ML20214J388
| ML20214J388 | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1986 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8612010282 | |
| Download: ML20214J388 (6) | |
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(.,E WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE _0F NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATICt_1 SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO. 47 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NFF-11 AND AMENDMENT NO. 29 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-18 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY t
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Ry letter dated December 20, 1985, Commonwealth Edison (the licensee),
requested certain changes be made to the Administrative Controls section
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of the Technical Specifications for la Salle County Station, Units 1 and 2.
The licensee provided additional clarifying information in letters dated
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April 29, August 13, and September 3, 1986. Most of the requested changes involved changes to the off-site and station organizatio is; the remainder are editorial changes or position title changes. The staff's evaluation of the requested changes is given below.
2.0 EVALUATION 2.1 Offsite Organization The licensee has proposed to change Figure 6.1-1 to show only those functions that provide technical and management support for La Salle (and the five other nuclear power plants operated by the licensee).
Therefore, the following groups have been deleted from Figure 6.1-1:
Executive Vice President (Purchasing, Divisions)
Manager of Projects Vice Chainnan, Vice President (Fuel and Budgets)
Division Vice President and General Manager (Fossil Stations)
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The licensee has also proposed to modify the reporting relationships under the Vice President (Nuclear Operations) to improve management control and enhance regulatory performance. These changes were developed to support six operating nuclear stations.
There will be three Assistant Vice Presidents reporting to the Vice President (Nuclear Operations).
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One Assistant Vice President retains responsibility for managing the activities of the Station Nuclear Engineerino and Nuclear Licensina Departments, b.
The position of Division Vice President and General Manager-Nuclear Stations has been changed to Assistant Vice President and General Manager-Nuclear Stations. This position retains responsibility for the safe and reliable operation and maintenance of the nuclear' stations.
Reporting to this position are:
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Two Division Vice Presidents Nuclear Stations; one for Dresden, Quad Cities and Zion, and one for La Salle County, Byron, and Braidwood (when completed). These individuals provide.
direction to the respective Station Managers regardinc day-to-day activities and are assisted by an Operations Manager.
The Station Manaoer reports to the respective Division Vice President-Nuclear Stations.
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Maintenance Manager, who provides functional direction to the nuclear stations regarding maintenance activities.
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Reaulatory Assurance Superint9ndent, a new position responsible for monitoring, investinatir,e and communicating to corporate management on station compliance with regulatory requirements.
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A new Assistant Vice President has been created with the responsibility for manacing certain support services provided to the nuclear stations.
He administers and controls these services through the managers and directors who report to him:
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The Technical Services Manager has responsibility for providing technical support in the areas of operational chemistry, radioecology, emergency planning, quality control, and fire protection. This position formerly reported to the Division Vice President and General Manager-Nuclear Stations.
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The Radiation Protection Director. This position formerly reported to the Technical Services Manager.
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Nuclear Fuel Services Manager. This position formerly reported to the Assistant Vice President for engineering and licensing.
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Nuclear Security Director. This position formerly reported to the Division Vice President and General Manager Nuclear Stations.
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Production Training Manager. This position formerly reported to the Executive Vice President.
A station Electrical Enoineerino Manaaer has been added under the Assistant Vice President (Engineering). The Manager of Quality Assurance is now assisted by the Operation Ouality Assurance Manager to whom the new positions of Fire Protection Inspector and Computer Specialist report.
Other ' changes to Figure 6.1-1 are position title chances, deletion of the position of Director Training Procram Development, whose functions will be the responsibility of the Production Training Manager, and deletion of positions related to cuality assurance during construction.
The staff concludes that the proposed off-site oroanizational arrangements.
do not reduce the technical support being provided for la Salle, provide adequate manacement span of control, are consistent with the guidance pro-vided in NUREG-0731, " Guidelines for Utility Management Structure and Technical Resources" and the acceptance criteria of NUREG-0800, " Standard Review Plan", Section 13.1.1, and are, therefore, acceptable.
The licensee has also proposed to revise the delegation of responsibility for the Audit Function of Specification 6.1.G.1.b to be consistent with the revised organization under the Manager of Quality Assurance. This is a position title change and is, therefore, acceptable.
