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1.

OVERVI EW/ SI GNATURES

50. 59 REVI EWO
Faci l i t y: Wat erf ord 3
Document Revi ewed: ER-W3-20040276-001

Change/Rev. : 00
Syst emDesi gnat or(s)/Descri pt i on: None
Descri pt i onof Proposed Change:
Ful l scope i mpl ement at i onof t he Al t ernat e Source Termmet hodol ogy, i n accordance wi t h Regul at ory Gui de
1. 183, has recent l y beenapproved by t he NRC[Amendment No. 198 t o Faci l i t y Operat i ng Li cense (FOL) No.
NPF-38, dat ed March 29, 2{105) . ER-W3-2004-0276-000 was prepared t o i mpl ement ASTi nt o Wat erf ord 3' s
desi gn and l i censi ng basi s. However, several pl ant condi t i on report s were i ssued whi ch i mpact ed t he
Equi pment Qual i f i cat i on (EQ) ef f ort . Addi t i onal l y, ER-W3-2004-0564-000 was prepared t o i nst al l permanent
shi el di ngont he +46' el evat i onof t he RAB. Cl ue t o t hese consi derat i ons, t he EQ i mpact s of ASTwere def erred
t o t hi s ER, wi t ht he remai nder of t he ASTef f ort bei ng addressed vi a ER-W3-2004-0276-000.
RG1. 183, Sect i on 1. 3. 5 st at es t hat l i censees may use ei t her ASTor t he ol der dose met hodol ogy (based on
NRCdocument TI D-14844) wheneval uat i ngEqui pment Qual i f i cat i on(EQ) dose rat es and t ot al i nt egrat ed doses
(Ti p) . Wat erf ord 3 had ori gi nal l y i nt ended t o cont i nue t o use t he ol der Ti f f dose met hodol ogy si nce t here was
l i t t l e benef i t t o convert i ng t o ASTf or qual i f i cat i on of saf et y rel at ed equi pment. However, a number of pl ant
condi t i onreport s were i ssued concerni ng t he exi st i ngEQ eval uat i ons.
(Cont i nued onPage 2)
Check t he appl i cabl e revi ew(s): (Onl y t he sect i ons i ndi cat ed must be i ncl uded I nt he Revi ew. )
Preparer:

D. M. Tol man
Name (pri nt ) / S
Revi ewer:

R. K. Schwart zbeck
OSRC:
LI -101-01, Rev. 7
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Chai rmah' s Name (pri m' / Si gnat ure
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creeni ngs and 50. 59 Sval uat i ons. J
EDI TORI AL CHANGEof a Li censi ng Basi s Document Sect i onI
El
SCREENI NG Sect i ons I and 11 requi red
50. 59 EVALUATI ONEXEMPTI ON Sect i ons 1, I I , and I I I requi red
50. 59 EVALUATI ON Sect i ons 1, 11, and I Vrequi red
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Descr i pt i on of Pr oposed Change: ( cont i nued f r omPage 1)
Thi s ERaddr ess t he f ol l owi ng i ssuesf concems:
"

CR- W3- 2004- 2461 document ed t he f act t hat t he Cont r ol l ed Vent i l at i on Ar ea Syst em( CVAS) f i l t er t r ai ns
wer e not addr essed i n t he or i gi nal desi gn basi s r adi ol ogi cal eval uat i ons. Sever al addi t i onal condi t i on
r epor t s wer e i ni t i at ed as t hi s i ssue was r esear ched. Fur t her r evi ew conf i r med t hat t he CVAS f i l t er s wer e
not i ncl uded i n t he or i gi nal EQdesi gn basi s. Ther ef or e, CR- W3- 2004- 2690 was i ssued t o addr ess
cur r ent pl ant OPERABI LI TY. CR- W3- 2004- 356( 3 was i ssued because t he essent i al wat er chi l l er s
l ocat ed on t he +46` el evat i on of t he RAB wer e assumed t o be a " mi l d" r adi ol ogi cal envi r onment ( <1. OE4
Rads per NUREG- 0588) ; however , t he CVAS f i l t er s t hemsel ves exceed t he mi l d envi r onment t hr eshol d
by a consi der abl e mar gi n. Not consi der i ng t he CVAS f i l t er s al so i mpact ed t he cal cul at ed oper at or
doses f or t he EDGBr oomwhi ch wer e subsequent l y r ecal cul at ed i n ECS05- 005.
"

CR- W3- 2005- 1999 document ed t he f act t hat t he SBVS 8 shi ne dose model f or t he cont r ol r oomHVAC
r oom( EQZone L) was based on Fl or i da Power and l i ght s St . Luci e pl ant , and t hi s model i s non-
conser vat i ve f or Wat er f or d 3.
"

ER- W3- 2004- 0554- {300 i nst al l ed per manent shi el di ng i n sever al l ocat i ons on t he +46' el evat i on of t he
RAB. That ERsi mpl y addr essed t he st r uct ur al r equi r ement s f or t he shi el di ng. The i mpact of t he
shi el di ng on t he over al l ar ea dose r at es and TI D i s addr essed i n t hi s ER.
" ER- W3- 2004- 0278- 000, ER- W3- 2041- 1149- 000 ( EPU) , and associ at ed ' i nt er di sci pl i nar y" Ei Rs
per f or med a det ai l ed r evi ew of t he pl ant r adi ol ogi cal desi gn basi s. As a r esul t of t hese r evi ews, sever al
cal cul at i on r evi si ons wer e i dent i f i ed whi ch ar e di r ect l y r el at ed t o EQand wi l l be addr essed i n t hi s ER.
FSARChapt er 12 was or i gi nal l y i nt ended t o be updat ed vi a ER- W3- 2001- 1149- 011; however ,
schedul i ng conf l i ct s pr ohi bi t ed t hi s f r omoccur r i ng. As a r esul t , updat es t o FSARChapt er 12 wi l l be
per f or med vi a t hi s ERt o r ef l ect t he r evi sed oper at or doses.
"

Dur i ng pr epar at i on of t hi s ER, edi t or i al er r or s wer e f ound on FSARFi gur es 12. 3A- 2 and 12. 3A- 3.
Speci f i cal l y, r adi at i on TI D val ues f or Rooms 421 ( I nsi de RCB, Out si de D Ri ngs) and 422 &423 ( SG#1
&2 I nsi de t 1 Ri ng) ar e not i n agr eement wi t h FSARTabl e 3. 11- 1, Sheet s 3 &4. I t has been det er mi ned
t hat t he val ues i n FSARTabl e 3. 11- 1, Sheet s 3 &4, ar e cor r ect and FSARFi gur es 12. 3A- 2 and 12. 3A- 3
ar e bei ng r evi sed accor di ngl y.
"

Dur i ng t he r evi si on of cal cul at i on of 3C3- 032 i t was di scover ed t hat t he 40 year dose f or t he pur i f i cat i on
f i l t er s wer e not accur at el y t r anscr i bed f r omSheet 6 t o t he r esul t s t abl e on sheet 31.

