ML17222A557

Application for Amend to License NPF-16,revising Control Element Assembly Drop Time,Per Info Notice 88-047 & C-E Info Bulletin 88-03

ML17222A557
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/20/1988
From:	CONWAY W F FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
Shared Package
ML17222A558	List: ML17222A557 ML17222A559
References
IEIN-88-047, IEIN-88-47, L-88-459, NUDOCS 8810270055
Download: ML17222A557 (7)

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4~.i4.REGULATYINFORMATION DlSTRIBUTIO SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:8810270055 DOC.DATE:88/10/20NOTARIZED:

YESFACIL:50-389St.LuciePlantiUnit2iFloridaPower5LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION CONWAYiW.F.FloridaPower5LightCo.RECIP.NAME'ECIPIENT AFFILIATION DocumentControlBranch(Document ControlDesk)

SUBJECT:

Application foramendtoLicenseNPF-ihirevisingcontrolelementassemblydroptimeiperInfoNotice88-047.DISTRIBUTION CODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:

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+NgrOCTOBER201S88L-88-45910CFR50.9010CFR50.36U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Gentlemen:

Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389ProposedLicenseAmendment ControlElementAssemblDroTimeInaccordance with10CFR50.90,FloridaPowerandLightCompany(FPL)submitsherewitharequesttoamendFacilityOperating LicenseNPF-16.Thisamendment issubmitted torevisethecontrolelementassembly(CEA)droptimebasedonFPL'sreviewofNRCInformation NoticeNo.88-47,"Slower-Than-ExpectedRod-DropTimeTesting",

andCombustion Engineering's (CE)Info-Bulletin 88-03,"CEADropTimeTesting",

datedJuly14,1988andJune14,1988,respectively.

Thesedocuments contained information ontheslowercontrolelementdrivemechanism (CEDM)coil'electromagnetic fielddecaytimeassociated withCEDMdesignwhichresultswhenpowerisinterrupted throughthereactortripbreakersascomparedtointerruption throughtheindividual CEDMcircuitbreakers.

The90%insertion timefortheCEA'sisbeingincreased from2.7secondsto3.1seconds.AmarkedupcopyoftheaffectedTechnical Specification pageisincludedasAttachment 1.ASafetyAnalysisinsupportoftheproposedamendment isincludedasAttachment 2.A"Determination ofNoSignificant HazardsConsideration" isprovidedasAttachment 3.Attachment 4containsadiscussion oftheeventswhichwerere-analyzed insupportoftheproposedamendment.

Theproposedamendment hasbeenreviewedbytheSt.LucieFacilityReviewGroupandtheFloridaPower&LightCompanyNuclearReviewBoard.Staffreviewandapprovaloftheproposedlicenseamendment isrequested byMarch1,1989,tosupportthestartupofSt.Lucie.3810270055 831020PDRAQOCK05000335' PDCi)pqg>anFPLGroupcompany U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commiaaion L-88-459Page2Inaccordance with10CFR50.91(b)(l),acopyoftheproposedamendment isbeingforwarded tothestatedesigneefortheStateofFlorida.Inaccordance with10CFR170.21,FPLCheckNo.9492isattachedasremittance forthelicenseamendment application fee.Pleasecontactusifthereareanyquestions aboutthissubmittal.

Verytrulyyours,W..ConwSeniorViceresident-NuclearWFC/MD/gc Attachments (4)cc:MalcolmL.Ernst,ActingRegionalAdministrator, RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlantMr.JacobNash,FloridaDepartment ofHealthandRehabilitative Services 0Vq,.Je~.lingt STATEOFFLORIDA))ss.COUNTYOFPALMBEACH)W.F.Conwabeingfirstdulysworn,deposesandsays:ThatheisSeniorVicePresident

-Nuclear,ofFloridaPowerandLightCompany,theLicenseeherein;Thathehasexecutedtheforegoing document; thatthestatements madeinthisdocumentaretrueandcorrecttothebestofhisknowledge, information andbelief,andthatheisauthorized toexecutethedocumentonbehalfofsaidLicensee.

W.F.CwaySubscribed andsworntobeforemethisdayof190o<.,r~..NOTARYPUBX>I",inandftheCountyof,PalmBeach,-StateofFloridar'j(NotaryPublic,StateofFloridacUQyCommission Expiresluna1,19S9My'Corot<<ssion expireshrrofats~Issurhnco, Inc.

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