ML20102A161

Forwards Amend to Protocol Governing Conduct of Independent Design Review at Facility.Amend Constitutes Exhibit a to OL Proceedings & Was Effective on 850129

ML20102A161
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	02/01/1985
From:	Fox C SCHIFF, HARDIN & WAITE
To:	Dick C BECHTEL GROUP, INC.
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NUDOCS 8502080163
Download: ML20102A161 (7)

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, SCHIFF HARDIN & WAITE

• . A PomersNp inesummie mesammense comessons WASHINGTON OFFICE:

1101 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.. Washington. D.C. 20036 7200 Sears Tower, Chicago. lilinois 60606 .

Telephone (202) 857-0600 Telex SHW64590

Telephone (312) 876-1000 TWx 910-221-2463 February 1,1985 Mr. Charles Dick Bechtel Power Corporation  :

50 Beale Street

< P.O. Box 3965 San Francisco, California 94119 Re: Blinois Power Company-Clinton Power Station

-Independent Design Review

Dear Charlie:

On January 28,1985, Blir.ois Power Company, the Blinois Attorney General, Prairie Alliance, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the parties to the operating license proceedings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board for .'

- the Clinton Power Station, entered into a Joint Stipulation. This Joint Stipulation

~ was filed on January 29,1985 with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Under Paragraph Al of the Stipulation, the protocol for the Clinton Power Station Independent Design  ;

Review was amended. Enclosed as Exhibit A is the amendment to the Protocol under which the Independent Design Review for the Clinton Power Station is to be conducted.

This amendment to the Protocol took effect on January 29,1985, the day on which the Joint Stipulation was filed.- Consequently, Bechtel Power Corporation should

operate under this amendment from that date.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

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EXHIBIT A PROTOCOL GOVERNING CONDUCT OF INDEPENDENT DESIGN REVIEW (IDR)

OF CLINION POWER STATION (CPS) i ,

.The underlined language is hereby added and the CPS IDR/ protocol is hereby amended by mutual agreement of the

• parties to - the JOINT STIPULATION to which this protocol is

! annexed as' EXHIBIT A.

In~ the conduct of the IDR by Bechtel Power Corporation (BPC), the following protocol shall be adhered to:

. 1. Recommendations,- findings, evaluations and all exchange of correspondence, including draf ts , between

• BPC and Illinois Power Company (IP) (including its contractors and subcontractors) will be submitted to ,

the Director, Division of Licensing, Office of Nuclear

-Reactor Regulation (Director) and to the Illinois Attorney General (IAG) - at the same time as they arc submitted to IP.

2. BPC may request documentation material, meet with and interview individuals, conduct -telephone conversations, or visit the site to obtain information without prior notification to the-NRC or the IAG. All communications and transmittals of information shall, however, be. documented and such documentation'shall be 3

maintained in1a location accessible for NRC and/or the y examination.- Conmiunications between BPC and IP solely with respect to the financial and O ,

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administrative aspects of the IDR contract are outside the scope of this protocol.

3. If BPC wishes to discuss with IP substantive matters related to information obtained, to provide an interim report to IP, or to discuss its findings or conclusions with IP in advance of completing its report, or if IP or the IAG desires such communication, such discussions shall be accomplished in meetings open to public observation. In this regard, IP or the IAG, as the case may be, shall provide a minimum of five days advance notice to the other and to the Director of any such meeting. The Director shall make reasonable efforts to notify representatives of interested members of the public of

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the meeting, but the inability of any such person to '

attend shall not be cause for delay or postponement of the meeting. Transcripts or written minutes of all such meetings should be prepared by the organization requesting the meeting and provided to - the NRC in a i

timely manner. Any portion of such meetings which deal with proprietary information may be closed to the public.

4. All-meetinge-between-+he -Geef.5-and-IP-end/or-4PC-*14-1 be-open-<e-9ub-14e -ob:r;; tion r-exe*pe-where-the- 6c+M de t e rmine s -- that-- 4+---ie --epproprin ee -- to-- awwlect--

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All meetings with the Staff that include either IP or the IAG shall include the other, provided that the Staff' may determine that 'it is appropriate to conduct a meeting (s) in private with BPC.

