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Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-58 & DPR-74,revising TS 4.6.5.1, Ice Condenser,Ice Bed & Associated Bases to Reflect Max Ice Condenser Flow Channel Blockage Assumed in Accident Analyses
ML17335A356
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Site: Cook  American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 12/03/1998
From: POWERS R P
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML17335A357 List:
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AEP:NRC:09000, AEP:NRC:9000, NUDOCS 9812080045
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.~REGULA'J;ORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIO SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9812080045 DOC.DATE:

98/12/03NOTARIZED:

YESlACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM50-3).6DonaldC.CookNuclearPower.Plant,Unit2;IndianaMAUTHA'fAME"-AUTHORAFFILIATION POWERS,R.P.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION RecordsManagement Branch(Document ControlDesk)DOCKET¹0500031505000316

SUBJECT:

Application foramendstolicensesDPR-58EDPR-74,revising TS4.6.5.1,"IceCondensedr,Ice Bed"Sassociated basestoreflectmaxicecondenser flowchannelblockageassumedinaccidentanalyses.

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ÃIRONMANICHIGAMP8lfMDecember3,1998AEP:NRC:09000DocketNos.:50-31550-316U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission ATTN:DocumentControlDeskMailStop0-Pl-17Washington, DC20555-0001 Gentlemen:

DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS CHANGEREQUESTICECONDENSER FLOWCHANNELSIndianaMichiganPowerCompany,theLicenseeforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantunits1and2,proposestoamendAppendixA,technical specifications (T/S),'ffacilityoperating licensesDPR-58andDPR-74pursuantto10CFR50.90.TheLicenseeproposestoreviseT/S4.6.5.1,"IceCondenser, IceBed,"anditsassociated basestoreflectthemaximumicecondenser flowchannelblockageassumedin'theaccidentanalyses.

Attachment 1providesadetaileddescription andsafetyanalysisoftheproposedchanges.Attachments 2Aand2BprovidemarkedupT/Spagesforunit1andunit2,respectively, Attachments 3Aand3BprovidetheproposedT/Spageswiththechangesincorporated forunit1andunit2,respectively.

Attachment 4describes theevaluation performed inaccordance with10CFR50.92(c),

whichconcludes thatnosignificant hazardsconsideration isinvolved.

Attachment 5providestheenvironmental assessment.

Theproposedchangeshavebeenreviewedbytheplantnuclearsafetyreviewcommittee andbythenuclearsafetyanddesignreviewcommittee.

98f2080045 98f203PDR,ADOCK05000815P'DR U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Page2AEP:NRC:09000Copiesofthisletteranditsattachments arebeingtransmitted totheMichiganPublicServiceCommission andMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth,inaccordance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91.Sincerely, R.P.PowersVicePresident SWORNTOANDSOBSCRIBED BEFOREMETHIS~iDAYOF)iI/I1998NotaryPublicMyCommission Expires/jmc~ANiCEM.BiGKERSAttachments

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R.Hafer/K.R.BakerJ.F.Stang,Jr.,-NRCWashington, DC,w/attachments ATTACHMENT 1TOAEP:NRC:09000DESCRIPTION ANDSAFETYANALYSISFORPROPOSEDCHANGES Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:09000Page1DescritionandSafetAnalsisfortheProosedChanesA.SummaryofProposedChangesTheLicenseeproposestorevisetechnical specification (T/S)4.6.5.1.b.3 and4.6.5.1.c, "IceCondenser, IceBed,"anditsassociated basesforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantunits1and2.Theproposedchangewouldrevisethesurveillance foricecondenser flowchannelstoprovideamoreconservative samplingapproachforinitially assessing thepotential forflowchannelblockageandtoimposespecificcriteriaforassessing theextentandsignificance ofanyobservedblockagewhencomparedtothemaximumblockageallowedbyanalysis.

Thiscriteriaisnotadequately definedinthecurrentsurveillance.

Additionally, thesurveillance willbechangedtoutilizethetermflowchannel(viceflowpassage)tobeconsistent withcorresponding T/S3.6.5.1.b.

Information currently locatedin4.6.5.1.b.3, involving areasnotconsidered tobeaflow"channel,"

isrelocated toT/S4.6.5.1.c.

Finally,thebasesarerevisedtodefineaflowchannelandthereasonforthemaximumallowable blockage.

Thecurrentbasesprovidenoinformation relatedtoflowchannelblockage.

Theproposedchangesaredescribed indetailinsectionEofthisattachment.

