ML20040E144
| ML20040E144 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 01/25/1982 |
| From: | Jackie Cook CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 15495, NUDOCS 8202030177 | |
| Download: ML20040E144 (24) | |
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O Consumels power James W Cook Vice Presslent - Projects, Engineering and Construction General offices: 1945 West Parnell Road, Jackson, MI 49201 + (617) 788 0453 January 25, 1982 (n
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2 FEB P.1982ae-r Harold R Denton, Director
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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation sac &li: ne:H u US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 4
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MIDLAND PROJECT MIDLAND DOCKET NOS 50-329, 50-330 CONFORMANCE TO REGULATIONS RESPONSE FILE 0505.6 SERIAL 15495
REFERENCES:
(A) NRC,(EGADENSAM) LETTER DATED OCTOBER 27, 1981 (B) CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY (JWC00K)
LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1981 Reference (A) requested (Question No 400.8) an evaluation which would demonstrate that the Midland Plant meets the pertinent regulatory requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Reference (B) provided an-interim response. The attachment to this letter provides the final response to the question and any exceptions to the pertinent regula*4nns are noted therein. This information will also be incorporated into the Midland FSAR in a revision to be issued in February 1982.
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CC RJCook, Midland Resident Inspector, w/a RHernan, USNRC, w/a RWHuston, w/a DBMiller, Midland, w/a ot n
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9 h-l APPENDIX 3B
-i COMPLIANCE OF MII. LAND PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2
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WITH THE NRC 13Eg AATIOJNS OF 10 CFR PARTS 20, 50, AND 100 l
Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance 20.1(a) (8/20/79)
This regulation states the general purpose for which the Part 20 regulations are established and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.1(b) (8/20/79)
This regulation describes the overall purpose of the Part 20 regulations.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.1(c) (8/20/79)
Conformance to the as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA) principle stated in this regulation is ensured by the implementation of Consumers Power Company policies and appropriate technical specifications and procedures.
Chapters 11 and 12 describe the specific equipment and design features used in this effort.
20.2 (12/1/81)
This regulation establishes the l
applicability of the Part 20 regulations and l
does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.3 (12/1/81)
This regulation defines words and phrases used in Part 20 and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.4 (1/1/61)
This regulation defines the Units of Radiation Dose and does not impose any l
independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
l 20.5 (1/29/76)
This regulation defines the Units of Radioactivity and does not impose any l
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independent obligations on Consumers Power 20.6 (2/28/57)
This regulation governs the interpretation of regulations by the NRC and does not l
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(Effective Date)
Compliance impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.7 (3/3/75)
This regulation gives the address of the NRC and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.101 (8/20/79)
The radiation dose limits specified in this regulation are complied with through the implementation of and adherence to Midland administrative policies and controls and appropriate procedures developed for this purpose.
20.102 (8/20/79)
When required by this regulation, the accumulated dose for any individual is determined by the use of Form NRC-4 or equivalent.
Appropriate Midland procedures and administrative policies control this process.
20.103(a) (7/7/78)
Compliance with this regulation is ensured through the implementation of appropriate Midland procedures relating to air sampling for radioactive materials and bioassay of individuals for internal contamination.
Midland administrative policies and controls provide adequate safety margins to protect individuals against intake of radioactive materials.
The systems and equipment described in Chapters 11 and 12 provide the capability to minimize these hazards.
20.103(b) (7/7/78)
Appropriate process and engineering controls and equipment, as described in Chapters 11 and 12, are installed and operated to maintain levels of airborne radioactivity as low as is reasonably achievable.
When necessary, as determined by Midland procedures, additional precautionary measures are used to limit the potential for intake of radioactive materials.
20.103(c) (7/7/78)
The Midland respiratory protection program will comply with this regulation and follow the guidance of Regulatory Guide 8.15.
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Further information is provided in Section 12.5.
