ML19247C153

Issuance of Amendment Nos. 202 and 208 Technical Specification Pages with Amendment Numbers

ML19247C153
Person / Time
Site:	Byron, Braidwood
Issue date:	09/09/2019
From:	Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Wiebe J
References
EPID L-2019-LLA-0023
Download: ML19247C153 (6)

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UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 9, 2019 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer (CNO)

Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND BYRON STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS NOS. 202 AND 208 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION PAGES WITH AMENDMENT NUMBERS (EPID L-2019-LLA-0023)

Dear Mr. Hanson:

By letter dated August 28, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19190A081), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) issued Amendment No. 202 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-72 and Amendment No. 202 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-77 for the Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, respectively, and Amendment No. 208 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-37 and Amendment No. 208 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-66 for the Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. The technical specification pages associated with this amendment were inadvertently included without amendment numbers.

Enclosed are replacement pages that include the correct amendment numbers'.

Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, STN 50-454, and STN 50-455

Enclosures:

As stated Sincerely, Ce.

Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Ill Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION CLCO) APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.1 LCO 3.0.2 LCO 3.0.3 LCOs shall be met during the MODES or other specified conditions in the Applicability, except as provided in LCO 3.0.2, LCO 3.0.7, and LCO 3.0.9.

Upon discovery of a failure to meet an LCO, the Required Actions of the associated Conditions shall be met, except as provided in LCO 3.0.5 and LCO 3.0.6.

If the LCO is met or is no longer applicable prior to expiration of the specified Completion Time(s), completion of the Required Action(s) is not required unless otherwise stated.

When an LCO is not met and the associated ACTIONS are not met, an associated ACTION is not provided, or if directed by the associated ACTIONS, the unit shall be placed in a MODE or other specified condition in which the LCO is not applicable. Action shall be initiated within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> to place the unit, as applicable, in:

a.

MODE 3 within 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />;

b.

MODE 4 within 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />; and

c.

MODE 5 within 37 hours4.282407e-4 days <br />0.0103 hours <br />6.117725e-5 weeks <br />1.40785e-5 months <br />.

Exceptions to this Specification are stated in the individual Specifications.

Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation in accordance with the LCO or ACTIONS, completion of the actions required by LCO 3.0.3 is not required.

LCO 3.0.3 is only applicable in MODES 1, 2, 3, and 4.

BRAIDWOOD - UNITS 1 & 2 3.0 - 1 Amendment 202

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LCO Applicability LCD 3.0.7 LCO 3.0.8 LCO 3.0.9 Exception LCOs allow specified Technical Specification (TS) requirements to be changed to permit performance of special tests and operations. Unless otherwise specified, all other TS requirements remain unchanged.

Compliance with Exception LCOs is optional.

When an Exception LCO is desired to be met but is not met, the ACTIONS of the Exception LCO shall be met.

When an Exception LCO is not desired to be met, entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability shall be made in accordance with the other applicable Specifications.

LCOs, including associated ACTIONs, shall apply to each unit individually, unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the LCO refers to a system or component that is shared by both units, the ACTIONs will apply to both units simultaneously.

When one or more required snubbers are unable to perform their associated support function(s), any affected supported LCO(s) are not required to be declared not met solely for this reason if risk is assessed and managed, and:

a.

the snubbers not able to perform their associated

. support function(s) are associated with only one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system or are associated with a single train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />; or

b.

• the snubbers not able to perform their associated support function(s) are associated with more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.

At the end of the specified period the required snubbers must be able to perform their associated support function(s), or the affected supported system LCO(s) shall be declared not met.

BRAIDWOOD - UNITS 1 & 2 3.0 - 4 Amendment 202

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION (LCO) APPLICABILITY LCO 3.0.1 LCO 3.0.2 LCO 3.0.3 LCOs shall be met during the MODES or other specified conditions in the Applicability, except as provided in LCO 3.0.2, LCO 3.0.7, and LCO 3.0.9.

Upon discovery of a failure to meet an LCO, the Required Actions of the associated Conditions shall be met, except as provided in LCO 3.0.5 and LCO 3.0.6.

If the LCO is met or is no longer applicable prior to expiration of the specified Completion Time(s), completion of the Required Action(s) is not required unless otherwise stated.

When an LCO is not met and the associated ACTIONS are not met, an associated ACTION is not provided, or if directed by the associated ACTIONS, the unit shall be placed in a MODE or other specified condition in which the LCO is not applicable. Action shall be initiated within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> to place the unit, as applicable, in:

a.

MODE 3 within 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />;

b.

MODE 4 within 13 hours1.50463e-4 days <br />0.00361 hours <br />2.149471e-5 weeks <br />4.9465e-6 months <br />; and

c.

MODE 5 within 37 hours4.282407e-4 days <br />0.0103 hours <br />6.117725e-5 weeks <br />1.40785e-5 months <br />.

Exceptions to this Specification are stated in the individual Specifications.

Where corrective measures are completed that permit operation in accordance with the LCO or ACTIONS, completion of the actions required by LCO 3.0.3 is not required.

LCO 3.0.3 is only applicable in MODES 1, 2, 3, and 4.

BYRON - UNITS 1 & 2 3.0 - 1 Amendment 20s

LCO Applicability 3.0 3.0 LCO Applicability LCO 3.0.7 LCO 3.0.8 LCO 3.0.9 Exception LCOs allow specified Technical Specification (TS) requirements to be changed to permit performance of special tests and operations. Unless otherwise specified, all other TS requirements remain unchanged.

Compliance with Exception LCOs is optional. When an Exception LCO is desired to be met but is not met, the ACTIONS of the Exception LCO shall be met.

When an Exception LCO is not desired to be met, entry into a MODE or other specified condition in the Applicability shall be made in accordance with the other applicable Specifications.

LCOs, including associated ACTIONs, shall apply to each unit individually, unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the LCO refers to a system or component that is shared by both units, the ACTIONs will apply to both units simultaneously.

When one or more required snubbers are unable to perform their associated support function(s), any affected supported LCO(s) are not required to be declared not met solely for this reason if risk is assessed and managed, and:

a. the snubbers not able to perform their associated support function(s) are associated with only one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system or are associated with a single train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />; or

b. the snubbers not able to perform their associated support function(s) are associated with more than one train or subsystem of a multiple train or subsystem supported system and are able to perform their associated support function within 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />.

At the end of the specified period the required snubbers must be able to perform their associated support function(s), or the affected supported system LCO(s) shall be declared not met.

• BYRON - UNITS 1 & 2 3.0 - 4

. Amendment 20a

ML19247C153 CE DORL/LPL3/PM DORL/LPL3/LA DORL/LPL3/BC A DORL/LPL3/PM NAME JWiebe SRohrer LRe ner JWiebe DATE 09/04/19 09/04/19 09/05/19 09/09/19