ML20069N166

Responds to Open Items Re Independent Safety Engineering Group Charter (SRP 13.4.3,Licensee Qualification Branch). Revised FSAR Section 13.4.3 & Tech Spec 6.2.3. Forwarded

ML20069N166
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/23/1982
From:	Devincentis J PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
To:	Knighton G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20069N167	List: ML20069N166 ML20069N233
References
SBN-386, NUDOCS 8212020286
Download: ML20069N166 (4)

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, PUEBLIC SERVICE

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November 23, 1982 SBN- 386 3

T.F. B7.1.2 z i, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

- Attention: Mr. George W Knighton, Chief Licensing Branch No, 3 Division of Licensing

References:

(a) Construction Permits CPPR-135 and CPPR-136, Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444 (b) USNRC Memorandum, dated October 14, 1982, " Notice of Meeting Regarding Open Items in the Safety Review," L. L. Wheeler to J. D. Kerrigan.

Subject:

Response to Open Item (SRP 13.4.3; Licensee Qualification Branch)

Dear Sir:

As a wsult of a recent meeting with the NRC Staff [ Reference (b)], we offer the following response to the subject open item.

Item (SRP Section 13.4.3)

Provide a description of the Independent Safety Engineering Group (ISEG)

Charter.

Response

The information concerning the composition, qualifications, duties and responsibilities, and reporting requirements of the ISEG as stated in FSAR Section 13.4.3 will be incorporated in the ISEG Charter. FSAR Section 13.4.3 and Technical Specification 6.2.3 will be revised as shown in the attachments to this letter to reflect this commitment.

Very truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY

.</w l 8212O20286 821123 John DeVincentis

( PDR ADOCK 05000443 Project Manager A pop l Attachment

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cc: Mr. R. Gallo United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission t Region I 631 Park Avenue l

King of Prussia, PA 19400 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Service List 1000 Em St., P.O. Box 330 Manchestar. NH 03105 Top 603/EN

. 1 ASLB SERVICE LIST Philip Ahrens, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Department of the Attorney General Augusta, ME 04333 Representative Beverly Hollingworth Coastal Chamber of Commerce 209 Winnacunnet Road Hampton, NH 03842 William S. Jordan, III, Esquire Harmon & Weiss 1725 I Street, N.W.

Suite 506 Washington, DC 20006 E. Tupper Kinder, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 208 State House Annex Concord, NH 03301 Robert A. Backus, Esquire 116 Lowell Street P.O. Box 516 Manchester, NH 03105 Edward J. McDermott, Esquire Sanders and McDermott Professional Association 408 Lafayette Road Hampton, NH 03842 Jo Ann Shotwell, Esquire Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Bureau Department of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, MA 02108

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FSAR 1 at any time in carrying out its responsibilities. The Charter establishes the powers of the Chairman and the use of subcommittees in performing its function. It also establishes the requirements. for distribution of reports

.and/or meeting minutes and its authorization for initiating work.

13.4.'.3 Reviews Tee nical Specification 6.5.2.8 defines the Committee revi-w requirements.

1 T'< ae are conducted through a combination of document summary reviews, pre-sentations at regularly scheduled meetings and special meetings held to

review proposed changes to the Operating License or Technical Specifications. The NSAR Committee will be required to review and approve all Operating License / Technical Specification changes prior to their sub-l mittal to the NRC. Particular document review assignmentu may be made by

tic NSAAC to either individual NSARC members or to subcommittees with the appropriate expertise. Their reports or summary documents are reviewed by the full Committee at regularly scheduled meetings. Certain activities, such as In-Plant Audits, are performed under the cognizance of the NSARC.

In such cases, written reports are issued to the Committee and the results discussed at regularly scheduled meetings.

13.4.2.4 Audit Program A program of quality assurance audits is described in the Seabrook Operational Quality Assurance Program contained in Section 17.2.

13.4.3 Independent Safety Engineering Group An independent Safety Engineering Group (ISEG) will perform reviews on plant operations, independent of those reviews performed by the Station Operation Review Committee (SORC) and the Nuclear Safety Audit and Review Committee (NSARC).

The ISEG will be composed of a committee of five, full time, dedicated engineers located on site who report their findings to the Nuclear Services l Manager. Qualifications of the ISEG members will meet or exceed the requirements in Section 4.4 of ANS 3.1, ie. , a bachelor's degree in engi-neering and two to four years experience. The ISEG members will receive as a minimum the Training for Supervisors identified in Section 13.2.2. The ISEG will be activated approximately three months prior to fuel-loading.

13.4.3.1 Duties and Responsibilities

a. The General review functions of the ISEG include:

1. Examine plant operating characteristics, NRC issuances, Licensing Information Service advisories, and other appropriate sources of plant design and operating experience information that may indi-cate areas for improving plant safety.

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2. Maintain surveillance of plant operations and maintenance activi-ties to provide independent verification that these activities are performed correctly and that human errors are reduced as far as practicable.

3. Perform independent reviews and audits of plant activities including maintenance, modifications, operational problems, and operational analysis, and aid in the establishant of programmatic

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requirements for plant activities.

4. Where useful improvements can be achieved, this group will develop and present detailed recommendations to corporate management for such things as revised procedures or equipment modifications.

b. The ISEG is not responsible for sign-off functions such that it becomes involved in the operating organization.

13.4.3.2 Reports The ISEG will prepare written summaries of reviews and evaluations performed as noted above. These summaries will include the results of, and recommen-dations resulting from, such reviews and evaluations. Monthly reports con-taining.a summary of work completed and recommendations made will be forwarded to the Nuclear Services Manager, with information copies to the Vice President - Nuclear Production and Executive Vice President.

13.4.3.3 Charter The composition, qualifications, duties and responsibilities, and reporting requirements stated above will be incorporated in the ISEG Charter.

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