ML18094A371
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| Issue date: | 04/25/1989 |
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Unit 1 XVIII XIX 6-1 6-8 6-9 6-9a 6-10 6-11 6-12 6-12a 6-12b Unit 2 XVIII XIX 6-1 6-8 6-9 6-9a 6-10 6-11 6-12 6-12a 6-12b r--e905020390 890425 ~
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INDEX AGMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
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SECTION 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.2 ORGANIZATION Offsite Facility Staff.....
Shift Technical Advisor 6.3 FACILITY STAFF QUALIFICATION 6.4 TRAINING....
6.5 REVIEW AND AUDIT 6.5.1 STATION OPERATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE Function....
Composition...
Alternates Meeting Frequency Quorum Responsibilities Review Process.*
Authority....
Record 6.5.2 NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW Function......
Composition.....
Consultants.....
Off-Site Review Group Review Audi ts.......
On-Site Safety Review Group Responsibilities Authority.........
SALEM - UN IT 1 XVIII PAGE 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-8 6-9 6"-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9a 6-9a 6-10 6-10 6-11 6-11 6-12 Amendment No.
INDEX e ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
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SECTION 6.5.3 TECHNICAL REVIEW AND CONTROL 6.6 REPORTABLE EVENT ACTION 6.7 SAFETY LIMIT VIOLATION 6.8 PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS 6.9 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 6.9.1 ROUTINE REPORTS 6.9.2 SPECIAL REPORTS 6.10 RECORD RETENTION..
6.11 RADIATIUN
~~OTECTIUN ~~vGRAM 6.12 HIGH RADIATION AREA..
6.13 PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM 6.14 OFFS !TE DOSE CALCULATION JVIMvr.L.
6.15 MAJOR CHANGES TO RADIOACTIVE LIQUID, GASEOUS AND SOLID WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS 6.16 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION SALEM - UNIT 1 XIX PAGE 6-12 6-12b 6-12b 6-13 6-15 6-19 6-19 6-21 6-21 6-22 6-22 6-23 6-24 Amendment No.
6.0 ADMINIST~TIVE CONTROLS 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.1.. 1 The General Manager - Salem Operations shall be responsible for overall facility operation and shall delegate, in writing, the succession to this responsibility during his absence.
6.1.2 The Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor, or during his absence from the control room a designated individual, shall be responsible for the control room command function.
A management directive to this effect, signed by the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, shall be reissued to all station personnel on an annual basis.
6.2 ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 ONSITE AND OFFSITE ORGANIZATIONS Onsite and offsite organizations shall be established for unit operation and corporate management, respectively.
The onsite and offsite organizations shall include positions for activities affecting the safety of the nuclear power plant.
- a.
Lines of authority, responsibility, and *communication shall be established and defined from the highest management levels through intermediate levels to and including all operating organization positions. These relationships shall be documented and updated, as appropriate, in the form of organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation.
These requirements shall be documented in the Salem Updated Final Safety Analysis Report and updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e).
- b.
The General Manager - Salem Operations shall be responsible for overall unit safe operation and shall have control over those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and maintenance of the plant.
- c.
The Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer shall have corporate responsibility for overall plant nuclear safety and shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in operating, maintaining, and providing technical support to the plant to ensure nuclear safety.
- d.
The individuals who train the operating staff and those who carry out health physics and quality assurance functions may report to the appropriate onsite manager; however, they shall have sufficient organizational freedom to ensure their independence from operating pressures.
6.2.2 FACILITY STAFF The facility organization shall be subject to the following:
- a.
Each on duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1; SALEM - UNIT 1 6-1 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS RESPONSIBI u"ls 6:5.1.6 The Station Operations Review Committee shall be responsible for:
- a.
Review of: (1) Station Administrative Procedures and changes thereto and (2) Newly created procedures or changes to existing procedures that involve a significant safety issue as described in Section 6.5.3.2.d.
- b.
Review of all proposed tests and experiments that affect nuclear safety.
- c.
Review of all proposed changes to Appendix 11A 11 Technical Specifications.
- d.
Review of all proposed changes or modifications to plant systems or equipment that affect nuclear safety.
- e.
