ML17334B546

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-58 & DPR-74,modifying Tech Specs 3/4.3.1 (Reactor Trip Sys Instrumentation) & 3/4.3.2 (ESFAS Instrumentation) & Bases to Relocate Tables of Response Time Limits to Ufsar,Per GL 93-08

ML17334B546
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	05/26/1995
From:	FITZPATRICK E INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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AEP:NRC:1210, GL-93-08, GL-93-8, NUDOCS 9506060449
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ApplicationforamendstolicensesDPR-586DPR-74,modifyintechspecs3/4.3.1(ReactorTripSysInstrumentation)I3/4.3.2(ESFASInstrumentation)SbasestorelocatetablesofresponsetimelimitstoUFSAR,perGL93-08.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:AOOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRlENCL7SIZE:(0+'VVTITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionRtNOTES:IRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1LAJINTER:FILECECH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SRXBOGC/HDS2EXTERNAL:NOACCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDNRR/DE/EMCBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111DCUNNOTETOALL"BIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEiVASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPI-37(EXT.504-2083)TOELIXIINATEYOURXrhiIEPRO%IDISTRIBUTIONLISTSI:ORDOC!'MENTSYOUDON"I'EED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR12ENCL11 0:~<e0'h IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box16631Columbus,OH432165May26,1995AEP'NRC:1210DocketNos.:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionATTN:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2RELOCATIONOFTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONTABLESOFINSTRUMENTRESPONSETIMELIMITS(GENERICLETTER93-08)Thisletteranditsattachmentsconstituteanapplicationforamendmentofthetechnicalspecifications(T/Ss)fortheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantunits1and2.Specifically,weproposetomodifyT/Ss3/4.3.1(ReactorTripSystemInstrumentation)and3/4.3.2(EngineeredSafetyFeatureActuationSystemInstrumentation)andtheiraccompanyingBases,torelocatethetablesofresponsetimelimitstotheUFSAR.ThesechangesaresubmittedasalineitemimprovementinaccordancewiththeguidanceofGenericLetter93-08.Attachment1providesadetaileddescriptionoftheproposedchanges,justificationforthechanges,andourdeterminationofnosignificanthazardsconsiderationperformedpursuantto10CFR50.92.Attachment2containstheexistingT/Spagesmarkedtoreflecttheproposedchanges.Attachment3containstheproposedrevisedT/Spages.Webelievethattheproposedchangeswillnotresultin(1)asignificantchangeinthetypesofanyeffluentthatmaybereleasedoffsite,or(2)asignificantincreaseinindividualorcumulativeoccupationalradiationexposure.TheproposedchangeshavebeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearSafetyReviewCommitteeandtheNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommittee.950b0b044995052bPDRADQCK,050003i5P"'DR 01 U.S;NuclearRegulatoryCommissionPage2AEP'NRC:1210Incompliancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.91(b)(1),copiesofthisletteranditsattachmentshavebeentransmittedtotheMichiganPublicServiceCommissionandtotheMichiganDepartmentofPublicHealth.Sincerely,VicePresidentSWORNTOANDSUBSCRIBEDBEFOREMETHIS~~@DAYOF1995NotaryPulicehAttachmentsCC;A.A.BlindG.CharnoffJ.B.MartinNFEMSectionChiefNRCResidentInspector-BridgmanJ.R.Padgett 00egQrI/~~rHl,P~

ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:1210JUSTIFICATIONAND10CFR50.92ANALYSISFORCHANGESTOTHEDONALDC.COOKNUCLEARPLANTUNITS1AND2TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS95O6Q60449II ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:1210Page1DESCRIPTIONOFCHANGESUnits1and2technicalspecification(T/S)Tables3.3-2(ReactorTripSystemInstrumentationResponseTimes)and3~3-5(EngineeredSafetyFeaturesResponseTimes)aredeleted.Asdiscussedbelow,theinformationcurrentlycontainedinthesetableswillberelocatedtotheUFSAR.2.Units1and2T/Ss3.3.1.1and3.3.2.1aremodifiedtoremovereferencetoTables3.3-2and3.3-5,respectively.3.Units1and2BasespageB2-7ismodifiedtoremovespecifictimeresponseinformationfromthedescriptionofthereactorcoolantbusundervoltageandunderfrequencyreactortrips.4.Unit1BasespageB3/43-1andunit2BasespagesB3/43-1andB3/43-laarerevisedtodeletediscussionofresponsetimesdesignatedas"notapplicable"andresponsetimesassociatedwithRWSTandVCTvalves.5.Units1and2T/S4.3.1.1.3ismodifiedtoincludeafootnotecurrentlylocatedintheresponsetimetable(Table3.3-2).Thefootnotestates:"Neutrondetectorsareexemptfromresponsetimetesting.Responsetimeoftheneutronfluxsignalportionofthechannelshallbemeasuredfromdetectoroutputorinputoffirstelectroniccomponentinchannel."FootnotesassociatedwithprevioussurveillanceintervalextensionsweredeletedfromUnit2pages3/43-1and3/43-14.SODJUSTIFCATION0CGESGenericLetter(GL)93-08wasissuedbytheNRCtoprovideguidancetolicenseesforrequestingalicenseamendmenttorelocatetablesofinstrumentresponsetimelimitsfromtheT/SstotheUFSAR.TheNRCdevelopedthislineitemimprovementinresponsetoT/Sproposalsbyapplicantsforoperatinglicenses.AsdiscussedintheGL,licensees'wereencouragedtoproposeT/SchangesthatareconsistentwiththeguidancegivenintheenclosurestotheGL.Thelimitingconditionsforoperation(LCOs)forthereactortripandengineeredsafetyfeaturesactuationsystem(ESFAS)instrumentsrequirethatthesesystemsbeoperablewithresponsetimesasspecifiedintheT/Stables.Thesurveillancerequirementsspecifythatthelicenseetestthesesystemsandverifythattheresponse ATTACHMENT1TOAEP'NRC'1210Page2timeofeachfunctioniswithinitslimits.RelocatingthetablesofthereactortripandESFASinstrumentresponsetimelimitsfromtheT/SstotheUFSARwillnotalterthesesurveillancerequirements.TheUFSARwillnowaddresstheresponsetimelimitsforthereactortripandESFASinstruments,includingthosechannelsforwhichtheresponsetimelimitisindicatedas"notapplicable."TheUFSARwillalsoclarifyresponsetimelimitswherefootnotesareincludedinthetablesthatdescribehowthoselimitsareapplied.ThisT/Schangeallowsustoadministrativelycontrol"changestotheresponsetimelimitsforthereactortripandESFASinstrumentsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof10CFR50.59withouttheneedtoprocessaT/Samendmentrequest.Thepresenttimeresponsesurveillancerequirements(T/Ss4.3.1.1.3and4.3.2.1.3)donotreferencetheresponsetimetables.Therefore,thesurveillancerequirementsdidnotneedtobemodifiedtoimplementthechanges.However,afootnoteinthereactortripresponsetimetable(Table3.3-2)containsastatementexemptingneutrondetectorsfromresponsetimetesting.Sothatthisexemptionwillbemaintained,wehavemodifiedsurveillancerequirement4.3.1.1.3toincludethetextcurrentlyinthefootnote.ThisisinaccordancewiththerecommendationsofGL93-08.AsrecommendedbyGL93-08,wehaveconfirmedthatplantproceduresforresponsetimetestingincludeacceptancecriteriathatreflectthereactortripandESFAS.responsetimelimitsinthetablesbeingrelocatedfromtheT/SstotheUFSAR.FollowingNRCapproval,theresponsetimelimitswillbeincludedintheUFSARinaccordancewith10CFR50.71(e).0C50EVLUATONPer10CFR50.92,aproposedamendmentwillnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsiderationiftheproposedamendmentdoesnot:(1)involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated,(2)createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluated,or(3)involveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafety.

ATTACHMENT1TOAEP:NRC:1210Page3Criterion1Theproposedchangeswillnotinvolveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausethechangeswillnotresultinachangetoanyoftheprocessvariablesthatmightinitiateanaccident.TherearenophysicalchangestotheplantassociatedwiththisT/Schange.TheconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedwillnotbeincreasedbecausethechangessimplyallowrelocationofresponsetimelimitstotheUFSAR.TimeresponsetestingwillcontinuetoberequiredbytheT/Ss.Anychangestotheresponsetimevalueswillbemadeinaccordancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.59.ItisnotedthattheseT/SchangeshavepreviouslybeendeterminedacceptablebytheNRCinGL93-08.CRITERION2Theproposedchangeswillnotcreatethepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfromanyaccidentpreviouslyevaluatedbecausethechangeswillinvolvenophysicalchangestotheplantnoranychangesinplantoperations.TimeresponsetestingwillcontinuetoberequiredbytheT/Ss.Anychangestothetimeresponsevalueswillbemadeinaccordancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.59.ItisnotedthatthesechangeshavepreviouslybeendeterminedacceptablebytheNRCinGL93>>08.CRITERION3TheproposedamendmentwillnotinvolveasignificantreductioninamarginofsafetybecausetimeresponsetestingwillcontinuetoberequiredbytheT/Ss.Anychangestotheresponsetimevalueswillbemadeinaccordancewiththerequirementsof10CFR50.59.ItisnotedthatthesechangeshavepreviouslybeendeterminedacceptablebytheNRCinGL93-08.