ML17309A409

Forwards Response to 880627 Ltr Requesting Addl Info Re Plant Procedures Generation Package & Background Info Explaining Present Sys of Controlling Emergency Operating Procedures

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Forwardsresponsetoaddiinforeutilproceduresgenerationpackage.IDISTRIBUTIONCODE:A003DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR(ENCL(SIZE:5+7~9TITLE:OR/LicensingSubmittal:Suppl1toNUREG-0737(GenericLtr82-33)8NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244/RECIPIENTCOPIESIDCODE/NAMELTTRENCLPD1-3PD77INTERNAL:ARM/DAF/LFMBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTRES/DSIR/EIBEXTERNAL:LPDRNSIC1011111111NRR/DLPQ~~0~XKENRCPDR111111D,SRIhMIX'ZOALL"RIDS"RECIPIERIS'IEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEHASTE.'XRKACZ'LHEDOCUMEÃZCOFZEKLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)KOELOCUTEYOURNAMEFRYDISTRIKlTIGNLISTSFORDOCUMEXZSYOUDONiTNEEDtTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR17ENCL16I.

t'ZZZZZZIgruzSZizgL4$0f41~~Iiiiti"'iiifiierrZZS8K.::::ROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.14649-0001October31,1988TCLEPHONCAncecoosvie546-2700U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:Mr.CarlStahlePWRProjectDirectorateNo.1Washington,D.C.20555

Subject:

GinnaPlantProceduresGenerationPackage(PGP)RequestforAdditionalInformationR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Stahle:

YourlettertoR.Kober,datedJune27,1988requested.additionalinformationregardingtheGinnaPlantProceduresGenerationPackage(PGP).Inresponse,pleasefindattachedtheinformationyourequestedaswellasbackgroundinformationexplainingourpresentsystemofcontrollingEOPs.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingtheinformationprovidedorrequireadditionalinformation,pleasecallCharlesJ.Mambretti(716)724-8071.RoertC.credGeneralManagerNuclearProductionAttachmentZC:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA"19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspectorgoo~88iliSOiZSSSi03iPDRADOCK05000244"PDC RESPONSETOCONCERNSREGARDINGTHEGINNAPROCEDURESGENERATIONPACKAGE(PGP)TheGinnaPGPwasformulatedbaseduponinterpretationofNRCrequirementsandtheguidanceofNUREG-0899.ThePGPprovidedtheguidelinesrequiredtogeneratetheoriginalEOPswhichwereimplementedinDecemberof1985.Inaddition,thepackagedescribedthedevelopmentoftheEOPsandthemannerinwhichtheywereimplemented.Itisimportanttorecognizethatthereafter,implementationandchangestotheEOPswerecontrolledinaccordancewiththeguidancecontainedinthefollowingGinnaAdministrativeprocedures.A-502.1A-503.1A-601.6EmergencyandAbnormalProcedureWritersGuideEmergencyandAbnormalProceduresUsersGuideProcedureChangesControl-EmergencyandAbnormalProceduresThesedocumentshaveevolvedintothe"living"governingdocuments(revisedasnecessary)forEOPmaintenanceand.theoriginalPGPisnotusedtocontrolEmergencyandAbnormalProcedures.Thecontrollingdocumentsforthetrainingprogramhavebecomeprocedures:A-103.6OperatorTrainingResponsibilitiesTRC-5.1InitialLicenseOperatorTrainingTRC-5.2OperatorRequalificationTrainingAsaresultofaninternalEOPassessmentcompletedinFebruary1988,andNRCconcernsresultingfromtheGinnaPGPreviewtransmittedtoRG&EonJune27,1988,RG&EhasinitiatedanEOPupgradeprogramscheduledforcompletioninApril1989.ThisprogramincludesrevisiontotheEOPgoverningprocedures.Draftcopiesoftheserevisionsareattachedforinformation.ResponsestoeachoftheNRCconcernsareprovidedbelowincluding,whereappropriate,referencestosectionsofthedraftprocedures.8811180128 Ir" CONCERNSANDRESPONSESConcern1ThePGFstatesthatdeviationsfromandadditionstothegenerictechnicalguidelines(WOG"ERGs)willbedocumented,andwillincludetechnicaljustificationsupportingtheseadditionsand/ordeviations.ThePGPshouldalsostatethatthesafetysignificanceofthesedifferenceswillbeidentifiedanddocumentedinthePGP.~ResonseProcedureA-606.1Section3.3and..Appendix2B,items22and22A(attached)addresstheneed.toassessthesafetysignificanceofdeviationsfromthetechnicalguidelines(WOGERG)anddocumentationthereof.Concern2Sections4.5.3or5.2shouldberevisedtoindicateaspecificmethodforhighlightingnotes(e.g.,outlining/boxing)todifferentiatethemfromcautionswhiledrawingattentiontotheircontent.~ResonseProcedureA-502.1providesthefollowinginstructions:4.5.2CAUTIONSTATEMENTS-textshouldbeinablockformat,asshowninFigure3,inadditiontothefollowingformattingrequirements:4.5.2.1Caution'tatementsshould.'eenclosedatthetopandbottombyacontinuouslineofasteriskswhichshouldbeginthreelinesbelowtheprecedingtext.ThisdifferentiatestheCAUTIONandNOTE.4.5.2.2ThestatementheaderCAUTIONshouldbecenteredandplacedtwolinesbelowheprecedinglineofasterisks.4.5.2.3Cautionstatementtext.shouldbegintwolinesbelowthecautionheaderandextendfrommargintomargin.4.5.2.4Cautionstatementsshouldbeemphasizedasdescribedinsection5.2,EmphasisTechniques,byusingalluppercasecapitalization.4.5.2.5Cautionstatementswhichapplytothewholeprocedureshallbestatedpriortoanyoperatoractionstepandbeshownonthefoldoutpageifapplicable.