5. All documents submitted to, or transmitted by, the NRC subject to this protocol, unless exempt from mandatory public disclosure, will be placed in the ,NRC Public Document Rooms in Clinton, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., and will be available there for public examination and copying, i- 6.'Bechtel or IP may schedule telephone conversations to discuss substantive matters or Bechtel's findings or conclusions. The organization scheduling such conversation shall provide notice thereof by telephone call on the - business day prior to such scheduled conversation to a representative designated by the NRC and a representative designated by the Attorney General of Illinois. Each such representative . may i

then request that a named individual be joined in a conference call for the scheduled conversation. .At the time of notification of the scheduled telephone conversation, the representatives of any - party may request a one ' day delay or postponement of the telephone conversation- which is being schedulad.

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to reach _ such representative or individual or tne unavailability of the individual for the conference

- call.shall not be cause for delay or postponement of the telephone conversation. Any telephone conversation may be recessed and then recommenced at a specified -time. Bechtel shall provide a written summary of each . conversation promptly and distribute such summary to the service list for the IDR.

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Independent Design Review i

- Standard Distribution List Director of Nuclear Beactor Regulation

• Terry Lash Director, niinois Department of c

Atta Mr. A. Schwencer. Chief Nuclear Safety

' f4*ama4=g Branch No. 2 Division' of Licensing 1035 Outer Park Drive

5. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Springfield, niinois 62704 Washington D.C. 20555 Allen Sanelson Esq.

• - Assistant Attorney General James G. Esppler Regional Ad=faiatrator Environmental Control Division

- Southern Region Region H I

5. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 500 South Second Street 799 Boosevelt Road Springfield Illinois 62706

.Glas Ellyn niinois 60137 Jean Foy Byron Siegel Spokesperson. Frairie Alliance Clinton Licensing Project Manager 511 W. Nevada l Mail Code 416 Urbana. Illinois 61801 -

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555 Richard Hubbard l

MHB Technical Associates Fred Chr*istianson 1723 namfiton Avenue i

l Nail Code V-690 ,.

Suite E .

NBC Resident Office

- San Jose California 95125 Clinton Power Statica - Roger Isider

1. R. #3. Box 228 Sargent & Lundy Engineers Clinton. H11acis 61727 55 East Monroe Street Chicago, niinois 60605

• James L. Milhosa .

Sectica Chief. Licensing Section Quality Assursace Branch William C. Gerstner Office of Inspection and Enforcement Executive Vice President

.n iinois Power Company Mail Stop EBS - 3055

5. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 500 5. 27th Street i-Washington, D. C. 20555 Decatur. Illinois 62525 L

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Richard C. Enop Donald P. Ball l Vice President L

Section Chief n iinois Power Company ~

. Projects Section 1-C Clinton Power Station s l U. S.' Nuclear Regulatory Commission F. O. Box 678~

799 Boosevelt Road Clinton, niinois 61727 Glen Ellyn niinois 60137 ,

Richard J. Goddard. Esq. Julius D. Geier I

Office of the Legal Director- Assistant to the Vice President

niinois Power Company U. 8. Nacisar Esgulatory Commission l

Washtaston, D.C. 20555 Clinton Fever Station F. O. Box 675

• Clinton 1111aois 61727 i

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-t Frank A. Spangenberg Dirmetor. Esclear Licensing and Configuration Clinton Feuer Statica F. O. Box 627 Clintos, Illinois 61727

%elaos A. Esbel. Esq.

Schiff Nard'y & Waite 7200 Sears Tower Chicago.' Illinois 60606 Maurice Azelrad Newman & Roltsinger. F.C.

Suite 1000 2 . 1615 L Street N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

. Robert Brodsky-Basic Energy Technology Associates. Inc. ,

5031-A Backlick Ed.

F. O. Box 1207 . ,

a A=1=, Virginia 22003

- *Ted DelGaiso ilESTIC Services Inc.

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