ML032030610

Issuance of License Amendment 200 Re. Changes to Title of Shift Supervisor to Shift Manaager and Changes Plant-Specific Titles to Generic Titles Consistent with TSTF-65, Rev. 1

ML032030610
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	07/15/2003
From:	Thadani M NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4
To:	Warren C Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
Thadani M, NRR/DLPM, 415-1476
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July 15, 2003 Mr. Clay C. Warren Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT ON PERSONNEL TITLE REVISIONS AND REFERENCE CORRECTION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION, SECTION 5.0, ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS (TAC NO. MB6548)

Dear Mr. Warren:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 200 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 for the Cooper Nuclear Station. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated October 8, 2002.

The amendment changes the title of Shift Supervisor to Shift Manager. This amendment also replaces plant-specific titles with generic titles consistent with Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler TSTF-65, Rev. 1 approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This also includes an Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) reference correction resulting from the USAR Rebaseline Project and a correction to the title of Shift Technical Advisor to Shift Technical Engineer.

A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 200 to DPR-46

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page

July 15, 2003 Mr. Clay C. Warren Chief Nuclear Officer Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321

SUBJECT:

COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT ON PERSONNEL TITLE REVISIONS AND REFERENCE CORRECTION TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION, SECTION 5.0, ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS (TAC NO. MB6548)

Dear Mr. Warren:

The Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 200 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 for the Cooper Nuclear Station. The amendment consists of changes to the Technical Specifications in response to your application dated October 8, 2002.

The amendment changes the title of Shift Supervisor to Shift Manager. This amendment also replaces plant-specific titles with generic titles consistent with Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard Technical Specification Change Traveler TSTF-65, Rev. 1 approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This also includes an Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) reference correction resulting from the USAR Rebaseline Project and a correction to the title of Shift Technical Advisor to Shift Technical Engineer.

A copy of our related Safety Evaluation is also enclosed. The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commissions next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 200 to DPR-46

2. Safety Evaluation cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT DOCKET NO. 50-298 COOPER NUCLEAR STATION AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 200 License No. DPR-46

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Nebraska Public Power District (the licensee) dated October 8, 2002, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commissions rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations; D. The issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commissions regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. DPR-46 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 200, are hereby incorporated in the license. The Nebraska Public Power District shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications.

3. The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 60 days from the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

/RA/

Robert A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Attachment:

Changes to the Technical Specifications Date of Issuance: July 15, 2003

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 200 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-46 DOCKET NO. 50-298 Replace the following pages of the Appendix A Technical Specifications with the enclosed revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

REMOVE INSERT 5.0-1 5.0-1 5.0-2 5.0-2 5.0-3 5.0-3 5.0-4 5.0-4 5.0-6 5.0-6 5.0-9 5.0-9

SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION RELATED TO AMENDMENT NO. 200 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-46 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION DOCKET NO. 50-298

1.0 INTRODUCTION

By letter dated October 8, 2002, Nebraska Public Power District (the licensee) requested changes to the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) Technical Specifications (TS). The proposed changes revise TS Section 5.0, Administrative Controls, to change the title of Shift Supervisor to Shift Manager and replace plant-specific titles with generic titles. This proposal also includes an Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR) reference correction resulting from the USAR Rebaseline Project and a correction to the title of Shift Technical Advisor to Shift Technical Engineer.

Specifically, the proposed changes would revise:

1. TS 5.1.1 would be revised to replace the title Plant Manager with the generic title plant manager.

2. TS 5.1.2 would be revised to replace the title Shift Supervisor with Shift Manager and the acronym SS with SM.

3. TS 5.2.1.a, last sentence, would be revised to state: These requirements, including the plant-specific titles of those personnel fulfilling the responsibilities of the positions delineated in these Technical Specifications, shall be documented in the USAR.

4. TS 5.2.1.b would be revised to replace the title Plant Manager with the generic title plant manager.

5. TS 5.2.1.c would be revised to replace the title Vice President - Nuclear with the generic title corporate officer with direct responsibility for the plant.

6. TS 5.2.2.d would be revised to replace the title Shift Radiological Protection/Chemistry Technician with the generic title radiation protection technician.

7. TS 5.2.2.e would be revised to replace the title Operations Supervisor with the generic title operations supervisor.

8. TS 5.2.2.f would be revised to replace the title Shift Supervisor with Shift Manager and the acronym SS with SM.

9. TS 5.3.1 would be revised to replace the title Shift Supervisor with Shift Manager, Shift Technical Advisor with Shift Technical Engineer and Radiological Manager with the generic title radiological manager.

