CY-99-007, Comment Supporting Proposed Changes to Improve Insp & Assessment Processes for Overseeing Commercial Nuclear Industry That Were Published in Fr on 990122 & in SECY-99-007

Comment Supporting Proposed Changes to Improve Insp & Assessment Processes for Overseeing Commercial Nuclear Industry That Were Published in Fr on 990122 & in SECY-99-007

ML20207F664
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	02/22/1999
From:	Terry G, Walker R TEXAS UTILITIES CO.
To:	Meyer D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FRN-64FR3576 64FR3576-00028, 64FR3576-28, SECY-99-007-C, SECY-99-7-C, NUDOCS 9903110294
Download: ML20207F664 (2)

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[ Mr. David L. Meyer Chief, Rules and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: T-6 D59 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)

DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 Comments on Foderal Register Notice dated January 22,1999 Regarding Regulatory Assessment and Oversight Gentlemen:

The management of TU Electric and the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Federal Register dated January 22,1999 (Volume 64, Number 14), pages 3576-3578, regarding proposed changes to improve the inspection and assessment processes for overseeing the commercial nuclear power industry. ' We have reviewed the Federal Register and the program described in the SECY 99-007 along with the comments, prc iided by both the Region IV Utility Group (RUG IV) in their February 22,1999 letter and Nuclear Energy institute's (NEI) comments, as provided in their February 22,1999 letter.

TU Electric endorses the comments submitted by both RUG IV and NEl and believes that the proposed new program appears to appropriately reflect improvements in safety, reliability and performance of the nuclear power industry as well as the need for the NRC to regulate the industry effectively and efficiently. However, we wish to 0 reinforce the NEl and RUG IV comments that the Pls, the action matrix and associated NRC actions should continue to encourage aggressive self-identification of issues and conservative licensee decision making. Specifically, the inclusion of events in the Pls that were anticipatory in their nature (such as manual scrams, or power reductions intended to reduce the potential impact of extemal events on the plant) should be carefully considered to assure that including such events h LSe Pl does not penalize conservative decision making.

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SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES) 90CKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 Comments on Federal Register Notice dated January 22,1999 Regarding Regulatory Assessment and Oversight Gentlemen:

The management of TU Electric and the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Federal Register dated January 22,1999 (Volume 64, Number 14), pages 3576-3578, regarding proposed changes to improve the inspection and assessment processes for overseeing the commercial nuclear power industry. We have reviewed the Federal Register and the program described in the SECY 99-007 along with the comments, provided by both the Region IV Utility Group (RUG IV)in their February 22,1999 letter and Nuclear Energy institute's (NEI) comments, as provided in their February 22,1999 letter.

TU Electric endorses the comments subrnitted by both RUG IV and NEl and believes that the proposed new program appears to appropriately reflect improvements in safety, reliability and performance of the nuclear power industry as well as the need for the NRC to regulate the industry effectively and efficiently. However, we wishl to reinforce the NEl and RUG IV comments that the Pls, the action matrP< and o associated NRC actions should continue to encourage aggressive self-identification of issues and consentative licensee decision making. Specifically, the inclusion of events in the Pls that were anticipatory in their nature (such as manual scrams, or power reductions intended to reduce the potential impact of external events on the plant) should be carefully considered to assure that including such events in the PI does not penalize conservativo decision making.

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