Fur t her r evi ew

conf i r ms t hat t hi s i mpact s t he r esul t s f or Zone H. CR- W3 2005- 0050 document ed t he use of i ncor r ect
val ues i n t he r esul t s t abl e cal cul at i on 3C3- 032. As par t of t hi s ERand t he cal cul at i on r evi si on t he
nor mal / acci dent +nor mal doses f or Zone Har e bei ng updat ed.
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50. 59 REVI EWFORM
The over al l pur pose of t hi s ERi s t o pr ovi de document at i on of envi r onment al changes r esul t i ng f r omi ncr eased
shi ne dose f r omt he CVAS and SBVS f i l t er t r ai ns . Cal cul at i ons, envi r onment al zone maps, desi gn basi s
document s, EQdocument at i on, and t he FSARwi l l be updat ed t o r ef l ect t he changes i n dose r at es and t ot al
i nt egr at ed dose, Based on t he eval uat i ons pr ovi ded i n t hi s ER, t he qual i f i ed l i f e of af f ect ed component s di d not
change. The oper at i on and avai l abi l i t y of saf et y r el at ed component s addr essed i n t hi s ERi s unchanged by t he
r esul t i ng dose r at es, i nt egr at ed doses, or changes i n exi st i ng or new envi r onment al zones.
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I t . SCREENI NGS
50. 59 REVI EWFORM
A.

Li censi ng Basi s Document Revi ew

1.

Does t he proposed act i vi t y i mpact t he f aci l i t y or a procedure as descri bed i nany of t he f ol l owi ng
Li censi ng Basi s Document s?
' I f "YES, " see Sect i on5. 2( 5] . No LSDchange I s requi red.
I f `YES, " not i f y t he responsi bl edepart ment and ensurea 50. 54 Eval uat i oni s perf ormed. At t ach t he50_54 Revi ew.
3Changes t o t heEmergency Pl an, Fi re Prot ect i onProgram, and C3f si t eDose Cal cul at i onManual must be approved by t heOSRCI n
accordance wi t h NMf MOM-119.
I f `YES, " eval uat et he change i naccordance wi t h t herequi rement s of t hef aci f i t y' s Operat i ng Li censeCondi t i onor under 50. 59, as
appropri at e.
LI -101-01, Rev, 7
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LBDs cont rol l ed under ot her
regul at i ons
YES NO CHANGE#( I f appl i cabl e) and/ or SECTI ONS
I MPACTED
Qual i t y Assurance ProgramManual ' E] Q
Emergency Pl an"
Fi re Prot ect i onProgram3.
A
( i ncl udes t he Fi re Hazards Anal ysi s)
Of f si t e Dose Cal cul at i ons ManUa13*
4
0
I f "YES", eval uat e any changes i n accordance wi t h t he appropri at e regul at i onANDI ni t i at ean LSDchange i n
accordance wi t h NMMENS-LI -113. No f urt her 50. 59 revi ewi s requi red.
. --
LBDs cont rol l ed under 50. 59 YES NO CHANGE#( i f appl i cabl e) and/ or SECTI ONS
I MPACTED
FSAR
[] DRN05-127: FSARChapt er 3( Sect i ons 3. 2, 3. 5. 3. 6, Tabl e 3. 11. 1)
DRN( l 4-144: FSARChapt er 12 ( Sect i ons 12, 2, 12, 3, 12 . 3A, Tabl e
12. 3A-9, Fi gures 123A-2, 12. 3A-3, 122A-7$I Z3A-8)
TSBases 0 0-41
Techni cal Requi rement s Manual
F! M
Core Operat i ng Li mi t s Report El U
NRCSaf et y Eval uat i onReport and
El 01
suppl ement s f or t he i ni t i al FSAR'
NRCSaf et y Eval uat i ons f or ) 1
amendment s t o t he Operat i ng
Li cense'
I f "YES", perf orman Exempt i on Revi ewper Sect i onI l l Oi l perf orma 50. 59 Eval uat i onper Sect i onI VORobt ai nNRC
approval pri or t o I mpl ement i ng t he change. I f obt ai ni ng NRCapproval , document t he LSDchange i nSect i onI I . A. 5;
no f urt her 50. 59 revi ewi s requi red. However, t he change cannot be I mpl ement ed unt i l approved by t he NRC. AND
I ni t i at eanLSDchange i naccordance wi t h NMMENS-L. 1-113.
Operat i ng Li cense YES NO CHANGE#and/ or SECTI ONSI MPACTED
Operat i ng Li cense
TS
NRCOrders
13 1 1Z
I f "YES", obt ai nNRCapproval pri or t o I mpl ement i ng t he change by I ni t i at i ng anLSDchange I naccordance wi t h
NMMENS-LI -113. ( See Sect i on5. 2113] f or except i ons. ) . . . . .. . .
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3. Basi s
. 59 REVI EWFORM
2.

Does t he proposed act i vi t y i nvol ve a t est or experi ment not descri bed i n t he FSAR?
I f "yes, " performa 50. 53 Eval uat i on per Sect i on I VORobt ai n NRCapproval pri or t o
i mpl ement i ng t he change ANDi ni t i at e an LBDchange i n accordance wi t h NMMLI - 113.
I f obt ai ni ng NRCapproval , document t he change i n Sect i on I I . A. S; no furt her 50. 59
revi ew I s requi red. However, t he change cannot be I mpl ement ed unt i l approved
by
t he
NRC.
Techni cal Speci fi cat i ons and Bases
Yes
C& No
Expl ai n why t he proposed act i vi t y doses or does not i mpact t he Operat i ng Ucenset Techni cal Speci fi cat i ons andt or t he
FSARand why t he proposed act i vi t y does or does not i nvol ve a new t est or experi ment not previ ousl y descri bed i n t he
FSAR. Di scuss ot her L8Ds i f i mpact ed. Adequat e basi s roust be provi ded wi t hi n t he Screeni ng such t hat a t hi rd- part y
revi ewer can reach t he same concl usi ons. Si mpl y st at i ng t hat t he change does not affect T5 or t he FSARi s not an
accept abl e basi s.
Operat i ng, Li cense
I t was det ermi ned t hat t he changes i n radi at i on dosel exposure i n cert ai n pl ant areas are bel ow t he l evel of
det ai l di scussed i n t he Operat i ng Li cense.
Techni cal Requi rement s Manual
The changes i n radi at i on dose or exposure i n pl ant areas i s not addressed i n t he TRM.
Test or experi ment not descri bed I n t he FSAR
ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 001 does not i ncl ude any physi cal modi fi cat i ons t o t he pl ant . The act i vi t i es addressed
i n t hi s ERaut hori ze changes t o vari ous cal cul at i ons and ot her pl ant document at i on onl y. The act i vi t i es
addressed i n t hi s ERare anal yt i cal i n nat ure and are not rel at ed ( ei t her di rect l y or i ndi rect l y) wi t h any t est
or experi ment . No change i s aut hori zed t hat woul d al l owpl ant equi pment t o be operat ed i n an unanal yzed
condi t i on or requi re uni que t est i ng. Therefore, t hi s act i vi t y does not i nvol ve a t est or experi ment t hat i s not
descri bed i n t he FSAR.
Al l Techni cal Speci fi cat i on changes for EPU rel at ed t o AST i ssues are bei ng addressed under ER- W3-
2001- 1145- 00{3. The revi si ons t ovari ous cal cul at i ons and ot her pl ant document s addressed i n t hi s ERare
t o changes i n radi at i on dose/ exposure i n cert ai n pl ant areas and do not i mpact t he Techni cal
Speci fi cat i ons or Bases.
FSAR
The FSARwas revi ewed t o det ermi ne i f t he assumpt i ons or descri pt i ons cont ai ned wi t hi n t he FSARwoul d
be I mpact ed by t he resul t s of t he engi neeri ng eval uat i ons rel at ed t ot he change i n radi at i on dose/ exposure
i n cert ai n pl ant areas. I t was det ermi ned by t he FSARrevi ewt hat FSARChapt ers 3 and 12wi l l requi re
revi si on. These changes are di scussed bel ow and i n Sect i on I V, 50. 59 Eval uat i on, of t hi s 50. 68 Revi ew
and document ed i n DRNs fl y- 127 ( Chapt er 3 changes) and 05- 144( Chapt er 12changes) .
FSARSect i ons 3. 2and 12. 3A. 3. 10 are bei ng revi sed t ocorrect t ypographi cal errors.
FSARSect i ons 3. 2. 1, 3. 5. 1, 3. 5. 1. 4. 2, and 3. 6. 1. 1 are bei ng revi sed t o repl ace reference t o10CFR100
wi t h 10CFR50. 57.
FSARTabl e 3. 11- 1 i s bei ng revi sed t o refl ect t he updat ed envi ronment al condi t i ons for areas di scussed i n
t he ERand t hi s 50. 50 Eval uat i on.
FSARSect i on 12. 3. 2. 1 i s bei ng revi sed t o repl ace reference t o I OCFR100 wi t h 10CFR50. 57.
FSARSect i on 12. 3A. 2 i s bei ng revi sed t ocl ari fy source t ermrequi rement s for t he Cont rol Roomand EDG
rooms.
FSARSect i on 12. 3A. 3. 8 i s bei ng revi sed t o add ment i on of t he CVAS fi l t ers and revi se t he di esel
generat or area maxi mumdose rat e.
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FSARTabl e 12. 3A- 9 i s bei ng r evi s ed t o r evi s e t he di es el gener at or ar ea maxi mumdos e r at e and add a
not e r egar di ng expos ur e dur i ng oper at or r ounds t o t he di es el gener at or ar ea.
FSARFi gur es 12. 3A- 2 and 12. 3A- 3 ar e bei ng r evi s ed t o cor r ect edi t or i al er r or s f or r adi at i on TI D val ues f or
Rooms 421 ( i ns i de RCB, Out s i de i = 1 Ri ngs ) and 422 &423 ( SG#1 &2 i ns i de D Ri ng) . The cor r ect val ues
ar e l i s t ed i n FSARTabl e 3. 11- 1, Sheet s 3 &4.
FSARFi gur e 12. 3A- 7 i s bei ng r evi s ed t o r ef l ect t he newdos e r at e val ues f or t he CCWand Di es el
Gener at or r ooms .
FSARFi gur e 12. 3A- 8 i s bei ng r evi s ed t o r ef l ect t he newdos e r at e val ues f or t he CVAS/SBVS Equi pment
Rooms .
Ot her Ms
None of t he ot her LBDs l i s t ed i n Sect i on I I . A. 1 ar e i mpact ed by t he engi neer i ng eval uat i on wi t hi n t he
s cope of ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 001.
4. Ref er ences
Di s cus s t he met hodol ogy f or per f or mi ng LBD s ear ches . St at e t he l ocat i on of r el evant l i cens i ng document i nf or mat i on
and expl ai n t he s cope of t he r evi ews uch as el ect r oni c s ear ch cr i t er i a us ed ( e. g. , key wor ds ) or t he gener al ext ent of
manual s ear ches per Sect i on 5. 5 . 1[ 5] ( d) of L1- 101. NOTE. Ens ur e t hat manual s ear ches ar e per f or med us i ng
cont r ol l ed copi es of t he document s . I f you have any ques t i ons , cont act your s i t e Li cens i ng depar t ment .
LBDs I Document s r evi ewed vi a keywor d s ear ch:

Keywor ds :
Aut onomy 50. 59 s ear ch
LBDs /Document s r evi ewed manual l y:
FSARChapt er s 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15
L1- 101- 01, Rev. 7
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CVAS, SBVS, r adi ol ogi cal , r adi at i on, s hi el di ng,
envi r onment al qual i f i cat i on, equi pment dos e,
equi pment qual i f i cat i on, dos e r at e, i nt egr at ed dos e
5.

I s t he val i di t y of t hi s Revi ewdependent on any ot her change?

0 Yes
No
I f "YES", l i s t t he r equi r ed changes /s ubmi t t al s . The changes cover ed by t hi s 50. 59 Revi ewcannot
be i mpl ement ed wi t hout appr oval of t he ot her i dent i f i ed changes ( e. g. , l i cens e amendment
r eques t ) . Es t abl i s h an appr opr i at e not i f i cat i on mechani s mt o ens ur e t hi s act i on i s compl et ed.
The r evi s ed t ot al I nt egr at ed Dos e ( TI D) t o component s i n t he emer gency di es el gener at or r ooms does not
exceed t he cur r ent mi l d envi r onment r adi at i on l i mi t ( Cal cul at i on 3C3- 032) . Whi l e no equi pment changes
ar e r equi r ed as a r es ul t of t he el evat ed equi pment dos e, AST Oper at or dos es wer e addr es s ed i n ER- - W3-
2004- 0276- 000.
2.
I f anyof t he f ol l owi ngquest i ons I s answered"yes, " anEnvi ronment al Revi ewmust be perf ormed I n
accordance wi t h NMMProcedure ENS- EV- 115, "Envi ronment al Eval uat i ons, " andat t achedt o t hi s 50. 59
Revi ew. Consi der bot h rout i ne andnot e- rout i ne (emergency) di scharges whenansweri ng t hese
quest i ons.
Wi l l t he proposed Change bei ng eval uat ed:
Yes No
1 a

[ , ~

I nvol ve a l anddi st urbance of previ ousl y di st urbed l andareas i n excess of one acre (i . e. ,
gradi ng act i vi t i es, const ruct i on of bui l di ngs, excavat i ons, ref orest at i on, creat i on or removal of
ponds)?
3.

[ j

[ K

I nvol ve dredgi ng act i vi t i es i nal ake, ri ver, pond, or st ream?

4.

I ncrease t he amount of t hermal heat bei ng di scharged t o t he ri ver or l ake?

5.
6.

C]

Di scharge anychemi cal s newor di f f erent f romt hat previ ousl y di scharged?
7.
8.
ON
0
01-14
9.

Modi f y t he desi gnor operat i on of t he pl ant t hat wi l l change t he pat h of an exi st i ng wat er
di scharge or t hat wi l l resul t i n anewwat er di scharge?
10.

[ ]

Modi f y exi st i ng st at i onary f uel burni ng equi pment (i . e, , di esel f uel oi l , but ane, gasol i ne,
propane, and kerosene)?'
11.

I nvol ve t he i nst al l at i on of st at i onaryf uel burni ng equi pment or use of port abl e f uel burni ng
equi pment (i . e. , di esel f uel oi l , but ane, gasol i ne, propane, andkerosene)?'
12.

[ ,

I nvol ve t he i nst al l at i on or use of equi pment t hat wi l l resul t i n anewor addi t i onal ai r emi ssi on
di scharge?
15. [ 1 N
I nvol ve a l anddi st urbance of undi st urbed l andareas (i . e. , gradi ng act i vi t i es, const ruct i on,
excavat i ons, ref orest at i on, creat i ng, or removi ng ponds)?
I ncrease t he concent rat i onor quant i t y of chemi cal s bei ng di schargedt o t he ri ver, l ake, or ai r?
Changet he desi gn or operat i on of t he i nt ake or di scharge st ruct ures?
Modi f yt he desi gnor operat i on of t he cool i ng t ower t hat wi l l change wat er or ai r f l ow
charact eri st i cs?
I nvol ve t he i nst al l at i on or modi f i cat i on of ast at i onary or mobi l e t ank?
I nvol ve t he use or st orage of oi l s or chemi cal s t hat coul dbe di rect l y rel eased i nt ot he
envi ronment ?
I nvol ve buri al or pl acement of any sol i d wast es i n t he si t e areat hat mayaf f ect runof f , surf ace
wat er, or groundwat er?
' See NMMProcedure ENS- EV- 117, "Ai r Emi ssi ons Management Program, ' f or gui dance i n answeri ngt hi s quest i on.
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C.

SECURI TY PLANSCREENI NG
I f any of the fol l owi ng questi ons i s answered "yes, " a Securi ty Pl anRevi ewmust be performedby the
Securi ty Department to determi ne actual i mpact to the Pl anand the needfor a change to the Pl an.
Coul dthe proposed acti vi ty bei ng eval uated:
50. 59 REVI EWFORM
Documentati onfor accepti ng any "yes" statement for these revi ews wi l l be attachedto thi s 50. 59
Revi ewor referencedbel ow.
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Effecti ve Date: 213105
Yes No
1 . Add, del ete, modi fy, or otherwi se affect Securi tydepartment responsi bi l i ti es ( e. g. ,
i ncl udi ng fi re bri gade, fi re watch, andconfi nedspace rescue operati ons) ?
2. Resul t i na breach to any securi tybarri er( s)
( e. g. , HVACductwork, fences, doors, wal l s,
cei l i ngs, fl oors, penetrati ons, andbal l i sti c barri ers) ?
3. [] ) ZI Cause materi al s or equi pment to be pl aced or i nstal l edwi thi nthe Securi tyI sol ati on Zone?
4. [1 0 Affect ( bl ock, move, or after) securi tyl i ghti ng by addi ng or del eti ng l i ghts, structures,
bui l di ngs, or temporary faci l i ti es?
5. Modi fy or otherwi se affect the i ntrusi on detecti onsystems ( e. g. , E- fi el ds, mi crowave, fi ber
opti cs) ?
6. Modi fy or otherwi se affect the operati onor fi el dof vi ewof the securi ty cameras?
7. 14 Modi fy or otherwi se affect ( bl ock, move, or al ter) i nstal l edaccess control equi pment,
i ntrusi on detecti onequi pment, or other securi tyequi pment?
8. Modi fy or otherwi se affect pri mary or secondary power suppl i es to access control
equi pment, i ntrusi ondetecti onequi pment, other securi tyequi pment, or to the Central
Al armStati onor the Secondary Al armStati on?
9. 10 Modi fy or otherwi se affect the faci l i ty' s securi ty- rel atedsi gnage or l andvehi cl e barri ers,
i ncl udi ng access roadways?
10. Modi fy or otherwi se affect the faci l i ty' s tel ephone or securi tyradi o systems?
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I V. 50. 59 EVALUATI ON
Li cense Amendment Determi nati on
Does the proposedChange bei ng eval uatedrepresent a change to a methodof eval uati on

Yes
C?NLY? i f "Yes, " Questi ons 1 - - 7 are not appl i cabl e; answer onl y Questi on 8. I f "No, " answer

No
al l questi ons bel ow.
Does the proposedChange:
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1.

Resul t i n more than a mi ni mal i ncrease i n the f requency of occurrence of an acci dent

El Yes
previ ousl y eval uatedi n the FSAR?

