ML20128B982
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/24/1992 |
| From: | NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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ATTACHMENT A NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION LICENDE No. NPF-69 DOCKET No.50-41b ERQf.QREQ_SRhRGES TO TECHIQQAL 8PECIFICATIONH Existing pages 6-7, 6-8, and 6-12 will be replaced with the attached revised pagos.
Theco pages have bcon retypod in their entiroty with marginal markings to indicato the changes.
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 1
DRGAllNAllQll HiNDEDS 6.2.3.4 Records of activities performed by the IEEG shall be prepared, maintained, and forwarded each calendar month to the Vice President - Nuclear Engineering.
h2 4 SilII'T. TECilNICAL ADVIEQB Normally, the Shift Technical Advisor (STA) shall be a dedicated position.
If, however, a dedicated STA cannot bo provided on a shift, then the Assistant Station Shift Supervinor (ASSS) shall function in a dual rolo (SRO/STA) and assumo the dutica of the Shift Technical Advisor (STA) when the Emergency Plan in activated in OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS 1, 2 or 3.
The STA shall provido advisory technical support to the Shift Supervisor in the areas of thermal hydraulica, reactor engincoring, and plant analysis with regard to safe operation of the unit.
The STA (and the ASSS, when fulfilling the role of the STA) shall have a bachalor's degroo in a physical science, engineering, or a Profonaional Engincor's licenso innued by examination, and shall have rocoived specific training in the responne and analysis of the unit for transients and accidents, and in unit dealgn and layout, including the capabilitica of instrumentation and controls in the control room.
53 FACILITY STAFF OUhLIFICATIONS Each member of the unit staff shall moot or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI /ANF 3.1-1978 for comparable positions, except for the Managor Radiation Protection who shall moot or exceed the qualifications of Regulatory Guido 1.8, September 1975.
1, 4 TRAllilRG A retraining and replacement training program for the unit staff shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager Training, shall moet or exceed the requirementa and recommendations of Section 5.5 of ANSI /ANS 3.1-1978 and 10 CFR 55, and shall includo familiarization with relevant industry operational experience.
A training program for the Fire Brigado shall be maintained under the direction of the Manager Training and the Supervisor - Firo Protection Nuclear and shall meet or exceed the requirements of Appendix R to 10 CFR 50.
Amendment No.,2$, p(
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS Sa5 RE' VIEW _AND AUDIT 6.5.1 STATION OPERATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE FUNCTIRH 6.5.1.1 The Station Operations Review Committee (SORC) shall function to advise the Plant Manager on all matters related to nuclear safety.
COMPOSITION 6.5.1.2 The SORC shall be composed of the Chairman:
Plant Manager Vico-Chairman /Hembert Manager Operations Vico-Chairman /Mombert Manager Technical Support Member:
Manager QA Operations Member:
Manager Maintenance Member Manager Chemistry Member Manager Radiation Protection AlfrERNATES 6.5.1.3 All alternate members shall be appointed in writing by the SORC Chairman or Vice-Chairman to rarvo on a temporary basis; however, no more than two alternatos shall participato as voting memborn in SORC activities at any one time.
REETING FREOUENCY 6.5.1.4 The SORC shall meet at least onco cycry calendar month and as convened by the SORC Chairman, Vice-Chairman, or a designated l
alternate.
OUORUM 6.5.1.5 The quorum of the SORC necessary for the performance of the SORC responcibility and authority provisions of those Technical Specifications shall consist of the Chairman, or a Vice-Chairman and four members including alternates.
RESPONSIBILITIES 6.5.1.6 The SORC shall be responsiblo for Investigation of all violations of the Technical Specifications, a.
including the preparation and forwarding of reports covering evaluation and recommendations to prevent recurrence, to the Vice President - Nuclear Generation and to-the Safety Review and Audit Board; NINE MILE POINT - UNIT 2 6-8 Amendment No.f5', J4f, p2f
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ALTERNATES 6.5.3.3 All alternato members shall be appointed in writing by the SRAB chairman to serve on a temporary basis; however, no more than two alternatos shall participato as voting members in SRAB activities at any one time.
