ML17329A583

From kanterella
Revision as of 08:35, 29 June 2018 by StriderTol (talk | contribs) (Created page by program invented by StriderTol)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Application for Amends to Licenses DPR-58 & DPR-74,modifying Unit 1 TS 3.3.3.8,Table 3.3-11 & Unit 2 TS 3.3.3.6,Table 3.3-10 to Change Min Channels Required to Be Operable for Safety Valve Position Indicator Acoustic Monitor
ML17329A583
Person / Time
Site: Cook  American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 08/12/1992
From: FITZPATRICK E
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To: MURLEY T E
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
Shared Package
ML17329A584 List:
References
AEP:NRC:1170D, NUDOCS 9208180194
Download: ML17329A583 (19)


Text

.ACCELERATED DIQGBUTION DEMONSTPTIONSYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION STEN(BIDS)P!ACCESSXQN NBR:9206180194 DGC.DATE:92/08/12NOTARIZED:

YESDOCKET(I:FACXL:50-31,5DonaldC.CookNuclearPoeerPlant'nitiiIndiana80500031550-316DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlantiUnit2.XndianaN05000316AUTH.NANEAUTHORAFFILIATXGN FITZPATRICK'.

IndianaNichiganPoeerCo.(formerly Indiana5NichiganEleRECIP.NAXERECXrXENTAFFILIATION NURLEYiT.E.DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk3

SUBJECT:

Application foramendstoLicensesDPR-58ZcDPR-74>modifying Unit1TS3.3.3.8.Table3.3-115Unit2TS3.3.3.6>Table3.3-10tochangeminchannelsrequiredtobeoperableforsafettIvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitor.DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:

LTRiENCLjSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:

GeneralDistribution DNOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAI"!E PD3-1LASTANGiJINTERMAL:NRR/DET/ESGB NRR/DST/SELB 7ENRR/DST/SRXB BEGC/FXLE01COPIESLTTRENCL1122111110,RECIPIENT IDCODE/N*NE PD3-1PDNRR/DOEA/QTSB11 NRR/DST/6 ICBSH7NUDGCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS2RES/DSXR/EXB COPIESLTTRENCL11111011DDEXTERNAL:

NRCPDRDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

DPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP1-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMEPWS YOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPXESREQUIRED:

LTTRibENCL14 C~,l IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyP.O.Box16631Columbus, OH43216AEP:NRC:1170D DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74UNITS1AND2PRESSURIZER SAFETYVALVEPOSITIONINDICATOR ACOUSTICMONITORTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AMENDMENT REQUESTU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Attn:T.E.MurleyAugust12,1992DearDr.Murley;Thisletteranditsattachments constitute anapplication forTechnical Specifications (T/Ss)changesforDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2.Specifically, weareproposing tomodifyUnit1T/S3.3.3.8Table3.3-11andUnit2T/S3.3.3.6Table3.3-10tochangetheminimumchannelsoperableforthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitor(Instrument 14)totwooutofthreetotalfromonepervalve.Wearealsoproposing toremovethe*****footnotes andreferences tothe*****footnotes thatwereaddedduringthepreviousoperating cycleforeachunitandarenolongerineffect.Attachment 1providesadetaileddescription oftheproposedchanges,thejustification forthechanges,andourproposeddetermination ofnosignificant hazardsconsideration performed pursuantto10CFR50.92(c).

Attachment 2containstheexistingT/Sspagesmarkedtoreflecttheproposedchanges.Attachment 3containstheproposedT/Sspages.TheproposedchangeshavebeenreviewedbythePlantNuclearSafetyReviewCommittee andbytheNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommittee.

Incompliance withtherequirements of10CFR50.91(b)(1),

copiesofthisletteranditsattachments havebeentransmitted toMr.J.R.PadgettoftheMichiganPublicServiceCommission andtotheMichiganDepartment ofPublicHealth.;9208i80194 9208i2'i>"I~DR,ADOCK050003i5P",PDR ll Dr.T.E.Hurley-2-AEP:NRC:1170D Thisletterissubmitted pursuantto10CFR50.54(f)and,assuch,anoathofaffirmation isenclosed.

