ML17335A500

Submits Response to GL 96-01, Testing of Safety Related Logic Circuits. Surveillance Revalidation Program Has Been Initiated by Operations Dept to Compare Associated Procedures with TS

ML17335A500
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	01/30/1999
From:	Powers R INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
AEP:NRC:1246B, GL-96-01, GL-96-1, NUDOCS 9902090047
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CATEGORY 1 REGULAT Y INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIOh SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9902090047 DOC.DATE: 99/01/30 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-.315 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Indiana M 05000315 50-016 'Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Indiana M 05000316 AUTH.NU AUTHOR AFFILIATION POWERS,R.P. Indiana Michigan Power Co.

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Records Management Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Informs that licensee recent independent assessment indicate that previous related review efforts do not meet current management expectations,per GL 96-01.Util engineering organization will reexamine existing documentation.

DISTRIBUTION CODE: A067D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE:

TITLE: GL 96-01 Response-Testing of Safety-Related Logic E NOTES:

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPXENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL NRR/PD3-3 STANG,J INTERNA . FILE CE R 0 NRR/DRCH/HICB EXTERNAL: NOAC NRC PDR D

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g WASTETH NOTE TO ALL "RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE TO HAVE YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION REMOVED FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS OR REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COPIES RECEIVED BY YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION, CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK (DCD) ON EXTENSION 415-2083 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 6 ENCL

'k Indiana Michigan Power Company 500 Circle Drive Buchanan, Ml 49107 1395 JNDIANA NlCHlGAN POWM January 30, 1999 AEP:NRCr1246B Docket Nos: 50-315 50"316 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop 0-Pl-17 Wash'ngton, D. C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:

Donald C. Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 RESPONSE TO'GENERIC LETTER (GL) 96-01

REFERENCES:

1)AEP:NRC:1246: Dated April 17, 1996, Response to GL 96-01, Testing of Safety Related Logic Circuits.

2)AEP:NRC:1246A: Dated October 28, 1997, Response to GL 96-01, Testing of Safety Related Logic Circuits.

On January 10, 1996, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 96-01, "Testing of Safety-Related Logic Circuits," to all holders of ope ating licenses or construction permits. The GL purpose was to notify licensees" about problems with testing of safety-related logic circuits, request that all addressees implement the actions described within the generic let er, and require that all licensees submit to the NRC a written response regarding implementation of the requested actions.

Refe ence 1 provided our initial response committing to perform the equested actions. Reference 2 reported that AEP had completed the actions as specified in GL 96-01. Recent independent assessments indicate that the previous related review efforts do not meet current management expectations. As a result, our Engineeri'ng organization will reexamine existing documentation and initiate actions, as required. Additionally, a surveillance revalidation program has been initiated by our Operations Department to compare associated procedures with the Technical Specifications(TS). These endeavors are intended to provide reasonable assurance of continued TS compliance ~

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AEP:NRC:1246B Page 2 AEP will report any deviations from safety circuit logic testing requirements in an LER(s). AEP will also report satisfactory completion of the above reviews prior to restart of the D.CD Cook units from the current outage.

~Sincerely, R. P. Powers Vice President

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~ co J. A. Abramson J. L. Caldwell MDEQ DW & RPD NRC Resident inspector J. R. Sampson

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3 Nuclear Regul ry Commission :NRC:1246B bc: T. P. Beilman J'. J. Euto FOLlO B. J. Hickle G. Honma D. F. Kunsemiller/G. P. Arent/M. J. Gumns M. W. Rencheck/E.,R. Eckstein/D. J. Garner J. F. Stang, Jr., NRC Washington, DC