ML20237B891
| ML20237B891 | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 12/09/1987 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8712170223 | |
| Download: ML20237B891 (4) | |
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E WASHING TON, D. C. 20665 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO.17 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-47 GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 DOCKET N0. 50-458
- 1. 0 INTRODUCTION By letter dated June 18, 1987, as supplemented July 31, 1987 and revised October 8,1987, Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU) (the licensee) requested an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 for the River Bend Station, Unit 1.
The proposed amendment would revise Section 6.0, Administration Controls, of'the Technical Specifications.
The proposed changes would revise the River Bend Nuclear Group Organization, the River Bend Station Organization, and the composition of both the Facility Review Committee and the Nuclear Review Board.
In addition, a change is proposed to meet the Commission Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on Shift.
In the June 18, 1987 application, the licensee proposed to delete Figure 6.2.1-1, River Bend Nuclear Group Organization, and Figure 6.2.2-1, River Bend Station Organization on the basis that the offsite organization for unit management and technical support is identified in Chapter 13 of the Safety Analysis Report.
By letter dated August 25, 1987, the staff indicated that the issue of organizational charts in the TSs is being considered as part of the Technical Specification Improvement Program.
In the meantime, the staff requires that organizational charts remain in the TSs.
The licensee's October 8, 1987 submittal included these charts.
In addition, this submittal provided clarification of the organizational changes and also clarification of the qualifications of the shift technical advisor (STA) for the dual role position of STA/ Shift Supervisor or Senior Reactor Operator (SR0).
The October 8, 1987 submittal also proposed that the Nuclear Review Board be comprised of a total of 12 members, the current total membership, an increase frem the 11 proposed in the June 18, 1987 i
application.
These changes are included in the following evaluation.
2.0 EVALUATION 2.1 River Bend Nuclear Group Organization The licensee has revised the offsite organization responsible for supporting the operation of the River Bend Station, Unit 1.
The positions of Vice President Safety and Environment, Vice President River Bend Nuclear Group, Manager-Project Control, Manager-Engineering, Nuclear Fuels and Licensing, Director-Nuclear Fuels Design and Safety Analysis, Director-Nuclear Plant Engineering, and Director-Nuclear 8712170223 871209 PDR ADOCK 05000450 P
Procurement and Contracts have been deleted.
The positions of Manager-River Bend Oversight, Manager-Engineering, Director-Design Engineering, Supervisor-Planning and Scheduling, Supervisor-Nuclear Fuels, Supervisor-Engineering Analysis, and Director-Materials Management have been added.
The titles of Manager-Project Planning has been changed to Manager-Project Management, Supervisor Administrative Support has been changed to Supervisor Support Services, Plant Security Supervisor has been changed to Supervisor-Nuclear Station Security, and Supervisor-In-Core Fuels has been changed to Supervisor-Core Analysis.
Additionally, several functions have been reassigned within the revised organization.
These changes are shown in revised Figure 6.2.1-1.
The staff finds these requested changes acceptable as they meet the acceptance criteria of Section 13.1.1 of NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plant, (the Standard Review Plan).
2.2 River Bend Station Organization The utility has revised the organization responsible for the operation and maintenance of the River Bend Station.
The position of Super-intendent-Start-Up and Test has been deleted.
The titles of General Operations Supervisor and Supervisor-Radiological Programs have been changed to Operations Supervisor and Director-Radiological Programs respectively.
The new position of Outage Manager who will report to the Plant Manager has been created.
The position of Assistant Plant Manager-Maintenance and Material has been changed to Assistant Plant Manager-Maintenance with the functions related to control, inventory and procurement of materials assigned to the new position of Director-Materials.
The position of Assistant Plant Manager-Operations, Radwaste and Chemistry has been changed to Assistant Plant Manager-Operations and Radwaste, with the responsibility for the chemistry program being transferred under the Chemistry Supervisor to the Assistant Plant Manager-Technical Services.
These changes are shown in revisec' Figure 6.2.2-1.
t The staff finds these requested changes acceptable as they meet the acceptance criteria of Section 13.1.2-13.1.3 of NUREG-0800, the Standard Review Plan.
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' 2.3 Shift Technical Advisor (Section 6.2.4)
The licensee has revised this section to allow for the dual role position of STA/ Shift Supervisor or SR0 by stating that when the STA is used in the dual role that individual will meet the education and training requirements of the Commission Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on Shift.
The staff finds this requested change acceptable as it meets the Commission Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on shift.
2.4 Facility Review Committee (FRC) (Section 6.5.1)
The licensee has revised the composition of the FRC (Section 6.5.1.2) to reflect the revised organization.
This has resulted in the member-ship being increased by two.
The staff finds this requested change acceptable as the quorum requirement represents a majority of the FRC and the change meets the acceptance criteria of Section 13.4 of NUREG-0800, the Standard Review Plan, 2.5 Nuclear Review Board (NRB) (Section 6.5.3)
The licensee has revised the composition (Section 6.5.3.2) of the NRB to reflect the revised organization.
The staff finds this requested change acceptable as the quorum requirement continues to be a majority of the committee and it meets the acceptance criteria of Section 13.4 of NUREG-0800, the Standard Review Plan.
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- 2. 6 Editorial Changes
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The licensee has made numerous changes in titles throughout Section 6 j
of the Technical Specifications to reflect the revised organization.
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i We have reviewed these changes and found they are acceptable as they reflect the revised organization.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
j The acendment relates to changes in recordkeeping, reporting or admini-strative procedures or requirements.
The staff has determined that the amendment involves no significant increase in the amounts, and no signi-ficant change in the types, of any ef fluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposures.
The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that this amendment involves no significant hazards consideration and there has been no public comment on such finding.
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. l Accordingly, this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR Section 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b),'no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance'of the amendment.
4.0 CONCLUSION
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 (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
The staff therefore concludes that the proposed changes are acceptable, and they are hereby incorporated into the River Bend Unit 1 Technical Specifications.
Principal Contributors:
F. A11enspach Dated: December 9, 1987 4
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