~,L-h 4.5.2.6Cautionstatementswhichapplytoaparticularstepshallbestatedpriortothatstep.4.5.2.74.5.3Cautionstatementsshouldbewrittentoprecludeconfusionastowhichsteporevolutiontheyrefer.NOTESTATEMENTS-t:extshouldbeinablockformatasshowninFigure3,inadditiontothefollowingformattingrequirements:4.5.3.14.5.3.2ThestatementheaderNOTEshouldbeonthesamelineasthetextbutseparatedfromthetextbyacolon.Notestatementtextshouldbegintwolinesbelowtheprecedingtextandextendfrommargintomargin.4.5.3.3Notestatementsshouldbeprecededwithabullet(o)toalsodifferentiatethemfromaCAUTION.4.5.3.4Notestatementswhichapplytoaparticularstepshallbestatedpriortothatstep.Concern3SectionswillnotthePGP.4.5.2and4.5.3shouldstatethatcautionsandnotescontainactionsteps,asisstatedinFigure4.2-2ofR~esonseProcedureA-502.1containsthefollowinginstructions:2.3.2CAUTIONSTATEMENTS-statementsdenotepotentialhazardstopersonnelorequipment.Cautionswhichapplytoaparticularactionstepshouldappeardirectlybeforethatstep.Cautionswhichapplythroughoutaprocedure,oraportionofit,shouldappearatthestartoftheprocedureoratthepointwheretheybecomeapplicable.Acautionstatementwillnotcontainadirectaction.Apassiveactionstatement.maybeappropriate.Anexamplewouldbethecontinuousmonitoringofaparameterwithanassociatedactionifaprescribed,valueisreached.2.3.3NOTESTATEMENTS-statementscontainadvisoryoradministrativeinformationforsubsequentactionstepsorforcautionstat:ements.Thedirectionsinstep2.3.2forplacementandactioncontentshouldbeappliedtonotes.Wherecautionsandnotesareincludedtogetherallcautionstatementsshouldbelistedbeforeanynotestatement.

