ML20206B968
| ML20206B968 | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1987 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML20206B968 (3) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPP0f. TING AMENLMENT N0.18 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO.' NPF-38 LOUISIANA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 DOCKET N0. 50-382
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By application dated October 15, 1986, as supplemented by letters dated November 19, 1986, and February 9,1987 Louisiana Power and Light Company (LP&L or the licensee) requested changes to the Technical Specifications (Appendix A to Facility Operating License No. NPF-38) for the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3.
The proposed changes would update the organizational charts in Section 6 to reflect the reorganization within LP&L's Nuclear Operations group and other minor organizational changes that are administrative in nature and complement the changes to the organizational charts.
2.0 DISCUSSION Figures 6.2-1 and 6.2-2 of the Technical Specification for Waterford 3 provide the offsite and onsite organizational structure for the Waterford plant.
In its application dated October 15, 1986, as supplemented, LP&L proposed the following changes to the figures:
2.1 Figure 6.2 Management Organization Chart LP&L has revised the organization under the Senior Vice President-Nuclear Operations. These changes include the following:
a)
The new position of Vice President - Nuclear, who reports directly to the Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations, has been created.
Reporting to the Vice President - Nuclear is the Nuclear Operations Engineering Manager, the Nuclear Operations Construction Manager, the Nuclear Operations Plant Manager, the Nuclear Operations Training Manager, and the Nuclear Operations Support and Assessments
- Manager, b)
The position of Project Manager, who previously reported to the Senior Vice President-Nuclear Operations, has been deleted. The functional responsibilities of the Project Manager have been redesignated principally to the Nuclear Operations Engineering Manager and Nuclear Operations Construction Manager.
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The new position of Nuclear Operations Support and Assessment Manager, who reports to the Vice President-Nuclear, was created.
2.2 Figure 6.2 Plant Operations Organization LP&L has revised the plant operations organization for Weterford 3.
The changes include the following:
i; a)
The STA supervisor, who previously reported to the Operations and Maintenance Assistant Plant Manager, now reports to the Operations Superintendent-Nuclear.
b)
The Plant Quality Group, which previously reported to the Plant Manager - Nuclear, has been consolidated with other Quality j
Assurance functions and now reports to the Quality Assurance Manager, who resorts directly to the Senior Vice President-Nuclear l
Operations as siown in Figure 6.2-1.
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Two new functional areas, namely, Fire Protection Safety and Event Analysis and Reporting, have been established and report to the i
Technical Services Assistant Plant Manager.
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The Planning and Scheduling Supervisor who previously reported to the Assistant Plant Manager-Nuclear now reports directly to the Plant Manager-Nuclear.
2.3 There are miscellaneous changes, including title changes, throughout Section 6 to reflect the reorganization and editorial changes. The staff has reviewed these changes and finds them acceptable since they are purely administrative changes to reflect the new organization and to make editorial changes.
3.0 EVALUATION The staff has reviewed the changes to Figures 6.2-1 and 6.2-2 and has determined that they will enhance the effectiveness of the Senior Vice President-Nuclear Operations in that by delegating some of his responsibilities to the Vice President-Nuclear, his attention can be i
focused on activities related to important safety issues.
In addition, the proposed plant operations organization still maintains clear lines of authority, through the Vice President-Nuclear to the Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations and responsibility for activities important to the safe operations of Waterford 3.
The changes are therefore acceptable to the staff.
i The proposed changes have no effect on the assumptions contained in the safety analyses. Moreover, the technical specifications which preserve the safet changes. y analysis assumptions are likewise unaffected by the proposed j
Therefore. the proposed changes will not result in any increase in the probability or consequences of any accident previously analyzed because overall management consnitments and capabilities are not reduced.
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9 3-The proposed changes are administrative in nature and will not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated because no organizational responsiblities are being eliminated.
The Waterford 3 safety margins are defined and maintained bythe Technical Specifications in Section 2-5 which are unaffected by the proposed changes. Therefore, the proposed changes will not involve any reduction in a safety margin because organizational control and accountability will be enhanced by these controls.
4.0 CONTACT WITH STATE OFFICIAL The NRC staff has advised the Administrator. Nuclear Energy Division, Office of of Environmental Affairs, State of Louisiana of the proposed detemination of no significant hazards consideration. No comments were received.
5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
This amendment relates to changes in recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or reouirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10CFR51.22(c)(10).
Pursuantto10CFR51.22(b),noenvironmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in l
connection with the issuance of this amendment.
6.0 CONCLUSION
Based upon our evaluation of the proposed changes to the Waterford 3 Technical Specifications, we have concluded that:
there is reasonable assurance t1at the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the )roposed manner, and suci activities will be conducted in compliance with t1e Commission's regulations and the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. We, therefore, conclude that the proposed changes are acceptable, and are hereby incorporated into the Waterford 3 Technical Specifications.
Dated: April 3, 1987 Principal Contributor:
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