ML20153F943

Requests Addl Info Re 970430 Proposed License Amend for Plant,Unit 2 That Would Relocate Meteorological Monitoring Instrumentation Requirements in TSs to USAR

ML20153F943
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/22/1998
From:	Hood D NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Mueller J NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
References
TAC-M98694, NUDOCS 9809290300
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. . . . . ,o September 22, 1998 f' Mr. John H. Mueller Chief Nuclear Officer Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station .

Operations Building, Second Floor P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 i

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES IN METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC NO. M98694) l

Dear Mr. Mueller:

I By letter dated April 30,1997, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) proposed a license amendment for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 that would relocate meteorological monitoring instrumentation requirements in the Technical Specifications (TSs) to the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR). The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and finds that additionalinformation is needed.

1.0 The proposed changes would eliminate (not relocate) the current requirement in TS l 3.3.7.3 that a special report be submitted to the NRC pursuant to TS 6.9.2 when one or l

more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels is inoperable for more than 7 \'

days. You propose to eliminate this requirement on the basis that " Niagara Mohawk will continue to evaluate future meteorological instrumentation inoperability for reportability 7 in accordance with the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73."

1.1 Identify the specific provisions of 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 that would apply if one or more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels should -

be inoperable for more than 7 days. '

l 1.2 State your understanding as to how and when (or if) the NRC would be notified of this condition (one or more meteorological monitoring instrumentation channels inoperable for more than 7 days)if TS 3.3.7.3a is deleted as proposed.

.1.3 State whether reporting pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73 would i outline "the cause of the malfunction and the plans for restoring the )

instrumentation to OPERABLE status." l l

1.4 Justify any significant reporting differences between the existing TS requirement and the reporting pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 and 10 CFR 50.73.

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. H. Muser 2-September 22, 1998 Y 2.0 It is NRC staff policy to ensure that licensee commitments relied upon by the staff regarding the transfer of specific information from the TSs to a licensee-controlled document subject to 10 CFR 50.59 is reflected as a condition of the operating license if such transfer will not be accomplished before issuance of the associated license amendment. The NRC staff is concemed about the intervening time between issus:nce of the amendment and inclusion of the information in the 10 CFR 50.59-cor. trolled document. This time should be minimized and the deleted information subject to appropriate interim controls.

2.1 State whether the transfer of the information to the USAR will be accomplished in advance of the periodic FSAR update pursuant to 10 CFR 50.71 and, if so, i

describe the procedures and process by which this is accomplished. '

2.2 If transfer of the proposed information to the USAR will be accomplished after issuance of the license amendment, would a safety evaluation pursuant to 10 ,

CFR 50.59 be performed in the event of a change in meteorological i instrumentation involving degraded or inoperable conditions before the information is included in the USAR? If not, what change-control procedure / process would be followed regarding a change in the service condition

,of the meteorological monitoring instrumentation before the USAR is updated? i 2.3 l If transfer of the proposed information to the USAR will be accomplished after issuance of the license amendment, supplement your application to include a '

proposed license condition reflecting your commitment to transfer the information  !

to the USAR by a specified date (or interval of time after issuance of the license l amendment) and any interim controls that are to apply until the transfer is completed.

The above requests were discussed with Ms. D. Wolniak and other members of your organization during a telephone conversation on September 8,1998. Ms. Wolniak stated that the response to this request would be submitted within 45 days ofits receipt. Accordingly, your l response to this letter is expected by October 26,1998. j If you have any questions regarding this letter or if you are unable to meet the committed )

response date, please contact me by phone on (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at  ;

dsh@nrc. gov. ,

Sincerely, I 0RIGINAL SIGNED BY: Darl S. Hood, Senior Project Manager l Project Directorate 1-1 l

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2.0 It is NRC staff policy 16 ensure that licensee commitments relied upon by the staff 2

regarding the transfer of specific information from the TSs to a licensee-controlled

! document subject to 10 CFR 50.59 is reflected as a condition of the operating license if i

such transfer will not be accomplished before issuance of the associated license amendment. The NRC staff is concerned about the intervening time between issuance i

of the amendment and inclusion of the informaGon in the 10 CFR 50.59-controlled i document. This time should be minimized and the deleted information subject to appropriate interim controls.

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• State whether the transfer of the information to the USAR will be accomplished in advance of the periodic FSAR update pursuant to 10 CFR 50.71 and,if so, i

. describe the procedures and process by which this is accomplished.

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\ 2.2 If transfer of the proposed information to the USAR will be accomplished after t

issuance of the license amendment, would a safety evaluation pursuant to 10 4

' CFR 50.59 be performed in the event of a change in meteorological instrumentation involving degraded or inoperable conditions before the information is included in the USAR? If not, what change-control j

i procedure / process would be followed regarding a change in the service condition of the meteorological monitoring instrumentation before the USAR is updated? .

4 2.3 If transfer of the proposed information to the USAR will be accomplished after j

issuance of the license amendment, supplement your application to include a 4

proposed license condition reflecting your commitment to transfer the information

! to the USAR by a specified date (or interval of time after issuance of the license amendment) and any interim controls that are to apply until the transfer is

, completed.

j The above requests were discussed with Ms. D. Wolniak and other members of your organization during a telephone conversation on September 8,1998. Ms. Wolniak stated that i

the response to this request would be submitted within 45 days of its receipt. Accordingly, your

!- response to this letter is expected by October 26,1998.

j' If you have any questions regarding this letter or if you are unable to meet the committed response date, please contact me by phone on (301) 415-3049 or by electronic mail at dsh@nrc. gov.

, Sincerely, i

kI ver 1 Darl S. Hood, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-1 3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 i-Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-410 cc: See next page L

John H. Mueller

< Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Unit No. 2 cc: '

Regional Administrator, Region i Charles Donaldson, Esquire U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Assistant Attomey General 475 Allendale Road New York Department of Law King of Prussia, PA 19406 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Resident inspector Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Mr. Timothy S. Carey P.O. Box 126 Chair and Executive Director Lycoming, NY 13093 State Consumer Protection Board 5 Empire State Plaza, Suite 2101 Mr. Jim Rettberg Albany, NY 12223 i

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NY State Electric & Gas Corporation Corporate Drive 1 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Kirkwood Industrial Park Winston & Strawn  ;

P.O. Box 5224 1400 L Street, NW. I Binghamton, NY 13902-5224 Washington, DC 20005-3502 Mr. John V. Vinquist, MATS Inc. Gary D. Wilson, Esquire P.O. Box 63 l Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Lycoming, NY 13093 300 Erie Boulevard West l Syracuse, NY 13202 l Supervisor j

Town of Scriba Mr. F. William Valentino, President Route 8, Box 382 New York State Energy, Research, Oswego, NY 13126 and Development Authority Corporate Plaza West Mr. Richard Goldsmith 286 Washington Avenue Extension Syracuse University Albany, NY 12203-6399 College of Law E.I. White Hall Campus Syracuse, NY 12223  !

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