ML20102B260

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Provides Results of Review of NSHC Package Re Reduction of Boron Concentrations.Valid Basis for Proposed NSHC Finding Not Provided.Suggestions Listed to Modify Proposed Notice
ML20102B260
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, Surry
Issue date: 10/12/1983
From: Gray J
NRC
To: Neighbors D
NRC
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?SURR -1 AMENDMENTS REDUCING BORON CONCENTRATION OELD has:been asked to concur in a d

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! reducing the minimum boron concentration in the Surry-1 boron injection (tank from 11.5% to 0%.and in the boric acid system from 11.5% to 7%.

1 JBecause I don'.t-believe we have provided an adequate basis for the proposed NSHC finding, I_ am not prepared to concur at this time.

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The problems' I have.are twofold.

First, the notice states that the

amendment. falls within example (vi) of actions likely to involve NSHC Jyetsthere is no' showing at.all that this: amendment involves an action

-!which, while Lpossibly increasing the probability or. consequences of an accident or: reducing a safety margin, nevertheless meets all acceptable.

~ 'c'riteria.with, respect to a system or. component specified in the. Standard

' Review Plan. -The conclusory statement that "the staff has reviewed-and

approved'a numberfof plants _as'_ meeting the acceptance criteria" doesn't

, appear <to have Lany relationship to anything involved in this amendment

andl surely doesn't show that example (vi) applies for this specific.

amendment for this = particular ' plant.

If you are going to contend that example (vi)Mapplies, you must show clearly.in.the-notice why that is so.

-Second; you cite! example (iii)iof actions likely to involve SHC and then state:that it is not applicable.here because of compensatory actions the

' licensee-will;take.

However, you can'.t create new examples of actions

likely to. involv'e-NSHC by.~ modifying:the Connission's examples of actions 1

Tlikely to involve.SHC?and the discussion involving example (iii) does

'not provide a basis, of'itself, for finding that'the instant license:

amendment involves NSHC.

If there are enforceable compensatory measures-Ltaken that'will insure that this' amendment will not. (1) significantly

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' increase the: probability / consequences of previously: considered accidents, 2 _

f(2) create'a' new and;different accident, lor ~ (3) significant1y' reduce.a y

isafety margin, then'that_is a' valid' basis for finding NSHC.

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~that case lyou need to show in-the-notice how the compensatory actions hf result:in a -license amendment that does not significantly increase N,

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< iprobability/ consequences,-does not significantly decrease safety margins-

a'nd does~not create a new or'different accident.

1 Thus, my objection to the proposed: notice is that a valid

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l proposed MSHC finding has not been provided. cTo remedy this, 1 suggest

- :.that you' mod,1fy -the proposed _ notice:

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(1).'.to 'show in detail-that eurple (vi) of actions likely to

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(2)f t'o show how compensatory measures make this license amendment

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satisfy the NSHC criteria or (3)ltoprovdesome.othervalidbasis,usingeithertheexamplesor

' the NSHC criteria, for finding NSHC here.

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