ML19340B163
| ML19340B163 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/14/1980 |
| From: | Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| FOIA-81-145 ACRS-R-0900, ACRS-R-900, NUDOCS 8010210559 | |
| Download: ML19340B163 (1) | |
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October 14, 1980 iEMORANDUM FOR: William J. Dircks, Executive Dire for Operations d
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Raymond F. Frale,
SUBJECT:
COMlENTS ON THE NRC STAFF'S PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR ADDRESSING THE REQUIREFENTS IN SECTION 110 0F THE FY-80 NRC AUTHORIZA-TION BILL During its.246th meeting, October 9-11, 1980, the ACRS discussed with the NRC Staff their preliminary plans for addressing the requirements of Section 110 of the NRC FY-80 Authorization Bill.
The Staff also discussed this subject with the Reactor Operations Subcommittee on October 7, 1980 and requested ACRS comments.
The Committee had the benefit of written comments by the Atomic Industrial Forum.
It is the Committee's view that the lists derived from Criteria II and III as currently presented by the NRC Staff do not include all the items of particu-lar significance to safety.
For example, General Design Criterion 29 is not included.
Additional screening should be done to ensure that all items of particular significance are included.
The Committee also recommends that some other groups within the NRC Staff, such as PAS and AE00, carry out an inde-pendent review in order to increase the likelihood that the screening process This review could also be has not omitted items of particular significance.
used to establish a priority, based on risk reduction potential, in which the review items should be addressed.
The Committee noted your comment on SECY-80-414 and endorses your intent to impl ement tight management controls to limit staff and industry effort to areas of potential safety payoff; guarding against the potential for a large drain on Staff ard licensee resources that would not produce commensurate improvements in safety.
The Committee would appreciate being kept informed of additional developments in this area, particularly on the nature of com-ments received as a result of the call for puolic comments scheduled to begin following issuance by the Staff of the final draft plan for addressing Section 110.
cc: ACRS Members H. Denton, NRR F. Schroeder, DST M. Ernst, CST G. Zech, NRR S. Chilk, SECY
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