ML20034B700
| ML20034B700 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1990 |
| From: | Martin D NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Bailey E CALIFORNIA, STATE OF |
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| NUDOCS 9004300216 | |
| Download: ML20034B700 (3) | |
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APR 2 31990 Mr. Edgar D. Bailey, Chief Radiological Health Branch State Department of Health Services 1232 Q Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Mr. Bailey:
To provide for consultation with the State of California', pursuant to'10 CFR-50.91(b), I have enclosed a copy of a notice of consideration of license.
amendment for the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3.
The substance of the amendment, as described in the notice is-
- entirely administrative.
Please contact me, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Project Manager for Humboldt Bay, if you wish to discuss this or have any coments.. Note that-we intend to issue the amendment on or af ter May 7,1990. My telephone number is (301) 492-0557.
Sincerely, original sigt:cg by Dan E. Martin, Project Manager Regulatory Branch Division of Low-Level Waste Management and Decommissioning Office of Nuclear flaterial' Safety and Safeguards
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i Federal Register / Vcl. 55, N2, 65 / Wcdn:sday, April 4,1990 / Nstices 12507' will be I' den'tifad end corrected. Due, any ne primary function of kite HPSI pumps is Nuclear Plant Review and Audit degradation that might create a dJfstgnt kind to inject borated wateunto the RCS under Committee (CONPRAC) must report to of accident ould be detected and corrected accident condition 6, The proposed change and advise; and (4) revise the by existi programs and to ine establishes corpmbn limits for all three HPs!
deliver s)to)w equal to or grea ter than thatpumps whic nvill ensure th maint ance.
specif c TS changes proposed are as CMetron J This proposed chantie does not involve e assumed in the Waterford 3 safety analyses.
IDIIO*C significant reductipri m a margin of afety.
The proposed chanse is regurred because the (1) Figures VII.1 and Vil.2, the f
The Cook Nucluf Plant Units 1 sod 2 wefe custmg Technical Specif6 tion resulted in organizational charts for the "Offsite desigried anponstructed for a 40 year' the B HPSI having toJ4 cetted Organlaation" and the " Plant Staff operatingpre. In addition existing pfograms INOPERABLE due/6 en increase in Organization" would be deleted as g
routinejnamtenance, and costing Techtarr:
p;irlonnance after recent maintenance, Thus, Spe cations provide assurance thet an n, c,ropWdange will allow improved would references to them. Section Vll.B.
uste margm of safety le mainted
- Mi sysjetn performance. Because the "OrEanization," would be amended bY ese actmties will terrurin in effect % ugh -
pre d change will ensure that the HPSI adding the following text containing the the duration of the operstmg lices.7N s deliver a flow ras 9f than or equal to _ essential administrative requirements the extension of thyduration of WWr'e.M e flow enumed trM,4 wiety analyses, for these organizations.
license does not sesult in a reddiion Irany 1
there is no increase 1n the p@tNDtv er Insert to be Added to Section Vll.B.
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consequence oJfny accident previshly
" Organization:"
Thes as rwnwed thetEcensee,e evaluated aes result of this change /
no sigrpffcant hatards analfsis and ne pJeposeo change refines the' minimum Oneite and offsite organizations shall.
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conpatre w)th the license (s conclusions.
accepennce criteria for HPSI pump be established for plant operation and T)erefore, the staff pr6 poses to surveillance requirementagThere is no change corporate management, respectively, determine that thyfequested changes do in plant configuration getlant operation The onsite and offsite organizations i
tiot involve a significant hazards associated with thischange. Because the shallinclude the positions for activities i
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HPSI pumps wil perform as required for affecting the safety of the nuclear power
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accident mitigetson, the proposed changa plant.
locatio. Maude Preston Palenske does no r6 ate the possibility of a nsw or
- a. Lines of authority, responsibility.
Me rial Library,500 Market Street, St.
djII'hl"d[i,$'[lIshMugh the and communication shall be established I
ph, Michigan 4908V Waterford 3 safety analysis 4ince the and defined for the highest management Attorneyforlicens6e:Cetald Charnoff, Esq., Shew, Pittman. Potts and proposed change preserves all assumptions levels through intermediate levels to and and results for the selefy analyses, there le including all operating organization Trowbridge,2360 N Street, NW,,
no reduction in ap(margin of safety related positions. These relationships shall be Washingto.DC 20037, to the proposed'chango f
documented and updated, as NRC ofect Director: John O. T)6ma, The stpKhas reviewed the licensee's appropriate,in the form of organization Acti
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evaluation and finds it acceptable.
