ML18081B053
| ML18081B053 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/07/1979 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Martin T Public Service Enterprise Group |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8002150411 | |
| Download: ML18081B053 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 631 PARK AVENUE KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 Docket Nos. 50-272 50-311 Public Service El ect_ri c and Gas Company ATTN:
Mr. T. J. Martin GEC o 7 1979 Vice President - Engineering and Construction 80 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07101 Gentlemen:
The NRC has amended its regulations as part of its implementation of the Resident Inspection Program.. The amended regulations implement existing NRC authority to require that licensees provide (1) onsite, rent-free, exclusive use office space and (2) immediate facility access to Commission inspection personnel.
I enclose a copy of the final rule that was effective September 17.
You. have been providing office space at your Salem facility and I* want to thank you for your cooperation. The Commission recently approved an expansion of the Resident Inspector Program which will increase the number of resident inspectors at this facility to two on or about December 17, 1979.
An NRC part-time secretary will be provided to the resident office also. Therefore, I suggest you plan to expand or otherwise make available additional office space. Please inform the NRC Region I Director, Boyce H. Grier, within 14 days of your plans to accommodate this NRC staff at your facility.
Should you have any questions or concerns about this new rule or about. the increased number of the resident inspector* staff, please contact the NRC Regional Di rector.
Enclosure:
Federal Register Notice of August 16, 1979 on 11Facilities and. Access for Resident Inspectors" Sincerely,
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- NUCLEAR REGULATORY I CQMMISSION.
I 10 CFR Parts 50 and 70.
I Ucenstng of Production and Utilization Facilities; Facilities and Access for Reslden~_lnspectlo~.* *. ~ *
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- AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory '
Commission.
ACTION: F'mal rule.
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to*require power reactor licensees and -
_construction permit holders and selected fuel facility licensees to provide (1) on site, rent-free," exclusive use of office
- spac;e and (2) immediate licensee facility access to Commission inspection personnel The rule is needed in order to facilitate implementation of a revised Inspection program which was initiated in mid-1978. As a* part of the revised*
- I program, the Com.mission is placing
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. resident inspectors on site at selected
- nuclear power reac;:tor construction sites, at selected power rea.ctor sites in test and routine operations and at selected fuel facilities to observe ancf review licensee construction, I operations, radiological safety,
- protection activiD:eL EFFEtnVE DATE.. September 17. 1979.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
. Mr. Edward L. Jordan. Assistant*. *
- Director for Technical Programs, Office of Inspection and Enforcement. U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- Washington. D.C. 20555. Phone No. 301..:..
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SUPPLEMENTARY.INFORMATION: On May
- 9. 1978, the Nuclear Regulatory COmmission published in the Federal Register (43 FR 19860) a proposed amendment to its regulations, 10 CFR 50
...Licensing of Production and UtJ.1i:zation Facilities and Part 70 Special Nuclear Material, which would implement
- authority of Section 161(0) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. and of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.
as amended. in order to facilitate the on site resident inspection portion of it:ll revised inspection prograin. *.;,
Interested persons were invited to
.submit written comments for
- consideration in connection with the proposed an;endment by June 23, 1978.
The comments which were received addressed three principal concerns:.
licensees should not be !creed to*
provide rent-free spacei the proposed
- space requirement was excessive.and arbitrary; and inspector access
_provisions should be the same as for a regular plant employee.
- In mid-1978, the Commission iDitiated a revised inspection program which.
Includes the use ot on site resident Inspectors. Pursuant to Section 161(0) of the Atomi~ Energy Act of 1954, as amended. the Commission intends to place NRC resident inspectors on site at selected nuclear power reactor construction sites.and at selected power reactor sites in test and in routine operation. Eventually the Commission expects to place full-tin:ie resident.
inspectors at all operating power reactors, at power ~actors in later stages of construction and at selected fuel cycle facilities where nuclear reactor fuel is fabricated or processed.
The resident inspector will observe and re\\iew licen.See operations. construction safety; safeguards and environmental protection activities to determine whether they are adequate, conducted properly and at the required frequency.
Other regionally or headquarters based NRC pers_onnel will continue to provide technical support and managment review as required for the inspection program.
In prder to facilitate the performance of the resident inspection program it is necessary that office space be provided
-to s;i~aed Conimissio~ ~erso~eL The 0A1*a re 0
sult of comments on the. :
regulation as adopted requires that the proposed rule, the provision _for access'.
licensee provide on site, rent-free,'
by.inspectors likely to conduct exclusive office space upon the request inspections at a specific facility has of the Director, Office of Inspection and been rewo_rded to emphasize that Enforcement. This requirement iS not unfettered access for inspectors who are unique in that oUier federal departments
- likely to inspect a specific facility; will and agencies have continuous be equivalent to that for a regular plant '
inspection programs that require those*
employee. Inspectors likely to inspect,
subject to their regulations to furnish ate those who are expected to conduct
- appropriate facilities to the inspector&
several inspections at the specific.
