Protecting People and the EnvironmentUNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
GL80002
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
January 7, 1980
ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES EXCEPT ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS NOS. 1 AND 2
RE: QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING DIESEL GENERATOR FUEL OIL
A review of Arkansas Nuclear One found that diesel generator fuel oil was
not on the Q list for Artansas Nuclear One, Units Nos. 1 and 2 (ANO-112).
This indicated that diesel generator fuel oil was not included in the
ANO-1/2 Quality Assurance Programs. This also brought into question whether
diesel generator fuel oil was included in the quality assurance plans of
other operating plants.
Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel
Reprocessing Plants" to 10 CFR Part 50 establishes overall quality assurance
requirements for design, construction, and operation of structures, system
and components important to safety. Consumable items where quality is
necessary for functional performance of safety related components shall also
be classified as safety related and thus subject to applicable provisions of
Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. Regulatory Guide 1.137, "Fuel Oil System for
Standby Diesel Generators" describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff
for complying with the Commission's regulations regarding fuel oil systems
for standby diesel generators and assurance of adequate fuel oil quality.
You are requested to review your Quality Assurance Program with regard to
diesel generator fuel oil. If you do not include diesel generator fuel oil
in your Quality Assurance Program request you include it within 90 days of
receipt of this letter. However, if you take exception to this position and
do not correctly, we request a response within 90 days of receipt of this
letter which provides justification for your not complying with our
position.
Darrell G. Eisenhut, Acting Director
Division of Operating Reactors
cc: See attached list
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