Review of the safety evaluations that have been completed under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59.
- f.
Investigation of all violations of the Technical Specifications including the preparation and forwarding of reports covering evaluation and recommendations to prevent recurrence to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- g.
Review of all REPORTABLE EVENTS.
- h.
Review of facility operations to detect potential nuclear safety hazards.
- i.
Performance of special reviews, investigations or analyses and reports thereon as requested by the General Manager - Salem Operations or General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
- j.
Review of the Facility Security Plan and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
- k.
Review of the Facility Emergency Plan and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- l.
Review of the Fire Protection Program and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- m.
Review of all unplanned on-site releases of radioactivity to the environs including the preparation of reports covering evaluation, recommendations and disposition of the corrective action to prevent recurrence and the forwarding of these reports to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
SALEM - UNIT 1 6-8 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS RESPONSIBILIT~ (continued)
- n.
Review of changes to the PROCESS CONTROL MANUAL and the OFF-SITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL.
SORC REVIEW PROCESS 6.5.1.7 A technical review and control system utilizing qualified reviewers shall function to perform the periodic or routine review of procedures and changes thereto. Details of this technical review process are provided in Section 6.5.3.
AUTHORITY 6.5.1.8 The Station Operations Review Committee shall:
- a.
Recommend to the General Manager - Salem Operations written approval or disapproval of items considered under 6.5.1~6 (a) through (e) above.
- b.
Provide written notification within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to the Vice President RECORDS and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review of disagreement between the SORC and the General Manager -
Salem Operations; however, the General Manager - Salem Operations shall have responsibility for resolution of such disagreements pursuant to 6.1.1 above.
6.5.1.9 The Station Operations Review Committee shall maintain written minutes of each meeting and copies shall be provided to the Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer, the General Manager ~ Nuclear Safety Review and the Manager - Off-Site Review.
6.5.2 NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW FUNCTION 6.5.2.1 The Nuclear Safety Review Department (NSR) shall function to provide the independent safety review program and audit of designated activities.
COMPOS IT ION 6.5.2.2 NSR shall consist of the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review, the Manager - On-Site Safety Review Group (SRG), who is supported by at least four dedicated, full-time engineers located on-site, and the Manager Off-Site Review Group (OSR) who is supported by at least four dedicated, full-time engineers located off-site.* The OSR staff shall possess experience and competence in the general areas listed in Section 6.5.2.4. The General Manager and Managers shall determine when additional technical experts should assist in reviews of complex problems.
- Since the Nuclear Department is located on Artificial Island site, the terms 11on-site 11 and 11off-site 11 convey the distinction between inside and outside the station fence, respectively SALEM -
UN IT 1 6-9 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS COMPOSITION (lntinued)
NSR shall utilize a system of qualified reviewers from other technical organizations to augment its expertise in the disciplines of Section 6.5.2.4.
Such qualified reviewers shall meet the same qualification requirements as the NSR staff, and will not have been involved with performance of the original work.
The Manager - Off-Site Review and Staff shall meet or exceed the qualifications described in Section 4.7 of ANS 3.1(1981) and shall be guided by the pro~ision~ for independent review described in Section 4.3 of ANSI N18.7 (1976) (ANS 3.2). The Manager - On Site Review and staff will meet or exceed the qualifications described in Section 4.4 of ANS 3.1 (1981).
CONSULTANTS 6.5.2.3 Consultants shall be utilized as determined by the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review to provide expert advice to the NSR.
OFF-SITE REVIEW GROUP 6.5.2.4 The Off-Site Review Group (OSR) shall function to provide independent review and audit of designated activities in the areas of:
- a. Nuclear Power~Plant Operations
- b. Nuclear Engineering
- c. Chemistry and Radiochemistry
- d. Metallurgy
- e. Instrumentation and Control
- f. Radiological Safety
- g. Mechanical Engineering
- h. Electrical Engineering i. Quality Assurance
- j. Nondestructive Testing
- k. Emergency Preparedness The OSR shall also function to examine plant operating characteristics, NRC issuances, industry advisories, Licensee Event Reports, and other sources which may indicate areas for improving plant safety.
SALEM - UNIT 1 6-9a Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIV CONTROLS
.----------.a.