An additional proposed change to Specification 6.1.G.I.b would permit certain audit approvals to be made by " designated Corporate Staff or Supervisor approved by the Manager of Quality Assurance" as well as by either of the Directors of Quality Assurance. We find this change to be acceptable. Our acceptance is based on the direct involvement of the QA organization and the licensee's earlier commitment to audit controls described in Regulatory Guide 1.33 Revision 2 "0uality Assurance Program Requirements" which endorses ANS 3.2-1976. The proposed delegation allows technical expertise to be involved in and responsible for those Technical Audits that are geared more to the technical aspects of operations than to QA programmatic controls, but with QA over-view.
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?.2 STATION ORGANIZATION As proposed, the station organization will provide the same functional support for plant operation as has been provided in the past. The principal organizational changes are as follows, and are reflected in the proposed Figure 6.1-2.
Production Superintendent is a new position. This individual manages the day-to-day operating and maintenance activities of the station, both during unit operation and during outages. The Production Superintendent is also responsible for controlling the work of non-station personnel. Reporting to the Production Superintendent are the Assistant Superintendent Operating, Assistant Superintendent Maintenance, and Assistant Superintendent Work Planning. The responsibilities of the Assistant Superintendent Operating and the Assistant Superintendent Maintenance are not chanced.
Figure 6.1-2 has been clarified to show that the Shift Foreman receives direction from the Shift Engineer and is responsible for supervising the activities 1
of operators outside the control room. Assistant Superintendent Work Planning is a new position that coordinates the work at the station and helps place increased emphasis on work that potentially could affect day-to-day operations.
The Services Superintendent is a new position that is responsible for supporting the production activities of the station,' managing intra-station services, and coordinating technical services provided to the station.
The Assistant Superintendent Technical Services has responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of the Technical Staff, Radiation i
Chemistry, and Quality Control departments. Although the Rad Chem Supervisor reports to the Assistant Superintendent Technical Services, this Supervisor has direct access to the Service Superintendent and Station Manager in order to resolve questions related to the conduct of the Radiation Protection Program. Figure 6.1-2 has been clarified to indicate Chemists and Health Physicists in the Rad Chem Organization.
Also reporting to the Services Superintendent are four other support groups. The Training Supervisor had reported to the Personnel Administrator. The Regulatory Assurance Supervisor, a new position, is responsible for monitoring, investigatino, and reporting to senior station management on compliance with regulatory requirements.
The Production and Services Superintendents will meet the minimum accept-able level of qualifications for a plant manager as described in Section 4.2.1 of ANSI N18.1-1971.
4 Other changes to Figure 6.1-2 are position title changes and deletion of some non-supervisory positions.
The staff concludes that the proposed station organizational arrangements are consistent with the guidance provided in NUREG-0731, " Guidelines for Utility Management Structure and Technical Resources" and the acceptance criteria of Standard Review Plan, Section 13.1.2-13.1.3, and are, therefore, acceptable. The staff also concludes, based upon the cualifications and positions in the station organization of the Production and Services Superintendents, that these two Superintendents may authorize, as applicable, deviations to the working hour requirements of Specification 6.1.C.7 as described on page 6-3 of the Technical Specifications.
2.3 FDITORIAL AND POSITION TITLE CHANGES The following proposed changes are editorial in nature and are, therefore, acceptable.
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For la Salle Unit 1 only, delete the double-asterisked footnote on page 6-1 and delete page 6-la because its effectiveness expired September 30, 1983.
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For both Units 1 and 2, on page 6-9, change " Nuclear" to " Review" in the last line of 6.1.G.2.a.5 and in the sixth line of 6.1.G.2.a.11, for consistency with the rest of the Technical Specifications.
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For both Units 1 and 2, on page 6-10, change "less" to " loss" in the fourth line of 6.1.H to correct a typographical error.
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For both Units 1 and 2, in item 6.5.B.14 on page 6-20, add the phrase "except for those items specified in Section 6.5.A;" for consistency with 6.5.A.
Position title changes occur in many locations in Section 6 of the Technical Specifications. Such changes do not affect safety and are, therefore, acceptable. They are included in the marked-up lechnical Specification pages that accompany this Safety Evaluation.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
These amendments involve changes in administrative procedures or require-ments. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that these amendments involve no significant hazards consideration and there has been no public canment on such finding. Accordingly, these amendments meet the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environ-mental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of these amendments.
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4.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission made a proposed determination that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration which was initially published in the Federal Register (51 FR 3711) on January 29, 1986, and a renotice which was published in the Federal Register (51 FR 37507) on October 22, 1986.
No public comments were received on either notice, and the state of Illinois did not have any comments.
The staff has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, and (21 such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations and the issuance of these amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor:
R. Benedict, FOB, DBL Dated:
November 21, 1986
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