ML17263A549

Discusses Util Implementation of TS Improvement Program for Plant.Informs That Meeting W/Nrc in Future to Discuss Program & Schedule

ML17263A549
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	02/28/1994
From:	MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	JOHNSON A R NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 9403150168
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ACCELERATEDDISTRIBUTIONDEMONSTRATIONSYSTEMtt~\A"REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9403150168DOC.DATE:94/02/28NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterGAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONJOHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-3

SUBJECT:

DiscussesutilimplementationofTSimprovementprogramforplant.Informsthatmeetingw/NRCinfuturetodiscussprogram&schedule.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:A001DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR(ENCL2CSIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionDOCKET05000244DNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3LAJOHNSON,AINTERNAL:NRR/DE/EELBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS1EXTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRECL12RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3PDNRR/DORS/OTSBNRR/DRPWNRR/DSSA/SRXBDCREFILEOlCOPIESLTTRENCL11111DDRDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP1-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRI!3UTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR16ENCL~Q i/////I/I///I//I/I///////////////////////////////////////////ROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATION/'iTORKo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTERN.K14649-0001ROBERTC.MECREDYtrtcePrettdentClnnaNudearProductionFebruary28,1994TELEPHONEAREAGODE7165462700U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)PWRProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555

Subject:

ConversiontoImprovedTechnicalSpecificationsR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Johnson:

RochesterGasandElectric(RG&E)previouslysubmittedalettertotheNRCconcerningthepotentialforconvertingtheGinnaStationTechnicalSpecifications,asawho'eorinpart,totheImprovedTechnicalSpecification(ITS)format(Referencea.).ThiswasfollowedbyameetingwiththeNRCOTSBonOctober18,1993,todiscussaproposedconversionapproachandtorequestadditionalinformation.TheNRCstaffprovidedtherequestedinformationinReferenceb.RG&EandtheNRCstaffsubsequentlymetonFebruary3,1994(Referencec.)tofurtherdiscusstheproposedapproach.Basedonthesediscussionsandaninternalcostbenefitstudy,RG&EhasdecidedtoimplementaTechnicalSpecificationImprovementProgram(TSIP)forGinnaStationasfollows:(1)TheGinnaStationTechnicalSpecifications(TS)willbeconvertedtotheITSformat(includingthebases)asdocumentedinNUREG-1431(Referenced.)andassupplementedbyindustryacceptedNUREGchangepackageswhichimproveorcorrecterrorswithintheNUREG.ThisconversionwillbelimitedtothecurrentGinnaStationTSrequirementswithadditionalrequirementsonlyaddedifRG&EbelievestheyarenecessaryinordertoprovideacompleteTS.RG&EwillattempttoprovidetheNRCwithasmuchbackgroundinformationandjustificationfornotaddingtheremainingNUREGrequirementsusingexistingdocumentationfromsourcessuchastheSystematicEvaluationProgram(SEP)andTMIActionPlanreview.Itisourunderstandingthattheadditionofanynewrequirementsduringtheconversionprocessaresubjecttothebackfitrule(Referenceb.,RG&EQuestiong2).RG&Ewillalsoimplementseveralline-itemimprovementstorelocatecurrentTSrequirementsconsistentwiththeTSPolicyStatementduringtheconversionprocess.Inaddition,theTSIPwillattempttoaddressanyinconsistenciescontainedwithinthecurrentGinnaTS.However,RG&Erecognizesthatallchangesmustbeappropriatelysupportedbythenecessarysafetyandaccidentanalyses.'.9403i50lhB<<940ZZBpgy/y/gQpppDR"nnor.K,os000244