5'Q1l Concern4Section5.12addresseslogictermsandconditionalstatements.Thewriter'sguideshouldbeexpandedtoincludedexamplesofacceptableand.unacceptablecombinations.SeeNUREG-0899,AppendixB,foradditionalguidance.R~esonseProcedureA-502.1ThisprocedurehasbeenexpandedtoincludeAppendixA(attached)whichprovidesadditionalguidanceonlogictermsandconditionalstatementsaswellasexamplesillustratingthisguidance.Concern5Section5e3providesguidelinesforreferencingsections,subsections,andstepswithinaprocedureandforreferencinganotherprocedure.However,itshouldalsoprovideguidelinesorcriteriaforwriters,todecidewhenthestepsofareferencedprocedurearetobeincluded.intheEOP,ratherthanreferenced.~ResonseProcedureA-502.1providesthefollowinginstructions=5.12.4~~REFERENCING-referencingisusedtodenoteaprocedurewhichmayprovideusefulornecessaryinformationtotheoperatorduringtheexecutionofanEOP/AP.Ingeneral,thoseproceduresreferencedcoverlowprobabilityoccurrencesornormalplantoperationswhoseinclusionwithinanEOP/APwouldcauseexcessivecomplicationandreduceeffectivenessoftheprocedureineffect.ReferencingisdenotedbythetermREFERfollowedbytheproceduredesignatorandtitleasshownby;REFERTOER-AFW.1,ALTERNATEWATERSUPPLYTOAFWPUMPS.Concern6Theformatand.contentofCriticalSafetyFunctionStatusTrees(CSFSTs)shouldbespecifiedinthewriter'sguide.~ResonseProcedureA-502.16.0FORMATOFCRITICALSAFETYFUNCTIONSTATUSTREES Ir\PIht 6.1CriticalSafetyFunctionStatusTrees(CSFSTs)areblockformatdevicesusedintheevaluationofpredefinedsafetyconcernsdesignatedasCriticalSafetyFunctions.(FIGURE6-CSFST).6.1.1~~6.1.2Theblocksarealignedsothattheuserwillentereachtreeontheleft-handsideofitspageand.movetowardstheright-handside.)Eachblockcontainsaquestionconcerningcurrentplantconditions.Thequestionineachblockmaybedependentonpreviousblocks.6.1s3EachquestioniswrittentoobtainaYESorNOresponse.Theresponsedictateswhichbranchofthestatustreewillbetaken.6.1.4QuestionsshouldbewrittensothataYESresponsebranchwillmovetheuserdownthepage.Eachpossiblecompletepaththroughthetreeendsinitsownendpoint,orterminus.Thelastpathsegmentandtheassociatedterminuscircleuseacolor-codeand/orpattern-codeasshowninFIGURE7.6.1.6Terminalsshouldbeorderedsothatthehighestpriorityconditionterminusisatthetopofthepageandtheprioritylevelsdescenddownthepage.Thepriorityorderforcolor-coding,indescendingorder,isRED"ORANGE-YELLOW-GREEN.6.1.7Allterminalscolor-codedotherthanGREENwillprovideanapplicableFunctionalRestorationproceduredesignator.Concern7Thewriter'sguideaddressessimpleactionsteps.However,itshouldalsoincludeverificationsteps,continuousorperiodicsteps,alternativeandequallyacceptablesteps,andstepswhichrefertheoperatortoanothersubsectionoftheprocedure.Thecontentand,formatofeachtypeofactionstepneedstobedescribedinthewriter'sguide.SeeNUREG-0899,Subsections5.7.2-5.7.8,foradditionalguidance.~ResonseProcedureA-502.1providesthefollowinginstructions:5.12BRANCHING-branchingencompassestransitioning,eithertoanotherstepinthesameprocedureortoanotherEOP/AP;andreferencinganotherprocedureforsupplementalinformationordirection.Transitioninginaseriesoperationwhilereferencingisaparalleloperation.

fIQA0K 5.12.15.12.25.12.35.12.3.1TRANSITIONTOALATERSTEPWITHINCURRENTEOP/AP-shallbeperformedbyusingthewordsGOTOasshownby;GOTOStep20.TRANSITIONTOAPREVIOUSSTEPWITHINCURRENTEOP/AP-shallbeperformedbyusingthewordsRETURNTOasshownby;RETURNTOStep20.TRANSITIONTOANOTHEREOP(orAP)-shouldbeperformedbyusingthewordsGOTO,followedbytheproceduredesignator,number,title,andthespecificprocedurestepasshownby;GOTOES-0.1,REACTORTRIPRESPONSE,Step20.Ifaspecificstepisnotshownitistobeassumed.thattransitionistothebeginningofthedesignatedprocedure.5.12.3.2TransitionfromanEOP.toanAPshouldnotbeused.5.12.3.35.12.45.12.4.15.12.4.25.12.5ProceduresenteredforsupplementalguidanceorfromCSFSTdirectionmayuseaRETURNTOstatement.Thisstatementshouldcontaintheappropriateproceduredesignator,titleandstepnumberwhereapplicable.Aprocedurewithmultipleentryconditionsmayuseanopenreturnstatementasshownby;RETURNTOPROCEDUREANDSTEPINEFFECT.ThisdenotesatransitiontothelastpreviousEOPinuse.REFERENCING-referencingisusedtodenoteaprocedurewhichmayprovideusefulornecessaryinformationtotheoperatorduringtheexecutionofanEOP/AP.Ingeneral,thoseproceduresreferencedcoverlowprobabilityoccurrencesornormalplantoperationswhoseinclusionwithinanEOP/APwouldcauseexcessivecomplicationandreducedeffectivenessoftheprocedureineffect.ReferencingisdenotedbythetermREFERfollowedbytheprocedu'redesignatorandtitleasshownby;REFERTOER-AFW.1,ALTERNATEWATERSUPPLYTOAFWPUMPS.Referencingaproceduredoesnotconstituteleavingtheprocedureineffectasitisprovidingonlyadditionalinformation.Referencingshouldbeminimizedforprocedurecontinuity.ThereferencingtermsGOTO,RETURNTOandREFERTOandtheproceduredesignatorandtitleshallbeallcapitalized.andthewordStepshallbeinitiallycapitalizedforemphasis.