No
BASI S:
ER- W3- 2004- (12763- 001 i s anal yti cal i n nature anddoes not requi re any physi cal modi f i cati ons to the pl ant.
Al l eval uati ons of the equi pment qual i f i cati on or personnel doses addressedi n thi s ERaddress post-
acci dent f uncti ons, whi ch are i ntendedto mi ti gate the consequences of an event rather than prevent an
event f romoccurri ng.
The total i ntegrated dose usedf ar equi pment qual i f i cati on i ncl udes both the normal 40- year normal
operati ons dose andthe post- acci dent dose. Any si gni f i cant change to the normal dose or dose rate
mi ght have a detri mental ef f ect on equi pment andresul t i n an i ncrease i n the f requency of occurrence of
an acci dent previ ousl y eval uatedi n the FSARi f the equi pment i s requi redf or acci dent preventi on. Based
on the anal yses andrevi ews conductedi n support of thi s ER, there i s no change i n the normal operati ons
dose rate or dose.

Theref ore, there i s no i ncrease i n the f requency of occurrence of an acci dent

previ ousl y eval uatedi n the FSAR. The CVASandSBVSf i l ters are onl y operatedf ol l owi nga desi gn basi s
acci dent (other than normal survei l l ance' s) , thus addi ti on of those f i l ter trai ns to the pl ant radi ol ogi cal
desi gn basi s has no i mpact to normal operati on dose rates or doses.
I n summary, the changes addressedi n ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 001 do not resul t i n more than a mi ni mal
i ncrease i n the f requency of occurrence of an acci dent previ ousl y eval uatedi n the FSAR
2.

Resul t i n more than a mi ni mal i ncrease i n the l i kel i hoodof occurrence of a mal f uncti on of a

Yes
structure, system, or component i mportant to saf ety previ ousl y eval uatedi n the FSAR?
BASI S:
LI - 101- 01, Rev. 7
Ef f ecti ve Date: 213105
1t No
Operati on of saf ety- rel ated equi pment duri ng normal andpost- acci dent condi ti ons i s ensuredby
compl i ance wi th the requi rements of NUREG- 0588 andRegul atory Gui de 1. 89. One of the requi rements
gi ven i n these gui dance documents i s demonstrati on that saf ety- rel ated equi pment can perf ormi ts
i ntendedf uncti on af ter bei ng exposedto radi ati on l evel s equi val ent to the dose recei vedduri ng40- years
of normal operati on pl us the dose recei vedduri ngthe post- acci dent survi vabi l i ty peri od. Any si gni f i cant
i ncrease i n thi s total i ntegrateddose coul dresul t i n the possi bi l i ty of an equi pment mal f uncti on.
RG1. 183, Secti on 1. 3. 5 states that l i censees may use ei ther ASTor the ol der dose methodol ogy (based
on NRCdocument TI D- 94844) when eval uati ngEqui pment Qual i f i cati on (EG?) dose rates andi ntegrated
doses. The ASTdose methodol ogy was usedto eval uate the i mpact of these condi ti ons as the requi red
anal yses were si mi l ar to the ASTanal yses devel opedto determi ne f rf ter shi ne doses to control room
operators.
Cal cul ati on ECS04- 016 was generatedto determi ne the newEQdose rates anddoses accounti ng f or the
desi gn def i ci enci es notedi n the vari ous condi ti on reports. Thi s cal cul ati on revi ewedthe potenti al post-
acci dent sources on the +46` el evati on of the RAB, namel y CVAS, the Shi el dBui l di ng Venti l ati on System
(SBVS) , andthe control roomESFf i l ters (EVCS) .

The boundi ng dose l ocati on was on the CVASf i l ter

trai n at the center of the hi gh ef f i ci ency andmedi umef f i ci ency parti cul ate ai r (NEPAandMEPA) f i l ter
assembl y.

The cal cul ateddoses exceededthe current desi gn basi s val ues f or Zone "M" contai nedon
drawi ng G- M0001 by a consi derabl e margi n. To mi ni mi ze the i mpact of the i ncreaseddoses a newEQ
zone was created

Thi s area was chosen to ensure that the dose rates to the remai nder of l one "M"
remai n at or bel owthe 2. 5E6 Rads currentl y contai nedi n G- M0001.
The AST LOCAdose anal ysi s credi ts f i l trati on by the SBVSf i l ter trai n(s) f or the durati on of the event The
CVASheater control panel s (ENGE48(3A- SA) andEHC- E4&(3B- SB) ] are l ocatedat the south endof the
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roombet ween t he t wo CVASf i l t er t rai ns. LPLEQA10. 2 di scusses t he f act t hat t he heat er cont rol panel s
t hemsel ves are not qual i f i ed t o meet t he requi rement s of a "harsh" radi ol ogi cal envi ronment. Si nce t hese
panel s are not qual i f i ed f or radi at i on exposure, t hey can not be credi t ed t o operat e post - acci dent unl ess i t
i s demonst rat ed t hat t he panel s remai n i n a "mi l d" radi ol ogi cal envi ronment ( <1. OE4 Rads per NUREG-
0588) . Due t o t he pl ant condi t i on report s t he dose rat es and doses t o t he heat er cont rol panel s were
recal cul at ed vi a ECS05- 004. The "A" heat er cont rol panel i s not of concern as i t i s i nherent l y shi el ded by
t he shi el di ngf or t he essent i al wat er chi l l ers ( Shi el d 6 f romER- W3- 2004- 0564- 000) . The acci dent doses
t o t he "B" heat er cont rol panel based on AST were conservat i vel y cal cul at ed t o be approxi mat el y 5. OE4
Rads f or t he 30 day t ot al i nt egrat ed dose, and 8. OE4 Rads f or 120 days ( per ECS05- 004) . The cal cul at i on
resul t s i ndi cat ed t hat t he SBVSB heat er cont rol panel woul d exceed 1. OE4 Rads roughl y 50 hours i nt o t he
event _ The resul t s al so det ermi ned t hat a shi el di ngt hi ckness of 3. 5" of st eel woul d ensure t hat t he TIDt o
t he panel s woul d remai n bel owI . OE4 Rads f or 120 days .

Thi s requi red shi el di ngi s bei ng i nst al l ed vi a

ER- W3- 2004- 0564- 000; t heref ore t he addi t i onal requi rement s of NUREG- 0588 and Regul at ory Gui de 1. 89
are not appl i cabl e t o t he heat er cont rol panel s.

