NUREG-0737, To NUREG-0737, Request for Extension of Time for Commission Order Dated June 14, 1984

To NUREG-0737, Request for Extension of Time for Commission Order Dated June 14, 1984

ML23222A217
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island, 05000386
Issue date:	02/05/1996
From:	Novak T NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3
To:	Musolf D State of MN
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION £MOVE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555

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50-306

Mr. D. M. Musolf 414 Nicollet Mall Nuclear Support Services Dept.

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Midland Square - 4th Floor

SUBJECT:

SUPPLEMENT 1 TO NUREG-0737, REQUEST FOR EXTENTION OF TIME FOR COMMISSION ORDER DATED JUNE 14, 1984 Re: Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 By letter dated November 27, 1985, you requested that we extend the Display System (SPDS) being fully operational and the requirements of completion date for items lb and 3b dealing with the Safety Parameter 1984, relating to Supplement 1 of NUREG-0737. The Corrmission Order allows Regulatory Guide 1.97 contained in the Convnission Order dated June 14, Licensing for good cause shown. an extension of time to be granted by the Director of the Division of

for item lb (related to SPDS) be extended to December 31, 1986 for both In your November 27, 1985 submittal, you requested that the completion date units. You also requested that the completion date for item 3b (meeting the requirements of Regulatory Guide 1.97, Revision 2) be extended to June 30, 1987 for both units.

You stated in your request that the schedular extension for completing the installation of the SPDS (item lb) was necessary because of significant delays in the development of a generic software package necessary to scan, the operation of the new plant data acquisition and computer system which process, and display the SPDS inputs. The software package is required in supports the SPDS system. The delays were caused by (1) the vendor's decision to develop a standard generic product to support scan logging and alarming plant, (2) the vendor underestimated the required efforts because of the systems for all its projects instead of producing a custom package for your management reorganized and restafted which resulted in additional delays complexity involved which resulted in establishing unrealistic schedules, (3)

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without success, and (4) the contract was terminated with the original vendor and an alternate vendor had to be selected. Attachment 1 of your submittal to monitor and expedite the project and you have tried to minimize delays. In showing the sequence of events, indicates that you had taken reasonable steps and, therefore, could not be considered in the terms of the June 14, 1984, addition, the problems associated with your initial vendor were unforeseen problems associated with your initial vendor, we conclude that the time Commission Order. Judging from the information in your submittal and the extension is reasonable when considering the work involved. Therefore, we work activities needed to complete the implementation of the SPDS (item lb) find that the proposed schedule is consistent with a proper level of remaining and, thus, we find that you have shown a good faith effort. Therefore, in that there is adequate justification for modifying the Commission's Order and accordance with the terms of the June 14, 1984, Commission Order, we conclude are hereby granting the extension of item lb until December 31, 1986, for both units.

Regulatory Guide 1.97, Revision 2," you stated that additional time is In support for the schedular extension for item 3b, "Compliance with dinated with future refueling outages in order to complete modifications in required for engineering, procurement and plant construction to be coor your responses to Generic Letter (GL) 82-33, transmitted by your letters dated several plant areas. The plant modifications resulted from our review of April 15, 1983, January 18 and June 6, 1985 and our safety evaluation tions. Specifically, plant modifications that resulted from our review of transmitted by our letter dated October 18, 1985 describing the modifica your submittals that are deemed requirements of Regulatory Guide 1.97, Revision 2, are (1) the installation of a power monitoring system for the associated with steam generator wide-range level indication to a fully pressurizer heaters, (2) replacement of the nonqualified instrumentation qualified system, (3) installation of temperature sensors at the RHR heat exchanger inlet, and (4) upgrading the containment air temperature sensors and display to meet the environmental qualification pursuant to 10 CFR 50.49.

The nature of these modifications was not considered when the initial schedule was developed for the confirmatory order. Moreover, the modifications were our review, you immediately agreed to increase the scope of the modifications not known until our review was completed. In responding to the results of the nature of the modifications involved and coordination necessary for plant and expeditiously planned for their implementation. Judging from the response, extension is reasonable. Therefore, we find that the proposed schedule is construction with the planned refueling outages, we conclude that the time have shown a good faith effort. Therefore, in accordance with the terms of consistent with similar work activities performed in the past, and thus you the June 14, 1984, Commission Order, we conclude that there is adequate extension of item 3b (compliance with Regulatory Guide 1.97, Revision 2) justification for modification of the Commission's Order and hereby grant the until June 30, 1987 for both units.

Your proposed deviation related to the modification of temperature sensors D. M. Musolf

- 3 - FEB O 5 i9o u construction of the fiber optic cable is under staff review and wil I be at the RHR heat exchanger inlet and the clarification associated with the addressed in a separate letter.

the Commission's Order is enclosed. For your convenience, a copy of the revised table which was included with

Sincerely,

Oivision of PWR Licensing-A T~s ~Director Revised Table

Enclosure:

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Mr. D. M. Musolf Northern States Power Company Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Gerald Charnoff, Esq.

1800 M Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Washington, DC 20036 Street, NW

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Executive Director Roseville, Minnesota 55113 1935 W. County Road, B2

Mr. E. L. Watzl, Plant Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Route 2 Northern States Power Company Welch, Minnesota 55089 Jocelyn F. Olson, Esq.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Special Assistant Attorney General Roseville, Minnesota 55113 1935 W. County Road, B2

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route #2, Box 500A Resident Inspector's Office Welch, Minnesota 55089 Regional Administrator, Region III Office of Executive Director for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Operations Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Mr. William Miller, Auditor Goodhue County Courthouse Red Wing, Minnesota 55066 2 units

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