vat~P Concern8Sections4.1.9and5.6.5should.berevisedtoindicatethatpagerotationandbreakingofwordsareunacceptableatalltimes.R~esonseProcedureA-502.1containsthefollowinginstructions:4.1.84.1.8.1TEXT'CONTINUITY-thetextofoperatoractionsteps;withapplicablesubsteps,cautions,notes;shouldbewhollycontainedonthesamepage.Wherephysicalconstraintsprecludethisthefollowingguidelinesapply.-Cautions'nd/ornotesmaybeplacedaloneontheimmediatelyprecedingpage.4.1.8.24.1.8.2.1Ifastepmustbecontinuedontoanotherpage,then:Theinitialpageshallbeannotatedatthebottomoftheactionstepfieldportionofthepagetoindicatethatthestepcontinues.(i.e.,THISSTEPCONTINUEDONFOLLOWINGPAGE.)4.1.8.2.2Thefollowingpageshallhavetheinitialactionstepheadingrepeatedand.beannotatedtoindicatethatthestepisbeingcontinuedfromapreviouspage.ex.,Establishletdown-THISSTEPCONTINUEDFROMPREVIOUSPAGE4.1.9PAGEROTATION-shouldbeminimizedbutwhenitisnecessarytorotateapageforthesakeofclarityandreadability(i.e.,propergraphconstruction),thefollowingrulesareapplicable;4.1.9.1Thelefthandedgeofthenormalpageshallbecomethetopoftherotatedpage.4.1.9.2Pagemargins,identificationand.numberingshalln'otrotate.Concern9Becausethelicenseehaschosencheckspacesasamethodofplacekeepingthewriter'sguideshouldstatethatallactionstepsshouldhavecheck-offspaces.

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~ResonseTheoriginalintentwastousecheckoffspaces,however,duringthedevelopmentandvalidationoftheEOPs,thevalueofcheckoffsbecamequestionableforplacekeepingpurposes.Asaresult,therequirementwasremovedfromProcedureA-502.1.Alternativesfor.placekeepingarecontainedinProcedureA-503.1asfollows:3.7.3PlacekeepingistheresponsibilityoftheEOPUser;normallytheControlRoomForeman.Inordertoensureproperplacekeeping,theEOPUsermaycheckofforannotatestepsbyusingpen/pencilmarkingstotheimmediaterightoftheActionSteporResponseNotObtained(RNO)performed.Alsoavailabletohim,.arestick-onpadsornotepadswhichmaybeaffixedtopageswheretransitionorloopingarenecessary.Concern10Section5.6e9statesthatbracketsaretobeused.onlyincalculations.Thewriter'sguideshoulddescribehowvaluesforadversecontainmentconditionswillbespecifiedintheEOPs.R~esonseProcedureA-502.1containsthefollowingguidance:.5.6.6~~.PARENTHESES-areusedtoprovidetheadversecontainmentvaluesforinstrumentationreadingsinapplicablesteps.Theyareusedtoprovidevalvenumberdesignationsandinstrumentdesignatorswhenthesearenotedinadditiontoaworddescriptor.Parenthesesmayalsobeusetoprovideamplifyingorusefulinformationsuchaslocations,breakercubicledesignations,andinformationwhichcannotbeplacedinanotepriortoastepasitonlyappliestoaspecificsubstepcondition.Concern11Regardingactionstatements,thefollowingconcernsshouldbespecificallyaddressedinthewriter'sguide:a.ActionstepsshouldbestructuredsothattheycanbeexecutedbytheminimumshiftstaffingrequiredbytheTechnicalSpecifications.b.Actionstepsshouldbestructuredtobeconsistentwiththerolesandresponsibilitiesoftheoperators.c.Actionstepsshouldbestructuredsoastominimizethemovementofpersonnelaroundthecontrolroomwhilecarryingoutproceduralsteps..8 e