Sincerely, E.E.FitzpatickVicePresident dagEnclosure Attachments cc:D.H.Williams, Jr.A.A.Blind-BridgmanJ.R.PadgettG.CharnoffNFEHSectionChiefA.B.Davis-RegionIIINRCResidentInspector

-Bridgman COUNTYOFFRANKLINE.E.Fitzpatrick, beingdulysworn,deposesandsaysthatheistheVicePresident oflicensee, IndianaMichiganPowerCompany,thathehasreadtheforgoingUnits1and2Pressurizer SafetyValvePositionIndicator AcousticMonitorTechnical Specification Amendment Request,andknowsthecontentsthereof;andthatsaidcontentsaretruetothebestofhisknowledge andbelief.Subscribed sndsworntobeforemethislasrdayof19~(NOTARYUBLIC

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D 10CFR50.92 Determination forProposedChangestotheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2Technical Specifications Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page11.0SECTIONSTOBECHANGEDUnit1:Table3.3-11ofTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.3.8.Unit2:Table3.3-10'ofTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.3.6.2.0EXTENTOFCHANGESWeareproposing tochangetheminimumnumberofchannelsoperableforthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitors(Instrument 14inUnit1T/STable3.3-11andUnit2T/STable3.3-10)fromonepervalvetotwooutofthreetotal.Wearealsoproposing todeletethe*****footnotes andreferences tothe*****footnotes inthesametablesbecausethereferenced operating cyclehasbeencompleted andtheyarenolongerapplicable.

3.0 CHANGESREUESTEDIdentical

changesarebeingsoughtforboththeUnit1andUnit2Technical Specifications.

3.1UNIT1Weareproposing tomakethefollowing changestotheUnit1-"""Technical Specifications.

ReviseTable33-11"Post-Accident Monitorin Instrumentation" Currently, Instrument 14ofTable3.3-11hasanexception denotedbya*****footnote.

Weareproposing todeletethisfootnote.

Also,Instrument 14ofTable3.3-11requiresthatasaminimum,onechannelpervalvebeoperable.

Weareproposing tochangethistorequirethat,asaminimum,twooutofthreechannelstotalbeoperable.

3.2UNIT2Weareproposing tomakethefollowing changestotheUnit2Technical Specifications.

ReviseTable33-10"Post-Accident Monitorin Instrumentation" Currently, Instrument 14ofTable3.3-10hasanexception denotedbya*****footnote.

Weareproposing todeletethisfootnote.

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page2Also,Instrument 14ofTable3.3-10requiresthat,asaminimum,onechannelpervalvebeoperable.

Weareproposing tochangethistorequirethat,asaminimum,twooutofthreechannelstotalbeoperable.

4.0 DISCUSSION

SstemDescritionThereactorcoolantsystemisprotected againstoverpressurization bycontrolandprotective

circuits, suchasthepressurizer pressurehighreactortrip,andbythethreepower-operated reliefandthreesafetyvalvesconnected tothetopofthepressurizer.

Uponopening,thesevalvesdischarge steamintothepressurizer relieftank,whichcondenses andcollectsthevalveeffluent.

Thissubmittal addresses themonitoring instrumentation associated withthepressurizer safetyvalvesandthepressurizer relieftank.Thepurposeoftheacousticmonitorsistoprovidetheoperatorwithinformation regarding safetyvalvepositionduringpost-accident conditions.