REVIEW 6:~.2.4.1 The OSR shall review:
- a.
Safety Evaluations for
- 1)
Changes to procedures, equipment, or systems and
- 2)
Tests or experiments completed under the provisions of Section 50.59, 10 CFR, to verify that such actions did not constitute an unrevie~ed safety ~uestion.
- b.
Proposed changes to procedures, equipment, or systems that involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in Section 50.59~ 10 CFR.
- c.
Proposed tests or experiments that involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in Section 50.59, 10CFR.
- d.
Proposed changes_ to Technical Specifications or to the Operating License.
- e.
Violations of codes, regulations, orders, Technical Specifications, license requirements, or of internal procedures or instructions having nuclear safety significance.
- f.
Significant operating abnormalities or deviations from normal and expected performance of plant equipment that affect nuclear safety.
- g.
All REPORTABLE EVENTS.
- h.
All recognized indications of an* unanticipated deficiency in some aspect of design or operation of safety-related structures, systems or components.
- i.
Reports and meeting minutes of the Station Operations Review Committee.
AUDITS 6.5.2.4.2 Audits of facility activities that are required to be performed under the cognizance of OSR are listed below:
- a.
The conformance of facility operation to provisions contained within the Technical Specifications and applicable license conditions at least once per 12 months.
- b.
The performance, training, and qualifications of the entire facility staff at least once per 12 months.
- c.
The results of actions taken to correct deficiencies occurring in facility equipment, structures, systems, or method of operation that affect nuclear safety at least once per 6 months.
- d.
The performance of activities required by the Operational Quality Assurance Program to meet the Criteria of Appendix 11B 11
, 10CFR50, at least once per 24 months.
SALEM - UNIT 1 6-10 Amendment No.
AUDITS (cont~ed)
- e.
The Facility Emergency Plan and implementing procedures at least once per 12 months.
- f.
The Facility Security Plan and implementing procedures at least once per 12 months.
- g.
Any other area of facility operation considered appropriate by the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review or the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.
- h.
The Facility Fire Protection Program and implementing procedures at least once per 24 months.
- i.
An independent fire protection and loss prevention program inspection and audit shall be performed at least once per 12 months utilizing either qualified offsite licensee personnel or an outside fire protection firm~
- j.
An inspection and audit of the fire protection and loss prevention program shall be performed by a qualified outside fire consultant at least once per 36 months.
- k.
The radiological environmental monitoring program and the results thereof at least once per 12 months.
The above audits shall be conducted by the Nuclear Quality Assurance Department or an independent consultant as required. Audit results and recommendations shall be reviewed by OSR.
ON-SITE SAFETY REVIEW GROUP 6.5.2.5 The On-Site Safety Review Group (SRG) shall function to provide: the review of plant design and operating experience for potential opportunities to improve plant safety; the evaluation of plant operations and maintenance activities; and advice to management on the overall quality and safety of plant operations.
The SRG shall make recommendations for revised procedures, equipment modifications, or other means of improving plant safety to appropriate station/ corporate management.
RESPONSIBILITIES 6.5.2.5.1 The SRG shall be responsible for:
- a.
Review of selected plant operating characteristics, NRC issuances, industry advisories, and other appropriate sources of plant design and operating experience information that may indicate areas for improving plant safety.
- b.
Review of selected facility features, equipment, and systems.
SALEM - UNIT 1 6-11 Amendment No.
- c.
Review of selected procedures and plant activities including maintenance, modification, operational problems, and operational analysis.
- d.
Surveillance of selected plant operations and maintenance activities to provide independent verification* that they are performed correctly and that human errors are reduced to as low as reasonably achievable.
NSR AUTHORITY 6.5.2.6 NSR shall report to and advise the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer on those areas of responsibility specified in Sections 6.5.2.4 and 6.5.2.5.
6.5.2.7 Records of NSR activities shall be prepared and maintained. Reports of reviews and audits shall be distributed as follows:
- a.
Reports of reviews encompassed by Section 6.5.2.4.1 above, shall be prepared, approved and forwarded to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, within 14 days following completion of the review.
- b.
