ML062290009

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Technical Specifications, Revising a Position Title and Department Name in Technical Specification 5.0, Administrative Controls, MD1161
ML062290009
Person / Time
Site: Callaway Ameren icon.png
Issue date: 07/11/2006
From:
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:
Donohew J N, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-1307
References
TAC MD1161
Download: ML062290009 (4)


Text

Responsibility 5.1 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 5.1 Responsibility 5.1.1 The plant manager shall be responsible for overall unit operation and shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility during his absence.

The plant manager or his designee shall approve, prior to implementation, each proposed test, experiment or modification to systems or equipment that affect nuclear safety and are not addressed in the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) or Technical Specifications.

5.1.2 The Shift Manager (SM) shall be responsible for the control room command function. During any absence of the SM from the control room while the unit is in MODE 1, 2, 3, or 4, an individual with an active Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license shall be designated to assume the control room command function. During any absence of the SM from the control room while the unit is in MODE 5 or 6, an individual with an active SRO license or Reactor Operator license shall be designated to assume the control room command function.

CALLAWAY PLANT 5.0-1 Amendment 173

Organization 5.2 5.2 Organization 5.2.2 Unit Staff (continued) exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> in order to accommodate unexpected absence of on-duty shift crew members provided immediate action is taken to restore the shift crew composition to within the minimum requirements.

c. A Radiation Protection Department technician shall be on site when fuel is in the reactor. The position may be vacant for not more than 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, in order to provide for unexpected absence, provided immediate action is taken to fill the required position.
d. Administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to limit the working hours of personnel who perform safety related functions (e.g., licensed Senior Reactor Operators (SROs), licensed Reactor Operators (ROs), Radiation Protection Department technicians, equipment operators, and key maintenance personnel).

The controls shall include guidelines on working hours that ensure adequate shift coverage shall be maintained without routine heavy use of overtime. Any deviation from the above guidelines shall be authorized in advance by the plant manager or the plant manager's designee, in accordance with approved administrative procedures, and with documentation of the basis for granting the deviation. Routine deviation from the working hour guidelines shall not be authorized.

Controls shall be included in the procedures to require a periodic independent review be conducted to ensure that excessive hours have not been assigned.

e. The operations manager or assistant operations manager shall hold an SRO license.
f. An individual shall provide advisory technical support to the unit operations shift crew in the areas of thermal hydraulics, reactor engineering, and plant analysis with regard to the safe operation of the unit. This position shall be assigned when the unit is in MODE 1, 2, 3, or 4, unless the Shift Manager or the Operating Supervisor meet the qualifications as required by the NRC.

CALLAWAY PLANT 5.0-3 Amendment 173

Unit Staff Qualifications 5.3 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 5.3 Unit Staff Qualifications 5.3.1 Each member of the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI/ANS 3.1-1978, with the following exceptions:

5.3.1.1 Shift Managers, Operating Supervisors, Reactor Operators, and Shift Technical Advisors shall meet or exceed the qualifications of ANSI/ANS 3.1-1981 as endorsed by Reg. Guide 1.8, Revision 2, with the same exceptions as contained in the current revision to the Operator Licensing Examiner Standards, NUREG-1 021, ES-202.

5.3.1.2 The Radiation Protection Manager shall be a supervisor with line responsibility for operational health physics who meets or exceeds the qualifications of USNRC Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975, for a Radiation Protection Manager. The Radiation Protection Manager will be designated by the plant manager.

5.3.2 For the purpose of 10 CFR 55.4, a licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) and a licensed Reactor Operator (RO) are those individuals who, in addition to meeting the requirements of TS 5.3.1, perform the functions described in 10 CFR 50.54(m).

CALLAWAY PLANT 5.0-4 Amendment 173

High Radiation Area 5.7 5.7 High Radiation Area 5.7.1 Hiqh Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Not Exceeding 1.0 rem/hour at 30 Centimeters from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation: (continued)

(i) Be under the surveillance, as specified in the RWP or equivalent, while in the area, of an individual qualified in radiation protection procedures, equipped with a radiation monitoring device that continuously displays radiation dose rates in the area; who is responsible for controlling personnel exposure within the area, or (ii) Be under the surveillance as specified in the RWP or equivalent, while in the area, by means of closed circuit television, of personnel qualified in radiation protection procedures, responsible for controlling personnel radiation exposure in the area, and with the means to communicate with individuals in the area who are covered by such surveillance.

e. Except for individuals qualified in radiation protection procedures, entry into such areas shall be made only after dose rates in the area have been determined and entry personnel are knowledgeable of them.

5.7.2 High Radiation Areas with Dose Rates Greater than 1.0 rem/hour at 30 Centimeters from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation, but less than 500 rads/hour at 1 Meter from the Radiation Source or from any Surface Penetrated by the Radiation:

a. Each entryway to such an area shall be conspicuously posted as a high radiation area and shall be provided with a locked or continuously guarded door or gate that prevents unauthorized entry, and, in addition:
1. All such door and gate keys shall be maintained under the administrative control of the Shift Manager/Operating Supervisor or Radiation Protection Department Supervision, or his or her designee.
2. Doors and gates shall remain locked except during periods of personnel or equipment entry or exit.
b. Access to, and activities in, each such area shall be controlled by means of an RWP or equivalent that includes specification of radiation dose rates in the immediate work area(s) and other appropriate radiation protection equipment and measures.

(Continued)

CALLAWAY PLANT 5.0-26 Amendment 173