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Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance 20.103(d) (7/7/78)
This regulation describes further restrictions which the CommissioD may impose on licensees.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.103(e) (7/7/78)
Consumers Power Company will notify the appropriate NRC Regional office at least 30 days before the first use of respiratory protective equipment for radiological purposes.
20.103(f) (7/7/78)
This regulation does not apply to the Midland plant because no respiratory protection program was in effect before December 2, 1976.
20.104 (12/29/76)
Conformance with this regulation is ensured by appropriate Consumers Power Company policies regarding employment of individuals under 18 and the Midland Plant Procedure restricting these individuals' access to restricted areas.
20.105(a) (6/23/81)
Proposed limits for permissible levels of radiation in unrestricted areas will be included in Midland technical specifications.
20.105(b) (6/23/81)
Chapters 11 and 12 provide information on radiation levels.
Plant procedures will ensure that radiation levels in unrestricted areas are within prescribed limits.
20.105(c) (6/23/81)
Implementation of 40 CFR 190 requirements will be included in Midland technical specifications.
20.106(a) (6/23/81)
Conformance with the limits specified in this regulation is ensured through the implementation of Midland procedures and applicable technical specifications which provide adequate sampling and analyses, or monitoring of radioactive materials in effluents before and during their release.
The level of radioactivity in station effluents is minimized to the extent practicable by equipment designed for this purpose, as described in Chapter 11.
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7 MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance 20.106(b) 20.106(c)
Consumers Power Company has not and does not (6/23/81) intend to include in any licensa or amendment applications proposed limits higher than those specified in Paragraph 20.106(a), as provided for in these regulations.
20.106(d) (6/23/81)
Appropriate allowances for dilution and dispersion of radioactive effluents are made in conformance with this regulation, and are described in detail in Chapter 11 and in appropriate reports required by the technical cpecifications.
20.106(e) (6/23/81)
Midland technical specifications will include all limitations on release of radioactive materials.
20.106(f) (6/23/81)
This regulation states that the provisions of Section 20.106 do not apply to disposal of radioactive material into sanitary sewerage systems.
It does not impose any inde-pendent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.106(g) (6/23/81)
Implementation of 40 CFR 190 requirements will be included in Midland technical specifications 20.107 (1/1/61)
This regulation clarifies that the Part 20 regulations are not intended to apply to the intentional exposure of patients to radiation for the purpose of medical diagnosis or therapy.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.108 (1/1/61)
Necessary bioassay equipment and procedures will be used at Midland to determine exposure of individuals to concentrations of radioactive materials.
Appropriate procedures and administrative policies
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implement this requirement.
20.201 (2/28/57)
The surveys required by this regulation will
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be performed at adequate frequencies and will contain enough detail to be consistent with the radiation hazard being evaluated.
Applicable Midland procedures will require these surveys and provide for their 4
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(Effective Date)
Compliance documentation in such a manner as to ensure compliance with Part 20 regulations.
20.202(a) (1/1/61)
Applicable Midland procedures set forth policies and practices which ensure that all individuals are supplied with, and required to use, appropriate personnel monitoring equipment.
20.202(b) (1/1/61)
This regulation provides some definitions of phrases used in this Part.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.203(a) (6/23/78)
The conventional radiation caution colors and "three-bladed design" radiation symbol prescribed by this regulation are used and will continue to be used by Consumers Power Company.
20.203(b) (6/23/78)
The posting requirement for radiation areas prescribed by this regulation is used and will continue to be used by Consumers Power Company.
20.203(c) (6/23/78)
The requirements of this regulation for high radiation areas will be conformed to by the implementation of Midland technical specifications and appropriate procedures.
The controls and other protective measures set forth in the regulation are maintained under the surveillance of plant personnel.
Midland Technical Specification 16.6.12 based on NUREG 0103, provides alternate access control methods to be applied "in lieu of the ' control device' or ' alarm signal' required by Paragraph 20.203(c)(2),"
which will prevent unauthorized entry into a high radiation area.
l 20.203(d) (6/23/78)
Each airborne radioactivity area, as defined in this regulation, is required to be posted by provisions of appropriate Midland procedures.