Audit reports encompassed by Section 6.5.2.4.2 above, shall be forwarded to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and to the management positions responsible for the areas audited within 30 days after completion of the audit.
6.5.3 TECHNICAL REVIEW AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES 6.5.3.1 Programs required by Technical Specification 6.8 and other procedures which affect nuclear safety as determined by the General Manager - Salem Operations, other than editorial or typographical changes shall be reviewed as follows:
PROCEDURE RELATED DOCUMENTS 6.5.3.2 Procedures, Program and changes thereto shall be reviewed as follows:
- a.
Each newly created procedure, program or change thereto shall be independently reviewed by an individual knowledgeable in the subject area other than the individual who prepared the procedure, program or procedure change, but who may be from the same organization as the individual/group which prepared the procedure or procedure change. Procedures other than Station Administrative procedures will be approved by the appropriate Station Department Manager or by the General Manager - Salem Operations. Each Station Department Manager shall be responsible for a predesignated class of procedures. The General Manager - Salem Operations shall approve Station Administrative Procedures, Security Plan implementing procedures and Emergency Plan implementing procedures.
- Not responsible for sign-off function SALEM - UN IT 1 6-12 Amendment No.
.. b.
- c.
- d.
On-the-spot changes to procedures which clearly do not change the intent of the approved procedures shall be approved by two members of the plant management staff, at least one of whom holds a Senior Reactor Operator License. Revisions to procedures which may involve a change in intent of the approved procedures, shall be reviewed in accordance with Section 6.5.3.2.a above.
Individuals responsible for reviews performed in accordance with item 6~5.3.2a above shall be approved by the SORC Chairman and designated as Station Qualified Reviewers. A system of Station Qualified Reviewers, each of whom shall possess qualifications that meet or exceed the requirements of Section 4.4 of ANSI N18.1 - 1971, shall be maintained by the SORC Chairman. Each review shall include a written determination of whether or not additional cross-disciplinary review is necessary. If deemed necessary, such review shall be performed by the appropriate designated review personnel.
If the Department Manager determines that the documents involved contain significant safety issues, the documents shall be forwarded for SORC review and also to NSR for an independent review to determine whether or not an unreviewed safety question is involved, Pursuant to 10CFR50.59, NRC approval of items involving unreviewed safety questions or Technical Specification changes shall be obtained prior to implementation.
NON-PROCEDURE RELATED DOCUMENTS 6.5.3.3 Tests or experiments, changes to Technical Specifications, and changes to equipment or systems shall be forwarded for SORC review and also to NSR for an independent review to determine whether or not an unreviewed safety question is involved. The results of NSR reviews will be provided to SORC.
Recommendations for approval are made by SORC to the General Manager - Salem Operations. Pursuant to 10CFR50.59, NRC approval of items involving unreviewed safety questions or requiring Technical Specification changes shall be obtained prior to implementation.
RECORDS 6.5.3.4 Written records of reviews performed in accordance with itme 6.5.3.2a above, including recommendations for approval or disapproval, shall be maintained. Copies shall be provided to the General Manager - Salem Operations, SORC, NSR and/or NRC as necessary when their reviews are required.
SALEM - *uN IT 1 6-12a Amendment No.
AOMIN!STRAT!V~CONTROLS 6.6 REPORTAB[
EVENT ACTION I
6.~~1 The following actions shall be taken for REPORTABLE EVENTS:
- a.
The Commission shall be notified and/or a report submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 50.73 to 10CFR Part 50, and
- b.
Each REPORTABLE EVENT shall be reviewed by the SORC and the resultant Licensee Event Report submitted to NSR and the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.
6.7 SAFETY LIMIT VIOLATION 6.7.1 The following actions shall be taken in the event a Safety Limit is violated:
- a.
The unit shall be placed in at least HOT STANDBY within one hour.
- b.
The NRC Operations Center shall be notified by telephone as soon as possible and in all cases within one hour. The Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review shall be notified within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
- c.
A Safety Limit Violation Report shall be prepared. The report shall be reviewed by the SORC. This report shall describe (1) applicable circumstances preceding the violation, (2) effects of the violation upon facility components, systems or structures, and (3) corrective action taken to prevent recurrence.
