ML20065R010
| ML20065R010 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/1990 |
| From: | Feigenbaum T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NYN-90210, NUDOCS 9012180154 | |
| Download: ML20065R010 (2) | |
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New Hampshire Ted C. Feigenbaum h
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President and
=1 Chief Executive Officer ;
l NYN 90210 December 12, 1990' United States Nuclear-Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Attention:
Document Control Desk
References:
(a)
Facility Operating License No. NPF 86, Docket No,-50 443-(b)
PSNH Letter SBN 806, Dated May 29,.1985 "Scabrook Station Technical Specification improvement Pro' gram", J. DeVincentis to O. W. Knighton
.(e)
USNRC Lctler Dated. May 20, 1986,' "Seabrook Stat _lon Technical Specification Improvement Program", T. M, Novak to P.J. Harrison
Subject:
PSAR Section 16.3 Technical' Specification improvement Program Gentlemen:
In 1985,'during the development of the Seabrook Station Technical' Specifications, New Hampshire Yankec (NHY) proposed to the NRC (Reference b) that certain Technical Specifications be removed from the Standard _ Technical _. Specification format. Das this information :s located in "other licensee controlled documents".. On May 20, 1986 (Reference c)- the NRC concurred with transfers of -the' information but stated that the
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information should also be. included as an Appendix to Chapter 16 of the-FSAR, -The NRC stated that by making the material part of the FSARiit would ensure that NHY applico cne requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 to any changes.
In. addition,.the staff _ felt _ thatE by incorporating this_ information as part _of the FSAR, =lt would avoid the introduction of another document for staff review, The.information from the Technical Specifications was eventually transferred to the Nuclear Production Technical Requirements Manual (NPTR)'and duplicated in Section 16.3 of the PSAR.
The NPTR requires a safety evaluation to. be performed in accordance with' NHY Procedure 11210, "10 CFR 50.59 Evaluations", for all NPTR changes. The NPTR also states that each proposed change to the NPTR must bc reviewed by the Station Operation-Review Committee (SORC), the Nuclear Safety Audit Review Committee (NSARC) and approved by the Station Manager and the Executive Director - Nuclear Production prior to implementation in the' NPTR.
The FSAR and the NPTR are " controlled documents" that do not follow the same Id revision schedule. The NPTR is revised on an as needed basis (currently Revision 16), while Section 16.3,of the FSAR will be revised yearly ~ per 10 CFR 50.71(c). This creates the potential for. the FSAR to be inconsistent with the NPTR.
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PDR New Hampshire Yankee Division of Public Service Company of New Hampshire P.O. Box 300
- Seabrook, NH 03874
- Telephone (o03) 474 9521 '
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United States Nuclear-Regulatory Commission December 12, 1990
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Attention:
Document Control Desk Pagc two To climinate the potential for out of date information being relied upon, NHY.
requests NRC concurrence for removing Technical Requirements from the FSAR so this information can be maintained solely in the Nuclear Production Technical Requirements Manual. A reference statement in Section 16.3 of the FSAR will be added to direct the user to the NPTR to obtain the information formerly available in that section.
To ensure that the NRC is kept informed of all changes to the NPTR, NHY will continue to provide a description of Technical Requirement Changes as part of the 10 CFR 50.59 Ouarterly Reporting process.
1 Should you have any questions concerning this request, please contact Mr. Terry L.
Harpster, Director of Licensing Services, at (603) 474 9521, extension 2765.
Very truly yours, Q4fhfeb" Ted C. Feigenbaum TCF:TGP/ssi cc:
Mr. Thomas T. Martin Regional Administrator United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road l
King of Prussia, PA 19406 I
Mr. Noel Dudley NRC Senior Resident inspector P.O. Ilox 1149 Seabrook, NH 03874 Mr. Eric J. Leeds, Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 I
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