CONSULTANTS 6.5.3.4 Consultants shall be utilized as datormined by the SRAB Chairman to provido export advice to the SRAD.
MEETING FREOUENCY 6.5.3.5 The SRAB shall moot at least once por calendar quarter during the initial year of unit operation following fuel loading and at least once per 6 months thorcafter.
QUORUM 6.5.3.6 Tho quorum of the SRAB necessary for the performance of the SRAB review and audit functions of thoso Technical Specifications shall consist of not loss than a majority of tho members including alternatos.
The quorum requires the prosonce of the Chairman or the Chairman's donignated alternato and no more than a minority of the quorum shall have lino responsibility for operations of tho facility.
EEVIEW 6.5.3.7 The SRAB shall be responsible for the review oft a.-
The safety evaluations for (1) changes to proceduros, equipment, or systems and (2) tests or experiments completed under the provision of 10 CFR 50.59 to verify that such actions did not constitute an unroviewed safety question; b.
Proposed changes to procedures, equipment, or systems which involvo an unreviewed safety question as defined in 10 CFR 50.09; c.
Proposed tests or experiments which involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in 10 CFR 50.59; d.
Proposed changes to Technical Specifications or this operating License; c.
Violations of codes, regulations, orders, Technical Specifications, licenso requirements, or of internal procedures or instructions having nuclear safety significance; f.
Significant operating abnormalities or deviations from normal and expected performance of unit equipment that affect nuclear safety; NINE M7tE PP7 '4 " - UNIT 2 6-12
1 ATTACHMENT D NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION LICENSE NO. NPP-69 DOCKET No. 50-410 Diff P O R T ING I N F O RMAT1Q1LAtiLHQ._010 N I F I CAHLil A Z AR D B Q_QHalDIR AT I ON AjiALYHg DIEQM2.T1QH_.QF PROEQRED_TEQ11HLQAL_ SPECJTICATION CHANGER Hingara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) proposes the following changos (1)
TS 6.3, " FACILITY STAFF QUALIFICATIONS" currently states:
"Each member of the unit staff shall meet or excood the minimum qualifications of ANSI /ANS 3.1-1978 for comparable positions, except for the Manager Radiation Protecticn who shall moet or exceed the qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975.
The Licensed operators and Senior-Operators shall also moot or excoed the minimum qualifications of the supplomontal requirements specified in Sectiona A and C of Enclosure ) of the March 28, 1980, NRC letter to all licenseos."
NMPC proposes to modify the abovo TS to stato:
"Each member of the unit staff shall moet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI /AtlS 3.1-1978 for comparable positions, except for the Manager Radiation protection who shall meet or exceed the qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975."
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" TRAINING" currently states, in part:
"... meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section 5.5 of ANSI /ANS 3.1-1978 and Appandix A of 10 CFR 55, and the supplemental requirements specli4ed in Sections A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980, NRC letter to all licenscos, and shall include familiarization..."
NMPC proposes to modify the above TS to state:
"... meet or exceed the requirements and recommendations of Section 5.5 of ANSI /ANS 3.1-1978 and 10 CFR 55, and shall include familiarization..."
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Technical Specification (TS) 6.5.1.2, " COMPOSITION" currently i'
statos:
"The SORC shall be composed of ths Chairman:
Plant Manager Membert Manager Operations Member:
Manager Maintenanco Mombor:
Manager Technical Support Membert Manager Chomistry Membert Manager Radiation Protection Membert General Supervisor Instrument and control Maintenance Hombert General Supervisor System Engincoring i
Member:
General Supervisor Operations Hombert Supervisor Reactor Engineering" i
NMPC proposes to modify the abovo TS to stato:
"The SORC shall be composed of the Chairman:
Plant Manager Vico-Chairman /Momber:
Manager Operations Vico-Chairman /Membert Manager Technical Support Hombor Manager QA Operations Momborn Manager Maintenanco Membert Manager Chemistry Member Manager Radiation Protection" (4)
" ALTERNATES" currently states:
"All alternato members shall be appointed in writing by the SORC Chairman to serve on a temporary basis; however, no more than two alternatos shall participato as. voting members in SORC activition at-any one timo."
