ML031820682
| ML031820682 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group |
| Issue date: | 07/01/2003 |
| From: | Berkow H NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD4 |
| To: | Gray J Entergy Nuclear Northeast |
| Benney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3764 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML031820682 (4) | |
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July 1, 2003 Mr. J. A. Gray, Jr., Chairman BWR Owners Group Entergy Nuclear Northeast 440 Hamilton Avenue, Mail Stop 12C White Plains, NY 10601-5029
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR FEEDBACK ON A PROPOSED PRIORITIZATION AND SCHEDULING PROCESS FOR TOPICAL REPORT REVIEWS
Dear Mr. Gray:
We anticipate that in the next several years we will continue to receive more topical reports than we are able to review on the requested schedules. Therefore, as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the topical report program, we plan to implement a process to prioritize and schedule the reviews of owners group and vendor topical reports. We would like your comments and suggestions on this plan.
Implementation would require you to prioritize, from 1 to N, each of your topical reports currently under staff review, as well as future submittals. Based on the prioritization provided by all of the program participants, report complexity, available staff resources, and other considerations, we would establish milestone and completion schedules for each topical report we are able to review. These schedules would not be bound by the current 2-and 3-year metrics. Program success would be measured by performance in meeting the established schedules.
In order for this process to be successful, support of the established schedules must be considered as commitments, both by you and us. Schedule revisions would be expected to be rare and well justified.
We would like to have your comments and suggestions by July 31, 2003. You may do this by e-mail to Brian Benney (bjb@nrc.gov), or by letter sent to Mr. Benneys attention. After we receive your comments and finalize the process changes, we will consider having a meeting with all the owners group and vendor representatives to discuss the process and its implementation.
J. Gray If you have any questions, or need clarification, you can call me (301-415-1395), Steve Dembek (301-415-1455), or Brian Benney (301-415-3764).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Herbert Berkow, Director Project Directorate IV Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 691 cc: See next page
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BWR Owners Group Project No. 691 cc:
Mr. Kenneth Putnam, Vice Chairman BWR Owners Group Nuclear Management Company Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 Mr. Lesley A. England Reactor Response Group Chairman BWR Owners Group ENTERGY M-ECH-414 P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Mr. H. Lewis Sumner Southern Nuclear Company 40 Inverness Center Parkway P.O. Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Mr. Carl D. Terry Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Nine Mile Point - Station OPS Building/2nd Floor P.O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Thomas G. Hurst GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. Thomas A. Green GE Nuclear Energy M/C 782 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Mr. James Meister Exelon Cornerstone II at Cantera 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. William A. Eaton ENTERGY Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Mr. Mark Reddeman Vice President Engineering Point Beach Nuclear Plant 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Mr. Richard Libra DTE Energy Fermi 2 M/C 280 OBA 6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166 Mr. James F. Klapproth GE Nuclear Energy M/C 706 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125