- d.
The Safety Limit Violation Report shall be submitted to the Commission, the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review and the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer within 14 days of the violation.
SALEM - UNIT 1 6-12b Amendment No.
INDEX ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
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SECTION 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.2 ORGANIZATION
. Off~ite Facility Staff.....
Shift Technical Advisor 6.3 FACILITY STAFF QUALIFICATION
- 6. 4 TRAINING....
6.5 REVIEW AND AUDIT 6.5.1 STATION OPERATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE Function....
Composition...
Alternates Meeting Frequency Quorum Responsibilities Review Process Authority....
Record 6.5.2 NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW Function......
Composition.....
Consultants.....
Off-Site Review Group Review.......
Audits..... -.
On-Site Safety Review Group Responsibilities Authority.........
SALEM - UNIT 2 XVIII PAGE 6-1
. 6-1 6-1 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-7 6-8 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9 6-9a 6-9a 6-10 6-10 6-11 6-11 6-12 Amendment No.
INDEX e AD~INISTRATIVE CONTROLS
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SECTION 6.5.3 TECHNICAL REVIEW AND CONTROL
- 6. 6 REPORTABLE EVENT Al.. 1 J.. m 6.7 SAFETY LIMIT VIOLATION 6.8 PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS
- 6. 9 REPORTING REQUIRl:.MtN I.J 6.9.1 ROUTINE KtP*,KI~
6.9.2 SPECIAL REPORTS 6.10 RECORD RETENTION..
6.11 RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM 6.12 HIGH RADIATION AREA..
6.13 PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM 6.14 OFFSITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL 6.15 MAJOR CHANGES TO RADIOACTIVE LIQUID, GASEOUS AND SOLID WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS 6.16 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION SALEM - UNIT 2 XIX PAGE 6-12 6-12a 6-12b 6-13 6-15 6-19 6-19 6-21 6-21 6-22 6-22 6-23 6-24 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIV~CONTROLS 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6:1.1 The General Manager - Salem Operations shall be responsible for overall facility operation and shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility during his absence.
6.1.2 The Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor or, during his absence from the Control Room, a designated individual shall be responsible for the Control Room command function. A management directive to this effect, signed by the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, shall be reissued to all station personnel on an annual basis.
6.2 ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 ONSITE AND OFFSITE ORGANIZATIONS Onsite and offsite organizations shall be established for unit operation and corporate management, respectively.
The onsite and offsite organizations shall include positions for activities affecting the safety of the nuclear power plant.
- a.
Lines of authority, responsibility, and communication shall be established and defined from the highest management levels through intermediate levels to and including all operating organization positions.
These relationships shall be documented and updated, as appropriate, in the form of organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation.
These requirements shall be documented in the Salem Updated Final Safety Analysis Report and updated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e).
- b.
The General Manager - Salem Operations shall be responsible for overall facility safe operation and shall have control over those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and maintenance of the plants.
- c.
The Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer shall have corporate responsibility for overall plant nuclear safety and shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in operating, maintaining, and providing technical support to the plants to ensure nuclear safety.
- d.
The individuals who train the operating staff and those who carry out health physics and quality assurance functions may report to the appropriate onsite manager; however, they shall have sufficient organizational freedom to ensure their independence from operating pressures.
6.2.2 FACILITY STAFF The facility organization shall be subject to the following:
- a.
Each on duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift crew compo?ition shown in Table 6.2-1.
SALEM - UNIT 2 6-1 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS RESPONSIBILIT'S 6:5.1.6 The Station Operations Review Committee shall be responsible for:
- a.
Review of: (1) Station Administrative Procedures and changes thereto and (2) Newly created procedures or changes to existing procedures that involve a significant safety issue as described in Section 6.5.3.2.d.
- b.
Review of all proposed tests and experiments that affect nuclear safety. *
- c.
Review of all proposed changes to Appendix 11A 11 Technical Speci fi ca ti ans.
- d.
Review of all proposed changes or modifications to plant systems or equipment that affect nuclear safety.
- e.
Review of the safety evaluations that have been completed under the provisions of 10CFR50.59.
- f.
