ML20081L947

Full-term License DPR-16 Issued to Gpu & Jersey Central Power & Light Co

ML20081L947
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/02/1991
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20081L948	List: ML20081L947 ML20081L950
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NUDOCS 9107080208
Download: ML20081L947 (6)

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GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION AJ JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGIIT COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-219 OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION TACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. DPR-16 1.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A.

The applicatign for a license filed by Jersey Central Power &

Light Company complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission s rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B.

Construction of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (the facility) has been completed in conformity with Provisional Construction Permit No. CPPR-15; the application, as amended; the provisions of the Act; and the rules and regulations of the Commission, and has been operating under a provisional license since April 9, 1969; C.

The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended; the provisions of the Act; and the rules and regulations of the Commission (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D.

below);

D.

There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1 (except as exempted from compliance in Section 2.D. below);

• / Subsequent to the filing of this application, on December 29, 1981, the NRC issued Amendment No. 59 to POL DPR-16 for this facility, per uant to which GPU Nuclear Corporation was added as a licensee, authorn J to possess, use and operate the facility, and Jersey Central Power &

Light Company remained as a licensee, authorized to possess the facility. All subsequent applications for amendments to the license were filed jointly by the two licensees.

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GPU Nuclear Corporation is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this license in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Coannission; F.

Jersey Central Power & Light Company has satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, " Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements," of the Commission's regulations; G.

The issuatce of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H.

The receipt, possession and use of source, byproduct, and special nuclear materials as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70; and I.

The issuance of this license is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2.

Provisional Operating License No. DPR-16, dated April 9, 1969, as amended, is superseded in its entirety by Facility Operating License No. DPR-16, hereby issued to GPU Nuclear Corporation and Jersey Central Power & Light Company to read as follows:

A.

This license applies to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, a boiling-water reactor and associated equipment (the facility). The facility is located in Ocean County, New Jersey, and is described in the licensee's Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, as-supplemented and amended, and in the licensee's Environmental Report, as supplemented and amended.

B.

Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses GPU Nuclear Corporation:

(1) Pursuant to1Section 104b of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess, use, and operate Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating i

Station, and Jersey Central Power & Light Company to possess the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, at the designated

. location on the Oyster Creek site in Ocean County, New Jersey, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2)- Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended;

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i (3) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source, orspecIa1nuclearmaterialsassealedneutronsourcesfor reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equ;pment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (4) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source, or special materials without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (5) Pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct, source, or special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.

C.

This license shall be decired to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1 and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the-rules, regulations, and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Maximum Powe,r,1.ev,e1 GPU Nuclear Corporation is authorized to operate the f acility at steady-state power levels not in excess of 1930 megawatts (thermal) (100 percent rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein.

(2) Technical Sp,ecifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendices A and B, as revised through Amendment No.152, are hereby incorporated I

in the license. GPU Nuclear Corporation shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

(3) Fire Protect _i,on GPU Nuclear Corporation shall implement and maintain in effect l

all provisions of the approved fire protection program as

-described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report for the l

facility and as approved in the Safety Evaluation Report dated March 3, 1978, and supplements thereto, subject to the following provision:

The licensee may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and n.aintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.

(4) The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Comission-approved physical security, guard training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans, including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the IMscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27022) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The piens, which contain Safeguards information protected under 10 Cf R 73.21, are entitled:

"0yster Creak fluclear Generating Station Physical Security Plan," with revisions submitted through July 6,1928; "0yster Creek tluclear Generating Station Training and Qualification Plan," with revis'ons subm'tted through June 24,198E; and "0yster Creek I'uclear Generating Station Safeguards Contingency Plan," with revisions submitted through June 24, 1986 Changes made in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55 shall be impico'ented in accordance with the schedule set forth therein.

(5)

Inspections by a nethod acceptable to the flRC, cf all accessible surfaces and welds of both core spray sparger' and repair assemblies at least once per 24 months, will be performed so that meaningful comparisons of any indications with previous inspections can be made.

Results of the inspections, along with an evaluatior. of the safety significance of any new or 4

progressing indications, will te provided to the Comission's staff for review. Authorization wi'1 be obtained from the Comission's staff before the plant is restarted from each refueling outage. Shouisi the staff aetermine that new cracks or further progression of existing cracks has occurred, resulting in unacceptable degradation of saftty margins, the sparger will be replaced before restart.

(6) popg,R,apg,e, P,1, app,ing Program The " Plan for the Long-Range Planning Program for the Oyster Creek fluclear Generating Station" (the Plan) submitted by GPU Nuclear Corporation letter C 311-88-2030 dated March 16, 1988, is approved, a.

The Plan shall be followed by the licenste from and after May 27, 1988.

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s b.

The Category A schedule shall not be changed without priot approval from the NRC.

The schedules for Categories B and C may be changed without prior approval by the NRC.

D.

The facility has been granted certain exemptions from the requirements of Section III.G of tppendix R to 10 CFR Part 50, " Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1,1979."

This section relates to fire protection features for ensuring the I

systems and associated circuits used to achieve and maintain safe shutdown are free of f f re damage.

These exemptions were granted and sent to the licensee in letters dated March 24, 1986 and June 25, 1990.

The facility has also been granted certain exemptions from the

. requirements of Section III.J of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50, " Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities operating Prior to January 1, 1979." This section relates to emergency lighting that shall be provided in all areas needed for operation of safe shutdown equipment and in access and egress routes thereto. This exemption v

was granted and sent to the licensee in a letter dated February 12, 1990.

In addition, the facility has been granted certain exemptions from Section 55.45(b)(2)(iii) and (iv) of 10 CFR Part 55, " Operators' Licenses." These sections contain requirements related to site-specific simulator certification and require that operating tests will not be administered on other than a certified or an approved simulation facility after May 26, 1991. These exemptions were granted and sent to the licensee in a letter dated March 25, 1991.

These exemptions granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12 are authorized by law, will-not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security.

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With these exemptions, the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended,-

the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the

-Conaission.

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E.

Except as otherwise provided in the Technical Specifications, the licensee shall report any violations of the requirements contained in l

l Section 2.0 of this license in the following manners initial i

notification shall be made within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to the NRC Operations Center via the Emergency Notification System with written follow-up within 30 days in accordance with the procedures described in 10 CFR 50.73(b), (c), and (e).

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F.

The licensee shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.

3.

This license is effective as of the date of issuance and shall expire at i

midnight on December 15, 2004.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0 fir!!SS10N Thomas E. Hurley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Appendices A and D -

Technical Specifications Date of Is6uance:

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