ML17256A946

Application for Amend to License DPR-18 Revising Requirements for RCS Iodine Activity

ML17256A946
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	05/17/1982
From:	WHITE L D ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
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UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,IntheMatterofRochesterGasandElectricCorporation(R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant,UnitNo.1))))DocketNo))50244APPLICATIONFORAMENDMENTTOOPERATINGLICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulationsoftheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(the"Commission"),RochesterGasandElectricCorporation("RG&E"),holderofProvisionalOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-18,herebyrequeststhatSections3.1.4and4.1berevisedintheTechnicalSpecificationssetforthinAppendixAtothatlicense.ThisrequestforachangeinTechnicalSpecificationsissubmittedinresponsetoaletterdatedSeptember24,1981fromMr.DennisM.Crutchfield,Chief,OperatingReactorsBranchNo.5regardingreactorcoolantsystemiodineactivityTheproposedtechnicalspecificationchangeissetforthinAttachmentAtothisApplication.AsafetyevaluationissetforthinAttachmentB.Thisevaluationalsodemonstratesthattheproposedchangedoesnotinvolveasignificantchangeinthetypesorasignificantincreaseintheamountsofeffluentsoranychangeintheauthorizedpowerlevelofthefacility.TheproposedchangeshavebeenclearlyidentifiedasanNRCpositionintheNRC'sStandardTechnicalSpecificationsforWestinghouseplants.Thereforeafeeof$4,000isrequired.>>ooososo6>>o>~>'PDR.'ADQCK05000244.P-'~'":PDR

fFrIFIttt WHEREFORE,ApplicantrespectfullyrequeststhatAppendixAtoProvisionalOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-18beamendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachmentA.RochesterGasandElectricCorporationByL.D.Whie,Jr.ExecutiveVicePresidentSubscribedandsworntobeforemeonthisl7dayofMay,1982.GARYL.EISSNRYPUBLIC,StateofN.Y.MonroeCo.hfyCommfssfonExpfresMarsh30,19~

Iireg~-,~p)t~s.~',"3N0~4 AttachmentA1~RevisetheTechnicalSpecificationsbyreplacingthefollowingpages:3.1-21,'.1-22,3.1-23,3.1-24,4.1-8,4.1-9,4.1-10-2.Addpage4.1-12.

