareinplacetoaccomplishtheabovethrong)theSBOcrosstie.PleaseclarifythisaspectofthedesignforUnit2inyourapplication..Inaddition,indicatethatthetimeittakestoestablishthisconnectionsatisfiestheavailabilityrequirementsofanalternateACsourceusedfortheSBOevent.IPage8,Table4-Explaintherelationshipamongtheearlycontainmentfailureprobability(0.01or0.1),coredamagefrequency(CDF),andlargeearlyreleasefrequency(LERF)~Pages6,7and8,Tables1,2and3-InTables1and2,1.39E-5/yrwasreferredtoasaconditionalCDFbasedonzeroEDGunavailability.ThesamevaluewasreferredtoasanaveragebaselineCDFinTable3.Explain.Thestafffindsthatthelossofgridinitiatingeventfrequencydoesnotincludeplant-centeredlossofoffsitepower(LOOP).DoestheFPL'sriskevaluationincludetheriskimpactoftheproposedchangeduetothisplant-centeredLOOPinitiatingevent?Explain.Isthecrosstierecoveryeventfailureprobability(0.1)identicalforbothunits?Explainwhytheasymmetryindesignbetweentheunitswasnotcaptured.7.Explainhowthe.recommendedTier2restrictionisgoingtobeimplemented.8.ExplainEOP-99,AppendixGformanualCauxiliaryfeedwaterpumpstart,andjustifythebasiceventfailureprobabilityusedforitinyourPRA.ENCLOSURE 0l Mr.T.F.PlunkettFloridaPowerandLightCompanyST.LUCIEPLANTCC:SeniorResidentInspectorSt.LuciePlantU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionP.O.Box6090JensenBeach,Florida34957JoeMyers,DirectorDivisionofEmergencyPreparednessDepartmentofCommunityAffairs2740CenterviewDriveTallahassee,Florida32399-2100M.S.Ross,AttorneyFloridaPower&LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.DouglasAndersonCountyAdministratorSt.LucieCounty2300VirginiaAvenueFortPierce,Florida34982Mr.WilliamA.Passetti,ChiefDepartmentofHealthBureauofRadiationControl2020CapitalCircle,SE,Bin¹C21Tallahassee,Florida32399-1741Mr.RajivS.KundalkarVicePresidentSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.R.G.WestPlantGeneralManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957E.J.WeinkamLicensingManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.JohnGianfrancescoManager,AdministrativeSupportandSpecialProjectsP.O.Box14000'unoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.J.A.StallVicePresident-NuclearEngineeringFloridaPower8LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.J.KammelRadiologicalEmergencyPlanningAdministratorDepartmentofPublicSafety6000SE.TowerDriveStuart,Florida34997 Distri86.txtDistributionSheetPriority:NormalFrom:ElaineWalkerActionRecipients:ernalgtpFILECENTER01Copies:NotFoundExternalRecipients:NRCPDRNOACNotFoundNotFoundTotalCopies:Item:ADAMSDocumentLibrary:MLADAMS"HQNTAD01ID:993250295

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ST.LUCIEPLANT,UNITSIAND2-PASTANDFUTURECOMPLIANCEWITH10CFR50.71(e)(4)FORREVISIONSTOTHEUFSARBody:PDRADOCK05000335PDocket:05000335,Notes:N/ADocket:05000389,Notes:N/APage1 0

pe,RRE0y+0~'qO~>>*<<+UNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON>D.C.2055~01November10,1999Mr.T.F.PlunkettPresident-NuclearDivisionFloridaPowerandLightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach;Florida33408-0420

SUBJECT:

ST.LUCIEPLANT,UNITS1AND2-PASTANDFUTURECOMPLIANCEWITH10CFR50.71(e)(4)FORREVISIONSTOTHEUFSAR(TACNOS.M72478ANDM72479)t

DearMr.Plunkett:

