ML17056B024

Grants Temporary Waiver of Compliance Requested by Util Re Tech Spec Section 6, Administrative Controls

ML17056B024
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/28/1990
From:	Wessman R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Burkhardt L NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
References
TAC-77554, TAC-77555, NUDOCS 9010100116
Download: ML17056B024 (8)

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50-220 and 50-410 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 September 28, 1990 Mr. Lawrence Burkhardt III Executive Vice President, Nuclear Operation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 301 Plainfield Road

Syracuse, New YoI k 13212

SUBJECT:

TEMPORARY WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE FOR NINE MILE POINT UNIT NOS.

1 AND 2 (TAC NOS.

77554 AND 77555)

We have reviewed your letters dated September 21, 1990, transmitting your request for an amendment to Section 6 of the Technical Specifications, "Administrative Controls" and an associated request for a temporary waiver of compliance (TWC) from the management organizational descriptions and controls contained in Section 6.

You requested that a

TWC be issued to allow implementation of your recently planned management reorganization by October 1, 1990.

Your request was applicable to both Units 1 and 2 of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station.

The general features of the NMPC reorganization of the Nuclear Division include the elimination of the General Superintendent

- Nuclear Generation and the associated addition of the position of Vice President

- Nuclear Generation, retitling of certain positions, reassignment of certain responsibilities and designations, changes to the station and corporate safety review coIIIIittees

'and editorial changes to implement these revisions.

Specifically, the Station Superintendent

- Nuclear Generation is now designated Plant Manager and all of the individuals that directly report to the Plant Manager are designated Managers of their respective areas.

Certain responsibilities of the General Superintendent have been assigned to the Vice President - Nuclear Generation and to the Plant Manager.

The position of Executive Vice President - Nuclear Operations has been designated Executive Vice President - Nuclear.

Certain responsibilities of the former position have been assigned to the Vice President - Nuclear Generation.

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Lawrence Burkhardt III However, the staff notes that one of the proposed changes to TS 6.2.1. for Unit 1 and to TS 6.2.2 for Unit 2 would remove the explicit requirement that "individual overtime shall be reviewed monthly by the General Superintendent-Nuclear Generation or designee..."

The staff does not find this proposed change to be acceptable and in conversations with your staff on September 28,

. 1990 you have committed to amend your application in this regard.

Specifically, your staff has committed to maintain the current wording of the subject paragraph except for the change of the position title "General Superintendent

- Nuclear Generation" to "Vice President

- Nuclear Generation."

Your staff has committed to submit this change by letter by October 5, 1990.

You have indicated that these changes are intended to assure that the goals of improved overall performance are achieved.

The organizational changes are intended to contribute to this by streamlining and improving comnunications, establishing clearer lines of responsibility and eliminating redundant functions.

The changes also reflect the desire to unitize the operation of each unit and to provide consistency between the Administrative Controls section of the two units'echnical Specifications.

The NRC staff has reviewed these changes and concludes that the revised titles and new positions represent a comparable level of responsibility and reporting as in the former organization, and that the changes to the safety review comnittees meet the acceptance criteria of Section 13.4 of the Standard Review Plan.

On this basis and conditioned also on submittal of the above mentioned revision to the application, I hereby grant the requested relief.

This temporary waiver of compliance is in effect immediately and will remain in effect until the requested amendments are issued.

Sincerely, cc:

See next page Richard H. Wessman, Acting Assistant Director for Region I Reactors Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Nine Niie Pet 1/2 Mr. Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire

Bishop, Cook, Purcell In Reynolds 1400 L. Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20005-3502 Mr. Kim Dahlberg Unit 1 Station Superintendent Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Post Office Box 32

Lycoming, New York 13093 Supervisor Town of Scriba R.

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Oswego, New York 13126 Mr.. Richard Abbott Unit 2 Station Superintendent Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Post Office Box 32

Lycoming, New York 13093 Mr. Joseph F. Firlit General Supt.-Nuclear Generation Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Post Office Box 32

Lycoming, New York 13093 Charlie Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, New York 10271 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 126

Lycoming, New York 13093 Mr. Paul D. Eddy State of New York Department of Public Service Power Division, System Operations 3 Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12223 Mr. Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West

Syracuse, New York 13202 Mr. Peter E. Francisco, Licensing Niagara Mohawk. Power Corporation 301 Plainfield Road

Syracuse, New York 13212 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 4?5 Allendale Road King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Mr. Richard Goldsmith Syracuse University College of Law E. I. White Halle Campus

Syracuse, New York 12223 Ms.

Donna Ross New York State Energy Office 2 Empire State Plaza 16th Floor

Albany, New York 12223 Mr. Richard M. Kessel Chair and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 99 Washington Avenue

Albany, New York 12210

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However, the staff notes that one of the proposed changes to TS 6.2.1. for Unit 1 and to TS 6.2.2 for Unit 2 would remove the explicit requirement that "individual overtime shall be reviewed monthly by the General Superintendent-Nuclear Generation or designee..."

The staff does not find this proposed change to be acceptable and in conversations with your staff on September 28, 1990 you have committed to amend your application in this regard.

Specifically, your staff has committed to maintain the current wording of the subject paragraph except for the change of the position title "General Superintendent

- Nuclear Generation" to"Vice President - Nuclear Generation."

Your staff has committed to submit this change by 1'etter by October 5, 1990.

You have indicated that these changes are intended to assure that the goals of improved overall performance are achieved.

The organizational changes are intended to contribute to this by streamlining and improving communications, establishing clearer lines of responsibility and eliminating redundant functions.

The changes also reflect the desire to unitize the operation of each unit and to provide consistency between the Administrative Controls section of the two units'echnical Specifications.

The NRC staff has reviewed these changes and concludes that the revised titles and new positions represent a comparable level of responsibility and reporting as in the former organization, and that the changes to the safety review committees meet the acceptance criteria of Section 13.4 of the Standard Review Plan.

On this basis and conditioned also on submittal of the above mentioned revision to the application, I hereby grant the requested relief.

This temporary waiver of compliance is in effect imediately and will remain in effect until the requested amendments are issued.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED GYl Richard H. Wessman, Acting Assistant Director for Region I Reactors Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

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