ML060860258
| ML060860258 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2006 |
| From: | Thadani M C Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Blevins M R TXU Power |
| Thadani M C | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML060860267 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC M5794, TAC M5795 | |
| Download: ML060860258 (10) | |
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April 24, 2006Mr. M. R. Blevins Senior Vice President
& Chief Nuclear Officer TXU Power ATTN: Regulatory Affairs P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043
SUBJECT:
COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES), UNITS 1 AND 2 -ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RE: REVISION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.7.5 FOR AUXILIARY FEED WATER SYSTEM (TAC NOS. M5794 AND M5795)
Dear Mr. Blevins:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 126 to Facility Operating LicenseNo. NPF-87 and Amendment No. 126 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-89 for C PSES,Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated January 24, 2005.The amendments revise TS 3.7.5, "Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) System." Specifically, theproposed change would add a note to Surveillance Requirements (SRs) 3.7.5.1, 3.7.5.3, and3.7.5.4 that states, "AFW train(s) may be considered OPERABLE during alignment andoperation for steam generator level control, if it is capable of being manually realigned to the AFW mode of operation." A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included inthe Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.Sincerely,/RA/Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
Enclosures:
- 3. Safety Evaluationcc w/encls: See next page April 24, 2006Mr. M. R. Blevins Senior Vice President
& Chief Nuclear Officer TXU Power ATTN: Regulatory Affairs P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043
SUBJECT:
COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES), UNITS 1 AND 2 -ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS RE: REVISION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.7.5 FOR AUXILIARY FEED WATER SYSTEM (TAC NOS. M5794 AND M5795)
Dear Mr. Blevins:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 126 to Facility Operating LicenseNo. NPF-87 and Amendment No. 126 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-89 for C PSES,Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments consist of changes to the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated January 24, 2005.The amendments revise TS 3.7.5, "Auxiliary Feedwater (AFW) System." Specifically, theproposed change would add a note to Surveillance Requirements (SRs) 3.7.5.1, 3.7.5.3, and3.7.5.4 that states, "AFW train(s) may be considered OPERABLE during alignment andoperation for steam generator level control, if it is capable of being manually realigned to the AFW mode of operation." A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included inthe Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.Sincerely,/RA/Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
Enclosures:
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RidsNrrPMMThadaniRHernandez RidsNrrLADJohnsonRidsNrrDssSbpbADAMS (Pkg):ML060860267(Amd): (TS): ML061160064*no significant changes to SE inputOFFICENRR/LPL4/PMNRR/LPL4/LASBPB/BCOGCNRR/LPL4/BCNAMEMThadaniDJohnsonSJones*SHamrick (NLO)DTerao DATE4/14/064/13/0612/13/20054/20/064/24/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY TXU GENERATION COMPANY LPCOMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT NO. 1DOCKET NO. 50-445AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 126License No. NPF-871.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:A.The application for amendment by TXU Generation Company LP datedJanuary 24, 2005, complies with the standards and requirements of the AtomicEnergy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I;B.The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, theprovisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;C.There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by thisamendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with theCommission's regulations;D.The issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the commondefense and security or to the health and safety of the public; andE.The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of theCommission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.2.Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications asindicated in the attachment to this license amendment; and paragraph 2.C.(2) of FacilityOperating License No. NPF-87 is hereby amended to read as follows: (2)Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection PlanThe Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised throughAmendment No. 126, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license. TXU Generation Company LP shall operate the facility in accordance with the TechnicalSpecifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.3.The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implementedwithin 90 days from the date of issuance.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/David Terao, ChiefPlant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: April 24, 2006 TXU GENERATION COMPANY LPCOMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT NO. 2DOCKET NO. 50-446AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSEAmendment No. 126License No. NPF-891.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:A.The application for amendment by TXU Generation Company LP datedJanuary 24, 2005, complies with the standards and requirements of the AtomicEnergy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I;B.The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, theprovisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission;C.There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by thisamendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with theCommission's regulations;D.The issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the commondefense and security or to the health and safety of the public; andE.The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of theCommission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.2.Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications asindicated in the attachment to this license amendment; and paragraph 2.C.(2) of FacilityOperating License No. NPF-89 is hereby amended to read as follows: (2)Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection PlanThe Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised throughAmendment No. 126, and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated into this license. TXU Generation Company LP shall operate the facility in accordance with the TechnicalSpecifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.3.This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implementedwithin 90 days from the date of issuance.FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION/RA/David Terao, ChiefPlant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Technical SpecificationsDate of Issuance: April 24, 2006 ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 126 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-87AND AMENDMENT NO. 126TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-89DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the attachedrevised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change. RemoveInsert3.7-143.7-143.7-153.7-15 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATIONRELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 126 TOFACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-87AND AMENDMENT NO. 126 TOFACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-89TXU GENERATION COMPANY LPCOMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-44
61.0INTRODUCTION
By letter dated January 24, 2005, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management SystemAccession No. ML050330389) TXU Generation Company LP (the licensee) requested changes to Facility Operating Licenses DPR-87 and DPR-89 for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively. License Amendment Request 04-013 proposed Technical Specification (TS) changes to TS 3.7.5, "Auxiliary Feedwater System (AFW)." Specifically, theproposed changes would add a note to Surveillance Requirements (SRs) 3.7.5.1, 3.7.5.3, and3.7.5.4 that states, "AFW train(s) may be considered OPERABLE during alignment andoperation for steam generator level control, if it is capable of being manually realigned to the AFW mode of operation."
2.0REGULATORY EVALUATION
Industry Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler (TSTF) 245-A, Revision 1, "AFWTrain Operable When in Service," was approved by the NRC staff on January 13, 1999. Theapproved TSTF 245-A proposed to add a note to SRs 3.7.5.1, SR 3.7.5.3, and SR 3.7.5.4 thatstates "AFW train(s) may be considered OPERABLE during alignment and operation for steam generator level control, if it is capable of being manually realigned to the AFW mode of operation." TSTF-245-A, Revision 1, was approved based on the applicable Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations.
3.0TECHNICAL EVALUATION
The licensee's application is based on TSTF-245-A, Revision 1, which showed that theproposed type of changes meet the relevant NRC regulations and there is reasonableassurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered. The NRC staffapproved TSTF-245-A, Revision 1, on January 13, 1999. Based on its review, the NRC staff has verified that the requested TS changes are consistentwith the current Standard Technical Specifications and reflect changes based on TSTF-245-A, Revision 1. Consequently, the changes satisfy the underlying applicable NRC regulations.Therefore, the staff finds the licensee's proposed changes to SR 3.7.5.1, SR 3.7.5.3,SR 3.7.5.4, to be acceptable.
4.0STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Texas State official was notified of theproposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
5.0ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendments change a requirement with respect to installation or use of a facilitycomponent located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. The NRC staff hasdetermined that the amendments involve no significant increase in the amounts, and nosignificant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there isno significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding published November 8, 2005 (70 FR 67753). The amendments also relate to changes in recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)and 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
6.0CONCLUSION
The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that: (1) thereis reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered byoperation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with theCommission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to thecommon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.Principal Contributor: R. Hernandez Date: April 24, 2006 December 2004Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station cc:Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2159 Glen Rose, TX 76403-2159Regional Administrator, Region IVU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011Mr. Fred W. Madden, DirectorRegulatory Affairs TXU Generation Company LP P. O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043George L. Edgar, Esq.Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004County Judge P. O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, ChiefBureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189Mr. Brian AlmonPublic Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326Ms. Susan M. JablonskiOffice of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P. O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087Terry Parks, Chief InspectorTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P. O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711