ML21147A377
| ML21147A377 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 05/27/2021 |
| From: | Mark D. Sartain Dominion Energy South Carolina |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 20-358 | |
| Download: ML21147A377 (18) | |
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Dominion DominionEnergy.com f 6RQ@y" May27,2021 Attn:
Document Control Desk Serial No.20-358 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRA/YG:
RO Washington, DC 20555-0001 DocketNo.
50-395 License No. NPF-12 V
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RELOCATE UNITSTAFFQUALIFICATIONS FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO QUALITYASSURANCEPROGRAM M
Pursuant totheprovisions ofTitle 10ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations (10 CFR),Part 50.90, "Application forAmendment ofLicense, Construction
- Permit, orEarly Site Permit,"
Dominion Energy SouthCarolina (DESC) hereby submits arequest foranamendment to theTechnical Specifications (TS) forVirgil C.Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS)
Unit 1
Theproposed amendment wouldmodify VCSNSTechnical Specifications (TS) 6.3by relocating "Unit Staff Qualifications" totheDominion Energy NuclearFacility Quality Assurance Program Description (QAPD) consistent with guidance containedinNRC Administrative Letter (AL) 95-06, "Relocation ofTechnical Specification Administrative Controls toQuality Assurance."
Attachment 1 provides a description andassessment ofthe proposed change.
Attachment 2provides theexisting TSpagesmarkeduptoshowtheproposed changes.
Attachment 3 provides therevised (clean)
TS pages.Attachment 4 provides theNo Significant Hazards Consideration.
Attachment 5provides alist ofreferences.
DESCrequests approval oftheproposed license amendment byMay27,2022, with a 60-day implementation period.
Inaccordance with10CFR50.91, "Notice forPublic Comment;State Consultation,"
a copyofthis application, withattachments, isbeingprovided tothedesignated South Carolina State Official.
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Page2of3 Should you haveanyquestions, please contact Mr.YanGaoat(804)-273-2768.
Respectfully, w
MarkD.Sartain VicePresident NuclearEngineering andFleet Support COMMONWEALTH OFVIRGINIA ))
COUNTYOFHENRICO
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Theforegoing document wasacknowledged before me,in and fortheCounty andCommonwealth aforesaid, today by MarkD.Sartain, whoisVicePresident
- Nuclear Engineering and FleetSuppodofDominion Energy SouthCarolina, Inc.Hehasaffirmed before methat heisduly authorized toexecute andfile theforegoing document inbehalf ofthat
- Company, andthat thestatements inthedocument aretruetothe best ofhisknowledgeandbelief.
Acknowledged before methis27h dayof
, 2021.
MyCommission Expires:
CRAIGDSLY Notary Public Commonwealth ofVirginia ota c
Reg.#7518653 MyCommission Expires December 31,20-Commitments madeinthis letter:
None.
Attachments:
1 Description andAssessment 2.Existing TSPagesMark-up 3.Revised (Clean)
TSPages 4.Proposed NoSignificant Hazards Consideration 5.References
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Page3of3 cc:
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II Marquis OneTower 245 Peachtree Center
- Avenue, NE Suite1200 Atlanta,Georgia 30303-1257 Mr.Vaughn Thomas NRCProject Manager U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission OneWhiteFlint North MailStop04F-12 11555Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 NRCSenior Resident Inspector V.C.SummerNuclear Station Ms.Anuradha Nair-Gimmi Bureau ofEnvironmental Health Services South Carolina Department ofHealth andEnvironmental Control 2600Bull Street
- Columbia, SC29201 Mr.G.J.Lindamood Santee Cooper
- Nuclear Coordinator 1Riverwood Drive Moncks
- Corner, SC29461
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 ATTACHMENT 1
DESCRIPTION ANDASSESSMENT Virgil C.SummerNuclear Station (VCSNS)
Unit1 Dominion EnergySouthCarolina, Inc.(DESC)
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Attachment 1:Page1of5 DESCRIPTION ANDASSESSMENT 1.0
SUMMARY
Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) requests anamendment totheVirgil C.
SummerNuclear Station (VCSNS) Unit 1Facility Operating License.
