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{{#Wiki_filter:4,CATEGORY1REGULATINFORMATIONDISTRZBUTZONII.'STEM(RIDE)ACCESSIONNBR:9704100055DOC.DATE:97/04/04NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPowerSLightCo.05000335AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONSTALL,J.A.FloridaPower&LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDocumentControlBranch(DocumentControlDesk)
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Providesresponseto'NRCRAIdtd970123recycle14SGruntimeanalysisadoseasssessmentusingStdReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:ERECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3LAWIENS,L.INTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DE/ECGB/ANRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXBOGC/HDS3EXTERNAL:NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-3PD~ECENTEROl.RR/DEEMCBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111DENOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRlBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR14ENCL13 0C~4'lTIUi FloridaPower&LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34957April4,1997L-97-9010CFR50.4U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555.RE:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335RequestforAdditionalInformationNo.1rRAttachment1providestheFloridaPowerEcLightCompany(FPL)responsetotheNRCrequestforadditionalinformation(RAI)datedJanuary,23,1997.FPLletter,L-97-47datedFebruary21,1997,notifiedtheNRCofthescheduleforprovidingtherequestedinformation.Attachment2providestheSt.LucieUnit1doseassessmentusingStandardReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.Thedoseassessment,preparedbyScientificApplicationsInternationalCorporation(SAIC)forFPL,isSAICreport,SAIC-97-1008,AnalysisoftheRadiologicalConsequencesofaMainSteamLineBreakOutsideContainmentfortheSt.LucieUnitINuclearPowerPlantUsingiVUREG-0800StandardReviewPlan15.1.5AppendixA,datedMarch14,1997.Thereportprovidesadosecalculationforaonegpmprimarytosecondaryleakforapostulatedmainsteamlinebreak(MSLB)outsidecontainment.Thedoseswerenormalizedtoonegpmsothatotherdosescouldbedeterminedbylinearextrapolationforhigherleakrates.Theresultsshowthat,forthepostulatedMSLBwithinducedsteamgeneratortubeleakagefollowing15monthsofoperation(approximatelythreegpmleakrate),theresultingdoseisconsideredacceptableunderthependingsteamgeneratorrulemakingcriteria,inthattheresultsdonotexceedthe10CFR100and10CFR50AppendixAgeneraldesigncriteria(GDC)19accidentdoselimits.DuringaJuly3,1996,meetingwiththeNRC,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)committedtoprovidetheresultsoftheSt.LucieUnit1steamgeneratorruntimeanalysistotheNRCwithin90daysofthestartupfromthe1996refuelingoutage(SL1-14).FPLletterL-96-273datedOctober24,1996,providedFPL'splanstooperatetheUnit1steamgeneratorsforfifteen(13)months(i.e.,throughOctober23,1997).TheruntimeanalysiswasaphysicallybasedanalysisthatusedtheguidancecontainedinDraftRegulatoryGuide(RG)1.121,GenericLetter-I95-05,andtheDraftRegulatoryGuide,SteamGeneratorTubeIntegrity.9704i00055970404PDRADOCK,05000335F'DRanFPLGroupcompanylll13llllllllllllllillljlllllllIiHllIllllllll tIta.
Providesresponseto'NRCRAIdtd970123recycle14SGruntimeanalysisadoseasssessment usingStdReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.
St.LucieUnitIDocketNo.50-335L-97-90Page2Thisletterdoesnotcontainanynewregulatorycommitments.FPLispreparedtomeetwiththeNRCtodiscusstheresultsofthisandanyotherpreviouslysubmittedanalyses.Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyadditionalquestions.Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresidentSt.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachmentscc:RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlant St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment1Page1Cycle14SteamGeneratorRuntimeAnalysisfriinlInfinNRCQuestion1RegulatoryGuide(RG)1.78addressestheimpactofchemicalreleasesuponthecontrolroomoperators.ItisstatedinEnclosure3thatthemodelsfordosecalculationweretakenfromthisRG,PleaseclarifyhowthisRGwasutilizedinthisanalysis.FPLResponse1ThisregulatoryGuidewasusedprimarilytocategorizethecontrolroombythetypeofprotectionreferredtoasA,B,orC.Sincetheleaktightnessisindependentofthetypeofairbornematerial,theclassificationsysteminRG1.78providesagoodinitialassessmentofthetypeofprotectioninthedesign.TheformulasfordoseconcentrationwereappliedasrecommendedinRG1.145whichprovidesimprovedmethodsoverRG1.4.NRCQuestion2TheselectionofmeteorologicaldataforSt.Lucieshouldnotbelimitedtoonlyoneyear'worthofdatainordertominimizetheeffectsofannualperturbations.Itisrequestedthataminimumoffiveyearsbeused,orprovidejustificationfortheuseoflessdata.FPLResponse2Weagreethatafiveyearsamplewillproduceabetter.representationofthelocalconditionsneededtoestimatetheX/Qforanysite.InthecaseofSt.Lucietheyearselectedwasclearlyconservativeforselectingthe95%confidencelevel(5%exceedancelevel).For1996thecalculated95%levelwasslightlygreaterthan1E-4,whereasthefiveyearaverageintheFSARwas8.55E-5.Thus,theselectedyearwasconservativeby15%.Asaresultofthisquestionwealsoreviewedthelastfiveyearsofmeteorologicaldatatodeterminethefrequencyofthemostrestrictivestabilityclasses,GandF.WefoundthatthefrequencyforClassGandF(fractionoftimepercentage)waslowerforallyearsthantheselectedyear1995.Theselectedyearof1995istheonlyonewherethetotalfractionofGandFexceed5%.Thus,theselectedyearproducesthemostconservativeX/Qonayearlybasisforthepurposeofthecalculations.
DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:
St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment1Page2Table1ReviewofmeteoroloicaldataforSt.LucieYear1991(avebyquarter)%ClassF3.509%ClassG0.77119923.4701.15319933.4480.9521994(avebyquarter)1995usedinanalsis)FiveYearAverae2.724.7853.3860.452.4840.962NRCQuestion3ThemannerinwhichthecontrolroomengineeredsafetyfeaturesystemwasdescribedasoperatingisdifferentthanthatdescribedinNUREG/CR4191,"SurveyofLicenseeControlRoomHabitabilityPractices."Itisnotclearwhetherthecontrolroomwasincorrectlymodeledorthemannerofoperationwaschanged.Pleaseexplain.FPLResponse3ThecontrolroomatSt.LucieUnit1meetstheobjectivesinthechecklistitemsinNUREG/CR4191.Periodicscheduledtestingindicatesthatanairexchangerateoflessthan0.25volume/hourduringanisolatedconditionproducesacontrolroompressureof1/8incheswater.Forthereferenceprobabilisticassessmentcalculationamodelwasusedwhichlumpedallinputsandoutputsintosingleparameters.Thetailsofthedistributionweretakenaslargeenoughtocovervariationintiming.Theprobabilisticassessmentusedrealisticdesignvaluesfortheparametersandthenassignedrangestoassessvariationsinthevalues.DatafortherealisticoperationarenotnecessarilythesameastheconservativevaluesusedforaccidentanalysisassumptionsinChapter15wheretheloss-'of-coolant-accident(LOCA)sourcetermisexpectedtoboundotheraccidentdosesforthecontrolroom.Hence,thesimplifiedprobabilisticmodelingapproachshowssignificantmarginovertheassumptionsusedintheSRPtypeanalysiswhichaccountsforcontrolroomfeaturesusingaccidentboundingassumptions.
GeneralDistribution NOTES:ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3LAWIENS,L.INTERNAL:
ACRSNRR/DE/ECGB/A NRR/DRCH/HICB NRR/DSSA/SRXB OGC/HDS3EXTERNAL:
NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PD~ECENTEROl.RR/DEEMCBNRR/DSSA/SPLB NUDOCS-ABSTRACT NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111DENOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRlBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR14ENCL13 0C~4'lTIUi FloridaPower&LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34957April4,1997L-97-9010CFR50.4U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555.RE:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335RequestforAdditional Information No.1rRAttachment 1providestheFloridaPowerEcLightCompany(FPL)responsetotheNRCrequestforadditional information (RAI)datedJanuary,23, 1997.FPLletter,L-97-47datedFebruary21,1997,notifiedtheNRCofthescheduleforproviding therequested information.
Attachment 2providestheSt.LucieUnit1doseassessment usingStandardReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.
Thedoseassessment, preparedbyScientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC)forFPL,isSAICreport,SAIC-97-1008, AnalysisoftheRadiological Consequences ofaMainSteamLineBreakOutsideContainment fortheSt.LucieUnitINuclearPowerPlantUsingiVUREG-0800StandardReviewPlan15.1.5AppendixA,datedMarch14,1997.Thereportprovidesadosecalculation foraonegpmprimarytosecondary leakforapostulated mainsteamlinebreak(MSLB)outsidecontainment.
Thedoseswerenormalized toonegpmsothatotherdosescouldbedetermined bylinearextrapolation forhigherleakrates.Theresultsshowthat,forthepostulated MSLBwithinducedsteamgenerator tubeleakagefollowing 15monthsofoperation (approximately threegpmleakrate),theresulting doseisconsidered acceptable underthependingsteamgenerator rulemakingcriteria, inthattheresultsdonotexceedthe10CFR100and10CFR50AppendixAgeneraldesigncriteria(GDC)19accidentdoselimits.DuringaJuly3,1996,meetingwiththeNRC,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)committed toprovidetheresultsoftheSt.LucieUnit1steamgenerator runtimeanalysistotheNRCwithin90daysofthestartupfromthe1996refueling outage(SL1-14).
