ML17251A378

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Proposed Tech Specs,Modifying Requirements for RHR Pump & Safety Injection Pump Surveillance Tests
ML17251A378
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Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/29/1988
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ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
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{{#Wiki_filter:ATTACEBKNTARevisetheTechnicalSpecificationpagesasfollows:Remove4.5-34.5-8thru4.5-10Insert4.5-34.5-8thru4.5-104.5-11-8812070225881129PDRADOCK05000244.PPDC IP' b.Acceptablelevelsofperformanceforthepumpsshallbethatthepumpsstart,operate,anddeveloptheminimumdischargepressurefortheflowslistedinthetablebelow:PUMPSRECYCLEFLOWBATEDISCHARGEPRESSUREContainmentSprayPumpsResidualHeatRemovalPumpsSafetyInjectionPumps35gpm[200gpm]450gpm[50gpm]150gpm240psig[140psig]138psig[1420psig]1356psigNotes(2)Table4.5-1Notes(1)Itemsinsquarebracketsareeffectiveuntiltheinstallationofthenewresidualheat.removalminimumflowrecirculationsystem.(2)Itemsinsquarebracketsareeffectiveuntilinstallationofthe,newsafetyinjectionminimumflowrecirculationsystem."4.5.2.2Valvesa.Exceptduringcoldorrefuelingshutdownsthesprayadditivevalvesshallbetestedatintervalsnottoexceedonemonth.Withthepumpsshutdownandthevalvesupstreamanddownstream4.5-3Proposed andverificationmadethatthecomponentsreceivethesafetyinjectioninthepropersequence.Thetestdemonstratestheoperationofthevalves,pumpcircuitbreakers,andautomaticcircuitry.'uringreactoroperation,theinstrumentationwhichisdependedonto.initiatesafetyinjectionandcontainmentsprayisgenerallycheckeddailyandtheinitiatingcircuitsaretestedmonthly.Inaddition,theactivecomponents(pumpsandvalves)aretobetestedmonthlytochecktheoperationofthestartingcircuitsandtoverifythatthepumpsareinsatisfactoryrunningorderanddeveloptheminimumrequiredpressuretomeetaccidentconditions.'~'heminimumdischargepressurevalueslistedinTable4.5-1arebasedonanassumeddegradationofthepumphead-capacity(characteristic)curveadjustedtowatertemperatureof60Fasfollows:ContainmentSprayPumps5<<*ResidualHeatRemovalPumps5%*SafetyInjectionPumps3:**Percentageisbasedontheheadatthebestefficiencypointofflow.Thetestintervalofonemonthisbasedonthejudgementthatmorefrequenttestingwouldnotsignificantlyincreasethereliability(i.e.,theprobabilitythatthecomponentwouldoperatewhenrequired)andwouldresultinincreasedwearoverlongperiodsoftime.4.5-8Proposed Othersystemsthatarealsoimportanttotheemergencycoolingfunctionaretheaccumulators,thecomponentcoolingsystem,theservicewatersystemandthecontainmentfancoolers.Theaccumulatorsareapassivesafeguard.Xnaccordancewiththespecifications,thewatervolumeand.pressureintheaccumulatorsarechecked'eriodically.TheothersystemsmentionedoperatewhenthereactorisinIoperationandbythesemeansarecontinuouslymonitoredforsatisfactoryperformance.Thereactorcoolantdraintankpumpsoperateintermittentlyduringreactoroperation,andthusarealsomonitoredforsatisfactoryperformance.Theairfiltrationportionofthecontainmentairrecirculationsystemisapassivesafeguardwhichisisolatedfromthecoolingairflowduringnormalreactoroperation.Hencethecharcoalshouldhavealongusefullifetime.Thefilterframesthathousethecharcoalarestainlesssteelandshouldalsolastindefinitely.Thepressure.,drop,filterefficiency,andvalveoperationtestfrequencieswillassurethatthesystemcanoperatetomeetitsdesignfunctionunderaccidentconditions.Astheadsorbingcharcoalisnormallyisolated,thetestschedule,relatedtohoursofoperationaswellaselapsedtime,willassurethatitdoesnotdegradebelowtherequiredadsorption4.5-9Proposed. efficiency.Thetestconditionsforcharcoalsampleadsorbingefficiencyarethosewhichmightbeencounteredunderanaccidentsituation.'