Investigation of all violations of the Technical Specifications including the preparation and forwarding of reports covering evaluation and recommendations to prevent recurrence to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- g.
Review of all REPORTABLE EVENTS.
- h.
Review of facility operations to detect potential nuclear safety hazards.
- i.
Performance of special reviews, investigations or analyses and reports thereon as requested by the General Manager - Salem Operations or General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
- j.
Review of the Facility Security Plan and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
- k.
Review of the Facility Emergency Plan and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- 1.
Review of the Fire Protection Program and implementing procedures and submittal of recommended changes to the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review.
- m.
Review of all unplanned on-site releases of radioactivity to the environs including the preparation of reports covering evaluation, recommendations and disposition of the corrective action to prevent recurrence and the forwarding of these reports to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review.
SALEM - UNIT 2 6-8 Amendm*ent No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS RESPONSIBILITI (continued)
- n.
Review of changes to the PROCESS CONTROL MANUAL and the OFF-SITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL.
SORC REVIEW PROCESS 6.5.1.7 A technical review and control system utilizing qualified reviewers shall function to perform the periodic or routine review of procedures and changes thereto. Details of this technical review process are provided in Section 6.5.3.
AUTHORITY 6.5.1.8 The Station Operations Review Committee shall:
- a.
Recommend to the General Manager - Salem Operations written approval or disapproval of items considered under 6.5.1.6 (a) through (e) above.
- b.
Provide written notification within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review of disagreement between the SORC and the General Manager -
Salem Operations; however, the General Manager - Salem Operations shall haveresponsibility for resolution of such disagreements pursuant to 6.1.1 above.
RECORDS 6.5.1.9 The Station Operations Review Committee shall maintain written minutes of each meeting and copies shall be provided to the Vice President Chief Nuclear Officer, the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review and the Manager - Off-Site Review.
6.5.2 NUCLEAR SAFETY REVIEW FUNCTION 6.5.2.1 The Nuclear Safety Review Department (NSR) shall function to provide the independent safety review program and audit of designated activities.
COMPOSITION 6.5.2.2 NSR shall consist of the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review, the Manager - On-Site Safety Review Group (SRG), who is supported by at least four dedicated, full-time engineers located on-site, and the Manager Off-Site Review Group (OSR) who is supported by at least four dedicated, full-time engineers located off-site.* The OSR staff shall possess experience and competence in the general areas listed in Section 6.5.2.4. The General Manager and Managers shall determine when additional technical experts should assist in reviews of complex problems.
- Since the Nuclear Department is located on Artificial Island site, the terms 11on-site 11 and 11off-site 11 convey the distinction between inside and outside the station fence, respectively.
SALEM - UNIT 2 6-9
~mendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS COMPOSITION (l,tinued)
NS~ shall utilize a system of qualified reviewers from other technical organizations to augment its expertise in the disciplines of Section 6.5.2.4.
Such qualified reviewers shall meet the same qualification requirements as the NSR staff, and will not have been involved with performance of the original work.
The Manager - Off-Site Review and Staff shall meet or exceed the qualifications described in Section 4.7 of ANS 3.1(1981) and shall be guided by the provisions for independent review described in Section 4.3 of AN.SI N18.7 (1976) (ANS 3.2). The Manager - On Site Review and staff will meet or exceed the qualifications described in Section 4.4 of ANS 3.1 (1981).
CONSULTANTS 6.5.2.3 Consultants shall be utilized as determined by the General Manager -
Nuclear Safety Review to provide expert advice to the NSR.
OFF-SITE REVIEW GROUP 6.5.2.4 The Off-Site Review Group (OSR) shall function to provide independent review and audit of designated activities in the areas of:
- a. Nuclear Power Plant Operations
- b. Nuclear Engineering
- c. Chemistry and Radiochemistry
- d. Metallurgy
- e. Instrumentation and Control
- f. Radiological Safety
- g. Mechanical Engineering
- h. Electrical Engineering i. Quality Assurance
- j. Nondestructive Testing
- k. Emergency Preparedness The OSR shall also function to examine plant operating characteristics, NRC issuances, industry advisories, Licensee Event Reports, and other sources which may indicate areas for improving plant safety.
