ML20039G672
| ML20039G672 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1981 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8201180607 | |
| Download: ML20039G672 (7) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY JERSEY CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION' i
DOCKET NO. 50-320 THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2 l
Introduction By letter dated September 14,1981(LL2-81-0202) the licensee requested that tae TMI-2 Operating License be. amended to reflect that GPU fjaclear Corporation (GPUNC), a whclly-ownfed subsidiary of General Public Utilities Corporation (GPU), is to replace Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) as the licensee authorized to operate the Three ftile Islandi t
j Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 (THI-2).
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Discussion and Evaluation
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The license amendment request proposes to add' GPUNC as a licensee for THI-2 and replace Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) as the sole entity authorized to operate the TMI-2 Nuclear Power Plant.
Operating License DPR-73 issued by the NRC on February 8,1978 authorized Metropolitan Edison Company, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCF&L) and the Pennsylvania Electric Company (PENELEC), the subsidiaries of GPU, to j
possess the TMI-2 facility while Met-Ed was authorized to use, and j
operate the facility.
By Order for Modification of License dated
. July 20, 1979 the NRC suspended the licensee's authority to operate the facility in other than its present shutdown condition.
The Order further 8201180607 811230 PDR ADOCK 05000320 P
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i, required maintenance of the facility in a shutdown condition in accordance with approved operating and contingency procedures.
By Order dated February 11, 1980, the NRC, having found that certain portions of I
the facility's operating license were inapplicable to the facility in its present post accident condition, imposed the requirements of proposed new
.I The Appendix A Technical Specifications to Operating License No. OPR-73.
requirments of the proposed new Appendix A Technical Specifications were immediately effective in accordance with the February 11,1980 Order.
By a Modification of Order to be issued concurrently with this, amendment, the i
f requirements reflected in the proposed Technical Specifications are bein'g revised, effective on January 1,1982, to reflect new titles of certain management I
pssitions associated with the shift to GPUNC.
Fonnal amendment to the ifcense to l
incorporate the proposed Technical Specifications is' however, the
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subject of a proceeding presently pending before an Atomic Safety and s
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Licensing Board.
i By letter (NRC/TMI-80-131) dated September 15, 1980, the NRC approved a f
j revised Organization Plan for the management of TMI-2 recovery operations.
The revised Organization Plan established the GPU Nuclear Group to operate and maintain the GPU nuclear plants and provide the engineering, management and administrative support for the operation and
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recovery of IMI-2.
The GPU Nuclear Group combined the technical and j
managerial resources of Jersey Central Power.1 Light Comoany (JCP&L),
i Mar-Ed, and GPU Service Corporation into a single organizational entity.
l Accord.ingly, tiet-Ed has been implementing its operational responsibilitias througn the GPU Nuclear Grouo.
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. GPUNC's replacement of Met-Ed as th2 sole entity authorized by DPR-73 to use and operate TMI-2 is part of GPU's plan to.have the responsibilty for all three of its nuclear units (TMI-1 THI-2, and Oyster Creek) centralized in one organization. GPUNC will be subject to the same approvea operating and recovery procedures presently applied to F4t-Ed.
This change will strengthen the technical and manageMal resources available to assure the continued safe maintenance and recovery of THI-2.
Met-Ed, JCP&L and PENELEC will remain as owners of the facility and, f
although they will be joined by GPUNC, will be fully responsibis for the i
financial obligations related to the facility.
The Agreement (attached to the licensee's application for. amendment) among the l
owners to fem GPUNC specifically states that GPUNC is engaged to " operate, maintain and rehabilitate the station and make any necessary repairs, modifications and additions thereto and retirements therefrem on behalf of the Owners.",'
( Agreement, p. 2.) (emphasis added)
Any action taken, services performe[,
or contract formed is done on behalf of the owners (See Agreement, Ar The Agreement specifically provides that GPUNC will be funded as follows:
c The Owners shall esablish and maintain a fune from which GPUNC sha 1
make payments for all costs oursuant to its services and resconsibilities The Owners, in consultation with GPUNC, snali determine, hereunder.
the initially and frem time to time, during One term of this Agreement, amount or amounts recuired to maintain a satisfactory balance in :ne func, and snail be liable in precortion to their rescective undivided interes:
in the Station for any such additional amounts recuired to main.ain -he Tne hners shall reimourse -he func cromo:ly on agreec-uoan talanca.
of notica from GPUNC of their rescective coligations for receio esimour:ement.