~'hecontrolroomairtreatmentsystemisdesignedtofilterthecontrolroomatmosphere(recirculationandintakeair)duringcontrolroomisolationconditions.HEPAfiltersareinstalledbeforethecharcoalfilterstoremoveparticulatematterand.preventcloggingoftheiodineadsorbers.The'harcoalfiltersreducetheairborneradioiodineinthecontrolroom.Bypassleakagemustbeataminimuminorderforthesefilterstoperformtheirdesignedfunction.Iftheperformancesareasspecifiedthecalculateddoseswillbelessthanthoseanalyzed.'etestingofthepostaccidentcharcoalsystemorthecontrolroomemergencyairtreatmentsystemintheeventofpainting,-fire",orchemicalreleaseisrequiredonlyifthesystemisoperatingandisKprovidingfiltrationfortheareainwhichthepainting,fire,orchemicalreleaseoccurs.Testingoftheairfiltrationsystemswillbe,totheextentitcan,giventheconfigurationofthe"systems,inaccordancewithANSIN510-1975,"TestingofNuclearAir-CleaningSystems."4.5-10Proposed References=(1)UFSARSection6.3(2)UFSARFigures15.6-12and15.6-13(3)UFSARSection6.5.1.2.4(4)UFSARSection6..4.3.14.5-11Proposed. ATTACE992lTBPlantmodificationsplannedfortheSpring1989RefuelingOutagewillmodifytheexistingminimumflowrecirculationsystemsfortheresidualheatremoval(RHR)and,safetyinjection(SI)pumps.Thesemodificationsarebeingimplementedinordertoofferanincreased.marginofpumpprotectionduringconditionswhichrequirepumpoperationatminimumflow.Theseconditionswouldexistwhenthereactorcoolantsystem(RCS)pressureishigherthantheshutoffheadofthepumps.Thenewdesignminimumflowwillbeincreased.abovetheflowthatpresentlyexists.ThisincreasedrecirculationflowcapabilitywillprovidetheopportunitytoconducttherequiredmonthlyperiodictestsatahigherpumpflowratethanispresentlyincorporatedinTable4.5-1oftheTechnicalSpecificationsandwhichisreflectedinthepumpinservicetestprogram.Adetaileddescriptionoftheplannedplantmodificationsandevaluationsofthebenefitsofthesechangeswasprovidedtothe5RCinourresponsetoBulletin88-04,PotentialSafety-RelatedPumpLoss,datedJuly7,1988andwhichisincorporatedasapartofthisdocument.Increasingthesurveillancetestflowrateforperiodicpumptestingwillreducethepotentialforpumpinternalacceleratedwearduetolowflowoperation.RHRtestflowisproposedtobeincreasedfrom200gpmto450gpm.SItestflowisproposedtobeincreasedfrom50gpmto150gpm.ThedetailedchangesarelistedonTable1.Theproposed"recycleflowrate"fortheRHRpumpswillbeabletobeachievedbyutilizingthenewminimumflowrecirculationlineplannedaspartoftheRHRsystemmodification.The"recycleflowrate"fortheSIpumpswillbeabletobeachievedbyutilizingtheexistingtestlinecombinedwiththenewminimumflowrecirculationlineaspartoftheSIplantmodificationdescribedinourresponsetoBulletin88-04.Theproposedflowrateswillbecomparabletotheminimumflowvaluesrecommendedbythepumpmanufacturersforcontinuouspumpoperation.Theyalsorepresentthemaximumflowsobtainableduringpoweroperation.ThesurveillancetestflowrateswillbeincreasedfortheRHRpumpsfrom11-oto25%ofbestefficiencypointofflowandfortheSIpumpsfrom12'-oto35-oofbestefficiencypointofflow.Priortotheplantmodificationsbeingcompleted,thesurveillancetestflowratesandcorrespondingdischargepressuresmustremainasreflectedinthecurrentTechnicalSpecifications.ThedischargepressurevaluesintheTechnicalSpecificationcorrespondingtotherecycleflowratesforRHRandSIneedalsobeadjustedtoaccountfortheincrease'intestflowrate. Thenewdischargepressurelimitshavebeendeterminedbyapplyinga5:degradationtothepumphead-capacity(characteristic)curvefortheRHRpumpsanda3%degradationtotheSIcharacteristiccurve.PumpcharacteristiccurvesaredepictedonFigures6.3-2and6.3-3oftheUFSAR.Thesepercentagesarebaseduponthepumpdevelopedheadatthebestefficiencypointofflow.Forexample,thetotaldevelopedheadforthesafetyinjectionpumpatthebestefficiencypointof425gpmis2310feet.The3:degradedpumpcurveisgeneratedbyreducingthepumpcurveby69.3feetoverthefullrangeofflows.Similarly,thetotaldevelopedheadfortheresidualheatremovalpumpatthebestefficiencypointof1800gpmis264feet.The5%degradedpumpcurveisgeneratedbyreducingthepumpcurveby13.2feetoverthefullrangeofflows.aThedischargepressurevaluesrepresenttherequiredactionlimitsidentifiedbyIMP-3000,SectionXI,1977Editionthroughsummer1978addenda.ThenewdischargepressurelimitshavebeenestablishedconsistentwiththebasisusedforthecurrentpressuresintheTechnicalSpecificationsurveillancetesttablewhichareapplicabletocurrently-establishedtestflowrates.Inessence,thenewdischargepressurelimitsfallontheassumedperformancedegradationcurvesthathavebeenestablishedfortheRHRandSIpumps.Apumpcanbejudged.acceptablebased,uponpressureverificationatonepointonthiscurveduringthesurveillancetest.Inthiscase,thetestpointissimplybeingreadjustedfurtheroutonthedegradedperformancecurve.Hydraulicanalyseshavebeenperformedconfirmingthatdischargepressurevaluesatorabovetheproposed,limitswillmeettherequirementsforsystemdeliveryunderaccidentconditionsasestablishedbyFigures15.6-12and15.6-13intheUFSAR.TheseanalysesutilizedtheKYPIPEcomputercodedevelopedbyNUSCorporationfortheemergencycorecoolingsystemforR.E.Ginna.Thiscodehasbeenvalidated.inaccordancewiththeapprovedQualityAssuranceProgram.TheresultsoftheanalysesrelatingsystemdeliveryversusRCSpressureareshownplottedontheattachedFigures1and2.Thecurvesshowthatrequiredsystemdeliveryisachievedassumingthe5%degradedRHRpumpperformancecurve(Figure1)andthe3%degradedSIpumpperformancecurve(Figure2).ThecurvesdepictedrepresentthemostconservativecasesintermsofparametersutilizedwhichlimittheflowdeliveredtotheRCS.Table1depictsthespecificTechnicalSpecificationchanges.Inaccordancewith10CFR50.91,thesechangestotheTechnicalSpecificationshavebeenevaluatedtodetermineiftheoperationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwould:B-2 1.involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or2.createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or3.involveasignificantreductionin.amarginofsafety.Theproposedchangestothesurveillancetestsdonotinvolveasignificantchangeintheprobabilityofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausetheproposedchangesarebeingmadetoimproveoperabilityofthecomponentsbyreducingthepotentialforacceleratedwearduetolowflowoperationduringsurveillancetesting.Theproposed.changesdonotinvolveasignificantchangeintheconsequencesofaccidentspreviouslyanalyzedbecausethe=flowdeliveredtotheRCSasaresultoftheincreaseinrecirculationflowwillremainabovetherequired.flowdeliverycurvewhichisutilizedintheaccidentanalysis.Theproposedchangestothesurveillancetestsdonotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanypreviouslyevaluatedbecausetheproposedchangesaffectonlythesurveillancetestrequirementoftheexistingresidualheatremovalandsafety'injectionpumps.Thebasisuponwhichthepumpsarejudgedacceptableisnotchanged,thatis,baseduponnotexceedingthemaximumalloweddegradationofthepumphead-capacitycurvethathasbeendemonstratedtomeettherequireddeliverycurves,Figures15.6-12and15.6-13oftheUFSAR.Theproposedchangestothesurveillancetestsdonotinvolveasignificantreductioninthemarginofsafetybecausetheincreasedrecirculationtestflowratewill,infact,increasesafetymarginsbyreducingthepotentialforacceleratedwearduetooperationatlowflows.Surveillancetestingforthesafetyinjectionpumpsencompassesthevastmajorityoftheirexpectedyearlyoperatingtimeandthereforetheincreaseinthetestflowratefrom12-oto35%ofbestefficiencypointofflowwillbeequivalenttotheminimumflowrecommendedbythepumpmanufacturerforcontinuouspumpoperation.Theresidualheatremovalpumpsoperateduringplantcooldownsandrefuelingoperationsatflowrateswellbeyondthesurveillancetestflowrate.Theyearlyoperatingtimeforthesepumpswhilespentinthesurveillancetestmodeissmallcomparedtothetotalexpectedoperatingtime,intheorderof5%.Nevertheless,increasingthetestflowratefrom11%to25%ofbestefficiencypointofflowwillhaveapositivelongtermeffect.ThebasisforGinnaTechnicalSpecificationsrelatedtoSXandRHRsurveillancetestingflowratesanddischargepressureistheassumedminimumpumpdeliverycharacteristicsusedintheUFSARChapter15accidentanalyses.Becauseallsuchassumptionsremainunchangedasaresultofthisproposedlicenseamendment,theoverallmarginofsafetyisnotreduced,anditdoesnotinvolveanunreviewed,safetyquestion.B-3 Therefore,RochesterGasandElectricsubmitsthattheissuesassociatedwiththisAmendmentrequestareoutsidethecriteriaof10CFR50.91andanosignificanthazardsfindingiswarranted.B-4 ~I~t~~~fII'II~~~~~~~~~~~~~I0III~~~~I'l'I:II ==-SAFETYlNJECTlONFLOWCVC4UMPDEGRADEDOXD~'CI41~i~lAUJCL.J~REQUIREDEPZgo+x~0xvaw~~lJI-QOgIO~M~Xo>nXCYCDI~ZZZ4JCLUMPDEGRADED~~SIFlOW-GPMx100~~1.REQUIREDFlOWBASEDONUFSARFIGURE15.6-122.BASEDON:~SISPUMPPERFORMANCEDEGRADED.~SIPUMPSUCTIONHEAD=15%RWSTLEVEl~PUMPCINJECTINGINTOLOOPgCOLDLEG.~~~}}