ML17309A323

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Proposed Tech Specs Reducing Requirement for Low Pressurizer Water Level from 12 to 10.6% & Changing P-10 Permissive from 10 to 8% Power
ML17309A323
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Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 01/19/1984
From:
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
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ML17309A321 List:
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"".PDR 3.1.1.5Pressurizer Wheneverthereactorisathotshutdownorcriticalthepressurizer shallhaveatleast100kwofheatersoperableandawaterlevelmaintained between10.6%and87%oflevelspan.Ifthepressurizer isinoperable duetoheaterorwaterlevel,restorethepressurizer tooperablestatuswithin6hrs.orhavetheRHRsysteminoperation withinanadditional 6hrs.,Bases:Theplantisdesignedtooperatewithallreactorcoolantloopsinoperation andmaintaintheDNBRabove1.30duringallnormal3.1-4bChangeNo.ggAmendment No.gP,gg,jfg>PROPOSED Temperature requirements forthesteamgenerator correspond withmeasuredNDTfortheshellandallowable thermalstressesinthetubesheet.Eachofthepressurizer codesafetyvalvesisdesignedtorelieve288,000lbs.perhr.ofsaturated steamatthevalvesetpoint.

Below350Fand350psiginthereactorcoolantsystem,the0residualheatremovalsystemcanremovedecayheatandtherebyIIcontrolsyst'mtemperature andpressure.

Ifnoresidualheatwereremovedbyanyofthemeansavailable, theamountofsteamwhichcouldbegenerated atsafetyvalvereliefpressurewouldbelessthanhalfthevalves'apacity.

Onevalve,therefore, providesadequatedefenseagainstoverpressurization.

Thepoweroperatedreliefvalves(PORVs)operatetorelieveRCSpressurebelowthesettingofthepressurizer codesafetyvalves.Thesereliefvalveshaveremotelyoperatedblockvalvestoprovideapositiveshutoffcapability shouldareliefvalvebecomeinoper-able.Theelectrical powerforboththereliefvalvesandtheblockvalvesiscapableofbeingsuppliedfromanemergency powersourcetoensuretheabilitytosealthispossibleRCSleakagepath.Therequirement that100kwofpressurizer heatersandtheirassociated controlsbecapableofbeingsuppliedelectrical powerfromanemergency busprovidesassurance thattheseheaterscanbeenergized duringoss ofoffsitepowercondition tomaintainnaturalcirculation athotshutdownandduring3.1-4eAmendment No.gP,gg,PROPOSED cooldown.

Thepressurizer lowlevellimitof10.6%is"the(3)levelbelowwhichtheheatersarede-energized topreventdamage.References (1)FSARSection14.1.6(2)FSARSection7.2.3(3)LetterfromL.D.White,Jr.toD.L.Ziemann,USNRC,datedOctober17,19793.1-4fPROPOSED TABLE3.5-1INSTRUMENT OPERATION CONDITIONS Page1of2NO.FUNCTIONAL UNITNO.ofMIN.MIN.NO.ofCHANNELSOPERABLEDEGREEOFCHANNELSTOTRIP***CHANNELS'REDUNDANCY PERMISSIBLE BYPASSCGNDITIONS 6OPERATORACTIONIFCONDITIONS OFCOLUMN3OR5CANNOTBEMET1.Manual2.NuclearFluxPowerRangelowsettinghighsetting3.NuclearFluxIntermediate Range222of4pawerrangechannelsgreaterthan8%F.P.(lawsettingonly)2of4powerrangechannelsgreaterthan8%F.P.MaintainhotshutdawnMaintainhotshutdawnMaintainhotshutdawn.

Note14.NuclearFluxSourceRange5.Overtemperature T1of2intermediate Maintainhotrangechygnelsgreatershutdown.

