ML19318C178
| ML19318C178 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/1980 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Peoples D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8007010146 | |
| Download: ML19318C178 (5) | |
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Docket No. 50-10/237 Mr. D. Louis Peoples Director of Nuclear Licensing Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690
Dear Mr. Peoples:
RE: DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 & 2 I am enclosing for your information a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 9,1980 (45 FR 30614), which becomes effective July 22, 1980. This regulation amends Section 50.71 of 10 CFR Part 50 by adding a new paragraph (e), which requires periodic updating of Final Safety Analysis Reports.
Note that the licensees participating in the Systematic Evaluation Program are not required to comply with the provisions of this rule until you are notified by a letter from us that the Systematic Evaluation Program has been completed for your facility (ies).
Sincerely, c/
Dennis M. Crutchfield, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #5 Division of Licensing
Enclosure:
As stated I
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Mr. D. Louis Pc ples June 10, 1980 cc w/ enclosure:
Isham, Lincoln & Beale Department of Public Health Counselors at Law ATTN: Chief Division of One First National Plaza, 42nd Floor Nuclear Safety Chicago, Illinois 60603 535 West Jefferson Springfield, Illinois 62761 Mr. B. B. Stephenson Plant Superintendent Director, Technical Assessment Dresden Nuclear Power Station Division Rural Route #1 Office of Radiation Programs Morris, Illinois 60450 (AW-459)
U. S. Environmental Protection Anthony Z. Roisman Agency Natural Resources Defense Council Crystal Mall #2 91715th Street, N. W.
Arlington, Virginia 20460 Washington, D. C.
20005 U. S. Environmental Protection U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agency Resident Inspectors Office Federal Activities Branch Dresden Station Region Y Office RR #1 ATTN: EIS C0ORDINATOR Morris, Illinois 60450 230 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 Susan N. Sekuler Assistant Attorney General
' Environmental Control Division 188 W. Randolph Street Suite 2315 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Morris Public Library 604 Liberty Street Morris, Illinois 60451 Chai rman Board of Supervisors of Grundy County Grundy County Courthouse Morris, Illinois 60450
,. 30614 Fcd:ral R:gister / Vol. 45. No. 92 / Friday. May 9.1980 / Rules and Regulati:ns
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suPPt.senswfany INPonesATsoon On which the NRC staffis making a November a.1976, the Nuclear systematic safety svzluati:n cf cl:v:n Regulatory Commission published in the (thiuclear power facilities licensed for Federal Register (41 FR 49123) a notice operation before 1971The purpose of of proposed rule making inviting written this systematic evaluation program suggestions or comments on the (SEP)la to determine and document the proposed rule by December 2r.1978. A degree to which the eleven (11) facilit es notice of correction and extension of meet current licensing requirements for comment period was published in the new planta. Of the five (5) plant.
Federal Register on December 27.1976 licensed prior to January 1.1963 that are
{41 FR 56204)in which the comment still licensed to operate, three (3) are period was extended to January 26.1977. included in the 3EP.%e remaining two
%e notices concerned proposed (2) plants.' which presently are shut athendments to 1o CFR Part 50 down, will be subject to the provisiona "Ucensing of Production and Utilization of the rule as long as theirlicenses Facilities." to require each applicant for.
authorize operation.
or holder of a power reactor operating
%e licensees participating in the SEP license which would be or was issued probably will be requested to supply a after January 1.1963 to submit considerable amount ofinformation periodically to the Commission revised - during the prograun. Requiring them, in pages for its Final Safety Analysis addition, to update their FSARs could Report (FSAR).%ese revised pages prove to be excessively burdensome and would indicate changes made in the could result in duplication of reports.
facility or the procedures forits
. De information generated during the operation and any analyses affected by program and the mannerin which it ia FUCLEAR REGULATORY these changes.%irty-one persons coBatd wiu moultin a completed MAR f.4MMISSION submitted comments regarding the at the conclusion of the program. For sed amendments.De commenters these reasons licensees nf facilities pJrobe roughly divided ink eree being subjected by the NRC to a 10 CFR Part 50 g,
Periodic Updating of Final Safety QpWg e", eleven o systematic evaluation program will not n
sed to Anahals RepMs the rule, and three neutral. Copies of the be mquimd k comply with the Acancy: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory comments received may be examined in {
,'d y t er b C's ctor of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Commission, the Commission's Public Document Actioec Final mle.
