ML20214F531

Application for Amend to License NPF-42,revising Tech Spec 6.5.2.2 to Replace Table of Qualified Technical Personnel Designated as Members of Nuclear Safety Review Committee. Fee Paid

ML20214F531
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	05/14/1987
From:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
Shared Package
ML20214F532	List: ML20214F531 ML20214F539
References
WM-87-0136, WM-87-136, NUDOCS 8705260134
Download: ML20214F531 (8)

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WQLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION Bart D. Withers bYAorneer May 14,1987 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission ATIN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Letter: NM 87-0136 Re: Docket No. 50-482 Subj: Revision to Technical Specification 6.5.2.2 Regarding the Listing of NSRC Mernbers Gentlemen:

The purpose of this letter is to transmit an application for amendnent to Facility Operating License No. NPF-42 for Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit No. 1. m

'Ihis application for amendment revises Wolf Creek Generating Station, l Unit No. 1, Technical Specification 6.5.2.2 to replace the table of l qualified technical personnel who are designated as menbers of the Nuclear Safety Review Comittee (NSRC) with more general wording that )

the NSRC shall consist of eight mernbers, including the chairman, from l 1

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating ' Corporation or- from outside  !

organizations. A cmplete Safety Evaluation and Significant Hazards l Consideration are provided in Attachment I and II respectively. The proposed changes to the Technical Specification is provided in Attachment III. A similar amendnent was approved for the Trojan Nuclear Plant, NPF-1 (Docket No. 50-344) on December 5,1985.

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91, a copy of this application, with attachments is being provided to the designated Kansas state ,

official. Enclosed is a check (No.000123) for the $150.00 application 1 fee required by 10 CFR 170.21. l 8705260134 DR 870514 [\

p ADOCK 05000482 v j PDR P.o. Box 411/ Burfington, KS 66839 / Phone: (316) 364-8831 ll I g K, M.OO

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WM 87-0136 Page 2 of 2 May 14,1987

'Ihe proposed revision to the Wolf Creek Generating Station Technical-Specifications will be fully. implemented within 30 days of formal Nuclear Regulatory Cbmission approval. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me or Mr. O. L. Maynard of my staff.

Very truly yours,

,- s Bart D. Withers President and 011ef Executive Officer BDW:jad Enclosure Attachments: I - Safety Evaluation II - Significant Hazards Consideration III - Proposed Technical Specification Change cc: P0'Connor(2)

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Bart D. Withers, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath says that he is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; that he has read the foregoing document and knows the content thereof; that he has executed that same for and on behalf of said Corporation- .with full power and authority to do so; and that the facts therein stated are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

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I his amendnent request revises Wolf Creek Generating Station-(WOGS),-- t Uniti No. :1,. Te dnical' Specification Section 6.5.2.2 to replace the2

- table ~of qualified technical personnel who are designated as members

. of :the Nuclear Safety Review Conunittee (NSRC) .E his table will be -.

' replaced 1with more, general wording to specify- that' thel NSRC shall

- consist of.eight members,: ' including the Oiairman, -from Wolf Creek Nuclear: Operating Corportation'(WOIOC) ' organization or from outside. ,

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Removing. this table will reduce the burden on the Nuclear Regulatory Ca rnssion (NRC) by eliminating the need to review and issue changaa

to this Technical Specification when NSRC member's- titles change orf 1

when the WQ30C organizational structure dianges. %is will also reduce the burden on Plant Safety Review 00nunittee (PSRC) and NSRC members by eliminating the reviu of adninistrative changes to_ this Technical ~ '

L Specification which in turn will allow- additional ' time ~for '

j PSRC and NSRC members to' review ~and. discuss _ issues with safety. ,

significance. h is change retains the NSRC Oiairman's flexibility in the appointment of members to the NSRC to allow appointment.of:either

technical or management personnel, f  % e experience and qualification requirements for the NSRC'diairman 1

and members are not modified by this change. MembersD of the NSRC l must . have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 'or the Physical Sciences j as . appropriate and three years' of professional -level experience'in^

i-the field of their specialty. In special' cases, eight ~ years of..

experience in a specialized field mayy be acceptable. in lieu of a.

Bachelor's Degree. Also, credit.toward experience may.be given for advanced degrees. In addition to the minimun qualifications,_ the IERC diairman shall be a high-level, . technically oriented manager'who is not in the management chain for power production. % e~menbers of the NSRC shall have -sufficient expertise to adarmtely i provide .an

[. independant review and audit'of designated activities in the' areas f listed in Technical Specification Section 6.5.2.1..

]: His amendnent request represents an adninistrative change. in that

the deletion of the table that lists designated qualified technical i personnel as members of the NSRC does not modify any requirements for

!' the NSRC diairman~ or members. %e ' requested change ' does not.

1 decrease the level of safety at WOGS and is consistent with previous-l connitments made to the' NRC. Based on the' above analysis, it has j been -concluded that the proposed revision to the ' NOGS Technical j Specifications does not involve an unreviewed safety question.

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ATTACHMENT II SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION ,

Attachment II to WM 87-0136 Page 1 of 2 May 14, 1987 SIGNIFICANP HAZARDS CONSIDERATION tis amendnent request revises Wolf Creek Generating Station (WOGS),

Unit No. 1, Technical Specification Section 6.5.2.2 to replace the table of qualified technical personnel who are designated as members of the Nuclear Safety Review Conmittee (NSRC) . his table will be replaced with more general wording to specify that the NSRC shall consist of eight members, including the Gairman, from Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corportation (0KNOC) organization or from outside organizations. A specific list of NSRC members similar to Technical Specification Section 6.5.2.2 will be maintained in a NCNOC procedure.

Removing this table will reduce the burden on the Nuclear Regulatory Conunission (NRC) by eliminating the need to review and issue changes to this Technical Specification when NSRC member's titles change or when the WCNOC organizational structure changes. %is will also reduce the burden on Plant Safety Review conmittee (PSRC) and NSRC members by eliminating the review of adninistrative changes to this Technical Specification which in turn will allow additional time for PSRC and NSRC members to review and discuss issues with safety significance.

his change retains the NSRC Gairman's flexibility in the appointment of members to the NSRC to allow appointment of -either technical or management personnel.

%e proposed revision does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated.

h is change only involves the deletion of a table and, as such, has no effect on plant equipnent or the technical qualifications of plant' personnel.

%e proposed revision does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.

his change does not affect the minimum ntunber or qualifications of personnel in the Wolf Creek Generating Station NSRC, nor does it involve any change to installed plant systems or the overall operating philosophy of Wolf Creek Generating Station.

ne proposed revision does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. %is change does not adversely effect the amount of time in which NSRC meobers have to review NSRC matters and therefore will not impact their ability to perform the NSRC duties.

Since the effectiveness of the NSRC is not changed, no margin of safety is reduced.

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'Ihe Cannission'has provided guidance concerning the atplication of the standards in 10 CFR 50.92 by providing examples of Amendnents that are not likely- to -involve Significant Hazards Considerations' (48 FR 14870). Among those exanples are, "A purely adninistrative change to technical specifications: for example, a change to achieve <

consistency throughout the Technical Specifications, corrections of an error, or a change in nemenclature" and "A change that constitutes an additional limitation, restriction, or control not presently included in the Technical Specifications . . .".

Based on the above analysis and utilizing the guidance provided by the Conmission, it has been concluded that the proposed revision to the Wolf Creek Generating Station Technical Specifications involve no significant hazards considerations.

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