Specifically, this license amendment request (LAR)proposes torelocate theadministrative controls in Technical Specification(TS) 6.3,"Unit Staff Qualifications,"
totheDominion Energy Nuclear Facility Quality Assurance Program Description (QAPD)
[5.1).
Thischange is consistent withguidance contained inNRCAdministrative Letter (AL) 95-06, "Relocation ofTechnical Specification Administrative Controls Related toQuality Assurance"
[5.2).
2.0DETAILEDDESCRIPTION 2.1 TS6.3currently states:
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r DESCproposes that TS6.3berevised tostate:
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Appendix CoftheDominion Energy QAPD,Topical Report DOM-QA-1, "Nuclear Facility Quality Assurance Program Description,"
Revision 30lists theRegulatory Guidesand Quality Standards Commitments.
TheVCSNScommitment isdescribed below:
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M 50.120."
2.2M DESCdesires toeliminate thereferenceddocuments andassociated discussions forunit staff qualifications intheTSandusethe current unitstaff qualificationsspecified inthe QAPD.Theproposed changewould eliminate an inconsistency between theUnitStaff Qualification requirements described inthe Dominion Energy Nuclear Facility QAPDand VCSNSTS6.3,"Unit Staff Qualifications".
Specifically, VCSNS committedtoUnit Staff Qualifications requirements intheQAPD,that arebased oneitherthesameormore recent versions ofANSIN18.1andRG1.8thanthose specified inTS6.3.Theexisting TS andQAPDrequirements forunit staff qualifications are based ondifferent NRC endorsed industry standards toensure that alicensee's staff isappropriately qualified for their respective positions.
Additionally, theproposed change would provide flexibilityin adopting updated NRC-endorsed standards forunit staff qualifications without theneed tosubmit LARs.
3.0ASSESSMENT
3.1Condition Assessment 10CFR50.36(c)(5) requires TStoinclude administrative controls.
Theseareprovisions relating toorganization andmanagement, procedures, recordkeeping,
- review, andaudit, andreporting necessary toassure operation ofthefacility inasafe manner, AL95-06
[5.2),
states thatmanylicense amendments werebeingprocessed thatinvolved relocating requirements that donotsatisfy thecriteria of10CFR50.36forinclusion as limiting conditions foroperation, andrelocating requirements that arecontrolled directly byregulations andrelated licensee programs.
TheALstates:
e.cifications
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Theproposed changeisconsistent with theguidanceinAL 95-06.Theunitstaff qualifications donotsatisfy thecriteria of 10CFR50.36forinclusion intheTSasan Administrative Control.
TheDESCQAPD report isadequatelycontrolled byother regulations andistherefore an acceptable location fortheunitstaff qualification requirements.
Specifically, consistent with the guidance inAL95-06, future changes to theQAPDstaff qualification requirements will beevaluated underthe10CFR50.54(a) evaluation process.
3.2W VCSNSisrequesting approval toeliminate thereferenced documents andassociated discussions forunit staff qualifications requirements intheTS and follow theapplicable qualification requirements currently provided intheQAPD.Theproposed changewill eliminate aninconsistency between TS6.3andtheQAPD.Future changes totheQAPD will becontrolled viathe10CFR50.54(a) evaluation process.
3.3M DESChasevaluated theproposed amendment against thecriteria in10CFR50.92and hasdetermined thattheoperation oftheVCSNSinaccordance withtheproposed amendment presents nosignificant hazards.
TheDESCevaluation against eachofthe criteria in10CFR50.92 isprovided asanAttachment (Attachment 4)tothis amendment request.
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4.0REGULATORY EVALUATION
4.1 Theproposed changehasbeenevaluated todetermine whether appi,icable regulations andrequirements)continue tobemet.Thefollowing current applicabl6 regulations and regulatory requirements werereviewed inmaking this determination:
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Attachment 1:Page4of5 10CFR 50.36 10CFR50.36, "Technical Specifications,"Paragraph (c)(5),
"Administrative Controls,"
requires the provisions relating to organization and management, procedures, recordkeeping,review andaudit, andreporting that arenecessary toassure operation of thefacility ina safe manner beincluded intheTS.
