ML17265A430

Provides Update of Current Status & Schedule of Commitments Made by Rg&E Re Design Basis Info

ML17265A430
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	10/16/1998
From:	MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	VISSING G S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9810230123
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CATEGORY1REGULATURY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9810230123 DOC.DATE:

98/10/16NOTARIZED:

NODOCKET¹FACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.jVAME..AUTHORAFFILIATION MECREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas8ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION VISSING,G.S.

SUBJECT:

Provides.updateofcurrentstatus&scheduleofcommitments madebyRGS:Eredesignbasisinfo.DISTRIBUTION CODE:A074DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR 1ENCL0SIZE:TITLE:Responses to50.54(f)Req.forDesignBasisXnfoNOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

T05000244EINTERNALRECIPXENT IDCODE/NAME PDl-1PDCECOPIESLTTRENCLRECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G.

NRR/DRPM/PGEB PDR2/THOMASgK COPIESLTTRENCL13EXTERNAL:

NRCPDRDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR9ENCL ANOROCHESTER GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION 89EASTAVENIJE, ROCHESTER, N.Y.14649-0001 AREACODE716-546-2700 ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresideni NucieorOperations October16,1998U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorate 1-1Washington, D.C.20555

Subject:

UpdatetoResponsetoNRCRequestforInformation Pursuantto10CFR50.54(f)

Regarding AdequacyandAvailability ofDesignBasisInformation R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Ref.(1)LetterfromR.E.SmithQG&E)toNRC,

Subject:

ResponsetoNRCRequestforInformation Pursuantto10CFR50.54(f)

Regarding AdequacyandAvailability ofDesignBasisInformation, datedFebruary7,1997(2)LetterfromRobertC.Mecredy(RG&E)toGuyS.Vissing(NRC),

Subject:

UpdatetoResponsetoNRCRequestforInformation Pursuantto10CFR50.54(f)

Regarding AdequacyandAvailability ofDesignBasisInformation, datedSeptember 30,1997(3)EGM98-007,Memorandum fromJamesLieberman (NRC),

SUBJECT:

ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCEMEMORANDUM

-EXTENSION OFEXERCISEOFDISCRETION FORFSARDISCREPANCIES IDENTIFIED WHILETHELICENSEEHASADEFINEDPROGRAMFORIDENTIFYING SUCHDISCREPANCIES, datedSeptember 15,1998

DearMr.Vissing:

Rochester Gas&Electric(RG&E)haspreviously providedresponses (References 1and2)totheNuclearRegulatory Commission's requestforinformation pursuantto10CFR50.54(f) regarding adequacyandavailability ofdesignbasisinformation.

Theintentofthiscorrespondence istoprovideanupdateofthecurrentstatusandscheduleofthecommitments madebyRG&Einregardstodesignbasisinformation.

Astheresultofresponding toNEIinitiative 96-05,RG&Enotedthatthedescriptive information intheUFSARhasnotalwaysbeenrigorously modifiedinaccordance withplantorprocedure changes.WithinReference 1,RG&Ecommitted toundertake a'oluntary initiative toperformathoroughreviewoftheUFSARwithanexpectedcompletion dateofOctober18,1998.ThisdatewastocoincidewiththeNRC'stwoyearEnforcement Discretion periodforself-identification ofFSAR98i0230i23 8810PDRADQCK05000244PDRP,.",,'R discrepancies.

Recently, asdocumented inReference 3,furtherCommission direction hasbeengivenby'theDirector, OIIiceofEnforcement, forthehandlingofdiscretion forFSARdiscrepancies.

TheEnforcement GuidanceMemorandum discusses therelationship ofFSARaccuracyandcompleteness andprovidesnewdatesfortheextension oftheprovision fortheexerciseofdiscretion asdescribed inSectionVII.B.3oftheEnforcement PolicyofMarch30,2000forrisksignificant itemsandMarch30,2001forallotherissues.RGkEhasbeenactivelyreviewing theUFSARusingplantpersonnel duringthisperiod.Thoughthiswasamajorundertaking itwasfeltthattheknowledge gainedbytheindividuals doingthereviewwouldbeinvaluable andmuchoftheknowledge wouldbelostifoutsidecontractors wereutilized.

Currently over83%oftheUFSARhasbeenaddressed, whichincludes94sectionsthathavebeenbrokendownintoover5200individual recordsthathavebeenevaluated forover11,000tiestoimplementing orsourcedocuments.

Todate,thisreviewhasnotdetermined anyitemswhichareofareportable natureandthemajorityofthediscrepancies foundcontinuetoberelatedtopastincomplete updatingastheresultofplantchangesandthegeneralnatureoforiginalstatements.

Theremainder oftheUFSARreviewisbeinggivenahighpriority, asthisreviewalsotiesinwithRGBscommitment (Reference 2)tocollateandvalidateselectedinformation forspecificsystemsandtopicsandlinktheinformation electronically withtheUFSAR.RG&Econtinues toremainconfident thattherisksigni6cance oftheminordiscrepancies intheUFSARislow.Accordingly, RGkEisrevisingourvoluntary commitment dateforthecompletion oftheUFSARreviewtocoincidewiththerevisedNRCenforcement discretion datesof,March30,2000forrisksignificant itemsandMarch30,2001forallotherissues.InadditiontotheUFSARreview,severalprocessweaknesses thatwerehighlighted inReference 1werealsotiedtotheOctober18datefordevelopment andimplementation ofimprovements.

Anewcommitment management procedure hasbeendeveloped toensurethatlicensing commitments arecontrolled morecloselyandareviewofpreviousNRCcorrespondence hasbeenperformed toidentifypotential procedural basedcommitments.

Procedural changeshavebeenimplemented toprovideenhancements tocurrentprocesses whichcouldpotentially acctinformation intheUFSARtorequiretimelygeneration ofUFSARChangeNotices.Anelectronic wordsearchable versionoftheUFSARhasbeenprovidedtositepersonnel.

QAauditsandsurveillances havealsobeenenhancedtoprovideforanUFSARaccuracyreviewwhenareasaffecting theUFSARareevaluated.

Theseitemsareconsidered completepertheoriginalcommitment andfurtherprocessimprovements willcontinueasthedesignbasisdocumentation projectprogresses.

RGBcontinues tobeinvolvedcloselywithindustrygroupsandtheNRConthetopicofUFSARaccuracyandcompleteness andwillprovidefutureupdatesastothestatusofourprojectsasmajormilestones arereachedorassignificant changesintheindustryareinitiated.

'erytyours,RobertC.Mecredy xc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStop14B2)ProjectDirectorate I-lDivisionofReactorProjects-UIIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator, RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission 475Allendale Road.KingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector