ML19323E882

Requests Approval of Submittal Date of 15 Months Prior to Fuel Load & Use of Topical Manual Approach for Site Emergency Plan

ML19323E882
Person / Time
Site:	Satsop
Issue date:	05/16/1980
From:	Renberger D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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W PP Washington Public Power Supply System A JOINT OPERATING AGENCY PO Son 968 3000 Geo. Waswems.foN Way RecwLaMe waswimsfom 99352 PMCNE (SO9 7 37S-5000 Docket Nos. 50-508 May 16, 1980 and 50-509 Mr. D. G. Eisenhut, Director Ditision of Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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Subject:

Upgraded Emergency Plans

References:

(1) Letter, D. B. Vassallo to Applicants for Operating Licenses and Licensees of Plants Under Construction, same subject, dated November 21, 1979 (2) Letter, D. L. Renberger to D. B. Vassallo, same subject, dated December 31, 1979 (3) Letter, D. F. Ross, Jr. to D. L. Renberger, " Upgrading Emergency Plans for Washington Public Power Supply System Nuclear Projects Nos.1, 2 & 4 (WNP-1, WNP-2, and WNP-4)", dated April 12, 1980 In Reference '3), approval was granted for a resubmittal date of March 1981 and the use of a topical manual approach for the Hanford Site Emergency Plan. This planning is moving forward with a large portion of the initial planning applicable to the Satsop Emergency Plan as well.

For the same reasons previously expressed in Reference (2), we are requesting approval of:

(1) a submittal date of 15 months prior to fuel load and (2) the same topical manual approach for the Satsop Site Emergency Plan.

With e.nergency planning still in a state of flux and varied requirements being considered, planning based on final rule making will minimize efforts for all concerned.

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Washington Public Power Supply System Mr. D. G. Eisenhut Page 2 May 16, 1980 If there is any clarification or discussion required prior to your approval of this request, please contact J. W. Shannon, Manager, Health, Safety and Security Division, at (509) 375-5825.

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UPGRADED EMERGENCY PLANS FOR WASHIfiGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM NUCLEAR PROJECTS NOS.1, 2 & 4 (WNP-1, WNP-2, AND WilP-4)

In your letter of December 31, 1979, you stated that you wanted to nagotiate a resubmittal date of your upgraded Hanford Site Energency Plan from June 1980 to March 1981 and to request agreement on a modified topical manual approach to the Hanford Site Emergency Plan.

In addition, you indicated that i

if we accepted the topical plan for March 1981, the WNP-1 and WNP-4 Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) which you project for submittal on May 1980 will not contain Section 13.3.

You requested our assurance that this wot,ld not jeopardize the acceptability of your WilP-1 and WMP-4 FSAR for docketing.

lle approve the above requests, i.e., resubmittal date and modified manual approach. With respect to the acceptability of your FSAR without Section 13.3, we find that submitting your emergency plan as a topical would enhance the review; and therefore, we would accept the WNP-1 and WNP-4 FSAR for review if this is the only deficiency for acceptability.

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Mr. B. D. Redd Jercme E. Sharf*,an United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.

Atomic Safety dod 30 South 17th Street Licensing Appeal Board Philadelphia, Pennslylvania 19101 U. S. Nuclear Regu'? tory Commission Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq.

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20036 c/o V. S. NRC P. O. Box 69 fir. E. G. Hard Richland, Washington 99352 Senior Project Manager Babcock & Wilcox Company P. O. Box 1260 f

Lynchburg, Virginia 23505 Robert Lazo, Esq., Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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Associate Professor of Marine Science Rosenthiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami, Florida 33149 Dr. Marvin M. Mann Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Pluclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

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UPGRADED EMERGEi!CY PLANS

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'ovember 21, 1979, same subject.

Dear Mr. Vassallo:

The referenced letter advising of present

'r:u.. e 2nts regarding emergency planning was received and tha Supply System u initiating necessary actions for upgrading the Hanfor s

. Emergency Plan (WNP-2 FSAR Section 13.3).

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t-i $qu su agreement on a reedified topical manual approach to the

" iford te Emergency Plan, which will also mitigate the workload of a1 organizations involved.

Rationale and suggested action plans for these two requests are outlined in the following paragraphs.

Resubmittal Date Approval of a resubmittal date of March 1981 for the Hanford Site Plan is requested based on anticipated realistic fuel load dates and the following:

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The original submittal was developed to the criteria cf Regulatory Guide 1.101, the first round of ques tions were minimal and have been responded to.

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The State of Washington and Benton-Franklin Counties Plan have previously received N.R.C. concurrence. coena-3' inn bv the n anencioc Sn been urwon:

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Discussion with an N.R.R. staff member indicates this date would be realistic for your review due to priorities for operating plants and that an earlier submittal date would probably not result in an expedient

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The Supply System is sincerely interested in preparing a quality response / recovery plan that will function, as.well as meet the new 0.

requirements.

