ML063400307

License Amendments 249 and 229 Regarding Diesel Fuel Oil Testing Program

ML063400307
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	12/11/2006
From:	Siva Lingam NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-1
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
Lingam, Siva NRR/DORL 415-1564
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ML063400319	List: ML063400307 ML063450259
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TAC MD2107, TAC MD2108
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December 11, 2006 Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2, ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS REGARDING DIESEL FUEL OIL TESTING PROGRAM (TAC NOS. MD2107 AND MD2108)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 249 and 229 to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7 for the North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The amendments change the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated May 30, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 30, 2006.

These amendments relocate the American Society for Testing and Materials standard being used to test the total particular concentration of the stored fuel oil to the TS Bases. This proposed change is described in TS Task Force (TSTF) Standard TS Change Traveler TSTF-374, Rev. 0, Revision to TS 5.5.13 and Associated TS Bases for Diesel Fuel Oil. In addition, the licensee has proposed to use a water and sediment test instead of the clear and bright test provided in TSTF-374.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Siva P. Lingam, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 249 to NPF-4

2. Amendment No. 229 to NPF-7

3. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

December 11, 2006 Mr. David A. Christian Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2, ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENTS REGARDING DIESEL FUEL OIL TESTING PROGRAM (TAC NOS. MD2107 AND MD2108)

Dear Mr. Christian:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment Nos. 249 and 229 to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-4 and NPF-7 for the North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The amendments change the Technical Specifications (TSs) in response to your application dated May 30, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 30, 2006.

These amendments relocate the American Society for Testing and Materials standard being used to test the total particular concentration of the stored fuel oil to the TS Bases. This proposed change is described in TS Task Force (TSTF) Standard TS Change Traveler TSTF-374, Rev. 0, Revision to TS 5.5.13 and Associated TS Bases for Diesel Fuel Oil. In addition, the licensee has proposed to use a water and sediment test instead of the clear and bright test provided in TSTF-374.

A copy of the Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Siva P. Lingam, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 249 to NPF-4

2. Amendment No. 229 to NPF-7

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VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-338 NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1 AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 249 Renewed License No. NPF-4

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Virginia Electric and Power Company et al.,

(the licensee) dated May 30,2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 30,2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (I) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-4 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 249, are hereby incorporated in the renewed license. The

/licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Evangelos C. Marinos, Chief Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to License No. NPF-4 and the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: December 11, 2006

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-339 NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 2 AMENDMENT TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 229 Renewed License No. NPF-7

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Virginia Electric and Power Company et al.,

(the licensee) dated May 30, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 30, 2006, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (I) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 2.C.(2) of Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-7 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 229, are hereby incorporated in the renewed license. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. This license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Evangelos C. Marinos, Chief Plant Licensing Branch II-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to License No. NPF-7 and the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: December 11, 2006

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 249 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-4 DOCKET NO. 50-338 AND TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 229 RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-7 DOCKET NO. 50-339 Replace the following pages of the Licenses and the Appendix "A" Technical Specifications (TSs) with the enclosed pages as indicated. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain vertical lines indicating the areas of change.

Remove Pages Insert Pages Licenses Licenses License No. NPF-4, page 3 License No. NPF-4, page 3 License No. NPF-7, page 3 License No. NPF-7, page 3 TSs TSs 5.5-16 5.5-16

SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 249 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-4 AND AMENDMENT NO. 229 TO RENEWED FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-7 VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-338 AND 50-339

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By letter dated May 30, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML061510199), as supplemented by letter dated June 30, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061860225), Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee) submitted a request for changes to the North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (North Anna 1 and 2), Technical Specifications (TSs). The licensee submitted Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Change Traveler, TSTF-374, Rev. 0, Revision to TS 5.5.13 and Associated TS Bases for Diesel Fuel Oil. Specifically, the proposed revisions to STS 5.5.13 relocate the specific American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard from the Administrative Controls Section of the TSs to a licensee-controlled document.

STS 5.5.13 contains the testing requirements for both new fuel oil and stored fuel oil. The Diesel Fuel Oil Testing Program includes sampling and testing requirements and acceptance criteria.

2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION

Section 182a of the Atomic Energy Act (the "Act") requires applicants for nuclear power plant operating licenses to include TSs as part of the license. The TSs ensure the operational capability of structures, systems and components that are required to protect the health and safety of the public. The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) regulatory requirements related to the content of the TSs are contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Section 50.36. That regulation requires that the TSs include items in the following specific categories: (1) safety limits, limiting safety systems settings, and limiting control settings (50.36(c)(1)); (2) Limiting Conditions for Operation (50.36(c)(2));

(3) Surveillance Requirements (50.36(c)(3)); (4) design features (50.34(c)(4)); and (5) administrative controls (50.36(c)(5)).

