Information Notice 1986-08, Licensee Event Report (LER) Format Modification

Licensee Event Report (LER) Format Modification

ML031220560
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Issue date:	02/03/1986
From:	Jordan E NRC/IE
To:
References
IN-86-008, NUDOCS 8601290061
Download: ML031220560 (6)

SSINS No.:

6835 IN 86-08

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.

20555

February 3, 1986

IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 86-08:

LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) FORMAT

Addressees

All nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license (OL) or a

construction permit (CP).

Purpose

This notice is being issued to invite power reactor licensee help regarding

Licensee Event Report (LER) reporting in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73.

It is

intended to improve NRC's entering of LER data into NRC LER data bases.

Suggestions contained in this information notice do not constitute NRC require- ments; therefore, no specific action or written response is required.

Description of Circumstances

In order to improve the operation of maintaining various NRC LER data bases, the NRC has recently decided to use an Optical Character Reader (OCR) to read

the Licensee Event Report (LER) abstracts into the LER data bases.

To reduce

the number of errors incurred by the OCR due to incompatible print styles, we

invite licensees to consider using the following typography for preparing all

future LERs that are to be submitted to the NRC:

1. Type styles (examples attached):

o

Prestige Elite (12 pitch)

o

Letter Gothic (12 pitch)

o

OCR-B (12 pitch)

o

Courier 12 (12 pitch)

o

Elite (12 pitch)

o

Courier 10 (10 pitch)

o

OCR-A (10 pitch)

o

Prestige Pica (10 pitch)

o

In addition, the following proportional space typestyles can be

read:

Madeleine, Cubic, Bold, and Title

8601290061

IN 86-08 February 3, 1986 2. It is suggested that output be on typewriter, or formed character

(letter-quality or near letter quality) printer, (e.g., daisey wheel, laser, ink-jet).

3. It is suggested that output have an uneven right margin (i.e., we suggest

that you not righthand justify output).

4. It is suggested that text of the abstract be kept at least 1/2-inch inside

the border on all sides of the area designated for the abstract on the

LER form.

5. It is suggested that you do not underscore, use bold print, use Italic

print style, end any lines wiEEi

a hyphen or use paragraph indents.

Instead, print copy single space with a blank line between paragraphs.

6.

Because of the intended use of the OCR, your attention is called to the

guidance specified under General Instructions, page 21 of NUREG-1022, Licensee Event Report System -

Description of System

and Guidelines for

Reporting.

These guidelines pertain to limitations on the use of symbols

in the textual areas on the LER form.

These limitations are:

A.

Spell out "degree."

B. Use </= for "less than or equal to."

C.

Use >/= for "greater than or equal to."

D.

Use +/- for "plus or minus."

E.

Spell out "delta" and other Greek letters.

F.

Do not use exponents. A number should be expressed as a decimal, spelled out, or preferably (to save space) designated in E field

format.

For example, 4.2 x 10-6 could be expressed as 4.2 E-6,

0.0000042, or 4.2 x 10(-6).

A Ao, a nuclide should not be expressed

as an exponent.

For example, CO should be written as Cobalt-60,

Co-60, etc.

It is suggested that licensees review their format and print styles for reporting

LERs for compatibility with those which are compatible with the OCR.

IN 86-08 February 3, 1986 No specific action or written response to this information notice is required.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact this office or

the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data.

ADirector

Divisio of Emergency Preparedness

and

gineering Response

Eugenia L. Boyle, AEOD

(301) 492-4498 Attachments:

1. Sample Type Fonts

2. List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices

Attachment 1

IN 86-08

February 3, 1986

style when printed in

ahe~ i)dfteg. These type- styles are based on output from Selectric typewriters

and most Daisywheel printers.

The character sets listed below indude the upper

and lowercase alphabet, numbers, punctuation and

specal characters which can be read for each type- Model 2001 PRESTIGE ELITE

Pitch: 10 or 12 Point Size: 10

(Xerox Vintage 12)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklminopqrstuvwxyz

!/?§to I( 10123456789 Model 2002 LETTER GOTHIC

Pitch: 10 or 12 Point Size: 12 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

!@#$%X&*()-:+;= ,"./?¶I§tH][

0123456789 Model 2003 COURIER 10

Pitch: 10 Point Size: 10

(Xerox Titan 10)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

! @#$%X&* ( )-:+;=' ,./?§t

1 1

0123456789 Model 2004 OCR-A

Pitch: 10 Point Size: 10

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

ws$Zgt{}-:+;=1 t'."/?

(#

))L><

0123456789 Model 2005 OCR-B

Pitch:10or12 PointSize:10

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijkLmnopqrstuvwxyz

!@]#$%&*(-:+;=',".I?\\}{E§><u

0123456789 Model 2007 PRESTIGE PICA

Pitch: 10

Point Size: 12 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO.PQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

!@I$%F&*O)-:+;=' 2../?¶§t01[

0123456789

Attachment 1

IN 86-08 February 3, 1986 Model 2008 COURIER 12 Pitch: 10 or 12 Point Size: 8 (Xerox Titan 12, IBM

Printing and Publishing 3)

A3CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcde fghi j k lmnopqrs tuvwxyz

!@IfS%7&*():+;=',H./?uito](

0123456789 Model 2009 ELITE

Pitch: 10 or 12 Point Size: 10

ABCDEFGHIJKIMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghij klmnopqrstuvwxyz

!e#$%se&*( )-:+;=' ," ./?9§t' I I

0123456789 Model 2051 Madeleine

Pitch: PS Point Size: 10

(Xerox Roman)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

!@#$%g&*): +;= ,". /?1l§ t °]t0123456789 Model 2052 Cubic

Pitch: PS Point Size: 10

(Qume Triad)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

0123456789 Model 2053 BOLD

Pitch: PS

Point Size: 10

(Boldface)

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abedefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

1. $%#*)-: +;= ', " ./?¶i§ to][

0123456789 Model 2054 Title

Pitch: PS

Point Size: 10

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

!@X$%t, &

-+;,"

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0123456789

Attachment 2

IN 86-08

February 3, 1986

LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

IE INFORMATION NOTICES

Information

Date of

Notice No.

Subject

Issue

Issued to

86-07

86-06 Lack Of Detailed Instruction 2/3/86

And Inadequate Observance Of

Precautions During Maintenance

And Testing Of Diesel Generator

Woodward Governors

86-05

86-04

86-03

Failure Of Lifting Rig

Attachment While Lifting The

Upper Guide Structure At

St. Lucie Unit 1

Main Steam Safety Valve Test

Failures And Ring Setting

Adjustments

Transient Due To Loss Of

Power To Integrated Control

System At A Pressurized Water

Reactor Designed By Babcock

& Wilcox

Potential Deficiencies In

Environmental Qualification

Of Limitorque Motor Valve

Operator Wiring

Failure Of Valve Operator

Motor During Environmental

Qualification Testing

Failure Of Main Feedwater

Check Valve Causes Loss Of

Feedwater System Integrity

And Water-Hammer Damage

Applicability of 10 CFR 21

To Consulting Firms Providing

Training

Rosemount Differential

Pressure Transmitter Zero

Point Shift

2/3/86

1/31/86

1/31/86

1/14/86

1/6/86

1/6/86

12/31/85

12/31/85

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All PWR facilities

holding an OL or

CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

All power reactor

facilities holding

an OL or CP

86-02

86-01

85- 201

85- 100

OL = Operating License

CP = Construction Permit