ML17264A846
| ML17264A846 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1996 |
| From: | MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9704020118 | |
| Download: ML17264A846 (5) | |
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CATEGORY, j.lj,REGULATINFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
~TEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9704020118 DOC.DATE:
96/05/14NOTARIZED:
NODOCKETFACIAL50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAME'AUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.'ochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIP;NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Region1(Post820201)
SUBJECT:
Discusses differences
&documents utilpositionconcerning reportability ofmissedsgrveillances on960224ofTSaISTatGinnaStationperAmend61.'DISTRIBUTION CODE:IEOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR
~ENCL0SIZE:TITLE:General(50Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice ofViolation ResponseNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2;2.109(9/19/72).
'AT05000244RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PDl-lPDINTERNAL:
AEOD/SPD/RAB DEDRONRR/DISP/PIPB NRR/DRPM/PECB NUDOCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS3COPIESLTTRENCL111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G..BQihjCCZg FILECENFBNRR/DRPM/PERB OEDIRRGN1FILE01COPIESLTTRENCLEXTERNAL:
LITCOBRYCE,JH1NRCPDR1NOACNUDOCSFULLTEXTDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTS'ORREDUCETHE'UMBER OFCOPIESRECEIVEDBY YOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
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Subject:
May14,1996KHERRg~'RRReportability'of MissedTechnical Specification andInscaiccTestingSurvciHanccs Rochester.Gas kElectricCorporation R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Gentlemen,'n Pebruary24,1996,RGB'mplemented theImprove'd StandardTechnical Specifications
{ISTS)atGinnaStationperAmendment No.61.Asarmltofthisconversion, anissuehasbeenraisedwitiiicspc<<ttot!icicpoitability ofiiiis~cdtccliu;vul spa;ifi<<ation audinscivico tating(IST)survciGanccs pcr'0CPR50.73.ThisissueisductothcfactthatpreviousNRCguidanceinthisarea(NUIT-1022) doesnotspecificaHy applytotheISTSinseveralareas.Thepurposeofthisletteristodiscussthesedifferences anddocumentRGkEspositionconcerninS reportabiiity ofthesemissedsurvcillanccs.
In1994,theNRCpublished ascconddraft,revision1toNUREG-1022.
ThcpurposeofN"REG-1022wastoconsolidateNRC reporting guidelines withrespectto.10CFR50.72and50.73intoonedocumenttohelpachicvoconsistency vithia,thc'nuclear powerindustry.
MJREG-10~M w(isdeveloped usingstandardtcchnical specifications (STS)whichprecededtheISTS.Thereareseveraldifferences betweenthesetwoversionsoftechnical spcciGcations whichcrcatcdiscrepancies whenattempting tousetheguidanceofMJRECv-1022,.especially forthereportability nfmissedtechniiml
.specifications andISTsurvei0ances.
Thesedifferences arediscussed indetailbelow.InSTS,therelevantspecifications inquestionare4.0.1and4.0.3.Theseareresta>Mbelowfordiscussion purposes:
4.0. 1SurvciHance
Requirements shallbemetduringtheOPEBATIONAI.
MODES.or'therconditions specified forindividual I.imiting Conditions forQperauonunle:sotherwisc statedinanindividual Surveillance Requirement,
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l%R-27-1997 89:1SFPR.G.KE.DOCUMENTCONTROL$0~9139141S2182 P.83'14.0.3Failure'toperformaSurveillance Requirement withintheallowedsurveillsni<
interval; de6ncdbySpeciQcation 4.0.2,shallconstitute noncompliance withtheOPERABILITY requiretnents foraLimitinaCondition forOperation.
ThetimelimitsoftheACTIONrequirements areapplicable atthetiineitisidentified thataSurvciUance Requirement hasnotbeenperformed.
TheACTIONrequirements maybedelayedforupto24hourstopermitthecompli.tion ofthesurveBIance whentheallowable outagetimelimitsoftheACTIONrequirements arelessthan24hours.SurvciHanco Requixcmcnts doiiothavetvbcperformed orinopersblc equipment.
Insummary,pcrSpecifications 4.0.1and4.0,3,ifthesurveiBance frequency,for acomponent isexceeded, thesubjectcomponent mtistbedeclaredinoperable andthelimitingcondition for'peration (LCO)entered;howcvcr,adelayperiodofupto24hoursisprovidedbeforetheassociated ACTIONSmustbcperformed.
Kithrespecttoreportability, thebasesforSpecification 4.0.3statethat"thefailuretoperformasurveillancc~thin theprovisions ofSpecification
4.0. 2isaviolation
ofaTcchnical SpccUicatioii
~requirement andis,therefore, areportable eventundertherequirements of10CFR50.73{a)(2)(i)(B) becauseitisacondition prohibited bythepla'nt'sTechnical Specifications."
&HAG-1022 furtherexpandsonthisbystatingthatamissedtechnical specification orTATmirveillancc inustbereportedwhen"enoughtimehaselapsedthat,aseresultofthemissedsurveillance, aTScontrolled systemmustbcdcchucdinopcrablc andthcLCOactionsuiiciiicut hasbeenexceeded."