charts, functional descriptions of uisiana Power and LightCompany, Thefefore based on the ab' ve, the staff departmental responsibilities and 8
o Docket No. 50-342. Waterford Steam proposes to determipe'that the change relationships, and job descriptions for
'loes not involv consideration.gsignificant hazards key personnel positions, or in equivalent Electric Station UnitJ.'St. Charles Parish, Louisiana /
forms of documentation. These Local e Document Room /
requirements shall be documented in the Date of om dment request: February University of New Orleans Vice President, Nuclear Power 11 1990, Li ry Loulslana Collectjen.Lakefront, Generation Department Procedures. -
Deser tion of omendment request New Orleans. Louisiana 10122 The posed amendment would revise Attorney
- b. The Plant Manager shall be Esq., Shaw,for licepane: Ernest L. Blake, th echnical Specifications to establish responsible for overall unit safe Pittman, Potts and I
single criterion for recir6ulation flow Trowbridg3,400 N St., NW,
those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and shall have control over pump differential pres 6ure and a single Washington, DC 20037 criterit for require'd high pressure NRCProject Director: Fre erick J, operation and maintenance of the plant, safety inlectign'(HPSI) pump flow during Hebdon
- c. The Vice President, Nuclear Power the recire fion surveillance test, Generation shall have corporate Basis rproposedno significop('
Pacific Cas and Electric Company, responsibilities for overall plant nuclear j
hot s considerotion determination:
Docket No. 50133.Humboldt Bay Power safety and shall take any measures i
T Commission has provided Plant. Unit 3. Eureka, California.
needed to ensure acceptable s'tandards for determining whether a Date of Amendment Request January performance of the staffin operating.
significant hazards, consideration exists 18,1990 (Reference LAR 9001) maintaining, and providing technical as stated in 10 50.92(c). A proposed Description of Amendment Request, support to the plant to ensure nuclear amendment an operating license for a The proposed amendments would revise - safety, facility in ves no significant hazards the Technical Specifications (TS) for the
- d. The individuals who train the consid ation if operation of the facility Humboldt Bay Power Plant Unit 3 to operating staff and those who carry out in adordance with the proposecV incorporate organization changes into health physics and quality assurance arriendment would not:(1) involve a Section V11. " Administrative Controls."
functions may report to the appropnate significant increase in the,pfobability or The proposed TS changes would:(1) onsite manager: however, they shall consequences of an accident previously delete the organizational charts for the have sufficient organizational freedom, evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of Offsite and Plant Staff Organizations to ensure their independence from a new or different kind of accident from and replace them with text imposing the operating pressures.
any accident previously evaluated: or (3) tesential administrative requirements (2) TS VII.C.2.d and VII.D.1.b would involve a significant reduction in a for these organizations; (2) change the be revised to change the title of the margin of safety.The licensee has title of one member of the Plant Staff
" Senior Cnemical and Radiological evaluated the proposed changes as Review Committee (PSRC);(3) change Engineer" to " Senior Radiation follows:
the person which the General Office Protection Engineer" on the plant staff y o-I
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.u43 Federal Register / Vcl. 55. Ne, 65 / Wedneeday. April 4.1990 / N2tices l!
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and the' Plant Staff Review Committee.
'the licensee,in its submittels of settings whickare being marle during respectively, January 18,1990, evaluated the proposed the 1990 refseling outage. The proposed (3) TS Vll.D.2.a. " General Office changes against the significant hazards amendment would also remove i
Nuclear Plant Review and Audit criteria of10 CFR 50.92 and against the oper(ting restrictionsJmposed by the Committee (GONPRACl", would be Commission guidance concerning NRC in AmendmeprNo.120, issued-l revised to require the CONPRAC to application of this standard. Based on November 18.1988.
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i report to and advise the Vice President the evaluation given below, the licensee Basis forpr6posedno sigmficant i
Nuclear Power Generation rather than has' concluded that the proposed hozords consideration determination the President.
changes do not involve a significant The Commission has provided (4) TS Vll.D.2.b. " General Office hazards consideration. The licensee's standards for determining whether a 4
i Nuclear Plant Review and Audit evaluation is as follows:
sfinificant hazards cor, sideration esists 1
Committee Composition /' would be
- s. Does the change involve a significant as stated in 10 CFR 50.92. A proposed revised to change the Chairman from increase in the probability or consequences amendment to an operating license for a Vice President Nuclear Power
- $,*p*[p{",$'c'h[ e sr "Nnistrative facility involves no signiDeant hazards i
Generation, to Manager, Nuclear Safety in neture and do not affect the probability or consideration if operatton of the facility Assessment and Regulatory Affairs:
consequences of any accident identified in in gecordance with a proposed change the Vice Chairman from the SANTOR Decommissioning Plan or the amendment would not:(1) Involve a Assistant to the Vice President. Nuclear function of the Plant Staff Review committee, significant increase ir. the probability or Power Generation, to Manager, Nuclear Dmfom the proposed changes do not consequences of an accident previously Operations Support: delete the Director, involve a significant increase in the Nuclear Administration and Support Probabihty of consequences of an accident evahtated; or (2) Create the possibility of a)HIw or different kind of accident from I
.t{al" Services, as a CONPRAC member and p
y eha create the possibility of any accident previously evaluated; or (3)
,l edd the Plant Manager. Diablo Canyon a r.ew or different kind of accident from any involve a significant reduction in a -
l Power Plant as a CONPRAC member, accident previously evaluatedt margin of safety.
