ML20034F857
| ML20034F857 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 11/04/1992 |
| From: | Williams O JRA ASSOCIATES |
| To: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| References | |
| FOIA-92-539 OGW-92-117, NUDOCS 9303050110 | |
| Download: ML20034F857 (2) | |
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ACT REQUEST Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley, Director Division of Freedom of Information and gp ffg,.g Cf Publications Services
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SUBJECT:
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Dear Mr. Grimsley:
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paragraph 552 and !EC's regulations, please make.available documents that j
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DOCUMENT (S) REQUESTED:
An NRC memo from James Taylor to Chairman Ivan.Selin
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regarding Fitzpatrick's individual plant examination (IPE) program.
This was referenced in the enclosed article from the August 24, 1992 edition of Inside NRC.
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EDO DEFENDS IPE PROGR AM IN MEMO TO SELIN; FITZPATRICK SITU ATION UNIQUE.-
n Exe:.:dv: Direc:er for Operatiom James Taykt em re:: the debate about the NRC's individual 3 fen..,,.
t examinadon (IPE) program through a meme in Chainnan Ivan Selin it whi:h he defends the agency'irecent j
a:tions on on: ut!!ity's IPE as wel! as.5: ses ere accidem policy progr:m in general.
q,t Utilid:s may take :emfort in Taylt s's assaran:e to Selin that Offict of Nucleu Rehetor Reg'ulatioiE(2NRR) naffis "committ:d to minimizing"r:9 ens f:rinfermn:on separate from these of the Offi c of Nc:kar Re;ub: cry Re seach (R:seerth). How :ver, c:y should also note that if they inter'd to use their IPEs for future regulato y janifi::Gons, as, for ciamp.e. in cornp!ying wi6 th: maim: nan:e and hens: renew al rules.su:h a:tions are 15 'y to require a more in depth resi:w" of udl.ty IPEs.Taybr aid.
It. his o:=t Teylor said NRR inv Ys err.ent wim the New Yerk Power Au6:rity's (NYPA) FiuPnritk IPE wh "enique" and that naff would min : a. requens for informadon se,utue frcm those of Reseech. Reseech has resp:nsbi:i:y fer the forma' prop nmsd resiew cf utility IPE sulmitta!s as required und:r severe i
acc<ent pt&y preg::m's Generi: Let er SMO (GL Eb20). The NRA iwolv: ment came about be:ause ce i
FmPari:k IPE, whi;b s:sff chra::eri.ed a showing r. unusually low ore dameg: probsbility, comraned wim the cp rnional pcthms dis:omd in an a;enry c:agnotd; evalu.: lien team (DET)insperdon.NRR in Feb ctly asked NYPA to :: :v;he: its IPE in light cf de DET findings (INRC.18 May.1).
T'.e Advisory Commitat for Rea:t Ssfeguards (ACRS) w hi:S has been criti:al of NRC's expertin in 2:
i f;e:S cf prob:buisd; risk r.nalpis (FR.S.) er IPE werk, apprendy saw the FiuPz:ri:k incident as anuier.,.
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cump!: ef its ch:rges about the misapplican:n of PR; techncl:gy by th; naff. ACRS E secutive Director '
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(Lvh%cA Cn fuge) NUMARC RE ADY TO MOVE ON T'HERMO. LAG WHEN NRC DEFINES A ' PASS' TEST Admuurg it.:its previous eppert.cn o a G;r.en: Lc:ler on Tce ba: Tier systems has been es:Imi:n by esents, th: Nu:les Maugement & Resources Coun:il(Numer:) has now cedined an indusey prept.m (see l chc:. page 2) to resch e gen:ri:2:1) p m.ng con:nns Ebout th; cffecds eness cf nu ku plant fire barrin j sp: ems using Ther:no Lo g 330. Name; wil! hold an infor.ational worksh:p for utiliti:s on itylans to resch e i Thermo.12; issues August 25 c: th: $ouffu Cen:ourst H:::1. 2399 S. efferson Davis Highuy, Arlingtonc Va. A perti:n of the rteedng. frorn 10 a m. to noon. will be ep:n to th:;;ubli:. "We behe v: the iss.a is Sci! encu;;h defined tha we thould rnose fnrwed on the generi: bliet and we cc:cu ag: you to do tha:." Numt:0 Vir: Presidem Bi'l Rasin :c'd NRC naff at an August 12 mc: ting."We no lvgr consic:r oar ongint! commen:s (crging a more de'iberne npprea:h) to be ped:clarly germane." Rawn
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Numec offwiels said their generi: propam is being d:tigned "to gi.e udlines the tocls th:y need to eva!;ute th:ir ins'.a!!:$ configurations." How:ver, or.: of the cbsta:ks in the wsy of resolving concerns and !aunching an indust y :esdng program is questians sbcut h4C's a::: pian:e criteria (!NRC,10 Aug.,1).The industy g oup premised to " move forward egedidously" on;c it knows "w het will constitute a ' pass' 1:st." Numte: said it phnned to develop cn indunty testing program that will ent:bp many existing indunty 2;7 cadons ;nd proude th: tesdng justifg niens for potential upgrades. { 1i NRC hu issu.4 ses cral inIctmetion r.cdecs and on: bu!!ctin to indus ry and he.s drafted a g:ncric letter j INSIDE THIS ISSUE... Taylor asked tu respor>d to IG report of staff handling of Thermo. Lug........... ,7pa ge 3 Impet of rapid depressuriz.:t!cn nn I;WR !cscl desites must be reported .page 4 6 Computer modeling of core's performance !ssac in WNP 2 power swings.................. ..page 5 California uffi:lat hits Setin'for remar k against blamedical Li,W efforts .. pnge 7 Commiuloners oserride OMil's seto of rriedical recordkeeping program - -pageM l . _.}}