ML20082E346
| ML20082E346 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Duane Arnold  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1995 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20082E341 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9504110201 | |
| Download: ML20082E346 (2) | |
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.....,d SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 208 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-49 IES UTILITIES INC.
CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE CORN BELT POWER COOPERATIVE DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER DOCKET NO. 50-331
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated October 28, 1994, IES Utilities Inc. (the licensee) submitted-an application for amendment to Facility Operating License DPR-49 for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The amendment deletes the " Plan for the Integrated Scheduling of Plant Modifications for the Duane Arnold Energy Center" (the Plan) as a condition of the license. The original objective of the Plan was to enable the utilib to better control and manage available resources and to perform required activities in a manner that would enhance 1
plant safety by (1) improving control of safety-related modifications and (2) more promptly implementing these modifications.
Since the inception of the Plan, the number of major projects at DAEC has decreased significantly. Additionally, the methods of managing these projects have changed. Many of the projects in the Plan are already covered by separate correspondence to the NRC. There is redundancy in the tracking of these items between the DAEC commitment control system and the Plan.
Organizational changes at DAEC have resulted in the formation of an outage-group, a project engineering group, and a priority review board, all of which deal with work planning and setting priority.
2.0 EVALUATION There are adequate internal processes in place at DAEC for controlling and managing work activities. The organizational structure is unchanged by this amendment. The appropriate level of technical review and management oversight should continue to be performed in accordance with existing procedures and practices and should ensure that activities are performed in a manner consistent-with plant safety.
No changes to the physical design and/or operation of the facility will occur as a result of this amendment. The licensee asserts that additional tracking of work items via the Plan represents an unnecessary administrative burden that is no longer required and is redundant to existing procedures and practices.
The staff agrees and finds this administPative change acceptable.
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3.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Iowa State official was 3
notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
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' This amendment changes recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendment.
5.0 CONCLUSION
The staff has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public i
will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: Glenn B. Kelly Date:
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