ML20134N035

Forwards Generic Ltr 85-15 Re Deadlines for Compliance w/10CFR50.40 Sent to All Licensees on 850806.Requests for Extension for Compliance Beyond 851130,received After 850930,will Be Considered Untimely & May Be Denied

ML20134N035
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/28/1985
From:	Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
References
GL-85-15, NUDOCS 8509040394
Download: ML20134N035 (4)

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Docket No. 50-458 AUG 2 81985 Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Company P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Attention Mr. J. E. Booker

SUBJECT:

.INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 10CFR 50.49,

" ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT TO SAFETY FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS." (GENERIC LETTER 85-15)

The enciesed Generic Letter 85-15 on'Information Relating to the Deadlines for

-Compliance with 10CFR 50.49 was sent to all licensees of operating reactors on August.6, 1985. As River Bend is expected to receive an operating license shortly, the guidance in this letter is expected to apply to River Bend as well.

Generic Letter 85-15 is therefore being provided for your information. In particular, please note that any requests for extension for compliance with 10CFR 50.49 beyond November 30, 1985, that are received after September 30, 1585, will be considered untinely and may be denied on that basis.

There are a number of components at River Bend for which additiona.1 environ-raental qualification is required prior to November 30, 1935, in order for River Bend to be'in compliance with-10CFR 50.49. Attention should be given to-qualifying this equipment prior to the November 30, 1985 deadline.

Any concerns relating to the above inforcation should be directed to the Licensing Project Manager, Stephen Stern (301) 492-8349.

Sincerely, Walter R. Butler, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

As stated cc: 'See next-page.

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1 Docket No. 50-458 AUG 2 E 1995 Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Company P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Attention Mr. J. E. Booker

SUBJECT:

INFORMATION RELATIllG TO THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLIAf4CE WITH 10CFR 50.49,

" ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMEriT IMPORTANT TO SAFETY FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" (GENERIC LETTER 85-15)

The enclosed Generic Letter 85-15 on Information Relating to the Deadlines for Compliance with 10CFR 50.49 was sent to all licensees of operating reactors on August 6, 1985. As River Bend is expected to receive an operating license shortly, the guidance in this letter is expected to apply to River Bend as well.

Generic Letter 85-15 is therefore being provided for your infomation. In particular, please note that any requests for extension for compliance with 10CFR 50.49 beyond November 30, 1985, that are received after September 30, 1965, will be consioereo untirely and may be denied on that basis.

There are a number of components at River Bend for which additional environ-mental qualification is required prior to November 30, 1985, in order for River Bend to be in compliance with 10CFR 50.49. Attention should be given ta qual:fying this equipment prior to the November 30, 1985 deadline.

Any concerns relating to the above information should be directed to the Licensing Project Manager, Stephen Stern (301) 492-8340 Sincerely, Walter R. Butler, Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

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Decket No. 50-458 AUG 2 81995 Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Senior Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group Gulf States Utilities Cortpany P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Attention Mr. J. E. Booker

SUBJECT:

INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DEADLINES FOR C0ftPLIANCE WITH 10CFR 50.49,

" ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT TO SAFETY FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" (GENERIC LETTER 85-15)

The enclosed Generic Letter 85-15 on Information Relating to the Deadlines for Compliance with 10CFR 50.49 was sent to all licensees of operating reactors on August 6, 1985. As River Bend is expected to receive an operating license shortly, the guidance in this letter is expected to apply to River Bend as well.

Generic Letter 85-15 is therefore being provided for your information. In particular, please note that any requests for extension for compliance with 10CFR 50.49 beyond November 30, 1985, that are received after September 30, 1985, will be considered untimely and may be denied on that basis.

There are a number of components at River Bend for which additional environ-mental qualification is required prior to November 30, 1985, in order for River Bend to be in compliance with 10CFR 50.49. Attention should be given to qualifying this equipment prior to the November 30, 1985 deadline.

Any concerns relating to the above infonnation should be directed to the LicensingProjectManager,StephenStern(301)492-8349. .

Sincerely, Walter R. Butler,' Chief Licensing Branch No. 2 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

As stated cc: See next page

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Beaumont, Texas 77704 P. O. Box 14690 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70696

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I TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING REACTORS Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DEADLINES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH 10 CFR 50.49, " ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATION OF ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT IMPORTANT TO SAFETY FOR NUCLEAR  !

POWER PLANTS" (GENERIC LETTER 85-15)

The deadline for compliance with 10 CFR 50.49, " Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants" is specified in the rule as the date of the second refueling outage after March 31, 1982 or March 31, 1985, whichever was earlier. Some plants have received extensions to these deadlines up to November 30, 1985. Where current extensions teminate prior to November 30, 1985, the delegation in 10 CFR 50.49(g) pemits tne Director of NRR to act on further requests for extensions as long as the new deadline is not beyond November 30, 1985. Section 50.49(g) states that "in exceptional cases, the Commission itself may consider and grant extensions beyond November 30, 1985, for completion of environmental qualification." The purpose of this letter is to advise licensees that it is the Counission's intention that extensions will be granted only in rare circumstances and that enforcement action will be taken against }icensees that continue to operate their plants with unqualified equipment I beyond November 30, 1985, without

• extensions approved by the Comission.