This suggested resubmittal date will allow time for thorough planning with all agencies involved and for commitment of the necessary resources to do 50.

It will also allow time to develop a plan with adequate detail to minimize questions, additional reviews, amendments and the other time consumers that impact N.R.R., outside agencies and the Supply System.-

Topical Manual Aporoach The Hanford Site Plan was originally titled such because it must necessarily consider intera.ctions between WNP-2, WNP-1 and WNP a regardless of whether they are in a construction er operational mode.

Using the present method ef individual FSAR submittal for each facility, a very complex a.nd confusing ssstem will prevail for all agencies involved.

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The WNP-2 FSAR Section 13.3. (WNP-2 operational, UNP-1/4 under construc-tion) would be submitted af ter the UNP-1 submittal based on present schedule.

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With WNP-2 operational, the WNP-1 FSAR Section 13.3 would also have to become an amendment to the UNP-2 plan at time of UNP-1 fuel load, this would be repeated with WNP-4, etc.

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The FSAR scheduled for May 1980 is a joint WNP-1/4 submittal.

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not possible for an emergency plan since it must be site specific and consider adjacent facilities.

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All of these reiterations would require unnecessary reviews, re-reviews, amendments, approvals and reprinting of a document that is for the most part generic in content.

A more practical approach would be to submit changes necessary for WNP-1 becoming operational as amendments to a topical manual, with review of only the changes necessary and not all of the previously approved generic content.

Your approval of this approach and procedure will considerably lessen the n.rmo&

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As you are aware, outside support agencies must ha've a copy of Section 13.3 in possession and this raquires a controlled distribution additional to the normal FSAR distribution.

Only one version at a time should be out to.

these organizations to prevent misunderstanding.

Please be aware that if we subnit a topical itanford Site Emergency Plan in '-'

March of 1981, our WriP-1/4 FSAR submittal in May 1980 will not contain a Section 13.3. We would require your assurance tnat this approach will not jeopardize the acceptability.of our Ut1P-1/4 FSAR for docketing.

Summarv The proposals contained in this letter would provide capability for higher quality emergency preparedness, minimize the workload of all organizations involved and be cost effective.

If there is any clarification or discussion required prior to your approval of this recuest, ploase contact J. W.

Shannon, Manager, Health, Safety and Security Division, telephone number (509) 375-5825.

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UPGRADED EPERGENCY Pl.ANS

'W. S H A N tJ O N This letter is being sent to applicants for licenses to operate nuclear powr plants. The purpose of this letter is to advise you cf our present require-ments regarding emergency planning, including a propcsed rule change which we are invoking pending prcmulgation of a final rule.

The NRC licensing requirements dealing with an applicant's emergency plans are set forth in Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, " Emergency Plans for Production and Utilization Facilities," and in Regulatory Guide 1.101, " Emergency Planning for Nuclear Power Plants."

These documents require that applicants for power reactor licenses develop plans for coping with radiological emergencies within their plant sites.

In addition, applicants are required to make certain emergency preparedness arrangements with State and Iccal organizations to cope with plant-related emergencies outside the site boundary.

In this regard, the NRC, in con-junction with several other federal agencies, has attempted, on a cooperative and voluntary basis, to provide for training and instruction of State and local government personnel and to establish criteria to guide the preparation 'of emergency pl ans. Howaver, in the past, NRC concurrence in State and lccal emergency plans has not been required as a condition of nuclear power plant operation. We now are requiring, pending the results of a proposed rule change.

that NRC concurrence in State and local emergency response plans be obtained as a condition for issuing an operating license.

To acccmplish this change in requirements, we require that upgraded emergency.

plans be submitted in accordance with the format of Regulatory Guide 1.101.

The upgraded emergency plans will be evaluated against the requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR Part 50, the regulatory positions set forth in Regulatory Guide 1.101, and the acceptance criteria contained in Emergency Planning Review Guidelines Number One - Revision One, dated September 7,1979 (Enclosure 1).

Your plans should be submitted by June 1980. For those applicants which have not yet submitted their FSAR the upgraded emergency plans may be sucaitted at the time of FSAR submittal.

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James R. Miller, Acting Assistant Director for Site and Safeguards

SUBJECT:

EMERGENCY PLANNING REVIE~a' GUIDELINE NUPSER ONE -

REVISION ONE - EFERGENCY PLAllNING ACCE?TANCE CRITERIA FOR LICENSED NUCLEAR F0'4ER PLNITS Enclosed is Emergency Planning Review Guideline Number One - Revisien One - Emergency Planning Acceptance Criteria for Licensed Nuclear Pcwer Plants..

The review guideline. supercedes Review Guideline Number One dated August 17, 1979.

This review guideline is to be used to review upgraded emergency plans for operating plants and near term OL's.

This review guideline has been approved by HRR management.

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Enclosure:

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