ML071870533
| ML071870533 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 07/13/2007 |
| From: | Lyon C NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV |
| To: | Parrish J Energy Northwest |
| Lyon C Fred, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 301-415-2296 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD5325 | |
| Download: ML071870533 (4) | |
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July 13, 2007 Mr. J. V. Parrish Chief Executive Officer Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 (Mail Drop 1023)
Richland, WA 99352-0968
SUBJECT:
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY PLAN CHANGE (TAC NO. MD5325)
Dear Mr. Parrish:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated April 18, 2007, Energy Northwest submitted a request to change the Columbia Generating Station Emergency Plan to replace the environmental and backup radiological laboratory capabilities in the Emergency Operations Facility with the Applied Process Engineering Laboratory as the designated backup environmental and radiological laboratory.
The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and has determined that additional information is required to complete its review. The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. During a discussion with Ms. M. Eades of your staff on June 20, 2007, it was agreed that you would provide a response within 30 days of the date of this request for additional information. Please provide a clean copy of the revised emergency plan pages and/or sections with your response to ensure the staffs Safety Evaluation adequately documents the revised emergency plan.
The NRC staff considers that timely responses to requests for additional information help ensure sufficient time is available for staff review and contribute toward the NRCs goal of efficient and effective use of staff resources. If circumstances result in the need to revise the requested response date, please contact me at (301) 415-2296.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Carl F. Lyon, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-397
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page
June 2007 Columbia Generating Station cc:
Chairman Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council P.O. Box 43172 Olympia, WA 98504-3172 Mr. Douglas W. Coleman (Mail Drop PE20)
Manager, Regulatory Programs Energy Northwest P.O. Box 968 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Chairman Benton County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 190 Prosser, WA 99350-0190 Mr. William A. Horin, Esq.
Winston & Strawn 1700 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-3817 Mr. Matt Steuerwalt 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 Technical Services Branch Chief FEMA Region X 130 - 228th Street, SW Bothell, WA 98021-9796 Mr. Mike Hammond Department of Homeland Security FEMA/REP 130 - 228th Street SW Bothell, WA 98021-9796 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 69 Richland, WA 99352-0069 Assistant Director Nuclear Safety and Energy Siting Division Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3742 Special Hazards Program Manager Washington Emergency Management Div.
127 W. Clark Street Pasco, WA 99301
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THiltz DATE 7/13/07 7/13/07 7/6/07 7/13/07
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY PLAN CHANGE ENERGY NORTHWEST COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-397 (1)
What differences exist when identifying the capability as: a) backup environmental and radiological laboratory, or b) environmental and backup radiological laboratory?
(2)
Are these both being considered as backup capabilities or only the radiological function?
(3)
Is there written direction that authorized the Applied Process Engineering Laboratory (APEL) to exceed their radioactive materials license verbally?
(4)
If so, who provided this authorization and does a process exist to obtain verbal authorization at any time?
(5)
Who is responsible for notifying APEL that their services are required (e.g., though both the States of Washington and Oregon are designated as having laboratory capabilities, Washington State is specifically designated to notify Oregon; Reference Section 4.6.4)?
(6)
Section 2.2.3 states, in part, that one of the basis functions directed from the Emergency Operating Facility is to coordinate field sampling and analysis of radioactive materials from Columbia Generating Station. How will this be accomplished if the analysis is performed at APEL? Currently, APEL is not staffed 24/7 to support that function.
(7)
What backup environmental and radiological laboratory capabilities are available during non-routine working hours, weekends, and holidays at APEL?
(8)
In the proposed change to Figure 3-1, no mention of the backup environmental laboratory is designated. Please explain.