ML20095G053

Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-66 & NPF-73,removing Prescriptive Requirements of 10CFR50,Option a Re Frequencies & Test Methodology & Replacing Requirements W/Requirements of Option B

ML20095G053
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	12/15/1995
From:	George Thomas DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20095G056	List: ML20095G053 ML20095G057
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NUDOCS 9512200003
Download: ML20095G053 (3)

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4 GEORGE S. THOMAS 1

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Subject:

Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. I and No. 2 BV-1 Docket No. 50 334, License No. DPR-66 BV-2 Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Proposed Operating License Change Request Nos. 223 and 94 Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, Duquesne Light Company requests an amendment to the above licenses in the form of changes to the technical specifications. The proposed l changes will remove the prescriptive requirements of 10 CFR 50, Option A, conceming  ;

1 test frequencies and test methodology, and replace them with the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Option B. The prop.ssed specifications include reference to Regulatory Guide 1.163 titled " Performance-Based Containment Leak Test Program," dated September 1995. Additional changes to the specifications are included which are either necessary to accommodate the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Option B, or are editorial in nature.

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i Approval of this amendment is requested prior to the start of the Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. I eleventh refueling outage which is scheduled to start on 4

March 23,1996, as this is when Duquesne Light Company plans to implement Option B i of 10CFR50 Appendix J. An implementation period of up to 60 days is requested following the effective date of this amendment.

l The Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program is being developed based on the guidance contained in Regulatory Guide 1.163 and associated documents. The approved version of this program will be available for your review upon implementation of the

. proposed amendment, j t The proposed technical specification changes for Unit No. I and Unit No. 2 are presented in Attachments A-1 and A-2, respectively. The safety analysis (including the l no significant hazards evaluation) is presented in . Attachment B. The UFSAR changes are presented in Attachments C-1 and C-2.

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- Proposed Operating License Change Request Nos. 223 and 94 Page 2 This change has been reviewed by the Onsite Safety Committee and Offsite Review Committee. The change was determined to be safe and does not involve a significant hazard consideration as defined in 10 CFR 50.92 based on the attached safety analysis.

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c: Mr. L. W. Rossbach, Sr. Resident Inspector Mr. T. T. Martin, NRC Region I Administrator '

Mr. D. S. Brinkman, Sr. Project Manager Mr. W. P. Dornsife, Director BRP/DEP Mr. M. P. Murphy (BRP/DEP) 4

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AFFIDAVIT FOR APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA)

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Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit No. I and No. 2 BV-1 Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 i

BV-2 Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Proposed Operating License Change Request Nos. 223 and 94 1

Before me, the undersigned notary public, in and for the County and Commonwealth aforesaid, this day personally appeared George S. Thomas, to me known, who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is Division Vice President, Nuclear Services of the Nuclear Power Division, Duquesne Light Company, he is duly authorized to execute and file the foregoing submittal on behalf of said Company, and the statements set forth in the submittal are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

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