ML20024J184
| ML20024J184 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/15/1994 |
| From: | Rogers K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Demars B ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| Download: ML20024J184 (2) | |
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Dear Admiral DeMars:
In response to your letters dated May 9,1990, and July 23, 1993, requesting Nuclear Regulatory Commission review of the Safety Assessment Report for the SEAWOLF Class Submarine, the NRC is pleased to provide the enclosed Safety l
Evaluation Report (SER) prepared by the NRC staff. A copy of the report on the SEAWOLF Class Submarine prepared by the Advisory Committee on Reactor l
Safeguards (ACRS), appears as Appendix A of the SER.
In the enclosed review, the NRC staff has commented positively on the conservative design philosophy, stringent standards for materials and construction, the incorporation of past operating experience, and consideration of human performance in the SEAWOLF Class Submarine.
Because of past NRC reviews of naval reactor designs, the staff focused its review on changes associated with the SEAWOLF Class Submarine. As we commented in past reviews, the safety performance of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program is strongly dependent on having high-quality, experienced personnel dedicated to nuclear propulsion operations and oversight. Maintaining the current high personnel standards of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program is, therefore, i
essential.
9 Upon Removal of the Enclosure This Document is UNCLASSIFIED RESTRICTED DATA Classified by:
ERDA-D0D Classified Guide CG-RN-1, Rev. 1, January 1977 This document contains Restricted Data as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of.
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CONFIDENTIAL NOFORN Admiral Bruce DeMars Your staff should be commended for the prompt, high-quality technical responses to our requests for additional information which contributed to the timely and efficient completion of our review.
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Kenneth C. Rogers Acting Chairman
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation Renort by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, for the U.S. Department of Energy Naval Reactors, Regarding the SEAWOLF Class Submarine, August 1994 CONFIDENTIAL