ML023040608
| ML023040608 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/2002 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| Brown E, NRR/DLPM, 415-2315 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB5178 | |
| Download: ML023040608 (5) | |
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October 31, 2002 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CORE OPERATING LIMITS REPORT (TAC NO. MB5178)
Dear Mr. Stall:
By letter dated May 22, 2002, Florida Power and Light Company submitted a request to revise Technical Specification (TS) Section 6.9.1.11.b, Core Operating Limits Report to add two topical reports to the list of approved Core Operating Limits Report methodologies and to delete several superseded topical reports. It also proposed to revise the method for referencing topical reports in the TS.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed your submittal and finds that a response to the enclosed request for additional information is needed before we can complete the review. This request was discussed with your staff on October 24, 2002. On October 30, 2002, Mr. George Madden of your staff agreed that a response would be provided by December 9, 2002.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Eva Brown at (301) 415-2315.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-335
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
ML023040608 OFFICE PDII-2/PM PDII-2/PM PDII-2/LA SRXB/SC PDII-2/SC NAME BMoroney EBrown BClayton FAstulewicz AHowe DATE 10/31/02 10/31/02 10/31/02 10/31/02 10/31/02
Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. Donald E. Jernigan, Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. R. E. Rose Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Kelly Korth Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Don Mothena Manager, Nuclear Plant Support Services Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 SE. Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997
Enclosure REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI)
CORE LIMITS OPERATING REPORT (COLR) REPORT UPDATE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT (FPL)
ST. LUCIE UNIT 1, DOCKET NO. 50-335
- 1. The NRCs safety evaluation of Topical Report EMF-2328(P)(A), Revision 0, "PWR Small Break LOCA Evaluation Model, S-RELAP5 Based" states a condition on the use of ANF-RELAP code that still applies to the use of S-RELAP5. The statement is:
"That while it has been shown in Reference 53 [Loomis, G.G., "Summary of the Semiscale Program (1965-1986)," NUREG/CR-4945, July 1987] that the thermal-hydraulic phenomena observed for breaks up to 10 percent of the cold leg flow area are the same, if the code is used for break sizes larger than 10 percent of the cold leg flow area additional assessments must be performed to ensure that the code is predicting the important phenomena which may occur."
FPLs submittal did not state the break size range intended to be used with the code.
Provide information which states what break size range is intended to be used with the code, and whether the code will be used for breaks larger than 10 percent of the cold leg flow area, also provide the required additional assessments.
- 2. The NRC's safety evaluation of Topical Report EMF-2310(P)(A), Revision 0, "SRP Chapter 15 Non-LOCA Methodology for Pressurized Water Reactors" states in Section 5.0 "Evaluation of S-RELAP5:"
"The staff notes, however, that a generic topical report describing a code such as S-RELAP5 cannot provide full justification for each specific individual plant application. The individual applicant must still provide justification for the specific application of the code which is expected to include as a minimum, the nodalization, defense of the chosen parameters, any needed sensitivity studies, justification of the conservative nature of the input parameters, and calculated results."
Provide justification for the specific application of the code including the elements listed above.
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St. Lucie Request for Additional Information Concerning COLR Update ORIGINATOR:
E. Brown SECRETARY:
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