ML20147C139

Discusses Deferral of Review Associated W/Facility Accident Mgt Implementation

ML20147C139
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	02/03/1997
From:	Linh Tran NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Donnelly P CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
TAC-M93417, NUDOCS 9702050349
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\,...../ l February 3, 1997 I Mr. Patrick M. Donnelly, Plant Manager Big Rock Point Plant Consumers Power Company ,

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SUBJECT:

DEFERRAL OF THE REVIEW ASSOCIATED WITH BIG ROCK POINT ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION (TAC NO. M93417)

Dear Mr. Donnelly:

By letter dated March 31, 1995, you informed the NRC that you believe that Big Rock Point (BRP) has previously addressed all five elements of an accident management program identified in SECY-89-012, " Staff Plans for Accident Management Regulatory and Research Programs," and 9:enerally meets the intent of the accident management guidance given by Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group (BWROG). In addition, you identified the need to provide selected training to Technical Support Staff (TSC) personnel as a sole remaining activity, after which all severe accident issues for BRP can be brought to closure. By letter dated November 20, 1995, in response to an NRC request for additional information dated September 13, 1995, you committed to specific severe accident training enhancements, and indicated that these actions would be completed by March 31, 1997.

The NRC staff plans for evaluating utility accident management (A/M) implementation are described in SECY-96-088, " Status of the Integration Plan for Closure of Severe Accident Issues and the Status of Severe Accident Research." In accordance with current plans and limitations on NRC resources, the staff intends to focus its initial inspection efforts on plants that are most representative of the population of operating plants. BRP is unique from all other operating plants in several areas to the degree that it does not appear to be a good c' .date for lead plant review / inspection. The staff intends to defer the review of BRP A/M implementation until its has completed development of A/M inspecticn guidance. At that time, the staff will reconsider the need and, if necessary, schedule an A/M implementation review at BRP. The staff expects that this review will take place sometime in 1999.

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• O j Mr. Patrick Donnelly J Based on the above, TAC No. M93417 is consided closed. A new TAC will be

opened if and when the staff initiates the BRP A/M implementation review. If i you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to I contact me at (301) 415-1361.

i Sincerely, i

Linh N. Tran, Project Manager Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

A O Mr. Patrick Donnelly - February 3, 1997 Based on the above, TAC No. M93417 is consided closed. A new TAC will be opened if and when the staff initiates the BRP A/M implementation review. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me at-(301) 415-1361.

Sincerely,

' Original signed by i Linh N. Tran, Project Manager Project Directorate 111-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l cc: See naxt page Docket No. 50-155 Distribution:

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Mr. Thomas A. McNish Michigan Department of Attorney Vice President & Secretary General

Consumers Power Company Special Litigation Division 212 West Michigan Avenue 630 Law Building Jackson, Michigan 49201 P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 4 212 West Michigan Avenue )

Jackson, Michigan 49201 1

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Jane E. Brannon, County Clerk County Building Annex 203 Antrim Street Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Office of the Governor

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! Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road

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Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division 3 Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. O. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Big Rock Point Plant

, 10253 U.S. 31 North Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Mr. Robert A. Fenech Vice President-Nuclear Operations Palisades Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Hwy.

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