SALEM - UN IT 2 6-9a Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATI~CONTROLS REVIEW 6:~.2.4.1 The OSR shall review:
- a.
Safety Evaluations for
- 1)
Changes to procedures, equipment, or systems and
- 2)
Tests or experiments completed under the provisions of Section 50.59, 10CFR, to verify that such actions did not constitute an unreviewed safety question.
- b.
Proposed changes to procedures, equipment, or systems that involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in Section 50.59, 10CFR.
- c.
Proposed tests or experiments that involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in Section 50.59, 10CFR.
- d.
Proposed changes to Technical Specifications or to the Operating License.
- e.
Violations of codes, regulations, orders, Technical Specifications, license requirements, or of internal procedures or instructions having nuclear safety significance.
- f.
Significant operating abnormalities or deviations from normal and expected performance of plant equipment that affect nuclear safety.
- g.
All REPORTABLE EVENTS.
- h.
All recognized indications of an unanticipated deficiency in some aspect of design or operation of safety-related structures, systems or components.
- i.
Reports and meeting minutes of the Station Operations Review Committee.
AUDITS 6.5.2.4.2 Audits of facility activities that are required to be performed under the cognizance of OSR are listed below:
- a.
The conformance of facility operation to prov1s1ons contained within the Technical Specifications and applicable license conditions at least once per 12 months.
- b.
The performance, training, and qualifications of the entire facility staff at least once per 12 months.
- c.
The results of actions taken to correct deficiencies occurring in facility equipment, structures, systems, or method of operation that affect nuclear safety at least once per 6 months.
- d.
The performance of activities required by the Operational Quality Assurance Program to meet the Criteria of Appendix 118 11
, 10CFR50, at least once per 24 months.
SALEM - UNIT 2 6-10 Amendment No.
ADMINISTRATIVllCONTROLS AUDITS (continued)
- e.
The Facility Emergency Plan and implementing procedures at least once per 12 months.
- f.
The Facility Security Plan and implementing procedures at least once per 12 months.
- g.
Any other area of facility operation considered appropriate by the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review or the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.
- h.
The Facility Fire Protection Program and implementing procedures at least once per 24 months.
- i.
An independent fire protection and loss prevention program inspection and audit shall be performed at least once per 12 months utilizing either qualified offsite licensee personnel or an outside fire protection firm.
- j.
An inspection and audit of the fire protection and loss. prevention program shall be performed by a qualified outside fire consultant at least once per 36 months.
- k.
The radiological environmental monitoring program and the results thereof at least once per 12 months.
The above audits shall be conducted by the Nuclear Quality Assurance Department or an independent consultant as required. Audit results and recommendations shall be reviewed by OSR.
ON-SITE SAFETY REVIEW GROUP 6.5.2.5 The On-Site Safety Review Group (SRG) shall function to provide: the review of plant design and operating experience for potential opportunities to improve plant safety; the evaluation of plant operations and maintenance activities; and advice to management on the overall quality and safety of plant operations.
The SRG shall make recommendations for revised procedures, equipment modifications, or other means of improving plant safety to appropriate station/ corporate management.
RESPONSI BI LITI ES 6.5.2.5.1 The SRG shall be responsible for:
- a.
Review of selected plant operating characteristics, NRC issuances, industry advisories, and other appropriate sources of plant design and operating experience information that may indicate areas for improving plant safety.
- b.
Review of selected facility features, equipment, and systems.
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- c.
Review of selected procedures and plant activities including maintenance, modification, operational problems, and operational analysis.
- d.
Surveillance of selected plant operations and maintenance activities to provide independent verification* that they are performed correctly and that human errors are reduced to as low as reasonably achievable.
NSR AUTHORITY 6.5.2.6 NSR shall report to and advise the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer on those areas of responsibility specified in Sections 6.5.2.4 and 6.5.2.5.
6.5.2.7 Records of NSR activities shall be prepared and maintained. Reports of reviews and audits shall be distributed as follows:
- a.
Reports of reviews encompassed by Section 6.5.2.4.1 above, shall be prepared, approved and forwarded to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, within 14 days following completion of the review.
