ML17037C413

Nine Mile Point Unit 1 - Letter Enclosing Application for Amendment to Operating License and Proposed Changes to Technical Specifications Concerning Changes in Management and Organization

ML17037C413
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	07/22/1977
From:	Thomas E B LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae
To:	Case E G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRCFoRM195rI278)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORMMISSIONNRCDISTRIBUTIONFORPART50DOCKETMATERIALDOCKETNUMBER4dFILENUMBERXKHHK~Mr.E.CaseFROM:'eBoeuf,Lamb,Leiby&MacRaeWashington,D.C.20036E.B.Thomas,Jr.DATE0OOCUNTDATEECEIE@LETTERRIGINAICOPYOTORIZEDUNCLASSIFIEDPROPINPUTFORMNUMROFCPIESRECEIVEDZRIDEscRIPTIDNLtrsubmittedonbehalfofNiagnnaMohawkPowerCorp.transthefollowing:1PLic.No.DPR-63ApplforAmend:techspecsproposedchangeconcerningchanmanagement&organization&transAttchmt'&B.......Notarized7-21-77.-....(3Orig&40CCrecId)12Pesig0gQTREMOVENineMilePt.Unit1DHL"7-25-77FORACTION/INFORMATIONACKNOWLEDGEQENVIRHNMENTALTMANAGER:ENINGASSXSTANT:ASSIGNEDAD:VMOORELTRBRANCHCHIEF:PROJECTMANAGER:LICENSINGASSISTANT:BoHARLESSINTERNALDISTRIBUTIONTFMSSAFETYHEINEMANOEDEPLANTSYSTEMSTEDESCOBENAROYASITESAFETY&ENVIRONANALYSISDENTON&MULLERENGINEERINGIPPOLITOOPERATINGREACTORSENVIROTECHERNSTBLOOBERJs1~GAMMILL2CHECKATITZMANERGEXTERNALDISTRIBUTIONSITEANALYSISVOLIMRBUNCHJ%COLLINScKMI'RCONTROLNUMBERTICRETVJHANCHETT16CYSACRSSENTCATNRCFORM195I2.76)GONSIC772060053 0'1 LEBOEUF,LAMB,LEIBY8LMACRAEl757NSTREET,N.W.WAsHINGToN,D.C.20036~98>>IOFI>,l+/ICj>>3.EONA.ALLEN,JR.JOSEPHE.BACHKLDER,XIEERNESTS.BALLARD>JR.G.S.PETERBERGEN4GOFFRYD.C.BKSTDAVIDP.DICKSTAYLORR.BRIGGSCHARLESN.BURGCRTHOMASE.BURKEROGERD.FKLDMAN4EUGENERFIDELLFLJACOBFRIEDLANDERDONALDJ.GREKNCJAMESA.GREER3E4JOHNL.GROSEDOUGLASW.HAWKSCARLD.HOBKLMANMICHAELIOVKNKOJAMESF,JOHNSON>4>>>RONALDD.JONESLEXK.LARSONF4GRANTS,LEWISCAMERONF.M*cRAE4CAMKRONFMACRAE>IIE4GKRARDA.MAHERSHEILAH.MARSHALLJAMESG.McKLROYJAMESP.McGRANKRY;JRF4PHII.IPPALMERMcOUIGANJAMESO'MALLKY,JR.4J.MICHAELPARISHJOHNA.RUDYPAULG.RUSSELLHAROLDM.SKIDELCHARLESP.SIFTONHALCYONG.SKINNERJOSEPHS.STRAUSSSAMUEIM.SUGDENEUGENEB.THOMAS,JILi4LEONARDM.TROSTENLHARRYH.VOIGT>4H.RICHARDWACHTELGERARDP.WATSONRESIDENTPARTNERSWASHINGTONOFFICE4ADMITTEDTOTHKDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIABARTELEPHONE2024577500CASLEADDRESSLESWIN>WASHINOTON>DC.TCLCX>440274rJuly22,1977gkq~'X'COP%'ANDALLJ.LCSOEUF,JR.1929-1975ADRIANC.LKISY1952197607COUNSELARVINK.UPTON140BROADWAYNKWYORK,N.Y.10005OTELKPHONE2122691100CADLKADDRESSLCSWIN,NCWYORK8TELEX:423416Mr.EdsonG.CaseActingDirectorOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555,Re:NiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationNineMilepoint.NuclearStation',UnitNo.1'Do'cket-No'.'50-220

DearMr.Case:

