HL-4795, Provides Notification of Intent to Implement Industry Position on Severe Accident Mgt at Plant by 980731

Provides Notification of Intent to Implement Industry Position on Severe Accident Mgt at Plant by 980731

ML20087G392
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/28/1995
From:	Beckham J GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
HL-4795, NUDOCS 9504040197
Download: ML20087G392 (2)

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. , -  ; Ge6rgi: Power Company

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Birmingham. Alabama 3520i '

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! J. T. Beckham, Jr. Georgia Power Vce President Nuclear Hatch Project - the whem electre system -

1 Hareh 28, 1995 Docket Nos. 321 HL-4795

l. 50-366-

.i U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN.: Document Control Desk . .!

Washington, D. C. 20555 1

Edwin I. Hatch Nudear Plant - Units I and 2  !

Severe Accident Management Imolementation Schedule i Gentlemen: a Georgia Power Company (GPC) hereby provides notification of the intent to implement the ' 1) industry position on severe accident management at Plant Hatch by July 31,1998. That position, which was provided to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatio~n via the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) letter of November 21,1994 states that:

Each licensee will:

Assess current capabilities to respond to severe accident conditions using Section 5 of NEI 91-04, Revision 1, " Severe Accident Issue Closure Guidelines."

Implement appropriate improvements identified in the assessment, within the .

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constraints of existing personnel and hardware, on a schedule to be determined by each licensee and communice.ted to the NRC, but in any event no later than December 31, 1998.

Based on previous interactions between NEI and the NRC staff, we understand that the staff agrees with the need for licensee flexibility in their methods of assessing and establishing severe accident management guidance. Utilizing the associated implementation guidance contained in NEI Report 91-04, Revision 1, GPC expects to complete the assessment of severe accident management capabilities at Plant Hatch'and implement any necessary identified enhancements by the aforementioned date ofJuly 31,1998.

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GeorgiaPoWerA U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 14 arch 28,1995 This schedule is based on an assumption that the Boiling Water Reactor Owner's Group generic severe accident' management guidance will be informally reviewed by the NRC and subsequently received by GPC before the end of 1995.

Sincerely, p h - J A % -- j J. T. Beckham, Jr.

cc: Geornia Power Company Mr. H. L. Sumner, General Manager - Nuclear Plant NORMS U. S. Nuclear Renulatory Commission. Washinnton. D. C.

Mr. K. N. Jabbour, Licensing Project Manager - Hatch ,

U. S. Nuclear Renulatory Commission. Region II.  !

Mr. S. D. Ebneter, Regional Administrator  !

Mr. B. L. Holbrook, Senior Resident Inspector - Hatch

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