ML20137K907
| ML20137K907 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/1985 |
| From: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| To: | Rubenstein L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737, RTR-REGGD-01.097, RTR-REGGD-1.097 GL-82-33, NUDOCS 8512030314 | |
| Download: ML20137K907 (10) | |
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o Mamng Addrets Alabama Powe. company 600 North 18th Stred Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Telephone 205 7834090 R. P. Mcdonald Senior Vice President Flintridge Building MQ[)3!11a POWCT November 27, 1985 Docket Nos. 50-348 50-364 Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Attention:
Mr. L. S. Rubenstein Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
_ Units 1 and 2 NRC Generic Letter 82-33, " Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737 - Requirements for Emergency Response Capability," Dated December 17, 1982 Gentlemen:
On April 15, 1983 Alabama Power Company submitted its Preliminary Farley Emergency P,esponse Capability (ERC) Integrated Implementation Plan and Schedule in Nsponse to NRC Generic Letter 82-33, " Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737 - Requirements for Emergency Response Capability," dated December 17, 1982. Subsequent updates to this plan and schedule were provided on December 15, 1983 and November 30, 1984.
This letter provides an update to the previous letters and describes the subsequent Alabama Power Company efforts and plans with regard to completing each ERC item.
Since November 1984, Alabama Power Company has made substantial progress in all areas of its NUREG-0737, Supplement i effort. Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) activities completed in 1985 include computer hardware installation, air conditioning upgrade and acquisition of inputs. Approximately 50% of the R.G.1.97 modifications were completed during the 1985 refueling outages with the remainder of the installation effort to be completed during the next~ two outages for each unit. The Reactor Coolant Inventory Tracking System (RCITS) design effort is currently in progress and is being integrated with the qualified core exit thermo-couples. Alabama Power Company plans to install the majority of the RCITS during the 1986 refueling outages. As stated in letter dated February 20, 1985, installation of the RCITS is scheduled for completion by the end of the Unit 1 Eighth and Unit 2 Fifth Refueling Outages.
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. are.sufficiently extended beyond the established critical path outage schedule and the remaining RCITS modifications can be performed without impacting the return to power ;ritical path, then the RCITS installation will be completed at that time. The -Alabama Power Company Control Room
' Design Review (CRDR) Program Plan is currently being implemented. The
' Control Room Survey, 0perating Experience Review, Task Analysis and Engineering Identification have been completed. The CRDR Summary Report is
- scheduled to be submitted.in the fourth quarter of 1986. The Emergency
~ Response Facility (ERF) for Farley Nuclear Plant has been considered
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operational since October 1982 with display enhancements being made _in conjunction with the SPDS effort. The Emergency Response Procedures (ERPs) were-implemented in' July 1984. provides a summary of the' specific activities conducted
.since.the November-30,1984 submittal and the schedule for completion of the remainder of the Farley ERC Integrated Implementation Plan items. The milestones and-schedule dates of each subsection "b" of Attachment 1 are
- considered firm coamitments. Other dates are based on current planning and are included for information only. Attachment 2 is a graphical presentation of the updated Farley ERC Integrated Implementation Plan and Schedule 2which
-shows the interrelationship between the SPDS, R.G.1.97, RCITS, CRDR, and training efforts as of November 1985. This schedule depicts both the Alabama Power Company goal of' SPDS operability within three and one-half years and the current five year ERC commitment schedule.
Alabama Power Company believes that the completion of the scheduled activities described herein, the ongoing coordination with the NRC Project Manager for negotiated submittal completion dates, and the yearly submittals of an. updated schedule for future NUREG-0737 Supplement 1 activities is a continued demonstration of good-faith efforts to meet or exceed the NRC expectations and to safely implement a fully integrated anc' cost-effective enhancement to the present Farley ERC system within a reasonable time frame.
'If, you have any questions, please advise.
Yours very t y,
R. P. Mcdonald RPN/JLO:ddb-D39
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Farley ERC Integrated Implementation Plan and Schedule
- 1.. Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) a.
Status of Activities Since November 30, 1984 During the 1985 outages SPDS hardware was installed, powered and tested in both units; peripheral ~ equipr.ient cables were routed from the computer rooms to the main control room and Technical Support Center (TSC); field inputs were terminated at the SPDS input cabinet; and a data link was implemented, tested, and made functional to provide flux mapping capabilities from the SPDS. The software development effort for SPDS has been ongoing in 1985.
Numerous technical difficulties encountered in this development effort have negatively impacted the development progress. Efforts are underway to reduce or eliminate the impact of these difficulties on the schedule. These technical difficulties include:
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system communication difficulties between the main processor and auxiliary processors have resulted in replacement of the initial system design with a replacement design, and 2.
input / output equipment failing to perform to specifications resulting in a significant design modification effort.
b.
Revised Milestone and Completion Dates Milestones Completion Date Finalize and issue SPDS October 1983 specification for bids (Complete)
Submittal of Safety Analysis November 1983 and Implementation Plan (Complete)
' Unit 1, 8th R. O.
(March 1988)
Unit 2, 5th R. O.
(October 1987) 3-1/2 year goal date:
October 1986 for both units Operator Training for SPDS Unit 1, 8th R. O.
(March 1988)
Unit 2, 5th R. O.
(October 1987) 3-1/2 year goal date:
October 1986 for both units
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Major 1986 Activities The Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), previously scheduled to commence in November 1985, is now estimated to commence in May 1986.
It should be noted, however, that this estimation is contingent on the resolution of all outstanding technical difficulties with no new technical difficulties occurring. Alanama Power Company has expedited the resolution effort and will also expedite the FAT and site testing in an effort to meet the internal goal date for an operable SPDS (October 1986). At this time not enough progress has been made in the resolution effort to ensure that SPDS will be operable by October 1986. Therefore, the Alabama Power Company commitment for SPDS remains the Unit 1 Eighth and Unit 2 Fifth Refueling Outages.
