ML17212A499

Application for Amend to License DPR-67 to Alleviate Undesirable Identified Primary Leakage Resulting from Closure of Power Operated Relief Valve Block Valve V-1403

ML17212A499
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	08/03/1981
From:	UHRIG R E FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	EISENHUT D G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-81-333, NUDOCS 8108110461
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REGULATOR~NFORMATIONDISTRIBUTION8~TE>>~1(RIDS)~.~>>ACCESSIONNBR:8108110461.DOC~DATE:81/08/03NOTARIlED:'OFACILi:50-335St.LuciePlant~Unit1P.FloridaPowerLLightCo~AUTH',NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONUHRIGgR~E~Florida>>Power8LightCo~RECIP~iVAME)RECIPEENTAFFILIATIONEISENHUT'iDRG~DivisionofLicensinghSUBJECTApplicationforamendtoLicenseDPR67toalleviate)undesirableidentifiedprimaryleakageresultingfrommclosureofpowe'ropetatedreliefvalveBlockValveiV>>1403;.DISTRIBUTION'CODEI:AOOISCOPIESRECEEVEO:LlTRiENCI.J'IZE~TITLE<:GeneralDistributionforiafter>>Issuance"'fOperatingliicensei'VOTES:DOCKEiT05000335'ECIPIENTIDCODE/NAME1ACT'ION::ORB03BC04INTERNAli:D/0IRPHUM'ICO8ILE106'ELD11>>RADASMTBRCOPIESLTTRENCL>>13131221011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEDIRpDIVOFLIC.NRCPDR02'BR10"tsallEi01COPIESlTTRENCLE11>>1110,"1~1EXTERNAL>>:ACRSNSIC09.05>>161611LPDRNTIS0311~11>>w~c,i~~a0001cbTOiTALNUMBEROFCOPIES'EQUIREDLTTR41*ENCl39 0't(I~t!0t(I41'F4II+!ll4P!4C%MW~P-OF4'.AF'(I(('!!I4trJ4 P.O.BOX529100MIAMI,FL33152FLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANYAugust3,1981L-81-333OfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationAttention:Mr.DarrellG.Eisenhut,DirectorDivisionofLicensingU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

DearMr.Eisenhut:

ogfC~>0fcfeIo9jPOhg~%4~SOUCIigRe:St.LucieUnit1DocketNo.50-335ProposedLicenseAmendmentPORVBlockValvesInaccordancewith10CFR50.30,FloridaPower8LightCompanysubmitsherewiththreesignedoriginalsandfortycopiesofarequesttoamendAppendixAofFacilityOperatingLicenseDPR-67.ThisproposalissubmittedtoalleviateundersirableidentifiedprimaryleakageresultingfromtheclosureofPORVBlockValveV-1403.OnAugust2,1981,duringperiodicsurveillanceofV-1403,(PORVblockvalve)asrequiredbyTechnicalSpecification3.4.12,thevalvewasfoundtobeinoperable.ActionwastakeninaccordancewiththeTechnicalSpecificationandthevalvewasclosedmanually;however,withthevalveclosed,thevalvepackingdevelopedaleakofapproximately1-1.5GPM.Withthevalveopen,(backseated)the'packingisnotsubjecttosystempressureandwillnotleak;therefore,weproposetorevisetheTechnicalSpecificationtopermitthePORVtobeverifiedclosedandthendeenergizedinlieuofclosingtheblockvalve.DeenergizingthevalvewillbeaccomplishedbyliftingtheleadsT>8T1toV1402(thePORV)shownonCWD117,therebyrenderingitincapableofbeingopened.Positionindicationwillremainoperable.ThebasesforthesubjectTechnicalSpecificationistoensurethecapabilitytoisolateamanfunctioningPORV.WiththePORVclosedanddeenergized,theblockvalveisnolongerrequiredforthepurposedescribedinthebases.ThePORVpipingisarrangedwithredundantparalleltrainsandtheblockvalveintheredundanttrainhasbeenverfiedtobeoperable;therefore,aPORVflowpathremainsavailable.p~/TherevisiontoTechnicalSpecification3.4.12asproposedshouldremain/fapplicableuntiltherefuelingoutageinOctoberof1981.'vfl~kec/(:/goon.am8108ii04618i0803fPDRADOCK05000335IIPDRgiPEOPLE...SERVINGPEOPLE 0ht Mr.DarrellG.Eisenhut,DirectorPage2TheproposedamendmentisdescribedbelowandshownontheaccofopanyingTechnicalSpecificationpagesbearingthedateofthisletterinthelowerrighthandcorner.Page3/44-58AnexceptiontotheActionstatementtoallowdeenergizingthePORVinsteadof'hePORVblockvalve.~P/44-4TheBases-pagesarechangedtoreflecttheabovechangetothelimitingConditionofOperation.ThishasbeendeterminedtobeaClassIIIAmendment.Acheckfor$4000isenclosed.TheproposedamendmenthasbeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFloridaPower8LightCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.Verytrulyyours,RobertE.UhrigVicePresidentAdvancedSystems&TechnologyREU/PLP/rascc:Mr.J.P.O'Reilly,RegionIIHaroldF.Reis,Esquire