ML20151M100

Requests Addl Info Re 880701 Proposed License Amend for Sys Energy Resources,Inc to Assume Responsibility for Plant Operation

ML20151M100
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	07/29/1988
From:	Craig Harbuck Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Tison Campbell ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 8808040313
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• ;; E WASHINGTON, D. C. 20655 July 29,1988 Docket Nos. 50-313/368 Mr. T. Gene Campbell Vice President, Nuclear Operations Arkansas Power and Light Company P.O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

SUBJECT:

SYSTEMS ENERGY RE50URCES, INC. (SERI) LICENSE AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 (ANC-1&2)

By letter dated July 1,1988, you submitted a proposed license amendment for SERI to assume responsibility for operation of AN0-182. In your letter and the attachment, Arkansas Power and Light (AP&L) agreed to provide information to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on a number of items. These include a cor'/ of the AP&L/SERI operating egreement, significant organizational changes, the status of other regulatory agency approvals, and the status of inforna-tional activities with the public. This infonnation is important to our review.

At our meeting on June 14, 198S, we discussed the above items and others. To assure we agree or have the full information to complete our review, we believe we need to clarify several details. We understand that the initial reorganiza-tion will, for the most part, change the organizational name of management and staff currently operating ANO-1&2 from APll to SERI. It is your view that this change in name will not affect in any substantial way the current plans such as Emergency Prepardness, Security, Quality Assurance or others. Our

- regulations govern the changes to these plans and are appropriate for changes which are specific to the current site related management and personnel. Our concern, however, is with future organizational changes within SERI where it is anticipated that sorre centralization of functions will occur for the facili-ties involved.

Assuming this centralization occurred away from the Russellville area it would l be necessary for the NRC to review and approve at that time the proposed l organizational capability at the other site to assure that the plan implementa-tion is at the same or higher level of competence that we have found acceptable for your current organization. Once we have approved that centralized plan change, any subsequent change would again be made in accordance with our regulations and not necessarily subject to this special review. This does not mean, however, t'lat we will be receptive to proposed centralization efforts that detract from existing corrrnitments or othervlse adversely affect how you meet regulatory requirements such as with the Emergency Prepardness Plan. For example, we expect the Emergency Operations Facility to remain within 50 miles of the site and we expect the decision making responsibilities and coordinatien i with local and state agencies to come from the SERI-ANO-1&2 (Russellville area) personnel.

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s Mr. T. Gene Campbell July 29,1988 At the June 15th meeting we also discussed the need to clearly indicate in the license conditions language that AN0-182 fuel would not be relocated to other facilities and that other facilities fuel would not be relocated to ANO-1&2 without specific prior NRC review and approval. Your July 1, 1988 letter provided a comitment, however, we intend to modify your license to include this as a license condition. We had also discussed in general tenns the financial obligations of AP&L. Either the AP&L/SERI operating agreement, condition of license, or some other clear understanding should be modified to indicate who will be responsible for payment of any civil penalties levied by the NRC if and when they may be incurred by SERI for ANO-1&2 related aethities.

Based on the above, it is requested that AP&L respond with infonration relative to the issues discussed above or with specific proposed changes to further support your proposed license amendment. The AP&L response ".hould be with the understanding and concurrence of SERI management.

If there are any questions in this matter, please let us know.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L 96-511.

Sincerely, C. Craig Harbuck, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page

3 Mr. T. Gene Campbell July 29,1988 At the June 15th meeting we also discussed the need to clearly indicate in '.he license conditions language that AN0-182 fuel would not be relocated to other facilities and that other facilities fuel would not be relocated to ANO-182 without specific prior NRC review and approval. Your July 1, 1988 letter provided a commitment, however, we intend to modify your license to include this as a license condition. We had also discussed in general terms the financial obligations of AP&L. Either the AP&L/SERI operating agreement, condition of license, or some other clear understanding should be modified to indicate who will be responsible for payment of any civil penalties levied by the NRC if and when they may be incurred by SERI for ANO-182 related activities.

Based on the above, it is requested that AP&L respond with information relative to the issues discussed above or with specific proposed changes to further support your proposed license amendment. The AP&L response should be with the understanding and concurrence of SERI management.

If there are any questions in this matter, please let us know.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L 96-511.

Sincerely,

/s/

C. Craig Harbuck, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION

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Mr. T. Gene Campbell At the June 15th meeting we also discussed the need to clearly indicate in the license conditions language that ANO-182 fuel would not be relocated to other facilities and that other facilities fuel would not be relocated to ANO-1&2 without specific prior NRC review and apiroval. Your July 1, 1988 letter provided a comitment, however, we intend to modify your license to include this as a license condition. We had also discussed in general terms the fina~cial obligations of AP&L. Either the AP&L/SERI operating agreement, conditic i of license, or some other clear understanding should be modified to indicated who will be responsible for payment of any civil penaltics levied by the Nr.J if and when they may be incurred by SERI for Ah0-1&2 related activities.

Based on the above, it is requested that AP&L respond with information relative to the issues discussed above or with specific proposed changes to furtner support your poposed license amendment. The AP&L response should be with the understanding and concurrence of SERI management.

If tDere are any questions in this matter, please let us know.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than 10 respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L 96-511.

Sincerely, C. Craig Harbuck, Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ec: See next page DISTRIBUTION _

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Mr. T. Gene Campbell Arkansas Nuclear One Arkansas Power & Light Company Unit Nos. I and 2 CC:

Mr. Dan R. Howard, Manager Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Licensing Washington Nuclear Operations Arkansas Nuclear One C-E Power Systems P. O. Box 608 7910 Woodmont Avenue Russellville, Arkansas 72001 Suite 1310 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Mr. James M. Levine, Executive Director Site Nuclear Operations Mr. Frank Wilson, Director Arkansas Nuclear One Division of Environmental Health P. O. Box 608 Protection Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Department of Health Arkansas Departrient of Health -

Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq. 4815 West Markham Street Bishop, Libertnan, Cook, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Purcell & Reynolds 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Honorable William Abernathy Suite 700 County Judge of Pope County Washington, D.C. 20036 Pope County Courthouse Russelville, Arkansas 72301 Regicnal Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Mr. O. Kingsley Office of Executive Director for Vice President, Nuclear Operations Operations SERI 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 P.O. Box 23054 Arlington, Texas 76011 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Senior Resident Inspector Mr. S. Hobbs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission SERI 1 Nuclear Plant Road P.O. Box 23054 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Jackson, Mississippi 39025 Ms. Greta Dicus, Director Division of Environmental Health Protection Arkansas Department of Health 4815 West Markam Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 220 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 525 Rockville, Maryland 20852