FPLletterL-96-273datedOctober24,1996,providedFPL'splanstooperatetheUnit1steamgenerators forfifteen(13)months(i.e.,throughOctober23,1997).Theruntimeanalysiswasaphysically basedanalysisthatusedtheguidancecontained inDraftRegulatory Guide(RG)1.121,GenericLetter-I95-05,andtheDraftRegulatory Guide,SteamGenerator TubeIntegrity.
9704i00055 970404PDRADOCK,05000335 F'DRanFPLGroupcompanylll13llllllllllllllillljlllllllIiHllIllllllll tIta.
St.LucieUnitIDocketNo.50-335L-97-90Page2Thisletterdoesnotcontainanynewregulatory commitments.
FPLispreparedtomeetwiththeNRCtodiscusstheresultsofthisandanyotherpreviously submitted analyses.
Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyadditional questions.
Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresident St.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachments cc:RegionalAdministrator, RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlant St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment 1Page1Cycle14SteamGenerator RuntimeAnalysisfriinlInfinNRCQuestion1Regulatory Guide(RG)1.78addresses theimpactofchemicalreleasesuponthecontrolroomoperators.
ItisstatedinEnclosure 3thatthemodelsfordosecalculation weretakenfromthisRG,PleaseclarifyhowthisRGwasutilizedinthisanalysis.
FPLResponse1Thisregulatory Guidewasusedprimarily tocategorize thecontrolroombythetypeofprotection referredtoasA,B,orC.Sincetheleaktightness isindependent ofthetypeofairbornematerial, theclassification systeminRG1.78providesagoodinitialassessment ofthetypeofprotection inthedesign.Theformulasfordoseconcentration wereappliedasrecommended inRG1.145whichprovidesimprovedmethodsoverRG1.4.NRCQuestion2Theselection ofmeteorological dataforSt.Lucieshouldnotbelimitedtoonlyoneyear'worthofdatainordertominimizetheeffectsofannualperturbations.
Itisrequested thataminimumoffiveyearsbeused,orprovidejustification fortheuseoflessdata.FPLResponse2Weagreethatafiveyearsamplewillproduceabetter.representation ofthelocalconditions neededtoestimatetheX/Qforanysite.InthecaseofSt.Lucietheyearselectedwasclearlyconservative forselecting the95%confidence level(5%exceedance level).For1996thecalculated 95%levelwasslightlygreaterthan1E-4,whereasthefiveyearaverageintheFSARwas8.55E-5.Thus,theselectedyearwasconservative by15%.Asaresultofthisquestionwealsoreviewedthelastfiveyearsofmeteorological datatodetermine thefrequency ofthemostrestrictive stability classes,GandF.Wefoundthatthefrequency forClassGandF(fraction oftimepercentage) waslowerforallyearsthantheselectedyear1995.Theselectedyearof1995istheonlyonewherethetotalfractionofGandFexceed5%.Thus,theselectedyearproducesthemostconservative X/Qonayearlybasisforthepurposeofthecalculations.
St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment 1Page2Table1Reviewofmeteorolo icaldataforSt.LucieYear1991(avebyquarter)%ClassF3.509%ClassG0.77119923.4701.15319933.4480.9521994(avebyquarter)1995usedinanalsis)FiveYearAverae2.724.7853.3860.452.4840.962NRCQuestion3Themannerinwhichthecontrolroomengineered safetyfeaturesystemwasdescribed asoperating isdifferent thanthatdescribed inNUREG/CR4191,"SurveyofLicenseeControlRoomHabitability Practices."
Itisnotclearwhetherthecontrolroomwasincorrectly modeledorthemannerofoperation waschanged.Pleaseexplain.FPLResponse3ThecontrolroomatSt.LucieUnit1meetstheobjectives inthechecklistitemsinNUREG/CR4191.Periodicscheduled testingindicates thatanairexchangerateoflessthan0.25volume/hour duringanisolatedcondition producesacontrolroompressureof1/8incheswater.Forthereference probabilistic assessment calculation amodelwasusedwhichlumpedallinputsandoutputsintosingleparameters.
Thetailsofthedistribution weretakenaslargeenoughtocovervariation intiming.Theprobabilistic assessment usedrealistic designvaluesfortheparameters andthenassignedrangestoassessvariations inthevalues.Datafortherealistic operation arenotnecessarily thesameastheconservative valuesusedforaccidentanalysisassumptions inChapter15wheretheloss-'of-coolant-accident (LOCA)sourcetermisexpectedtoboundotheraccidentdosesforthecontrolroom.Hence,thesimplified probabilistic modelingapproachshowssignificant marginovertheassumptions usedintheSRPtypeanalysiswhichaccountsforcontrolroomfeaturesusingaccidentboundingassumptions.
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4,CATEGORY1REGULATINFORMATION DISTRZBUTZONII.'STEM (RIDE)ACCESSION NBR:9704100055 DOC.DATE:

97/04/04NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETFACIL:50-335 St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPowerSLightCo.05000335AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION STALL,J.A.

FloridaPower&LightCo.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)

SUBJECT:

Providesresponseto'NRCRAIdtd970123recycle14SGruntimeanalysisadoseasssessment usingStdReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.

DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution NOTES:ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3LAWIENS,L.INTERNAL:

ACRSNRR/DE/ECGB/A NRR/DRCH/HICB NRR/DSSA/SRXB OGC/HDS3EXTERNAL:

NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111011RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-3PD~ECENTEROl.RR/DEEMCBNRR/DSSA/SPLB NUDOCS-ABSTRACT NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111DENOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRlBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR14ENCL13 0C~4'lTIUi FloridaPower&LightCompany,6501SouthOceanDrive,JensenBeach,FL34957April4,1997L-97-9010CFR50.4U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555.RE:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335RequestforAdditional Information No.1rRAttachment 1providestheFloridaPowerEcLightCompany(FPL)responsetotheNRCrequestforadditional information (RAI)datedJanuary,23, 1997.FPLletter,L-97-47datedFebruary21,1997,notifiedtheNRCofthescheduleforproviding therequested information.

Attachment 2providestheSt.LucieUnit1doseassessment usingStandardReviewPlanSection15.1.5methodology.

Thedoseassessment, preparedbyScientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC)forFPL,isSAICreport,SAIC-97-1008, AnalysisoftheRadiological Consequences ofaMainSteamLineBreakOutsideContainment fortheSt.LucieUnitINuclearPowerPlantUsingiVUREG-0800StandardReviewPlan15.1.5AppendixA,datedMarch14,1997.Thereportprovidesadosecalculation foraonegpmprimarytosecondary leakforapostulated mainsteamlinebreak(MSLB)outsidecontainment.

Thedoseswerenormalized toonegpmsothatotherdosescouldbedetermined bylinearextrapolation forhigherleakrates.Theresultsshowthat,forthepostulated MSLBwithinducedsteamgenerator tubeleakagefollowing 15monthsofoperation (approximately threegpmleakrate),theresulting doseisconsidered acceptable underthependingsteamgenerator rulemakingcriteria, inthattheresultsdonotexceedthe10CFR100and10CFR50AppendixAgeneraldesigncriteria(GDC)19accidentdoselimits.DuringaJuly3,1996,meetingwiththeNRC,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)committed toprovidetheresultsoftheSt.LucieUnit1steamgenerator runtimeanalysistotheNRCwithin90daysofthestartupfromthe1996refueling outage(SL1-14).

FPLletterL-96-273datedOctober24,1996,providedFPL'splanstooperatetheUnit1steamgenerators forfifteen(13)months(i.e.,throughOctober23,1997).Theruntimeanalysiswasaphysically basedanalysisthatusedtheguidancecontained inDraftRegulatory Guide(RG)1.121,GenericLetter-I95-05,andtheDraftRegulatory Guide,SteamGenerator TubeIntegrity.