Twoindependent monitoring systemsexistthatalerttheoperatortothepassageofsteamthroughthesafetyvalvesduetovalvelift.Inoneoftheindependent monitoring systems,anacousticmonitor(QR-107A, B,andC)onthedischarge ofeachsafetyvalvedetectsacousticvibrations generated fromthesteamflowingthroughthepressurizer safetyvalve,andactuatesanalarmandprovidesavisualdisplayofpercentage offullflowinthecontrolroom.Duetothemagnitude oftheacousticvibrations andthesensitivity oftheinstrumentation, allthreemonitorswilldetecttheopeningofanyoneofthethreepressurizer safetyvalves.Theacousticmonitorswereaddedtomeettherequirements ofNUREG-0578, "TMI-2LessonsLearnedTaskForceStatusReportandShortTermRecommendations,"

andNUREG-0737, "Clarification ofTMIActionPlanRequirements,"

andareenvironmentally qualified.

Duringnormaloperation theacousticmonitorsarenotusedtodetectpressurizer safetyvalveleakage.Intheotherindependent monitoring system,atemperature sensor(NTA-151,

-152,-153)downstream oftheacousticsensorgenerates asignalthatactuatesacontrolroomalarmwhenatemperature increaseisexperienced intheline,aswouldbethecaseifthepressurizer safetyvalvereleasedsteam.Theattachedsimplified diagramillustrates thisportionofthesystem.Indications ofthetemperature, pressureandwaterlevelofthepressurizer safetyrelieftankarealsoprovidedinthecontrolroomandprovideadditional indication ofpressurizer safetyvalveleakageduringnormaloperation.

Thetemperature ofthewater Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page3inthepressurizer relieftankismeasuredandindicated byinstrument numberNTA-351.Analarmresulting fromthissignalisactuatedbyhigh~atertemperature, andinformstheoperatorthatcoolingofthe"pressurizer relieftankcontentsisrequired.

Thepressurizer relieftankpressuretransmitter (NPA-351) operatesahighandlowpressurealarm.Thepressurizer relieftankleveltransmitter (NLA-351) providesasignalforalevelindication andahighandlowtanklevelalarms.Consequently, adischarge fromoneofthepressurizer safetyvalveswillcausetheseinstruments toprovideanalarmindication inthecontrolroom.Alldownstream temperature,

pressure, andtanklevelindications arenotenvironmentally qualified.

Inanemergency situation, theoperatordoesnotuseasignalfromthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsas,anactioninitiator.

Theoperatorrespondstootherindications oflossofreactorcoolantinventory.

Astheoperatordoesnothavedirectcontrolofthepressurizer safetyvalve,"where"thelossofinventory isoccurring isoflessimportance thancompensating forthelossofinventory.

Inaddition, theCookNuclearPlantemergency operating procedures donotreference thepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsforthereasonstatedabove.ReasonforProosedTechnical Secification ChaneReuestTherequesttoremovethefootnotes andreferences tothefootnotes ismadeinordertoclarifytheTechnical Specifications andtoremoveunnecessary information.

Withregardtochangingtheminimumnumberofoperablechannelsfromonepervalvetotwooutofthreetotal,inlettersAEP:NRC:1170 datedDecember16,1991andAEP:NRC:1170B datedJanuary22,1992,amendments wererequested totheUnit2andUnit1Technical Specifications, respectively, tointroduce the*****footnotes whichareproposedtobedeletedbythisletter.Theserequestsweremadeonanexpedited basistoprecludeanunwarranted shutdownofeachreactorunit.Webelievethereliefthatwasgrantedonatemporary basiscanbesafelyimplemented onapermanent basis.Sincemostofthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsystemisinaccessible duringpoweroperation, thishastheadvantage ofpotentially eliminating theneedforplantshutdownorforexpedited oremergency T/Sreliefshouldanacousticmonitorbecomeinoperable inthefuture.Webelievethathavinganacousticmonitorinoperable doesnotwarrantreactorandplantshutdown.