These procedures also provide for the surveillance requirements necessary
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to determine airborne radioactivity levels.
20.203(c) (6/23/78)
The area and room posting requirements set forth in this regulation pertaining to 5
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APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective._Date)
Compliance radioactive materials are complied with through the implementation of appropriate Midland procedures.
20.203(f) (6/23/78)
The container Icbeling requirements set uforth in this regulation are complied with through the implementation of appropriate Midland procedures.
20.204 (4/24/70)
The posting requirement exceptions described in this regulation will be used where appropriate and necessary at Midland.
Adequate controls are provided within the Midland procedures to ensure safe and proper application of these exceptions.
20.205 (4/19/76)
All requirements of this reguldtion pertaining to procedures for picking up, receiving, and opening packages of radioactive materials are implemented by appropriate Midland procedures.
These procedures also provide for the necessary documentation to ensure an auditable record of compliance.
20.206 (9/17/73)
The requirements of Section 19.12 referred to by this regulation are satisfied by the radiation protection training program.
Appropriate Midland procedures set forth requirements for all radiation workers to receive this instruction on a periodic basis.
20.207 (6/25/75)
The storage and control requirements for licensed materials in unrestricted areas are l,
conformed to and documented through the implementation of Midland procedures.
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20.301 (12/1/81)
The general requirements for waste disposal l
set forth in this regulation are complied l
with through Midland procedures and the technical specif#aa;1ons.
Chapter 11 p'
describes the 'Miin eacte disposal system installed at X.?.tr
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20.302 (1/3/72)
No such appliaation for proposed disposal procedures, as described.in this regulation, has been made or is presently contemplated for the Midland plant.
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(Effective Date)
Compliance 20.303 (3/11/81)
No plans for waste disposal by release into sanitary sewerage systems, as provided for in this regulation, are presently contemplated for the Midland plant.
20.305 (3/11/81)
Specific authorization, as described in this regulation, is not currently being sought for the Midland plant for treatment or disposal of wastes by incineration.
Consumers Power Company will comply with this regulation if these plans change.
20.306 (3/11/81)
Consumers Power Company has no current plans to dispose of licensed material from the Midland plant by any means other than described in the response to Section 20.301.
20.401 (1/28/81)
All requirements of this regulation will be complied with through the implementation of l
appropriate Midland technical specifications and procedures pertaining to records of surveys, radiation monitoring and waste disposal.
The retention periods specified for such records are also provided for in these technical specifications and procedures.
20.402 (9/1/77)
Appropriate procedures will establish an inventory and control program to ensure accountability for all licensed radioactive materials.
Reports of theft or loss of licensed material are required by reference to the regulations of 10 CFR in Midland technical specifications.
l 20.403 (2/29/80)
Notifications of incidents, as described in this regulation, will be ensured by the requirements of Midland technical specifications and appropriate plant procedures, which also provide for the necessary assessments to determine the occurrence of such incidents.
20.405 (6/23/81)
Reports of overexposures to radiation and the occurrence of excessive levels and
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concentrations, as required by this t
regulation, will be provided for by reference in Midland technical specifications and in appropriate procedures.
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MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance 20.407 (12/13/78)
The personnel monitoring report required by this regulation is provided for by appropriate Midland procedures.
20.408 (12/1/81)
The report of radiation exposure required by this regulation upon termination of an individual's employment or work assignment is generated through the provisions of appropriate Midland procedures.
20.409 (9/17/73)
The notification and reporting requirements of this regulation, and those referred to by it, are satisfied by the provisions of appropriate Midland procedures.