Notethan10amps.=1Maintainhotshutdown6.Overpawer

-TCOs7OQMgU~8.HiPressurizer PressureZawPressurizer PressureMaintainhotshutdawnMaintainhotshutdownMaintainhotshutdownPressurizer-Hi WaterLevelMaintainhotshutdawnLawFlowinoneloop(>50%F.P.)LowFlowbothloops(10-50%F.P.)3/loop2/loop(anyloop)3/loop2/loop(anyloop)MaintainhotshutdownMaintainhotshutdown Attachment BThecurrentspecification onpressurizer waterlevelstatesthatthepressurizer levelshallbemaintained between12and87%.Theupperlimitisbasedonahighleveltripsetpointwithsufficient margintoaccountforreference legheatup.Thereisnobasisforthe12%lowerlimit.Sincelowpressurizer heatersarede-energized at10.6%,amoreappropriate valuewouldbe10.6%.TheP-10permissive allowsmanualblockingoftheinter-mediaterangerodstop,theintermediate rangehighfluxtrip,andlowsetpointofthepowerrangehighfluxtripabove10%power.Thesetripsareusedtomitigatetheconsequences ofarodwith-drawaltransient fromsubcritical.

TheproposedTechnical Specification changewouldallowtheabovetripstobebypassed(blocked) at8%power.Thischangeisnecessary becauseP-7permissive isrequiredat8.5%power.SinceoneoftheinputstoP-7comesfromthesamepowerrangebistablethatsuppliesP-10,P-10mustbeactuatedat8%powertosatisfy'.

therequirements forP-7.P-7automatically unblocksthefollow-.ingreactortrips:2looplowflow,reactorcoolantpumpbusundervoltage, reactorcoolantpumpbusunderfrequency, pressurizer lowpressure, andturbinetripwithP-9.Thesetripsareassociated withthe130MWwhichistheupperlimitofheatremovalwhileonnaturalcirculation.

Theonlytransient analysiswhichusesthistripisaslowrodwithdrawal.

(Borondilutionisboundedbytheslowrodwithdrawal.)

TheonlyeffectofreducingP-10to8%wouldbethatarodwithdrawal accident(RWA)startingfrom8%wouldbeterminated byhighfluxandovertemperature Tversustheintermediate andreducedhighpowertrips.Anevaluation performed ontheRWAstartingfrom8%and10%forvariousreactivity insertion ratesshowsapproximately thesameDNBRwhentheRWAisinitiated from8%versus10%power.Further,thereissubstantial marginbetweentheDNBRforaRWAfrom10%andthelimitingRWAfrom100%power.TheDNBRforaRWAstartingfrom8%willalsobegreaterthantheDNBRforthelimitingRWAstartedfrom100%power.Therefore, reducingP-10to8%hasnegligible effectontheGinnaSafetyAnalysisandtheminimumDNBRforall..RWAsisunchanged.

Attachment CInaccordance with10CFR50.91,thesechangestotheTechnical Specifications havebeenevaluated againstthreecriteriatodetermine iftheoperation ofthefac'ility inaccordance withtheproposedamendment would:l.involveasignificant, increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated; or2.createthepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviously evaluated; or3.involveasignificant reduction inamarginofsafety.Asoutlinedbelow,Rochester GasandElectricsubmitsthattheissuesassociated withthisamendment requestareoutsidethecriteriaof10CFR50.91,andtherefore, anosignificant hazardsfindingiswarranted.

Theproposedchangewouldreducethelowerpressurizer level'.limitfrom12to10.6%.Thisdoesnotincreasetheprobability o'consequences ofanaccident.

Thisdoesnotcreateanewordifferent accident.

Thisdoesnotreduceasafetymargin.TheproposedchangealsoreducestheP-10setpointfrom10to8%.Theevaluation doneshowsthatforthelimitingaccidents, thesafetymarginisnotsignificantly reduced.Thischangedoesnotincreasetheprobability orconsequences ofanaccident.

Thischangesdoesnotcreateanewordifferent accident.

Therefore, anosignificant hazardsfindingiswarranted fortheproposedchanges.

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