ML20055J138

Recommends That Util Wait Until Generic Effort on NUMARC Proposal Completed Re Emergency Action Level Scheme Before Initiating Changes

ML20055J138
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	07/20/1990
From:	Greger L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Lyster M CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO.
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NUDOCS 9008010115
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7 JUL 2 01W Docket No. 50-440 i

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company ATTh: Mr. Michael D. Lyster i

Vice President Nuclear - Perry 10 Center Road Perry, OH 44081

Dear Gentlemen:

In a letter dater' March 3,1989, you requested approval of the deletion of a number of Notification of Unusual Event (NOVE) initiating conditions in the emergency classification and action level s: heme of your emergency plan.

Because of the generic. implications of your request, we informed you in an April 19, 1989 letter that your request had been forwarded to NRC Headquarters for review.

Headquarters has recently completed their review and determined that your proposed changes could not be approved because they were not consistent with the current guidance in Appendix 1 to NUREG-0654/ FEMA REP-1, Revision 1.

l However, a recent industry initiative addressing this issue has been completed with the publication of, " Methodology for Development of Emergency Action Levels," NUMARC/NESP-007, April-1990, by the Nuclear Management and Resources Council,Inc.(NUMARC). We are currently reviewing that methodology with the intent to endorse it in a revision to Regulatory Guide 1.101 as an acceptable alternative to the guidance in NUREG-0654, Appendix 1 (see enclosed urrespondence with NUMARC).

Such a revision to Regulatory Guide 1.101 would I

identify our exceptions, if any, to the NUMARC proposal.

It is quite possible that changes to the NOVE initiating conditions, similar to your' proposal, could be approved as part of a completely revised and integrated emergency classification and action level scheme based on the NUMARC methodology.

Therefore, if you would still like to pursue revising your emergency action level scheme in a manner similar to the changes proposed above, we recommend l

that you wait until the generic effort on the NUMARC proposal is completed.

In the interim, we will continue to review proposed changes to emergency action levels on the basis of existing guidance in Appendix 1 to NUREG-0654 Sincerely,

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H. Ray Caldwell, General Superinte. dent Nuclear Operations DCD/DCB(RIDS)

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, Mrs Thon.as E. Tipten, Director Operations, Menager.cnt and

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Dear Mr. Tipton:

Thank yau for sending me a copy of NUMARC/NESP-007,

• Methodology for Develop. ant of Emergency Action Levels,' April 1990. We appreciate this document, which represents a significant effort en the part of your organization and its members to improve emergency preparedness in the vicinity of nuclear power plants.

Pending our review and approval, based on your request we intend to publish a proposed revision of Regulatory Guide 1.10), " Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors,* endorsing NUMARC/NESP-007 as an acceptable alternative to Appendix 1_in NUREG 06b4 for setting the requirement in 10 CFR $0.47(b)(4) that each NRC licensee have a standard emergency classifi-cation ano action level scheme. The reanalysis of actual emergency declarations i

that you requested should help establish the equivalence of NUREG 0654 and NUMARC/NESP-007 methodologies. NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) will coordinate this reanalysis and the final review of your document and inforn, you of the results.

Please contact me' or have your staff contact Michael Jamgochian, RES, at 492-3918, or Edward Podolak of my staff at 492-3167 if there are any questions.

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