ML031410752
| ML031410752 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/2003 |
| From: | Joseph Holonich, Tracy G NRC/NSIR/DNS |
| To: | Nunn D Southern California Edison Co |
| Albert R NSIR/DNS 301-415-6692 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031410752 (8) | |
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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION May 21, 2003 Mr. Dwight E. Nunn Vice President - San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 Southern California Edison P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
SUBJECT:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED TO SATISFY A CONDITION OF AN NRC ORDER MODIFYING THE LICENSE
Dear Mr. Nunn:
This letter is in response to your January 16, 2003, letter, in which Southern California Edison (SCE) provided additional information on alternative measures being implemented at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Units 2 and 3, to satisfy Interim Compensatory Measure (ICM) B.2.a.(2) of the February 25, 2002, Order. Following a meeting between U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) personnel and representatives from SCE on December 10, 2002, and an onsite NRC inspection on December 16-17, 2002, at SONGS, the NRC requested additional information on your alternative measures to better understand your approach and to determine its acceptability in meeting the requirements of ICM B.2.a.(2). Your proposed measures have been the topic of several discussions with the staff during its ongoing review of this matter.
ICM B.2.a.(2) contains a succinct requirement which the alternative measures implemented at SONGS failed to meet. However, the NRC has reviewed the information that you provided.
Based on results of the onsite inspection and review of the provided information, the NRC determined that the measures being implemented at SONGS would not be an acceptable alternative for satisfying the requirements of ICM B.2.a.(2). Since this and other issues associated with your alternative measures is Safeguards Information (SGI), the specific details are discussed in an enclosure to this letter.
WARNING: Violation of 10 CFR 73.21 Requirements for the Protection of Safeguards Information is subject to CIVIL and CRIMINAL Penalties NOTICE: The Document(s) transmitted herewith contains Safeguards Information. When separated from Enclosure(s) this Cover Document is DECONTROLLED.
SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION D. E. Nunn SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION Until such time that full compliance with ICM B.2.a.(2) of the Order is achieved, SONGS shall maintain other temporary alternative compensatory measures that have been evaluated by the NRC and implemented upon the identification of this issue. Further, in accordance with conditions C.1. and C.2. of the Order, the licensee shall submit to the Commission within 30 days of the date of this letter a plan of action and an expeditious schedule for achieving compliance with the Order. The licensee shall also notify the Commission when full compliance is achieved. The NRC Region-IV Office will facilitate final resolution of this matter.
In its deliberations for this response, the licensee should consider the April 29, 2003, Order issued by the Commission to revise the design basis threat. This Order does not obviate the need for licensees to continue to meet the objectives of the appropriate security level described in NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-12A, Power Reactors NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, and maintain the effectiveness of existing security measures taken in response to the events of September 11, 2001, and the Orders issued on February 25, 2002, and January 7, 2003. The NRC will consider requests to relax or rescind, either in whole or in part, the requirements of the February 25, 2002, Order, imposing the Interim Compensatory Measures.
The enclosed SGI material must be protected in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21, Requirements for the Protection of Safeguards Information, and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Therefore, the material will not be placed in the Public Document Room. However, this transmittal letter need not be controlled when separated from the enclosure.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter without enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adms.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have additional questions concerning this issue, please contact Ron Albert of my staff on (301) 415-6692.
Sincerely,
/RA/ (J. J. Holonich for)
Glenn M. Tracy, Director Division of Nuclear Security Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Docket Nos.
50-361 and 50-362 License Nos. NPF-10 and NPR-15
Enclosure:
Evaluation of SCEs Implementation of Alternative ICM (CONTAINS SGI)
SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION D. E. Nunn SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION Until such time that full compliance with ICM B.2.a.(2) of the Order is achieved, SONGS shall maintain other temporary alternative compensatory measures that have been evaluated by the NRC and implemented upon the identification of this issue. Further, in accordance with conditions C.1. and C.2. of the Order, the licensee shall submit to the Commission within 30 days of the date of this letter a plan of action and an expeditious schedule for achieving compliance with the Order. The licensee shall also notify the Commission when full compliance is achieved. The NRC Region-IV Office will facilitate final resolution of this matter.
In its deliberations for this response, the licensee should consider the April 29, 2003, Order issued by the Commission to revise the design basis threat. This Order does not obviate the need for licensees to continue to meet the objectives of the appropriate security level described in NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2002-12A, Power Reactors NRC Threat Advisory and Protective Measures System, and maintain the effectiveness of existing security measures taken in response to the events of September 11, 2001, and the Orders issued on February 25, 2002, and January 7, 2003. The NRC will consider requests to relax or rescind, either in whole or in part, the requirements of the February 25, 2002, Order, imposing the Interim Compensatory Measures.
The enclosed SGI material must be protected in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21, Requirements for the Protection of Safeguards Information, and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Therefore, the material will not be placed in the Public Document Room. However, this transmittal letter need not be controlled when separated from the enclosure.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter without enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adms.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have additional questions concerning this issue, please contact Ron Albert of my staff on (301) 415-6692.
Sincerely, (Original Signed by J. J. Holonich for:)
Glenn M. Tracy, Director Division of Nuclear Security Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Docket Nos.
50-361 and 50-362 License Nos. NPF-10 and NPR-15
Enclosure:
Evaluation of SCEs Implementation of Alternative ICM (CONTAINS SGI) cc: see next page DISTRIBUTION (with SGI):
SONGS file R. Albert T. Pruett V. Ordaz J. Peralta DISTRIBUTION (without SGI):
DNS r/f J. Goldberg S. Collins R. Zimmerman A. Howell M. Weber W. Kane A document name: A:\\SONGS(5).wpd
- see previous concurrence ML031410752 OFC:
DNS/SOS DNS/SOS RIV OGC OE D:DLPM D:DNS NAME:
RAlbert*
JPeralta*
TPruett*
SLewis*
FCongel*
JZwolinski*
GMTracy DATE:
4/21/03 4/22/03 4/18/03 5/05/03 5/ 01/03 5/02/03 5/21/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY May 21, 2003
SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION cc w/o enclosure w/o SGI:
Mr. Raymond Waldo, Plant Manager Nuclear Generation Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Mr. Douglas K. Porter Southern California Edison Company 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770 Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management P. O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 Chairman, Board of Supervisors County of San Diego 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335 San Diego, CA 92101 Eileen M. Teichert, Esq.
Supervising Deputy City Attorney City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Mr. Gary L. Nolff Power Projects/Contracts Manager Riverside Public Utilities 2911 Adams Street Riverside, CA 92504 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Mayor City of San Clemente 100 Avenida Presidio San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Michael Olson San Onofre Liaison San Diego Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 1831 San Diego, CA 92112-4150 Mr. James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. Joseph J. Wambold, Vice President Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92764-0128 Mr. Ed Bailey, Radiation Program Director Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services Mr. David Spath, Chief Post Office Box 942732 (MS 178)
Sacramento, CA 94327-7320 Resident Inspector/San Onofre NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 4329 San Clemente, CA 92674 Mr. Harold B. Ray Executive Vice President Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128, Mail Stop: D-3-F San Clemente, CA 92674-0128