ML19338F443

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amend 50 to License DPR-16

ML19338F443
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/15/1980
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l SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR. REGULATION FOR OYSTER-CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT-NO.;50 TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING-LICENSE NO. DPR-16' JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT ~ COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-219 INTRODUCTION By letters dated August 7,14, 25, and 27,1980,,,ersey Central Power & Light Company (the licensee) (JCP&L) submitted proposed changes to the Technical Specifications as contained in Appendix A to Provisional Operatirg License No.

DPR-16 for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The proposed changes woulo modify Sect. ion u of the Technical Specifications to show a revised management and plant staf f organization. The licensee also proposed organi-zational changes to be reflected in the Appendix B (Environmental) Technical Specifications. These changes are addressed in the transmittal letter to'

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this action.

4 This revision will establish a General Public Utilities Nuclear Group (GPUNG) through which the operating and management responsibility for the Oyster Creek

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Nuclear Generating-Station will be implemented for JCP&L. The GPUNG is being formed by combining the technical'and management resources of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and GPU Service Corporation Generations Division into a single organizational entity.

EVALUATION The GPUNG that is being proposed will be organized as shown in revised Figure 6.2.1.

The Technical Functions Group, Nuclear Assurance Group, Administration Group, Communications Group, and.the Radiological and. Environmental Controls

. Group will' provide-' additional support for the operation of the Oyster Creek Nuclear. Generating Station.

The Technical Functions. Group consists of the Licensing Systems Engineering

. Department, the Engineering and Design Department, and the Project Engineering Department. These departments provide engineering and licensing' support. The

- current responsibilities of_ the JCP&L's Supervisor, Nuclear Se.fety and Licensing.

, and the Manager, Generation Engineering, will be transferred to this Group.

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The ' Nuclear'; Assurance Group is comprised of 'the' Quality Assurance Department,

<LNuclear Safety: Assessment; Department,Jand the Training and Operational Safety

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Suppo-t: Department.. These departments will providelsupport in;the areas of1

quali(assurance, e safety; assessment 'and training.--

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tiesLof JCP&L's5 Manager,- Operational Quality jAssurance, will be transferred to -

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this~ Group.

U LThefAdministrative. Group willLprovide support in 'the-areas of security, materials management, personnel:and fgeneral administrative functions.

The. Radiological 1and Environmental Controls Group will provide personnel and-technical support to implement the: radiological' and offsite environmental control-

- functions: for the Oyster Cre'ek Station. The current responsibilities of the-

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Oyster CreekiSupervisor, Health Physics; will be transferred to: this Group, as well as the environmental monit'oring responsibilities'of. the current-Manager,:

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Environmental-Affairs.. 'This arrangement for management of. radiological control'

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functions assures-further independence from station operation and maintenance

functions.

The current responsibilities 'of the JCP&L's Director, Generation Construction,.

Maintenance and Contractor. Services,'will be transferred to a. central: maintenance

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1s'upport group.:

The Executive Office GPUNG'will be responsible for the operation of Oyster Creek..

. Reporting to that office.will be the Director ~- Oyster Creek.. The current responsi-bilities of the Manager, Generating Stations Nuclear for Oyster Creek', will be -

~ transferred to.the Director - Oyster. Creek.

We have-reviewed the' above described. transfer of responsibilities and resources

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i to the proposed new' organiza_ tion. We. find based on the above that the proposed new organization will provide acceptable management.and technical. resources to manage and support the operation-of:0yster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and I

we agree. with the: licensee.that' the proposed changes strengthen the overall.-

management and. increase (the technicallresources for Oyster Creek.

- The proposed reorganization of-the Oyster Creek' plant staff is shown in the-

- revised Figure 6.2.2. :The responsibilities of -the current Station. Manager will be= transferred _to the Director, Oyster Creek ~ Operations. -Reporting to,

the. Director,? Oyster. Creek Operations,'will -be the:new positions' of:. Manager,

= Maintenance; who will 'be responsible for_ the Mechanical, and Instrument & ~

i Electrical (I&E) Maintenance, currently the. responsibility of Supervisor,-

' Station Mechanical Maintenance, and Supervisor,.I&E Maintenance; Manager, Plant u

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-Engineering, _who.will be responsible' for' those activities-currently held by the Plant Support Superintendent;- Manager, Administration, who will be responsible

f or. station: administrative duties; _ and Manager, Operations, who will be responsi-ble for functions currently' held by.the Unit Superintendent, except for mainte-

- nance functions which will be transferred to the new Manager, Maintenance.

New positions of Fire Protection Manager (reporting.to Manager, Plant Engineering),

Ra& taste Operations Manager'(reporting to the Manager, Operations), and Safety Review Manager (reporting to the-Director,.0yster Creek Operations) will be established.

Based on our review, we have concluded that all existing functions of the current.

organization are-included in the proposed reorganization and will remain onsite-and would be' available for day-to-day _ operation of Oy. ster Creek, with off site backup.

l support from GPUNG. Further, the. staff finds that-the technical qualifications of the licensee are unaffected by this amendment since it involves only a reorganization of the mangement' structure for.0yster Creek.

- The proposed change describes qualification requirements for key positions in the proposed organization which meet the provisions;of-Regulatory Guide 1.8 (Revision 1). We, therefore, find the proposal acceptable.

-The NRC staff's review of the issues raised by the Comission in its August 9, 1979 and March 6,1980 Orders regarding management capability of GPUNG has not been conpleted. - Moreover, the issue of GPUNG's management capability is the

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- subject of litigation in the TM1-1 restart proceeding. The staff's findings

- regarding the management capability of_ GPUNG contained in this safety evaluation are thus subject to modification should the staff's review or the Commission's findings.in the restart proceeding necessitate such a change.

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SUMMARY

We have re6wed the proposed changes to the Technical Specifications and find' that they are consistent with the proposed organizational changes. Based on-our'rev_iew of. the proposed organizational changes, we conclude that all existing j

functions of the current' organization are included in the proposed reorganization and the onsite groups will have backup' support by GPUNG thus strengthening the overall Oyster Creek technical and management organization. We further conclude

- that the proposed plant staff will provide adequate management and functional capability for 0yster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

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-ENVIRO MENTAL CONSIDERATION We have determined that th'e' amendment does' not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and'will not result in any significant environmental impact.. Having made this determination, we have-further concluded that.the amendment involves an action which is insig-nificant from the standpoint of 'mvironmental impact.and, pursuant to 10 CFR 5 51.5( 1 ( 4), that an environmental impact statement, or negative 1 declaration-and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.

CONCL USI0N_

'We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:

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.because-the amendment l does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of ' accidents previously considered. and does not~ involve-a signif-icant decrease in a safety margin, the amendment does not. involve a significant hazards consideration, (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (3) such activities will be conducted in com iance-with the Commission's rules and regulations and issuance of this amendment will not-be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of' the public.

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September 15, 1980

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