2.
Regulatory Guide 1.97 (R.G. 1.97) a.
Status of Activities Since November 30, 1984 On February 7,1985, the NRC issued the " Interim Regulatory Guide 1.97 Report, Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2" in which additional information was requested. This information was provided by letter of April 10, 1985. Certain environmental qualification modifications of R.G. 1.97 instruments were implementTl1 during the Unit 1 Sixth and Unit 2 Third Refueling Outages in addition to other R.G. 1.97 modifications. Design and procurement efforts have been ongoing.
b.
Revised Milestones and Completion Dates Milestones Completion Date Finalize R.G.1.97 design basis August 1983 (Complete)
Establish plan for Category 1 October 1983 display (Complete)
Submittal of R.G.1.97 Compliance March 1984 - Unit 2 Report June 1984 - Unit 1 (Complete)
Completion of R.G. 1.97 Unit 1, 8th R. O.
modifications (March 1988)
Unit 2, 5th R. O.
(October 1987)
Note: 'This schedule was accepted by NRC letter dated June 12, 1984.
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Major 1986 Activities During 1986 all remaining R.G.1.97 design is scheduled to be completed and procurement initiated. The remainder of R.G.1.97 modifications are currently scheduled for installation during the next two outages for each unit.
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Control Ro m Design Review (CROR) a.
Status of Activities Since November 30, 1984
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The NRC Staff conducted an audit of the CRDR Task Analysis (TA) in March 1985. Detailed conenents of the audit were provided to Alabama Po,;er Company by letter dated May 8,1985. Subsequent to the letter, Alabama Power Company worked extensively with its Haman factors Specialist and TA Engineers to incorporate the NRC coments. The TA was completed in November 1985.
The Control Room Survey was e.onducted in September and October 1985. The Operational Experience Review was completed by the Review Team during November 1985.
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Revised Milestone and Completion Dates i
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Completion Date Submittal of CRDR Program Plan October 1983 (Complete)
Submittal of CRDR Summary Report Fourth Quarter 1986 including schedules to resolve Hven Engineering Discrepancies c.
Major 1986 Activities All Heun Engineering Discrepancy (HED) identification, review, and assessment'is scheduled to be completed during the second quarter of 1986.
A sumary report will be submitted to the NRC in the fourth quarter of 1986.
'If. should be noted that the' November 30, 1984 submittal to the NRC stated that modifications resulting from the resolution.of HED's would be completed during the Unit 1 Eighth and Unit 2 Fifth Refueling Outages. Since the scope and complexity of modifications are not known at this time, Alabama Power Company now plans to include an implementation schedule for modification in the summary report. The HED resolution effort will commence in 1986.
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- 4. ~ Emergency Response Facilities (ERFs) a.
Status of Activities Since November 30, 1984 As stated in Alabama Power Company's April 15, 1983 submittal to the NRC, the ERFs are considered fully operational as demonstrated during Farley Nuclear Plant Emergency Exercises. Provisions have been made, however, to install SPDS CRTs in the Technical Support Center (TSC).
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Revised Milestone and Completion Dates Milestones Completion Date Operational ERFs October 1982 (Complete)
Develop ERF display design November 1983 criteria (Complete)
Prepare ERF display October 1985 implementation plan (Complete)
Complete ERF display Unit 1, 8th R. O.
modifications (to be (March 1988)
. accomplished in conjunction Unit 2, 5th R. O.
with completion of SPDS)
(October 1987) 3-1/2 year goal date:
October 1986 for both units c.
Major 1986 Activities ERF enhancement will be provided by the implementation of SPDS CRTs in the TSC.
Installation of CRTs in the TSC will be made concurrent with installation of the SPDS.
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EmergencyResponseProcedures(ERPs) a.
Status of Activities Since November 30, 1984 Plant-specific ER?5 were implemented at Farley Nuclear Plant in July 1984.
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Revised Milestone and Completion Dates Completion Date Milestones Submittal of Procedures July 1983 Generation Package (Complete)
Implementation of upgraded ERPs July 1984 (Complete) l 6.
Reector Coolant Inventory Tracking System (RCITS) l a.. Status of Activities Since November 30. 1984 Alabama Power Company has purchased an RCITS from Combustion Engineering and l
1s currently working towards installation of the majority of the system l
during the Unit 1 Seventh and Unit 2 Fourth refueling outages. A i
Technical Description has been developed. Fabrication of the RCITS components is in progress with delivery of the equipment scheduled to support installation in the above outages. Design for the Unit 2 installation of the equipment (with exception of the probe and pressure boundary) has been issued and is being reviewed by plant personnel. Engineering procurement for the RCITS material outside the scope of the Combustion Engineering contract has l
been initiated. The design effort for the modified pressure boundary is currently in progress. Pre-outage preparations for the reactor vessel modifications required to facilitate installation of the RCITS probes are in l
- progress, b.
Revised Milestone and Completion Dates Milestones Completion Date Issue purchase order for RCITS November 1984 (Complete)
Finalize Technical Description January 1985 (Complete).
RCITS fully operable Unit 1 8th, R. O.
(March 1988)
Unit 2, 5th R. O.
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1986 Major Activities The RCITS design will be completed and packaged in preparation for the Unit 1 Seventh and Unit 2 Fourth Refueling Outages. Vendor and site coordinators have been designated. Materials and design will be onsite for complete system installation in the event that plant outages are extended a sufficient duration beyond the established critical path schedule to allow total implementation. The plant simulator will be modified to replicate RCITS capabilities,in the control room and training will be initiated.
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