ML20148G605
| ML20148G605 | |
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| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 03/23/1988 |
| From: | Chandu Patel Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8803290187 | |
| Download: ML20148G605 (8) | |
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I 7590-01 ljNITED STATES NilCLEAR OFGULATORY COWISSION VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND PCWrR COMPANY POCKET NOS. 50-?80 AND Sn.?al MOTICE OF CONSIDERAT!ON Or ISSilANCE OF AMENDMENTS TO FACILITY OPEDATING LICENSES AND PD0 POSED NO SIGNIFICANT HA7ARDS CON!IDERATTON DETERMINATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARTNG The United States Nuclear Regulatory Comission (the Comissioni is considerino issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. OPR-3?
and DPR-37, isrued to Virginia Electric and Power Company (the licensee), for operatinn of the Surry Power Station Units No. I and No. 2 located in Surry County, Viroinia.
The amendments would revise the Surry 1 and ? Technical Specifications (TS),
Section 6 as follows:
(1) delete the organization charts and replace them with a more general description of organizational requirements. (2) replace certain corporate-level position titles with more general position descriptions, and (3) revise certain administrative requirements in order to bring then into closer conformance with the corresponding requirenents currently specified in the NRC-approved TS for Westinghouse plants (NUREG-0452, Revision 4, 1981).
On March 8, 19R8, the licensee announced Company-wide organizational changes which will become effective in April 1988.
Specifically, nuclear operations will be strengthened by bringing the Engineering and Power Operations Departments within a single organization headed by a Senior Vice President.
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the Nuclear Operations Department.
A sirgle group responsible for nuclear transient and fuel analysis will be created within the Fngineering Departnert.
Also within the Engineering Department, Inservice Inspection and Non-Destructive Examination services will be ermbined under a single ranacer.
in addition, the rumber of system enoineers assigned te Surry 1 ard 2 will be increased.
The licensee has concluded that orcanization cFarts and/or titles by themselves play little or no role in assessing the safety significance of changes for Surry 1 and ?.
Conversely, specific operational requirerents that bear more directly on safety matters of concern than the nroani7ation charts and titles are explicitly provided elsewhere in the Surry 1 and 2 TS.
For example, the organizational element rescensible for control room comand function is identified setarately in the TS, as are the renuirements for minimum staffing under various operating modes.
The orcanizational manaoement functions for irdependent reviews and audits, onsite safety review comittee, and independent safety engineering grnup, while revised by this change renuest to conform more closely with the current acceptable TS for Westinahouse plants, are also specified in other parts of the Surry 1 and ? TS.
Therefore, the organization charts and certain position titles themselves are not needed to support any future finding that the licensee's organization will operate Surry 1 and 2 in a safe manner.
In addition to being required by the Surry 1 and ? TS, the important organizational features illustrated by organization charts and certain position titles are also required or controlled by other mechanisms seb.iect to NRC control. Specifically, the chapter entitled "Conduct of Operations" of the j
Surry 1 and 2 Updated Final Safety Analysis Reports (UFSAR) contains a detailed organizational structure and a description of the conduct of operations.
The informatinn in this chapter is required by 10 CFR 50.71(e) to be maintained and
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In addition, the licensee's Topical Report, "Ouality Assurance Program Operations Phase," is required bv 10 CFR 50, Appendix P, to include similar information relating to the organizational structure, and is required by 10 CFR 50.54 to be maintained in a current status.
Before issuance of the prorcsed license amendments, the Comission will have made findings reouired by the Atomic Erergy Act of 1954, as anerded (the Act) and the Comission's regulations.
The Comission has made a oronosed determination that the request for amendments involves no significant hazards considerations.
Under the Comission's regulatiens in 10 CFR 50.42, this means that operation of the facilities in accordance with the proposed amendments would not (1) involve a sionificant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (?) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a 1
margin of safety.
The licensee has stated that the proposed changes to the Surry 1 and 2 TS involve no significant hazards considerations because operation of Surry 1 and 2 in accordance with these changes would not:
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Involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
The changes merely reflect administrative considerations and do not change the plant design or operations.
As in the past, the Comission will continue to be informed of organizational chanaes through other required controls.
The Code of Federal Pegulations Title 10, Part 50.34(b)(61(i) requires that the licensee's organizational structure be included in the UFSAR. Accordingly, the "Conduct of Operations" chapter of the UFSAR provides a descriptien of the organization and detailed
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a ornanization charts. As required by 10 CFR 50.71(e), the Company submits annual updates to the UFSAR.
Finally, Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR 50.5a(a)(31 govern changes to organization described in the Ouality Assurance Topical Report.
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Create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, bec3use as noted above, neither the plant design nor operation is affected by these changes.
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Involve a signi#icant reduction in a margin of safety.
These chant:es do not alter the functions, responsibilities, or minimum shift crew composition of the staff as defined by the Administrative Controls of the Surry 1 ard 2 TS.