R m Regulation that, for their particular
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%e s'ubstantive areas of comment can facility, the program has been Commission is amending its regulations be categorized generally as follows:
completed.Because of the to require each person licensed to
- 1. Clarification of Rule of the proposed rule which limited the operate a nuclear power reactor to A Applicability of Rule applicability to facilities licensed after submit periodically to the Commission
- 3. Content of PSAR revised pages forits Final Safety
- 4. Scope of kole January 1.1963 has been deleted and %
- 5. Timing of Submittals rule will apply to all power reactors Analysis Ryort (FSAR).Hese revised e Relation of Amie to Other Reles and, licensed to operate.
pages will indicate changes which have been made to reflect information and 7*
%eFSAR require.1 to be updated by analyses submitted to the Commission MI se ruleis he wiginal AR submukd t/
t or prepared as a result of Commission as part of the application for the requirement.ne amendment is being In response to the comments aceived, operating license. it would not include made to provide an updated reference the Commission is modifying the rule to the subsequent supvements and document to be used in recurring safety (a) extend its applicability to all power avandments to the FSAR or the license analyses performed by the licensee, the reactors licenced to op~ -*e (b; exclude that may have been submitted either in Commission, and other interested applicants for everstir$
wes. (c) response to NRC questions or on the clarify the wording of t one. (d) applicant's or licensee's own init;ative parties.
reduce its impact ot awer reactor
' following the original submittal. Rese
' appacTivt Daft: July 22.1980.
licensees by relaxing some of the time. various supplements and amendments f
requirements, and (e) require the initial must be appropriately incorporateiinto ".
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s mle a the Nvision M 8 Comp the wiginal FSAR to create a single, Comptroller General for such review as may When the proposed rule was complete and integret dor 'cnent.The be appropriate under the Federal Reports Act. as amended.44 U.S.C.3512.'Ibe date on published for public comment.its initial revision to be fileu dould contain which the reporting requirement of this rule applicability was limited to those plants those pages from the originally becomes effective. unless advised to the licensed after january 1.1963 in order to submitted FSAR that are still applicable contrary. accordingly. reflects inclusion of the exempt fWe (5) older facilities.he plus new replaceme.7t pages that 45 day period which that stat ste allows for Commission believed that it would not appropriately incorporate the effects of such review (44 U.Sc as12(c)(2)l.
be feasible for these licensees to supplements, amendments and other FOR PURTMER INFORf.8ATIO8C CONTACT:
implement the rule bec9use there is no changes that have been made.%is will Mr.Morton R. Fleishman. Office of integrated document comparable to an result in a single, complete document Standards Dev elopment. U.S. Nuclear -
FSAR for their facilities. Since Regulatory Commission. Washington, publication of the proposed rule.the in,,,, r,citii;,,,,, gnai, poini uni; w,3 D.C. 20555. telephone 301-443-5921.
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Federal R gistzt / Vol. 45. No. 92 / Friday. May 9.1980 / Rolcs and Regulations 30615 bring filed, that can then serve as the be at least the same as originally oflicense amendments and technical bessline for future channes.
provided. Minor differences between specification chan:les are independent Ccmmenters have ask'ed about the actual and projected population figures of the FSAR upiating process and once
- proper format to be used when making or other such changes in the site approved would not be subject 'o the FSAR submittal. Since the format of environment need not be reported further consideration simply because the the ESAR is not covered by regulation.
un! css the conclusions of safety FSAR is updated.This, of course. does th2 rule does not specify a particular analyses relative to public bestth and not preclude the reevaluation of format. %e NRC staff has provided safety are affected and the licensee has previous positions based on new guidance for the p.eparation of FSARs prepared new analyses as a result of information or new considerations.%e in Regulatory Guide 1./.. Revision 2.
