JAFP-97-0500, Notifies Commission of Change in Commitment Made to NRC That Amplified Requirement of TS Amend 148 Which Clarified Use of Terms Demonstrate & Verify Used Throughout TS to Specify Requirements of Various Surveillance Tests
| ML20198J561 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1997 |
| From: | Michael Colomb POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| JAFP-97-0500, JAFP-97-500, NUDOCS 9801140161 | |
| Download: ML20198J561 (2) | |
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& Authority s<te execut've otr>cer December 30,1997 JAFP 97-0500 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1 137 Washington, D.C. 20555
Subject:
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-333 Notification of a Change in a Commitment that Aniplified a Requirement of Technical Specification Amendmen" 148
Reference:
NYPA letter, J. C. Brons to USNRC, dated November 20,1989 (JPN-89-076) Regarding Proposed Changes to Technical Specifications Regarding Low Pressure Coolant injection and Demonstrate / Verify Terminology
Dear Sir:
The purpose of this letter is to notify the Commission of a change in a commitment made to the NRC. The Authority, utilizing guidance contained in SECY-95-300, Nuclear Energy Institute's Guidance Document, " Guideline for Managing Commitments", has changed the commitment contained in the above reference that amplified requirements to comply with FitzPatrick Technical Specification Amendment 148.
Amendment 148 clarified the use of the terms " demonstrate" and " verify" used throughout Tec'nical Specification to specify the requirements of various surveillance tests, The above reference stated that the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAF) would review a number of criteria to " verify" operability, surveillance test records (current, valid, and satisfactory), temporary modification logs (jumper log), protective tagging system records, system control annunciators, and indicators. and operating logs.
Processes at JAF require applicable Limiting Conditions of Operation (LCO) or potential LCOs to be entered if a systems operebility status is changed. Work control processes are in place to notify Operations if surveillances are either invalid due to expiration of the test interval, or have unsatisfactory results that would require the affected systern, structure, or component (SSCs) to be declared inoperable. Also, the work control process would g
identify any deficiency, work, protective tag, or jumper that would effect the operability of 0
a SSC and the appropriate LCO or potential LCO would be entered. Therefore, the only.
p necessary action to " verify" system, structure, or component operability is for Operations T to review the LCO log for LCOs that would impact operability of the associated SSCs.
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Subject:
Notification of a Change in a Commitment That Amplified a Requirement of Technical Specification Amendment 148 Page 2-The FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant has charged the commitment to only require that Operations review the LCO log when TSs require redundant SSCs to be " verified operable".
Very truly yours, m n O, MICHAEL J. COLOMB Site Executive Officer MJC:RS:las Cc:
Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisrion 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Offica of the Resident inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.0, Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Daniel Dorman, Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects IIII U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mai: Stop 14 B2 Washington, DC 20555
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