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Audit reports encompassed by Section 6.5.2.4.2 above, shall be forwarded to the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and to the \\
management positions responsible for the areas audited within 30 days after completion of the audit.
6.5.3 TECHNICAL REVIEW AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES 6.5.3.1 Programs required by Technical Specification 6.8 and other procedures which affect nuclear safety as determined by the General Manager - Salem Operations, other than editorial or typographical changes shall be reviewed as follows:
PROCEDURE RELATED DOCUMENTS 6.5.3.2 Procedures, Program and changes thereto shall be reviewed as follows:
- a.
Each newly created procedure, program or change thereto shall be independently reviewed by an individual knowledgeable in the subject area other than the individual who prepared the procedure, program or procedure change, but who may be from the same organization as the individual/group which prepared the procedure or procedure change. Procedures other than Station Administrative procedures will be approved by the appropriate Station Department Manager or by the Assistant General Manager - Salem Operations. Each Station Department Manager shall be responsi~le for a predesignated class of procedures. The General Manager - Salem Operations shall approve Station Administrative Procedures, Security Plan implementing procedures and Emergency Plan implementing procedures.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS PROCEDURE RE~ED DOCUMENTS (continued) b.
On-the-spot changes to procedures which clearly do not change the intent of the approved procedures shall be approved by two members of the plant management staff, at least one of whom holds a Senior Reactor Operator License. Revisions to procedures which may involve a change in intent of the approved procedures, shall be reviewed in accordance with Section 6.5.3.2.a above.
- c.
Individuals responsible for reviews performed in accordance with item 6.5.3.2a above shall be approved by the SORC Chairman and designated as Station Qualified Reviewers. A system of Station Qualified Reviewers, each of whom shall possess qualifications that meet or exceed the requirements of Section 4.4 of ANSI N18.1 - 1971, shall be maintained by the SORC Chairman. Each review shall include a written determination of whether or not additional cross-disciplinary review is necessary. If deemed necessary, such review shall be performed by the appropriate designated review personnel.
- d.
If the Department Manager determines that the documents involved contain significant safety issues, the documents shall be forwarded for SORC review and also to NSR for an independent review to determine whether or not an unreviewed safety question is involved, Pursuant to 10CFR50.59, NRC approval of items involving unreviewed safety questions or Technical Specification changes shall be obtained prior to implementation.
NON-PROCEDURE RELATED DOCUMENTS 6.5.3.3 Tests or experiments, changes to Technical Specifications, and changes to equipment or systems shall be forwarded for SORC review and also to NSR for an independent review to determine whether or not an unreviewed safety question is involved. The results of NSR reviews will be provided to SORC.
Recommendations for approval are made by SORC to the General Manager - Salem Operations. Pursuant to 10CFR50.59, NRC approval of items involving unreviewed safety questions or requiring Technical Specification changes shall be obtained prior to implementation.
RECORDS 6.5.3.4 Written records of reviews performed in accordance with itme 6.5.3.2a above, including recommendations for approval or disapproval, shall be maintained. Copies shall be provided to the General Manager - Salem Operations, SORC, NSR and/or NRC as necessary when their reviews are required.
6.6 REPORTABLE EVENT ACTION 6.6.1 The following actions shall be taken for REPORTABLE EVENTS:
- a.
The Commission shall be notified and/or a report submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 50.73 to 10CFR Part 50, and
- b.
Each REPORTABLE EVENT shall be reviewed by the SORC and the resultant Licensee Event Report submitted to NSR and the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.7 SAFETY "IT VIOLATION 6.1.1 The following actions shall be taken in the event a Safety Limit is 4
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- a.
The unit shall be placed in at least HOT STANDBY within one hour.
- b.
The NRC Operations Center shall be notified by telephone as soon as possible and in all cases within one hour. The Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer and General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review shall be notified within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.
- c.
A Safety Limit Violation Report shall be prepared. The report shall be reviewed by the SORC. This report shall describe (1) applicable circumstances preceding the violation, (2) effects of the violation upon facility components, systems or structures, and (3) corrective action taken to prevent recurrence.
- d.
The Safety Limit Violation Report shall be submitted to the Commission, the General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review and the Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer within 14 days of the violation.
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