ML20044H035

Amend 154 to License DPR-13,modifying TS to Permit Replacement of 10CFR55 Licensed Operator Program W/Approved Fuel Handler Certification Program

ML20044H035
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	05/27/1993
From:	Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-206' SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION. UNIT N0. I l

a AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 154.

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or. the.NRC) has found that:

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The app',ication for amendment byl Southern California Edison-Company (the licensee) and the San Diego Gas and Electric Company dated January 15, 1993, and supplemented March 31, 1993, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 5

amended (the Act), and the regulations of the Cotamission as set forth i

in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.

The facility will be maintained in conformity with the application, as l

amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and' regulations of j

the Commission; i

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There is reasonable assurance (1) that the activities authorized by l

this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the regulations of the Commission; D.

The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and -

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The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of J

the regulations of the Commission and all applicable requirements have 1

been satisfied.

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Accordingly,-the license is amended by changes to the Technical' Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, i

and paragraph 2.C(2) of Facility' Operating. License No. DPR-13 is hereby l

amended to rrad as follows l

(2). Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan -

l The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A,L as revised l-through Amendment No. 154, are hereby incorporated'in the-license.

Southern California Edison Company shall maintain the facility in l

l accordance with the Technical Specifications.

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This license amendment is effective as of. the date of its issuance and shall be implemented no later than 30 days from the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION-l l

Seymour H. Weiss, Director Non-Power Reactorsfand Decommissioning Project Directorate 1

Division of Operating Reactor Support j

Office of Nuclear Reactor. Regulation j

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Attachment:

Changes to the Technical i

Specifications l,

Date of Issuance: May 27, 1993 l

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ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 154 TO FACIllTY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-13 DOCKET NO. 50-206 Revise Appendix A Technical Specifications by removing the pages identified below and inserting the enclosed pages. The revised pages.are identified by the captioned amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

REMOVE INSERT l

6.1-1 6.1-1 6.2-1 6.2-1 6.2-2 6.2-2 6.2-3 6.2-3 6.2-4 6.2-4 6.3-1 6.3-1 6.4-1 6.4-1 6.8-1 6.8-1 I

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6.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.1 RESPONSIBILITY 6.1.1 The Vice President and Site Manager.. Nuclear Generation' Site shall be responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance of Unit I at San Onofre Nuclear. Generating Station and all site support s

functions. He shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility in his absence.

6.1.2 The Shift Supervisor (or during his absence from the Control Room l-Area,

• a designated individual) shall be responsible for the Control Room Command function. A management directive to this effect, signed l

by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site shall

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be reissued to all site / station personnel on an annual basis.

" Control Room Area" is defined by-the control room and tne Shift Superintendent's office.

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i SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.1-1 AMENDMENT NO: 12, 39, 66 91, 130, 154 i

6.2 ORGANIZATION OFFSITE AND ONSITE ORGANIZATION 6.2.1 Onsite and offsite organizations shall be established for unit operation and corporate management, respectively. The onsite and offsite organizations shall include the positions for activities affecting the safety of the nuclear power plant.

Lines of authority, responsibility, and comunication shall be a.

established and defined for the highest management levels through intermediate levels to and including all operating organization positions. These relationships shall be documented and updated, as appropriate, in the form of organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation. These requirements shall be documented in the FSAR.

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The Station Manager shall be responsible for overall unit safe operation and shall have control over those onsite activities necessary for safe operation and maintenance of the plant.

The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety, and Licensing and c.

the Vice President and Site Manager shall have corporate responsibility for overall plant nuclear safety.

The Vice President and Site Manager shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable performance of the staff in operating and maintaining the plant to ensure nuclear safety. The Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, Safety and Licensing shall take any measures needed to ensure acceptable perfomance of the staff in providing technical support to the plant to ensure nuclear safety.

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The individuals who train the operating staff and those who carry out health physics and quality assurance functions may report to the appropriate onsite manager; however, they shall have sufficient organizational freedom to ensure their independence from operating pressures.

UNIT STAFF Each on-duty shift shall be composed of at least the minimum shift 6.2.2 a.

crew composition shown in Table 6.2-1.

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At least one individual qualified to stand watch in the Control Room (a Shutdown Control Room Operator or a Certified Fuel Handler) shall be in the Control Room area ** when fuel is in the spent fuel pool.

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" Control Room Area" is defined by the control room and the Shift Superintendent's office.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-1 AMENDMENT NO: 44, 66, 91, 110, 130,,

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A health physics techniciani shall be on-site when fuel is in the reactor.

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All fuel handling operations shall be observed and directly supervised by a Certified Fuel Handler who has no other concurrent duties during this operation.

A Fire Brigade of at least five members shall be maintained on e.

site at all times.f The Fire Brigade shall not include the Shift Supervisor and the other member of the minimum shift crew and any

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personnel required for other essential functions during a fire

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Administrative procedures shall be developed and implemented to 4

limit the working hours. of unit staff in the following job 1

classifications:

1) On-shift operators responsible for the safe storage and handling of irradiated fuel; 2)

Electricians and their.first line supervisors; 3)

I&C Technicians, Computer Technicians, Test Technicians and their first line supervisors;

4) Operational Health Physics Technicians and their first line supervisors;

5) Boiler and Condenser Mechanics, Machinists, Welders, Crane Operators and their first line supervisors; i

6) Contractor or other Department personnel perfoming functions identical to those perfomed by personnel identified in items I through 5 above and within the organizational framework of the station.

l Adequate shift coverage shall be maintained without rcutine heavy use of overtime. The objective shell be to have operating

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personnel identified above work a somal 8-hour day, 40-hour week (excluding shift turnover and meal !ime) while the plant is operating (Modes 1, 2, 3 and 4). However, in the event that overtime which exceeds 25%(ii) of nomal time is required due to unforeseen The health physics technician and Fire Brigade composition may be less than the minimum requirenents for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> in crder to accomodate unexpected absence provided imediate

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action is taken to fill the required positions.