Through strono cuality assurance programs and comitment to maintain only qualified personnel in positions of responsibility, it is assured that safety functions perfnmed by the on-site and the corporate organizations will continue to be. performed at a high level of competence.
The NRC staff agrees that the proposed changes to the Technical Specifications meet the criteria specified in 10 CFR 50.9?(c) and, hence, proposes to detemine that they involve no significant hazards considerations.
The Comission is seeking public coments on this proposed deteraination.
Any coments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination.
The Comission will not normally make a final determination unless it receives a request for a hearing.
Written coments may be submitted by mail to the Rules and Procedures Branch, Division of Rules and Records, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D.C. 90555, and should cite the publica-tion date and pace number of this FEDERAL. REGISTER notice. Written coments l
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may also be delivered to Poom 4000, Maryland National Bank Building, 7735 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 'rnm P: 15 a.n. to 5:00 p.m.
Copies of written coments received may he exarrined at the NRC Public Occument Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
The filing of requests #0r hearing and retitions for leave to in+ervene are discussed below.
By April 27, 1988
. the licensee may 'ile a reouest for a hearing with resoect to issuance o# the amentrents to the sub,4ect fecility operating licenses and any person whose interest may be a'fected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a reauest for hearing and a written petition for leave to intervene.
Recuests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Comission's "Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings" in 10 CFR Part 7.
If a recuest for a hearing or retition for leave to intervene is filed by the above date, the Commission er. an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, designated by the Comission or by the Chairman of the Atomic Sa'ety and Licensino Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or petition, and the Secretary or the designated Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
As reauired by 10 CFR 62.714, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceedino.
The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be pennitted with particular reference to the following factors:
(1) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceedino; (2) the nature and extert of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceedingt and (3) the possible effect of any order which may l
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The petition shnuld also identify the specific aspect (s) of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes to intervene.
Any person who has filed a petition for leave to intervene or who has been admitted as a party may amend the petition without recuesting leave of the Roard up to fifteen (15) days prior to the first pre-hearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, but such an amended petition must satisfy the specificity requirements described above, i
Not later than fifteen (M) days prior to the first prehearing conference scheduled in the proceeding, a petitioner shall file a supplement to the petition to intervene, which must include a list of the contentions that are sought to be litigated in the matter, and the bases for each contention set forth with reasnranie ;pecificity.
Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendments under consideration.
A petitioner who fails to file such a supplement which satisfies these recuirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, sub,iect to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing, including the opportunity to present eviderce and cross-examine witnesses.
If a hearing 1s requested, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards considerations.
The final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held.
If the final detemination is that the recuest for amendments involve'; no significant hazards considerations, the Commissinn may issue the amendments and make them effective, notwithstanding the reouest for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance of the amendments.
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7 If the final determination is that the amendments involve significant ha7ards considerations, any hearing held would take place before the istuance o' any amendment.
Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the expire-tion of the 20-day notice period.
Powever, should circumstances change during the notice perind such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of one or both of the facilities, the Commission nav issue the license arendments before the expiration of the 30-day notice period, provided that its final determination is that the amendnents involve no significant hazards considerations.
The final determination will consider all public and State comments received.
Should the Commission take this action, it will publish a netice of issuance and provide for opportunity for a hearing after issuance.
The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrecuently.
A request for hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed with the Secretary of the Commissinn, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention:
Docketing and Service Branch, or may be delivered to the Commission's Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N,W,,
Washington, D.C., by the above date. 'ihere petitions are filed during the last ten (10) days of the notice period, it is requested that the petitioner promptly so inform the Commission by a toll-free telephone call to Western Union at (800) 325-6000 (in Missouri (800) 342-6700).
The Western Union operator should be given Datagram Identification Number 3737 and the follcwing message addressed to Herbert N. Berkow:
(petitioner's name and telephone number);
(date petition was mailedi; (plant name); and (publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice. A copy o' the petition should also be sent a
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to the Office of the General Counsel, II.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corvission.
Washington, D.C.
20555, and to Michael W. Maupin, Eso., Hutton and Williams, P. O. Box 1535, Richmond, Virginia 23212, attorney for the licenses Nontimely filings of petitions #or leave to intervant, amended petitiors, supplemental petitions and/or requests for hearing will hot be entertained absent a deterrination by the Comissinn, the presiding officer or the Atomic Sa#ety and Licensing Board, desir)nated to rule on the petition and/or request, that the petitioner has made a substantial showing of good cause for the granting of a late petitior end/or request.
That determination will be based upon a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)-(v) and 2.714(d).
For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated March 17, 1988, which is available for public inspection at the Comission's Public Document Recm,1717 H Street, F.W., Washington, D. C.
20555, and at the Swem Library, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia ?3185.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of March, 1988.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGIJLATORY CO*' MISSION C hnh.R /Ltd Chandu P. Patel, Pro.iect Manager Project Directorate II-?
Division of Reactor Projects I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Rcgulation
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