ML20239A098
| ML20239A098 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1998 |
| From: | Jacob Zimmerman NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| References | |
| RTR-REGGD-01.008, RTR-REGGD-1.008 TAC-MA1364, TAC-MA1365, NUDOCS 9809080167 | |
| Download: ML20239A098 (4) | |
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September 2, 1998 Mr. D. N. Morey Vice President - Farley Project Southem Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201-1295
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO PLANT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS - JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MA1364 AND MA1365)
Dear Mr. Morey:
The NRC staff has recently identified a concern regarding licensee commitments related to plant staff qualifications. Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 55,
" Operators' Licenses," was revised in March 1987, to establish upgraded requirements for licensed reactor operators, as a result of the experience gained from the accident at Three Mile Island, Unit 2. NRC Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.8, Revision 2, " Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," April 1987, describes methods acceptable to the staff for complying with the revised rule. The Statements of Consideration for the Part 55 rule change state that, "Those facility licensees that have made a commitment that is less than that required by the new rules must conform to the new rules automatically." The staff is concemed that several facilities have Technical Specifications that reference industry standards that may not fully meet the revised requirements of 10 CFR Part 55.
The staff previously considered that the standards applied through the industry's accreditation process were equivalent to the guidance contained in RG 1.8, Revision 2. Current Technical Specification (CTS) 6.3.1 for the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, references American National Standards Institute (ANSI) N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," for plant personnel, with the exception of the Radiological Manager, who shall meet or exceed the qualifications of NRC RG 1.8, September 1975. In your pending application to convert your CTS to the format of the improved Standard Technical Specifications, you propose to retain the same commitments.
in RG 1.8, Revision 2, the NRC staff endorses, with conditions, certain parts of industry i
standard ANSI /ANS-3.1-1981, " Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear p[
Power Plants," as an acceptable approach for complying with the qualification and training requirements of 10 CFR Parts 50 and 55. This endorsement applies to the positions identified 1
as shift supervisor, senior operator, licensed operator, shift technical advisor, and radiation l
protection manager. For positions other than those identified, the RG finds acceptable the c
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Please describe how your commitment to an ANSI standard other than that endorsed by NRC RG 1.8, Revision 2, currently meets the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55, as discussed in the Statements of Consideration for the rule change given above. If you determine that additional
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If you have any questions regarding this request, please call me at (301) 415-2426.
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