ML050380357
| ML050380357 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/08/2005 |
| From: | Tjader T NRC/NRR/DIPM/IROB |
| To: | Bradley B Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Tjader T., NRC/IROB, 415-1187 | |
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RISK INFORMED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE (RITSTF)
RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 1 Technical Specification
- Industry revising
Required Actions implementation guidance TSTF-423. The NRC/RITSTF agreed to Preferred End States for TSTF-422 and TSTF- resolutions for all the NRC comments. TSTF-423 R0 (BWROG) 423 to address NRC comments.
- A draft of the TSTF-422 implementation guidance TSTF-431 R0 (BWOG) document was provided to the NRC for comment in 6/04. NRC provided comments on 7/9/04 and a TSTF-432 R0 (WOG) revised document has been developed to address (Not created) these comments. A revised draft was submitted to the NRC on 9/21/04.
- The NRC provided comments on the TSTF-422 implementation guidance on October 13. The RITSTF is revising the document to address the NRCs comments.
- The WOG transmitted the final TSTF-422 implementation guidance to NEI on 12/2/04. NEI forwarded the document to the NRC in 12/04.
- NRC plants to issue TSTF-422 Notice for Comment in March 2005.
- TSTF-423 was submitted to the NRC on 8/12/03.
- The NRC provided comments on the TSTF-423 implementation guidance on October 13. The RITSTF revised the document to address the NRCs comments.
- NRC plants to issue TSTF-423 Notice for Comment in March 2005.
NEI RITSTF NEI Biff Bradley, 202 739-8083 WOG Jack Stringfellow, Southern Nuclear, 205 992-7037 CEOG Alan Hackerott, OPPD, 402 533-7276 Tony Pietrangelo, 202 739-8081 Jim Andrachek, Westinghouse, 412 374-5018 Gary Chung, SCE, 949 368-9431 EXCEL/ Jerry Andre, Westinghouse, 412 374-4723 Ray Schneider, CE, 860 731-6461 TSTF Donald Hoffman, 301 984-4400 EPRI Frank Rahn, 650 855-2037 BWOG Paul Infanger, Progress Energy, 352-563-4796 BWROG Rick Hill, GE, 408 925-5388 John Gaertner, 704 547-6169 S. Levinson, Framatome, 434 832-2768 Dusty Rhoads, Energy Northwest, 509 377-4298 Mike Kitlan, Duke, 980 373-8348 Don McCamy, TVA 256 729-4595 Page 1 of 7 1/31/2005
RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 1 Technical Specification
Required Actions developing implementation Preferred End States
- BWOG Topical Report was submitted to NRC on TSTF-423 R0 (BWROG) guidance for TSTF-422 and 1/19/04. The NRC provided an RAI on 6/29/04.
TSTF-423. The BWOG will respond in 2/05. TSTF-431 R0 (BWOG)
RITSTF for review on 7/11/04.
(Not created) 2 Missed Surveillances
- TSTF-358, R6, has been
3 Increase Flexibility in
- TSTF-359, R9, has been
- Initiative Complete. TSTF-359 R9 Mode Restraints LCO approved and published for 3.0.4 CLIIP adoption.
- Revisions are needed to clarify the implementation guidance. The TSTF will provide
- The final Implementation the proposed changes to NEI in the first quarter of Guidance, NEI-03-10, was 2005.
issued on September 5, 2003.
4a Individual Risk
- Owners Groups (OGs) are
Informed Allowed pursuing generic Risk
- TSTF-373R2 approved on 2/27/04.
Outage Times (AOTs) Informed AOT extensions
- TSTF-430R0 approved on 8/5/04. TSTF-409 R1 (CEOG) through OG-specific Topicals and license TSTF-417 R0 (WOG) amendments.
TSTF-430 R0 (BWOG)
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RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 4b Risk Informed AOTs
- Hope Creek, Fort Calhoun,
- RITSTF will develop a White Paper to address the TSTF-424 R0 With Configuration South Texas Project, and interface of the a.4 process to the Initiative 4b and Risk Management Prairie Island have Initiative 6 process to show the overlap and Program or volunteered to develop pilot transition for ITS and non ITS plants and provide Maintenance Rule submittals. to NRC in 2/05.
Backstop
- Fort Calhoun and South
- NRC/RITSTF will meet 2/17-2/18, 2005 to Texas Project have discuss specifics of Initiative 4b submitted their pilots.
- RITSTF will provide revised deliverables for the RMG, CEOG and STP based on the 12/15/04 meeting and 2/17-2/18, 2005 meeting results.
- The RITSTF provided responses to the NRC and met to discuss these responses on 12/15/04.
- NRC visited STP week of 1/18/05 to evaluate applications of Initiative 4b.
5a Relocate Surveillance
- Deterministic portion of
- TSTF reviewing candidate SRs to be relocated. None assigned Requirements Not Initiative 5 transferred to Related to Safety TSTF responsibility.
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RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 5b Relocate Surveillance
- RITSTF/BWROG/Pilot
- NRC attended several Limerick IDP meetings to TSTF-425 R0 Test Intervals to Plant will be applying the observe process.
