ML20147D151

Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Licensee 871216 Application for Amend to License NPF-29,changing Tech Specs as Result of Revs to 10CFR55 & Conforming Amends.Response Requested by 880315 in Order to Complete Review

ML20147D151
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	02/29/1988
From:	Kintner L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Kingsley O SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
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NUDOCS 8803030247
Download: ML20147D151 (5)

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FED 2 9 Wi Do'cket No. 50-416 g

NRC & Local PDRs ACRS(10)

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr. PDII-I Reading Gray File Vice President, Nuclear Operations S. Varga System Energy Resources, Inc. G. Lainas P. O. Box 23054 P. Anderson Jackson, Mississippi 39205 L. Kintner OGC-Bethesda

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

E. Jordan

SUBJECT:

GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION (GGNS), UNIT 1 By letter dated December 16, 1987, Systems Energy Resources, Inc. (the licensee) submitted a proposed amendment to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS), Unit 1,-

Operating License and Technical Specifications to incorporate changes resulting from revisions to 10 CFR Part 55 and Conforming Amendments.

The hRC staff is reviewing the submittal and finds that additional information is needed to complete its revien. Enclosed is the staff's interim safety evaluation of your submittal which identifies deficiencies and recomends changes to your submittal. You are requested to change your submittal to be responsive to the deficiencies and .2 quests for additional information as described in the enclosure by March 15, 1988. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed request, telephone me at (301)492-1458.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511.

Sincerely,

/S Lester L. Kintner, Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects-I/II l..iclosure: Request for additinnal information cc: St e next page g3030247080229 y ADOCK 05000416 l'DR LA- 4 PM I-1 -1 PA rson LKintner:tys EAdensam Sl&#)/88 /2/4f/88 7f)//88 L

4 M'r. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

System Energy Resources, Inc. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) cc:

Mr. Ted H. Cloninger Mr. C. R. Hutchinson Vice President, Nuclear Engineering GGNS General Manager arid Support System Energy Resources, Inc.

System Energy Resources, Inc. Post Office Box 756 Post Office Box 23054 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Robert 8. McGehee, Esquire The Honorable William J. Guste, Jr.

Wise, Carter, Child, Steen and Caraway Attorney General P.O. Box 651 Department of Justice Jackson, Mississippi 39205 State of Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 l Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Bishop Libennan, Cook, Purcell Office of the Governor  :

and Reynolds State of Mississippi '

1200 17th Street, N.W. Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Washington, D. C. 20036 1 Attorney General l Mr. Ralph T. Lally Gartin Building I Manager of Quality Assurance Jackson, Mississippi 39205 l Middle South Utilities System i Services, Inc.  ;

P.O. Box 61000 Mr. Jack McMillan, Director l New Orleans, Louisiana 70161 Division of Solid Waste Management l Mississippi Department of Natural I Mr. John G. Cesare Resources Director, Nuclear Licensing Post Office Box 10385 System Energy Resources, Inc. Jackson, Mississippi 39209 P.O. Box 23054 Alton B. Cobb, M.D.

Mr. R. W. Jackson, Project Engineer State Health Officer i Bechtel Power Corporation Statn Board of Health i 15i40 Shady Grove Road P.O. Box 1700 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-1454 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Mr. Ross C. Butcher President Senior Resident Inspector Claiborne County Board of Supervisors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 Route 2, Box 399 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150 kcgional Administrator, Region II

. U.5, Nuclear Regulatory Comission 101 Karietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Nr. James E. Cross GGNS Site Director System Energy Resources. Inc.

P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150

i Enclosure GRAND GULF h r. EAR STATION UNIT ONE PROPOSED AMENDHENT TO OPERATING LICENc:.

REQUEST F0k ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Background

By letter dated December 16, 1987, Systems Energy Resources, Inc. (SERI) submitted a proposed amendment to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Unit 1 Operating License and Technical Specifications to incorporate changes '

resulting from revisions to 10 CFR 55. A review of the proposed changes follows.

I Operatino License Condition 2.C(30)

OL Condition 2.C.(30) states, "Permanent training center instructors and consultants assigned to training who, after initial criticality will teach systems, integrated responses, transients, and simulator courses to license candidates or NRC-licensed personnel, shall either demonstrate or have previously demonstrated their competence to the NRC staff by successful completion of a senior operator examination pfior to teaching licensed ope ra tors . "

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SERI proposes to' delete this condition, since the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS) operator training program is now INPO accredited.

This change is acceptable since the INPO accreditation program includes instructor evaluation and is in keeping with the intent of the Cossnission Policy Statement on Training and Qualifications of Nuclear Power Plant Personncl. However, if licensee makes changes to its operator training programs, the programs must either be submitted for NRC staff review or the licensee must certify that the programs are both accredited and based on a systems approach to training. These are the options provided under the revisions to 10 CFR 55.

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Technical Specification Section 6.3 "Unit Staff Qualifications" l TS 6.3 states, "Each member of the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum  !

qualifications of ANSI N18.1-1971 for comparable positions and the  !

supplemental requirements specified in Section A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980 NRC letter to all licensees...."

SERI proposes to delete the phrase "and the supplemental requirements specified in Section A and C of Enclosur,e 1 of the March, 1980 NRC letter to  ;

all licensees" from the above TS. Deletion of this phrase will bring SERI l into compliance with the revision to 10 CFR 55, which superseded the referenced letter.

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l Deletion of this phrase is acceptable. However, licensee has not deleted the l references to Regulatory Guide 1.8-1975 and ANSI /ANS 18.1-1971. Since the l stated purpose of these revisions is to bring SERI into compliance with the revision to 10 CFR 55, licensee should substitute "Regulatory Guide 1.8, )

Revision 2, 1987" and "ANSI /ANS 3.1 1981," in the appropriate places in Section* l 6.3 of its Technical Specification. 1 Technical Specification Section 6.4 "Training" TS 6.4 states, "A retraining and replacement training program for the ur.it staff...shall meet or exceed the requirements and recomendations of Section 5.5 of ANSI N18.1-1971 and Appendiz "A" of 10 CFR Part 55 and the supplemental requirements specified in Sections A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980 NRC lette: to all licensees;..."

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SERI proposes to delete the reference to "Appendix A" since the revision to 10 CFR 55 deleted this appendix. SERI also proposes to delete the phrase "and the supplemental requirements specified in Section A and C of Enclosure 1 of the March 28, 1980 NRC letter to all licensees" to bring SERI into compliance with the revision to 10 CFR 55, which superseded the reference letter.

Deiction of this phrase is acceptable. However, licensee should also delete the reference to ANSI /ANS 18.1 1971. To be consistent with the changes to 10 CFR 55, the reference should be changed to ANSI /ANS 3.1-1981 since this is the industry standard now endorsed by Regulatory Suide 1.8-1987, which was issued in conjunction with the revision to 10 CFR 55.

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