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Proposed Tech Specs 6.1,6.2 & 6.3 Re Operating Characteristics of Independent Review & Audit Body, Restraints on Director of Audit Body & Min Qualification Requirements of Audit Body Members
ML19312B875
Person / Time
Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/05/1975
From:
DUKE POWER CO.
To:
Shared Package
ML19312B871 List:
References
NUDOCS 7911250071
Download: ML19312B875 (10)


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P 6.0 ' ADMINISTRATIVE CONTOLS 6.1 ORGANIZATION, REVIEU, AND AUDIT 6.1.1 Organization 6.1.1.1 The station Manager shall be responsible for overall facility operation and shall delegate in writing the succession to this responsibility during his absence.

6.1.1.2 In all matters pertaining to actual operation and maintenance and to these Technical Specifications, the station Manager shall report to and be directly responsible to the Vice President, Steam Production, through the Manager, Nuclear Production. The organization is shown in Figure 6.1-2.

6.1.1.3 The station organization for Operations, Technical Services and Maintenance shall be functionally as shown in Figure 6.1-1.

Minimum operating shift requirements are specified in Table 6.1-1.

6.1.1.4 Incorporated in the staff of the station shall be supervisory and professional personnel meeting the minimum requirements encompas-sing the training and experience described in Section 4 of the ANSI N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel."

6.1.1.5 Retraining and replacer;nt of station personnel shall be in accordance with Section 5.5 of the /WSI N18.1-1971, " Selection and Training of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel."

6.1.2 Technical Review and Control 6.1.2.1 Activities

a. Procedures required by Technical Specification 6.4 and other procedures which affect station nuclear safety, and changes (other than editorial or typographical changes) thereto, shall be prepared by a qualified individual /  !

organization. Each such procedure, or procedure change, shall be reviewed by an individual / group other than the individual / group which prepared the procedure, or procedure change, but who may be from the same organization as the individual / group which prepared the procedure, or procedure change.

Such procedures and procedure changes may be approved for temporary use by two members of the station staff, at least one of whom holds a Senior Reactor Operator's License on the unit (s) affected. Procedures and procedure changes shall be approved prior to use or within seven days of receiving temporary approv-al for use by the station Manager; or by the Operating Superintendent, the i Technical Services Superintendent or the Maintenance Superintendent, as previously designated by the station Manager.

b. Proposed changes to the Technical Specifications shall be prepared by a qualified individual / organization. The preparation of each proposed Tech-nical Specifications change shall be reviewed by an individual / group other than the individual / group which prepared the proposed change, but who may 1

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be from the same organization as the individual / group which prepared the proposed change. Proposed changes to the Technical Specifications shall be approved by the station Manager.

c. Proposed modifications to station nuclear safety-related structures, sys-tems and components shall be designed by a qualified individual / organization.

Each such modification shall be reviewed by an individual / group other than the individual / group which designed the modification but who may be from the same organization as the individual / group which designed the modification.

Proposed modifications to station nuclear safety-related structures, systems and components shall be approved prior to implementation by the station Manager; or by the Operating Superintendent, the Technical Services Super-intendent, or the Maintenance Superintendent, as previously designated by the station Manager.

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d. Individuals responsible for reviews performed in accordance with 6.1.2.1.a.

6.1.2.1.b, and 6.1.2.1.c shall have a mini =um of five years of technical experience, of which a minimum of one year shall be nuclear experience. A maximum of four years of this five yeacs of experience may be fulfilled by academic or related technical training.

e. Proposed tests and experiments which affect station nuclear safety and are not addressed in the FSAR or Technical Specifications shall be reviewed by the station Manager; or by the Operating Superintendent, the Technical Servi-ces Superintendent or the Maintenance Superintendent, as previously desig-nated by the station Manager.
f. Incidents reportable pursuant to Technical Specification 6.6.2.1 and vio-lations of Technical Specifications shall be investigated and a report pre-pared which evaluates the occurrence and which provides recommendations to prevent recurrence. Such reports shall be approved by the station Manager and transmitted to the Vice President, Steam Production, or his designee; and to the Director of the Nuclear Safety ReviewBoard.
g. The station Manager shall assure the performance of special reviews and investigations, and the preparation and subui:tal of reports thereon, as requested by the Vice Presicent, Steau Production.
h. The station security program, and implementing procedures , shall be reviewed at least annually. Changes determined to be necessary as a result of such review shall be approved by the station Manager and trans-mitted to the Vice President, Steam Production, or his designee; ard to the Director of the Nuclear Safety Review Board. ~
1. The station emergency plan, and implementing procedures, shall be reviewed at least annually. Changes determined to be necessary as a result of such review shall be app.3ved by the station Manager and trans-mitted to the Vice President, Steau Production, or his designee; and to the Director of the Nuclear Safety Review Board.

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6.1.2.2 Records Records of the above activities shall be maintained.

6.1.3 Nuclear Safety Review Board 6.1.3.1 Function The NSRB shall function to provide independent review and audit of designated activities in the areas of:

a. Nuclear power plant cperations
b. Nuclear Engineering
c. Chemistry and radiochemistry
d. Metallurgy
e. Instrumentation and control
f. Radiological safety
g. Mechanical and electrical engineering
h. Administrative control and quality assurance practices 6.1.3.2 Organization
a. The Director, membtrs and alternata members of the NSRB shall be formally appointed by the Vice President, Steam Production, and shall have a minimum of nine years of technical experience, of which a minimum of three years shall be in one or more of the areas given in 6.1.3.1. A maximum of four years of this nine years of experience may be academic training.
b. The NSRB shall be composed of at least five members, including the Director, Members of the NSRB may be from the Steam Production Department, from other departments within the Company or from external
to the Company. A maximum of one member of the NSRB may be from the Oconee Nuclear Station staff.
c. Consultants may be utilized by the NSRB to provide expert advice to the NSRB, as determined necessary by the Director of the NSRB.
d. Staff assistance may be provided to the NSRB in order to promote the )

proper, timelv and expeditious performance of its functions.

e. The NSRB shall meet at least once per six months. The period between such meetings shall not exceed eight months.
f. A quorum of the NSRB shall consist of the Director, or his designated  ;

alternate, and at least two other NSRB members or alternate members. '

No more than a minority of the quorum shall have line responsibility for operation of Oconee Nuclear Station.

