ML021490062
| ML021490062 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 05/29/2002 |
| From: | Rinaldi F NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Beasley J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Rinaldi F, NRR/LPD2-1, 415-1447 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB3643, TAC MB3644 | |
| Download: ML021490062 (4) | |
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May 29, 2002 Mr. J. B. Beasley, Jr.
Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: ISSUANCE OF CORRECTED AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MB3643 AND MB3644)
Dear Mr. Beasley:
Following the issuance of Amendment No. 125 to Facility Operating License NPF-68 and Amendment No. 103 to Facility Operating License NPF-81 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, the NRC staff noted that the state consultation should read the Georgia State official instead of the State of Alabama on page 11 of the Safety Evaluation. The corrected page to the Safety Evaluation is enclosed. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank Rinaldi, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425
Enclosures:
Corrected Page 11 cc w/encls: See next page
May 29, 2002 Mr. J. B. Beasley, Jr.
Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 RE: ISSUANCE OF CORRECTED AMENDMENTS (TAC NOS. MB3643 AND MB3644)
Dear Mr. Beasley:
Following the issuance of Amendment No. 125 to Facility Operating License NPF-68 and Amendment No. 103 to Facility Operating License NPF-81 for the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, the NRC staff noted that the state consultation should read the Georgia State official instead of the State of Alabama on page 11 of the Safety Evaluation. The corrected page to the Safety Evaluation is enclosed. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Frank Rinaldi, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-424 and 50-425
Enclosures:
Corrected Page 11 cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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JNakoski SCahill, RII CPatel WBeckner Accession Number: ML021490062 OFFICE PDII-1/PM PDII-1/LA PDII-1/SC NAME FRinaldi CHawes JNakoski DATE 05/14/02 05/14/02 05/14/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY assumptions, in addition to unit conditions, planning, availability of personnel, and the time required to perform the surveillance.
A missed surveillance will be treated as an emergent condition in the same fashion as other unplanned maintenance activities. The risk impact of the condition will be managed through the program in place to implement 10 CFR 50.65 (a)(4) and its implementation guidance (NRC Regulatory Guide 1.182). Rescheduling of missed surveillances pursuant to Regulatory Guide 1.182 will ensure the necessary provisions for managing the risk impact of performing the surveillance in conjunction with other ongoing plant configuration changes.
The NRCs operating reactor oversight process will provide the framework for inspectors and other NRC staff to review missed surveillances and assess the licensees actions and performance. Inspection procedures are in place which will allow NRC staff to oversee the implementation of Maintenance Rule requirements, including the adequacy of pre-maintenance risk assessments performed by licensees.
A missed surveillance will be placed in the licensees corrective action program, thus providing the NRC staff with a means to verify that the number of missed surveillances continues to be very low.
The number of missed surveillance tests is a very small fraction of the total number of such tests performed at a nuclear plant each year. The proposed change is not intended to be used as an operational convenience to extend surveillance frequencies.
This process is similar to other improvements that have been made to the TSs that allow the use of a controlled decision making process by licensees when the process has some high-level regulatory oversight. Two examples of this are the adoption of the Core Operating Limits Report and the Pressure/Temperature Limits Report. In each of these cases, the NRC staff approved the methodology behind the calculation of certain TS parameter limits and then allowed the specific limits to be removed from TSs and controlled by the licensee using the approved methodology. Similarly, for this proposed change, the NRC staff has already approved guidance that outlines a process for complying with 10 CFR 50.65(a)(4) and, therefore, can allow the licensee to use that guidance to determine the most prudent course of action in the case of a missed surveillance.
For these reasons, the NRC staff finds that the proposed technical specification change, to be implemented in accordance with the above listed key elements, is acceptable.
4.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Georgia State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendments. The State official had no comments.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendments change a requirement with respect to installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20 and change the
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant cc:
Mr. J. A. Bailey Manager, Licensing Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Mr. J. Gasser General Manager, Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Office of Planning and Budget Room 615B 270 Washington Street, SW.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. J. D. Woodard Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295 Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 1470 Riveredge Parkway, NW.
Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4684 Harold Reheis, Director Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE. Suite 1252 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Attorney General Law Department 132 Judicial Building Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Mr. J. D. Sharpe Resident Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 10th Floor 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20004-9500 Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Troutman Sanders NationsBank Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, NE.
Suite 5200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 Resident Inspector Vogtle Plant 8805 River Road Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Waynesboro, Georgia 30830