AstheT/Ssarecurrently stated,shouldonepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator 4

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page4acousticmonitorbecomeinoperable, itmustberestoredtooperablestatuswithinthirtydaysortheunitmustbeinhotshutdownwithinthesubsequent twelvehours.Thermalcyclingfromunwarranted plantshutdowns increases thelikelihood ofreactorvesselfatiguestresscyclesandunnecessarily challenges thesafetysystems.Becauseasignalfromthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsisnotnecessary norusedtoensurethesafeshutdownoftheunitevenifapressurizer safetyvalveisopenedorstuckopenduringanemergency situation, webelievethataplantshutdownduetoaninoperable acousticmonitorwouldbeunwarranted.

Justification forProosedTechnical Secification ChanesFortheremovalofthefootnotes andreferences tothefootnotes, theoperating cyclesforwhichthefootnotes werevalidhavebeenconcluded.

Therefore, thefootnotes arenolongerapplicable andshouldberemoved.Forthereduction intheminimumnumberofchannelsoper'able fromonepervalvetotwooutofthreetotal,first,thetemperature sensorinstalled downstream ofeachpressurizer safetyvalveprovidesindication andalarmonboththecontrolroompanelandtheplantcomputer.

Pastexperience hasshownthesetemperature sensorstobeeffective leakdetection devices.Inaddition, thepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitoring systemhasshowninthepastthatwhenoneofthepressurizer safetyvalvesopens,all-threesafetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorchannelsareactuated.

Thisiscausedbythesensitivity oftheaccelerometers andthefactthatthethreesafetyvalvesandtheirassociated acousticmonitorsensorsareincloseproximity toeachotherandtiedtogetherthroughcommonpiping.Thus,ifthepressurizer safetyvalveassociated withtheinoperable positionindicator acousticmonitorchanneldischarges, theremaining twopositionindicator acousticmonitorchannelswouldalerttheoperator, Anadditional benefittothiseffectisthatitalsoenablestheoperatortodiscriminate avalidalarmindication fromaninvalidalarmindication.

Otherinstrumentation existsthatprovidestheoperatorwithindication ofpressurizer safetyvalveactuation.

Thepressurizer safetyvalvesdischarge intothepressurizer relieftank.Thetemperature,

pressure, andliquidlevelofthetankareindicated andalarmedinthecontrolroom.Achangeintheseparameters wouldalarmandalerttheoperatorofasafetyvalvedischarge

.condition.

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page5Finally,inanemergency situation, theoperatordoesnotuseasignalfromthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsasanactioninitiator.

Theoperatorrespondstootherindications oflossofreactorcoolantinventory.

As'theoperatordoesnothavedirectcontrolofthepressurizer safetyvalve,"where"thelossofinventory isoccurring isoflessimportance thancompensating forthelossofinventory.

Inaddition, theCookNuclearPlantemergency operating procedures donotreference thepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitors.

5.0 NOSIGNIFICANT

HAZARDSDETERMINATION Wehaveevaluated theproposedT/Ssexemption andhavedetermined thatitshouldnotrequireasignificant hazardsconsideration basedonthecriteriaestablished in10CFR50.92(c).

Operation oftheCookNuclearPlantinaccordance withtheproposedamendment willnot:(1)Involveasinificantincreaseintherobabilit orconseuencesofanaccidentreviouslevaluated.

Althoughtheproposedexemption resultsintheoperatorhavingonelesssourceofinformation onplantstatus,itdoesnotcreateasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.

Theacousticmonitorsdonotperformafunctionvitaltosafeshutdownortotheisolation ofthereactor,orthereactorcoolantsystempressureboundary, noristhereamechanism involving anoperableorinoperable pressurizer safetyvalveacousticmonitorwhichwouldinitiateanaccident.

Thesemonitorswereaddedtomeettherequirements ofNUREG-0578 andNUREG-0737.Duringnormaloperations, otherinstrumentation existsthatprovidestheoperatorwithindication ofsafetyvalveactuation.

Theacousticmonitorsarenotnecessary toandarenotusedintheemergency operating procedures.

