ML20038A960
| ML20038A960 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1981 |
| From: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0696, RTR-NUREG-0700, RTR-NUREG-696, RTR-NUREG-700 NUDOCS 8111240524 | |
| Download: ML20038A960 (3) | |
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pj Alabama Power Company Commitments Relating to R. G. 1.97 Rev. 2, NUREG-0696 and NUREG-0700 As a part of the Unit 2 licensing process, Alabama Power Company committed to address several new requirements. These requirements in-cluded NUREG-0696," Functional Criteria For Emergency Response Facilities";
Regulatory Guide (R.G.) 1.97," Instrumentation For Light Water Cooled Nuclear Power Plants to Access Plant and Environs Conditions During and Following An Accident"; and NUREG-0700," Guidelines For Control Room Design Reviews".
The NRC Safety Evaluation Report for Farley Nuclear Plant (FNP) dated March 19,1981 required Alabama Power Company to address compliance with NUREG-0696 after its issuance. To address the requirements of NUREG-0696, a Task Force was established upon NUREG issuance. A review of applicable vendors was conducted to determine available systems complying with the requirements. A specification was submitted to qualified vendors. These vendors submitted proposals that have been reviewed by the Task Force. By letter dated May 19, 1981 Alabama Power Company committed to develop a system which addresses these criteria but took exception to the required in-service date of October, 1982.
Alabama Power Company committed to provide the NRC with a completion schedule upon award of contract.
The FhP-2 Full Power License, Item 2.c.(20), requires that a schedule be submitted to the NRC, prior to April 30, 1981, for bringing the facility into compliance with Revision 2 of R.G. 1.97.
On March 30, 1981, Alabama Power Company committed to make every effort to ccmplete this program by June,1983 with potential reasons for slippage of this date being equipment delivery and/or time for installation and checkout. The March 30, 1981 submittal included a schedule for completing each phase of the project.
This schedule provided for submittal of Alabama Power Company's detail implementation plas by October,1981. During the R.G. 1.97 review of FNP instrumentation, Alabama Power Company developed a licensing basis and recommended hardware configuration.
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Director of Nuclear Reacter Regulation November 16, 1981 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 Attention: Mr. S. A. Varga By letter of January 14, 1981, Alabama Power Company committed to address the detailed control room design review after issuance of NUREG-0700. NUREG-0700 was issued in September,1981 and Alabama Power Company is in process of reviewing this NUREG and developing an im-plementation plan.
Due to the overlapping requirements of R.G.1.97 and NUREG 0696, implementation of an integrated system to meet both requirements was planned. A contract for this integrated system was scheduled for execution in November,1981.
In the last few weeks, Alabama Power Company has become aware of additional draft NUREGs which affect design, implementation and display of the proposed integrated system. These draft NUREGs include NUREG-0801, " Evaluation Criteria For Detailed Control Room Design Review"; NUREG-0799," Draft Criteria For Preparation of Emergency Operating Procedures"; NUREG-0814," Methodology For Evaluation of Emergency Response Facilities"; and NUREG-0835," Human Factors Acceptance Criteria For the Safety Parameter Display System". These NUREGs are currently in draft form and have been issued for comments.
To enable Alabama Power Company to implement an integrated system which addresses existing commitments (NUREG-0696, R. G. 1.97 and NUREG-0700) in a manner that will be consistent with criteria currently in review (draft NUREGs), such new criteria must be finalized by the NRC and included in the design basis of the Farley system to preclude unnecessary future modifications.
Mr. R. P. Mcdonald contacted Messrs. Victor Stello, H. R. Denton, and D. G. Eisenhut of the NRC staff to discuss the potential impact of the draft NUREGs on the planned integrated system for Farley. From these discussions it was determined that Alabama Power Company should not expend significant funds until the regulatory requirements were finalized and that Alabama Power Company should document concerns due to lack of finalized criteria and their impact on system design and implementation.
In order that an integrated system be developed which addresses all of the above NRC Criteria, Alabama Power Company proposes that a design be finalized after the draft NUREGs are finalized. Upon finalization of these criteria, Alabama Power Company will provide an implementation plan and schedule, agreeable to the NRC, for design and implementation of this integrated system. Accordingly, Alabama Power Company respectfully requests that appropriate licensing requirements and associated letters of commitment be revised to reflect this approach.
Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation November 16, 1981 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 Attention: Mr. S. A. Varga Alabama Power Company is prepared to meet with the NRC Staff to discuss this proposal.
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FLCJr/RLG:awm cc: Mr. H. R. Denton Mr. Victor Stello Mr. D. G. Eisenhut Mr. R. A. Thomas Mr. G. F. Trowbridge Mr. J. P. O'Reilly Mr. E. A. Reeves Mr. W. H. Bradford i
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