AscounselforNiagaraMohawk,Ienclosethefollowing:(1)Three(3)originalsandnineteen(19)copiesofanapplicationforamendmenttooperatinglicense;and(2)Forty(40)copieseachoftwo(2)documentsen-titledAttachmentsAandBwhichsetforththerequestedchangeintheTechnicalSpecificationsalongwithitstechnicalbasis.Verytrulyyours,LeBOEUF,LAMB,LEIBY6MacRAEByEugeB.Thomas,Jr.Enclosure7720b0053 0l',*glI/II~h(1+,'lICSIhIIII*I'phI(,h~'Ih,l(,~Ihv,PCPIII3I'k('2I(I"IIhlIII(I'1(P',.)~Pj(IjlQ UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONIntheMatterof)))NIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATION)(NineMilePointNuclearStation)UnitNo.1))~Reaorg'JgjqPQ<DocketNo.50-220APPLICATIONFORAMENDMENTTOOPERATINGLICENSEPursuanttoSection50.90oftheregulationsoftheNuclearRegulatoryCommission,NiagaraMohawkPowerCor-poration,holderofFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-63,hereby-reques'tsthatSections6.5.1.2,6.5.1.6,6.5.1.7,6.5.1.8,6.5.2.2,6.5.2.8,6.5.2.9,6.5.2.10,6.6.1,6.7.1andFigures6.2-1and6.2-2oftheTechnicalSpecificati'onsandBasessetforthinAppendixAtothatLicensebe'amended.Theproposedchangeshavebeenconcurred-withby.the'Si,teOperationsReviewCommitteeandtheSafetyRev'iewandAuditBoard.-The'proposedTechnicalSpecificati.onchangesaresetforthinAttachmen'tAtothisapplication.SupportingInformation,whi;ch'demonstratesthatthe"proposedchangesdonotinvolve'asignificanthazardsconsideiation,issetforthinAttachmentB.Theproposedchangeswouldnotauthorize'anychange'inthetypesoranyincreaseintheamountsofeffluentsoranychange'intheauthorizedpowerlevelofthefacility.

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'WHEREFORE,ApplicantrespectfullyrequeststhatAppendixAtoFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-63be,amendedintheformattachedheretoasAttachmentA.NIAGARA.NOHAWKPOWERCORPORATIONGeraldK.RhodeVicePresident-EngineeringSubscribedandsworntobeforemethisgJ~dayofJuly,1977.NOTARYPUBLI~PHYLLIS0.,VOYTKONotrrryPutrlicfnthet;toteofflewYorkQrretrf'crfhtonon.Co.tfo.34-5e85535~MvCnrnrnse~p!nfrrptreeMrrrch30.f5~

0 ATTACHMENTANiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationLicenseNo.DPR-63DocketNo.50-220ProosedChanestoTechnicalSecificationsAttachedarerevisedPages246,247,249,250,251,252,255and256.

Figure6.2-lNineMilePointNuclearStationManagementOrganizationChartPresidentSeniorVicePresidentExecutiveVicePresidentManager(}ualityAssuranceVicePresidentEngineeringVicePresidentElectricProductionGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationStationSuperintendentNuclearGeneration246

FIGURE6!2-2EIREMILEPOINThUCLARSITEOPERATICORGARIZATIOSCerebralSuperintendcnt-RuclcarGenerationAssistantstotheSupcrintcndcntAsRcquircdStationSupezintcndent-RuclcaGenerationSupervisorTzaininS-EuclcarGenerationSupeintendantResults-EuclearSupervisorOffice-EuclcazGenerationSuperfntendcnt)hfntcnance-ÃuclearAssistantSupervisorInstru=cut&Contzol-EuclearAssistan'tSupezvisorRediochenical6RadfationProtectionSupervisorInstrument&Control-RuclearSupervfsorReactorAnalysisSupervisorRadfocbcnfcal&RediaticnProtcctfcnSupezvfsore*Operations-ÃuclearAssistantSupervisorInstzunent&Control-NuclearAssistantSupervisorReactorAnalysisAssistantSupczviso>>Radiochenfcal6RsdiatfcnProtectionAssistantSupcrvfsorI~Envfronncnta)ProtectionStatfonShift+*Supervfsor-Eucleaz*4-ShiftOpcratfngFozcnan*1-PelicfOpezatozB*4-AuxiliaryOperatorE-'8'1-Relic!OpezatozP4-AuxiliaryOperatorC-81-RclicfOperatorK4-AuxiliazyOperatorB1-RelfcfOp"zatorB,SupervisorElectrfcallfafntcnancc-ÃuclearElectriciansAsRequiredAssistantSupervisor)hfntcnance-NuclearYmcharicsAsRequiredTechniciansAsRequiredTechniciansAsRequiredTechniciansAsRequired*OpczatorLicense<<eSeniorOperatorLicenseThenornalstationshiftconplematshallccnsistofatleastfivepczsonsincludinSonelicensedSeniorReactorOperatorardtvolicensedReactorOpcrators.