(i) Deleted (ii) 25% is established as a level of overtime which will not significantly reduce the effectiveness of personnel, but which requires additional management approval prior to exceeding this level.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.2-2 AMENDMENT NO: 88 91, 130, j

j problems (iii) or during extended outages (iv), on a temporary basis, the following guidelines shall be followed:-

1) An individual should not_.be permitted to work:more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br />, straight (shift turnover and_ meal time are not included whencalculatinghoursworked).

2) An individual should not be pennitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any -

i 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any 7-day period _

l (shift. turnover and meal time are not included when calculatinghoursworked)..

3) A break (the time an-individual ~ leaves the work location to the time an individual returns to the work location) of:at-l 1 east 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> should be; allowed between work periods (shift turnover time is not included when calculating the break; meal time is not included when calculating the break, unless it represents an administrative' entry on the timesheet and not i

extrahoursspentattheworklocation).

4) Except during extended shutdown periods, overtime should be a

considered on an individual basis and not for.the entire staff on a shift.

Any deviation from the above guidelines shall be authorized by the Station Manager, or by the Responsible Station Division Manager, or higher levels of management, in'accordance with established l

procedures and with' documentation of the basis for' granting the deviation. Controls shall be-included in the procedures.such that individual overtime shall be reviewed monthly by the Station Mana'ger or his designee to assure that excessive hours have not 1

been assigned. Routine deviation from the above guidelines is not authorized.

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The Plant Superintendent (at time of appointment) shall be a l

Certified Fuel Handler or shall have previously held an SRO license for the unit.

(iii) Unforeseen problems are forced shutdowns or power _ reductions of any unit, equipment failure or unscheduled repair, surveillance, calibration or maintenance, entry into a Technical Specification ACTION i

Statement or the absence of personnel required to provide nonnal shift coverage.

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Extended outages are periods in Modes 5 and/or 6.

i SAN ONOFRE - UNIT l' 6.2-3 AMENDMENT NO: 66 88, 91, j

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t TABLE 6.2-1 MINIMUM SHIFT CREW COMPOSITION POSITION NUMBER-OF INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO FILL POSITION SS-1 SCR0

.1 Shift Supervisor who is a Certified Fuel Handler SS Shutdown Control Room Operator, non-certified SCR0 Except for the person filling the Control Room Command function, the shift crew composition may be one less than the minimum requirements:of Table 6.2-1-for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> in order to accommodate unexpected absence of on-duty shift crew members provided-immediate action is taken to restore the shift crew composition to within the minimum requirements of Tabla 6.2-1.

This provision does not permit any shift crew position to ce unmanned upon shift change due to an oncoming shift crewman being late or absent.

During any absence of the Shift Supervisor from the Control Room Area

• an individual who is either a Certified Fuel Handler or non-certified Shutdown Control Room Operator shall be designated to assume the Control i,

Room Command function.

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" Control Room Area" is defined by the control room and the Shift Superintendent's office.

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6.3 UNIT STAFF OUALIFICATIONS' l

6.3.1 Each member of-the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of-Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," for comparable positions, except'

.I that the Plant Superintendent need not hold a Senior Reactor

' Operator's: license at the time of appointment, and except for the -

'i Manager, Health Physics, who shall meet 'or. exceed the minimum qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8 September 1975..

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6.4 TRAINING 6.4.1 A retraining and replacement training program for the unit staff shall be maintained under-the direction of the Manager, Nuclear. Training and shall meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section l

5.5 of ANSI N18.1-1971 and shall include familiarization with relevant industry' operational. experience. An NRC approved program shall be used for the training and retraining of Certified Fuel Handlers.

6.4.2 A training program for.the Fire Brigade shall be maintained under the -

i direction of the Manager, Station Emergency Preparedness and shall i'

meet or exceed the requirements of National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 27-1975.-

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6.8 PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS l

6.8.1 Written procedures

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covering the activities referenced below:

The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix "A" of a.

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2 February 1978.

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Refueling operations.

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Surveillance and test activities of safety related equipment.

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Security Plan implementation.

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Emergency Plan implementation.

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Fire Protection Program implementation.

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PROCESS CONTROL PROGRAM implementation.

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OFFSITE DOSE CALCULATION MANUAL implementation.

i. Quality Assurance Program for effluent and environmental monitoring, using the guidance in Regulatory Guide 415, Revision 1, February 1979.

j. " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance," June 14, 1977, as specified in Section 6 of the Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Report dated July 19, 1979.

6.8.2 Each procedure of 6.8.1 above, and changes thereto, shall be approved by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site; or by (1) the Station Manager; or by (2) the Responsible Station Division Manager; or by (3) Cognizant Managers reporting directly to them as previously designated by the Vice President and Site Manager, Nuclear Generation Site, prior to implementation and shall be reviewed periodically as set forth in administrative procedures.

6.8.3 Temporary changes to procedures of 6.8.1 above may be made provided:

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The intent of the original procedure is not altered.

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The change is approved by two members of the site / station management staff exercising responsibility in the specific area i

and unit or units addressed by the change, and at least one of whom is a Certified Fuel Handler.

l Procedures and administrative policies shall meet.or exceed the requirements and recomendations of Sections 5.1 and 5.3 of ANSI N18.7-1976, Administrative Controls for Nuclear Power Plants.

SAN ONOFRE - UNIT 1 6.8-1 AMENDMENT NO: 39, 54, 66, 79, 91, 105, 130, 154