6.1.3.3 Subjects Requiring Review The following subjects shall be reported to and reviewed by the NSRB:

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a. The safety evaluations for (1) changes to procedures, equipment or systems, and (2) tests or experiments completed under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.59(a)(1) to verify that such actions did not constitute an unreviewed safety question.
b. Proposed changes to procedures, equipment or systems which involve an un-reviewed safety question as defined in 10 CFR 50.59.

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c. Proposed tests or experiments which involve an unreviewed safety question as defined in 10 CFR 50.59.
d. Proposed changes in Technical Specifications or the Facility Operating Licenses.
e. Violations of applicable statutes, codes, regulations, orders, Technical Specifications, license requirements, or of internal procedures or instructions having nuclear safety significance.
f. Significant operating abnormalities or deviations from nor=al and expected performance of station equipment that affect nuclear safety.
g. Incidents that are the subject of non-routine reports submitted to the Commission.
h. Quality Assurance Department audits relating to station operations and actions taken in response to these audits.

6.1.3.4 Audits Audits of station activities shall be performed under the cognizance of the NSRB. These audits shall encompass:

a. The conformance of station operation to provisions contained within the Technical Specifications and applicable facility operating license conditions at least once per year.
b. The performance, training and qualifications of the station staff at least once per year.
c. The results of actions taken to correct deficiencies occurring in equip-ment, structures, systems or methods of operation that affect nuclear safety at least once per six months.
d. The performance of activities required by the quality assurance program to meet the criteria of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 at least once per two years.
e. The station emergency plan and implementing procedures at least once per two years.
f. The station security plan and implementing procedures at least once per
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g. Any other area of station operation considered appropriate by the NSRB or the Vice President, Steam Production.

6.1.3.5 Responsibilities and Authorities

a. The NSRB shall report to and advise the Vice President, Steam Production, on those areas of responsibility specified in Specifications 6.1.3.3 and 6.1.3.4.
b. N1nutes shall be prepared and forwarded to the Vice President, Steam Pro-duction, and to the Senior Vi:e President, Production and Tra2smission, within 14 days following each formal meeting of the NSRB.
c. Records of activities performed in accordance with Specifications 6.1.3.3 and 6.1.3.4 shall be maintained. -
d. Audit reports encompassed by Section 6.1.3.4 shall be forwarded to the Vice President, Steam Production, and to the Senior Vice President, Production and Transmission, and to the managenent positions responsible for the areas audited within 30 days of completion of each audit.

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Table 6.1-1 Hinimum Operat ing Shif t Requirements With Fuel in the Three Reactor Vessels Unit I or 2 Ahove Units I and 2 Above Units 1 or 2 Above Units 1 and 2 Cold Units 1, 2 Units 1,2 Hinimum Alt: Cold Shutdown; Unit Culd Shutdown; Unit Cold Shutdown; Unit Shutdown; Unit 3 and 3 Above and 3 Cold I.ecente Requirement I Cold Shutdown 3 Cold Shutdown 3 Above Cold Shutdown Above Cold Shutdown Cold Shutdown Shutdown Senior Heactor operator 2 2 2 2 3 2 Re. actor Operator 4 4 4 4 4 3 Unlicensed operator 2 2 2 2 4 Additiona! Hequirements:

G 1. One t h ensed operator per unit sh.all he in the Conttul Noom at all times when there is fuel

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  • 2. Two licensed operators shall he in the Control Room during startup and scheduled shutdown of a scactor.
1. At le ast one licensed oper.ator shall he in the s e.ac tor building when t uel handling operat ions in th*e reasfor building .sre in progress.
4. An oper atos holding a Senior Reactor Operator liten e and assigned no other operational duties shall be in direct tharre of refueling operations.

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6.2 ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 6.2.1 Any reportable occurrence shall be investigated promptly by the station Manager.

6.2.2 The Vice President, Steam Production, shall be notified of any reportable occurrence. A written report shall be prepared which describes the circumstances leading up to and resulting from the incident and shall recommend appropriate action to prevent or minimize the pr(bability of a recurrence. The report shall be submitted to the Vice President, Steam Production, and to the Director of the Nuclear Safety Review Board.

6.2.3 The Commission shall be notified and/or a report submitted s pursuant to the requirements of Specification 6.6.2.

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6.3 ACTION TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT A SAFETY LIMIT IS EXCEEDED 6.3.1 If a safety limit-is exceeded, the reactor shall be shut down immediately and maintained in a safe shutdown condition until the Commission authorizes resumption of operation.

6.3.2 The violation of a safety limit shall be reported to the Com-mission, the Vice President, Steam Production, and to the Director of the Nuclear Safety Review Board Lamediately.

6.3.3 A report shall be prepared which describes (1) applicable circumstances preceding the violation, (2) effects of the violation upon structures, systems or components, and (3) corrective action taken to prevent recurrence. The report shall be reviewed by the Operating Superintendent and the ,

station Manager. The report shall be submitted to the Vice President, Steam Production, and the Director of the Nuclear Safety Review Board.

6.3.4 A report of the violation, with appropriate analyses and corrective action to prevent recurrence shall be submitted to the Commission within 10 days of the violation.

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