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Comment Supporting Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-55 Re Frequency of FSAR Revs,Per 10CFR50.71(e)(4) Requirements
ML17285B370
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Issue date: 07/05/1990
From: Sorensen G
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
FRN-55FR18608, RULE-PRM-50-55 55FR18608-00024, 55FR18608-24, GO2-90-119, NUDOCS 9007170018
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ACCESSION NBR:9007170018 DOC.DATE: 90/07/05 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-397 WPPSS Nuclear Project, Unit 2, Washington Public Powe 05000397 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION SORENSEN,G.C. Washington Public Power Supply System RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Docketing & Services Branch

SUBJECT:

Comment supporting petition for rulemaking PRM-50-55 re frequency of FSAR revsFper 10CFR50.71(e)(4) requirements.

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TITLE: SECY/DSB Dist: Public Comment on Proposed Rule (PR)-10CFR NOTES:

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL INTERNAL: ADM/FIPS/RPB NMSS/IMOB OQCgJ3 5-B-18 OGC/SAIP15-B-18 REG~LE 01 RES DIR EXTERNAL: NRC PDR 02 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 7. ENCL

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WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM DOCKETED P.O. Box 968 ~ 3000 George Washington Way ~ Richland, Washington 99352 OF CiCc'r SE,C<g TAi>Y July 5, 1990 DOCKE. iNG A 5<ttvlcf.

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G02-90-119 Mr. Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hashington, DC 20555 Attn: Docketing and Services Branch

Dear Mr. Chi 1k:

Subject:

COMMENTS ON PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FREQUENCY OF FSAR REVISIONS (55 FR 18608)

On May 3, 1990, the NRC published (55FR18608), a Petition for Rulemaking by Yankee Atomic Electric Company seeking a change to the current requirements of 10CFR50.71(e)(4) that each licensee submit an annual revision to its Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).

The Hashington Public Power Supply System has reviewed the petition and supports the concept being proposed by the petitioner. He have also reviewed proposed comments of NUMARC on the petition and support the comments to be filed by NUMARC.

The Supply System operates in a region that generates most of its base load electricity from a large hydro system. Because of the ability of the hydro system to meet regional needs during the spring and early summer months (a period of relatively low loads and high river flows), the Supply System's nuclear power plant is typically not needed during this period.

Consequently, we operate on an annual fuel cycle and our annual FSAR update is typically submitted in the September - October time frame. This update brings the plant current to six months prior to submittal and does not include the most recent outage work.

The petition requests that FSAR updates be submitted six months after the refueling outage. NUMARC is requesting that this period be extended to nine months after the refueling outage. For plants on an 18 or 24 month refueling cycle, these recommendations are appropriate and we encourage the commission to revise the regulations accordingly. However, for an organization such as the Supply System with an annual refueling outage, the period six to nine months after a refueling outage is extremely busy for our Engineering staff as they prepare for the next outage. For 90071700fB 900705 PDR PRX 50-55 PDR l

Mr. Samuel J. Chilk Page 2 July 5, 1990 COMMENTS ON PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FREQUENCY OF FSAR REVISIONS (55 FR 18608) this reason, we have selected the period 3-4 months after the refueling outage as the best time to submit our annual update. We recommend that the commission maintain flexibility in the FSAR update filing as recommended by NUMARC.

We appreciate this opportunity to participate in the development of NRC regulations. Should you have any questions about our comments, please contact me at (509) 372-5238.

Very truly yours, G. C. Sorensen, Manager Regulatory Programs (MD 280)

GCS/tlr cc: C. J. Bosted, NRC (901A)

N. S. Reynolds, BCP8R T. E. Tipton, NUMARC D. L. Williams, BPA (399)

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