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RG&EplanstosubmitaLicenseAmendmentRequest(LAR)inordertosupportNRCapprovalandRG&Eimplementationpriortocompletionofthe1996refuelingoutagewhichbeginsinMarchofthatyear.ThisisnecessarysinceRG&Ewillbereplacingsteamgeneratorsandconvertingtoan18monthcycleduringthatoutage.AllTSissuesrelatedtothesteamgeneratorreplacementand18monthcyclewillbeaddressedwithintheTSIP.ThefailuretomeettheproposedschedulewillmostlikelymovetheITSimplementationdatetoOctober1997whichisthenextscheduledrefuelingoutageaftersteamgeneratorreplacementandwouldrequireadditionalLARs.RG&EdesirestoimplementtheconversionduringarefuelingoutageperiodduetothesignificantchangeswhichareexpectedbyaconversionfromcustomTS.RG&EwillrequestameetingwiththeOTSBinthenearfuturetodeterminetheappropriateschedulewhichisnecessarytomeetthepreferredimplementationdate.Inordertosupporttheproposedschedule,RG&EwillrefrainfromsubmittingfutureTSchangesnotrelatedtotheconversioneffortunlessrequestedbytheNRC.Thisincludesanysubmittalsrelatedtothenew10CFR20ruleandtrainingrequirements.RG&EalsohassubmittedthreeLARswhichhavenotyetreceivedNRCapprovalrelatedtothePermissiveP-10setpoint(Referencee.),PORVandBlockValveReliability(Referencef.),andPORCmembershiprequirements(Referenceg.).RG&EproposestoaddressthePermissiveP-10setpointduringtheTSIP.ThePORVandBlockValveReliabilityconcerncanalsobeaddressedduringtheTSIP;however,itisRG&E'sunderstandingthatthiswillfirstrequireNRCresolutionofthegenericissue.RG&EintendstoaddressPORCmembershiprequirementsbysubmittingaLARwhichreformatstheentireAdministrativeControlssectionofTSconsistentwithReferenceh.asdiscussedduringtheFebruary3rdmeeting(Referencec.).RG&EexpectstosubmitthisLARbyApril1994.ThestafffortheotherWestinghouse2-Loopplants(i.e.,Kewaunee,PointBeach1and2,andPrairieIsland1and2)haveinformedRG&EthattheyplantoactivelyparticipateintheGinnaconversioneffortby:(a)reviewingtheircustomTSagainsttheGinnaTS;(b)reviewingtheproposedconversionchaptersandprovidingcomments;and(c)reviewingallbackgroundinformationandcorrespondencebetweenRG&EandtheNRCstaffinordertoidentifyandsupportpotentialimprovementstotheirindividualspecifications.BasedonthemeetingwiththeNRConFebruary3,1994(Referencec.),RG&EunderstandsthattheTSIPwillbeconsideredaselfassessmentprogramsimilartoadesignbasisreconstitutioneffort.Therefore,allfindingsdiscoveredduringtheTSIPrelatedtothecurrentGinnaStationTSwillbeconsideredwithrespectto10CFR2,AppendixC,SectionVII/B.

7I TheTSIPwillbeimplementedbyateamconsistingofindividualswithlicensing,operations,engineeringandtrainingbackgroundstoensureaccuracyandtominimizetheimpactonGinnaoperatingorganizationsduringtheimplementationprocess.RG&ElooksforwardtoworkingwiththeNRCstaffonthisimportantprojectandwillrequestameetingwiththeOTSBinthenearfuturetofurtherdiscusstheTSIPandschedule.Pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyquestionsintheinterim.RG&EconsidersthisletterdocumentationoftheFebruary3,1994meetingminutesaswasagreeduponattheconclusionofthemeeting.Verytrulyyours,C~RobertC.Mecredy

References:

a~LetterfromR.E.Mecredy,RG&E,toA.R.Johnson,NRC,

Subject:

ConversiontoStandardTechnicalSpecifications,June18,1993.b.LetterfromA.R.Johnson,NRC,toR.E.Mecredy,RG&E,

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SummaryofMeetingwithRochesterGasandElectricCorporati.ononOctober18,1993-RevisedStandardTechnicalSpecificationsforGinna(TACNo.M86818),datedNovember9,1993.c~d.e.gRG&EMeetingwithNRC(C.A.GrimesandA.R.Johnson),

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TechnicalSpecificationImprovementProgram,February3,1994.NUREG-1431,StandardTechnicalSpecifications,VestinghousePlants,September1993.LetterfromR.E.Smith,RG&E,toC.Stahle,NRC,

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ApplicationtoOperatingLicense,ChancreP-10PermissiveSetpoint,datedDecember22,1988.LetterfromR.E.Mecredy,RG&E,toA.R.Johnson,NRC,

Subject:

GenericLetter90-06,ResolutionofGenericIssue70,"PowerOperatedReliefValveandBlockValveReliability"andGenericIssue94,"AdditionalLow-TemperatureOverpressureProtectionforLight-WaterReactors,"datedSeptember15,1992.LetterfromR.E.Mecredy,RG&E,toA.R.Johnson,NRC,

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ApplicationforAmendmenttoTechnicalSpecification6.5.1,,"PlantOperationsReviewCommittee(PORC)Function,"datedMarch23,1993.h.LetterfromW.T.Russell,NRC,toImprovedTechnicalSpecificationOwnersGroupChairpersons,

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ContentofStandardTechnicalSpecifications,Section5.0,AdministrativeControls,datedOctober25,1993.

MDPK575xc:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)PWRProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspectorTwo-LoopCooperativeEffortsGroupRepresentatives