NMPC proposes to modify the above TS_to stato:
"All alternato members shall be appointed in writing by the SORC Chairman or Vico-Chairman to sorve on a temporary basis; however, no more than two alternatos shall participato as voting members in SORC activities at any one time."
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" MEETING FREQUENCY" currently statos:
"The SORC shall moot at least once overy calendar month and as
- convened by the SORC_ Chairman or a designated alternate."
NMPC proposes to modify.the above TS to state:
"The SORC shall moot at least once overy calendar month and as convened by the SORC Chairman, Vico-Chairman, or a designated alternate."
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" QUORUM" currently statest "The quorum of the SORC necessary for the performance of the SORC responsibility and authority provisions of those Technical Specifications shall consist of the Chairman or a designated alternato and fivo members including alternates."
IIMPC proposes to modify the abovo TS to statet "Tho quorum of the SORC necessary for the performance of the SORC responsibility and authority provisions of those Technical Specifications shall consist of the Chairman, or a Vico-Chairman, and four members including alternatos."
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TS 6.5.3.6, " QUORUM" currently statost "The quorum of the SRAD nocessary for the performance of the SRAD review and audit functions of these Technical Specifications shall consist of the Chairman or the Chairman's designated alternato and at least three SRAB members including alternatos.
tio more than a minority of the quorum shall have lino responsibility for operation of the unit."
11MPC proposes to modify the abovo TS to stato "The quorum of the SRAB necessary for the performance of the SRAD. review and audit functions of_
thoso Technical Specifications shall consist of not loss than a majorjty of the members including alternatos.
Tho quorum requiros the
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prononce of the Chairman or the Chairman's designated alternato and no more than a minority of the quorum shall have line responsibility for operations of the facility."
HACKGROUND-AND AH MYHIS Currently, 111no Mile Point Unit 2
(tiMP2)
Technical Specification 6.5.1.2 establishes a Station Operations Review Committee (SORC) composed of a Chairman and nine members.
This arrangement represents three members in excess of the " Unit Review Group" composition of the BWR Standard Technical Specifications (STS).
This proposed amendment reduces the number of SORC members from the existing ten (Chairman plus nino regular members) to the STS level of sovon members (Chairman plus six regular members).
The Manager of QA Operations is proposed as a new member.
The station positions corresponding to the eliminated-SORC membership positions (General Supervisor I&C Maintenance, General Supervisor System Engineering, General Supervisor Operations, and Supervisor Reactor Engincoring) remain in effect.
Thorofore, their continued availability to the SORC Chairman, as may be necessary to provide appropriate technical background and exportise for an adequate safety review of SORC ' agenda items, is preserved.
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l contained in curront plant administrativo ' procedures.
The availability of adequato plant exportiso is thorofore unaffected by this proposed reduction in Sonc membership.
In addition, two now "Vico-Chairman /Mombor" positions (to bo fillod by the Manager of Operations and the Manager of Technical Support) are proposed, with responsibilition and qualifications comparablo to those of the SORC Chairman position.
Functioning as Vico-Chairman, a Vice-Chairman /Momber provides the flexibility, durjng SORC Chairman absence, to ensure the continuity required for offectivo implomontation of the day-to-day SORC functions i
without compromising the technical adoquacy of the process.
Otherwise, the two Vico-Chairman /Mombers function as regular SORC members when the SORC Chairman is present.