T/Spagesthataremarkedtoshowtheproposedchangesareprovidedinattachments 2Aand2Bforunit1andunit2,respectively.

TheproposedT/Spageswiththe'changesincorporated areprovidedinattachments 3Aand3Bforunit1andunit2,respectively.

B.Description oftheCurrentRequirements T/Ssurveillance requirement 4.6.5.1.b.3 requiresaninspection every18monthstoconfirmthatflowpassages(topdeckfloorgrating,intermediate deckandflowpassagesbetweenicebasketsandpastlatticeframes)ineachicecondenser bayhavenotaccumulated frostoriceexceeding anominalthickness of3/8ofan'inch.Thisisaccomplished byvisualinspection ofatleasttwoflowpassagesperbay.Exceeding thecriteriaforeitherselectedpassagerequiresvisualinspection ofanadditional 20representative passages.

Morethanonerestricted flowpassageperbayisevidenceofabnormaldegradation oftheicecondenser.

Surveillance requirement 4.6.5.1.c requiresasimilarassessment ofthelowerinletplenumsupportstructures andturningvanes.C.BasesfortheCurrentRequirements Nobasesareprovidedforthecurrentsurveillance requirements.

However,itisclearthattheapproachwasbasedontheassumption thatfrostandicebuildupwouldbefairlyuniformthroughout eachbayoftheicecondenser.

Therefore, inspection ofafewflowchannelswouldprovideagoodindication ofoverallconditions inthatbay,constituting thebasisforacceptance or 0I Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:09000Page2indicating theneedforadditional inspection/evaluation oficecondenser conditions.

Acriterion toresolve"indications ofabnormaldegradation" wasnotprovidedinthesurveillance orthebases.D.NeedforRevisionoftheRequirement TheLicenseeissubmitting thisamendment toT/Ssurveillance 4.6.5'.b.3and4.6.5.1.c, to:i.addressthepotential fornon-uniform accumulation offrost/ice withintheicecondensers byincreasing thesamplesizetoselectively includeareaswhereoperating experience hasshownincreased accumulation; ii.provideaspecificnumerical acceptance criteria(basedonanalysis) forassessing "indications ofabnormaldegradation" inflowchannels; iii.clarifythetermflow"channel" andconsistently utilizeitinsurveillance 4.6.5.1.b.3.

becausethistermisusedinthecorresponding T/SLCO3.6.5.1b; andiv.removefromT/S4.6.5.1.b.3.

thediscussion oficecondenser areasnotcomprising flowchannels(asutilizedintheanalysisofii.above)andconsolidate theseareasunderT/S4.6.5.1.c wheresimilarareasareincluded; E.Description oftheProposedChangesTheLicenseeproposestoreviseT/Ssurveillance 4.6.5.1.b.3 to:i.requireanincreaseinthesurveillance samplesizefromthecurrent2flowchannelspericecondenser bayto4flowchannelsperbay.Theadditional twoflowchannelsinspected arespecified toincludeoneinradialrows1(adjacent tothecontainment wall)andoneinradialrow9(adjacent tothecranewall);ii.inthecaseofdiscovering morethanonerestricted flowchannelpericecondenser bay,requirea100%inspection ofthebaytodetermine thatthebayislessthan15%blocked;andiii.(andiv.)consistently utilizethetermflow"channel" inlieuofflow"passage" tomaintainconsistency withcorresponding T/SLCO3.6.5.1b.

Themeaningofthetermflowchannelisclarified byremovingmentionofthetopdeckfloorgratingareaandtheintermediate deckarea.Thesetwoareasarerelocated toT/S4.6.5.1.cwhereotherareasimportant toicecondenser performance areincluded.

TheLicenseeproposestoincludeappropriate basesforT/S4.6.5.1.b.3 and4.6.5.1.c consistent withthechangesdescribed ini,ii,iii,andivabove.Thebasesshouldalsoclarifytheintentof"representative" sampleof20additional flowchannelsasutilizedintheT/S.

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:09000Page3F.BasesoftheProposedChangesInJanuary1998,adetailedinspection andmappingoftheaccumulation offrostandiceintheunit1andunit2icecondenser flowchannelswasperformed.

Theinspection showedthattheflowchannelsineachicecondenser bayassociated withicebasketsinradialrows1(adjacent tothecontainment wall)andradialrow9(adjacent tothecranewall)hadthemostaccumulations offrostandice.Evaluation oftheinspection resultsattributed thecondition toaslighttemperature gradientintheicecondensers resulting fromthegenerally warmercranewallandthecoolercontainment wall.Thisgradienthasbeenattributed tocausingtheincreased sublimation ratesobservedforiceinrow9baskets.Someofthemasslostduetosublimation inrow9isbelievedtomigratetocoolerregionsoftheicecondenser andshowsupinrow1asincreased frosting.

