ML20133P095

Ack Receipt of Transmitting Changes to Licensee Emergency Plan.Approval Not Required Due to Determination That Changes Does Not Decrease Effectiveness of Emergency Plan

ML20133P095
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	01/21/1997
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Terry C TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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NUDOCS 9701240086
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COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION EMERGENCY PLAN 1

REVISION 25 i

Dear Mr. Terry:

l This letter acknowledges receipt of your letter dated October 29,1996, which transmitted 4

changes to the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Emergency Plan submitted under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.54(q).

e Based on your determinations that the changes do not decrease the overall effectiveness of j

your emergency plan, and that it continues to meet the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and j

j the requirements of Appendix E to Part 50, NRC approval is not required. However, based on the emergency plan revision overview provided by your staff during a December 4, j

1996, meeting in the Region IV office, some of the changes may be inconsistent with the

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criteria of 10 CFR 50.54(q) or involve policy matters. Moreover, we understand that the emergency plan has been completely rewritten. Accordingly, Revision 25 is being referred l

to our Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for a full review. The primary policy matters j

are identified in the enclosure to this letter.

l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter

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will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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Mr. Roger D. Walker TU Electric Regulatory Affairs Manager P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Juanita Ellis President - CASE 1426 South Polk Street Dallas, Texas 75224 TU Electric Bethesda Licensing 3 Metro Center, Suite 610 Bethesoa, Maryland 20814 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 G. R. Bynog, Program Manager /

Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Honorable Dale McPherson County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Texas Radiation Control Program Director 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Susan Rieff, Director Environmental Policy Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 l

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j ENCLOSURE 1

PRIMARY POLICY MATTERS Docket Nos 50-445:50-446 Chanae 1:

l Staf fing requirements viere changed in the Section 1 tables: 40-minute responders were j

deleted.

i Reaulatorv Basis:

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10 CFR 50.54(q) states, in part, that licensees "shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements of i

Appendix E of this part."

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10 CFR 50.47(b)(2) states, in part, that " adequate staffing to provide initial facility i

accident response in key functional areas is maintained at all times, timely augmentation of 3

response capabilities is available..."

j NUREG-0654; FEMA REP-1, " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological j

Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants,"

3 Evaluation Criterion B.5 states that staffing requirements and augmentation capabilities shall be as described in Table B-1. Table B-1 identifies minimum onshift personnel, j

30-minute responders, and 60-minute responders, i

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3-Facility activation time goals were changed from 60 minutes to 70 minutes.

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Same as for Change 1.

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Emeraency Plan Chanae Summary:

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Under 10 CFR 50.54(q), a licensee can make changes to its emergency plan without NRC approval only if the changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plans, and the plans, as changed, continue to meet the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) ar6 m 'equirements of Appendix E. Deleting the 40-minute responders and revising the act:. mon time goals from j

60 to 70 minutes involve policy matters that could indicate a decrease in the effectiveness j

of the emergency plan.

Since the emergency plan was completely rewritten, increasing the potential for omitted commitments, and the changes involve policy matters, Revision 25 to the Comanche Peak l

Steam Electric Station Emergency Plan is being referred to the Office of Nuclear Reactor j

Regulation for a full review.

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