d.Actionstepsshouldbestructured.toavoidunintentionalduplicationoftasks.e.Actionstepsshouldbestructuredtoenablethecontrolroomsupervisortofollowstaffactionsandmonitorplantstatus.~ResenseProcedureA-502.1containsthefollowingguidance:2',2.3.1OPERATORACTIONSTEPS-generalrequirementsarethatactionstepsbestructuredsothattheycanbeexecuted.byminimumshiftstaffingasrequiredbyTechnicalSpecifications,andbeconsistentwiththeresponsibilitiesoftheshiftpositions.Inaddition,theactionstepsshouldminimizethemovementofpersonnelintheControlRoomandenabletheeffectivesupervisoryoverviewtomonitorplantstatus.OPERATORACTIONSTEPSareshort,precisestatementspresentingexactlythetasktobeperformedandtheexpectedresponseorresultofthattask.Itisnotnecessarytostateexpectedresultsofroutinetasks.Stepsareassumedtobeperformedinsequenceunlessotherwisedenoted.Actionsdirectedinastepshouldnotbeexpectedtobecompletebeforethenextstepisbegun.Ifaparticularactionmustbecompletedbeforecontinuation,:thismustbestatedinthatsteporsubstep.Theactionstepsarepresentedinadualcolumnformatandareidentifiedasimmediateorsubsequentactions.5.5NARRATIVESTYLE-stepsmaybewrittenascompletesentences,shortphrases,orsomecombinationofthetwo.Notesandcautionsshouldbewrittenascompletesentences.Sentences,clausesandphrasesshouldbeshortandpreciseutilizing'normalAmericanEnglishwordorderwherepractical.Operatoractionstepsshould:5.5.15.5.2Beshort,imperativestatementswhichstatetheexacttaskthattheoperatorisexpectedtoperform.Dealwithonlyoneidea.Complexevolutionsshouldbebrokendownintoaseriesofstepsandsubsteps.5.5.35.5e4Beclearastotheobjectivesofoperatoractions.Bewritteninsentenceformintheright-hand.column.

ttJ1 Concern12ThePGPshouldaddresstheaccessibilityofEOPsandtechniquestodistinguishthemfromotherplantprocedures.~ResensePresentlytheEOPsarecontainedinvolumeswithredcoveredjackets.TheEOPsaretheonlycontrolroomproceduresdifferentiatedinthismannerandareeasilydistinguishable.UponcompletionoftheEOPupdateinApril1989,theEOPswillbestoredinabookcaseseparatefromallotherprocedures.Additionally,theEOPswillhaveauniquebinderandformat,asdescribedbelow.ProcedureA-,503.1,providesthefollowinginstructions:2.0EOP/APSectionOranization-inordertofacilitaterapidlocationofspecificsectionsandsubsectionsoftheEOP/AP,thecontrolroomcopyisarrangedperFIGURE3asfollows:2.12.2COVERSHEET-whichisusedforadministrativepurposesanddoesnotprovideanyactivefunctionintheEOP/APtobeused.TheCoverSheetofthecontrolroomcopyisthefirstpageseeninthebinder.PURPOSEandENTRYCONDITIONS/SYMPTOMSPAGE-inthecontrolroomcopyisimmediatelyfollowingthecoversheet.2.2.1~~APurposeStatementwhichspecificallydescribestheintentoftheprocedure.2.2.2Entryconditionsand/orSymptomssectionswhichspecifytheconditions,transitionsand/orsymptomswhichdictateordirectentryintotheprocedure.Thesymptomsusedshouldbeuniquetotheprocedure.2.3OPERATORACTIONSTEPPAGES-whichmaybesubdividedintoImmediateOperatorActionpages,followedbysubsequentoperatoractionpages.Operatoractionsteppagesmaycontain;2.3.1CAUTIONSTATEMENTS-whichprovideinformationabouthazardstopersonnelorequipmentandadviceonactionsortransitionswhichmaybecomenecessarydependingonchangesinplantconditions.2.3.2NOTESTATEMENTS-whichprovideadministrativeoradvisoryinformationwhichsupportsoperatoractions.10 IP OPERATORACTIONSTEPS-presentedinatwocolumnformat,directtheoperatorthroughspecificstepbysteptasks,givetheexpectedresultsfromthosetasksandprovidecontingencyactionstobetakenshouldanexpectedtaskmethodnotbeavailableoranexpectedresultnotbeobtained.ATTACHMENTPAGES-whichmaybeusedtoprovideadditionalinformationtotheoperator.Theyprovideinformationconcerningaparticularsteporevolutionaddressedintheprocedure.Theinformationpresentedisofimportancetotheactionordecisionwherereferenced,butisofalengthorformatwhichprecludesincorporationintotheprocedurestep.SimilarinformationiscontainedinA-502.1Section3.5.11

A-503.1:19FIGURE3CONTROLROOMEOP/APBINDERAEGUQIGEMENT(TRI-FOLDBINDER)EOPFOLDOVERPAGESATTACHMENTSIIIIIIIIIIFOLDOUTPAGESIISUMMARYATTACHMENTIIEOPIIIIII-coversheet-purpose/entryIIconditions/symptomsll-immediate/((subsequentaction((IIIIB1-FOLDBINDERFOLDOVERPAGESAttachmentIIIIoIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAPoIIIIcoversheetIIpurpose/entryIIconditions/symptomimmediate/subsequentactions(IIII12 0

