ML17326B593

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-58 & DPR-74,revising Tech Specs Re Reporting Requirements on Primary Coolant Iodine Spikes,Per Generic Ltr 85-19

ML17326B593
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	04/07/1989
From:	ALEXICH M P INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:	MURLEY T E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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AEP:NRC:0979, AEP:NRC:979, GL-85-19, NUDOCS 8904210210
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ApplicationforamendstoLicensesDPR-58&DPR-74,revisingTechSpecs.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRJENCLJSIZE:+"gTITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1LASTANGFJINTERNAL:NRR/DEST/ADS7ENRR/DEST/ESB8DNRR/DEST/MTB9HNRR/DOEA/TSB11OCEGFILE01EXTERNAL:LPDRNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL11551111111110111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDNRR/DEST/CEB8HNRR/DEST/ICSBNRR/DEST/RSB8ENUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS1RES/DSIR/EIBNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111~11101111NOXK'IOALL'RZDS>>RECIPIENTSg~8PIZASEHELPUS'Z0REDUCEgASTE!(EHIACT'IHEDOCXMWZCONI'ROLDESKRXNPl-37(EXT.20079)mELXMZHKTBYOURNAMEPBCHDIPI%UBlOTIGNLISTSFORDOCUMEHISKXJDGNFTNEZD!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR22ENCL20 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box16631Columbus,OH432168AEP:NRC:0979DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.DPR-58andDPR-74.LicenseNos.50-315and50-316TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONCHANGEREQUEST:REPORTINGREQUIREMENTSONPRIMARYCOOLANTIODINESPIKES(GENERICLETTER85-19)Attn:T.E.MurleyApril7,1989

DearDr.Murley:

ThisletterconstitutesanapplicationforamendmenttotheTechnicalSpecifications(T/Ss)fortheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2.Specifically,weareproposingchangestotheT/Srequirementsassociatedwithspecificactivityoftheprimarycoolant.ThechangesbeingproposedareinaccordancewithchangesendorsedbytheNRCstaffinGenericLetter85-19.AdetaileddescriptionofthechangesandouranalysesconcerningsignificanthazardsarecontainedinAttachment1.Attachment2containstheproposedrevisedT/Spages.Webelievethattheproposedchangeswillnotresultin(1)asignificantchangeinthetypesofeffluentsorasignificantincreaseintheamountsofanyeffluentthatmaybereleasedoffsite,or(2)asignificantincreaseinindividualorcumulativeoccupationalradiationexposure.TheseproposedchangeshavebeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearSafetyReviewCommitteeandwillbereviewedbytheNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommitteeattheirnextregularlyscheduledmeeting.Incompliancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.91(b)(1),copiesofthisletteranditsattachmentshavebeentransmittedtoMr.R.C.CallenoftheMichiganPublicServiceCommissionandMr.GeorgeBruchmannoftheMichiganDepartmentofPublicHealth.89<<2~0a>O89OO07PDRADQCK05000315flPN~U Dr.T.E.Murley-2-AEP:NRC:0979ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowingCorporateproceduresthatincorporateareasonablesetofcontrolstoensureitsaccuracyandcompletenesspriortosignaturebytheundersigned.,Sincerely,M..Alexch.VicePresidentldpAttachmentscc:D.H.Williams,Jr.W.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanG.BruchmannR.C.CallenG.CharnoffA.B.Davis-RegionIIINRCResidentInspector-Bridgman 1It)if ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:0979DESCRIPTIONAND10CFR50.92SIGNIFICANTHAZARDSEVALUATIONFORCHANGESTOTHETECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSFORTHEDONALDC.COOKNUCLEARPLANTUNITS1AND2 Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0979Page1DescritionofChaneAspartofacontinuingprogramtodeleteunnecessaryreportingrequirements,theNRCstaffreviewedthereportingrequirementsrelatedtoprimarycoolantspecificactivitylevelsanddeterminedthatthesereportingrequirementscouldbemodifiedtorequirereportingintheAnnualOperatingReportratherthaninashortertermreport(SpecialReportorLicenseeEventReport).ThestaffendorsementofthisapproachwasprovidedinGenericLetter85-19.GenericLetter85-19alsoendorsedeliminationoftheplantshutdownrequirementsforthecaseinwhichtheiodineactivitylimitsareexceededfor800hoursina12-monthperiod.ThislaterendorsementwasinresponsetotheNRCstaff'seffortstoeliminateunnecessaryT/Srequirements.WebelievethechangesendorsedbyGenericLetter85-19wouldbebeneficialtotheCookNuclearPlant,andwearethereforeproposingchangestoourT/Sswhichfollowtheguidanceprovidedinthegenericletter.Wehavenotdeviatedfromthegenericletterguidanceinanyway;ourproposedchangesexactlyfollowthemodelspecificationforWestinghouseplantsprovidedinthegenericletter.WehavealsomadeappropriatechangestotheBasesforthespecificactivitylimits.InmakingourT/Ssconsistentwiththe'odelT/Ss,thefollowingchangeswerenecessary.1)"3/4.4.8"wasaddedtothe'titleof,.thespecification.2)Thephrase"primarycoolant"waschangedto"reactorcoolant."3)Thelessthanorequaltosymbols(<),thegreaterthanorequaltosymbols(>),thegreaterthansymbols(>),andthelessthansymbols(<),wereconvertedtowords.4)The"1.0"waschangedto"1"inSpecification3.4.8.a.5)Thephrase"uCi/gram"waschangedto"microCuries/gram."6)ActionaunderModes1,2and3*wasdeletedandActionbwaschangedtoActionaandActioncwaschangedtoActionb.7)TheportionofActionaunderModes1,2,3,4and5involvingthereportingrequirementswasdeleted.8)Thephrase"ofgrossradioactivity"wasaddedtoSpecification3.4.8.b.9)AnadditionalrequirementhasbeenaddedtoSection6.9.1.5torequirethatinformationregardinganyinstanceswhentheI-131specificactivitylimitwasexceededbesubmittedintheannualreport.

Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0979Page2JustificationforChaneAsstatedinGenericLetter85-19,NRChasreviewedthereportingrequirementsrelatedtoprimarycoolantspecificactivitylevelsanddeterminedthatrequiringashore-termreportisunnecessaryandendorsedincludingtherequiredinformationintheAnnualOperatingReport.TheNRCalsoendorseddeletionoftherequirementtoshutdownaplantifthecoolantiodineactivitylimitsexceededaspecifiedannuallimit.Asstatedinthegenericletter,thislimitisnolongernecessaryonthebasisthatproper'uelmanagementbylicenseesandexistingreportingrequirementsshouldprecludeeverapproachingthislimit.AllotherchangesproposedtomakeourT/SsconsistentwiththemodelT/Ssareeditorialinnature.AnalsisofSinificantHazardsPer10CFR50.92,aproposedamendmentwillnotinvolvesignificanthazardsconsiderationiftheproposedamendmentdoesnot:(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofapreviouslyevaluatedaccident,(2)createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanypreviouslyevaluated,or(3)involveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.Criterion1TheproposedchangesareconsistentwiththoseendorsedbytheNRCinGenericLetter85-19.ForthereasonsstatedinGenericLetter85-19,webelievethedeletedrequirementsareunnecessaryrestrictions.Theproposedchangeswouldnotaffecttheaccidentanalysisandthelimitsforthereactorcoolantremainthesame.TheT/Srequirementtoshu'tdowntheplantifthecoolantiodineactivitylimitsareexceededformorethan10%oftheunit'sannualoperatingtimeisanoperatingrestriction"thatisnolongernecessarybasedonademonstrationofsuccessfuloperatingexperienceasindicatedinGenericLetter85-19.Basedontheaboveinformation,webelievethatdeletionoftheserequirementswouldnotsignificantlyincreasetheprobabilityorconsequencesofapreviouslyanalyzedaccident.Criterion2TheproposedchangesareconsistentwiththechangesendorsedbyGenericLetter85-19andwillnotrequirephysicalalterationoftheplantorchangesinparametersgoverningnormalplant Attachment1toAEP:NRC:0979Page3operation.Wethereforebelievethesechangeswouldnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyanalyzedorevaluated.Criterion3TheproposedchangesareconsistentwiththechangesendorsedbyGenericLetter85-19andwouldnotmodifythepresentgrossactivitylimitordoseequivalentI-131limits.Wethereforebelievetheproposedchangewouldnotsignificantlyreduceamarginofsafety.Lastly,wenotethattheCommissionhasprovidedguidanceconcerningthedeterminationofsignificanthazardsbyprovidingcertainexamples(48FR14870)ofamendmentsconsiderednotlikelytoinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.Thesixthoftheseexamplesreferstochangeswhichmayre'suitinsomeincreasetotheprobabilityofoccurrenceorconsequencesofapreviouslyanalyzedaccident,buttheresultsofwhicharewithinlimitsestablishedasacceptable.SincetheproposedchangesareconsistentwiththeguidanceprovidedinGenericLetter85-13,we-believethesechangesfallwithinthescopeofthisexample.Thefourthoftheseexamplesreferstoreliefgrantedupondemonstrationofacceptableoperationfromanoperatingrestrictionthatwasimposedbecauseacceptableoperationwasnotyetdemonstrated.Theproposeddeletionoftheshutdownrequirementiftheiodinelimitsareexceededformorethan10%oftheunit'sannualoperatingtimefallswithinthescopeofthisexample.Thereforewebelievethesechangesdonotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsiderationasdefinedin10CFR50.92.

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