Sufficient space is required in order to facility du.rillg a given year. *
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accommodate a full-time inspector, a*
Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 4i919 Regional Director as likely to inspect the facility, immediate unfettered access. *
- equivalent to access provided regular
- plant employees, following proper identification and compliance with applicable access control me"aures for security, radiological protection and personal safety. *
- 2. In§ 70.5510-CFR Part 70, paragraph (c) is added as follows:
§ 10*.so lns~ctlons. *
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part-time secretary and transient NRC 1954, as amended. the Energy * *
- personneL The suggested space is 250 ReorganizatiE>n Act of 1974, as amended, (c)(l) In the case of fuel cycle facilities square feet but the rule does not specify and Sections 552 and 553 of TIUe 5 of the-where nuclear reactor fuel is-fabrieated "'
an exact area. The spa.ce provided is United States C'ode. the following or* processed each.licensee shall upon expected to b"e commensurate wi\\h
- amendments to Title 10, Chapter 1, Code req~esf by the Director, Office of
- space normally provided to licensee of Federal Regulations. Parts 50 and 70 Inspection and En!orcement. provide employees. For_ sites with more than one-_
are published as a document subject to.
r~nt-free office space for the exclusive power reactor unit or fuel facility it may -
codification. * *.
use of Commission inspection personhel.
- be necessary to assign more than orie.-
- 1. In § 50.70of10 CFR Part so, an "(a)"
- Heat, air conditioning, light. electrical resident inspector. If additional resident.. is added preceding the present
. outlets and janitorial services shall be inspectors are assigned to a site.
paragraph ~d paragraph (b) is.added. as furnished by each licensee. The office additional i;pace will be requested..
follows:
shall be convenient to and have full In order to assure that the resident access to the facility and. shall provide
- inspector or regionally based inspectors
§ 5o.7o Inspections.
the inspector both visual and acoustic
/are afforded the opportunity to conduct privacy..
unfettered reviews of work in progress it. _ (b )(1) Each licensee and each holder (2) For a site with a single fuei facilit}t is necessary and the regulation requires, of a construction permit shall upon,
- licensed pursuant to Part 70. the space that prop~rly identified inspectors be request by the Director, Office of provided shall be adequate to.
- provided immediate access to ~e Inspection and En!orcement..provide
- accommodate a full-Ume i~pector.-a facility (the same as ~egular licensee rent-free office space !or the exclusive part-time secr.etary and transient NRC.
employees). The inspectors afforded_
use of the Commission inspection 1
such access will be provided by the personnel Heat. air conditiomng*, light.
persenne and will be generally commensurate with other office licensee that site-specific radiological electrical outlets and janitorial services safety and security information. -:
shall be furnished by each licensee. and facilities at the site. A space of 250 -
necessary for their safety, security, and each bolder of a construction permit.
square feet either within the site's office radiological protection and will conform*
The office shall be convenient to and complex or in an office trailer or other.
to all facilify safety and security. *
- have full access to the facility and shall - on *sit~ space is sugg~sted as a guide. For requirements. *
- provide the irispector both visual and.
sites containing multiple fuel facilities.
A briefing on si.te-sp~cific radiological acoustic privacy,. -*-.
additional space may be requested to protection practices, security and * *.
(2) For a site with a single power
- accommodate additional full-time emergency response actions is reactor or fuel facility licensed pursuant inspector{s). The office space that is appropriate and sufficient for to Part 50, *the spai:e provided shall be
- provided shall be subject to the unescorted access to other than vital adequate toaccominodate a full-time
- approval ofthe Director, Office of areas. radiation areas and areas..
inspector, a part-time secretary an_d
~pection and En!orcemenL Ail -'
contaminated with radioactive material,
. transient NRC personnel and will be -
.. furninire. supplies and communication for those NRC personnel who generally commensurate with other
- equipmenf will be furnished by the infrequently visit a site. & a result of office facilities at the site. A space of Cammission.
the comments on the propos~d rule the 250 square feet either within the site's (3) The licensee shall afford any NRC Commission reexamined the legal basis 9ffice complex or in an office trailer or resident inspector assigned to that site, for the req~irement that licensees other on site space is suggested as a or other NRC inspectors identified by *
- provide office space and determined * *
. guide. For sites containing multiple the Regional Director as likely to inspect that the requirement is neither~.
power reactor units or fuel facilities.
the facility, immediate unfettered arbitrary use of the Commission's additional space may be requested to regulatory power nor an unreasonable accommodate additional full-time access, equivalent to access proVided burden on the licensee.
- inspector{s). The office space that is regular plant employees, following As a result of the concerns* expressed. provided shall be subject to -the proper identification and compliance in the comments over excessive space approval of the Director, Office of.
with applicable access control meaures requirements, the Commission bas.
- Inspection and En!orcement. All. *.-
for security, radiological protection and changed the proposed area requiremenr furniture, supplies and communication*
personal safety._
- to guidance, with the condition that the
. equipment will be ~shed by the
[Sec. 161. Pub. L 83-703, 68 Stat. 948 (42 space provided shall be commensurate Commission.
U.S.C. 2201), Sec. 201, Pub. L 93-438, 88 SlaL
- with other office facilities at the site:
- C3J The licen~~e o~ eanstru~tio~ p~rinit 1243 (42 u.s.c. 5841)J.
Acceptability of the space is in the holder shall afford any NRC resident *.
Dated at Washington. D.C. thia 10th day of authority of the Director, Office of
- inspector assigned lo that site, or other August. 1979~
Inspection and Enforcement..
NRC inspectors identified by the