3.4 REATOR COOLANT SYSTEM (RCS) Flashcards
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.1, Recirculation Loops Operating?
LCO:
Either:
A. Two recirculation loops shall be in operation with matched flows.
OR
B. One recirculation loop shall be in operation with:
1. Thermal power less than or equal to 2500 Mwt;
2. LCO 3.2.1 AVERAGE PLANAR LINEAR HEAT GENERATION RATE (APLHGR) limits modified for single recirculation loop operation as specified in the COLR;
3. LCO 3.2.2 MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO (MCPR) limits modified for single recirculation loop operation as specified in the COLR;
4. LCO 3.2.3 LINEAR HEAT GENERATION RATE (LHGR) limits modified for single recirculation loop operation as specified in the COLR;
5. LCO 3.3.1.1. Reactor Protection System (RPS) Instrumentation, Function 2.b (Average Power Range Monitors Flow Biased Simulated Thermal Power-High) Allowable Value of Table 3.3.1.1. reset for single loop operation.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1 and 2
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.1, Recirculation Loops Operating?
Condition B: Thermal power greater than 2500 Mwt during single recirculation loop operation - Reduce thermal power to less than or equal to 2500 Mwt - 1 hour
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.2, Flow Control Valves (FCVs)?
LCO: A recirculation loop FCV shall be OPERABLE in each operating recirculation loop.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1 and 2
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.2, Flow Control Valves (FCVs)?
NONE
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.3, Jet Pumps?
LCO: All jet pumps shall be operable.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1 and 2
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.3, Jet Pumps?
NONE
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.4, Safety/Relief Valves (S/RVs)?
LCO:
The safety function of seven S/RVs shall be OPERABLE.
AND
The relief function of six additional S/RVs shall be OPERABLE.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1, 2, and 3
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.4, Safety/Relief Valves (SRVs)?
NONE
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.5, RCS Operational LEAKAGE?
LCO:
RCS operational LEAKAGE shall be limited to:
A. No pressure boundary LEAKAGE;
B. Less than or equal to 5 gpm unidentified LEAKAGE;
C. Less than or equal to 30 gpm total LEAKAGE averaged over the previous 24 hour period; and
D. Less than or equal to 2 gpm increase in unidentified LEAKAGE within the previous 24 hour period in MODE 1.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1, 2, and 3.
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.5, RCS Operational LEAKAGE?
NONE
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.6, RCS Pressure Isolation Valve (PIV) Leakage?
LCO: The leakage from each RCS PIV shall be within limit.
APPLICABILITY:
MODES 1 and 2
MODE 3, except valves in the residual heat removal (RHR) shutdown cooling flow path when in, or during the transition to or from, the shutdown cooling mode of operation.
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.6, RCS Pressure Isolation Valve (PIV) Leakage?
NONE
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.7, RCS Leakage Detection Instrumentation?
LCO:
The following RCS leakage detection instrumentation shall be OPERABLE:
A. Drywell floor drain sump monitoring system;
B. One channel of either drywell atmospheric particulate monitoring system or drywell atmospheric gaseous monitoring system; and
C. Upper drywell air cooler condensate flow rate monitoring system.
APPLICABILITY: MODES 1, 2, and 3
What are the one hour, or less, actions associated with Technical Specification 3.4.7, RCS Leakage Detection Instrumentation?
Condition G: All required leakage detection systems inoperable - Enter LCO 3.0.3 -Immediately
What is the LCO and APPLICABILITY of Technical Specification 3.4.8, RCS Specific Activity?
LCO: The DOSE EQUIVALENT I-131 specific activity of the reactor coolant shall be less than or equal to 0.2 microcuries/gram.
APPLICABILITY:
MODE 1
MODES 2 and 3 with any main steam line not isolated