Concern13ThequalityofthereproducedcopiesoftheEOPsshouldbeaddressedinthePGPsinceallcopiesoftheEOPsneedtobelegibleandcomplete.~ResonseSinceEOPs/APsareconsideredPlantprocedures,theseproceduresandanychangestotheseproceduresaregovernedbytheprovisionsofA-601.2(ProcedureControl-PermanentChanges)andA-602(ProcedureDistribution).TheseproceduresprovideforproofreadinganddistributionofEOPs/APstoaddressthisconcern.Concern14Particularattentionshouldbepaid.todeviationsfromandadditionstothegenerictechnicalguidelinesthatareofsafetysignificanceduringtheverificationandvalidationprograms.ThePGPshoulddiscusshowthedeviationsandadditionswillbeverifiedandvalidated.~ResonseProcedureA-601.6providesthefollowingdirections:3.3.2VerificationPerformance:~~~~~3.3.2.1Theverificationprocessshallbeperformedbypre-identifyingtheknowledgeableindividualsneededtoperformthereviewsonATTACHMENT2.3.3.2.2Individualsperformingthetechnicalaccuracyreviewshouldincludeoperations,STA,trainingstaff,operationssupervision,technicalstaff,nuclearengineering,etc.,asdeemed'ecessarybytheTechnicalAssistanttotheOperationsmanagerordesignee.3.3.2.3TheTechnicalAssistantto,theOperationsManagerordesigneeshallperfo'rmthewrittenaccuracyreview.3.3.2.4Deviationorchangestoexistingsetpoints(footnotes)ornewsetpointsshallrequirereviewbytechnicalstaffandindependentreviewbynuclearengineering.Includedwiththereviewshallbeadocumentedbasis,toincludecalculationsoranalysis,asapplicable.3.3.2.5DeviationsfromtheWOGERGguidanceshallrequirereviewbyknowledgeablelicensedoperationsstaff.Includedshallbeadocumentedbasiswhichassessesthesafetysignificanceofthedeviation.13 Sl 3.3.3VerificationDocumentation:3.3.3.1VerificationshallbecompletedbydocumentationonATTACHMENT2.3.3.3.2TheTechnicalAssistanttotheOperationManager(TAOM)~~~ordesigneeshallpre-identifytheindividualsneededtoperformthetechnicalreviewbynameandasterisksonATTACHMENT2.3.3.3.3TheTechnicalAssistanttotheOperationsManagerordesigneeshalldocumentanydeviationsfromtheWOG'ERGsorsetpointchangesonATTACHMENT2,addinganyadditionalpagesasnecessary.Includedwithanydeviationsshallbethejustificationand.the,.safety,significanceofthedifferencefromtheWOGERGs.NOTE:Allcommentsmustberesolvedbeforethevalidationprocessisstarted.IntheeventacommentcannotberesolvedtheEPCshallreviewtheproposedchangeandresolvethecomment.3.3.3.43.53.5.1Followingcompletionoftheverificationprocess,theTechnicalAssistanttotheOperationsManagerordesigneeshallresolveanycommentsandfollowupwithanyfurtherreviews,asnecessary,andindicateresolution/completionbysignatureonATTACHMENT2.FinalReviewandAroyal:Followingvalidationandverification,theTAOMshallinitiateaPCNfortheprocedurechangeornewprocedureandinitiatetherequired.10CFR50.59reviewcriteriaasrequiredbyReference2.2and2.3.Concern15Section5.2.A(page67)statesthatallEOPswillbeverified,butSection5.3.B(page93)statesthat"yellowpath"functionalrestorationproceduresmaynotbevalidated.ToassurecompletevalidationofalltheEOPstheprogramdescriptionshouldincludeanindicationthatthefullcomlementofEOPswillbevalidated.~ResenseWhiletheinitialsetofyellowpathFRprocedureshavenotbeenformallyvalidated,theyhavebeenusedsuccessfullyduringsimulatortraining.RG&Ehasahighconfidencelevelintheseprocedures.Futurerevisionstotheseprocedureswillreceivevalidation.14