Inaddition, theacousticmonitorsbeinginoperable willnotresultinanuncontrolled releaseofradiation totheenvironment andwillnotinitiateanaccident.

Finally,althoughtheoperatormayhaveonelesschanneloperable, theoperatorreceivesnolessinformation thanifallthreechannelsareoperablebecause"one valveopeningcausesalloperablechannelstoactuateTherefore, weconcludethattheproposedT/Sschangesdonotinvolveasignificant increaseintheprobability orconsequences ofanaccidentpreviously evaluated.

(2)Createtheossibilit ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanreviouslanalzed.Aspreviously stated,thepurposeoftheacousticmonitoris'toprovidetheoperatorwithinformation regarding safetyvalveposition EtCII' Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page6thatmayassistinthemitigation oftheconsequences ofanaccident.

Specifically, itprovidesinformation thatasafetyvalvehaslifted.However,theoperatorhasothermechanisms forobtaining equivalent information.

Inaddition, thesignalsgenerated byanacousticmonitordonotinitiateanyotherequipment actuation, norwilltheinoperability ofanacousticmonitorinitiateanyaccident.

Consequently, theproposedT/Sschangesdonotcreatethepossibility ofanewordifferent kindofaccidentfromanypreviously analyzed.

(3)Involveasinificantreduction inamarinofsafetTheproposedT/Sschangesresultintheoperatorpotentially havingonelesssourceofinformation onplantstatus.However,webelievethemarginofsafetyisnotreducedforseveralreasons.First,theoperatorisprovidedwithotherviableflowdetection devicestodetermine pressurizer safetyvalveposition, i.e.,thetemperature sensoronthedischarge lineassociated withtheinoperable acousticmonitor,andpressurizer relieftanklevel(NLA-351),

temperature (NTA-351) andpressure(NPA-351) indications.

Also,theacousticmonitorsarenotusedbytheoperators inanemergency situation, as.theoperatorreliesonotherindications oflossofreactorcoolantinventory pertheemergency operating procedures.

Inaddition, previousexperience withth'epressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitoring systemhasshownthat,whenanyoneofthepressurizer safetyvalvesopens,allthreesafetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsareactuated.

Becauseofthis,theoperatorreceivesnolessinformation regardless ifonlytwoorthreechannelsareoperable.

Basedontheabove,webelievethathavinganacousticmonitorinoperable doesnotwarrantreactorandplantshutdown.

AstheT/Ssarecurrently stated,shouldonepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorbecomeinoperable, itmustberestoredtooperablestatuswithinthirtydaysortheunitmustbeinhotshutdownwithinthesubsequent twelvehours.Thermalcyclingfromunwarranted plantshutdowns increases thelikelihood ofreactorvesselembrittlement andunnecessarily challenges thesafetysystems.Becauseasignalfromthepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsisnotnecessary norusedtoensurethesafeshutdownoftheunitevenifapressurizer safetyvalveisopenedorstuckopenduringanemergency situation, webelievethataplantshutdownduetoaninoperable acousticmonitorwouldbeunwarranted.

WebelievethattheunitcanbeoperatedsafelyandthatwewouldstillmeettheintentofNUREG-0538 andNUREG-0737 withonlytwooutofthreepressurizer safetyvalvepositionindicator acousticmonitorsoperable.

Attachment 1toAEP:NRC:1170D Page76.0PENDINGTSsPROPOSALS IMPACTING THISSUBMITTAL Thereiscurrently oneotherT/Ssproposalunderreviewthatimpactsthissubmittal.

Inoursubmittal AEP:NRC:1137, datedFebruary15,1991,changesareproposedtoUnit1T/Spage3/43-55andUnit2T/Spage3/43-46.Thechangesproposedinthissubmittal (AEP:NRC:1170D) aretobemadeinadditiontothoseinAEP:NRC:1137.

ROH-ORVS41SV-55ASV-45BSV-4SCPRESSUR12ER/UPTURNDLSCSPRESSURlZgg RELIEFTANK