ML20217C874

Forwards RAI Re 960628 Submittal of Plant Specific Summary Rept IAW Commitment Re GL 87-02 on Resolution of USI A-46, Seismic Qualification of Equipment in Operating Plants, at Plant,Units 1 & 2

ML20217C874
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	03/24/1998
From:	Pulsifer R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
REF-GTECI-A-46, REF-GTECI-SC, TASK-A-46, TASK-OR GL-87-02, GL-87-2, TAC-M69476, TAC-M69477, NUDOCS 9803270205
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March 24, 1998 Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President -

Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company.  ;

Executive Towers West til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove,IL 60515 8UBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) REGARDING THE QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M69476 AND M69477)

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

In a letter dated June 28,1996, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) provided a plant-specific summa'ry report in accordance with its commitment related to Generic Let'or 87-02 on .

- the resolution of the Unresolved Safety issue A-46," Seismic Qualification of Eoe;pment in Operating Plants," at Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2. On August 19,1997, the staffissued an RAI regarding this summary report which Comed responded to on October 24,1997, and supplemented on November 25,1997.' Enclosed please find additional questions developed during our human factors assessment of the report. Please respond within 60 days of this request.

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Docket Nos. 50-254,50-265

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) REGARDING THE QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M69476 AND M69477)

Dear Mr. Kingsley-In a letter dated June 20,1996, Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) provided a plant-specific summary report in accordance with its commitment related to Generic Letter 87-02 on the resolution of the Unresolved Safety issue A-46," Seismic Qualification of Equipment in Operating Plants," at Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2. On August 19,1997, the staff issued an RAI regarding this summary report which Comed responded to on October 24,1997, and supplemented on November 25,1997. Enclosed please find additional questions developed during our human factors assessment of the report. Please respond within 60 days of this request.

Sincerely, rb obert . Pulsifer, Project Manager Project Directorate 111-2 Division of Reactor Projects -Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254,50-265

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O. Kingsley .

- Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station .

Commonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2

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Michael I. Miller, Esquire Commonwealth Edison Company Sidley and Austin - Site Vice President - Quad Cities; One First National Plaza 22710 206th Avenue N.

Chicago, Illinois 60603 Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 Commonwealth Edison Company Document Control Desk-Licensing Quad Cities Station Manager Commonwealth Edison Company 22710 206th Avenue N. 1400 Opus Place, Suite 400 Cordova, Illinois 61242-9740 Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Michael J. Wallace Quad Cities Resident inspectors Office Senior Vice President 22712 206th Avenue N. Commonwealth Edison Company s ..Cordova, Illinois 61242 Executive Towers West 111 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 Chairman Downers Grove,IL 60515 Rock Island County Board of Supervisors Mr. Gene H. Stanley 1504 3rd Avenue PWR's Vice President Rock Island County Office Bldg. Commonwealth Edison Company RockIsland, Illinois 61201 Executive Towers ' West lli 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 lilinois Department of Nuclear Safety Downers Grove, IL 60515 Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive' Mr. Steve Perry

- Springfield, Illinois 62704 BWR's Vice President Commonwealth Edison Company Regional Administrator Executive Towers West 111 U.S. NRC, Region til 1400 Opus Place, Suite 900 801 Warrenville Road Downers Grove,IL 60515 Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Mr. Dennis Farrar -

William D. Leach Regulatory Services Manager Manager - Nuclear Commonwealth Edison Company MidAmerican Energy Company Executive Towers West lli .

907 Walnut Street 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 i P.O. Box 657 Downers Grove,IL 60515 ]

Des Moines, Iowa 50303 Ms. Irene Johnson, Licensing Director Vice President - Law and Nuclear Regulatory Services  !

Regulatory Affairs Commonwealth Edison Company ]

MidAmerican Energy Company '

Executive Towers West 111 l One River Center Place 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 i

'106 E. Second Street Downers Grove,IL 60515 P.O. Box 4350

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O. Kingsley Quad Cities Nuclear Power Plant Commonwealth Edison Company Units 1 and 2 Commonwealth Edison Company Reg. Assurance Supervisor- Quad Cities 22710 206th Avenue N.

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE LICENSEE'S ANALYSIS ON THE VERIFICATION OF SEISMIC ADEQUACY OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN OPERATING REACTORS.

QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-254 AND 50-2f.h The Human Factors Assessment Branch has completed its review of the licensee's submittal dated June 28,1996. The staff requires additionalinformation regarding operator actions specified in the report in order to make a safety determination.

a. Describe what reviews were performed to determine if any local operator actions required to safely shutdown the reactor (i.e., implement the Safe Shutdown Equipment List (SSEL))

could be affected by potentially adverse environmental conditions (suen as loss of lighting, excessive heat or humidity, or in-plant barriers) resulting from the seismic event. Describe how staffing was evaluated and describe the reviews which were conducted to ensure operators had adequate time and resources to respond to such events.

h. As part of the I!censee's review, were any control room structures which eculd impact the operator's ability to respond to the seismic event identified? Such items might include, but are not limited to: main control room ceiling tiles, non-bolted cabinets, and non-restrained pieces of equipment (i.e., computer keyboards, monitors, stands, printers, etc.). Describe how each of these potential sources of interactions has been evaluated and describe the schedule for implementation of the final resolutions. j

c. Describe what reviews were performed to determine if any local operator actions were required to reposition " bud actor relays." For any such activities, describe how adverse environmental conditions (such as loss of lighting, excessive heat or humidity, or in-plant barriers) resulting from the seismic event were analyzed and dispositioned. Describe how staffing was evaluated and describe the reviews which were conducted to ensure operators had adequate time and resources to respond to such events.

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d. Describe which of the operator actions associated with resetting SSEL equipment affected by postulated relay chatter are considered to be routine and consistent with the skill of the craft. If not considered skill of the craft, what training and operational aids were developed to ensure the operators will perform the actions required to reset affected equipment?

e. Assume the alarms associated with " bad actor relays" are expected to annunciate during the seismic event. Do the, operators have to respond to those annunciators and review the annunciator response procedures associated with them for potential action? How would those additional actions impact the operators ability to implement the Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency Operating Procedures required to place the reactor in a safe shutdown condition?

f. To the extent that Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency Operating Procedures were modified to provide plant staff with additional guidance on mitigating the A-46 Seismic Event, ,

i describe what training was required and provided to the licensed operators, non-licensed operators, and other plant staff required to respond to such events.

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