MaximumCoolantActivitSecifications:Wheneverthereactoriscriticalorthereactorcoolantaveragetemperatureisgreaterthan500oF:a.Thetotalspecificactivityofthereactorcoolantshallnotexceed84/EpCi/gm,whereEistheaveragebetaandgammaenergiesperdisintegrationinMev.b.TheI-131equivalentoftheiodineactivityinthereactorcoolantshallnotexceed1.0ju:i/gm.cdTheI-131equivalentoftheiodineactivityonthesecondarysideofasteamgeneratorshallnotexceed0~l~Ci/gm.Ifthelimitof3.1.4.l.aisexceeded,thenbesubcriticalwithreactorcoolantaveragetemperaturelessthan500Fwithin8hours.a~IftheI-131equivalentactivityinthereactorcoolantexceedsthelimitof3'.4.l.bbutislessthantheallowablelimitshownonFigure3.1.4-1,operationmaycontinueforupto48hoursprovidedthatthecumulativeoperatingtimeunderthesecircumstancesdoesnotexceed800hoursinanyconsecutive12-monthperiod.IftheI-131equivalentactivityinthereactorcoolantexceedsthelimitof3.1.4'.bformorethan500hoursinanyconsecutive6-monthperiod,3'-21AmendmentNo~8,rX8 thenprepareandsubmitaSpecialReporttotheCommissionpursuanttoSpecification6.9.2within30daysindicatingthenumberofhoursabovethislimit.Thereactormaybetakencriticalorreactorcoolantaveragetemperaturemaybeincreasedabovea500FwiththeI-131equivalentactivitygreaterthanthelimitof3.1.4.l.baslongastheprovisionsofthisparagrapharemet.b.IftheI-131equivalentactivityexceedsthe'limitof3.1.4.1.bformorethan48hoursduringonecontinuoustimeintervalorexceedsthelimitshownonFigure3.1.4-1,besubcriticalwithc~reactorcoolantaveragetemperaturelessthan500oFwithin8hours.IftheI-131equivalentactivityexceedsthelimitof3.1.4.l.b,thenperformsamplingandanalysisasrequiredbyTable4.1-4,item4a,untiltheactivityisreducedtolessthanthelimitof3.1~4-1.b.3-1.4.4Ifthelimitof3.1.4.1."cisexceeded,thenbeathotshutdownwithin8hoursandincoldshutdownwithinthefollowing32hours.Basis:Thetotalactivitylimitfortheprimarysystemcorrespondstooperationwiththeplantdesignbasisof1%fueldefects.Radiationshieldingandtheradioactivewastedisposalsystems3'-22AmendmentNo.g5 weredesignedforoperationwith1%defects.Thelimitforsecondaryiodineactivityisconservativelyestablishedwith,respecttothelimitsonprimarysystemiodineactivityandprimary-to-secondaryleakage(Specification3.1.5.2).Iftheactivityshouldexceedthespecifiedlimitsfollowingapowertransientthemajorconcernwouldbewhetheradditionalfueldefectshaddevelopedbringingthetotaltoabove1%defects.Appropriateactiontobetakentobringtheactivitywithinspecificationincludeoneormoreofthefollowing:gradualdecreaseinpowertoalowerbasepower,increaseinletdownflowrate,andventingofthevolumecontroltankgasestothegasdecaytanks.Thespecifiedactivitylimitsprovideprotectiontothepublicagainstthepotentialreleaseofreactorcoolantactivitytotheatmosphere,asdemonstratedbytheanalysisofasteamgeneratortube'uptureaccident.(3)The500Ftemperatureinthespecificationcorrespondsatsaturationto681psia,whichisbelowthesetpointofthesecondarysidereliefvalves.Therefore,potentialprimarytosecondaryleakageatatemperaturebelow500Fcanbecontainedbyclosingthesteamlineisolationvalves.

