NRC Generic Letter 1983-22

NRC Generic Letter 1983-022: Safety Evaluation of Emergency Response Guidelines.

ML031080193
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley, Millstone, Salem, Mcguire, Indian Point, Kewaunee, Catawba, Harris, Wolf Creek, Point Beach, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Byron, Braidwood, Summer, Seabrook, Surry, North Anna, Turkey Point, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Vogtle, Farley, South Texas, San Onofre, Cook, Comanche Peak, Yankee Rowe, Zion, McGuire, 05000000, Trojan, Marble Hill
Issue date:	06/03/1983
From:	Eisenhut D G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
References
GL-83-022, NUDOCS 8306060070
Download: ML031080193 (3)

-j-w ::.S00t;l >June 3, 1983TO ALL OPERATING REACTOR LICENSEES, APPLICANTS FOR AN OPERATINGLICENSE AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR WESTINGHOUSEPRESSURIZED WATER REACTORSGentlemen:SUBJECT: SAFETY EVALUATION OF *EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDELINESU(GENERIC LETTER 83-22)The NRC staff has reviewed the proposed Westinghouse Emergency ResponseGuideline (ERG) Program as described in Westinghouse Owners Group (WOG)letters of November 30, 1981, July 21, 1982 and January 4, 1983, and inthe material accompanying those letters. We have concluded that theguidelines are acceptable for implementation and will provide improvedguidance for emergency operating procedure development. We suggest thatimplementation of the guidelines proceed in three steps:(1) Preparation of plant specific procedures which, in general, conformto the Emergency Response Guidelines referenced above and fiplemen-tation of these procedures as required by Generic Letter 82-33,dated December 17, 1982;(2) Preparation of supplements to the guidelines which cover changes, newequipment, or new knowledge and incorporation of these supplementsinto the procedures; and(3) Completion and improvement of the guidelines to meet our long term .requirements, followed by incorporation of improvements into plantspecific procedures.The prompt implementation of Step 1 will allow the benefits of thesignificant improvements you have achieved to be realized soon. We notehowever, that the guidelines are written for the procedure writers, notcontrol room operators, and therefore preparation and implementation of!procedures will require additional Human Factors input. Step 2 refers toa program for guideline or procedure updates which will be generated as amatter of routine after the implementation. This essentially is a main-tenance function., Step 3 refers to a program for addressing those aspectsof the guidelines and procedures where additional long term work may beneeded, either in your emergency procedure program or as part of abnormalprocedure updates.8306060070-.__ _AL_ _ ) irOFFICEt.FICO................... ....... .................. ........ .................. ......... ................. ........ ................. ........ ................. ........ ...............SURNAMEbIIIS..............;... ......... .... ,................... ........................... ..................... ........... ........... .......... ........... ....................VATE _ _ _ _ I .. ...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.................................................... .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....NRC FORM 318 110/801 NRCM 0240O FFICIA L R EC O RD C OPY*a U.S. G PO 1983-400-247