Licensee Control methodology and interfacing with the NRC
- The Limerick lead plant license amendment was on the issues in 2004. submitted on June 11, 2004.
- TSTF-425 was submitted to the NRC on 8/31/04.
- A final draft of the methodology document was provided to the NRC in 09/04.
- NEI will provide the formal Methodology Document to NRC by 2/4/05.
- NRC is currently reviewing the Limerick LAR, TSTF-425, and the methodology document and plans to issue RAIs in 3/05.
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RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 6a Modify LCO 3.0.3
- On hold.
- On hold for resolution of Initiative 6b and 6c to None assigned Actions and Timing 1 determine if Initiative 6a is required.
hour - 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> 6b Provide Conditions in
- NRC issued Safety
- CEOG submitted revised version of Topical TSTF-426 R0 the LCOs for Those Evaluation for Topical Report to address NRC RAIs in 10/03.
Levels of Degradation Report on 7/9/04.
Where No Condition
- NRC issued Safety Evaluation for Topical Report Currently Exists to
- TSTF-426 R0 was on 7/9/04.
Preclude Entry Into submitted to the NRC on LCO 3.0.3 8/30/2004.
- TSTF-426 R0 was submitted to the NRC on 8/30/04.
- The TSTF will develop draft Implementation Guidance and provide responses to the NRCs RAIs by 3/31/05.
6c Provide Specific Times
- NRC issued Safety
- CEOG submitted revised version of Topical TSTF-426 R0 in the LCO For Those Evaluation for Topical Report to address NRC RAIs in 10/03.
Conditions That Report on 7/9/04.
Require Entry Into
- NRC issued Safety Evaluation for Topical Report LCO 3.0.3 Immediately
- TSTF-426 R0 was on 7/9/04.
submitted to the NRC on 8/30/2004.
- TSTF-426 R0 was submitted to the NRC on 8/30/04.
- The TSTF will develop draft Implementation Guidance and provide responses to the NRCs RAIs by 3/31/05.
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RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 7a Impact of Non
- TSTF-372, Rev. 4
- The NRC published the FRN Notice for Comment TSTF-372 R4 Technical Specification submitted on 4/23/04. on TSTF-372 on 11/24/04.
Design Features on TSTF-427 R0 Operability
- TSTF-427 submitted on
- The TSTF provided comments on the FRN Notice Requirements - Barriers 3/4/03. for Comment on 1/10/05.
- NRC provided comments
- The NRC is reviewing the TSTF comments and on TSTF-427 on 11/13/04. will work with the TSTF to revise the SE and issue the FRN Notice of Availability in 2/05.
- TSTF/RITSTF will delete the additions to the definition of OPERABILITY for TSTF-427 to address NRC concerns.
- TSTF-427 implementation guidance was provided to the NRC on 09/21/04. NRC provided comments on the draft guidance on 10/13.
- RITSTF will provide response to the NRCs RAIs by 3/31/05 and TSTF / RITSTF will provide a revision to TSTF-427 after completion of NRC review of the implementation guidance document and resolution of the NRCs questions.
7b Impact of Non TS
- A White Paper on the
- RITSTF will develop a White Paper to outline the None assigned Design Features on process to address this scope process to address this scope of SSCs by 3/05.
Operability of SSCs is being developed.
Requirements - All
- RITSTF/TSTF reviewed and has commented on other SSCs not in the revised Operability guidance that will Technical supersede the guidance distributed with GL 91-18.
Specifications
- RITSTF/TSTF will develop a TSTF and submit to NRC by 9/05.
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RITSTF INITIATIVE STATUS INITIATIVE TITLE INITIATIVE STATUS NEXT ACTIONS/SCHEDULE/ TSTF NUMBER RESPONSIBILITY 8a Remove or Relocate
- A White Paper on the
- NEI 00-04 is being reviewed and will serve as the None assigned Systems LCOs That Do application of the 10 CFR basis for Criterion 4 application.
Not Meet the 4 50.36 criteria is being Criterion of 10 CFR developed.
- RITSTF will develop a White Paper to outline the 50.36 From Technical guidance and methodology based on NEI 00-04 Specifications for the application of the four criteria of 10 CFR 50.36 and a list of the systems identified for relocation. RITSTF working on the schedule -
current plans are second quarter 2005.
8b Modify 50.36 Rule to
- Requires Rulemaking
- RITSTF looking at coordinating Initiative 8b with Not applicable Permit Removal or longer term initiatives given the requirements for Relocation of Non Risk rulemaking.
Significant Systems out of Technical
- Approach favored by NEI and NRC is making Specifications Criterion 4 a two way door (e.g., if it doesnt meet Criterion 4, Specification can be relocated even if it meets Criteria 1, 2, or 3).
BWOG - Active in Initiatives 1, 4 and 7 CEOG - Active in Initiatives 1, 4, 5 and 6 BWROG - Active in Initiatives 1, 4, 5 and 8 WOG - Active in Initiatives 1, 4, and 5 Page 7 of 7 1/31/2005