ML20206C888

Advises That Big Rock Point DC Wide-Range Monitor Addl Verification Plan Submitted by ,Acceptable

ML20206C888
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	11/09/1988
From:	Scott W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
TAC-69076, NUDOCS 8811160449
Download: ML20206C888 (3)

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Novsabar 9, 1988

.* j Docket No.

50-155 i

' Mr. Kenneth W. Berry .

Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 Wa t Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 49201  ;

SUBJECT:

BIG ROCK POINT PLANT - POST-IMPLEMENTATION VERIFICATION REVIEW OF NEUTRON MONITORING SOFTWARE (TAC NO. 69076) j On May 17, 1988, the Commission issued Amendment 91 to Facility Operating I License No. OPR-6 in response to your application dated November 9,1987. The amendment changed the Big Rock Point Plant Technical Specifications to reflect l the features and terminology used with the new out-of-core power range '

instrumentation. Ir. luded in that amendment was a request for you to perform  !

independent, post-implementation verification reviews of the software, as i discussed in Section 4.0(2) of the accon.panying safety evaluation, and report  !

the results and findings of those reviews to us within 120 days. We committed  ;

to review those results and findings and provide final acceptance of your i validation and verification plan or provide further direction. r On August 11, 1988, members of our staffs, along with representatives of the I General Electric Company, met in this office to further discuss the software i verification reviews. A principal focus of the discussions was the issue of reviewer independence. Agreement was reached that (1) you would submit a i proposed plan for completing the verification review and (2) the review could be completed in accordance with the plan within 60 days following our written }

approval of that plan. [

By letter dated September 12, 1988, you submitted "BIG ROCK POINT DC WIDE RANGE MONITGR ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION PLAN." We have completed our review of the s proposed plan and find it acceptable for the case of Big Rock Point Plant.  ;

Sincerely, l

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Wayne E. Scott, Jr. , Project Manager Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V

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Docket No. 50-155 Mr. Kenneth W. Berry Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, Michigan 49201

SUBJECT:

BIG ROCK POINT PLANT - POST-IMPLEMENTATION VERIFICATION REVIEW OF NEUTRON MONITORING SOFTWARE (TAC NO. 69076)

On May 17, 1988, the Commission issued Amendment 91 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-6 in response to your application dated November 9,1987. The amendment changed the Big Rock Point Plant Technical Specifications to reflect the features and terminology used with the new out-of-core power range instrumentation. Included in that amendment was a request for you to perform independent, post-implementation verification reviews of the software, as discussed in dection 4,0(2) of the accompanying safety evaluation, and report the results and findings of those reviews to us within 120 days. We committed to review those results and findings and provide final acceptance of your validation and verification plan or provide further direction.

On August 11, 1988, members of our staffs, along with representatives of the General Electric Company, met in this office to further discuss the software verification reviews. A principal focus of the discussions was the issue of reviewer independence. Agreement was reached that (1) you would submit a proposed plan for completing the verification review and (2) the review could be completed in accordance with the plan within 60 days following our written approval of that plan.

By letter dated September 12, 1988, you submitted "BIG ROCK POINT DC WIDE RANGE MONITOR ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION PLAN." We have completed our review of the proposed plan and find it acceptable for the case of Big Rock Point Plant.

Sincerely, k M f Way E. Scott, Jr. , Project Manager Project Directorate III-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V

& Special Projects cc: See attached

Mr.,Kenn'eth W. Berry Consumers Power Company Big Rock Point Plant CC:

Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 Mr. Thomas W. E1 ward Plant Manager Big Rock Point Plant 10269 U.S. 31 North Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Mr. Bud Heeres County Comissioner 303 Sheridan Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Office of the Governor Room 1 - Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Sectior. Office Division of Radiological Health P. O. Box 30035 Lansing, Michigan 48909 U.S. Nuclear Pegulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office Big Rock Point Plant 10253 U.S. 31 North Charlevoix, Michigan 49720