ML19261B987
| ML19261B987 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/1979 |
| From: | Mayer L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903090248 | |
| Download: ML19261B987 (1) | |
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NSF NOMTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY MIN N E A PO LI S, M IN N E S OTA 55409 March 5, 1979 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No 50-282 License No DPR-42 50-306 DPR-60 Appendix I Techr.ical Specifications In his letter dated November 15, 1978, (received December 13, 1978) Mr Brian K Crimes furnished revised Draft Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications (NUREG-0472, PWR) for guidance in developing changes to our Technical Specifications to incorporate the requirements of Appendix I.
This docuacnt was extensively revised from the original draft furnished in July 1978. One major difference in the new specifications is allowance for an Offsite Dose Calculation Manual (ODCM) to be prepared by the licensee and to serve as a companion document to the Technical Specifications.
In late November and early December, a series of seminars were conducted at the NRC Regional Offices to provide additional guidance for licensees in developing Technical Specifications for the new Appendix I requirenents. Personnel from our organization attended the seminar at the Region III Office and were led to believe that, at the conclusion of the several seminars, there would be further written guidance based on information conveyed by the various licensees.
Several weeks ago, the Atomic Industrial Forum (AIF) convened a group of licensees for the purpose of gathering additional connents on the subject and, we understand, infornation from this meeting was conveyed to NRC Staff members.
Regarding the ODCM document, as recently as February 2 we received a document from NRC, dated January 18, providing further guidance on the general contents of the ODCM. According to this guidance, the scope of the OCDM had been expanded beyond the original intent and recently we learned that the guidance therefore will be revised and reissued to the licensees at a later date.
Mr Crimes' letter of November 15 included a submittal schedule calling for submission of the Prairic Island Technical Specifications by March 15, 1979 (120 days from date of NRC letter). Due to the f ragmentary nature and lateness of the guidance for develop-ment of the Appendix I Technical Specifications, we will not meet this March 15 subnittal date.
Based on the assumption that clarifying guidance is in the immediate offing, and taking into account our need for several levels of document review for quality assurar.ce purposes, we expect to submit an appropriate License Amendment Request for Appendix 1 Technical Specifications by June 1, 1979.
L 0 Mayer, PE Manager of Nuclear Support Services LOM/ECW/deh cc:
J G Keppler G Charnoff 7 903 09 0 s2 e/Ef