10CFR50.120 10CFR50.120, "Training and Qualification ofNuclear PowerPlant Personnel,"
requires thateachnuclear power plant licensee orapplicant foranoperator license establish, implement, andmaintain the training andqualification programs that arederived froma systems approach totraining asdefined in10CFR55.4.
10CFRPart55 10CFRPart 55,"Operators' Licenses,"
Subpart D,"Applications,"
requires that operator license applications include information concerning an individual's education, experience, andother related matters toprovide evidence and certification that theapplicant has successfully completed thefacility licensee's trainingprogram that isbasedonasystems approach totraining.
M NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standardsfor Power Reactors,"
Revision 11,establishes thepolicies, procedures, andpractices forexamining licensees andapplicants forreactor operator andsenior reactor operator licenses at nuclear power reactor facilities under 10CFRPart55,"Operators' Licenses."
Rgtgy.IaLor.y Ggic[e.14 Regulatory Guide(RG) 1.8,"Qualification andTraining ofPersonnel forNuclear Power Plants,"
describes amethod that theNRCstaff finds acceptable forcomplying withthe NRC'sregulations regarding training andqualification ofnuclear powerplant personnel.
Theproposed changewouldeliminate theunit staff qualification requirements fromthe TS andmaintain thecurrent commitments toRG 1.8alongwithanyexceptions, alternatives, orcalculations asidentified inthecurrent QAPD.
4.2Precedent OnMarch1,2018,Exelon Generation Company(EGC) submitted aLAR[5.3) torelocate thelicensee's staff qualification requirements totheEGCQuality Assurance Topical Report.
TheLARfromEGCwasapplicable totheir fleet consisting ofthirteen different facilities.
OnAugust 2,2018,NRCapproved theLARfromEGCt[5.4).
4.3Conclusion
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Attachment 1:Page5of5 DESC has evaluated theproposed changeagainst theapplicable regulatory requirements andacceptance criteria.
DESChasdetermined thattheapplicable regulatory requirements continue tobemet.Basedontheconsiderations discussed above,(1) there isreasonable assurance that thehealth andsafety ofthepublic will not beendangeredby operation intheproposed manner,(2) suchactivities will beconducted incompliance withthe Commission's regulations, and(3) theissuance oftheamendment will notbeinimical tothe common defense andsecurity ortothehealth andsafety ofthe public.
5.0ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION Theproposed amendmentisconfined to(i) changestosurety, insurance, and/or indemnity requirements, or(ii) changes to recordkeeping, reporting, oradministrative procedures orrequirements.
Accordingly, the proposed amendmentmeetstheeligibility criterion forcategorical exclusion setforthin 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10). Therefore, pursuant to10CFR51.22(b),
noenvironmental impactstatement orenvironmental assessment needbeprepared inconnection with theproposed amendment.
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Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 ATTACHMENT 2
EXISTING TSPAGEMARK-UP 1
Virgil C.SummerNuclear Station (VCSNS)
Unit1 Dominion EnergySouthCarolina, Inc.(DESC)
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Attachment 2:Page1of1 ADMINISTRATiVE CONTROLS
~----623NOT USED referenced forcomparable positions asspecified inthe Nuclear Facility Ouality Assurance ProgramDescnption.
6.2.4 SHlFT TECHNICAL ADVISOR TheShift Technical Advisor shali provide technical support totheShift Managh(in theaeas j
oftheirnat hydraulics.
reactor engineenng andplant analysis with regard tothesafe operation oftheunit.
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Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 ATTACHMENT 3
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Unit1 Dominion EnergySouthCarolina, Inc.(DESC)
Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 Attachment 3:Page1of1
'ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS S23-N.OI USED S2LSH1EITECHNICAL ADVISOR TheShift Technical Advisor shallprovide technical suppod totheShift Manager intheareas ofthermal hydraulics, reactor engineering andplant analysis with regard tothesafe operation oftheunit.
6.3 UNITSTAFF QUALIFICATIONS 6.3.1Eachmemberoftheunit staff shall meetorexceed theminimum qualifications referenced forcomparable positions asspecified intheNuclear Facility Quality Assurance Pro.gram Description.
