ML20239A178

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Requests Addl Info Re Licensee Commitments Related to Plant Staff Qualifications.Response Requested within 45 Days of Receipt of Ltr
ML20239A178
Person / Time
Site: Fermi DTE Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/03/1998
From: Kugler A
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To: Gipson D
DETROIT EDISON CO.
References
TAC-MA1465, NUDOCS 9809080289
Download: ML20239A178 (3)


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j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20066 4 001 September 3, 1998 Mr. Douglas R. Gipson Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Detroit Edison Company 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

SUBJECT:

FERMI 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO PLANT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS (TAC NO. MA1465)

Dear Mr. Gipson:

The NRC staff has recently identified a concern regarding licensee commitments related to plant staff qualifications.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," dated 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 concerned 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 Fermi 2 references American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," for plant personnel,

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In Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2, the NRC staff endorses, with conditions, certain parts of industry standard ANSI /ANS-3.1-1981," Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear 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 as shift supervisor, senior operator, licensed operator, shift technical advisor, and radiation protection manager. For positions other than those identified, the RG finds acceptable the approach provided in ANSI N18.1-1971.

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 actions are necessary to revise the existing Technical Specifications, an opportunity to j

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If you should have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at 301-415-2828.

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- Detroit Edison Company cc:

John Flynn, Esquire Senior Attorney -

Detroit Edison Company 2000 Second Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48226 Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. O. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident inspector's Office 6450 W Dixie Highway Newport, Michigan 48166 Monroe County Emergency Management Division i

963 South Raisinville Monroe, Michigan 48161 Regional Ad'ministrator, Region til U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351

- Norman K. Peterson Director, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company Fermi 2 - 280 TAC 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, Michigan 48166 August 1997 u_____._.._.___.______.___.____

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