ML20012B883
| ML20012B883 | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 03/07/1990 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML20012B883 (2) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NOS. 110 AND 89 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS DPR-70 AND DPR-75 I
PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY i
SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND' 50-311
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letters dated August 29, August 31, October 11, and November 14, 1989 and January 31 and February 8,1990, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) Company requested an amendment to Facility Operating License Net.
DPR-70 and DPR-75 for the Salem Generating Station, Unit Nos. I and 2.
The proposed amendments would allow a highly qualified individual, who does not hold a current valid senior reactor operator (SRO) license to assume the duties of the Salem Operations Manager.
The supplemental letters dated January 31 and February 8,1990 provided corrected technical specification pages and did not increase the scope of the amendment request and did not affect the staff's no significant hazards determination.
On September 1,1989, PSE&G was granted a Temporary Waiver of Compliance to allow the implementation of this change while the amendments were being processed.
In the Temporary Waiver of Compliance the :;taff stated "In consideration of the need to minimize current potential uncertainty about licensee personnel and organizational assignments that could have a distracting effect on safe operation of Salem 1 and 2, and the value of timely implementation of personnel changes that will strengthen the management oversite at the Salem Generating Station, the staff concludes that the change should be implemented at the earliest practical date."
The licensee initially requested emergency treatment of the application but the staff found that while the situation required prompt attention, the emergency treatment could not be justified.
2.0 EVALUATION AND EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES PSE&G proposed changes to Sections 6.2.2.g & 6.3.1 of the Technical Specifications and proposed a new Section designated 6.2.2.h.
These changes would revise the current requirement that the Operations Manager QOO31hfoh p iC PDR P
. hold a Senior Reactor Operator's (SRO) license for operation of the Salem Units.
Under the revision, the Operations Manager would only be required to hold or have held an SR0 license on a similar plant, i.e. PWR. However, shift personnel would continue to report directly to the licensed Operating Engineer who is required to be licensec as an SRO on the Salem Units, and who in turn report directly to the Operations Manager.
We find the requested change in qualifications for the position of Operations Manager acceptable because the shift personnel will continue to report directly to a management position that has an SRO license on that unit, i.e. the Operating Engineer. The Operating Engineer (s) is required by Technical Specification 6.2.2.g to hold an SRO license.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
These amendments relate to changes in recordkeeping, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendments meet the eligi-bility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).
Persuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
4.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission made a proposed determination that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration which was published in the Federal Register (54 FR 38304) on September 15, 1989 and (54 FR 51259) on December 13, T989 and consulted with the State of New Jersey, No public comments were received, the State of New Jersey had one comment:
Comment:
The Operations Manager is a member of the Station Operations Review Committee (50RC) and isn't he the only senior reactor operator (SRO) licensed individual on the committee?
Answer:
It is true the Operations Manger is a member of SORC, but at least two other individuals, the Operations Engineer and the Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor, have SRO licenses.
The staff has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security nor to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor:
Frederick R. A11enspach and James C. Stone Dated: March 7, 1990
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