20.501 (2/28/57)
This regulation provides for the granting of exemptions from Part 20 regulations, provided such exemptions are authorized by law and will not result in undue hazard to life or property.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.502 (2/28/57)
This regulation describes the means by which the Commission may impose requirements upon any licensee in addition to the regulations of Part 20.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
20.601 (3/3/75)
This regulation describes the remedies which the Commission may obtain to enforce its regulations, and sets forth those penalties or punishments which may be imposed for violations of its rules.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.1 (3/3/75)
This regulation states the purpose of the Part 50 regulations and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.2 (3/24/80)
This regulation defines various terms and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.3 (2/18/56)
This regulation governs the interpretation of the regulations by the NRC and does not 8
MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.4 (3/3/75)
This regulation gives the address of the NRC and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.10 (5/3/78)
This regulation specifies the types of activities that may not be undertaken without a license from the NRC.
Consumers Power Company does not propose to conduct any such activities at Midland without an NRC license.
50.11 (3/3/75)
This regulation defines exceptions and exemptions from licensing requirements.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.12 (3/3/75)
This regulation provides for the granting of exemptions from Part 50 regulations, provided such exemptions are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and are otherwise in the public interest.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.13 (10/26/67)
This regulation states that a license applicant need not design against acts of war.
It does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.20 (2/18/56)
These regulations describe the types of 50.21 (5/3/78) licenses the NRC issues.
They do not 50.22 (5/3/78) address the substantive requirements that 50.23 (2/18/56) an applicant must satisfy to qualify for such licenses and do not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.30 (5/1/78)
This regulation sets down procedural requirements for the filing of license applications, such as the number of copies of the application that must be provided to the NRC.
Consumers Power Company has complied with the procedural requirements when filing its Midland license application and the amendments thereto.
In particular, Paragraph 50.30(f) requires that a license 9
MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance application be accompanied by any environmental report required under Part 51, and Consumers Power Company has submitted an environmental report covering Midland.
50.31 (2/18/56)
These regulations permit more efficient 50.32 (2/18/56) organization of the license application and do not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.33 (11/3/80)
This regulation req.lires the license application to contain certain general information.
This information has been provided in the General Information volume of the Midland operating license application.
50.33a (10/22/79')
This regulation requires applicants for construction permits to submit information required for antitrust review.
The antitrust review required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, was performed at the construction permit stage.
Further information on the antitrust review is found in the response to Open Item ATF-1 in the Addendum to the Responses to NRC Questions volumes.
50.34(a) (2/4/81)
This regulation governs the contents of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) and is relevant to the construction permit stage rather than the operating license stage.
The applicable information was supplied at the construction permit stage.
50.34(b) (2/4/81)
A final safety analysis report (FSAR) has been prepared and submitted, which addresses in the chapters indicated the information required:
1.
Site evaluation factors - Chapter 2 2.
Structures, systems, and components -
Chapters 3, 4, 5,
6, 7,
8, 9,
10, 11, 12, and 15
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Radioactive effluents and radiation protection - Chapters 11 and 12 10 l
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Compliance 4.
Design and performance evaluation -
emergency core cooling system (ECCS) performance is discussed and shown to meet the requirements of Section 50.46, in Chapters 6 and 15.
5.
Results of research programs -
Chapter 1 6.
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Organizational structure - Chapter 13 ii)
Managerial and administrative controls - Chapters 13 and 17.
Chapter 17 discusses compliance with the quality assurance requirements of Appendix B.
iii) Plans for preoperational testing and initial operations -
Chapter 14 iv)
Plans for conduct of normal operations - Chapters 13 and 17.
Surveillance and periodic testing is specified in the technical specifications.
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Plans for coping with emergencies - Site Emergency Plan (Chapter 13) vi)
Technical specifications -
prepared in conjunction with the staff (Chapter 16) vii) Not applicable, because the operating license application was filed before February 5, 1979 7.
Technical qualifications - Chapter 13 8.
Operator requalification program -
Chapter 13 I
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A physical security plan has been prepared and submitted to the NRC, and will be implemented for the Midland plant.
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MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance 50.34(d) (2/4/81)
A safeguards contingency plan has been prepared and submitted to the NRC, and will be implemented for the Midland plant.
50.34a (1/19/76)
As required by this regulation, a description of the equipment and procedures for the control of gaseous and liquid effluents and for the maintenance and use cf equipment installed in radioactive waste systems, and an estimate of expected releases of radio-nuclides is provided in Sections 11.2 and 11.3.