Additional changen to the SORC specifications acknowledge the proposed interchangeability of the Chairman and the Vico-Chairman positions in the SORC quorum composition, in the authority to appoint altornato SOHC members, and in the authority to convano l
SORC mootings.
The above SOHC changes do not affact the SORC function of i
advising the Plant Manager on all matters related to nuclear
- safety, as stated in TS 6.5.1.1, nor the specific SORC responsibilities detailed in TS 6.5.1.6.
The number of alternatos permitted by TS 6.5.1.3 remains unchanged.
In combined Inspection Nos. 50-220/91-24 and 50-410/91-24, Niagara Mohawk committed to investigato any changos to the technical specifications with respect to the Safety Review and Audit Board (SRAB) quorum requirements.
As a result of this review a chango to the SRAB quorum is proposed to moot the requirements of ANSI N18.7-1976 Sections 4.3.2.1 and 4.3.2.3.
These require that the committoo consist of no less than fivo-(5) persons and that the quorum consist of not-loss than a majority of-the principles or duly appointed alternates.
This will ensure membership continuity during scheduled mootings.
The - proposed changes are consistent-with STS guidelines, ANSI N18.7-1976 and the SRAB charter.
An administrativo chango to the Training specification, intended to doloto reference to a.no longer existant "Appondix A" to 10 CFR 55, as well as deletion of a reference.to Sections A and C of Enclosure 3 of the March 28,
- 1980, NRC letter to - all licensoon.
The basis for the deletion is that the requirements contained in tho March 28, 1980 NRC letter have boon incorporated into a subsequent revision to-10CFR55 and havo thereforo also boon-incorporated -into - the NMP2 Operator and-Senior Operator licenso training. program.
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s9xcLM1pJi The proposed changes to the composition of the Sito operations Review Committoo and quorum requiromonto are consistent with the STS guidelines combined with lator operating BWR plant-provisions regarding the establishment of a SORC Vico-Chairman with duties, e
responsibilities and qualifications similar to the SORC Chairman.
Those changes provido flexibility which should enhance tho timelinoss to activitics that requiro SORC review. The function of SORC to adviso the Plant Manager on all matters related to Nuclear Safety remains unchanged.
The proposed changes to the SRAB quorum will ensure membership continuity during scheduled mootings~ and is consistent with STS guidelines, ANSI N18.7-1976 and the SRAB charter.
The dolotion of a reference to a no longer existent
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Appendix to 10CFR50.55 is administrativo in naturo.
Those proposed changes do not affect any accident procursors and assures adequate lovel of quality of review of matters related s
to nuclear safety, and thorofore, does not involvo a significant increase in the probability in consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
The proposed changes do not alter the functions and responsibilition of SORC and SRAD to review matters related to nuclear safety and do not modify the present level of plant system operability, the proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a now or dif feront kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.
Since the proposed changes are based on STS guidelinos and NRC accepted provisions at other operating plants.
In addition, procedural administrative controls remain in placo to assure adequate technical exportise during SORC and SRAB review process, thus proposal changes do not involve a significant reduction in margin of safety.
According to 10 CFR 50.91, at the timo a licensoo requests an amendmont, it must provido to the commission its analysis, using the standards in 10 CFR 50.92, concerning the issue of no-significant' hazards consideration.
Thorofore, in accordance with 10CFR50.91, the following analysis has boon performed:
The operation of NMP2, in accordance with the-proposed amendment, will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
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e The proposed changes to Technical Specification
- 6. 5.1 are consistent with STS guidelinos regarding number of members associated with a " Unit Review Group", designated at NMP2 as the
" Station operations Review Committee (SORC)".
Proposed changes to the SORC quorum requirements incorporato BWR SfS guidelinos combined with later operating DWR plant provisions regarding ostablishment of a SORC Vico-Chairman position.
The SORC Vice-Chairman position,-with duties, responsibilities and qualifications similar to those of the SORC Chairman, is adopted from lator operating BWR plant provisions found acceptable to the NRC.
