ML20247C460
| ML20247C460 | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 03/22/1989 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| NUDOCS 8903300195 | |
| Download: ML20247C460 (3) | |
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%,.....f SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NOS. 142 AND 144 TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NOS. DPR-44 and DPR-56 PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY DELMARVA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNIT NOS. 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-277 AND 50-278
1.0 INTRODUCTION
By letter dated February 11, 1982 as amended on August 24, 1983, November 1, 1985, September 30, 1986, September 8, 1987 and September 7, 1988, Philadelphia Electric Company requested an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56 for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit Nos. 2 and 3.
The amendments would amend the Technical Specifications to reflect the addition of restrictions on the use of overtime for plant personnel who perform safety-related functions. The proposed amendn.ent incorporates restrictions on working hours and administrative controls based on seven-day work periods for all site staff who perform safety-related functions and also based en periods of up to one calendar year-for shift operators (licensed Senior Operators, licensed Operators and non-licensed Operators). The licensee states that the purpose of the amendment is to ensure control over excessive periods of continuous work or chronic overtime. The controls are intended to minimize the probability of personnel error and improve personnel attentiveness to safety-related activities.
2.0 EVALUATION The following are the overtime limits as proposed for the licensee's amendment to the Peach Bottom Technical Specifications.
" Adequate staffing shall be maintained without undue use of overtime.
The following overtime limits shall be followed:
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An individual shall not be pennitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight, excluding shift turnover time.
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An individual shall not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any 7-day period, all excluding shift turnover time.
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A break.of at. least 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> shall be allowed between work periods.
The break'shall include shift turnover time.
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Except during extended shutdown periods, the use of overtime shall be-
' considered on an individual basis.
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Working hours do not include shift. turnover time or absent time but do include all work associated activities (for example training).
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For shift operators (i.e., licensed Senior Operators, licensed Operators, and non-licensed operators), the following working hour limits'shall be followed and supersedes item number 2:
l PLANT MANAGER OR ALTERNATES TIME PERIOD APPROVAL REQUIRED TO EXCEED, HOURS LIMIT, HOURS, 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> 16 16 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />
-24 28 one pay period 60 84 two pay periods 112 144 four pay periods 220 264 ene calendar year 2400 2500 (1)
If this value is exceeded, the Plant Manager must report in writing
'to the' Site.Vice President citing the reason for exceedance and corrective actions taken.
The overtime limits in items 1-6 above are the same as those called for in the current NRC policy as it appears in Generic Letters 82-12 and 82-16.
Similar limits, in accordance with Generic Letter 82-12, were implemented by the. Itcensee in response to an NRC confirmatory order dated March 14, 1983 regarding Post-TMI items as set forth in NUREG-0737.
In addition, the licensee has added overtime. limits for extended periods of time, as indicated in the table above. Those additional limits apply to shift operators. Although the' licensee notes in the'" Bases" section of,the amendment that the working-hour restrictions are based on guidelines provided in NUREG/CR-4248, the licensee has~actually adopted less conservative limits than the guide 11nes'in that document. However, L
since the licensee is proposing to put into place administrative controls that exceed present NRC policy, the proposed limits are acceptable.
The amendment also requires that the Plant Manager or appropriate 1-alternates must approve the exceedance of the hourly limitations in the first column of the table.
If the limits in the second column are exceeded, the-Plant Manager must report in writing to the site Vice President citing the reason for the exceedance and corrective actions l
l must be taken. The licensee also states that procedures will be provided such that overtime is monitored on a cumulative basis. Approval to 1
exceed limits in the first column can be granted on an individual basis only, except during extended shutdown periods. ' The licensee intends that this will ensure management attention in each case.
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. The licensee further states that management control and awareness of overtime working hour status will be kept at the senior level and will ensure that the need for potential corrective actions to limit the amount of overtime is brought to the attention of plant management.
The computation of working hours, for the purpose of this Technical Specification, excludes shift turnover time and sick, vacation, or other types of leave. All work activities, including training, are included as working hours.
The licensee has included limits in the amendment application on overtime hours that are within current NRC policy as stated in Generic Letters.
82-12 and 82-16. The amendment also provides for a level of managerial control that is sufficiently high to ensure monitoring of trends in overtime work. The staff therefore, finds. the amendment acceptable.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
S These amendments involve a change to recordkeeping, reporting, or administrative procedures or requirements. Accordingly, the amendments meet 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 nor environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of the amendments.
4.0 CONCLUSION
The Commission made a proposed determination that the amendments involve no significant hazards consideration which was published in the Federal Register (53 FR 40998) on October 19, 1988 and consulted with the state of Pennsylvania. That notice superseded and replaced in its entirety the notice published in the Federal Register on January 29, 1986 (51 FR 3717)
No public comments were received and the State of Pennsylvania did not have any comments.
The staff 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, and (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Connission's regulations, and the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
Principal Contributor: Dolores S. Morisseau Dated: March 22, 1989 t_________..-___
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