In general, there are two classes of changes to the TSs: (1) changes needed to reflect modifications to the design basis (TSs are derived from the design basis), and (2) voluntary changes to take advantage of the evolution in policy and guidance as to the required content and preferred format of the TSs over time. This amendment deals with the second class of changes.

In determining the acceptability of revising STS 5.5.13, the NRC staff used the accumulation of generically approved guidance in NUREG-1431, Revision 1, "Standard Technical Specifications, Westinghouse Plants," dated April 07, 1995.

Licensees may revise the TSs to adopt current improved STS format and content provided that plant-specific review supports a finding of continued adequate safety because: (1) the change is editorial, administrative or provides clarification (i.e., no requirements are materially altered),

(2) the change is more restrictive than the licensees current requirement, or (3) the change is less restrictive than the licensees current requirement, but nonetheless still affords adequate assurance of safety when judged against current regulatory standards. The detailed application of this general framework, and additional specialized guidance, are discussed in Section 3.0 in the context of specific proposed changes.

3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION

The NRC staff has reviewed the justification for the proposed TSTF as described in the licensees submittals on May 30 and June 30, 2006. The detailed evaluation below will support the conclusion that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

3.1 Relocation of the specific ASTM Standard from the Administrative Controls Section of the TS to a license-controlled document The TSTF proposes to relocate the specific ASTM Standard for allowable particulate concentration in fuel from the Administrative Controls Section STS 5.5.13 to a license-controlled document, because referencing ASTM Standards in the TSs is not required by 10 CFR 50.36.

The actual value of allowable particulate concentration in fuel, which is required by 10 CFR 50.36(c), remains in STS 5.5.13.

3.2 Revision to Fuel Color Test in STS 5.5.13.a.3 Section 50.36 requires a diesel generator (DG) Fuel Oil Testing Program in the plant TSs.

TSTF-374 proposes to provide more objectivity to the fuel oil testing programs fuel color test by replacing "a clear and bright appearance with proper color" with "a clear and bright appearance with proper color or water and sediment content within limits." Since this revision affords additional detail to the appearance test, it is more restrictive than the current STS 5.5.13.a.3.

This revision also meets the requirements of 10 CFR 50.36(c) by defining an "operating restriction that is an initial condition of a design-basis accident or transient analysis that either assumes the failure of or presents a challenge to the integrity of a fission product barrier." The

North Anna 1 and 2 TSs currently contain this statement.

3.3 Revision to Bases B 3.8.3 Reference On this basis, the NRC staff concludes that the changes proposed by TSTF-374 are acceptable. This proposed revision updates Bases B 3.8.3 to reference the current ASTM Standards. The proposed change revises the STS Bases for SR 3.8.3.3 to indicate that the American Petroleum Institute gravity is tested in accordance with ASTM D287-82 and to provide an additional method (ASTM D4294) for sulfur testing.

The licensee included in its application the revised TS Bases to be implemented with the TS change. The NRC staff finds that the TS Bases Control Program is the appropriate process for updating the affected TS Bases pages, and has, therefore, not included the affected Bases pages with this amendment.

The changes proposed by TSTF-374 assure the quality of the diesel fuel will be maintained at standards that provide high reliability of diesel availability. The NRC staff concludes that the proposed changes by the licensee satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50.36(c). On this basis, the NRC staff concludes that the TSTF-374 changes proposed by licensee are acceptable.

4.0 STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Virginia State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments. The State official had no comments.

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

The amendments change requirements with respect to installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. The NRC staff has determined that the amendments involve no significant increase in the amounts and no significant change in the types of any effluents that may be released offsite and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (71 FR 46941 dated August 15, 2006). Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.

6.0 CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

Principal Contributor: P. C. Hearn Date: December 11, 2006

North Anna Power Station, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. David A. Christian Mr. Daniel G. Stoddard Senior Vice President Site Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer North Anna Power Station Virginia Electric and Power Company Virginia Electric and Power Company Innsbrooks Technical Center Post Office Box 402 5000 Dominion Boulevard Mineral, Virginia 23117-0402 Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711 Dr. Robert B. Stroube, MD, MPH Mr. C. Lee Lintecum State Health Commissioner County Administrator Office of the Commissioner Louisa County Virginia Department of Health Post Office Box 160 Post Office Box 2448 Louisa, Virginia 23093 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Ms. Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.

Senior Counsel Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Building 475, 5 th floor Rope Ferry Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 Dr. W. T. Lough Virginia State Corporation Commission Division of Energy Regulation Post Office Box 1197 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Old Dominion Electric Cooperative 4201 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Mr. Chris L. Funderburk, Director Nuclear Licensing & Operations Support Dominion Resources Services, Inc.

Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Blvd.

Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6711 Office of the Attorney General Commonwealth of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Senior Resident Inspector North Anna Power Station U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 490 Mineral, Virginia 23117