In addition, the authority presently granted to the SORC Chairman to appoint alternato SORC members and to conveno SORC, is extended to the Vico-Chairman.
These changes provide a floxibility in the implementation of the SORC review process which should enhance the timeliness of response to routino activition as well as to omorging circumstances requiring SORC review.
During SORC Chairman absence, the Vice-Chairman position assures the continuity required for effective implementation of tho day-to-day SORC functions.
Continued technical adequacy of the process is assured by retention of oxisting procedural controls requiring verification that SORC members or alternates present have appropriato technical background necessary for an adequato safety review of agenda items, as well as the requirements to designste other personnel, as necessary, for attendance at mootings where additional information or expertino is needed.
The SORC function of adviaing the Plant Manager on all matters related to nuclear safety, as stated in TS 6.5.1.1, remains unchanged.
Similarly, the specific SORC responsibilities detailed in TS 6.5.1.6 are not af fected by the proposed changes.
The number of alternates permitted by TS 6.5.1.3 remains unchanged thereby maintaining the present condition that there always be at least a majority at each SORC meeting who are permanent SORC members.
The proposed change ta the SRAB quorum meets the requirements of ANSI N18.7-1976 Sectic,ns
- 4. 3. 2.1 and 4.3.2.3.
These require that the committee consist of no less than five (5) persons.and that the quorum consist of not less than a majority of the principles or du.y appointed alternatos.
This will ensure membership continuity during scheduled meetings.
The proposed changes are consistent with STS guidelines, ANSI N18.7-1976 and the SRAB charter.
The proposed changes to TS 6.3 and 6.4 are administrative in nature and since no changes will be made to the Operator and Senior Operator license training programs, there is no impact on nuclear safety.
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The proposed changes do not affect any accident procursors and do not alter or modify existing limitations on the function, use of alternatos, and responsibilities of tho SORC.
Addition of STS and later operating BWR plant provisions applicable to HMP2 assures
.rotontion of an adequate level and quality of review of matters related to nuclear safety, and therefore does not involvo a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously ovaluated.
The operation of HMP2, in accordance with the proposed amendment, will not create the possib!lity of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.
I The proposed changes for limp 2 Technical Specification Section 6.0 are based on STS guidelines and on later operating BWR plant provisians found acccptable to the NRC.
Those proposed changes have boon reviewed for hcceptability at NMP2 considering similarity of NMP2 nuclear safety review processos versus the STS and later operating DWRs.
No new conditions of operation are introduced by the proposed changes.
The proposed changes do not modify existing setpoints or design assumptions for system operation.
l Since the proposed changes do not alter the functions and responsibilities of SORC and SRAB to review matters related to nuclear safety, do not modify the present level of plant system operability, and do not affect the operator and Senior Operator license training programs, the proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a now or different kind of accident from_any accident previously evaluated.
The operation of NHP2, in accordance with the proposed amendment, will not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
The proposed changes to Technical Specification Section 6.0 represent a combination of present requirements, STS guidelines and provisions that have been found acce? table for use on other operating BWRs with review processes sinnlar to those at NMP2. The proposed SORC changes are intended to provide the flexibility required for continued timely SORC review of routine activities as well as review of emergent conditions, without compromieing the technical adequacy of the process.
The proposed SRAB quorum
-requirements will ensure membership continuity during scheduled SRAB meetings.
Existing procedural administrative controls requiring verification that SORC members or alternates present have appropriate technical background necessary for an adequate safety review of agenda items, as well as the requirements to designate other personnel, as necessary, for attendance at meetings'where additional information or expertise is needed, remain _in effect.
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Since the proposed changes are based on STS guidelines and HRC accepted provisions at other operating plants that are applicable at NMP2, and since procedural administrative controls remain in-place to assure presence of adequate technical expertise during the SORC review process, the proposed changes do not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety.
Therefore, based on the above evaluation, Niagara Mohawk has concluded that those changes do not involvo significant hazards consideration.
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