ML20086C155
| ML20086C155 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1995 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20086C152 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9507060300 | |
| Download: ML20086C155 (2) | |
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r SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 70 TOFACILITYbPERATINGLICENSENO.NPF-58 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY. ET AL.
PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-440
1.0 INTRODUCTION
In a letter dated September 27, 1993, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, et al. (licensees), proposed an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-58 for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1.
The amendment revises Technical Specification (TS) Section 6.3.1, " Unit Staff Qualifications," to make it consistent with the current requirements of Part 55 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 55). The amendment also deletes TS Section 6.4.1, " Training," because the requirements associated with training are now contained in 10 CFR 55 and 10 CFR 50.120.
In addition, in a letter dated December 16, 1994, the licensee proposed another change to TS 6.3.1.
Currently, the TS requires that the Operations Manager (0M) obtain a senior reactor operator (SRO) license by August 1995.
The proposed change would relieve the requirement for the OM to hold a Perry Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP) SR0 license if an Operations section middle manager holds a PNPP SR0 license.
2.0 EVALUATION TS 6.3.1 requires, in part, that "The licensed Operators and Senior Operators shall also meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of the supplemental requirements specified in Sections A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980, NRC letter to all licensees." The proposed change would replace the i
above with "...and the licensed Operators and Senior Operators who shall comply with the requirements of 10 CFR 55."
This regulation was amended in 1987 to clarify the regulations for licensing of reactor operators and senior reactor operators. The amended rule allows a systems approach to training, i
The licensee has instituted a systems approach to training, and their program j
is accredited by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. The NRC staff finds that the proposed change to the TS to reference 10 CFR Part 55 for l
licensed operator qualifications is acceptable.
TS 6.4.1 contains requirements for training of unit staff.
However in 1993, the NRC issued a rule (10 CFR 50.120) which established requirements for training and qualifications. This rule superseded all previous requirements for unit staff training. As a result, TS 6.4.1 is no longer appropriate, and the licensee's proposal to delete TS 6.4.1 is acceptable to the NRC staff.
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i The licensee has requested.th'e change to allow an Operations middle manager to l
hold a PNPP SRO license, in lieu of the OM in order to continue with efforts to improve' the operational perfcrmance' of PNPP by allowing.the OM to return' to normal duties after completion of classroom training. The Operations section l
middle manager holding the PNPP SRO license (currently the Operations Superintendent) will be required to meet the qualifications described in Section 4.3.8, " Operations," of ANSI /ANS-3.1-1993.
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The intent of the management license requirement is-to ensure that the i
individual directing Operations Section activities has the necessary and relevant operational experience and knowledge for the particular plant's technology. The alternative of an Operations middle manager holding the plant-specific SRO license accomplishes that intent. The licensee did not, however, want to update this provision of technical specifications to refer to the ANSI /ANS-3.1-1993 standard, because that would add various other prescriptive requirements,'nor is that needed for the purposes of this-administrative control. Therefore, the NRC staff finds the proposed alternative to be acceptable.
1 Finally, the proposed changes do not affect the Perry Improved-TS issued on
' June 23, 1995. Therefore, the NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's proposed changes to TS 6.3.1 and to delete TS 6.4.1, and based on the above, finds the changes to be acceptable.
3.0 STATE CONSULTATION
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, the Ohio State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had no comments.
4.0 ENVIROMENTAL CONSIDERATION Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, 51.32, and 51.35, an Environmental Assessment and finding of No Significant Impact has been prepared and published in the Federal Reaister on March 7, 1995 (60 FR 12575). Accordingly, based upon the Environmental Assessment, the Commission has determined that the issuance of this amendment will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
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 will not be endangered by operation in the praposed manner, (2) such i
activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's' regulations, and (3) the issuance of this amendment will not be' inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: J. Hopkins Date:
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