ML19207A801
| ML19207A801 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/06/1979 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Arlotto G NRC OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT |
| References | |
| RULE-PRM-50-17 NUDOCS 7908220405 | |
| Download: ML19207A801 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-17 MEMORANDUM FOR:
G. A. Arlotto, Director, Division of Engineering Standards, Office of Standards Development FROM:
H. R. Denton, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
PETITION FOR RULEMAKING (PRM) 50-17, "N0 SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS CONSIDERATION" We have reviewed the subject Commission Paper and concur subject to the following changes:
1.
It is recommended that the examples of amendments likely and not likely to involve a significant hazards consideration (50.91(d)) not be included as part of the rule.
They could be included in the preamble.
2.
Item 50.97(d)(1)(ii) should be changed to read:
"A significant relaxation of the bases for limiting safety system settings or limiting conditions of operation."
3.
Item 50.91(d)(1)(vii) should be changed to read:
"A change to technical specifications involving an unreviewed safety question."
4.
Item 50.91(d)(2)(iii) should be changed to read:
"For a nuclear power reactor, a changc resulting from a nuclear reactor core reloading so long as no fuel assemblies significantly different from those found previously acceptable to the NRC for a previous core are involved, no significant changes are made to the acceptance criteria for the technical specifications, and the analytical methods used to demonstrate conformance with the technical specifications and regulations are not significantly changed or are methods previously found acceptable by the NRC.
Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 781343 7908220VOT