ML17059C259
| ML17059C259 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 09/22/1998 |
| From: | Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| References | |
| TAC-M98694, NUDOCS 9809290369 | |
| Download: ML17059C259 (20) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 22, 1998 LICENSEE: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation FACILITY: Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1998, REGARDING METEOROLOGICALMONITORING INSTRUMENTATION(TAC NO. M98694)
On September 8, 1998, Ms. L. Brown and Mr. D. Hood of the NRC called Ms. D. Wolniak and Messrs. S. Leonard and K. Laman of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) to discuss a draft request for additional information that the NRC staff is considering on Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2 (NMP2). The request for additional information regards NMPC's application for license amendment by letter dated April 30, 1997, that would relocate meteorological monitoring instrumentation requirements in the Technical Specifications (TSs) to the Updated Safety Analysis Report.
On September 3, 1998, the draft questions (Enclosure 1) were faxed to Ms. Wolniak and a message was sent by electronic mail (Enclosure 2) to explain the purpose of the fax and pending phone call. The purpose of the fax and call was to determine NMPC's response date and determine ifany of the draft questions need not be issued.
Ms. Wolniak addressed draft Question 1.1 by explaining that, when preparing the original issuance of the TSs for NMP2, NMPC followed the model TSs provided by NUREG-0123 Revision 3, "Standard Technical Specification for General Electric Boiling Water Reactors (BWR/5)," including TS 3.3.7.3 "Meteorological Monitoring Instrumentation."
Ms. Wolniak stated that compliance with the standard TS model was the sole basis for including the special reporting requirement in NMP2 TS 3.3.7.3.
No unique, plant-specific conditions exist at NMP2 regarding TS 3.3.7.3.
Ms. Wolniak addressed draft Question 1.6 by explaining that NMPC does not provide, and knows of no requirement to provide, any special reports to agencies other than the NRC, or to the public, regarding the operability of the NMP2 meteorological monitoring instrumentation.
Ms. Wolniak stated that the NRC would be notified within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of any major loss of emergency assessment capability or offsite response capability pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72.
Because the above historical information and existing regulations are already known to the NRC, NMPC believes, and the NRC staff agrees, that draft Questions 1.1 and 1.6 need not be included in the NRC's request for additional information, once issued.
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k Ms. Wolniak stated that, once'issued by the NRC, NMPC willanswer the remaining questions within 45 days of the date of receipt.
Ms. L. Brown stated this response date is compatible with the NRC staff's review schedule.
Darl S. Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
Enclosures:
- 1. Draft Request for Additional Information faxed September 3, 1998
- 2. Electronic mail dated September 3, 1998 cc w/encls:
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September 22, 1998 Ms. Wolniak stated that, once issued by the NRC, NMPC willanswer the remaining questions within 45 days of the date of receipt.
Ms. L. Brown stated this response date is compatible with the NRC staff's review schedule.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Darl S. Hood, Senior, Project Manager Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410
Enclosures:
- 1. Draft Request for Additional Information faxed September 3, 1998
- 2. Electronic mail dated September 3, 1998 cc w/encls:
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September 22, 1998 Telephone Conversation Summary Memoranda E-MAIL S. Collins/F. Miraglia (SJC1/FJM)
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 2 CC:
Mr. John H. Mueller Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Operations Building, Second Floor P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Regional Administrator, Region I
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Jim Rettberg NY State Electric 8 Gas Corporation Corporate Drive Kirkwood Industrial Park P.O. Box 5224 Binghamton, NY 13902-5224 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. Richard Goldsmith Syracuse University College of Law E.l. White Hall Campus Syracuse, NY 12223 Mr. John V. Vinquist, MATS Inc.
P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Resident Inspector Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P.O. Box 126 Lycoming, NY 13093 Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Mr. Timothy S. Carey Chair and Executive Director State Consumer Protection Board 5 Empire State Plaza, Suite 2101 Albany, NY 12223 Mr. F. William Valentino, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Avenue Extension Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn 1400 L Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20005-3502 Gary D. Wilson, Esquire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM)SSION WASHINGTON, D.c. 20555EN01 Mr. John H. Mueller Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Operations Building, Second Floor P.O. Box 63 LycomingNY 13093
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATIONREGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES IN METEOROLOGICALMONITORING INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC NO. M98694)
Dear Mr. Mueller:
By letter dated April 30, 1997, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) proposed a license amendment for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 that would relocate meteorological monitoring instrumentation requirements in the Technical Specifications (TSs) to the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR). The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and finds that additional information is needed.
