ML20211L905
| ML20211L905 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 10/03/1997 |
| From: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9710100287 | |
| Download: ML20211L905 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES 8
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f
WASHINGTON, D.C. 3066Ho01
\\.a..,o8 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION BELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 240 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-59 POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NG. 50-333 1.0 1HI@ DUCTION Gy letter dated April 14, 1997, the Power Authority of the State of New York (the licensee) submitted a request for changcs-to the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Technical Specifications (TSs). The requested changes would enable the Safety Review Committee (SRC) to review rather than audit plant staff performance by deleting the plant staff performancc audit requirement from Section 6.5.2.9.b, and incorporating a plant staff performance review requirement in Section 6.5.2.8.
Additionally, this amendment application proposes to t eplace the position title of Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects with Director Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects.
2.0 EVALUATION Sections 6.5.2.8 and 6.5.2.9 contain a listing of the required SRC reviews and audits. The SRC hrs delegated the audit requirements in Section 6.5.2.9 to the Appraisal and Compliance Department. Section 6.5.2.9.b requires an audit of the performance, training, and qualification of the entire facility staff at least once per 12 months.
FitzPatrick meets this requirement to audit plant staff performance by performing the following activities.
SRC assesses the plant staff performance on a continual basis as a part of its oversight function conducted at each scheduled meeting.
Quality Assurance (QA) and the Operations Review Group (ORG) prepare a quarterly trending report which identifies actual quality performance issues through the issuance of a quarterly report. This report is distributed to all SRO members and discussed at SRC meetings.
The above listed activitier provide an adequate mechanism to ensure that plant staff performance is monitored. The annual QA evaluation (annual audit) of the faculty staff is a compilation of the quarterly reports trending reports which identifies actual quality performance. The quarterly reports are 9710100297 971003 PDR ADOCK 05000333 P
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report of_this--s me information, is:a redundant process.
The SRC will' moniter plant staff performance through the review of the QA i.-
quarterly trend rerorts and the review of-plant performance at each scheduled i
. meeting. This chaige is consistent with NUREG-1433. Therefore, the NRC finds I
this change acceptable, p
The proposed changa from Vice President' Regulatory Affairs and Special i
Projects to Director Regulatory Affairs and Special Projects is_ an administrative change. The responsibilities and. reporting chain for the position remain tie same. This change is acceptable to the_ NRC staff.
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3.0 STATE CONSUL"ATION
- In accordance wit 1 the Comission's regulations; the New York State official r
was notified of the proposed issuance of the arnendment. The State official f
had no comments.
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4.0 _ ENVIRONMENT!iLCONSIDERATION r
i This amendment clanges recordkeeping,_ reporting, or administrative procedures i
or requirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for: categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).. Pursuant to 10 i
CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepare ( in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
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5.0 CONCLUSION
i-The Comission/1as concluded, based-on the considerations discussed above, j
that: -(l) there is reasonable assurance that the health-and safety-of the-public will not be endangered by operation'in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be. conducted in compliance with the Comission's regulations, and:(3).the iss uance of the amendment will not be inimical-to the comon b
defense-and ser:urity-or to the health and safety of the public.
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Principal Cont?ibutor:
K. Cotton 4
Date: _0ctober 3,1997 i
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