ML20072D699

Application to Amend Licenses NPF-2 & NPF-8,deleting Tech Spec Requirement for River Water Sys Surveillance & Svc Water Bldg Battery Sys Discharge Test During Shutdown

ML20072D699
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	06/20/1983
From:	Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO.
To:	Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20072D700	List: ML20072D699 ML20072D706
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NUDOCS 8306230378
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Alabama Power Company 600 North 18th Street Post Offic] Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291

, Telephone 205 783-6081 F. L. Clayton, Jr.

CJ' Mllff"' AlabamaPower the southem etcctrc system June 20, 1983 Docket Nos. 50-348 50-364 Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation V. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washi ngton, D. C. 20555 Attention: Mr. S. A. Varga Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant - Units 1 and 2 Administrative Technical Specification Changes Gentlemen:

Alabama Power Company submitted proposed technical specification changes involving the river water system and the service water building batteries in letters dated December 30, 1982 and February 3,1983, respectively. As discussed with the NRC Staff on June 17, 1983, these proposed changes are needed to prevent a simultaneous shutdown for the sole purpose of performing surveillance testing. In order to expedite NRC review of these issues, which are included with other technical specifications in the referenced letters, Alabama Power Company hereby submits these proposed changes as a separate license amendment request.

The existing river water system surveillance requirement 4.7.5.b requires that every 18 months, during shutdown, the automatic valves be actuated and the ground area around the buried piping be inspected for leak tightness. Since the river water system is shared between Units 1 and 2, the requirement to perform the testing during shutdown necessitates a shutdown of both units. Furthermore, the testing can be performed while both units are operating without affecting the validity of the test or plant operation. The proposed change is to delete the requirement that the testing be done during shutdown.

The service water building battery system is required to be subjected to a performance discharge test every 18 and 60 months, during shutdown. Additionally, the ACTION statement requires that with one train of the D.C. distribution system inoperable, the plant must be shutdown after 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />. Since the service water building battery system is shared between Units 1 and 2, the discharge test requirement 8306230378 830620 W]

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The above testing that necessitates shutdown of both Units 1 and 2 is required to be performed by August 3,1983 for the river water system and December 23, 1983 for the service water building battery system.

Since both of these proposed technical specification changes are administrative in nature, i.e., involve scheduling of the testing and not the surveillance intervals or the validity of the testing, Alabama Power Company requests that NRC approval be granted by July 15, 1983 Due to the administrative nature of this proposed change, a significant hazards consideration, as defined in 10 CFR 50.92, is not involved, and the safe operation of the Farley Nuclear Plant is not jeopardized. Attachment 1 is the proposed Technical Specification changes discussed above. The Plant Operations Review Committee has reviewed this proposed change and the Nuclear Operations Review Board will review this change at a future meeting. As noted by the distribution, a copy of this proposed license amendment is being sent to the Alabama State Designee in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91.

This proposed amendment is designated as Class II for Unit I and Class I for Unit 2 in accordance with 10 CFR 170.22 requirements.

Enclosed is a check for $1,600 to cover the total amount of fees req ui red.

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30 (c)(1)(1), three signed originals and forty (40) additional copies of the proposed change are enclosed.

If you have any questions, please advise.

Yours very truly, F. L. Clayton, Jr.

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