9704i00055 970404PDRADOCK,05000335 F'DRanFPLGroupcompanylll13llllllllllllllillljlllllllIiHllIllllllll tIta.

St.LucieUnitIDocketNo.50-335L-97-90Page2Thisletterdoesnotcontainanynewregulatory commitments.

FPLispreparedtomeetwiththeNRCtodiscusstheresultsofthisandanyotherpreviously submitted analyses.

Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyadditional questions.

Verytrulyyours,J.A.StallVicePresident St.LuciePlantJAS/GRMAttachments cc:RegionalAdministrator, RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlant St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment 1Page1Cycle14SteamGenerator RuntimeAnalysisfriinlInfinNRCQuestion1Regulatory Guide(RG)1.78addresses theimpactofchemicalreleasesuponthecontrolroomoperators.

ItisstatedinEnclosure 3thatthemodelsfordosecalculation weretakenfromthisRG,PleaseclarifyhowthisRGwasutilizedinthisanalysis.

FPLResponse1Thisregulatory Guidewasusedprimarily tocategorize thecontrolroombythetypeofprotection referredtoasA,B,orC.Sincetheleaktightness isindependent ofthetypeofairbornematerial, theclassification systeminRG1.78providesagoodinitialassessment ofthetypeofprotection inthedesign.Theformulasfordoseconcentration wereappliedasrecommended inRG1.145whichprovidesimprovedmethodsoverRG1.4.NRCQuestion2Theselection ofmeteorological dataforSt.Lucieshouldnotbelimitedtoonlyoneyear'worthofdatainordertominimizetheeffectsofannualperturbations.

Itisrequested thataminimumoffiveyearsbeused,orprovidejustification fortheuseoflessdata.FPLResponse2Weagreethatafiveyearsamplewillproduceabetter.representation ofthelocalconditions neededtoestimatetheX/Qforanysite.InthecaseofSt.Lucietheyearselectedwasclearlyconservative forselecting the95%confidence level(5%exceedance level).For1996thecalculated 95%levelwasslightlygreaterthan1E-4,whereasthefiveyearaverageintheFSARwas8.55E-5.Thus,theselectedyearwasconservative by15%.Asaresultofthisquestionwealsoreviewedthelastfiveyearsofmeteorological datatodetermine thefrequency ofthemostrestrictive stability classes,GandF.Wefoundthatthefrequency forClassGandF(fraction oftimepercentage) waslowerforallyearsthantheselectedyear1995.Theselectedyearof1995istheonlyonewherethetotalfractionofGandFexceed5%.Thus,theselectedyearproducesthemostconservative X/Qonayearlybasisforthepurposeofthecalculations.

St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335L-97-90Attachment 1Page2Table1Reviewofmeteorolo icaldataforSt.LucieYear1991(avebyquarter)%ClassF3.509%ClassG0.77119923.4701.15319933.4480.9521994(avebyquarter)1995usedinanalsis)FiveYearAverae2.724.7853.3860.452.4840.962NRCQuestion3Themannerinwhichthecontrolroomengineered safetyfeaturesystemwasdescribed asoperating isdifferent thanthatdescribed inNUREG/CR4191,"SurveyofLicenseeControlRoomHabitability Practices."

Itisnotclearwhetherthecontrolroomwasincorrectly modeledorthemannerofoperation waschanged.Pleaseexplain.FPLResponse3ThecontrolroomatSt.LucieUnit1meetstheobjectives inthechecklistitemsinNUREG/CR4191.Periodicscheduled testingindicates thatanairexchangerateoflessthan0.25volume/hour duringanisolatedcondition producesacontrolroompressureof1/8incheswater.Forthereference probabilistic assessment calculation amodelwasusedwhichlumpedallinputsandoutputsintosingleparameters.

Thetailsofthedistribution weretakenaslargeenoughtocovervariation intiming.Theprobabilistic assessment usedrealistic designvaluesfortheparameters andthenassignedrangestoassessvariations inthevalues.Datafortherealistic operation arenotnecessarily thesameastheconservative valuesusedforaccidentanalysisassumptions inChapter15wheretheloss-'of-coolant-accident (LOCA)sourcetermisexpectedtoboundotheraccidentdosesforthecontrolroom.Hence,thesimplified probabilistic modelingapproachshowssignificant marginovertheassumptions usedintheSRPtypeanalysiswhichaccountsforcontrolroomfeaturesusingaccidentboundingassumptions.

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