U-603042, Informs That Ilpr Has Determined That Request to Change TS 5.2.1.a for CPS Should Be Withdrawn

Informs That Ilpr Has Determined That Request to Change TS 5.2.1.a for CPS Should Be Withdrawn

ML20237B880
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	08/13/1998
From:	Sipek J ILLINOIS POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LS-98-006, LS-98-6, U-603042, NUDOCS 9808200046
Download: ML20237B880 (2)

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lihnois Power Cornpany Clinton Power Station P.o. Box 678 a " Chnton. IL 61727 Tel 217 935-8881 l Joseph V. Sipek g Director - Licensing an min m como.ny 8E.100a August 13, 1998 I

l Docket No. 50-461 I

Document Control Desk Nuclear Regulatory Commission

. Washington, D.C. 20555 i-

Subject:

Clinton Power Station Withdrawal of Proposed Amendment -

l of Facility Operatina License No. NPF-62 (LS-98-006) j l

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Dear Madam or Sir:

By letter U-602982 dated April 27,1998, Illinois Power (IP) requested L . amendment of Operating License NPF-62, Appendix A - Technical Specifications for {

Clinton Power Station (CPS). This amendment was believed to be necessary to  ;

implement management changes occurring in the Operations organization at CPS, and j L

was discussed with the NRC staff prior to submittal. Specifically, IP requested to i change the title " shift supervisor" to " shift manager" for the position identified in Technical Specification (TS) 5.1.2 and TS 5.2.2.g. Upon further consideration'of the l proposed changes however, including further review of the requirements and intent of TS 5.2.1.a (as discussed below), IP has determined that its request to change the Technical Specifications should be withdrawn. j  ;

Specifically, a review of TS 5.2.1.a has det :rmined that the proposed plant-specific title changes are not necessary for inclus'>n in the TS. TS 5.2.1.a reads as follows: '

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" Lines of authority, responsibility, and communication shall be defined and established throughout highest management levels, intermediate levels, and all operating organization positions. These relationships shall

.2Jev~6 be documented and ' updated, as appropriate, in organization charts, functional descriptions of departmental responsibilities and relationships, and job descriptions for key personnel positions, or in equivalent forms of documentation. These requirew.ents, including the plant specific titles of those personnel fulfilling the responsibilities of the positions delineated in these Technical Specifications, shall be documented in the US AR."

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U403042 PJge 2 The intent of TS 5.2.1.a is to acknowledge that plant-specific titles are used to define the plant operating organization and that the specific titles are to be documented in the Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR). The titles for positions delineated in the Technical Specifications are not intended to be plant-specific, and consistent with this basis, the generic / functional titles in the Techniel Specifications should not be subject to change due to changes in the associated planu pecific titles. Thus, while appropriate changes should be made to the USAR, no changes to the Technical Specifications should be required.

Adequate consideration was not given to the requirements and purpose of TS 5.2.1.a at the time ofIP's April 27,1998 submittal. As appropriate changes were processed for the CPS US AR at that time, consistent with TS 5.2.1.a, no changes were in fact required to be requested for the CPS Technical Specifications. On this basis, and as recently discussed with the NRC Licensing Project Manager for CPS, IP respectfully requests withdrawal ofits April 27,1998 application for amendment of the CPS Operating License.

Sincerely, a

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Director- icensing EET/mlh cc: NRC Clinton Licensing Project Manager NRC Resident Office, V-690 Regional Administrator, Region III, NRC Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety l

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