ML023300394
ML023300394 | |
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Site: | Brunswick ![]() |
Issue date: | 11/21/2002 |
From: | NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
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Programs and Manuals 5.5 5.5 Programs and Manuals 5.5.12 Primary Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program (continued)
- a. Compensation of instrument accuracies applied to the primary containment leakage total in accordance with ANSI/ANS 56.8-1987 instead of ANSI/ANS 56.8-1994;
- b. Following air lock door seal replacement, performance of door seal leakage rate testing with the gap between the door seals pressurized to 10 psig instead of air lock testing at P as specified in Nuclear Energy Institute Guideline 94-01, Revision 0;
- c. Reduced duration Type A tests may be performed using the criteria and Total Time method specified in Bechtel Topical Report BN-TOP-1, Revision 1.
- d. Performance of Type C leak rate testing of the hydrogen and oxygen monitor isolation valves is not required; and
- e. Performance of Type C leak rate testing of the main steam isolation valves at a pressure less than P instead of leak rate testing at Pa as specified in ANSI/AN9 56.8-1994.
- f. NEI 94 1995, Section 9.2.3: The first Type A test performed after the February 28, 1993, Type A test shall be performed no later than April 30, 2005.
The peak calculated primary containment internal pressure for the design basis loss of coolant accident, P,, is 49 psig.
The maximum allowable primary containment leakage rate, L., shall be 0.5% of primary containment air weight per day at P..
Leakage rate acceptance criteria are:
- a. Primary containment leakage rate acceptance criterion is
< 1.0 La. During the first unit startup following testing in accordance with this program, the leakage rate acceptance criteria are < 0.60 La for Type B and C tests and : 0.75 La for Type A tests.
- b. Air lock testing acceptance criteria are:
- 1) Overall air lock leakage rate is . 0.05 La when tested at ! Pa (continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-16 Amendment No. 250 1
Programs and Manuals 5.5 5.5 Programs and Manuals 5.5.12 Primary Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program (continued)
- 2) For each air lock door, leakage rate is - 5 scfh when the gap between the door seals is pressurized to Z 10 psig.
The provisions of SR 3.0.3 are applicable to the Primary Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program frequencies.
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-17 Amendment No. 250 I
Reporting Requirements 5.6 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 5.6 Reporting Requirements The following reports shall be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4.
5.6.1 Occupational Radiation Exposure Report
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A single submittal may be made for a multiple unit station. The submittal should combine sections common to all units at the station.
A tabulation on an annual basis of the number of station, utility, and other personnel (including contractors), for whom monitoring was performed, receiving an annual deep dose equivalent > 100 mrem and their associated collective deep dose equivalent (reported in person-rem) according to work and job functions (e.g., reactor operations and surveillance, inservice inspection, routine maintenance, special maintenance (describe maintenance), waste processing, and refueling). This tabulation supplements the requirements of 10 CFR 20.2206. The dose assignments to various duty functions may be estimated based on pocket dosimeter, thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD), electronic dosimeter or film badge measurements. Small exposures totalling < 20% of the individual total dose need not be accounted for. In the aggregate, at least 80% of the total deep dose equivalent received from external sources should be assigned to specific major work functions. The report, covering the previous calendar year, shall be submitted by April 30 of each year.
5.6.2 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report
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A single submittal may be made for a multiple unit station. The submittal should combine sections common to all units at the station.
The Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report covering the operation of the unit during the previous calendar year shall be submitted by May 15 of each year. The report shall include summaries, interpretations, and analyses of trends of the results of the Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program for the reporting period. The material provided shall be consistent with (continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-18 Amendment No. 250 I
Requirements Reporting Reporting Requirements 5.6 5.6 Reporting Requirements 5.6.2 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (continued) the objectives outlined in the Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM), and in 10 CFR 50, Appendix I, Sections IV.B.2, IV.B.3, and IV.C.
The Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report shall include the results of analyses of all radiological environmental samples and of all environmental radiation measurements taken during the period pursuant to the locations specified in the table and figures in the ODCM, as well as summarized and tabulated results of these analyses and measurements in the format of Table 3 in the Radiological Assessment Branch Technical Position, Revision 1, November 1979. In the event that some individual results are not available for inclusion with the report, the report shall be submitted noting and explaining the reasons for the missing results. The missing data shall be submitted in a supplementary report as soon as possible.
5.6.3 Radioactive Effluent Release Report
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A single submittal may be made for a multiple unit station. The submittal shall combine sections common to all units at the station.
The Radioactive Effluent Release Report covering the operation of the unit during the previous year shall be submitted prior to May I of each year in accordance with 10 CFR 50.36a. The report shall include a summary of the quantities of radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents and solid waste released from the unit. The material provided shall be consistent with the objectives outlined in the ODCM and the Process Control Program and in conformance with 10 CFR 50.36a and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix I, Section IV.B.1.
5.6.4 Monthly Operating Reports Routine reports of operating statistics and shutdown experience, including documentation of all challenges to the main steam safety/relief valves, shall be submitted on a monthly basis no later than the 15th of each month following the calendar month covered by the report.
(continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-19 Amendment No. 250 I
Reporting Requirements Reporting Requirements 5.6 5.6 Reporting Requirements (continued) 5.6.5 CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (COLR)
- a. Core operating limits shall be established prior to each reload cycle, or prior to any remaining portion of a reload cycle, and shall be documented in the COLR for the following:
- 1. The AVERAGE PLANAR LINEAR HEAT GENERATION RATE (APLHGR) for Specification 3.2.1;
- 2. The MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (MCPR) for Specification 3.2.2;
- 3. The period based detection algorithm (PBDA) setpoint for Function 2.f, Oscillation Power Range Monitor (OPRM) Upscale, for Specification 3.3.1.1; and
- 4. The Allowable Values and power range setpoints for Rod Block Monitor Upscale Functions for Specification 3.3.2.1.
- b. The analytical methods used to determine the core operating limits shall be those previously reviewed and approved by the NRC, specifically those described in the following documents:
- 1. NEDE-24011-P-A, "General Electric Standard Application for Reactor Fuel" (latest approved version).
- c. The core operating limits shall be determined such that all applicable limits (e.g., fuel thermal mechanical limits, core thermal hydraulic limits, Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS) limits, nuclear limits such as SDM, transient analysis limits, and accident analysis limits) of the safety analysis are met.
- d. The COLR, including any midcycle revisions or supplements, shall be provided upon issuance for each reload cycle to the NRC.
(continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-20 Amendment No. 250 I
Reporting Requirements 5.6 5.6 Reporting Requirements (continued) 5.6.6 Post Accident Monitoring (PAM) Instrumentation Report When a report is required by Condition B or F of LCO 3.3.3.1, "Post Accident Monitoring (PAM) Instrumentation," a report shall be submitted within the following 14 days. The report shall outline the preplanned alternate method of monitoring, the cause of the inoperability, and the plans and schedule for restoring the instrumentation channels of the Function to OPERABLE status.
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-21 Amendment No. 250 I
High Radiation Area 5.7 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 5.7 High Radiation Area As provided in paragraph 20.1601(c) of 10 CFR Part 20, the following controls shall be applied to high radiation areas in place of the controls required by paragraph 20.1601(a) and (b) of 10 CFR Part 20:
5.7.1 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates not exceeding 1.0 rem/hour (at 30 centimeters from the radiation sources or from any surface penetrated by the radiation)
- a. Each accessible entryway to such an area shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area. Such barricades may be opened as necessary to permit entry or exit of personnel or equipment.
- b. Access to, and activities in, each such area shall be controlled by means of a Radiation Work Permit (RWP) or equivalent that includes specification of radiation dose rates in the immediate work area(s) and other appropriate radiation protection equipment and measures.
- c. Individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures and personnel continuously escorted by such individuals may be exempted from the requirement for an RWP or equivalent while performing their assigned duties provided that they are following plant radiation protection procedures for entry to, exit from, and work in such areas.