50.35 (4/30/70)
This regulation is relevant to the construction permit stage rather than the operating license stage.
Applicable requirements were complied with at the construction permit stage.
50.36 (8/5/74)
Midland technical specifications are being prepared and will be implemented, including items in each of the following specified categories: (1) safety limits and limiting safety settings, (2) limiting conditions for operation, (3) surveillance requirements, (4) design features, and (5) administrative controls.
50.36a (4/19/76)
Midland technical specifications include specifications that require compliance with Section 50.34a (releases as low as is reasonably achievable) and that ensure that concentrations of radioactive effluents released to unrestricted areas are within the limits specified in Section 20.106.
The reporting requirements of Paragraph 50.36a(a)(2) are also included in these specifications.
50.37 (2/18/56)
This regulation requires the applicant to agree to limit access to Restricted Data.
This requirement was satisfied at the time of application for the Midland construction Permit as discussed therein.
50.38 (5/3/78)
This regulation prohibits the NRC from issuing a license to foreign-controlled entities.
Consumers Power Company's statement that it is not owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, foreign 12
MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance corporation, or foreign government is in the operating license application fo,r the Midland Plant Units 1 and 2 in the General Information volume.
50.39 (2 18/56)
This regulation provides that applications
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and related documents may be made available for public inspection.
This does not impose any direct obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.40 (8/19/74)
This regulation provides considerations to guide the Commission in granting licenses and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.41 (12/29/70)
This regulation applies to Class 104 licensees, such as those for devices used in medical therapy.
Consumers Power Company has not applied for a Class 104 license for the Midland plant, therefore Section 50.41 is not applicable.
50.42 (3/3/75)
Section 50.42 provides additional considerations to guide the Commission in issuing Class 103 licenses and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.43 (12/29/70)
This regulation imposes certain duties on the NRC and addresses the applicability of the Federal Power Act and the right of I
government agencies to obtain NRC licenses.
It does not impose any direct obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.44 (1/4/82)
The Midland plant combustible gas control system is described in Subsection 6.2.5.
The cystem is designed to maintain the l
hydrogen concentration in containment at a safe level following a LOCA, without purging the containment atmosphere as a primary means for controlling combustible gases, as specified in Paragraph 50.44(e).
The system l
consists of a hydrogen monitoring subsystem, a hydrogen recombiner subsystem, and a hydrogen purge subsystem (the hydrogen purge subsystem is used only as a backup system to the hydrogen recombiner subsystem).
Compliance with Paragraph 50.44(c)(3)(iii)
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S MIDLAND 1&2-FSAR APPENDIX 3B Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance on system vents is achieved by installation of reactor coolant system hot leg vents and a pressurizer vent.
However, no vent is installed on the reactor vessel head because the accumulation of noncondensible gases in the head region would not cause loss-of-core cooling or loss of function of the reactor coolant system.
The requirements of Section 50.44 are satisfied.
50.45 (2/18/56)
This regulation provides standards for construction permits rather than operating licenses and therefore does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company 50.46 (3/3/75)
Section 6.3 and Subsection 15.5.1 describe the ECCS and the methods used to analyze ECCS performance following a postulated LOCA.
50.47 (11/3/80)
This regulation sets forth the standards for emergency plans.
Compliance with this regulation is being achieved by the submission of the Midland Site Emergency Plan, the emergency plans for the three counties lying within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone, and the State of Michigan Emergency Plan.
50.48 (2/17/81)
This regulation sets forth the standards for i
fire protection plans and features.
The Midland Fire Prevention and Protection Program complies with the requirements of this regulation as discussed in Subsection 9.5.1 and Appendix 9A.
Refer also to the discussion for Appendix R to Part 50 contained herein.
50.50 (2/18/56)
This regulation provides that the NRC will issue a license upon determining that the l
application meets the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act and the regulations and that the necessary notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made.