1.0 The proposed changes would eliminate (not relocate) the current requirement in TS 3.3.7.3 that a special report be submitted to the NRC pursuant to TS 6.9.2 when one or more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels is inoperable for more than 7 days.
You propose to eliminate this requirement on the basis that "Niagara Mohawk will continue to evaluate future meteorological instrumentation inoperability for reportability in accordance with the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73."
1.1 State your understanding as to why TS 3.3.7.3 was included in the original issuance of the NMP2 TSs, notwithstanding the existence of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 at that time.
1.2 Identify the specific provisions of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 that would apply ifone or more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels should be inoperable for more than 7 days.
1.3 State your understanding as to how and when (or if) the NRC would be notified of this condition (one or more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels inoperable for more than 7 days) ifTS 3.3.7.3a is deleted as proposed.
1.4 State whether reporting pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 would outline "the cause of the malfunction and the plans for restoring the instrumentation to OPERABLE status."
1.5 Justify any significant reporting differences between the existing TS requirement and the reporting pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73.
1.6 Discuss the considerations you have given as to the effect of the proposed change upon the interests of other agencies (e.g., State and local governments and the Federal Emergency Management Agency) involved with the Emergency Preparedness plan and the interests of the local public.
2.0 It is NRC staff policy to ensure that licensee commitments relied upon by the staff regarding the transfer of specific information from the TSs to a licensee-controlled document subject to 10 CFR 50.59 is reflected as a condition of the operating license if such transfer willnot be accomplished before issuance of the associated license amendment.
The NRC staff is concerned about the intervening time between issuance of the amendment and inclusion of the information in the 10 CFR 50.59-controlled document.
This time should be minimized and the deleted information subject to appropriate interim controls.
2.1 State whether the transfer of the information to the USAR willbe accomplished in advance of the periodic FSAR update pursuant to 10 CFR 50.71 and, ifso, describe the procedures and process by which this is accomplished.
2.2 Iftransfer of the proposed information to the USAR willbe accomplished after issuance of the license amendment, would a safety evaluation pursuant to 10 CFR 50.59 be performed in the event of a change in meteorological instrumentation involving degraded or inoperable conditions before the information is included in the USAR'? Ifnot, what change-control procedure/process would be foliowed regarding a change in the service condition of the meteorological monitoring instrumentation before the USAR is updated?
2.3 Iftransfer of the proposed information to the USAR willbe accomplished after issuance of the license amendment, supplement your application to include a proposed license condition reflecting your commitment to transfer the information to the USAR by a specified date (or interval of time after issuance of the license amendment) and any interim controls that are to apply until the transfer is completed.
Your response to this letter is requested by., 1998. Ifyou should have any questions regarding this letter or ifyou are unable to meet the
... 'esponse date, please contact me by phone on (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at dsh@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Dari S. Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-1 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 5lh410 cc: See next page
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Darl Hood internet: nimo. corn: wolniakd 9/3/98 8:32am draft quest.'ions on meteorological instrumentation Denise As a result of Utilityfeedback at the recent Licensing Workshop, NRR is considering a new practice whereby draft requests for additional information would be discussed with a licensee before formal issuance.
The discussion is to determine the licensee's committed response date which will be acknowledged in the NRC cover letter once issued.
The discussion may also include any explanations as to why some of the questions need not be asked (e.g.,
the relevant information is already docketed, the question reflects a
misunderstanding of licensee's statements, etc).
Significant changes between the.draft and final versions, including any draft questions that need not be answered based on the telephone discussion, will be acknowledged in the cover letter once issued.
This practice is being considered on a trial basis only as significant questions concerning the rights of other interested parties, application of the Sunshine Act, and adequacy of the docketed record are still being considered at this time.
To this end, I am faxing to you today draft questions concerning your application dated April 30, 1997, for amendment on NMP2 concerning meteorological instrumentation.
Please call me to arrange a telephone discussion after you r'eceive it.
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