Thatis,anLEEisrequiredifthetimeperiodbetweenthelasttestandthctestbeingperformed is.greaterthanthespeciGcdtestinginterval(multiplied by1.25'perSpecification'4.0.2) plusthccompletion timeforrestoring the~R'ectedcomponent tooperablestatus.Jnthisinstance, theaKectcdcomponent maybeinoperable foralongerperiodoftiincthantheSTSwouldallow(i.e.,theplantisinacondition
.piohibitcd bytechnical specifications).
lnISTS,therearcsignificant differences fromSpecifications 4.0.Iand.4.0.3.
ThenewversionsoftheseSpecifications arcrc8tatcdbelowfromtheGinnaStationtc"hnical, spccilicutions:
IISk3.0.1SRshallbcmetduringthcMODESorotherspecified conditions intheApplicability forindivirhisl I.COs,unlessotherwise statedintheSR.Failure.tomeetaSR,whcthcrsuchfailureisexpmenced duringtheperformance ofiliaSuivcillancc orbetweenperformances ofthcSurveillance, shall'beFailuretomeetthcLCO:FailuretoperformaSurveillance withinthespecified Frequency shaH'bcfailuretomeettheLCOexceptasprovidedinSR.3.0.3.
Surveillance donothavetobeperformed oninopcrablc cquipmcnt, orvariables outsidespecified limits.
NAR-27-1997 89:39FRQ'lR~6.KE.DOCUNENTCONTROLTO913814152182 P.82~~'R3.0.3Ifitisdiscovered thataSurveillance wasnotperformed withinitsspecified Fiequcncy, thencompliance withtherequirement todeclaretheLCOnotmetmaybedelayed,&omthetimeof'discovery, upto24hoursoruptothelirrrilofthespecified Frequency, whichever isless.Thisdelayispermitted toallowperformance oftheSurveillance, Ifthe'Surveillance isnotperformed withinthedelayperiod,theLCOmustimmediately bcdeclarednotmet,andtheapplicable Condition(s) mustbeentered.Tlicrefore, pcrSR3.0.1and3,0,3,ifasurveillance frequency isexceeded, adelayperiodofupto24hoursisprovidedinordertopaformthesurveillance priortodeclaring anycomponent inoperablc andtheLCOnotmet.Thisisasignificant rliffexence fromSTSinwhichthecoinponent isfirstdeclaredinoperablc andthena24hourdelayisprovidedpriortoper&rming thcrequiredactions.Knaddition, withrespecttorepuitability ofamissedsurvcHlance, thereisnolongeranydiscussion inthebasesforSR3.0,3.1VBasedonthesedifFcreneee, it'isRQkB'spositionthata.missedsurveillance testisnotarcportabio event(i.c.,LER)pertheISTS.Atnotimeistheplantoutsidetheta:hnical specifications inthisinstancesiirccnoequlpmcmlsdeclaredinoperable untilthcalloweddelayperiodfromtimeofdiscovery hasbeenexceeded(e.g,24hours)orthesurveillance isfaileduponitspcrfnrmanr.e.
Theseactionsarespeci6caHy piovidedbySR3.0.3vhichispartofthetechnical specifications'per 10CPR50.36.Inaddition, amissedsurvciHance tatypically inadrnioistiative issuethatdoesnotdirectlyaffectplantoperation unlessthcaffectedcomponent isfailed.Therefore, ifuponpeforinance ofthemissedsurveillance a'requited component isdiscovered inoperable, anLBRwillbegenerated inaccoahncc withtheguidanceprovidedinhKG~-1022 sincethocomponerrt mrryhavebeeninoperable foralongerperiodoftimethanaHovIcdbytheISTS.Itisnotedthatifamissedsurveillance testindicates asubstantial breakdown inthesurveillance testingprogrun(e.gsurveillance testhasneverbeenperformef},
itvmuldbereportedper10CFR.50.73(a)(%Xi)(B).
Thisis.consistent withNUREG102guidancoforrcportability ofadruiriisu'aiivc controlreIatederrors.SincetheISTprogrammpircmcrits areintheadministrative controlssectioninISTS(versusSpecification 4.0.5perSTS),thisguidancewouldalsoapplytoraisscdordeficient ISTprogramrequirements.
Therefore, eFcctr'vo February24,1996,ROBOMBwillonlygenerateanLERper10CFR50./3upon'missedtechnical specification orISTsurveillance if:Acomponent niustbedeclarediirnlr~sable andthetimeperiodbetweentworrucccssful surveHIMicc testsisgreater'than 1.25timethespecified frequency plusthecompletion timeforrestoring thecomporrerri iooperable.status; or.4(2)Vhcmissedsurveillance(s) indicateasubstantial breakdown inthesurveillance testingprogram, NAR-27-1997 89:39FROMR.G.&E.DOClNENTCONTROLTO913814152182 P.83~~~4PlebecontactGeorgeWrobef,ManagerofNuclearSafetyandLicensing at(7l6)724-8070ifyourequireanyfurtherinformation.
RGEcBwouldliketosuggestthattheNRCconsidertheseissuesinanyfuturerevisions ofMJRFG-1022 Verlyyours,MDE845RobertCMecredyXC:U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Mr.GuyVissing(MailStnp1467)PWRProjectDirectorate I-jWashington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Mr.ChrisGrimes(MailStopi1222)Chief,Technical Specifications BranchWashington, D.C.Z0555GinnaSeniorResidenthspectorTOTALP.83