ML20197D870

Confirms Verbal Granting of Temporary Waiver of Compliance for Rev to Tech Spec to Change Total Number of Channels for PORV Block Valve Position Indicator from 2/valve to 1/valve as Shown in Encl Table 3.3-10,per 880526 Request

ML20197D870
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/27/1988
From:	Lainas G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
References
TAC-68251, NUDOCS 8806070413
Download: ML20197D870 (4)

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May_27, 1988 (

Docket Nos.: 50-413 i*

and 50-414 Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Nuclear Production Department

Duke Power Company

! .422 South Church Street ,

j. Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 '

SUBJECT:

EHERGENCY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TACS 68251/68252)

By letter dated May 26, 1988, you requested an emergency Technical' Specification change which revises the Total Number of Channels for the PORV Block Valve Position Indicator from 2/ Valve to 1/ Valve as shown in enclosed Table 3.3-10.

Per our telephone conference the emergency Technical Specification change is required to preclude significant delays for;the restart of Unit 2.

t j We have reviewed your evaluation and the justification provided in your submittal and find it acceptable. This letter confirms the verbal granting of a temporary waiver of compliance for the above change for Unit 2. This waiver of compliance will be in effect through June 2, 1988, while we complete the processing of .

your emergency change request.  ;

Sincerely, t

Original signed by:  !

Gus C. Lainas, Assistant Director ,

for Region II Projects .

Division of Reactor Projects I/II  ;

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• t., *..../ May 27, 1988 Docket Nos.: 50-413 and 50-414 Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President Nuclear Production Department Duke Power Corrpany 422 South Church Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28242

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGE - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TACS 68251/68252)

By lette: dated May 26, 1988, you requested an emergency Technical Specification change which revises the Total Number of Channels for the PORY 81ock Valve Position Indicator from 2/ Valve to 1/ Valve as shown in enclosed Table 3.3-10.

Per our telephone conference the emergency Technical Specification change is required to preclude significant delays for the restart of Unit 2.

We have reviewed your evaluation and the justification provided in your submittal and find it acceptable. This letter confirms the verbal granting of a temporary waiver of compliance for the above change for Unit 2. This waiver of compliance will be in effect through June 2, 1988, while we complete the processing of your emergency change request.

Sincerely, 4 4'L i h Gus C. Lainas, Assistant Director for Region II Projects Division of Reactor Projects I/II Enr.losure:

As stated cc:

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T Mr. H. B. Tucker Duke Power Company Catawba Nuclear Station cc:

A.V. Carr, Esq. North Carolina Electric Membership Duke Power Company Corp.

422 Scuth Church Street 3400 Sumner Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, North Carolira 27611 J. iiichael McGarry, III, Esq.

Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Purcell Saluda River Electric Cooperative, and Reynolds Inc.

1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W. P.O. Box 929 Washington, D. C. 20036 Laurens, South Carolina 29360 North Carolina MPA-1 Senior Resident Inspector Suite 600 Route 2, Box 179N 3100 Smoketree Ct. York, South Carolina 29745 P.O. Box 29513 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0513 Regional Administrator, Region II i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, S. S. Kilborn 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Area Manager, Mid-South Area Atlanta, Georgia 30323 ESSD Projects Westinghouse Electric Corp. Mr. !!eyward G. Shealy, Chief MNC West Tower - Bay 239 Bureau of Radiological Health P.O. Box 355 South Carolina Department of Health Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street County Manager of York County Columbia, South Carolina 29201 York County Courthouse York South Carolina 29745 Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General Richard P. Wilson, Esq. N.C. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 629 S.C. Attorney General's Office Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Spence Perry, Esquire General Counsel Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Federal Emergency Management Agency 100 Memorial Drive Room 840 Greer, South Carolina 29651 500 C Street Washington, D. C. 20472 i Mr. Michael Hirsch l Federal Emergency Management Agency Brian P. Cassidy, Regional Counsel i Office of the General Ccunsel Federal Emergency lianagement Agency, l Room 840 Region I 500 C Street, S.W. J. W. McCormach P0CH Washington, D. C. 20472 Boston, Massachusetts 02109 l

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$ ACCIDENT MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION .

E TOTAL MINIMUM NO. OF CHANNELS E INSTRUMENT CHANNELS OPERABLE a

1. Containment Pressure 2 1

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2. Reactor Coolant Outlet Temperature - TNT (Wide Range) 2 1

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3. Reactor Coolant Inlet Temperature - TCOLD (Wide Range) 2 1

4. Reactor Coolant Pressure - Wide Range 2 1 S. Pressurizer Water Level 2 1 w 6. Steam Line Pressure 2/ steam generator 1/ steam generator i

D w 7. Ste w Generator Water Level - Narrow Range 2/ steam generator 1/ steam generator S

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8. Refueling Water Storage Tank Water Le el 2 1

9. Auxiliary Feedwater Flow Rate 2/ steam generator 1/ steam generator

10. Reactor Coolant System Subcooling Margin Monitor 1 1

11. POR'.' Position Indicator

• 2/ Valve 1/ Valve l 12. PORV Block Valve Position Indicator ** 2/ Valve

• 1/ Valve

13. Pressurizer Safety Valve Position Indicator 1/ Valve 1/ Valve

14. Containment Suep Water Level (Wide Range) 2 1 i

• For Unit 2 the total number of channels is 1/ Valve. '

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