ML030100189
| ML030100189 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/2003 |
| From: | Brian Benney NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| Benney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3764 | |
| References | |
| TAC MB6685 | |
| Download: ML030100189 (9) | |
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January 9, 2003 Mr. J. V. Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: DELETION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM REDUNDANT REPORTING REQUIREMENT (TAC NO. MB6685)
Dear Mr. Parrish:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 183 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 for the Columbia Generating Station. The amendment consists of changes to the operating license in response to your application dated October 22, 2002.
The amendment deletes the reference to Section 2.E in Section 2.F of Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 relating to the physical protection program reporting requirement.
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian Benney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 183 to NPF-21
- 2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page
January 9, 2003 Mr. J. V. Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT RE: DELETION OF PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM REDUNDANT REPORTING REQUIREMENT (TAC NO. MB6685)
Dear Mr. Parrish:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 183 to Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 for the Columbia Generating Station. The amendment consists of changes to the operating license in response to your application dated October 22, 2002.
The amendment deletes the reference to Section 2.E in Section 2.F of Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 relating to the physical protection program reporting requirement..
A copy of the related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brian Benney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397 DISTRIBUTION:
PUBLIC GHill (2)
Enclosures:
- 1. Amendment No. 183 to NPF-2 PDIV-2 Reading VOrdaz
- 2. Safety Evaluation RidsNrrDlpmPdiv (WRuland)
SDembek cc w/encls: See next page RidsNrrPMBBenney RidsNrrLAEPeyton RidsOgcRp RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenter WBeckner BJones, Region IV ACCESSION NO.: ML030100189 OFFICE PDIV-2/PM PDIV-2/LA NSIR/MTW OGC PDIV-2/SC NAME BBenney:rkb EPeyton GSmith AFernandez SDembek DATE 12/11/02 12/10/02 12/19/02 01/07/03 01/09/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Columbia Generating Station cc:
Mr. Rodney L. Webring (Mail Drop PE04)
Vice President, Nuclear Generation Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Mr. Albert E. Mouncer (Mail Drop 1396)
Vice President, Corporate Services/
General Counsel/CFO Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Mr. D. W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Performance Assessment and Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Ms. Christina Perino (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Licensing Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 69 Prosser, WA 99350-0190 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 69 Richland, WA 99352-0069 Mr. Dale Atkinson (Mail Drop PE08)
Vice President, Technical Services Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Thomas C. Poindexter, Esq.
Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. Bob Nichols Executive Policy Division Office of the Governor P.O. Box 43113 Olympia, WA 98504-3113 Ms. Lynn Albin Washington State Department of Health P.O. Box 7827 Olympia, WA 98504-7827
ENERGY NORTHWEST DOCKET NO. 50-397 COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 183 License No. NPF-21 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:
A.
The application for amendment by Energy Northwest (licensee) dated October 22, 2002, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act) and the Commissions regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
2.
Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to Facility Operating License No.
NPF-21 as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment.
3.
The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days from the date of issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Stephen Dembek, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Attachment:
Changes to the Operating License Date of Issuance: January 9, 2003
ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 183 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-21 DOCKET NO. 50-397 Replace the following page of Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 with the attached revised page. The revised page is identified by amendment number and contains vertical lines indicating the areas of change.
REMOVE INSERT 10 10 D.
Exemptions from certain requirements of Appendices G, H and J to 10 CFR Part 50, are described in the Safety Evaluation Report. These exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and are otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, these exemptions are hereby granted pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12. With the granting of this exemption the facility will operate, to the extent authorized herein, in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission E.
The licensee shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, guard training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans, including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The plans, which contain Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, are entitled: "Columbia Generating Station Physical Security Plan," with revisions submitted through July 5, 2001; "Columbia Generating Station Guard Training and Qualification Plan," with revisions submitted through July 5, 2001; and "Columbia Generating Station Safeguards Contingency Plan," with revisions submitted through July 5, 2001.
Changes made in accordance with 10 CFR 73.55 shall be implemented in accordance with the schedule set forth therein.
F.
With the exception of 2.C(2) the licensee shall report any violations of the requirements contained in Section 2.C of this license within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> by l
telephone and confirm by telegram, mailgram, or facsimile transmission to the NRC Regional Administrator, Region V, or that administrators designee, no later than the first working day following the violation, with a written followup report within 14 days.
G.
The licensee shall notify the Commission, as soon as possible but not later than one hour, of any accident at this facility which could result in an unplanned release of quantities of fission products in excess of allowable limits for normal operation established by the Commission.
H.
The licensee shall have and maintain financial protection of such type and in such amounts as the Commission shall require in accordance with Section 170 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to cover public liability claims.
Amendment No. 57,178, 183
SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 183 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-21 ENERGY NORTHWEST COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-397
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By application dated October 22, 2002, Energy Northwest (the licensee) requested changes to Facility Operating License No. NPF-21 for the Columbia Generating Station (CGS). The proposed changes would delete the physical protection program reporting requirement from License Condition 2.F.
2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION
The changes proposed by the licensee will modify License Condition 2.F to remove the burden of duplicate reporting requirements. Specifically, this proposed request will delete the reference to License Condition 2.E from License Condition 2.F.
License Condition 2.E identifies the plans which describe the NRC-approved program for physical protection of CGS. These are the Columbia Generating Station Physical Security Plan, the Columbia Generating Station Guard Training and Qualification Plan, and the Columbia Generating Station Safeguards Contingency Plan.
Included in License Condition 2.F is the requirement to report violations of the requirements contained in License Condition 2.E, the license condition for the physical protection program.
The physical protection program has specific reporting requirements located in Section 73.71 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and Appendix G of 10 CFR Part 73. The reporting under License Condition 2.F is duplicative and not specific to the physical protection program. To remove this duplicate reporting requirement, the proposed change deletes the referral to License Condition 2.E from License Condition 2.F.
3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Deleting the reference to License Condition 2.E from License Condition 2.F eliminates the reporting requirement under License Condition 2.F for violations of the physical protection program plans. The physical protection program has specific reporting requirements located in 10 CFR 73.71 and Appendix G of 10 CFR Part 73. The reporting of violations of the physical protection program plans under License Condition 2.F is duplicative, and consequently, unnecessary. The deletion of this reporting requirement will not affect the requirements for maintaining the physical protection program in accordance with the NRC-approved physical security, guard training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans. Therefore, the staff finds the proposed change acceptable.
4.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commissions regulations, the Washington State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
The amendment relates to changes in recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendment.
6.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: Brian Benney Date: January 9, 2003