It is the Commission's intention that licensees which are not in compliance on November 30, 1985, and which have not been given extensions either will have to either shut down or, if they have valid staff-approved justifications for contiged operation, select to operate and face civil penalties of $5,000 per item - per day for each' day after November 30, 1985, on which a licensee operates in noncompliance with the rule. For noncompliance identified after November 30, 1985, such fines may be made retroactive to November 30, 1985 for each day a licensee clearly knew, or should have known, that equipment qualification was incomplete. Some mitigation of any penalty may be considered based upon satisfaction of the following factors:

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l JJ For purposes of enforcement, " unqualified equipment" means equipment l for which there is not adequate documentation to establish that- )

this equipment will perform its intended functions in the relevant i environment.

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1. Did the licensee iden'tify and promptly report the noncompliance with 10 CFR 50.49?

2. Did the licensee apply best efforts to complete environmental qualification within the deadline?

3. Has the licensee proposed actions which can be expected to result in full compliance within a reasonable time?

For equipment which is discovered (through new test results, NRC inspection, or other means) after November 30, 1985, to be in noncompifance or is suspected to be in noncompliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49, licensees should report the finding if the condition found meets the reporting criteria of 1 10 CFR 50.72 (Prompt Notification) or 10 CFR 50.73 (Licensee Event Reporting System).

Evaluations of the significance of and corrective action for all actual and potential noncompliances should be documented as should the circumstances of discovery of the noncompliance or suspected noncompliance.

These documents should be retained in appropriate licensee files. If equipment addressed in the plant Technical Specifications is found to be unable to perfom

' its intended function during an accident because of equipment qualification problems, the liernsee is required to follow the provisions of the Technical Specifications.

it case by case detemination will be made whether retroactive I enforcement is appropriate for noncompliance identified after November 30, 1985 Licensees desirf ag an extension beyond November 30, 1985, must submit an i

extension requot at the earliest possible date to the Comission with a copy i to the Directre NRR and the Director IE. Requests received after September 30, 1985, will be considered untimely, and may be denied on that basis. The basis for any exte'.sfon request beyond November 30, 1985 must clearly identify the

- exceptional aature of the case, e.g., why, through events entirely beyond its' control, t h licensee will not be in compliance with the rule on November 30, the date w'.en compliance will be achieved; and a justificatian for continued 4

operation Jntil compliance will be achieved. j i This lettee does not require any response and therefore does not need approval ,

4 of the Oft 'ce of Management and Budget. Coments on burden and duplication may '

be directeo ;o the Office of Management and Budget. Reports Management Room 3208, i

New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Should you have any v questions, the staff contacts are Gary Holahan for technical questions and Jane Axelrad for enforcement questions.

Mr. Holahan can be reached on (301)492-7415 and Ms. Axelrad can be reached on (301)492-4909.

Hu h L. Thompson Jr tirector D vi ion of Licensi cc: List of Generic Letters

4 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED GENERIC LETTERS GENERIC 5,UBIECT DATE LETTER NO.

1 85-01 Fire Protection Policy Steering Committee Report 1/9/85 85-02 Staff Recommended Actions Stemming From NRC

. Integrated Program for the Resolution of Unresolved Safety Issues Regarding Steam Generator Tube Integrity 4/15/85 85-03 Clarification of Equivalent Control Capacity 1/28/85 For Standby Liquid Control Systems 85-04 Operator Licensing Examinations 1/29/85 85-05 Inadvertent Boron Dilution Events 1/31/85 85-06 Quality Assurance Guidance for ATWS Equipment that is not Safety-Related 4/16/85 85-07 Implementation of Integrated Schedules 5/02/85

- - " --for-Plant Hodifications-85-08 10 CFR 20.408 Termination Reports - Format 5/23/85 85-09 Technical Specifications for Generic Letter 83-28. Item 4.3 5/23/85 85-10 Technical Specifications for Generic -

Letter 83-28. Items 4.3 and 4.4 5/23/85 85-11 Completion of Phase II of " Control of 6/28/85 Heavy Loads at Nuclear Power Plants"

NUREG-0612 85-12 Implementation of TMI Action Item II.K.3.5,

" Automatic Trip of Reactor Coolant Pumps" 6/26/85 85-13 Transmittal of NUREG-1154 Regarding the Davis Besse Loss of Main and Auxiliary Feedwater Event 8/5/85 84-14 Commercial Storage at Power Reactor Sites of Low Level Radioactive Waste not Generated by the Utility 8/1/85 85-15 Information Relating to the Deadlines for Compliance with 10 CFR 50.49, " Environmental.

Qualification of Electric Equipment Important

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