ML23257A123

Administrative Changes to Technical Specification Pages Issued for License Amendment Nos. 332, 355, and 315

ML23257A123
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/22/2023
From:	Kimberly Green Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
Green K
References
EPID L-2023-LLA-0035
Download: ML23257A123 (1)

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September 22, 2023 Mr. James Barstow Vice President, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and Support Services Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4A-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGES ISSUED FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT NOS. 332, 355, AND 315 (EPID L-2023-LLA-0035)

Dear Mr. Barstow:

The purpose of this letter is to make administrative changes to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (Browns Ferry), Units 1, 2, and 3, Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68.

After the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued the subject amendments (Agencywide Documents and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23205A213) on September 8, 2023, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) informed the NRC project manager that certain technical specification (TS) pages were issued with spacing that differed from guidance in Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-GG-05-01, Writers Guide for Plant-Specific Improved Technical Specifications (ML060720511). Specifically, the spacing of the entries in the Completion Time column for TS 3.4.7 Required Actions A.1 and D.1 (Unit 1),

C.1 and D.1 (Unit 2), and D.1 and E.2 (Unit 3) was inconsistent with the guidance. At the TVAs request, the NRC is reissuing the affected TS pages to adjust the spacing so that it is consistent with the guidance in TSTF-GG-05-01 and with the other Completion Time entries in the Browns Ferry TSs.

The NRC concludes that these changes are entirely administrative in nature and do not change the staffs previous conclusion in the safety evaluation for issuance of Amendment Nos. 332, 355, and 315, nor do they affect the no significant hazards considerations, as published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2023 (88 FR 31285).

Enclosed, please find reissued TS pages 3.4-18 and 3.4-19 (Unit 1), TS page 3.4-19 (Unit 2),

and TS pages 3.4-19 and 3.4-19a (Unit 3).

J. Barstow If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1627 or by email at Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kimberly J. Green, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296

Enclosure:

Reissued Pages for Amendment No. 332 Reissued Pages for Amendment No. 355 Reissued Pages for Amendment No. 315 cc: Listserv

ENCLOSURE BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-259,50-260, AND 50-296 REISSUED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGES FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT NOS. 332, 355, AND 315 UNIT 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGES 3.4-18 AND 3.4-19 UNIT 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGE 3.4-19 UNIT 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGES 3.4-19 AND 3.4-19a

RHR Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown 3.4.7 3.4 REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM (RCS) 3.4.7 Residual Heat Removal (RHR) Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown LCO 3.4.7 Two RHR shutdown cooling subsystems shall be OPERABLE, and, with no recirculation pump in operation, at least one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem shall be in operation.

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1. Both required RHR shutdown cooling subsystems and recirculation pumps may not be in operation for up to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> per 8 hour9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> period.

2. One required RHR shutdown cooling subsystem may be inoperable for up to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> for performance of Surveillances.

APPLICABILITY: MODE 3, with reactor steam dome pressure less than the RHR low pressure permissive pressure.

ACTIONS

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Separate Condition entry is allowed for each RHR shutdown cooling subsystem.

CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME A. One required RHR A.1 Verify an alternate 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> shutdown cooling method of decay heat subsystem inoperable. removal is available. AND Once per 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> thereafter (continued)

BFN-UNIT 1 3.4-18 Amendment No. 234, 249, 332

RHR Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown 3.4.7 ACTIONS (continued)

CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME B. Required Action and B.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately associated RHR shutdown cooling Completion Time of subsystem to OPERABLE Condition A not met. status.

C. Two required RHR C.1 Verify an alternate 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> shutdown cooling method of decay heat subsystems removal is available for AND inoperable. each inoperable RHR shutdown cooling Once per 24 subsystem hours thereafter D. Required Action and -------------------NOTE-----------------

associated LCO 3.0.3 and all other LCO Completion Time of Required Actions requiring a Condition C not met. MODE change to MODE 4 may be suspended until one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem is restored to OPERABLE status.

D.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem to OPERABLE status.

(continued)

BFN-UNIT 1 3.4-19 Amendment No. 234, 332

RHR Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown 3.4.7 ACTIONS (continued)

CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME B. Required Action and B.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately associated Completion RHR shutdown cooling Time of Condition A not subsystem to OPERABLE met. status.

C. Two required RHR C.1 Verify an alternate 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> shutdown cooling method of decay heat subsystems inoperable. removal is available for AND each inoperable RHR shutdown cooling Once per 24 subsystem. hours thereafter D. Required Action and ------------------NOTE------------------

associated Completion LCO 3.0.3 and all other LCO Time of Condition C not Required Actions requiring a met. MODE change to MODE 4 may be suspended until one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem is restored to OPERABLE status.

D.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem to OPERABLE status.

(continued)

BFN-UNIT 2 3.4-19 Amendment No. 253, 355

RHR Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown 3.4.7 ACTIONS (continued)

CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME B. Required Action and B.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately associated Completion RHR shutdown cooling Time of Condition A not subsystem to OPERABLE met. status.

C. Two required RHR C.1 Verify an alternate 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> shutdown cooling method of decay heat subsystems inoperable. removal is available for AND each inoperable RHR shutdown cooling Once per 24 subsystem. hours thereafter D. Required Action and ------------------NOTE------------------

associated Completion

Time of Condition C not LCO 3.0.3 and all other LCO meW. Required Actions requiring a MODE change to MODE 4 may be suspended until one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem is restored to OPERABLE status.

D.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately one RHR shutdown cooling subsystem to OPERABLE status.

(continued)

BFN-UNIT 3 3.4-19 Amendment No. 212, 315

RHR Shutdown Cooling System - Hot Shutdown 3.4.7 ACTIONS (continued)

CONDITION REQUIRED ACTION COMPLETION TIME E. No RHR shutdown E.1 Initiate action to restore Immediately cooling subsystem in one RHR shutdown operation. cooling subsystem or one recirculation pump to AND operation.

No recirculation pump in AND operation.

E.2 Verify reactor coolant 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> from circulation by an alternate discovery of no method. reactor coolant circulation AND Once per 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> thereafter AND E.3 Monitor reactor coolant Once per hour temperature and pressure.

BFN-UNIT 3 3.4-19a Amendment No. 212, 315

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