LD-92-075, Advises That Tier 1 Design Info & Insps,Tests,Analyses & Acceptance Criteria Submittal for Sys 80+ Will Be Provided by 921016

Advises That Tier 1 Design Info & Insps,Tests,Analyses & Acceptance Criteria Submittal for Sys 80+ Will Be Provided by 921016

ML20101G898
Person / Time
Site:	05200002
Issue date:	06/05/1992
From:	Brinkman C ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
To:	Pierson R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LD-92-075, LD-92-75, NUDOCS 9206290010
Download: ML20101G898 (2)

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8 ni A nnowu novtni June 5, 1992 LD-92-075 Docket 52-002 Mr. Robot- C. Pierson, Director Standarc'! Lation Project Directorate Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Suoject: Tier 1 Design Information and Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) Submittal for t System 80+

References:

1. ABB-CE Letter LD-92-060, Submitting Pilot ITAAC, daced April 30, 1992.

2. NRC Letter from R. C. Pierson to E. H. Kennedy (ABB-CE), dated May 21, 1992

Dear Mr. Pierson:

ABB-CE submitted a pilot set of 10 ITAAC (Reference 1) and met with the NRC on May 20, 1992 to obtain staff feedbacA on the submittal. Subsequently, we have received Reference 2 which officially provided NRC comments. We appreciate the rapid review <

which enables us to proceed expeditiously with our ITAAC preparation program.

In response to the staff's requent, an index listing all of the proposed Tier 1 topics will be transmitted to the NRC - for concurrence. It will depict which topics have associated ITAAC and will list other products ABB-CE plans to provide under the ITAAC banner. For example, one product will be a " road map" which will cross reference such topics as PRA accumptioc.:,, Chapter 6 and

• 15 assumptions, and the ITAAC area in which they are covered.

This material will be provided on or about Zwly 10, 1992.

The 10 pilot ITAAC which the NRC hae :ommented on will be modificd to respond to the comments and to account for any additional changes which appear to h:: M0essary based on ongoing GE-NRC negotiations and correspondence. Befora submitting the modified version in late July, we plan to take it.ro account comments which have been submitted by NUMARC and others in the industry. A meeting with NRC staff' will be requestou to ' obtain concurrence that the modified ITA F are acceptable in scope, level of detail, and specificity.

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, , *Mr. R. C. Pioroon LD-92-075 June 5, 1992 Pago 2 s To facilitato staying abreast of the lead plant submittals and negotiations, we are accepting the NRC's advice to attend ACRS and GE-NRC meetings which are open to the public when ITAAC is on the agenda. To aid this plan, it is requested that the NRC notify us in sufficient time to arrange attendance at those meetings. We also plan to bring NUMARC into our ITAAC preparation process to obtain the benefit of their involvement in the ITAAC development process.

Preparation of the entire ITAAC package will proceed concurrently with the above efforts. In the NRC/ABB-CE meeting in May, we proposed to hold .soveral meetintjs with the staff to agree on the ,

Tier 1 scope and probable criteria of each ITAAC prior to expending extensive preparatory effort. The staff, however, 1 expressed its strong preference that ABB-CE simply submit the j complete ITAAC package based on our best effort, preferring to work out the differences after a formal submittal. We agree to this staff position. Ilowever, prompt and thorough feedback on our modifled ITAAC pilot submission becomes very crucial as the only basis for a mid-course correction which may save substantial staff and applicant resources in review and corrective actions Jater.

ABB-CE's Tier 1 Design and Information ITAAC submittal is scheduled to be transmitted to the NRC by October 16, 1992, which we believe will be timely to maintain SECY 91-161 schedules.

Very truly yours, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.

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C. B. Brinkman Acting Director Nuclear Systems Licensing

/lw cc: D. Giessing (DOE)

A. licymer (NUMARC)

P. Lang (DOE).

W. Rasin (NUMARC)

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