It does not impose any l
direct obligations on Consumers Power Company.
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Compliance 50.51 (2/18/56)
This regulation specifies the maximum duration of licenses and does not impose any independent obligations on C6nsumers Power Company.
50.52 (2/18/56)
This regulation provides for the combining in a single license of a number of activities.
It does not impose any independent obligation on Consumers Power Company.
50.53 (5/3/78)
This regulation provides that licenses are not to be issued for activities that are not under or within the jurisdiction of the United States.
The operation of the Midland plant will be within the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
50.54 (5/29/81)
This regulation specifies conditions that are incorporated in every license issued and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.55 (8/29/77)
This regulation addresses conditions of construction permits.
Applicable portions-were complied with at the construction permit stage.
50.55a(a) (5/4/81)
Structures, systems, and components for the Midland plant are designed, fabricated, constructed, tested, and inspected to quality standards commensurate with their importance.
50.55a(b) (5/4/81)
This regulation provides the date of the current approved Edition and Addenda of Section III and XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code.
50.55a(c) (5/4/81)
Design and fabrication of the reactor vessel was carried out in accordance with ASME B&PV Code Section III.
Further information demonstrating compliance with this regulation is provided in Section 5.2.
50.55a(d) (5/4/81)
Reactor coolant system piping meets the requirements of ANSI B31.7.
Further information demonstrating compliance with this regulation is provided in Section 5.2.
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Compliance 50.55a(e) (5/4/81)
Reactor' coolant pumps meet the requirements of ASME B&PV Code Section III.
Further information demonstrating compliance with this regulation is provided in Section 5.2.
50.55a(f) (5/4/81)
The valves in the reactor coolant system pressure boundary were designed and fabricated in accordance with the requirements of ASME B&PV Code Section III.
Further informaticn demonstrating compliance with this regulation is provided in Section 5.2.
50.55a(g) (5/4/81)
Inservice inspection (ISI) requirements are delineated in this part and are specified in Midland technical specifications, Subsection 16.4.0.5.
As permitted by this part and the technical specifications, certain exemptions have been requested and granted for the ISI of various systems and the inservice testing of various pumps and valves.
50.55a(h) (5/4/81)
As discussed in Chapter 7, the protection systems meet IEEE Std 279-1971.
50.55a(i) (5/4/81)
Fracture toughness requirements are set forth in Appendixes G and H of Part 50.
Technical specifications require the use of reactor vessel material irradiation surveillance specimens and updating of the heatup and cooldown curves given in the technical specifications.
Further information is given in Chapter 5 concerning the irradiation surveillance program.
Exemptions to the requirements of Appendixes G and H of Part 50 are discussed in the responses to Appendixes G and H.
50.55a(j) (5/4/81)
This regulation applies to power reactors for which a notice of hearing on an application for a provisional construction permit or construction permit had been published on or before December 31, 1970.
Such notice was published for the Midland plant before this date.
Accordingly, the provisions of Section 50.55a, Paragraphs (c)(1), (d)(1), (e)(1), and (f)(1) apply to Midland, rather than 16
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Compliance Paragraphs (c)(2), (d)(2), (e)(2), and (f)(2), respectively.
50.55e (Proposed)
This regulation will apply to fuel reprocessing plants when it is adopted, and is therefore not applicable to the Midland plant.
50.56 (2/18/56)
This regulation provides that the Commission will, in the absence of good cause shown to the contrary, issue an operating license upon completion of the construction of a facility in compliance with the terms and conditions of the construction permit.
This does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.57(a) (3/3/75)
This regulation requires the Commission to make certain findings before issuance of an operating license and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.57(b) (3/3/75)
The license, as issued, will contain appropriate conditions to ensure that items of construction or modification are completed on a schedule acceptable to the Commission.
Consumers Power Company will comply with these conditions if they are included in the license for the Midland plant.
50.57(c) (3/3/75)
This regulation allows an applicant to make a written motion for a license authorizing low-power testing and further operations short of full power.
