ML20064J393

Forwards Amend to 781117 Change to Unit 2 Tech Spec 6.5.1.2. Original Change Was to Incorporate Software Consultant in Plant Safety Committee Membership.Amend Proposes Membership to Be Filled by Two Individuals

ML20064J393
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	02/26/1979
From:	Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
1-029-18, 1-29-18, NUDOCS 7903020348
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.o ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY POST OFRCE box 551 UTTLEROCK. ARKANSAS'72203 C501)371-4422 February 26,.1979 .

WILLIAM CAVANAUGH 111 Executive Orector Generation & Construct:on 1-029-18 Director of Nuclear Keactor Regulation ATTN: Mr. J. F. Stolz, Chief Light Water Reactors Branch #1 f U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission '

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Subject:

Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2

. Docket No. 50-368 License N . NPF-6 Supplemential Inform tion to a Proposed Thchnical pecification U

Gentlemen:

Our letter of November 17, 1978, proposed a change to ANO-2 Technical l Specification 6.5.1.2. Based on subsequent conversations with the Staff we wish to amend that proposal. The amended specification is attached.

Explanation and justification for the change is as follows.

As required by position D.4.4.G of Appendix 0, Supplement 2 to the ANO-2 Safety Evaluation Report, the above letter submitted a Technical Speci-fication change to incorporate a qualified software consultant in the Plant Safety Comittee Membership. As discussed with the Staff, we anticipate future difficulties should we have to replace tha individuai currently filling that membership as few people have expertise in both Nuclear Engineering and Computer Software.

Therefore, we propose that this membership may be filled by two indi-viduals, one with expertise in Nuclear Engineering and the other with expertise in Computer Software. These two individuals will fill the

, membership jointly and have a combined singular vote. - This does not preclude the possibility of filling the membership with one individual with expertise in both areas if such an individual is available.

Generic qualifications for the membership shall be as follows.

One Individual The Nuclear Software Expert shall have as a minimum a Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering, Nuclear preferred (in accordance with ANSI il18.1). In addition, he shall have a minimum of four years of technical

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Mr. J. F. Stolz February 26, 1979 experience, of which a minimum of two years shall be in Nuclear Engi-neering and a minimum of two years shall be in software engineering.

The two years of technical experience in software engineering may be general software experience not necessarily related to the software of the Core Protection Calculator System. One of these two years of ex-perience shall be with certified computer programs.

Two Individuals One of the individuals shall meet the requirements of the nuclear engi-neering portion of the above. The econd individual shall have a Bach-elor of Science degree (digital computer speciality) and meet the -

software engineering requirements of the above.

The membership (the Nuclear Software Expert or the Computer Specialist) shall be knowledgeable of the Core Protection Calculator System with regard ,to:

a. The software modules, their interactions with each other and with the data base.

b. The ' relationship between operator's module inputs.

and the trip variables.

c. The relationship between sensor input signals and the trip variable.

d. The design basis of the CPCS.

e. The approved software change procedure andd'ocu-mentation requirements of a software change.

f. The security of the computer memory and access procedures to the memory.

As a matter of clarification, we understand Software Engineering to be that branch of science and technology which deals with the design and use of software. Software Engineering is a discipline directed to the production and modification of computer programs that are correct, efficient, flexible, maintainable, and understandable, in reasonable time spans, and at reasonable costs.

Ver truly you ,

kWilliam Cavalfa'[ugh" III WC:JTE:vb Attachment  !

STATE OF ARKANSAS )

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William Cavanaugh III, being duly sworn, states that he is Vice President, Generation & Construction, for Arkansas Power & Light Company; that he is authorized on the part of said Company to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this Supplementary Information; that he has reviewed or caused to have reviewed all of the statements contained in such information, and that all such statements made and matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, infonna-tion and belief.

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v William Cav III SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, a Notary Public in and for the County and State above named, this h day of O . _ _.

1979.

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6.3 UNIT STAFF QUALIFICATIONS i

l 6.3.1 Each member of the unit staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications of ANSI N18.1-1971 for comparable positions, except for the Health Physics Supervisor who shall meet or exceed the qualifications of Regulatory Guide 1.8, September 1975.

6.4 TRAINING 6.4.1 A retraining and replacement training program for the unit staff l' shall be maintained under the directicn of the General Manager and shall i meet or exceed the requirements and recomendations of Section 5.5 of l ANSI N18.1-1971 and Appendix "A". of 10 CFR Part 55.

6.4.2 A training program for the Fire Brigade shall be maintained under l

the direction of the General Manager,and shall meet or exceed the require-ments of Section 27 of the NFPA Code - 1975, 'except for Fire Brigade .

training sessions which shall be held at least quarterly.

6.5 REVIEW AND AUDIT g 6.5.1 PLANT SAFETY CO M ITTEE (PSC)

FUNCTION 6.5.1.1 The Plant Safety Comittee shall function to advise the General Manager on all : matters related to nuclear safety.

COMPOSITION 6.5.1.2 The Plant Safety Committee shall be composed of the

Cha f nnan: Operations and Maintenance Manager

Member

Operations Superintendent

Member

Technical Analysis Superintendent l Member: Maintenance Superintendent Member: Instrumentation & Controls Superintendent Member: Plant Analysis Superintendent Member: Health Physics Supervisor Member: Nuclear Software Expert

• I The General Manager shall appoint in writing an acting chairman in the absence of the Operations and Maintenance Manager.

'If one of the above members of the Plant Safety Cemittee meets the quali-fication requirements for this position, the requirement to nave this member is satisfied. This membership may be filled by two appropriately qualified Q individuals who shall ballot witn a sihgle ccmoined vote.

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