ML20036B811
| ML20036B811 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1993 |
| From: | Kokajko L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M80072, TAC-M80073, NUDOCS 9306030129 | |
| Download: ML20036B811 (3) | |
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May'24, 1993 Dbcket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 i
Mr. William T. Cottle Group Vice-President, Nuclear Houston Lighting.& Power Company Post Office. Box 1700 Houston,. Texas 77251-i
Dear Mr. Cottle:
SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF REQUEST TO DELETE SER REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE'.
ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE ON EACH OPERATIONS SHIFT CREW - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNIT NOS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M80072 AND M80073)
The Three Mile Island Action Plan Requirements' are found in NUREG-0737,-'and provide a description of the regulatory requirements resulting from the accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant that were ultimately. imposed on licensees and applicants for operating licenses.
In particular, action plan requirement I.A.1.2, " Shift Supervisor Responsibilities," required the shift supervisor be relieved of some of the non-safety duties in order to ~ allow more-attention to safe plant operation.
NUREG-0781, " Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Operation of South Texas ~
Project, Units 1 and 2,"
documented the Houston Lighting & Power. Company i
(HL&P) commitment to have an administrative aide (s) on "each. shift to relieve.
the shift supervisor of routine administrative. duties and to processLand route various records, logs, and correspondence." However, during a routine _
inspection in 1990, a deviation from.the-safety evaluation was identified, in
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that administrative aides were not assigned during weekend time periods and between 2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br />'and 0600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> each day.
By letter dated March 8, 1991, HL&P requested that-the staff revise the safety-4 evaluation to eliminate the requirement to maintain administrative aide coverage in the control room twenty-four-(24) hours a day, seven days a week.
HL&P has evaluated this deviation pursuant;to 10 CFR 50.59 and has determined that the change involves no unreviewed safety question and that the change-meets the intent of action plan requirement I.A.1.2.
HL&P maintains that initially an administrative aide was necessary. at all.
times due to increased work loads involved with Unit 1 and Unit 2 licensing and startup activities. Over time, the administrative work: load decreased a
such that continuous coverage was no longer necessary. -The staff notes that-administrative aides relieve the shift' supervisor as required, but it is i
generally not necessary on backshift and weekend time periods when the volume of work is generally low.
Removal of the administrative aide requirement-for.
"each shift" is administrative in nature and does not impact plant. safety or operations.
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b Mr. William T. Cottle May 24, 1993 The staff agrees that the original safety evaluation is currently unduly restrictive. However, the staff maintains that administrative aide coverage shall be required during the normal work week, which is roughly defined as the day shift Monday through Friday. Additionally, the staff maintains that the administrative aide should be available to accommodate any activities that take place during that portion of the evening shift as necessary to accommodate day shift carryover activities and evening surveillance activities. These items are necessary to ensure that the shift supervisor non-safety work load remains unchanged by this administrative change to the original safety evaluation.
However, the staff notes that recent issues have been identified in regard to work control processes that may affect the operational staff's work loads, particularly concerning safety-related duties and responsibilities.
You should endeavor to streamline the necessary processes to alleviate the burden placed on the operational staff manning the shift, so that these operators, including the shift supervidor, may-concentrate on safe plant operation.
Therefore, based upon the HL&P s safety evaluation and 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation provided in their letter of March 8,1991, and the staff's evaluation stated above, the staff approves HL&P's request to delete the "each shift" requirement regarding administrative aide coverage.
This completes our review under TAC Nos. M80072 and M80073.
Sincerely, Original Signed By Lawrence E. Kokajko, Senior Project Manager-Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i
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20036-Bay City, Texas 77414 Licensing Representative Mr. J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee Houston Lighting and Power Company City of Austin Suite 610 Electric Utility Department Three Metro Center 721 Barton Springs Road Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Austin, Texas 78704 Bureau of Radiation Control Mr. K. J. Fiedler State of Texas Mr. M. T. Hardt 1101 West 49th Street City Public Service Board Austin, Texas 78756 P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Rufus S. Scott Associate General Counsel Mr. D. E. Ward Houston Lighting and Power Company Mr. T. M. Puckett P. O. Box 61867 Central Power and Light Company Houston, Texas 77208 P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 INP0 Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Joseph M. He Nie 50 Bellport Lane Bellport, New York 11713 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, Texas 77414 Mr. William J. Jump General Manager, Nuclear Licensing Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483