10. TS 5.5.1.c.2 would be revised to replace the title Plant Manager with the generic title plant manager.

11. TS 5.5.5 would be revised to replace USAR Section III-3.4" with the correct reference USAR Section III-3.5.

2.0 REGULATORY EVALUATION

The proposed changes to TS Sections 5.1.2, 5.2.2.f, 5.3.1, and 5.5.5 are administrative in nature and as such do not have associated regulatory requirements or guidance.

10 CFR 50.36, Technical Specifications, states in paragraph 10 CFR 50.36(c)(5):

"Administrative controls. Administrative controls are the provisions related to organization and management, procedures, recordkeeping, review and audit, and reporting necessary to assure operation of the facility in a safe manner."

Proposed changes to TS 5.1.1, 5.2.1.a, 5.2.1.b, 5.2.1.c, 5.2.2.d, 5.2.2.e, 5.3.1, and 5.5.1.c.2, related the above paragraph, are also administrative in nature but have been previously reviewed and approved by the NRC via Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF)-65, Revision 1. TSTF-65 allows for use of generic titles in TS Section 5.0, "Administrative Controls."

3.0 TECHNICAL EVALUATION

The staff has reviewed the licensee's regulatory and technical analyses in support of its proposed license amendment which are described in Section 5.0 of the licensee's submittal.

The detailed evaluation below will support the conclusion that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

The NRC approved a generic change in TSTF-65, to revise Section 5.0, Administrative Controls, which allowed the use of the lower case generic personnel titles in lieu of plant-specific titles. The justification for the approved change was based on the fact that it does not eliminate any of the qualifications, responsibilities or requirements for these positions, since the plant-specific personnel titles are currently identified in licensee-controlled documents such as the USAR.

The NRC staffs review finds that the above proposed modifications of the TS Section 5.0, Administrative Controls, are consistent with the NRC-approved TSTF-65, as discussed above.

Members of the plant staff assigned to these positions shall continue to meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of American National Standards Institute N-18.1-1971 or Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2, "Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants,"

dated April 1987, as required by TS 5.3.1. The plant-specific titles for these TS positions will be identified in the USAR. The proposed title changes are acceptable in that the title changes do not eliminate any of the qualifications, responsibilities or requirements for these positions.

Therefore, the NRC staff finds that this amendment request is acceptable.

TS Section 5.5.5 incorrectly references Section III-3.4 of the Cooper USAR. The USAR Rebaseline Project, conducted, in part to develop consistency in numbering of USAR sections, revised the appropriate section from III-3.4 to III-3.5. Thus, the correct reference to the USAR in TS Section 5.5.5 is "USAR Section III-3.5." The NRC staff accepts this change since it is administrative, to ensure the correct reference is used in the CNS TS.

4.0 STATE CONSULTATION

In accordance with the Commissions regulations, the Nebraska State official was notified of the proposed issuance of the amendment. The State official had comments.

5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION

The amendment changes administrative requirements with respect to installation or use of a facility component located within the restricted area as defined in 10 CFR Part 20. The NRC staff has determined that the amendment involves no significant increase in the amounts, and no significant change in the types, of any effluents that may be released offsite, and that there is no significant increase in individual or cumulative occupational radiation exposure. The Commission has previously issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration, and there has been no public comment on such finding (68 FR 28854, dated May 27, 2003). The amendment also relates to changes in administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendment.

6.0 CONCLUSION

The Commission has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commissions regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.

Principal Contributor: P. Prescott Date: July 15, 2003

Cooper Nuclear Station cc:

Mr. William J. Fehrman Mr. Ronald A. Kucera, Director President and Chief Executive Officer of Intergovernmental Cooperation Nebraska Public Power District Department of Natural Resources 1414 15th Street P.O. Box 176 Columbus, NE 68601 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Senior Resident Inspector Site Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 218 P. O. Box 98 Brownville, NE 68321 Brownville, NE 68321 Regional Administrator, Region IV Mr. John R. McPhail, General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nebraska Public Power District 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 P. O. Box 499 Arlington, TX 76011 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 Jerry Uhlmann, Director Mr. Paul V. Fleming, Licensing Manager State Emergency Management Agency Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 116 P.O. Box 98 Jefferson City, MO 65101 Brownville, NE 68321 Chief, Radiation Control Program, RCP Mr. Michael J. Linder, Director Kansas Department of Health Nebraska Department of Environmental and Environment Quality Bureau of Air and Radiation P. O. Box 98922 1000 SW Jackson Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Mr. Daniel K. McGhee Nemaha County Courthouse Bureau of Radiological Health 1824 N Street Iowa Department of Public Health Auburn, NE 68305 401 SW 7th Street Suite D Ms. Cheryl K. Rogers, Program Manager Des Moines, IA 50309 Nebraska Health & Human Services System Mr. Scott Clardy, Director Division of Public Health Assurance Section for Environmental Public Health Consumer Services Section P.O. Box 570 301 Centennial Mall, South Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 P. O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 July 2003