ML20217B598

Informs That Staff Concluded That All Requested Info for GL 98-01, Year 2000 Readiness in Us Nuclear Power Plants, Provided for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station,Units 2 & 3

ML20217B598
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	10/06/1999
From:	Raghavan L NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Ray H SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO.
References
GL-98-01, TAC-MA1885, TAC-MA1886, NUDOCS 9910120308
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October 6, 1999 Mr. Harold B. Ray Executive Vice President Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

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COMPLETION OF LICENSING ACTIVITY FOR GENERIC LETTER 98-01 AND SUPPLEMENT 1 - SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 (TAC NOS. MA1885 AND MA1886)

Dear Mr. Ray:

On May 11,1998, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Generic Letter (GL) 98-01, " Year 2000 Readiness of Computer Systems at Nuclear Power Plants,' to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power plants, except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been perrnanently removed from the reactor vessel.

The NRC issued GL 9d-01 to ensure that licensees were adequately addressing potential date-related errors with computer systems, embedded software devices, and software applications sufficiently in advance of the Year 2000 (Y2K) rollover date to ensure that nuclear power plants will be in a stable, cafe condition during the Y2K transition.

Subsequent to the issuance of GL 98-01, increased public awareness and government attention to the Y2K issue resulted in concern over not only public health and safety of nuclear power plants, but also concern over the ability of nuclear power plants to continue to provide power to the national electric power grid. Therefore, on January 14,1999, the staff issued Supplement 1 to GL-98-01 to provide addressees with a voluntary, alternative response to that required in item (2) of GL 98-01. In responding to Supplement 1, addressees were asked to confirm Y2K readiness of the facility with regard to those systems within the scope of the license and NRC regulations, as well as those systems required for continued operation of the facility after January 1,2000. Addressees were permitted to voluntarily respond to Supplement 1 to GL 98-01 on or before July 1,1999, in lieu of item (2) of GL 98-01.

In response to GL 98-01, you provided letters dated August 7,1998 and June 28,1999, for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3. These submittals provided the information requested by GL 98-01. The staff has reviewed your response and has concluded that all requested information has been provided. Therefore, we consider GL 98-01 to be closed for your facilities.

NUREG-1706, " Year 2000 Readiness in U.S. Nuclear Power Plants," provides a status of j

j nuclear power plant Year 2000 readiness as of September 1,1999, and a description of NRC

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actions to determine Y2K readiness in operating U.S. reactors. The staff assessment of Y2K readiness consisted of independently evaluating nuclear power plant licensee Y2K readiness program processes, reviewing licensee responses to NRC requests for reporting Y2K readiness (i.e., GL 98-01 and Supplement 1), and combining the results on these assessments to achieve

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a high level of assurance that each facility will operate safely during the transition from 1999 to 2000 and on other Y2K-sensitive dates. NUREG-1706 is linked to the NRC hon.a page (http:/www.nrc. gov /NRC/ NEWS / year 2000.html).

We would like to acknowledge the efforts you have completed to date in preparing your plant for the Y2K transition and appreciate your continued cooperation on this important issue.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please write or call me at 301-415-1471.

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L. Raghavan, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362 l

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• H.' B.* Ray a high level of assurance that each facility will operate safely during the transition from 1999 to 2000 and on other Y2K-sensitive dates. NUREG-1706 is linked to the NRC home page (http:/www.nrc. gov /NRC/ NEWS / year 2000.html).

i We would like to acknowledge the efforts you have completed to date in preparing your plant for the Y2K transition and appreciate your continued cooperation on this important issue.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please write or call me at 301-415-1471.

Sincerely, original signed by:

L. Raghavan, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate IV & Decomhiissioning Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-361 and 50-362 cc: See next page Distribution (Docket File 9 PUBLIC PDIV-2 Reading File JZwolinski/SBlack SRichards OGC ACRS AHansen LSmith, RIV JCalvo To receive a copy of this document, indicate "C" in the box OFFICE PDIV-2/PM C PDIV-D/LA C PDIV-2/SC NAME LRaghavak CJamerson k/ SDembek l

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o San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 cc:

Mr. R. W. Krieger, Vice President Mayor Southern California Edison Company City of San Clemente San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 100 Avenida Presidio P. O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92672 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Mr. Dwight E. Nunn, Vice President Chairman, Board of Supervisors Southern California Edison Company County of San Diego San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 335 P.O. Box 128 San Diego, CA 92101 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128 Alan R. Watts, Esq.

Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart 701 S. Parker St. No. 7000 Orange, CA 92668-4720 Mr. Sherwin Harris Resource Project Manager Public Utilities Department City of Riverside 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavilion j

611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 8064 Mr. Michael Olson I

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P.O. Box 1831 San Diego, CA 92112-4150 Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch

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Post Office Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234 Resident inspector / San Onofre NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Office Box 4329 San Clemente, CA 92674 June 1999 j