. NRC requiremen.s.
material submitted may be reviewed by
" Standard Format and Content of Safety Commenters have questioned the the NRC staff but will not be formally An: lysis Reports for Nudear Power relation of the proposed FSAR updating approved.ne new pages will be Pl:nts." However. many FSARs wer*
requirements to other reporting accepted as representing the licensee's dIveloped prior to any specific guidance requirements such as the Annual position at the time of submittal and will en format. The format to be used for the Operating Report and I 50.59(b) be utilized in any subsequent reviews or FSAR revisions is the option of the reporting. lt is not the Commission's NRC staff activities concerning that licensee. but the Commission expects intention to require submittal of facility.
th:t the format will probably be the duplicative reports.ne Commission is After consideration of the comments s:me as the format of the original FSAR. eliminating the requirement for the that were received and other factors, the Ns. analyses othe: than those already Annual Operating Report.uis will Commission has adopted the prepared or submitted pursuant to NRC reduce significantly the reporting burden amendment to Part 50 as set forth requirements (either originally with the oflicensees.There has been no below.
applicat2on, or as part of the operating requirement that t 50.59(b) reporting be Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of lic:nse review process. or as required by part of the licensee's Annual Operating 1954, as amended, the Energy I 50.59 or other NRC requirement. or to Report. This information generally has.
Reorganization Act of1974, as amended, support license amendments) are been included in the Annual Operating r.nd section 553 of title 5 of the United required to be performed by the licensee Report as a convenience, but it could States Code. the following amendment because of this rule.However, analyses have been submitted separately and the to to CFR Past 501s published as a cxisting in the FSAR which are known licensee still would have complied with document subject to codification.
to be inaccurate or in error as a result of i 50.59(b) which merely requires PART 50-DOMESTIC UCENSING OF new analyses performed by the licensee reporting " annually or at such shorter PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION pursuant to NRC requirementa, would intervals as may be specified in the FACILITIES have to be revised. Specialized studies license." Furthermore, the report required under i 50.59(b) is only "a brief Section 50.71is amended by adding a c nic h I o un assurance, C"
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new Paragraph (e) to read as follows:
sh:uld include the latest information d
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safety cvaluation of each." The 5 50.71 laaintenarce of records, making of C req m
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w ana y es (i.e i 50.59(b) reporting may not be detailed, reports.
entlyes not previously included in sufficiently to be considered adequate to a
FSAR) which were required during fulfill the FSAR updating requirement.
(e) Each personlicensed to operate a consideration of unreviewed safety ne degree of detail required for nuclear power reactor pursuant to the quistions ' techr.ical specificati%
updating the FSAR will be generally provisions of 6 50.21 or i 50.22 shall i
chtnges, or other licensing questions, greater than a brief description and a update periodically. as provided in j
m:y be incorpo.ated as appendices or summary oMe safety evaluadon.
paragraphs (e)(3) and (e)(4) of this otherwise appropriately inserted within Howeyer, there is nothing that precludes section. the final safety analysis report ths FSAR.
submitting the i 50.59(b) report along trSAR) originally submitted as part of Program type material that is with the FSAR update submittal and the application for the operating license.