CRW3- 2005- 2432 has been i ssued t o t rack t he

qual i f i cat i on of t he SBVf i l t er t rai n B heat er cont rol panel ( SBVEPNL1263- B) and i s not i ncl uded i n t he
scope of t he ERbei ng eval uat ed.
The H&VCont rol RoomEqui pment Roamwi l l al so see el evat ed doses as a resul t of act i vi t y bui l dup on
t he f i l t ers. The i mpact of t he i ncreased doses requi red t he est abl i shment of a newEQzone on G- MOO01
( DRN04- 1791) and G- M0011 ( DRN05- 761) . Thi s area was chosen t o ensure t hat t he dose rat es of Zone
"L"remai n mi l d" The newzone was desi gnat ed as Zone
"Z"
f or i ncorporat i on on G- M0001.
Whi l e researchi ng t he i mpact t o equi pment qual i f i cat i on, i t was di scovered t hat t he dose t o t he essent i al
wat er chi l l ers exceeded t he harsh" radi at i on envi ronment t hreshol d of 1. OE4 Rads; however, t he chi l l ers
were not qual i f i ed t o such an envi ronment. Thi s di screpancy was document ed i n CR- W3- 2004- 3560. The
essent i al wat er chi l l ers ( WC1- ( 3A- SA), WC1- 3B- SB), and WC1- 3C- SAB) are l ocat ed on t he west si de of
t he +46' el evat i on of t he RAB. These chi l l ers are requi red t o operat e f or 120 days f ol l owi ngpost ul at ed
DBAs. The equi pment i s not qual i f i ed t o wi t hst and a "harsh" radi ol ogi cal envi ronment , t heref ore t he dose
t o t he chi l l ers ( and associ at ed equi pment ) must remai n bel ow1. 0E4 rads i n accordance wi t h NUREG-
0586 gui dance.

CR- W3- 2004- 3591 document ed t he f act t hat doses t o t he essent i al wat er chi l l er ski d
f ol l owi nga DBALOCAwoul d i ndeed exceed t he 1. OE4 rads t hreshol d.
Newpermanent shi el di ngwas i nst al l ed vi a ER- W3- 2004- 0584000, however t hat ERonl y addressed t he
st ruct ural requi rement s wi t h i nst al l i ngt hi s shi el di ng. ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 001 addresses t he overal l i mpact
on area dose rat es and doses. Si x shi el ds were i nst al l ed as a resul t of t hat modi f i cat i on. Shi el d 1 was
desi gned t o reduce radi at i on l evel s i n t he cont rol room.

Shi el ds 2 and 3 were desi gned t o prot ect t he

CVASheat er cont rol panel s.

Shi el ds 4 and 5 were desi gned t o prot ect t he essent i al wat er chi l l er ski d
f romt he CVASHEPAIMEPAand charcoal f i l t ers, respect i vel y. Fi nal l y, shi el d 6 was desi gned t o prot ect
t he essent i al wat er chi l l er ski d area f romt he SB VSAf i l t er t rai n.
Shi el ds 4, 5, and 6 were desi gned t o ensure t hat t he essent i al waf er chi l l er area remai ns bel owt he 1. OE4
rads t hreshol d as requi red. Cal cul at i on ECSf 15- 004 was prepared t o det ermi ne t he requi red shi el di ng
t hi cknesses f or each of t hese shi el ds. The cal cul at i on demonst rat es t hat 2. 5" st eel shi el ds ( Shi el ds 4 and
5) wi l l si gni f i cant l y reduce t he dose cont ri but i on f romCVAS.

Shi el d 6 was compri sed of mul t i pl e bays

whi ch can vary i n t hi ckness. The shi el d di rect l y across f romt he HEPAIMEPAf i l t er assembl y must be 3'
of st eel , however east of t he cent er of Wat er Chi l l er B ( "cent er" i s assumed t o be west of l i ne 6A) may be
onl y 2" of st eel . Si mi l arl y, west of t he wat er chi l l er may al so be 2" of st eel si nce t he boundi ng concern i s
wat er chi l l er S. Not e t hat t he f i nal shi el di ngdesi gn of ERW3- 2004- 0564- 000 was revi ewed, and t he f i nal
desi gn exceeds t he requi rement s of ECS05- 004.
The revi sed TIDof 2. 4E3 ( Cal cul at i on 3C3- 032) t o component s i n t he emergency di esel generat or rooms
does not exceed current mi l d envi ronment radi at i on l i mi t of 1. 0E4. Theref ore, no equi pment changes are
requi red as a resul t of t he el evat ed equi pment dose. AST Operat or doses were addressed i n ER- W3-
2004- 0276- 000 ( see Cal cul at i on ECS05- 005).
ER- W3- 20040276- 00' 1 document s t he i ncrease i n t he post acci dent dose rat es and i nt egrat ed doses f or
several radi at i on zones. These i ncreased dose rat es and i nt egrat ed doses do not cause any equi pment t o
exceed i t s qual f i cat on dose ( Not e: The essent i al wat er chi l l ers are addressed vi a ER- W3- 2004- 0546-
000) . El ect ri cal cabl es and spl i ces i n t he af f ect ed area are qual i f i ed f or post LOCAcondi t i ons and are
accept abl e f or t he el evat ed doses i n t he EQzones M, Y, and Z FSARSect i on 3. 11. 1. 1 st at es t hat al l
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cabl e, wi t h t he except i on of f i ght i ng cabl e, i nst al l ed at Wat erf ord was purchased as Cl assl Eand qual i f i ed
f or use i nsi de cont ai nment , t heref ore i t i s qual i f i ed f or al l pl ant areas. Theref ore, t he equi pment shoul d
operat e as expect ed f ol l owi ng an acci dent . The dose rat es and i nt egrat ed doses due t o a LSLOCH
bound t hose f romal l ot her desi gn basi s event s wi t h respect t o equi pment qual i f i cat i on; t heref ore, no
addi t i onal concerns exi st f romt he eval uat i on of ot her acci dent scenari os.
Si nce t he qual i f i cat i on of saf et y- rel at ed equi pment i s mai nt ai ned, t hi s change does not resul t i n more t han
a mi ni mal i ncrease i n t he l i kel i hood of occurrence of a mal f unct i on of a st ruct ure, syst em, or component
i mport ant t o saf et y previ ousl y eval uat ed i n t he FSAR.
3.

Resul t i n more t han a mi ni mal i ncrease i n t he consequences of an acci dent previ ousl y

[( Yes
eval uat ed i n t he FSAR?

