ML19261C209
| ML19261C209 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/12/1978 |
| From: | Lawroski S Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| NUDOCS 7903200188 | |
| Download: ML19261C209 (4) | |
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WASHWGTON, D. C. 20G55 July 12, 1978 Mr. Ice V. Gassick Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
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NUCLEAR PIMT RELIABILITY DATA SYSTEM (NPRDS)
Dear Mr. Gossick:
In response to the request contained in your-memotandum of April 6,1978, theCommitteehasexaminedthq'NPRDS'WoEkingGroup)ReportdatedMarch30, 1978 and has had the benefit of a'biiefirig b9'Mr.-Richard A. Ilartfield, MPA. She Committee also asked its Subcommittee on Reliability and Acci-dent Probabilities to collect some additional information on this subject.
The Subcomittee met on June 8,1978 to consider presentations by repre-sentatives of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), by Mr. Ilattfield and by several other members of the NRC Staff representir.g potential users of the existing, or of a modified, NPRD system.
The Committee concludes that the existing NPRD system has a reasonable number of participants, and that the quantity of data available is in-creasing at a reasonable rate. Tnere is evidence, however, that attention should be given to improving the quality of the data and the uniformity of reparting. Based on its limited study the Committee believes the system would ba improved by some analyses aimed at examining the internal con-sistency, the usefulness, and the reasonableness of the data already collected.
The Committee sees no reason at this time to recommend that NPRDS re-porting te made mandatory.
The system is still in a formative stage and careft 'hought, based on a variety of needs and inputs, should be given to ito continuing improvement.
The Committee recommends that the Staff and the industry continue to collect data, to improve the system, and to use the data and appropriate analyses as aids in effecting continuing improvements in reactor system safety and reliability.
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