-2 -June 3, 1983We have Identified in the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) a number of itemsassociated with the guidelines which need further work by the WestinghouseOwners. We require that these items be addressed by either Incorporatingthem into a future guideline revision or otherwise Justifying the dispositionof the item. Additionally, because the Emergency Procedure Guidelines mustbe dynamic in that changes must be made to reflect changes in equipment ornew knowledge, we expect the Westinghouse Owners' Group or a similar coali-tion of utilities and vendors to accept responsibility for continuedmaintenance of the guidelines. Therefore, we have requested in the enclosedletter that the Westinghouse Owners' Group provide a plan for addressingthe SER items and a description of the program for steps 2 and 3 above.As discussed in the enclosed SER, the staff reviewed each step of individualguidelines to determine if the expected results would be obtained, if suffi-cient alternatives were provided for equipment failure, and if the set ofinstructions would bring the plant to a safe shutdown condition. The staffalso compared the ERGs with the Item I.C.1 requirements of NUREG-0737. Thestaff concluded that (1) a sufficient portion of the final ERG package hasbeen completed so that implementation of the ERGs into plant procedures canbegin, (2) the ERGs meet the most significant requirements of N4UREG-0737,and (3) overall plant safety will be Improved by prompt implementationsince the ERGs provide a significant improvement over existing plantprocedures. The staff has also concluded that the guidelines can be trans-lated into emergency operating procedures, that they are sufficientlyfunction-oriented, and that acceptable procedures can be developed basedon the guidelines using the guidance of MIUREG-0899, *Guidelines for thePreparation of Emergency Operating Procedures." We therefore find the.guidelines acceptable for implementation.Sincerely,origiflal s -i~ned bVParrell G. LlepDarrell G. Elsenhut, DirectorDivision of LicensingEnclosures:3-~1. Letter to Mr. Sheppard,dated2. SER on Guidelines*Ple__ as~ie seprevious concurrence page. ____ ____OFFICEI ..P.k. QRAU.#.. Dk:,QRf ... .... .L.~1 ............. ..........SRAE HSmith:ajs JLyons* D1rWdNTe1 d Ff l W~gi a DE4~1~05/2.PI?4/83 05/24/83 05 .....0/1j'8 /&_83 ... .........DAC FOR 3 ..8 ......0.............. ......0240.OFF.CI.. RECOR COPY..I....................NRC FORM 318 110-80) NRCM 0240OFFICIAL RECORD COPYMGM. 1981-335-OW

-2-We have identified In the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) a number of itemsassociated with the guidelines which need further work by the WestinghouseOwners. We require that these items be addressed by either incorporatingthem into a future guideline revision or otherwise Justifying the dispositionof the item. Additionally, because the Emergency Procedure Guidelines mustbe 6jnamic in that changes must be made to reflect changes in equipment ornew knowledge, we expect the Westinghouse Owners' Group or a similar coali-tion of utilities and vendors to accept responsibility for continuedmaintenance of the guidelines. Therefore, we have requested in the enclosedletter that the Westinghouse Owners' Group provide a plan for addressingthe SER items and a description of the program for steps 2 and 3 above.As discussed In the enclosed SER, the staff reviewed each step of individualguidelines to determine if the expected results would be obtained, if suffi-cient alternatives were provided for equipment failure, and if the set ofinstructions would bring the plant to a safe shutdown condition. The staffalso compared the ERGs with the Item I.C.1 requirements of NUREG-0737. Thestaff concluded that (1) a sufficient portion of the final ERG package hasbeen completed so that implementation of the ERGs into plant procedures canbegin, (2) the ERGs meet the most significant requirements of NUREG-0737,and (3) overall plant safety will be improved by immediate implementationsince the ERGs provide a significant improvement over existing plantprocedures. The staff has also concluded that the guidelines can be trans-lated into emergency operating procedures, that they are sufficientlyfunction-oriented, and that acceptable procedures can be developed basedon the guidelines using the guidance of UUREG-0899, *Guidelines'for thePreparation of Emergency Operating Procedures." We therefore find theguidelines acceptable for implementation.Sincerely,Darrell 6. Eisenhut, DirectorDivision of LicensingEnclosures:.1. Letter to Mr. Sheppard,dated2. SER on GuidelinesFFCO 1 f DLO~ .... .....~ i PL~.RtrICtp~f5 L3# ............ .... D. .R.B.f... ..... .....D.L.Z.D .-$ .... .... Pl.U l R. ....... .............. ........ ....................NAI EflT~h ais...... ........ Jrichf.ied .. ..... FMiragl.ia. ..-lE.i~senbut .......................... ....................'FORM _ 05fO/2483 054 08. .P.5J! 1983Q.......FORM 318 (lOIS I NRCM 0240 O FFICIA L R EC O RD C OPY

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