ML18179A488

Correction of Amendment Nos. 213 and 199, and Correction of Amendment Nos. 188 and 175

ML18179A488
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/09/2018
From:	Lisa Regner Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Gerry Powell South Texas
Regner L NRR/DORL/LPL4 301-415-1906
References
CAC MG0253, CAC MG0254, EPID L-2017-LLA-0300, TAC MD7058, TAC MD7059
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 9, 2018 Mr. G. T. Powell Interim President and CEO/CNO STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289

\Nadsworth,TX 77483

SUBJECT:

SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT NOS. 213 AND 199, TO REVISE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AND TO RELOCATE Fxv EXCLUSION ZONES TO THE CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT AND CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT NOS. 188 AND 175, TO RELOCATE SURVEILLANCE TEST INTERVALS TO LICENSEE-CONTROLLED PROGRAM (RISK-INFORMED INITIATIVE 5-b) (CAC NOS. MG0253 AND MG0254, EPID L-2017-LLA-0300)

AND (TAC NOS. MD7058 AND MD7059)

Dear Mr. Powell:

By letter dated June 7, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18128A342), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 213 to Renewed Facility Operating License (FOL) No. NPF-76 and Amendment No. 199 to Renewed FOL No. NPF-80 for South Texas Project {STP), Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments consisted of changes to the technical specifications (TSs) to relocate certain core exclusion zones to the Core Operating Limits Report (COLR) in response to your application dated September 18, 2017.

An error was identified by your staff in Section 2.1, "System Description," of the associated safety evaluation. The NRC staff incorrectly stated that the STP TSs require that the COLR be submitted to the NRC with new parameter limits prior to operation with the new parameter limits.

STP TS 6.9.1.6.d. "Core Operating Limits Report (COLR)" states:

The COLR, including any mid-cycle revisions or supplements, shall be provided to the NRC upon issuance for each reload cycle.

The STP Nuclear Operating Company {STPNOC, the licensee) is not required to submit these new parameters prior to operation with the new parameters as the NRC staff's SE states. The licensee must follow TS 6.9.1.6.d. for the requirements concerning the COLR submittal, In addition, minor administrative errors were inadvertently introduced by the NRC staff in a letter dated October 31, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082830172), for Amendment No. 188 to FOL No. NPF-76 and Amendment No. 175 to FOL No. NPF-80 for STP Units 1 and 2, respectively. The amendments revised the STP TSs in response to your application dated October 23, 2007, as supplemented by letter dated May 20, 2008.

G. Powell In the application, the licensee submitted TS pages showing the proposed TS changes in Section 3/4.8.3 "Onsite Power Distribution," page 3/4 8-15, without the errors below.

Upon issuance of the license amendments, the NRC staff introduced two administrative errors in ACTION statement d. The statement," ... (1) within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at lease five A.C distribution panels or apply the of the CRMP ... " is incorrect. It should read, " ... ( 1) within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at least five A.C. distribution panels or apply the requirements of the CRMP .... "

[emphasis added].

The corrected TS page 3/4 8-15 is included as the Enclosure to this letter.

The NRC staff concludes that the errors were inadvertently introduced during the preparation of the license amendments. These administrative errors do not affect the NRC staff's overall conclusions associated with the approval of Amendment Nos. 213 and 199 dated June 7, 2018, and Amendment Nos. 188 and 175 dated October 31, 2008.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1906 or via e-mail at Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov.

Lisa M. Regner, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Enclosure:

Revised TS page for Amendment Nos. 188 and 175 cc: Listserv

ENCLOSURE REVISED TS PAGE 3/4 8-15 FOR AMENDMENT NOS. 188 AND 175 STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-498 AND 50-499

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS Lll\11IINC3 CONDITION FOR OPERATION !Continuedl APPLICABILITY: MODES 1, 2, 3, and 4.

ACTION:

a. With one of the required trains of A.C. ESF busses not fully energized, within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> reenergize the train or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

b. With more than one of the required trains of A.C. ESF busses not fully energized, within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at least two trains or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

c. With one A.C. vital distribution panel either not energized from its associated inverter, or with the inverter not connected to its associated D.C. bus: (1) within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> reenergize the A.C.

distribution panel or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />; and (2) within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> reenergize the A.C. vital distribution panels from its associated inverter connected to its associated D.C. bus or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

d. With more than one A.C. vital distribution panel either not energized from its associated inverter, or with the inverter not connected to its associated D.C. bus: (1) within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at least five A.C. distribution panels or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />; and (2) within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at least five A.C. vital distribution panels from their associated inverter connected to their associated D.C. bus or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

e. With one D.C. bus not energized from its associated battery bank, within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> reenergize the D.C. bus from its associated battery bank or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

f. With more than one D.C. bus not energized from its associated battery bank, within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> reenergize at least three D.C. buses from their associated battery banks or apply the requirements of the CRMP, or be in at least HOT STANDBY within the next 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in COLD SHUTDOWN within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS 4.8.3.1 The specified busses shall be determined energized in the required manner at a frequency in accordance with the Surveillance Frequency Control Program by verifying correct breaker alignment and indicated voltage on the busses.

SOUTH TEXAS - UNITS 1 & 2 3/4 8-15 Unit 1 - Amendment No. 479 188 Unit 2 - Amendment No. 496 175

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