- d. Each individual or group entering such an area shall possess:
- 1. A radiation monitoring device that continuously displays radiation dose rates in the area ("radiation monitoring and indicating device"); or
- 2. A radiation monitoring device that continuously integrates the radiation dose rates in the area and alarms when the device's dose alarm setpoint is reached
("alarming dosimeter"), with an appropriate alarm setpoint; or
- 3. A radiation monitoring device that continuously transmits dose rate and cumulative dose information to a remote receiver monitored by radiation protection personnel responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure within the area; or (continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-22 Amendment No. 250 1
High Radiation Area 5.7 5.7 High Radiation Area 5.7.1 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates not exceeding 1.0 rem/hour (at 30 centimeters from the radiation sources or from any surface penetrated by the radiation) (continued)
- 4. A self-reading dosimeter and, (a) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the RWP or equivalent, of an individual at the work site, qualified in radiation protection procedures, equipped with a radiation monitoring and indicating device who is responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure within the area, or (b) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the RWP or equivalent, by means of closed circuit television, of personnel qualified in radiation protection procedures, responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure in the area.
- e. Except for individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures, entry into such areas shall be made only after dose rates in the area have been established and entry personnel are knowledgeable of them.
5.7.2 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Greater than 1.0 rem/hour (at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation), but less than 500 rads/hour (at 1 meter from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation)
- a. Each accessible entryway to such an area shall be conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and shall be provided with a locked door, gate, or guard that prevents unauthorized entry, and in addition:
- 1. All such door and gate keys shall be maintained under the administrative control of the shift superintendent or the radiation control supervisor or designated representative; and
- 2. Doors and gates shall remain locked or guarded except during periods of personnel or equipment entry or exit.
(continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-23 Amendment No. 250 1
High Radiation Area 5.7 5.7 High Radiation Area 5.7.2 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Greater than 1.0 rem/hour (at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation), but less than 500 rads/hour (at I meter from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation) (continued)
- b. Access to, and activities in, each such area shall be controlled by means of an RWP or equivalent that includes specification of radiation dose rates in the immediate work area(s) and other appropriate radiation protection equipment and measures.
- c. Individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures may be exempted from the requirement for an RWP or equivalent while performing radiation surveys in such areas provided that they are following plant radiation protection procedures for entry to, exit from, and work in such areas.
- d. Each individual (whether alone or in a group) entering such an area shall possess:
- 1. An alarming dosimeter with an appropriate alarm setpoint; or
- 2. A radiation monitoring device that continuously transmits dose rate and cumulative dose information to a remote receiver monitored by radiation protection personnel responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure within the area with the means to communicate with and control every individual in the area; or
- 3. A direct-reading dosimeter and, (a) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the RWP or equivalent, of an individual qualified in radiation protection procedures, equipped with a radiation monitoring and indicating device who is responsible for controlling personnel exposure within the area, or (b) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the RWP or equivalent, by means of closed circuit television, of personnel qualified in radiation (continued)
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-24 Amendment No. 250 1
Area High Radiation High Radiation Area 5.7 5.7 High Radiation Area 5.7.2 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Greater than 1.0 rem/hour (at 30 centimeters from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation), but less than 500 rads/hour (at I meter from the radiation source or from any surface penetrated by the radiation) (continued) protection procedures, responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure in the area, and with the means to communicate with and control every individual in the area; or
- 4. A radiation monitoring and indicating device in those cases where the options of Specifications 5.7.2.d.2 and 5.7.2.d.3, above, are impractical or determined to be inconsistent with the "As Low As is Reasonably Achievable" principle.
- e. Except for individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures, entry into such areas shall be made only after dose rates in the area have been established and entry personnel are knowledgeable of them.
- f. Such individual areas that are within a larger area that is controlled as a high radiation area, where no enclosure exists for purpose of locking and where no enclosure can reasonably be constructed around the individual area need not be controlled by a locked door or gate, but shall be barricaded and conspicuously posted as a high radiation area, and a conspicuous, clearly visible flashing light shall be activated at the area as a warning device.
Brunswick Unit 2 5.0-25 Amendment No. 250 I