No
ER- W3- 2004- 1)276- 001 document s t he i ncrease i n t he post acci dent dose rat es and i nt egrat ed doses f or
several radi at i on zones. These i ncreased dose rat es and i nt egrat ed doses do not exceed t he qual i f i cat i on
dose t o any essent i al equi pment (Not e, t he essent i al wat er chi l l ers are addressed vi a ER- W3- 2004- 0546-
000) . El ect ri cal cabl es and spl i ces i n t he af f ect ed area are qual i f i ed f ar post LOCAcondi t i ons and are
accept abl e f or t he el evat ed doses i n t he EQzones M, Y, and ZFSARSect i on 3. 11. 1. 9 st at es t hat al l
cabl e, wi t h t he except i on of l i ght i ng cabl e, i nst al l ed at Wat erf ord was purchased as Cl ass I Eand qual i f i ed
f or use i nsi de cont ai nment , t heref ore i t i s qual i f i ed f or af t pl ant areas. Theref ore, al l equi pment i n t he
af f ect ed areas of RABEl evat i on +4&' shoul d operat e as expect ed f ol l owi ng an acci dent .
FSARSect i on 12. 3Adocument s t he vi t al areas t hat woul d pot ent i al l y requi re access f ol l owi ng an acci dent .
The doses t o Emergency Di esel Generat or "B" room(Zone O) i ncrease as a resul t of t he CVASf i l t ers
(CR- W3- 2004- 2690). Whi l e access t o t he roomi s not expl i ci t l y requi red f ol l owi ng an acci dent , FSAR
Sect i on 12. 3A. 3. 8 document s t hat access i s desi red once every 8 hours t o moni t or t he EDGcri t i cal
paramet ers. Thi s access i s possi bl e even wi t h t he revi sed dose rat es, whi ch i ncl ude t he CVASf i l t er t rai ns.
The ot her vi t al areas l i st ed i n Subsect i on 12. 3Aare not i mpact ed. Dose t o t he operat or f romact i ons t o
moni t or t he EDGs duri ng past - LOCAoperat i on i s di scussed i n FSARSect i on 12. 3A. The i mpact of t he
hi gher dose rat es has been previ ousl y eval uat ed i n t he 50. 55 Eval uat i on f or ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 000.
FSARSect i on 12. 3Areport ed t he previ ous dose rat es i n t he DGrooms wi t h t he concl usi on t hat t he room
i s accept abl e f or cont i nuous operat i on. The FSARi s bei ng revi sed t o provi de t he updat ed maxi mumdose
rat e f or t he DGroom. There i s no expl i ci t i nt egral dose t o t he operat or associ at ed wi t h ent ry t o t hi s room
report ed i n t he FSAR. Based on t he occupancy of 15 mi nut es per 8 hour peri od al ready document ed i n
FSARSect i on 12. 3A, t he dose t o t he operat or wi l l cont i nue t o meet t he 5 RemTEDEaccept abl e l i mi t . As
not ed i n t he 50. 55 Eval uat i on f or ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 000, access t o t he roomi s not requi red t o meet t he
assumpt i ons of any desi gn basi s acci dent , t heref ore t here woul d be no i ncrease t o t he consequences of
an event . Not e t he cont rol panel i s l ocat ed at t he west end of t he room, where t he dose rat es are l ower
due t o di st ance and a l onger sl ant pat h t hrough t he concret e.

The ot her vi t al areas l i st ed i n Subsect i on

12. 3Aare not i mpact ed Speci f i cal l y, t he RAB+46 HVAC Equi pment Room, whi ch cont ai ns t he CVAS
and SBVSf i l t er t rai ns and t he chi l l ers, are not areas t hat requi re accessi bi l i t y f ol l owi ng an acci dent and are
not l i st ed i n FSARTabl e 12. 3A- 9.
The CVASand SBVScharcoal f i l t er t rai ns are used t o mi t i gat e t he consequences of an acci dent . The ER
revi ewed component s i n t he af f ect ed area whi ch are requi red f or post - acci dent operat i on at t he el evat ed
dose rat es and det ermi ned t he component s wi l l cont i nue t o perf ormt hei r post - acci dent desi gn f unct i ons
and t hat al l associ at ed equi pment i s not af f ect ed t he by i ncreased dose rat e or TI D wi t h t he f ol l owi ng
except i ons . The SBVSA& Bheat er cont rol panel s were f ound t o not be qual i f i ed f or t he el evat ed dose.
The addi t i onal shi el di ng i nst al l ed under ER- W3- 2004- 0564- 000 i nadvert ent l y l owered dose at t he SBVSA
& Bheat er cont rol panel . The SBVSBheat er cont rol panel wi l l be t racked vi a CR- W3- 2005- 2432 and wi l l
not be di scussed f urt her i n t hi s eval uat i on.
Thi s revi ew concl udes t hat t he proposed changes do not resul t i n more t han a mi ni mal i ncrease i n t he
consequences of an acci dent previ ousl y eval uat ed i n t he FSAR
4.

Resul t i n more t han a mi ni mal i ncrease i n t he consequences of a mal f unct i on of a st ruct ure,

Yes
syst em, or component i mport ant t o saf et y previ ousl y eval uat ed i n t he FSAR?

No
BASI S,
The area dose rat es f romt he CVASand SBVSf i l t ers were cal cul at ed assumi ng t he worst set of
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assumpti ons to maxi mi ze the area dose rates. These assumpti ons corresponded to the, assumed f ai l ure
of one trai n ( si nce the area dose rates are based on the contact dose rates f or each trai n) . I f two trai ns
were assumed, then the radi oacti vi ty woul d si mpl y be di vi ded between the two trai ns, whi ch woul d reduce
the contact dose rates. Si nce al l equi pment has been eval uated f or these conservati ve dose rates and
doses, the equi pment wi l t f uncti on as desi gned and there woul d be no i mpact to dose consequences.
The f ol l owi ngchanges to the FSARare requi red as a resul t of thi s ER:
"

FSARSecti ons 3. 2 and 12. 3A. 3. 10 are bei ng revi sed to correct typographi cal errors.
"

FSARSecti ons 3. 2. 1, 3. 5. 1, 3. 5. 1 . 4 . 2, and 3. 6. 1. 1 are bei ng revi sed to repl ace ref erence to
10CFR700 wi th 10CFR50. 57.
FSARTabl e 3. 71- 1 i s bei ng revi sed to ref l ect the updated envi ronmental condi ti ons f or areas
di scussed i n the ERand thi s 50. 50 Eval uati on.
"

FSARSecti on 12. 3. 2. 1 i s bei ng revi sed to repl ace ref erence to 10CFR100 wi th 10CFR50. 57.
"

FSARSecti on 12. 3A. 2 i s bei ng revi sed to cl ari f y source termrequi rements f or the Control Room
and EDGrooms.
"

FSARSecti on 12. 3A. 3. 8 i s bei ng revi sed to add menti on of the CVAS f i l ters and revi se the di esel
generator area maxi mumdose rate.
"