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Et w&s.also ageced that the owners would finance GPUNC through purchas GPUNC will render service at their holding company (GPU) of GPUNC's stock.
cost and costs will be " determined and accumulated and allocated amone t SEC Rep. No. 27108 sf TMI in oracortion to ownershio interests in TMI" (September 5,1530).
(emphasis added)
The SEC report is attsched to the Application for unendment.
In short, the Agreement does not shelter the owners from any financial obligations.
Whatever expenses or liabilities GPUNC incurs must be borne, by the owners.
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Under 'the GPUNC woul? not own or finance nuclear or other utility assets.
proposed arrangement, financial responsibility 'or TMI-2 cleanup will remain with GPU's three operating subsidiaries ~ in their current levels: Met-Ed 50%,
JCP&L 25%, and PENELEC 25r.
Under this proposed Agreenent, these companies n>
would provide GPUNC with the necessary funds to maintain TMI-2 in a safe shutdown condition and undertake cleanup activitie's.
Thus the staff finds that the procosed amendment would not result in any change in t'he financial responsibilities of the TMI-2 owners'.
Therefore the staff concludes that the incorporation filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Agreement between the owners to form GPUNC c:ntain the information reouired to meet the requirements of 10 0FR 50.33(f).
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As noted above, GPUMC has been organized to assune the functions and responsibilities presently being performed by the GPU Nuclear Group and its creation is part of GPU's plan to centralize and strengthen the technical and nanagerial resources availaole to assure the continued safe naintenance and recovery of TMI-2.
Althougn the 4nendment and the n-
5-Modification of Order bring about changes in title of various positions, the qualifications of the positions delineated in the proposed Appendix A Technical Specifications remain unchanged.
The Staff has previously evaluated and approved (letter NRC/TMI-80-131) the licensee's functional j
organization (i.e., the GPU Nuclear Grob,7) which maintains the facility Since the in a safe shutdown condition and provides for its cleanup.
amendment brings about no changes in functional responsibilities, the Staff concludes that GPUNC is technically qualified to continue those managment responsibilities.
The license amerocent effectudtes the change of operating entity from Met ~Ed to GPUNC.
The only changes to the proposed Technical Specifications and Organizational Plan are changes in title to reflect the GPUNC organization instead of the previous GPil' r, i Nuclear Group.
s The proposed Amendment will not result in a significant increase ~ in the probability or consequeness of accidents previously considered, nor a i
significant reduction in a margin of safety and does not therefore involve a significant hazards consideration.
Further, since the changes effected by the Amendment and the Modification of Order will result in a strengthening of the licensee's organization for the continued maintenance of the safe condition of the facility and for its recovery, the public health, safety and interest warrant that the Amencment and 1982.
Modification of Orcer bec::me effective January 1,
. Any stipulations entered into by the " licensee" or "Metrocolitan Ediso in the operating license amendment (OLA) proceeding survive this amendm the obligation of GPUNC, Met-Ed, or any of the other licensees, as may be to discharge the responsibilities set forth in the stiplations.
A Environmental Considerations We have determined that the amendment does not authorize a change in efflu or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any.
Having made this determination, we have further significant environmental impact.
concluded that the amendment involves an action which is insignificant fPom standpoint of environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CP. 51.5(d)(a), that an cnvironmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental imc d
appraisal need not be preoared in connection with the issuance of this amen me ni s
Conclusion f
We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1)becausetheAmendmeni:doesnotinvolveasignificantincreaseinthe ificant or consequences of accidents previously considered and does not invol ideration.
decrease in a safety margin, it does not involve a significant hazards cons (2) there is reasonaole assurance that the health and safety of the d
public will not be endangered by coeration in the proposed manner, an (3) such ac'tivities will be conducted in compliance with the Commi mendment and Modification of 3rder regulations and the issuance of this the health will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to Additionally, since the Anencment ano the Modification and safety of the ::ublic.
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of Order represent a strengthening of the organization for the mainten lh fety and recovery of the facility, we have concluded that the public nea t, sa
. interest warrant their effectiveness as of January 1,1932.
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