Consumers Power Company vill comply with this regulation if such a request is initiated for the Midland plant.
50.58 (4/22/74)
This regulation provides for the review and report of the ACRS and does not impoce any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.59 (4/18/77)
This regulation provides for the licensing of certain changes, tests, and experiments at a licensed facility.
Compliance will be effected by the technical specifications and 17
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6 Regulation (10 CFR)
(Effective Date)
Compliance procedures that provide implementation of this regulation.
50.70 (9/17/79)
The Commission has assigned resident inspectors to the Midland plant.
Consumers Power Company has provided office space and permits access to the station to NRC inspectors in accordance with the requirements of this section.
50.71 (7/22/80)
Records are and will be maintained in accordance with the requirements of Paragraphs (a) through (e) of this regulation and the license.
Paragraph (e) requires that the FSAR be updated within 24 months of the date of issuance of the operating license, and annually thereafter.
Such updates will be submitted to the NRC.
50.72 (2/29/80)
The NRC will be notified of significant events in accordance with the requirements of this regulation.
50.78 (12/24/80)
Consumers Power Company will submit installation information and permit verification to the International Atomic Energy Agency, if requested by the Commission for the Midland plant.
50.80 (3/11/73)
This regulation provides that licenses may not be transferred without NRC consent.
No application for transfer of a license is involved in the Midland proceeding.
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50.81 (3/9/67)
This regulation permits the creation of mortgages, pledges, and liens on licensed facilities, subject to certain provisions.
It also specifies the rights of creditors i
with respect to licensed facilities.
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rights of all creditors of Consumers Power l
Company having interests in the Midland plant are subject to the terms of this section.
50.82 (2/21/67)
This regulation provides for the termination of licenses.
It does not apply to Midland because Consumers Power Company has not requested the termination of a license.
1 50.90 (2/18/56)
This regulation governs applications for amendments to licenses.
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Compliance license amendments will be made in accordance with these requirement,s.
50.91 (4/22/74)
This regulation provides guidance to the NRC in issuing license amendments and does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.100 (2/18/56)
These regulations govern the revocation, 50.101 (3/3/75) suspension, and modification of licenses by 50.102 (3/3/75) the Commission under unusual circum-50.103 (3/3/75) stances and do not impose any independent
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obligations on Consumers Power Company.
50.109 (4/30/70)
This regulation specifies the conditions under which the NRC may require the backfitting of a facility.
This regulation does not impose any independent obligations on Consumers Power Company unless the NRC proposes a backfitting requirement in compliance with the terms hereof.
50.110 (3/3/75)
This regulation governs enforcement in court of the Atomic Energy Act, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and the NRC regulations and orders.
No enforcement action under this section is pending in the Midland proceeding.
Appendix A (11/27/78)
Conformance with the general design criteria for the Midland plant is discussed in detail in Section 3.1.
Additional detail is provided throughout the FSAR in the system design descriptions.
Appendix B ( 2/19/75)
Chapter 17 describes in detail the provisions of the quality assurance program which has been implemented to meet all applicable requirements of Appendix B.
Appendix C (9/2/68)
This Appendix provid as a guide for est ablishing the Applicant's financial qualification.
Consumers Power Company's financial qualifications were fully litigated before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, and the Board expressly found that Consumers Power Company had satisfied the burden of proving that it has reasonable assurance of having the funds it needs to design and construct the facility 19
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Regula tion (10 CFR)
( Ef fective Date)
Compliance in compliance with the Commission's regulations.
Appendix D (8/19/74)
This appendix has been superseded by Part 51.
The requirements of Part 51 have been satisfied.
Appendix E (5/29/81)
This appendix specifies requirements for emergency plans.
An emergency plan has been prepared for Midland, and submitted to the NRC for review.
Appendix F (3/5/80)
This appendix applies to fuel reprocessing plants and related waste management f acilities, not to power reactors, and is therefore not applicable to this proceeding.
