ML20044B167

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Comment Supporting Petition for Rulemaking PRM-50-55 Re FSAR Revs.Util Confident That Proposed Rev of Current Regulation 10CFR50.71 Will Significantly Benefit Both NRC & Nuclear Industry
ML20044B167
Person / Time
Site: River Bend Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/29/1990
From: Odell W
GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
FRN-55FR18608, RULE-PRM-50-55 55FR18608-00022, 55FR18608-22, RBG-33141, NUDOCS 9007180021
Download: ML20044B167 (1)


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= Secretarf of the' Catmission U..S. Nuclear Regulatorv Cm mission Washington, D. C. 20655 Gentl'Ynen:

Gulf States Utilities- (GSU) is pleased to ccTment on the petition subnitted by- Yankee Atanic r:lectric Caupany regarding Final' Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) revisions (55FR18608 dated 5/3/90) .

7his petition seeks a change to the current requiremnts of annual' updates to;the PSAR to allow subnittals within six mnths following canpletion of planned refueling outages. GSU supports G this change. .Subnitting updates to the PSAR' following planned outages ensures. that outage related changes are included in undates in a timalv fashion. Since mst of the significant plant nodifications f changes occur during planned outages, this allows the FSAR revisions to be driven by circumstances, rather than bv.

an arbitrary time nchedule. However, GSU would suggest that the proposed rule' allow sane flexibility to permit licensees to e subnit more' frequent FSAR updates if so desired. In addition,

. GSU would reccmend that the subnittal time of the FSAR updates be extended to nine months following an outage. This is a more reasonable time period for preparing an FSAR update.

GSU is confident that the proposed revision of current regulation 10CFR50.71 will significantly benefit both the -tmC and the nuclear industry. Furthermore, GSU endorses tOUGC's supporting position on this petition and appreciates the opportunity to provide ca ments to the NRC.

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W. H. Odell Manager - Oversight River Bend Nuclear Group

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