ML12284A101

Fort Calhoun, Unit 1 - Request for Additional Information, Request to Relocate Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation 2.17, Miscellaneous Radioactive Material Sources, and Surveillance Requirement 3.13 to Updated Safety An

ML12284A101
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	10/24/2012
From:	Wilkins L E Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Cortopassi L P Omaha Public Power District
Wilkins L E
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TAC ME8220
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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 2012 Mr. Louis P. Cortopassi Vice President Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station 9610 Power Lane, Mail Stop FC-2-4 Omaha, NE 68008 FORT CALHOUN STATION, UNIT NO.1 -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO RELOCATE OPERATING AND SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.17 AND 3.13 CONCERNING MISCELLANEOUS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SOURCES (TAC ME8220) Dear Mr. Cortopassi: By letter dated March 9, 2012 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 120720151), Omaha Public Power District (the licensee) requested an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No.1 (FCS). The proposed amendment would relocate Technical Specification (TS) Limiting Condition of Operation (LCO) 2.17, Miscellaneous Radioactive Material Sources, and the associated surveillance requirement (SR) 3.13, Radioactive Material Sources Surveillance, from the FCS TSs. NUREG-1432, Revision 3, "Standard Technical Specifications, Combustion Engineering Plants," does not contain a TS or SR for radioactive source surveillance. The operability and surveillance requirements for leak checking of miscellaneous radioactive material sources will be incorporated into the FCS Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) and associated plant procedures. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed the information provided in your application and determined that additional information is required in order to complete its review. A draft copy of the enclosed request for additional information was provided to Mr. Bill Hansher and others of your staff via e-mail on September 18, 2012. Via e-mail onOctober12.2012.Ms. Donna Lippy of your staff indicated that the response would be provided by October 31, 2012.

L. Cortopassi -2 If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1377 or via e-mail at Iynnea. wilkins@nrc.gov. Lynnea E. Wilkins, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-285 Enclosure: As stated cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO RELOCATE OPERATING AND SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2.17 AND 3.13 CONCERNING MISCELLANEOUS RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SOURCES OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT FORT CALHOUN STATION. UNIT NO.1 DOCKET NO. 50-285 By letter dated March 9, 2012 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 120720151), Omaha Public Power District (the licensee) requested an amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-40 for Fort Calhoun Station, Unit No.1 (FCS). The proposed amendment would relocate Technical Specification (TS) Limiting Condition of Operation (LCO) 2.17, Miscellaneous Radioactive Material Sources, and the associated surveillance requirement (SR) 3.13, Radioactive Material Sources Surveillance, from the FCS TSs. NUREG-1432, Revision 3, "Standard Technical Specifications, Combustion Engineering Plants," does not contain a TS or SR for radioactive source surveillance. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has determined that the following information is needed in order for the staff to complete its evaluation. Section 4.1.3 of the license amendment request lists two references as approved methodologies: NRC Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.21, Revision 1, "Health Physics Surveys for Byproduct Material at NRC-Licensed Processing and Manufacturing Plants," October 1979 (ADAMS Accession No. ML003739571), and NUREG-1556, Volume 11, "Consolidated Guidance about Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance about Licenses of Broad Scope, Final Report," April 1999 (ADAMS Accession No. ML010370193). Please identify the specific guidance in these two documents that are being referenced. In addition, please verify that the guidance in RG 8.21, Revision 1, for leak testing sources will be incorporated into the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR). Please verify that the text to be added to the FSAR will be contained in Chapter 16 as part of the Technical Requirements Document. Enclosure

l. Cortopassi -2 If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1377 or via e-mail at Iynnea. wilkins@nrc.gov. Docket No. 50-285 Enclosure: As stated cc w/encl: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION: PUBLIC LPLIV Reading RidsAcrsAcnw_MailCTR Resource RidsNrrDorlDpr Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl4 Resource RidsNrrDraAhpb Resource RidsNrrLAJBurkhardt Resource RidsNrrPMFortCalhoun Resource RidsOgcRp Resource RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource RPederson, NRR/DRAlAHPB ADAMS Accession No. ML 12284A101 Sincerely, IRA! Lynnea E. Wilkins, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation *via email **via memo OFFICE NRRlDORULPL4IPM NRRlDORULPL4/LA NRRlDRAlAHPB/BC NRRlDORULPL4/BC NRRlDORULPL4/PM NAME LWilkins JBurkhardt' UShoop" MMarkley LWilkins DATE 10/12/12 10/11/12 9113112 10/24/12 10/24/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COpy