ML112200077

8/4/2011 - Presentation for Meeting with the Technical Specifications Task Force and the Nuclear Energy Institute Regarding Gas Accumulation Issues and TSTF-523

ML112200077
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Site:	Technical Specifications Task Force, Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	08/31/2011
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRC, TSTF, and Other Stakeholders Public Workshop August 4, 2011

Agenda

• Administrative

• Topical Report NEI 09-10

• Status of Gas Accumulation Generic Communications

• Information Notice 2011 2011-17 17

• Generic Letter 2008-01

• Traveler TSTF-523

• Review of Action Items

• Public Comments

• Adjourn

NRC Information Notice 2011-17, Calculation Methodologies for Operability Determinations of Gas Voids in Nuclear Power Plant Piping

• Purpose is to inform addressees of recent instances of gas accumulation in safety-related systems in which the resulting operability determination of the as-found condition relied on computer models that were not demonstrated to be technically appropriate for the intended application.

• No NRC requirements

• No specific action or written response required by addressees

REGULATIONS 50.36 Appendix A Appendix B TSs NEI 09-10 and TSTF-SRs 523 RIS 2005-20 Guidance IMC Part 9900 Document ??

Licensee Is there something Programs missing to achieve an industry guidance document??

Generic Letter 2008-01

• Closed by July 5, 2011 memo, Completion of Review of Licensee Responses to Generic Letter 2008-01, Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems (ML11165A165)

• Action Items

• Continue C i to workk with i h industry i d through h h NEI to obtain b i a comprehensive gas management document based on the continued review and development of NEI 09-10.

• Prepare a safety evaluation when it receives an acceptable NEI gas management document.

• Prepare a regulatory issue summary that announces the endorsement of the acceptable NEI gas management document.

Generic Letter 2008-01 Action Items Continued

• Continue to work with industry through NEI to develop acceptable methodologies for predicting gas movement phenomena.

• Continue to work with the TSTF to enhance the TSs and establish a program for managing gas accumulation.

• Continue to support pp Region g inspection p activities