P 6.3Faci1itStaffualifications6.3.1EachmemberofthefacilitystaffshallmeetorexceedtheminimumqualificationsofANSIN18.1-1971forcomparablepositions.6.4~Trainin6.4.1AretrainingandreplacementtrainingprogramforthefacilitystaffshallbemaintainedunderthedirectionoftheTrainingSupervisorandshallmeetorexceedtherequirementsandrecom-mendationsofSection5.5ofANSIN18.1-1971andAppendix"A"of10CFRPart55.6.5ReviewandAudit6.5.1Site0erationsReviewCommitteeSORCFunction6.5.1.1TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeshallfunctiontoadvisetheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationonallmattersrelatedtonuclearsafety.Comosition~-6.5.1.2TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeshallbecomposedofthe:Chairman:Member:Member:Member:Member:Member:Member:GeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationStationSuperintendent-NuclearGenerationSuperintendentResults-NuclearSupervisorReactorAnalysisSuperintendentMaintenance-NuclearSupervisorInstrument8Control-NuclearSupervisorRadiochemical5RadiationProtection249 s

Alternates6.5.1.3AlternatemembersshallbeappointedinwritingbytheSORCChairmantoserveonatemporarybasis;however,nomorethantwoalternatesshallparticipateinSORCactivitiesatanyonetime.HeetinFreuenc6.5.1.4TheSORCshallmeetatleastoncepercalendarmonthandasconvenedbytheSORCChairman.uorum6.5.1.5AquorumoftheSORCshallconsistoftheChairmanandfourmembersincludingalternates.Resonsibi1ities6.5.1.6TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeshallberesponsiblefor:a.Reviewof1)allproceduresrequired.bySpecification6.8andchangesthereto,2)anyotherproposedproceduresorchangestheretoasdeterminedbytheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationtoaffectnuclearsafety.b.Reviewofallproposedtestsandexperimentsthataffectnuclearsafety.c.ReviewofallproposedchangestotheTechnicalSpecifications.d.e.Reviewofallproposedchangesormodificationstoplantsystemsorequipmentthataffectnuclearsafety.InvestigationofallviolationsoftheTechnicalSpecificationsandshallprepareandforwardareportcoveringevaluationandrecommendationstopreventrecurrencetotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandtotheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.250

~Rebillir'd)f.Reviewoffacilityoperationstodetectpotentialsafetyhazards.g.PerformanceofspecialreviewsandinvestigationsandreportsthereonasrequestedbytheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.h.ReviewofthePlantSecurityPlanandimplementingproceduresandshallsubmitrecommendedchangestotheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.i.ReviewoftheEmergencyPlanandimplementingproceduresandshallsubmitrecommendedchangestotheChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAudit.Board.~Authorit6.5.1.7TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeshall:Recordsa~b.C.RecommendtotheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationwrittenapprovalordisapprovalofitemsconsideredunder6.5.1.6(a)through(d)above.Renderdeterminationsinwritingwithregardtowhetherornoteachitemconsideredunder6.5.1.6(a)through(e)aboveconstitutesanunreviewedsafetyquestion.ProvideimmediatewrittennotificationtotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandtheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardofdisagreementbetweentheSORCandtheGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGeneration;however,theGeneralSuperintendentNuclearGenerationshallhaveresponsibilityforresolution.ofsuchdisagreementspursuantto6.1.1above.6.5.1.8TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeshallmaintainwrittenminutesofeachmeetingandcopiesshallbeprovidedtotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandChairmanoftheSafetyReviewandAuditBoard.251

6.5.2SafetReviewandAuditBoardSRABFunction6.5.2.1TheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardshallfunctiontoprovideindependentreviewandauditofdesignatedactivitiesintheareasof:a.nuclearpowerplantoperationsb.nuclearengineeringc.chemistryandradiochemistryd.metallurgye.instrumentation.andcontrolg,h.radiologicalsafetymechanicalandelectricalengineering.qualityassurancepractices(otherappropriatefieldsassociatedwiththeuniquecharacteristicsofthenuclear.powerplant)~~Citi6.5.2.2TheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardshallbecomposedofthe:Chairman:Member:Member:Member:Member:Member:StaffEngineerorManagerGeneralSuperintendent.NuclearGenerationStaffEngineer-NuclearStaffEngineer-MechanicalorElectricalStaffEngineer-Environmental.Consultant(See6.5.2.4)252 I'

