ML20237J290
| ML20237J290 | |
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| Site: | La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1987 |
| From: | Taylor J DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
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| ML20237J292 | List: |
| References | |
| LAC-12331, NUDOCS 8708260102 | |
| Download: ML20237J290 (4) | |
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PDAMYUWD h/a/[ COOPERATIVE. P.O BOX 817 2615 EAST AVE.SO + LA CR (608) 788-4000 JAMES W. TAYLOR '
General Manager August 18,.1987 In reply, please refer to LAC-12331 1
DOCKET NO. 50-409
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l Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
Dairyland Power Cooperative i
La Crouse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR)
Provisional-Operating License DPR-45 Application for Amendment to License l
REFERENCES:
(1) 10 CFR 50, Section 50.90 (2) 10 CFR 170.12 (3) DPC Letter, Taylor to Docket Control Desk, LAC-12234, dated May 22, 1987
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(4) DPC Letter, Taylor to Document Control Desk, 1
LAC-12166, dated March 24, 1987 l
l Dairyland Power Cooperative requests revisions to LACBWR Technical Specifications. Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of Reference 1, an application to amend Provisional Operating License No. DPR-45 for the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor is hereby filed.
1 Referer.ce 3 contained a request to amend the plant's license to a possession-only license.
LACBWR was permanently shut down on April 30, 1987.-
Heactor defueling was completed June 11, 1987. Due to the permanent shutdown, changes to LACBWR Technical Specifications are needed.
This letter requests changes to the Administrative Section which are needed at this time.
The proposed revisions are to Sections 6.2.2.f, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.5.1.2 and Figure 6.2.2-1.
Section 6.2.2.f covers the composition of the fire brigade. Currently, a 5-person fire brigade is required, which cannot include the 2 plant operators necessary for safe shutdown of the unit or any-other personnel required for other essential functions during a fire emergency.
Since the plant has been permanently shut down and the reactor defueled, a fire no longer poses as significant a threat to the safety of the plant and the health and safety of the public that it did while the reactor was in service.
DPC proposes that Section 6.2.2.f be changed to state:
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A Fire Brigade of at least 3 members shall be maintained on site at l
all times.*
q The existing footnote allowing the composition to be less than required due the same.
' absence of members other than'at shift change will remain to an unexpected (I The smaller ' fire brigade will' allow DPC do reduch staff on the backshif ts, while still maintaining the minimi.s staff required elsewhere in l
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the current Technical Specifications.
I The smaller i2 mediate risk to safety justifies the use of a smaller fire brigade.
The offgite resources which are used to augment the onsite fire
- 1, brigade dur;ing my major fire will remain the same.
Therefore, the proposed fire brigadh, reduction will not increase the risk to plant safety above'that i
which previou, sly existed during plant operation.
Sechon 6.4.1 currently requires that a retraining and replacement '
program for the unit staff be maintaino$ under the direction of the Training Supervisor and meet $r excced the requirements and recommendations ~ of.
s Section 5.5 of ANSI:N18.1-1971 and Appendix "A" of 10 CFR Part 55.
At %is time, DPC proposes to delete reference to the Training Supervisor, but still reference tip training requirements,' Due to the permanent sibtdown, the LACBWR stafi\\is being reduced and reorganized., The title of Training Supervisor wd l no longer be used. As shown on the proposed Figure 642.2-1, a Shift Supervisor will be assigned the training responsibility.
Deleting the title '" Training Supervisor" from Section 6.4.1 will not change ety.ot the training requirements.
It will pffect only whnse responsibility ' maintenance of the program will be.
Additionally, the training requirements will reference 10 CFR 55, rather than Appendix A of 10 CFR GS, to be in conformance with the change to 10 CFR 55 effective May 26, 1987.
Section 6.4.2 requires thet the fire brigade training prograa be maintained under the direction of the Mechanical Engineer. Due.to the planu d staff reorganization, DPC propcaea to reassign this responsibility in Section 6,.4.2 to a Technical Suppor$ Engineer.
The individual to which this will be remsigned is familiar with the LACBWR fire protection program.
Section 6.5.1.2 lists the composition of the Operations Review Committee. Due to the staff reorganization, DPC proposes to add the Security and Safety Superviscrvto,the list of members and remove the currently listed
's Instrument and Electricwl Supervisor.
i Figure 6.2.2-1 is the LACBWR Fa'ility Organization chart.
As discussed c
earlier, the LACBWR staff is being redned and reorganized. The proposed figure reflects the organization as it is expected to be on November 1, 1987.
The proposed chart shows the reassignment of the Fire Protection Program to a s
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Technical Support Engineer and the training responsibility to a Shift Supervisor. Reference 4 previously submitted updated organization charts.
The proposed Figure 6.2.?.-l in this submittal supercedes Figure 6.2.2 '. in the earlier submittal.
The remainder of the March 1987 application is not affected by this change.
Attached are the proposed revised Technical Specification pages.
Finding of No Significant Hazards We have reviewed the hazards considerations referenced in 10 CFR 50 Sections 91 and 92 and have determined that, with these criteria, no significant hazards considerations result from this proposed amendment.
1.
0puration of LACBWR in accordance with the proposed amendment will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.
LACBWR has been permanently shut down and defueled.
Reducing the size of the fire brigade and reorganizing the staff are administrative
(%nges.
These administrative changes at a plant which is shut down d,not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of any accident previously analyzed.
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Operation of LACBWR in accordance with the proposed amendment will not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evnluated.
TL, proposed changes to fire brigade composition and staff organization and responsibilities are etrictly administrative type changes.
They do not affect any mode of operation and so cannot create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated.
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Operation of LACBWR in accordance with the proposed amendment will not involve a significant reduction in the margin of safety.
The proposed changes to fire brigade composition and staff organization and responsibilities are administrative in nature.
There fore, they do not affect any margin of reactor safety. Since the plant has been permanently nhut down, the potential consequences to plant safety of a l
fire are greatly reduced and so decreasing the fire brigade size will not reduce plant safety below that which existed during plant operation.
I As determined by the analysis above, this amendment has no significant hazards consideration.
The license amendment has been reviewed by the appropriate review committees.
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. page 4' August 18. 1987 The application fee required by Reference 2 for processing a license
- amendment is enclosed.
-If there are.any questions, please contact us.
Sincerely, DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE
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James W. Taylor, eneral M uiager JWT:LSG:dh
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Mr. A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator
.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III..
Mr. Peter Erickson, LACBWR Project Manager
. Division of Nuclear Reactor Regulations U.S. Nuclear Regultdory Commission NRC Resident Inspector Mr..L. L. Smith, Director Electric and Water Bureau Wisconsin Public Service Commission P. O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707 STATE OF WISCONSIN )
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COUNTY OF LA CROSSE )
Personally came before me this M I M day of AM
, 1987, the above named,' James Taylor, to me known to be the perp6n who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same.
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