FSARTabl e 12. 3A- 9 i s bei ng revi sed to revi se the di esel generator area maxi mumdose rate and
add a note regardi ngexposure duri ngoperator rounds to the di esel generator area.
FSARFi gures 12. 3A- 2 and 12. 3A- 3are bei ng revi sed to correct edi tori al errors f or radi ati on TI D
val ues f or Rooms 421 ( I nsi de RCB, Outsi de DRi ngs) and 422 &423( SG#1 &2 I nsi de DRi ng) .
The correct val ues are l i sted i n FSARTabl e 3. 11- 1, Sheets 3 &4.
FSARFi gure 12. 3A- 7i s bei ng revi sed to ref l ect the newdose rate val ues f or the CCWand Di esel
Generator rooms.
BASI S:
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FSARFi gure 12. 3A- 8 i s bei ng revi sed to ref l ect the newdose rate val ues f or the CVAS/SBVS
Equi pment Rooms.
Based on thi s revi ewi t i s concl uded that thi s changes does not resul t i n more than a mi ni mal i ncrease i n
the consequences of a mal f uncti on of a structure, system, or component i mportant to saf ety previ ousl y
eval uated i n the FSAR.
a.

Create a possi bi l i ty f ar an acci dent of a di f f erent type than any previ ousl y eval uated i n the
FSAR?
BASI S:
p Yes
No
Thi s ERaddresses the consequences of radi ati on bui l dup on the CVAS, SBVS, and EVCS f i l ters post-
acci dent. The post- acci dent bui l dup of acti vi ty can not produce an acci dent of a di f f erent type than any
previ ousl y eval uated. Al i equi pment eval uated wi l l wi thstand i t' s post acci dent envi ronment, so these
changes do not create the possi bi l i ty of a mal f uncti on l eadi ngto a di f f erent type of acci dent. The changes
to current radi ati on dose rates, i ntegrated doses, or radi ati on zones correct previ ous errors or omi ssi ons
whi l e ensuri ng that the equi pment remai ns qual i f i ed f or i ts expected post- acci dent envi ronment. Si nce thi s
ERdoes not i mpact any equi pment, i t does not create the possi bi l i ty f or an acci dent of a di f f erent type
than any previ ousl y eval uated i n the FSAR.
6.

Create a possi bi l i ty f or a mal f uncti on of a structure, system, or component i mportant to saf ety

Yes
wi th a di f f erent resul t than any previ ousl y eval uated i n the FSAR?

No
Thi s ERdoes not make any physi cal pl ant modi f i cati ons, i t si mpl y i mpl ements revi sed anal yses whi ch are
currentl y i n the FSAR. As di scussed i n Questi on 2, the equi pment can wi thstand post acci dent
envi ronment, so these changes do not create the possi bi l i ty of a mal f uncti on. Si nce thi s ERdoes not
i mpact any equi pment i t does not create a possi bi l i ty f or a mal f uncti on of a structure, system, or
component i mportant to saf ety wi th a di f f erent resul t than any previ ousl y eval uated i n the FSAR.
7,

Resul t i n a desi gn basi s l i mi t f or a f i ssi on product barri er as descri bed i n the FSARbei ng

Yes
exceeded or al tered?

No
BASI S:
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The CVAS and SBVS charcoal f i l t er t rai ns are used t o mi t i gat e t he consequences of an acci dent. The
changes addressed i n t hi s ERdocument t hat t hese f i l t er t rai ns wi l l cont i nue t o perf ormt hei r post - acci dent
desi gnf unct i ons. Thi s change does not est abl i sh or change any f i ssi onproduct desi gnbasi s l i mi t s.
Theref ore, t he current f i ssi onproduct barri er desi gnbasi s l i mi t s are not exceeded or al t ered
8.

Resul t i na depart ure f roma met hod of eval uat i ondescri bes[ i n t he FSARused i n est abl i shi ng
t he desi gnbases or i n t he saf et y anal yses?
Yes
o
Regul at ory Gui de 9. 183 provi des gui dance f or i mpl ement i ng t he AST dose met hodol ogy i nt o t he pl ant
desi gnand l i censi ngbasi s. One requi rement i s t hat l i censees submi t revi sed dose anal yses usi ng AST.
Wat erf ord 3 has submi t t ed al l requi red i nf ormat i ont o t he NRC. The NRChas subsequent l y approved t he
f ul l scope i mpl ement at i onof t he Al t ernat e Source Termmet hodol ogy of RG1. 983 at Wat erf ord 3, [ see
Amendment No. 798 t o Faci l i t y Operat i ng Li cense (FOL) No. NPF38, dat ed March 29, 2005]. Theref ore
t he AST met hodol ogy i s t he new desi gnbasi s radi ol ogi cal acci dent met hodol ogy. The NRCAST SER
approved t he "resul t s" of t he cont rol roomshi ne dose anal ysi s; however, t hey di d not approve t he use of a
2%f l ashi ng f ract i on af t er 24 hours. The st af f recommended t hat t he ECCS f l ashi ng f ract i on be ei t her
i ncreased t o 10 percent or t he l ower val ue j ust i f i ed when t he l i censee revi ses t he LBLOCAcont rol room
f i l t er shi ne dose anal yses i nt he f ut ure.

The anal ysi s provi ded i n ECS04- 078, whi ch i s t he basi s f or t he

changes present ed i n t hi s ER, conservat i vel y assumed an ECCS l i qui d l eakage f l ashi ng f ract i on of 10%
f or t he durat i onof t he event consi st ent wi t h Regul at ory Gui de 1. 183 requi rement s. Thi s i s al so consi st ent
wi t h t he NRC' s recommendat i on provi ded i nt he Wat erf ord 3 AST SER. Al l of t he i ssues wi t h t he current
desi gn and l i censi ngbasi s were addressed vi a AST or wi t h TI D- 14844 whi ch are t he current l i censi ng
basi s of t he pl ant (RG1. 163 al l ows t he Tl p met hodol ogy t o cont i nue t o be used as l ong as t he resul t s
bound AST).

Si nce al l i ssues were addressed usi ng t he current met hodol ogy or t he new AST
met hodol ogy, ER- W3- 2004- 0276- 001 does not resul t i n a depart ure f rom a met hod of eval uat i on
descri bed i nt he FSARused i nest abl i shi ngt he desi gnbases or i nt he saf et y anal yses.
I f any of t he above quest i ons i s checked "YES", obt ai nNRCapproval pri or t o i mpl ement i ng t he change
by i ni t i at i nga change t o t he Operat i ng Li cense i naccordance wi t h NMMProcedure ENS- 1. . 1- 113.