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Concern16ThevalidationprogramdescriptionshouldstatethatalloftheEOPswillbevalidatedonthedynamicsimulator,onceitiscompleted,usingtheproceduresandscenariosdescribedinthecurrentvalidationprogramdescription.ForthepartsoftheEOPsthatcannotbevalidatedonthesimulator,theexistingmethodofprocedurevalidationmaybereliedupon.RevisionstotheEOPsneedtobeverified,andvalidated.Theverificationandvalidationprogramdescriptionsshoulddiscussthecriteriaormethodsthatwillbeusedfordeterminingtheneedto'reverifyandrevalidateanychangesintheEOPs,.andhowtheverificationandvalidationprocessistobecarriedout.~ResenseProcedureA-601.6containsthefollowinginstructions:3.4VALIDATIONPROCESS:3.4.1Validationistheprocessbywhichtheuseabilityoftheprocedureisconfirmed.3.4.1.1Validationprovidesameansbywhichminimumoperatingshiftpersonneltesttheprocedureandproposedchangesinaplantspecificcontrolroomenvironmentunderscenariodriven,simulatedemergencyconditions.3.4.1.2Validationmaybeconductedbyoneoftwomethods;the~~~simulatormethodorthewalkthrough(tabletop)method.3.4.1.3hSimulatorvalidationswillbeutilizedtothemaximumextentpossibleonallprocedureswhichaffectactionconductedintheControlRoom.3.4.1.4Walkthroughvalidationswillbeutilizedforoperatoractionswhichareconductedoutsidethecontrolroomorwherethesimulatorlacksthecapabilitytoproperlyvalidatetheprocedureorchange.3.4.2ScenarioDeveloment:NOTE:Validationshallbeperformedonallmajorchangesornewprocedures.3.4.2.13.4.2.2TheTAOMordesigneeshalldevelopadetailedeventscenariousingthefinaldraftprocedureaftertheverificationprocess.iscompleted.ATTACHMENT3providesalistingofscenarios.Fornewproceduresthescenariomustcontainsufficientguidancetoplacetheplantinacoldshutdownorsafeconditiontoensurethatallnecessarytransitionsareaccomplished.15

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Forchangestoexistingprocedures,thescenarioshallbedevelopedinsuchamannerthatthestep(s)changedarefullytestedincludingResponseNotObtained(RNO)actions.TheTAOMordesigneeshalldetailthescenarioandthevalidationmethodtobeusedontheValidationScenariosheet,ATTACHMENT3A.Forchangesmadeasaresultofsimulatortrainingfeedbackwhenusingtheprocedures,theTAOMordesigneeshallconsulttheappropriatesimulatorinstructorforscenariodetails.ValidationPerformance:NOTE:Forchangestoproceduresasaresultofsimulatortrainingfeedback,theTAOMordesigneeshallensurethat,thevalidationperformancehasbeenconductedand.documentedinaccordancewithsteps3.4.3.1through3.4.3.8.Forbothsimulatororwalkthroughmethods,thevalidationscenarioshallbeperformedbytheminimumcontrolroomcomplementof3licensedoperators,withatleastonebeinganSRO,andanSTA.TheValidationCoordinatorshallbeeitheraSROorasimulatorinstructorwithSROequivalentplantcertification.TheValidationCoordinatorisnormallytheTAOMordesignee.UsingtheValidationScenarioSheet,theValidationCoordinatorshallbriefthevalidationteaminallthenecessaryinitialconditions,systemsand/or,entryconditionstobeginthevalidation.Atnotimeshallthedetailsofthescenariobemadeknowntothevalidationteam.TheValidationCoordinatorshalldirecttheentirescenarioperformance,includinganyinformationnecessaryforoperatordecisionmaking.Included.shallbedeterminationwhenthescenariohasprogressedsufficientlytoeffecttermination.Thevalidationteamwillrespondtothedataavailabletothem(simulatororwalkthrough)andperformtheactionsoftheprocedure.TheValidationCoordinatorandsimulatorinstructorshallobservetheactionsofthecrewandassesstheirperformance.TheValidationCoordinatormayterminatethescenariowhenthescenarioobjectivehasbeenaccomplished.16 I4 3.4.3.73.4.3.8~~3.4'.=3.9Immediatelyfollowingconclusion.ofthescenario,theValidationCoordinatorshalldebriefthevalidationteamusing-theapplicableguidancecontainedinATTACHMENT3B,validationcriteria',.TheValidationCoordinatorshallcompleteaValidationPerformanceSheet,ATTACHMENT.3C',andrecordanycommentsforfurtherevaluation/resolution.TheTAOMordesigneeshallberesponsibleforresolutionofcommentspriortosubmittalofthechangeforfinalprocessing.Majorchangesasaresultofcommentsshallrequireverificationandrevalidation.eThewalkthrough(tabletop)validationmethodshallbeconductedinamannersimilarto'.;thesimulator(steps...3.4.3.1through..3.4.3."8)'exceptthatnoactualcontrolmanipulationwilltakeplace.,However,theprocessused,timerequiredaridanynecessarytoolsshallbefactoredintothe.task(s).required,forvalidity.Documentationshallbe'ompletedperATTACHMENT3C.DetailspertainingtoVerificationwerediscussed.inConcern14.toitsfcommitmeR~esenseUponcompletingthedevelopmentoftheEOPsin1985,alllicensedindividualsweregivenclassroomtrainingontheEOPs.Whentheinstallationofthenewplantspecificsimulatorwascompleted,thesimulatorwasutilizedtotrainalllicensed.personnelonallEOPs,."'inally,-ongoingEOPtrain'ingj.sprovidedintheRegual'ificationProgram.Asapart~of~the-Licensed.Operat;or"InitialTrainingProgram,eachlicensecandidatereceivestrainingoneveryEOP.Thisconsistsof'lassroomtiainingreinforcedbysimulatorexercises.rConcern17-YaItiscrucialthatalloperatorsbetrainedonallaspectsofe'achEOP.sothat.all-operators-arepreparedtoexecuteeachEOPullestextent.Thetrainingprogramshouldinclude.a-nttotrain,alloperatorsonallEOPsssConcern18TheEOPtrainingprogramdescriptionshouldincludeacommitmenttoformal,EOPtraining(,orretraining)onthesimulatorwhenthesimulator'isfinished,andplansforthistraining.Thisdescriptionshouldindicatethe,'useof:,,'widevarietyofscenarios;includingmultiplefailures,tofullyexercisetheEOPsonthesimulatorandthusexposetheoperatorstoawidevarietyofEOPuses.

