3F0202-03, Submittal of a Maintenance Rule Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
| ML020650523 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 02/05/2002 |
| From: | Terry J Florida Power Corp |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 3F0202-03 | |
| Download: ML020650523 (2) | |
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j Florida Power A Progress Energy Company Crystal River Nuclear Plant Docket No. 50-302 Operating License No. DPR-72 Ref: 10CFR50.65 February 5, 2002 3F0202-03 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Crystal River Unit 3 - Submittal of a Maintenance Rule Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
Dear Sir:
The purpose of this letter is to request that the attached Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) be forwarded to Mr. Steve Alexander of the NRC Maintenance Rule Branch for consideration. This method of submitting a Maintenance Rule FAQ for consideration is being used since the normal method of electronically submitting the FAQ via the NRC Website is not currently available.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Sid Powell, Supervisor, Licensing and Regulatory Programs at (352) 563-4883.
Sincerely,
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Tef 4 'aer, Engineering JHT/dwh
Attachment:
Maintenance Rule Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) xc:
NRR Project Manager Regional Administrator, Region II Senior Resident Inspector Steve Alexander 15760 West Power Line Street
- Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 - (352) 795-6486
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3F0202-03 ATTACHMENT Page 1 of 1 MAINTENANCE RULE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION (FAQ)
Contacts:
Kenneth Heffner, Progress Energy Project Licensing Engineer, (919) 546-5688 Mark Satorius, NRR John Thompson, NRR Don Hickman, NRR 1VLUI1kV..kflqL1%,t-flL.,
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NRC Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Performance Indicator (PI) FAQ # 292 allows exempting the monitoring of unavailability for Safety System Unavailability PIs if the event causes a train to be unavailable for less than fifteen minutes. This FAQ was submitted by NEI's Safety Performance Assessment Task Force and approved by the NRC on December 13, 2001. Mr. Steve Alexander of the NRC Maintenance Rule Branch has been involved in several of these meetings held with the goal of having consistent guidelines for tracking unavailability.
The technical justification for the approval of this exemption included analysis by the Operating Experience Risk Analysis Branch of the NRC which concluded that a difference of three hours of unavailability in a quarter was statistically insignificant.
Florida Power Corporation's (FPC) Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) desires to use the same exemption for monitoring unavailability for Maintenance Rule purposes.
Recommended Response:
For Maintenance Rule unavailability monitoring, licensees should not report any scheduled unavailability events that result in less than 15 minutes of train unavailability. The intent is to minimize unnecessary burden of data collection, documentation, and verification. Licensees should compile a list of surveillances/evolutions that meet this criterion and have it available for inspector review. This is consistent with approved NRC ROP PI FAQ #292.