6.4 NOTUSED SUMMER
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Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 ATTACHMENT 4
PROPOSED NOSIGNIFICANT HAzARDSCONSIDERATION Virgil C.SummerNuclear Station (VCSNS)
Unit1 Dominion EnergySouthCarolina, Inc.(DESC)
Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 Attachment 4:Page1of2 PROPOSED NOSIGNIFICANT HAzARDSCONSIDERATION DESChasevaluated theproposedamendment against thecriteria in10CFR50.92 and hasdetermined that theoperationofVCSNSinaccordance withtheproposed amendment presents no significant hazards.
TheDESCevaluation against eachofthe criteria in10CFR50.92 isdiscussed below:
1.Doestheproposedchange involvea significant increase intheprobability or consequences ofanaccident previously evaluated?
Response
No.
Theproposed change improves consistency inadministrative controls anddoesnotmake anyphysical changes totheplant.
The proposed changedoesnotalter anyaccident analysis assumptions, addanyinitiators, or affect thefunction ofplant systems orthe mannerinwhich systems areoperated, maintained, tested,orinspected.
Theproposed change doesnotrequire anyplant modifications which affect theperformance capability ofthestructures,
- systems, andcomponents relied upon tomitigatetheconsequences of postulated accidents.
Therefore, theproposed change doesnotinvolve asignificant increase intheprobability orconsequences ofanaccident previously evaluated.
2.Doestheproposed change create thepossibility ofanewordifferent kind ofaccident fromanyaccident previously evaluated?
Response
No.
Theproposed changedoesnotimpact theaccident analyses.
Theproposed change doesnotinvolve a physical alteration oftheplant (i.e.,
nonewordifferent type of equipment will beinstalled),
achange inthemethod ofplant operation, ornewoperator actions.
Theproposed changedoesnotintroduce failure modesthat could result ina newaccident, andthechange doesnotalter assumptions madeinthesafety analysis.
Theproposed changedoesnotalter orprevent theability oftheoperators toperform their intended actions tomitigate theconsequences ofanaccident orevent.
Therefore, theproposed changedoesnotcreate thepossibility ofanewordifferent kind ofaccident fromanyaccident previously evaluated 3.Doestheproposed change involve asignificant reduction inthemargin ofsafety?
Response
No.
Margin ofsafety isassociated withconfidence intheability ofthefission product barriers (i.e.,
fuel
- cladding, reactor coolant system pressure
- boundary, andcontainment structure) tolimit thelevel ofradiation dosetothepublic.
Theproposed change doesnotimpact operation oftheplant oritsresponse totransients oraccidents.
Theproposed change doesnotinvolve achange inthemethod ofplant operation, andnoaccident analyses will
Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 Attachment 4:Page2of2 beaffected bytheproposedchange.
Safety analysis acceptance criteria arenotaffected bythis proposed change.
Therefore, the proposed change doesnotinvolve asignificant reduction inthemargin of safety.
Basedonthe
- above, DESC concludes that theproposed amendment doesnotinvolve a
significant hazards consideration under thestandards setforth in10CFR50.92,
- and, accordingly, afinding of"no significant hazards consideration" isjustified.
Serial No.20-358 Docket Nos.50-395 ATTACHMENT5 REFERENCES Virgil C.SummerNuclear Station (VCSNS)
Unit1 Dominion EnergySouthCarolina, Inc.(DESC)
Serial No.20-358 Docket No.50-395 Attachment 5:Page1of1 5.1Dominion EnergyNuclear Facility Quality Assurance Program Description (QAPD)
Topical
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datedMarch1,2018 5.4ML18206A282, NRCLetter, "Braidwood Station,Units 1and2;ByronStation, Unit Nos.1and2;Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power
- Plant, Units 1and2;Clinton Power
- Station, UnitNo.1;Dresden Nuclear Power Station,Units 2 and3;JamesA.
Fitzpatrick Nuclear PowerPlant; LaSalle County Station,Units 1and2;Limerick Generating
- Station, Units 1and2;Nine Mile Point NuclearStation, Units 1and2; PeachBottom Atomic PowerStation, Units2 and 3;QuadCities Nuclear Power
- Station, Units 1and2;R.E.GinnaNuclear Power Plant; andThreeMileIsland Nuclear
- Station, Unit 1
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dated August 2,2018
.