ML20195E958
| ML20195E958 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 06/07/1999 |
| From: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| GL-98-01, GL-98-1, NEL-99-0225, NEL-99-225, NUDOCS 9906140154 | |
| Download: ML20195E958 (3) | |
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'. Dave Morey -
> Southern Nucizr Vice President Operating CompaIy, Inc.
' Farley Project Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham. Alabama 35201 j
Tel 205.992.5131
. June'7, 1999 SOUTHERN COMPANY i
Energy to Serve YourWorld" Docket Nos.
50-348 NEL-99-0225 50-364
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- U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk '
Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant.
Response to Generic Letter (GL) 98-01
" Year 2000 Ecadiness Of Comouter Systems At Nuclear Power Plants" Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter is to respond to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's request for.
information regarding Year 2000 readiness at nuclear power plants. Generie Letter 98-01 requested a response on the status of facility Y2K readiness by July 1,1999. On January 14,1999, the Commission issued Supplement I to Generic Letter 98-01 to modify the request for information in the original generic letter.
The Supplement stated:
"In responding to this supplement to GL 98-01, the addressee should confirm Y2K rama~= of the i
facility with negard to those systems within the scope of the license and NRC regulations, and those -
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systems required for continued operation of the facility after January 1,2000. For those systems which are not Y2K ready as of July 1,1999, the addressee should provide a status and completion
.j schedule for achieving readiness by the year 2000." '
I In response Southern Nuclear Operating Company (Southern Nuclear) is voluntarily reporting facility I
readiness as outlined in Supplement I to Generic Letter 98-01. Attached is the Year 2000 Readmess i
Disclosure for Farley Nuclear Plant, reporting the status of facility Y2K readiness. This disclosure is submitted under the guidelines of the " Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act"(Public Law 105-271),
ifyou have any questions, please advise.
Sincerely, b
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. U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission cc:
Southern Nuclear Operatina Comoany Mr. L. M. Stinson, General Manager - Farley U. S. Nuclear Renulatory Commission. Washinnton. D. C.
Mr. L. M. Padovan, Licensing Project Manager - Farley
- y. S. Nuclear Renulatory Commission. Region II Mr.L. A.Reyes, Regional Administrator Mr. T. P. Johnson, Senior Resident Inspector - Farley I
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.. Response to GL 98-01 Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure This year 2000 readiness disclosure is made for Farley Nuclear Plant under the " Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act"(Public Law 105-271).
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This disclosure addresses the Y2K readiness of the facility with regard to those systems within the scope of the license, NRC regulations, and other systems required for continued operation of the facility after January 1,2000. A facility that is "Y2K Ready" has followed a prescribed program to identify and resolve Y2K issues so the facility can operate reliably while meeting commitments.
Southern Nuclear has conducted a year 2000 readiness program similar to that outlined in Nuc/ car Utility Year 2000 Readiness, NEIRIUSMG 97-07. The program applies to software, hardware and firmware whose failure due to a Y2K problem would prevent the performance of the safety function of a ' structure, system or component. Additionally, the program applies to any software, hardware, or firmware whose failure due to a Y2K problem would prevent continued operation of the nuclear facility well beyond December 31,1999. The facility program also includes identifying and, where l
appropriate, remediating embedded systems. The program provided for risk management efforts and l
development of contingency plans for key rollover dates.
The Y2K readiness program has been completed through the detailed assessment phase for those systems required for operation of the Farley Nuclear Plant facility. The following remediation remains to achieve year 2000 readiness at the facility:
Item Impact on Plant Operation Scheduled Remediation l
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Unit 2 Turbine DEH Minimal - The installed system was tested Fall Outage 1999 l
for 1999 Y2K dates and no problems were found.
Unless unforeseen circumstances arise, upon completion of this item, the Farley Nuclear Plant facility l
will be "Y2K Ready " Further, contingency plans have been developed to mitigate the impact of Y2K-induced events at key rollover dates.
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