ML17254A450

Proposed Tech Spec Changes,Revising Requirements for Station Operations Manager to Hold Senior Operator License

ML17254A450
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	07/19/1985
From:	ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
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ML17254A449	List: ML17254A448 ML17254A450 ML17309A374
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NUDOCS 8507260038
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AttachmentA1.ReplaceTechnicalSpecificationpages6.2-7and6.3-1withtheenclosedpages.8507260038850719PDRADOCK05000244P:PDR m'~'i<

R.E.GINNASTATIONOPERATIONSANDTECHNICALSECTIONSGROUPORGANIZATIONSOPERATIONSMANAGERTECHNICALMANAGEROPERATIONSSUPERVISOR(SRO)RESULTSANDTESTSUPERVISORREACTORENGINEERTECHNICALPROJECTSSUPERVISORENGINEER(S)SHIFTSUPERVISORI/SHIFT(SRO)TECHNICIANS8REPAIRMENTECHNICALCOMPUTERSYSTEMSANALYSTHEADCONTROLOPERATORI/SHIFT(RO)CONTROLOPERATORI/SHIFT(RO)AUXILIARYOPERATORS2/SHIFTCOMPUTERTECHNICIANSFIGURE6.2-5RGSEREV.54$pcf42S C"1I~'

6.3STATIONSTAFFQUALIFICATIONS6.3.1EachmemberofthefacilityshallmeetorexceedtheminimumqualificationsofANSIStandardN18.1-1971,"SelectionandTrainingofNuclearPowerPlantPersonnel"<assupplementedbyRegulatoryGuide1.8>September1975iforcomparablepositions<exceptfortheShiftTechnicalAdvisoriandexceptfortheOperations1ManagerwhoshallhaveheldanNRCsenioroperatorlicenseforGinna.References1Ltr.J.Maier(RG6E)toD.Crutchfield(NRC)idatedDecember30'980.6.3-1PROPOSED r4f AttachmentBTheproposedchangewoulddeletetherequirementthatthestationOperationsManagercurrrentlyholdanNRCsenioroperatorlicenseandreplaceitwiththerequirementthattheindividualmusthaveheldanNRCsenioroperatorlicenseforGinna.TheOperationsSupervisor<towhomtheShiftSupervisorsandoperatingpersonnelreport<willstillberequiredtomaintainanNRCsenioroperatorlicense.Thus<anindividualonthemanagementchainwillstillberequiredtomaintainalicense.TheANSIN18.1-1971requirementisonlythattheOperationsManagershouldhavealicenseonlyatthetimeofassumingtheposition.Theproposedrequirementswouldmeetorexceedtheintentoftherequirement.TheadvantagesoftheproposedchangearethattheOperationsManagerwillhavemoretimetodevotetomanagingtheoperatingorganizationduetoareducedtrainingcommitment.InadditionsthebaseofpersonnelwhocouldfilltheOperationsManagerpositionwillbebroadenedtoincludenotonlythosecurrentlyholdingalicensebutalsothosewhohaveheldalicense.TheproposedchangeisacceptablesinceitwillretainthenecessarymanagementknowledgeandcontrolswhileimprovingtheabilityoftheOperationsManagertomanagetheoperatingorganization.Inaccordancewith10CFR50.91<theproposedchangetotheTechnicalSpecificationshasbeenevaluatedagainstthreecriteriatodetermineiftheoperationofthefacilityinaccordancewiththeproposedamendmentwould:1.involveasignificantincreaseintheprobabilityorconsequencesofanaccidentpreviouslyevaluated;or2.3.createthepossibilityofanewordifferentkindofaccidentfrom'anyaccidentpreviously"evaluated;,or~~involveasig'nificantreductionin"a'margino'fsafety.Theproposedchangewillnothaveanadverseimpactasjudgedagainstthesecriteria.TheproposedTechnicalSpecificationchangeconformstotheintentofregulatoryguidanceandmeetstheCommission'sexample(vi)ofamendmentsthatdonotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsiderationbecausetheresultsofthechangearewithinallacceptablecriteriaestablishedbyregulatoryguidance.Theproposedamendmentdoesnotinvolveanyirreversibleconsequences.Therefore<thereisnounduerisktopublichealthandsafetyandafindingofnosignificanthazardsiswarrantedfortheproposedTechnicalSpecificationchange.

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