~i R~esonseFormalEOPsimulatortrainingwasconductedforalllicensedindividualswhenthesimulatorwasreadyfortraining.1naddition,theoperatorsreceiveEOPtrainingonthesimulatoreachyearaspartoftheLicensedOperatorRequalificationProgram.ThistrainingincludesscenarioswhichexerciseallEOPs.Thelessonsarewrittentoallowtheinstructortheflexibilitytoexercisemanydifferentpathsthroughtheprocedures.Thistrainingalsoincludesscenarioswithmultiplefailures.Concern19TheEOPtrainingprogramshouldincludethemethodtobeusedtotrainoperatorsinareaswherethesimulatordoesnotreactliketheplantandinpartsoftheEOPsthatcannotberunonthesimulator.~ResenseAllEOPscanbefullyexercisedonthesimulator.TherearenodiscrepanciesbetweenthesimulatorandtheplantwhichpreventtheuseoftheEOPs.Concern20TheEOPtrainingprogramdescriptionshouldindicatehowtheoperatorsaretobe:evaluatedduringclassroominstruction,tabletopdiscussions,replicatecontrolroomwalkthroughs,andfuturesimulatorexercises.~ResonseTheoperatorsareevaluatedin.traininginaccordancewithtrainingdepartmentprocedures.Awrittenexamisusedforclassroomtraining,aformaloralexamisusedforcontrolroomwalkthroughs,andanoperationalexamisused.forsimulatortraining.TheseexamsaremodeledafterNRClicensingezams.Tabletopdiscussionsarenotusedasaprimarytrainingtool.18 b

Figure2STATUSTREEPRIORITYINDENTIFICATIONColorLineCodeSymbolCodeStatus/ResponseRedThecriticalsafetyfunctionisunderextremechallene;immediateoperatoractionisrequired.OrangerearYellow~~~~~Thecriticalsafetyfunctionisunderseverechaiiene;promptoperatoractionisrequired.Thecriticalsafetyfunctionconditonisoff-normal.Operatoractionmaybetaken.GreenThecriticalsafetyfunctionissatisfied.Nooperatoractionisneeded.

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Number:Title:RevisionNurber:STEPACTION/EXPECTEDRESPONSERESPONSENOTOBTAINEDImperitiveAction-RESULTAlternateCommanda.SequentialSubstep-RESULTa.AlternateCommandoNonsequentialsubstep-RESULToAlternateCommandNOTE:oThefollowingaretypicalexamplesofoperatoractionsteps;1VerifyReactorTrip:Tripreactormanually.oReactorTripBreakers-OPENoNeutronflux-DECREASINGCheckifallRCPsshouldbeStopped:a.SIpumps-ATLEASTONERUNNINGa.GOTOStep2*********************k**********************************************************CAUTIONALTERNATEWATERSOURCESFORAFWPUMPSWILLBENECESSARYIFCSTLEVELDECREASESTOLESSTHAN19.5FEET.**************k*****************************************************************CheckIntactS/GLevels:a.Narrowrangelevel-GREATERTHAN(LATER)a.Maintaintotalfeedflowlowgreaterthan(Later)FIGURE3 I1

Nwher:Titie:RevisionNumber:FOLDOUTPAGE1.Includeanyinformationneededbytheoperatorthroughouttheprocedure.~~~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4FIGURE5 O