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(1)FSARTable9.2-5(2)FSARSection11.1.3(3)LetterdatedSeptember24,1981fromDennisM.Crutchfield,USNRC,toJohnE.Maier,RGSE.3.1-23 25O~.~l~ftfI'1~jl~LLLfpHMOOHHO200150'jUNACCEPl"ABlEOPERATIONOOOIX0OC4RHCX10050P-;CCf=PYAOLEOPCPiAfIONIH0,J..2030405060708090100PERCENTOFRATEDTHERMALPOWERFigure3.1.4-1I-131Equivalent,ReactorCoolantSpecificActivityLimitVersusPercentofRatedThermalPowerwiththeReactorCoolantSpecificActivity1.0pCi/gramI-131Equivalent3.1-24 TABLE4.1-2'MINIMUMFREQUENCIESPOREQUIPMENTANDSAMPLINGTESTSFSARSectionReference1.ReactorCoolantChemistrySamplesTestChlorideandFluorideFree@en~3times/weekandatleasteverythirdday5times/weekandatleast.everyseconddayexceptwhenbelow250oF2.ReactorCoolantBoronBoronconcentrationWeekly3.RefuelingWaterStorageTankWaterSample4.BoricAcidTank5.ControlRodsBoronconcentrationBoronconcentrationRoddroptimesofallfulllengthrodsIWeeklyTwice/weekAftervesselheadremovalandatleastonceper18months(1)6.FullLengthControlRod7.PressurizerSafetyValves8.MainSteamSafetyValves9.ContainmentIsolationTripMvementofatleast10stepsinanyonedirec-tionforanyrodnotfullyinsertedSetpointSetpointFunctioningMonthlyEachRefuelingshutdawnEachRefuelingshutdawnEachRefuelingShutdawn1010.RefuelingSystemInterlocksFunctioningPriortoRefuelingOperations9.4.5ll.ServiceWat,erSystemFunctioningEachRefuelingShutdawn9.5.5,12.FireProtectionPumpAuctioningandPawerSupplyMonthly9.5.54.1-8AmendmentNo.p,pp,yy,yp FSARSectionReference14.Accumulator15.PrimarySystem~geBoronConcentrationEvaluateTest13.SprayAdditiveTankNaOHConcent.Fre~en~cmonthlyBi-MonthlyDaily17.SpentFuelPit18.SecondaryCoolantSamplesBoronConcentrationGrossactivity16.DieselFuelSupplyFuelInventoryDailymonthly72hours(2)(3)8.2.39.5.519.CirculatingWaterFloodProtectionEquignentCalibrateEachRefuelingShutdownNotes:(1)Alsorequiredforspecificallyaffectedindividualrodsfollowinganymaintenanceonormodificationtothecontrolroddrivesystemwhichcouldaffectthedroptimeofthosespecificrods.(2)Notrequiredduringacoldorrefuelingshutdown.(3)AnisotopicanalysisforI-131equivalentactivityisrequiredatleastmonthlywheneverthegrossactivitydeterminationindicatesiodineconcentrationgreaterthanlOSoftheallowablelimitbutonlyonceper6rmnthswheneverthegrossactivitydeterminationindicatesiodineconcentrationbelow10%oftheallmrhlelimit.4.1-9AmendmentNo.Q,gg,/gal INTENTIONALLYBLANK4.1-10 AttachmentBTheTechnicalSpecificationlimitsforreactorcoolantsystemI-131equivalentactivityandforcoolantactivitysamplinghavebeenrevisedtobeconsistentwiththeNRC'sStandardTechnicalSpecificationsforWestinghouse-designedplants.Theactivitylimitsare.conservativewithrespecttotheassumptionsusedintheNRC'sanalysisofasteamgeneratortuberuptureeventwhichwasprovidedtoRGGEbyletterdatedSeptember24,1981.

TABLE4.1-4.i'v'Ti0REACTORCOOLANTSPECIFICACTIVITYSAMPLETYPEOFMEASUREMENTANDANALYSISANDANALYSISPROGRAMSAMPLEANDANALYSISFREQUENCYMODESINWHICHSAMPLEANDANALYSISREQUIREDGrossActivityDeterminationAtleastonceper72hours(beta-gamma)(1)Abovecoldshutdown2~3IsotopicAnalysisforDoseEquivalentI-131Concentra-tionRadiochemicalforEDetermination(2)IsotopicAnalysisforIodineIncludingI-131,I-133,andI-1351per14days1per6months(3)a)Onceper4hours,whenevertheI-131equivalentactivityexceedsthelimitof3.1~4.l.bAbove5treactorpowerAbove5%reactorpowerAsrequiredbySpecificati'on3.1.4.3.c*b)Onesamplebetween2and6hoursfollowingareactorpowerchangeexceeding15per-centwithina1-hourperiodHotshutdownorabove(1)Agrossradioactivityanalysisshallconsistofthequantitativemeasurementofthetotalradio-activityoftheprimarycoolantinunits~i/gm.Thetotalprimarycoolantactivityshallbethesumofthedegassedbeta-gammaactivityandthetotalofallidentifiedgaseousactivit'5minutesaftertheprimarysystemissampled.(2)Aradiochemicalanalysisshallconsistofthequantitativemeasurementoftheactivityforeachradionuclidewhichisidentifiedintheprimarycoolant15minutesaftertheprimarysystemissampled.TheactivitiesfortheindividualisotopesshallbeusedinthedeterminationofE.(3)Sampletobetakenafteraminimumof2EFPDand20daysofpoweroperationhaveelapsedsincereactorwaslastsubcriticalfor48hoursorlonger.*Exceptatrefuelingshutdown,samplingshallbecontinueduntiltheactivityofthereactorcoolantsystemisrestoredtowithinitslimits.

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