The deletion of the organization The proposed changes are administrative The licensee has evaluated the charts is consistent with Generic Letter in natum and do no' affect any plant systems, proposed a'mendment against the 88-06. Issued by NRC on March 22.1988.
plant operations or the type of accidente that Similar TS changes were authorized for might occur at Humboldt Bey.
standafds provided above and has su pied the followinginformation.
the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Th "e'e po'se b 1 y c,, t rw r e ent peration of the Jemes A. Fit: Patrick Unit Nos.1 and 2, by license kind of accident from any accident previously Nuclear Power plant in accordance with this e
amendments issued July 25,1988:Diablo evaluated.
proposed amendment would not involve a Canyon 1 and 2 are also PG&E facilities.
- c. Does the change involve e significant sigmficant hasards consideration, as defined The revisions to the membership and reduction in a margm of safety?
in to CPR 50.92 eince the proposed changes reporting relationship of the GONPRAC The proposed changes are administrative would not:
were previously authorized for Diablo in nature and do not affect matsm of safety.
,4. Involve a significant facrease in the Canyon 1 and 2 by license amendments nemfore the proposed changes do not
/ probability or consequences of an accident
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tpomt of the same revisions to the CONPRAC The NRC staff has reviewed the dietnbution system's ability to meet normal for Humboldt Bay Unit 3 is necessary for consistency since the GONPRAC proposed changes and the licensee's no or poet. accident requiremente. The Clase IE provides the same offsite organization significant hazards consideration equipm,ont connected to the emergency bus oversight function for both Diablo determination and finds them are p tected agelnet sustained degraded vo se conditions-The Fina1 Safety Analysie Canyon 1 and 2 and Humboldt Bay Unit a ceptableJiherefore, the staff proposes port (FSAR) analyses described in Section
- 3. The licensee states that these changes to detum,ine that these changes do not
.e.3 are unaffected by this change.
are consistent with PC&E Nuclear inv Ive significant hazards The proposedtihange to remove Cyefc 9 consideration.
limita tions is purely administretive in nature Power beneration organizational changes made to consolidate and LocalPublic Document Room and cannet increase the probability or strengthen activities related to Location: Eureka-Humboldt Country con ences of the plant'saccident independent technical assessments of Library. 4211 Street (County Court a
m as documented in the FSAR or the plant safety.
House). Eureka California 95501.
C staffe Safety Evaluation Report (SER).
AttorneyforLicensee Richard F.
- 2. Create the posetbility of a new or Basis for Proposed no Significant Locke, Esq., Pacific Gas and Electric different kindsf accident from those Nozords Consideration Determinationt Company, P.O. Box 7441, San Francisco, previouslyAvaluated. De proposed revision The Commission has provided t e egm ed gnd(mondleve4 f California 94210' Director: Richard L.
standards for determining whether a no NRCpivision sigmficant hazards consideration exists Bangart in y w f i ure
- s. n r does it as stated in 10 CFR 50.92(c). A proposed allow plant operation in arsenanalyzed amendment to an operating license Power Authartty of the Stett'of New Confi8 i
Th stmMIg which eM involves no significant hazards York. Donket No. 5H13, James A. /
the provisions of he degraded grid (second consideration if operation of the facility Fit P Nuclearfewer Plant./
level) undervoka)ge technical specification in accordance with the proposed ego, NewJssk
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beyond 9 are purely administrative, amendment will not:(1) involve a Date of a endment requeek January and.
. cannot create new or different significant increase in the probability or 12,1990
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consequences of an accident previously De ription of ame 8' I""I" ' 8"#C'"' '#d"*'I"" I" *'
evaluated: or (2) creste the possibility of proposed amepdm'ndment request:
h" ent would change nu ed a
a new or different kind of accident from e setpoint of tb(4KV emergency bus id any accident previously evaluated: or (3) undervoltage ' lay used for degraded (second level) undervoltage protacuon to y setpoint is incr6ased by to V with th' involve a significant reduction in a voltage co itions to reflectchanges to proposed pefpoint change.This p ides an l
margin of safety.
the rese e station transfofmer tap increase in the safety margin by ducing the Nf 1
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