Appendix G (11/20/79)
Fracture toughness requirements of this appendix and program requirements given in Appendix H form the basis for technical specification surveillance requirements dealing with the use of surveillance s pecime ns.
Additional information to demonstrate compliance can be found in Subsection 5.3.1, concerning the irradiation surveillance program.
A request for exemptions to certain requirements are identifed and described in the response to NRC Ouestion 121.17.
Appendix H (11/20/79)
Reactor vessel material surveillance program requirements are delineated in this part.
Further information is provided in Subsection 5.3.1.6.
A request for exemptions to certain requirements are identifed and described in the response to NRC Question 121.17.
Appendix I (4/19/76)
This appendix provides numerical guides for design objectives and limiting conditions for operation to meet the criteria "as low as is reasonably achievable" for radioactive material in light-water-cooled nuclear power reactor effluents.
Consumers Power Company filed with the Commission the necessary information to permit an evaluation of Midland with respect to the requirements of Appendix I.
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Compliance Appe nd ix J (10/22/80)
Reactor containment leakage testing requirements for water-cooled power reactors are described in this appendix.
Information concerning compliance can be found in Chapters 3, 6, and 16.
Appendix K (2/4/74)
This appendix specifies features of acceptable ECCS avaluation models.
As noted above for Section 50.46, the analysis for Midland has been conducted using a model which has been accepted by the Commission staff as meeting the requirements of this apperid ix.
Appendix L (10/22/79)
This appendix covers information requested by the Attorney General for antitrust review of license applications.
Refer to the compliance statement for Section 50.33a.
Appendix M (8/19/74)
This appendix covers standardization of manufactured plants and is not applicable to Midland.
Appendix N (2/18/75)
This appendix covers standardization of duplicate plants and is not applicable to Midland.
Appe nd i x 0 (2/18/75)
This appendix covers standardization of design and is not applicable to Midland.
Appendix P (Proposed)
This proposed appendix applies to fuel reprocessing plants and is not applicable to Midland.
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Appendix 0 (6/6/77)
This appendix governs preapplication early review of site suitability issues and is not l
applicable to Midland.
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Appendix 0 (Proposed)
This proposed appendix will apply to fuel l
reprocessing plants and is not applicable to Midland.
Appendix R This appendix provides fire protection program requirements for nuclear power f acilities operating prior to January 1, l
1979.
Midland was not operating prior to this date, so this appendix is not i
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However, a comparison has been provided to the NRC by separate correspondence.
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Compliance Evaluation Report is provided in Appendix 9A.
100.1 (5/12/62)
This regulation is explanatory and does not impose independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
100.2 (3/3/75)
This regulation is explanatory.
The Midland plant is not novel in design and is not unproven as a prototype or pilot plant.
Therefore, no independent obligations are imposed on Consumers Power Company.
100.3 (5/12/62)
This regulation is explanatory and does not impose independent obligations on Consumers Power Company.
100.10 (12/13/73)
The factors listed related to both the unit design and the site have been provided in the application.
Site specifics, including se ismology, meteorology, geology, and hydrology, are presented in Chapter 2.
The exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance are provided and described.
The FSAR also describes the characteristics of reactor design and o pe ra t ion.
100.11 (6/24/75)
An exclusion area has been established, as described in Subsection 2.1.2.
The low population zone required by Paragraph 100.ll(a)(2) has been established, as described in Subsection 2.1.3.4, as the area within a radial distance of one (1) mile from the centerline connecting the Unit I and 2 containments. Compliance with Paragraph 100.3(c) is addressed in Subsection 2.1.3.5.
The FSAR accident analyses, particularly those in Chapters f and 15, demonstrate that offsite doses resulting from postulated accidents would not exceed the criteria in l
this section of the regulation.
Appendix A (1/10/77)
Appendix A to Part 100 provides seismic and geologic siting criteria for nuclear power plants.
Compliance of the Midland site with l
these criteria has been litigated in a show cause proceeding involving foundation soils.
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Compliance An order on this issue has not yet been rendered by the hearing board.-
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