ML19340D338
| ML19340D338 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 12/04/1980 |
| From: | Martore J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mcgaughy J MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8012300332 | |
| Download: ML19340D338 (6) | |
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=a DEC 4 880 Mississippi Power & Light Company ATTN: Mr. James P. McGat:ghy, Jr.
Assistant Vice President-Nuclear Production P.O. Box 1640 Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Dear Mr. McGaughy:
This letter is to confim the dates January 5,1981 through January 9, 1981 for a visit by the NRC staff to your control room.
The objective of this visit is to prepare a preliminary evaluation of the control room Cith regard to the following:
1.
The adequacy of information presented to the operator to reflect plant status for normal operation, anticipated operational occur-rences, and accident conditions; 2.
Tie groupings of displays and the layout of panels; 3.
Improvements in the safety monitoring and human factors enhance-ment of controls and control displays; 4.
The communication from the control room to points outside the control room, such as the on-site Technical Support Center.
(This comunication link must also be coordinated with new i
requirements for transmission of plant systems data to NRC);
5.
The use of direct rather than derived signals for the presentation of process and safety infomation to the operator; 6.
The operability of the plant from the control room with multiple failures of non-safety-grade and non-seismic systems and control room systems; s
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The adequacy of operating procedures and operator training with respect to limitations of instrumentation displays in the control room; 8.
The categorization of alams, with unique definition of safety alarms.
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! DEC 4 1980 To assist the staff in its evaluation, your cooperation is requested in the following ways:
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Admittance for several people to t.he control room as needed for the duration of the visit; 2.
Two qualified contral room operttors or simulator instructors to assist the staff for the duration of the visit; 3.
Permission to use video and audio recording equipment and photo-graphic equipment in the control room; 4.
Access to copies of selected emergency procedures used in control room operations; 5.
A briefing and debriefing with the plant manager.
We expect to be at the Grand Gulf security gate at about 1:00 p.m.,
on Moriday, January 5,1981. The visiting team will consist of members of the NRC staff and its consultants.
Prior to our visit, w request that you perform a preliminary human factors assessment of your control room as noted in paragraph I.D.1 of NUPEG-0660 to identify significant human factors and instrumentations problems.
Please forward the results to us prior to our visit.
In addition, we request that you send us the following data, photographs, i
and infonnation along with your preliminary assessment:
1.
Photographs (see attachment 1 for suggested format) 2.
Control room drawings (see attachment 2 for details) 3.
The following contact's name and phone number:
Applicants site contact to assist the review team 4.
An arrangement for three operators to assist the review team on Wednesday, January 7,1981 to perform control / display arrangement review.
5.
An arrangement for a shift complement of operators to assist us during procedure walk-throughs on Thursday, January 8,1981.
6.
An arrangement for security clearances for the team equipment.
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- Video equipment 35 mm cameras and tripod
- Cassette tape recorders (3)
- Film
- Sound level measuring equipment
- Light level measuring equipment 7.
A list of abbreviations used on Panel / System / Subsystems.
8.
Four copies of four emergency procedures.
We would appreciate receiving all of the above requested information at least two weeks prior to our visit so that we may have time to review it.
Please feel free to telephone Mr. S. N. Saba, the team leader, at (301) 492-8962 if additional information is required relating to the control room visit.
Your cooperation in this important matter is appreciated.
Si nce rely,
Joseph A. Martore, Project Manager Licensing Branch No. 3 Division of Licensing
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Robert b. McGehee, Esq.
Wise, Carter, Child, Steen & Caraway P. O. Box 651 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 1
Troy C. Conner, Jr., Esq.
Conner, Moore & Corber i
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C.
20006 Mr. Adrian Zaccaria, Project Engineer Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Bechtel Power Corporation Gaithersburg, Maryland 20760 Mr. Alan G. Wagner, Resident Inspector P. O. Box 469 Port Gibson, hississippi 39150 Mr. N. L. Stampley, Sr. Vice Presicent Engineering, Procucticn & Construction P.O. Box 1640 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. L. F. Dale Nuclear Project Manager P.O. Box 1640 i
Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. John Richardson P. O. Box 1640 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 4
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ATTACRMENT NO, 1 (Suggested Format)
Photographs (binder) 1.1 Slides and 8" x 10" Photo-enlargements of slides.
'hotographed in the following manner:
(a) Panorama Shots of the General Control Room, i.e., shots taken from the center of the room showing panel groups in horizontal series.
(b)_ Uoper, Middle, and Lower Close-up shots of each panel, showing panel annunciator / display / console in vertical series.
1.2 These photographs should be accompanied by a floor plan drawing 4
of the control room appropriately indexed to identify Panel number /name with photographs / slides, l
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ATTACHMENT NO. 2 Drawings (Reduced for control room review use) 1.
ELEVATIONS:
of all control / display panels identifying panels /
systems /sub-systems / groups /sub-groups and individual components.
These drawings shall include the process computer and other control panels associated with the control room.
The control room is defined to include all back panels.
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PLANS:
shall include (a). a Floor Plan to identify all spaces, work stations and equipment.
All panels shall be identified by name and number, (b) a Reflected Ceiling Plan to identify location of lighting systems available to the operator during normal and emergency operating conditions.
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