Thepurposeofthisletteristoclarifyanymisunderstandingofth'eU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC's)regulationsthatrelatetoTitle10oftheCodeofFederalRegulafions(10CFR),Subsection50.71(e)(4).Subsection50.71(e)(4)specifiestheschedularrequirementswherebylicenseesaretosubmitrevisionstotheirFinalSafetyAnalysisReports(FSARs).Itrequiresrevisionstobemade,"...annuallyor6monthsaftereachrefuelingoutageprovidedtheintervalbetweensuccessiveupdatesdoesnotexceed24months."Ina1997surveyoflicensees,wefoundnumerouscasesofnoncompliancewiththisschedularrequirement,inbothsingle-andmulti-unitsites.Acommonexampleofthisnoncompliancewasamulti-unitsitethatbasedtheirsubmissionscheduleforallunitsonthescheduleofoneoftheunits.WeunderstandthatanNRClettertoCommonwealthEdisonCompany(ComEd),datedJune15,1993,mayhavecausedsomeconfusionabouttheproperinterpretationoftheregulation.TheletterendorsedanalternativesubmissionscheduleproposedbyComEd.NeitherComEd'sproposedschedule,northestaff'sendorsement,wereincompliancewiththeregulation.Nevertheless,manylicenseesadoptedthestaffpositionexpressedintheJune15~letteranddeviatedfromtheschedularrequirementsoftheregulation.Inordertocorrecttheerror,thestaffrecentlygrantedexemptionstotheComEdplants.Thetransmittallettertotheexemption(D.SkaytoO.D.Kingsley,datedJuly27,1999),states,"this[Skay]letterandtheenclosedexemptionssupersedeourletterofJune15,1993."WenotethatyouhavenotrequestedaschedularexemptiontoSubsection50.71(e)(4)forSt.Lucieplant.Thisindicatesthatyouintendtocomplywiththeliteralinterpretationoftheregulation,regardlessofhowyouhaveinterpretedtheregulationinthepast.Wewillexerciseenforcementdiscretion,inaccordancewithSectionVII.B.6oftheNRCEnforcementPolicy,forpastviolation(s)ofSubsection50.71(e)(4).Inthefuture,wewillenforcetheschedularrequirementsasprescribed,orasmodifiedbyanexemption.

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-2-T.F.PlunkettsWedonotrequirearesponsetothisletter.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorcomments,pleasecallmeat301-415-1479.Sincerely,~>JA~gWilliamC.Gleaves,ProjectManager,Section2ProjectDirectorateIIDivisionofLicensingProjectManagementOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationDocketNos.50-335and50-389cc:Seenextpage

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Mr.T.F.Plunkett'FloridaPowerandLightCompany~MST.LUCIEPLANTCC:SeniorResidentInspectorSt.LuciePlantU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionP.O.Box6090JensenBeach,Florida34957JoeMyers,DirectorDivisionofEmergencyPreparednessDepartmentofCommunityAffairs2740CenterviewDriveTallahassee,Florida32399-2100M.S.Ross,AttorneyFloridaPower&LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.DouglasAndersonCountyAdministratorSt.LucieCounty2300VirginiaAvenueFortPierce,Florida34982Mr.WilliamA.Passetti,ChiefDepartmentofHealthBureauofRadiationControl2020CapitalCircle,SE,Bin¹C21Tallahassee,Florida32399-1741J.A.Stall,SiteVicePresidentSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.R.G.WestPlantGeneralManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957,E.J.WeinkamLicensingManagerSt.LucieNuclearPlant6351SouthOceanDriveJensenBeach,Florida34957Mr.JohnGianfrancescoManager,AdministrativeSupportandSpecialProjectsP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.RajivS.KuhdalkarVicePresident-NuclearEngineeringFloridaPower&LightCompanyP.O.Box14000JunoBeach,FL33408-0420Mr.J.KammelRadiologicalEmergencyPlanningAdministratorDepartmentofPublicSafety6000SE.TowerDriveStuart,Florida34997

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