Audits(coot'd)d.TheperformanceofallactivitiesrequiredbythegualityAssuranceProgramtomeetthecriteriaofAppendix"B",10CFR50,atleastoncepertwoyears.e.TheFacilityEmergencyPlanandimplementingproceduresatleastoncepertwoyears.f.TheFacilitySecurityPlanandimplementingproceduresatleastoncepertwoyears.g.AnyotherareaoffacilityoperationconsideredappropriatebytheSRAB,theVicePresident-ElectricProductionortheVicePresident-Engineering.~Authorit6.5.2.9TheSRABshallreporttoandadvis'etheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandVicePresident-EngineeringonthoseareasofresponsibilityspecifiedinSection6.5.2.7and6.5.2.8.Records6.5.2.10RecordsofSRABactivitiesshallbeprepared,approvedanddistributedasindicatedbelow:a.MinutesofeachSRABmeetingshallbeprepared,approvedandforwardedtotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandVicePresident-Engineeringwithin30daysfollowingeachmeeting.b.ReportsofreviewsencompassedbySection6.5.2.7e,f,gandhabove,shallbeprepared,approvedandforwardedtotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandVicePresident-Engineeringwithin14daysfollowingcompletionofthereview.c.AuditreportsencompassedbySection6.5.2.8above,shallbeforwardedtotheVicePresident-ElectricProductionandVicePresident-Engineeringandtothemanagementpositionsresponsiblefortheareasauditedwithin90daysaftercompletionoftheaudit.255

6.66.6.1ReortableOccurrenceActionThefollowingactionsshallbetakenintheeventofaREPORTABLEOCCURRENCE:a0TheCommissionshallbenotifiedand/orareportsubmittedpursuanttotherequirementsofSpecification6.9.b.EachReportableOccurrenceReportsubmittedtotheCommissionshallbereviewedbytheSORCandsubmittedtotheSRABandtheVicePresident-ElectricProduction.6.7SafetLimitViolation6.7.16.8ThefollowingactionsshallbetakenintheeventaSafetyLimitisviolated:a.Theprovisionsof10CFR50.36(c)(1)(i)shallbecompliedwithimmediately.b.TheSafety.LimitviolationshallbereportedtotheCommission,theVicePresident-ElectricProductionandtotheSRABimmediately.c.ASafetyLimitViolationReportshallbeprepared.ThereportshallbereviewedbytheSORC.Thisreportshalldescribe(1)applicablecircumstancesprecedingtheviolation,(2)effectsoftheviolationuponfacilitycomponents,systemsorstructures,and(3)correctiveactiontakentopreventrecurrence.d.TheSafetyLimitViolationReportshallbesubmittedtotheCommission,theSRABandtheVicePresident-ElectricProductionwithin10daysoftheviolation.Procedures6.8.1Writtenproceduresandadministrativepoliciesshallbeestablished,implementedandmaintainedthatmeetorexceedtherequirementsandrecommendationsofSections5.1and5.3ofANSIN18.7-1972andAppendix"A"ofUSAECRegulatoryGuide1.33exceptasprovidedin6.8.2and6.8.3below.256 P

ATTACHMENTBNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationLicenseNo.DPR-63DocketNo.50-220SuortinInformationTheproposedchangesarebeingmadeto:1)eliminatetheJamesA.FitzPatrickNuclearPowerPlantfromtheNineMile.PointNuclearSiteOrganization(Figure6.22)2)toeliminaterepresentationofthePowerAuthorityoftheStateofNewYorkfromtheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeandSafetyReviewandAuditBoardand3)toreflectchangesintheNiagaraMohawkonsiteandoffsiteorganizations.TheseproposedchangesreflectthechangesinoperatingresponsibilityfortheJamesA.FitzPatrickNuclearPowerPlant.ThesechangesalsoreflectcurrentNiagaraMohawkonsiteandoffsiteorganizationforfacilitymanagement.Itisexpectedthattheneworganizationwillimprovefacilitymanagementandprovideformoreeffectivereporting.TheSiteOperationsReviewCommitteeandtheSafetyReviewandAuditBoardwillretainadequatemembershiptoprovidetheexpertiserequiredbyANSIN18.7-1972.

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