ML20074A959
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| Issue date: | 05/02/1983 |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY _C_0 MIS _S_IO_N.
DOCK _E_T NO. 50-271 VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION NOTICE OF ISSUANCE 0F AMENDMENT TO FACILITY i
OPERATING LICENSE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has issued Amendment No. 79 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28, issued to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation which revised Technical Specifications for operation of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (the facility) located near Vernon, Vermont.
The amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.
The amendment modifies the Technical Specifications pertaining to the organizational placement of the Shift Technica1 Advisor.
The application for the amendnent complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic. Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulations.
The Commi'ssion has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Comission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
Prior public notice of this amendment was not required since the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration.
The Comission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10 CFR 51.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.
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2-For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated February 28, 1983 (2) Amendment No. 79 to License No.
OPR-28, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation.
All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N. W. Washington, D.C., and at the Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.
A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
Director, Division of Licensing.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 2nd day of May 1983.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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May 2,1983 Docket No. 50-271 Mr. J. B. Sinclair Licensing Engineer Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01701
Dear Mr. Sinclair:
The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No.79 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
This amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated February 28, 1983.
These changes to the administrative controls section of your Technical Specifications modify the organizational placement of the Shift Technical Advisors.
Page 19 of the Technical Specifications has also been reissued to consolidate changes previously issued separately in Amendments 76 and 78.
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Copies of the Safety Evaluation and Notice of Issuance are enclosed.
Sincerely,
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I Vernon L. Rooney, Project Manager Operating Reactors Branch #2 Division of Licensing
Enclosures:
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Amendment No.79 to DPR-28 2.
Safety Evaluation 3.
Notice of Issuance cc w/ enclosures See next page 1
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Mr., J. B. Sinclair cc:
Mr. W. F. Conway W. P. Murphy, Vice President &
- President & Chief Executive Officer Manager of Operations V]mont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
R.D. 5, Box 169 R. D. 5, Box 169 Ferry Road Ferry Road arattleboro. Vermont 05301 Brattleboro, Vemont 05301 J
Mr. Louis Heider, V. P.
. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1671 Worcester Road Region I Office Regional Radiation Representative
' Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 JFK Federal Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 J:hn A. Ritscher, Esquire Ropes & Gray Public Service Board 225 Franklin Street State of Vermont Boston, Massachusetts 02110 120 State Street Montpelier, Vermont 05602 New England Coalition on Nuclear
. Pollution Vermont Yankee Decomissioning Hill and Dale Farm Alliance R.D. 2, Eox 223 53 Frost Street Putney, Vemont 05346 Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
. Mr. Walter Zaluzny Vermont Yankee Decommissioning
. Chairman, Board of Selectman Alliance P.O. Box 116 5 State Street Vernon, Vemont 05354 Box 1117 J.' P. Pelletier, Plant Manager
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Vemont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
Resident Inspector P.O. Box 157 c/o U.S. NRC i
Vernon, Vermont 05354 P.O. Box'176 Vernon, Vermont 05453 Vermont Public Interest Research Raymond N. McCandless Group, Inc.
Vermont Division of Occupational 43 State Street
& Radiological Health Montpelier, VT 05602 Administration Building 10 Baldwin Street Ronald C. Haynes Montpelier, Ver>nont 05602 Regional Administrator, Region I Honorable John J. Easton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 631 Park Avenue
- Attorney General King of Prussia, PA 19406 State of Vermont 109 State Street Montpelier, Vermont 05602 O
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VERPONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION DOCKET NO. 50-271 VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 79 License No. DPR-28 1.
The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has found that:
A, The application for amendment by Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (the licensee) dated February 28, 1983 complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B.
The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Comission; C.
There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by 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 Comission's regulations; D.
The issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the comon defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E.
The issuance of this amendment is in accordance wi.th 10 'CFR Part l
51 of the Comission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
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Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifi-cations as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and paragraph 3.B of Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 is hereby l
amended to read as follows:
B. Tecnnical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as I
revised through Amendment No. 79 are hereby incorporated in the license.
The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.
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This license amendment is effective as of the date of its issuance.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY CDP 9tISSION I /. g r, O.
Domenic B. Vassallo, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #2 Division of Licensing Attactuent:
Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: May 2,1983 e
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' ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 79 i
FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. OPR-28 DOCKET NO. 50-271 Revise the Technical Specifications as follows:
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION i
SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO. 79 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-28 VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION DOCKET NO. 50-271 r
Introduction By letter dated February 28, 1983, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation, VYNPC or licensee, requested Proposed Change No.112 to the Vermont Yankee plant Technical Specifications, involving a change to the title of the individuals providing engineering expertise to the operating shifts and a change in the organizational location of these individuals.
Evaluation In the existing Technical Specifications for the Vermont Yankee plant, the individuals providing engineering advice to the operating shift are designated the Shift Technical Advisons.
By this change, the licensee proposes to change the title to Shift Enginee'r.
This is a title change only and would have no effect on the qualifications or performance of these individuals.
- Hence, approving the change would have no adverse effect on the health and safety of the public.
l In the existing plant organization, the Shift Technical Advisors report to the Technical Services Superintendent.
Under the proposed change, the Shift Engineers will be located in the Operations Department.
The licensee now has eight individuals trained for STA duties.
Under the proposed organizational change, one Shift Engineer would be assigned as an
-integral member of each of the six operating shifts.
These individuals would rotate with their shifts, including taking requalification training during the training week.
While on shift, the Shift Engineer will work for the Shift Supervisor, performing non-licensed duties as assigned.
These duties include a primary function of providing advice and assistance to the Shift Supervisor on any off-normal events that may occur, and normally would.also include such matters as handling work permits involving possible fire hazards and preparing plant information reports.
When not performing their primary responsibilities for the Shift Supervisor, I
the Shift Engineers would be available to work in a secondary role for the Operations Engineer, whose duties include such matters as review and update of Operations Department procedures, evaluation and review of proposed design l
changes, operating experience assessment, and trending studies.
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' We have reviewed the licensee submittal and we met with representatives of the licensee on March 31, 1982, to discuss the proposed change.
Our conclusion is that this proposed change will enhance plant safety by integrating the Shift Engineers into the operating shifts such that the personnel will gain exper-ience in training and working together as a team, thereby enabling the Shift
. Engineers to play a more positive role in advising and assisting the Shift Supervisor. regarding off-normal plant conditions.
Based on the discussion presented above, we conclude that Proposed Change No.112 to the Vermont Yankee Technical Specification is acceptable.
Environmental Consideration We have determined that the amendment does not authorize a change in effluent types or total amounts nor an increase in power level and will not result in any significant enviromnental impact. Having made this determination, we have further concluded that the amendment i
involves an action which is insignificant from the standpoint of environmental impact and, pursuant to 10 CFR 551.5(d)(4), that an environmental impact statement, or negative declaration and environ-mental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
Conclusion We have concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) because the amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated, does not create the possibility of an accident of a type different from any evaluated previously, and does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety, the amendment does not involve a significant hazards consideration, (2) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (3) such activities will be conducted in canpliance with the Commission's regulations and the
-issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Dated: May 2, 1983 Principal Contributor:
L. Crocker
7590-01 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULAT0_R_Y_C_0!EISSI M DOCK _ET NO. 50-271 VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORMRATION NOTICE OF ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comission) has issued Amendment No. 79 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28, issued to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation which revised Technical Specifications for operation of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (the facility) located near Vernon, Vemont.
The amendment is effective as of its date of issuance.
The amendment modifies the Technical Specification 2 pertaining to the organizational placement of the Shift Technical Advisor.
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The application for the amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic. Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Comission's rules and regulations.
The Comission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Comission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
Prior public notice of this amendment was not required since the amendment does not involve I
a significant hazards consideration.
The Comission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10 CFR 51.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or negative declaration and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection with issuance of this amendment.
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, For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the application for amendment dated February 28,1983(2) Amendment No. 79 to License No. -
CPR-28, and (3) the Commission's related Safety Evaluation. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N. W. Washington, D.C., and at the Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301.
A copy of items (2) and (3) may be obtained upon request addressed to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission, Washington, D.C.
20555, Attention:
Director, Division of Licensing.
Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 2nd day of May 1983.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Y l,y. 9,a Domenic B. Vassallo, Chief Operating Reactors Branch #2 Division of Licensing 4
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