CP-201800662, License Amendment Request 18-002 for Revision of the Emergency Plan

License Amendment Request 18-002 for Revision of the Emergency Plan

ML18309A322
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	10/31/2018
From:	Thomas McCool Vistra Operations Company
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CP-201800662, TXX-18066
Download: ML18309A322 (3)

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~!A.Txu 9'* energy I m Luminant Thomas P. McCool Site Vice President Luminant P.O. Box 1002 6322 North FM 56 Glen Rose, TX 76043 o 254.897.6042 CP-201800662 TXX-18066 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ref 10 CFR 50.90 ATIN: Document Control Desk 10 CFR 50.91 Washington, DC 20555-0001 10/31/2018

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NOS. 50-445, 50-446 and 72-74 LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST 18-002 FOR REVISION OF THE EMERGENCY PLAN

Dear Sir or Madam:

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90, "Application for amendment of license, construction permit, or early site permit,"

Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra OpCo) hereby requests an amendment to the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Unit 1 Operating License (NPF-87) and CPNPP Unit 2 Operating License (NPF-89). This request proposes changes to the Emergency Plan for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant {CPNPP) to revise staff augmentation times and reduce the number of required Emergency Response Organization (ERO) positions.

Attachment I provides an evaluation and justification for the proposed changes. Attachment II contains a summary of proposed changes to the Emergency Plan. Attachment Ill provides the analysis of all ERO positions being reduced/eliminated and evaluates the transfer of tasks to remaining ERO positions. Attachment IV provides a historical summary of staffing and augmentation response time changes. Attachment V provides Letters of Concurrence from Hood County, Somervell County and the State of Texas. Enclosure I contains the proposed mark-up of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Plan Unit 1 and Unit 2. Enclosure II contains the

- proposed revised Emergency Plan (clean copy).

It has been determined that this amendment application does not involve a significant hazard consideration as determined per 10 CFR 50.92, "Issuance of amendment." The basis for this determination is included in Attachment I. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22, "Criterion for categorical exclusion; identification of licensing and regulatory actions eligible for categorical exclusion or otherwise not requiring environmental review," Section (b),

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TXX-18066 Page 2 of 3 The CPNPP Station Operations Review Committee has reviewed this amendment application. In accordance with 11 10 CFR 50.91, Notice for public comment; State consultation," Vistra OpCo is providing the State of Texas with a copy of this proposed amendment.

Vistra OpCo requests approval of the proposed License Amendment by 11/30/2019, to be implemented within 180 days of the issuance of the license amendment. The extended implementation period is desired in order to complete update of implementing procedures, training on the revised procedures, and to allow due consideration of site refueling outage and training cycles.

This communication proposes the following regulatory commitment which will be completed as noted:

Number Commitment Due Date 5668227 Personnel assigned to offsite radiological monitoring Within 180 Days of issue of License Teams will be under the control of qualified senior Amendment.

Radiation Protection personnel at all times.

The commitment number is used by Vistra OpCo for the internal tracking of CPNPP regulatory commitments.

Should you have any questions, please contact Jim Barnette at (254) 897-5866 or James.Barnette@luminant.com.

I state under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on October 31, 2018.

Sincerely, Th~ol Attachments:

I Evaluation of Proposed Change II Emergency Plan Change Summary Ill ERO Position Matrix IV Summary of Shift Staffing and Augmentation Response Time Historical Requirements and Proposed Changes V Letters of Consultation and Concurrence from Off-site Response Organizations Acknowledgement of Opportunity to Review and Support CPNPP License Amendment Request

Enclosures:

I Proposed Markup of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Plan II Revised Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Plan

TXX-18066 Page 3 of 3 c- Kriss Kennedy, Region IV Margaret M. Watford O'Banion, NRR Resident Inspectors, Comanche Peak Mr. Robert Free Environmental Monitoring & Emergency Response Manager Texas Department of State Health Services Mail Code 1986 P. 0. Box 149347 Austin TX, 78714-9347 j

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