- referenced by the FSAR. such as the thus satisfy 5 50.59(b) along with to assure that the information included Quality Assurar.ca Program o.- the i 50.71(e). Paits of the FSAR submiital in the FSAR contains the latest material Emergency lan. shoulii be raferenced may be referenced by the i 50.59(b) developed. This submittal shall contain p
cccurately. If such material has been all the changes necessary to reflect revised or amended. the latest revision
'eport.
chould be referenced. A description of Several commenters have raised legal information and analyses submitted to physical changes to the facility should questions concerning the proposed rule the Commission by the licensee or be included in the update after the including questions nlative to the prepared by the licensee pursuant to ch:nges have been approved for use and ~-purpose of the rulecthe implication Commission requirement since the concerning re-reviews, the status of submission of the original FSAR or, as cre garable.ne level of detail to be n~ntainelin the updated FSAR should completed hearings, and prior license appropriate, the last updated FSAR.The approvals. The rule is only a reporting updated FSAR shall be revised to requirement to insure that an updated include the effects of: all changes made As defined in I so.seteX21. -A proposed chanse.
se,'t. or operunent shan be deetoed to involve an FSAR will be available. Submittal of in the facility or procedures as unreview,d are y vesson tilit the probabnity or updated FSAR pages does not constitute described in the FSAR: all safety evaluations performed by the li UtUet$n5reMi,oNtoa ery a licensing action but is only intended to. either in support of requested h,censee
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provide information. It is not intended Cense prevmsly evaluated in the sJery analysis report for the punose of re-reviewing plants.
amendments orin support of may be incre seio-tulir a po.ubinty for an accident or statturcon or a different type than anY Matters which have been considered conclusione.that changes did not involve
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previously during hearings will not be an unresiewed safety question: and all reconsidered as a result of the FSAR analyses of new safety issues performed a
denried in the basis for any technical specificanon e
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submittals.Thus,for example approvals by or on behalf of the licensee at l
30G16 F: der:I R gist:r / Vel. 45. No. 92 / Frid:y M y 9,1980 / Rul:s cnd R:gulations Commissien request.The updated (Sec. tot b.. pub. Law eMos. 88 Stat. seal Sec.
Information shall be appropriately
- 21. Pub. Law s3-43a. as Stat.1242 (42 US.C.
located withm the FSAR.
22c1(b).sotti).
(1) Revisions containing updated Dated at Washington. D.C., this tot day of information shall be submitted on a May 1980.
repk:ement page basis end shall be For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
cecompanied by a list which identifies Samuel J. Chilk.
the curren; pages of the FSAR following Secretoryofthe Commiesion.
page replacement. One signed original tra on auuse ru.a s4= aes )
cnd 12 additional copies of the required mu.sec coos issus.ar information shall be filed with the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
US. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Wa shington. D.C. 20555.
(2) The submittal shallinclude (i) a certification by a duly authorized officer cf the licensee that either the information accurately presents changes made since the previous submittal, necessary to reflect information and cnalyses subreitted to the Commission ir prepared pursuant to Commission requirement, or that no such changes were made; and (ill an identification of t
changes made under the provisions of 110.59 but not previously submitted to the Commission.
(3)(i) A revision of the original FSAR containing those original pages that are still applicable plus new replacement pages shall be filed within 24 months of Gither July 22.1980, or the date of issuance of the operating license, whichever is later, and shall bring the FSAR up to date as of a maximum of 6 months prior to the date of filing the revision.
(ii) Not less than 15 days before i 50.71[e] becomes effective. the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation shall notify by letter the licensees of those nuclear power plants initially subject to the NRC's systematic
- r. valuation program that they need not comply with the provisions of this section while the program'la being conducted at their plant.The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation will notify by letter the licensee of each nuclear power plant being evaluated when the systematic evaluation program has been completed.Within 24 months citer receipt of this notification, the licensee shall file a complete FSAR f
whici. !: up to date as of a maximum of S months prior to the date of filing the revision.
(4) Subsequent revisions shall be filed na less frequently than annually and shall reflect all changes up to a maximum of 6 months prior to the date of filing.
(5) Each replacement page shall include both a change indicator for the crea changed.e.g a bold line vertically drawn in the margin adjacent to the portion actually changed, and a page change identification (date of change or change number or both).
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