ML20049A468
| ML20049A468 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/19/1981 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20049A471 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-82-176, RTR-NUREG-0705, RTR-NUREG-705, TASK-PII, TASK-SE SECY-81-180, NUDOCS 8103250369 | |
| Download: ML20049A468 (2) | |
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SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NEW UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUES U
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To inform the Commissioners of the completion of 5::r NUREG-070S: entitled, " Identification of New Unresolved
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report in the fom of a NUREG document which will contain a complete and comprehensive discussion of each of the new USIs for forwarding to Congress (580-325), the staff has prepared NUREG-0705.
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The 1970 Annual Report indicated that such a special report would be submitted to Congress in July 1980.
The report was delayed to accomodate the extended collegial consultations and investigations that the Commission deemed necessary for their selection and approval of new Unresolved Safety Issues. This report describes the process used to evaluate the larae number of concerns and reccmmendations which resiJited from the major investigations of the Three liile Island-2 accident, as well as:'other, events and investigations of the past year, and the report identif.ies whicha these new issues are designated
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As a result of this review process, the four issues listed below have bee'n designated by the Commission
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as new Unresolved Safety Issues. These issues are:
(1) Shutdown decay heat removal requirements (Task A-45)
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(2). Seismic qualificati,on-of-equ,ippnat-e operating plants (TaspAd6):.:.;.337,'eactor.=TTasic:ica ul=
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Safety implications of control systems As 47)
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(4) Hydrogen control measures and effects of hydrogen'
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Appendix A of the report. presents an expanded discussion of each new Unresolved Safety Issue including issue definition, a preliminary discussion of the action plan and a basis for continued.p.lant ppera. tion 3 and.331,, -. -,
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A Task Action Plan is being developed for eac.h new Unresolved Safety Issue which will present a detailed
discussion of the work necessary (broken down..into iridividual tasks) to achieve a -techp.ilcal. rejoJu' tion:-ii-.,y of the issue. The staff and contractor resources required and detailed schedufes'-wi[thi;ntst;ned.iatej. 3,.--.37:3 milestones will also be included 'in-aach plajb
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NUREG-0705, " Identification of New Unresolved Safety Issues Relating to Nuclear Power: Plants, :
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Transmittal Letters to Congress
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