Duetothehighersublimation ratesinrow9,thesebasketshavemostfrequently beensubjected toiceadditionactivities.

Iceadditions tothebasketscanresultinicespillageintotheadjacentflowchannels.

Thisicethenbecomesapotential nucleation siteforfrostgrowthandaccumulation.

Theicecondenser mappingshowedthatfrostandiceaccumulation frequently involvesrelatively localized areasattributed tothenucleation andgrowthmechanism.

Duetothismechanism, theflowchannelsinradialrows1and9aregenerally notrepresentative oftheotherflowchannelsinrows2through8.Toprovidereasonable assurance thatrows1and9areproperlyassessedduringicechannelsurveillance activities, thespecification isbeingchangedtorequire1additional samplefromeachradialrow1andradialrow9ineachbay.Thishastheeffectofbiasingthesampleinaconservative direction thatshouldtendtopromotesampleexpansion andadditional evaluation utilizing the15%blockagecriteriawhenwarranted.

Thenucleation andgrowthmechanism isalsothereasonthatexpansion ofsamplingduetodiscovery ofobstructed channelsisspecified tobeperformed intheareathattheobstruction wasfound.Thisisconsidered morerepresentative andconservative thanrandomlyexpanding thesampletoareasnotadjacenttotheareaoftheobservedobstruction.

Asdescribed inChapter14.3.4,Containment Integrity AnalysisoftheCookNuclearPlantUpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR),aTransient MassDistribution (TMD)computercodewasutilizedforthesub-compartment analysisoftheunit1andunit2containments.

Theanalysiswasperformed assumingatotalblockageofupto15%oftheflowareasthroughtheicecondensers.

Theanalysiswasapplicable tobothunit1andunit2andassessedtheeffectsofthe15%icecondenser flowblockageonthepeakdifferential pressureactingacrosstheoperating deck,thecranewall,andthecontainment shell.Theanalysismodelsthelowercompartment as6elementsandtheicecondenser ismodeledwith6sections.

Theanalysisdoesnotperformdetailedflowchannelanalysis, buttheTMDanalysislumpstheicecondenser bayswithasfewas2.75baystogether.

The15%flowblockageanalysisassumedauniformiceblockagethroughout theicecondenser flowpaths.ThebasisfortheTMDflowareas Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:09000Page4includestheareasbetweentheendsofthelatticeframesandthewallpanelairductsonboththecranewallandthecontainment wallsides.Theminimumicecondenser flowareathrougheachbayoccursatthelatticeframesupportelevations andistakentobethenetopenareaatthesesupportelevations.

Thisincludesthenetopenarealeftbetweenthecranewallandthecontainment wallinsidesurfaces, aftersubtracting outtheareasfortheicecondenser equipment atthatelevation, thatincludes:

icebasketsfullofice,latticeframe,latticeframecolumns,wallpanelairducts,wallpanelcradles,andotherappurtenances.

Thisisconservative, astheminimumareawouldbeatthelatticeframeelevation, andtheflowareaselsewhere wouldbelarger.Theblockagewasassumedtobepermanent, i.e.,nocreditwastakenforthehighenergyflowofairandsteamenteringtheicecondenser toblowoutormeltaccumulations offrostorice.Additionally, theonedimensional flowmodelofthecurrentTMDcodedoesnotconsiderthebeneficial effectsofcross-flow withintheicecondenser.

G.Impactof0heProposedChangesTheproposedchangesarerequiredtosupportstartupofunit1.Theicecondenser isrequiredtobeoperablepriortoenteringmode4.Ifthechangeisnotapproved, themodechangecannotbemade.Thissubmittal affectssomeofthesamepagesassubmittals AEP:NRC:1319 andAEP:NRC:1291.

AEP:NRC:1319 involvesproposedchangestotheicecondenser iceweightT/SandAEP:NRC:1291, involving thedistributed ignitionsystem,providesnewbasespagesthataffectthesamepagesasthissubmittal'he T/Spagesinattachments 2A,2B,3A,and3Bdonotreflectthechangesproposedintheothersubmittals.

Changeswillbeincorporated basedonwheneachrequestisapproved.

H.ScheduleRequirements TheLicenseerequestsapprovalofthisrequestbyJanuary20,1999,tomeetthestartupschedule.