ML20128K940
| ML20128K940 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/12/1996 |
| From: | Mcgaffigan NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| References | |
| SECY-96-189-C, NUDOCS 9610110236 | |
| Download: ML20128K940 (4) | |
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John C. Hoyle, Secretary FROM:
COMMISSIONER MCGAFFIGAN 4
SUBJECT:
SECY-96-18 9 - ISSJANCE OF 10 CFR 50.54 (f)
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LETTERS ON THE AVAILABILITY AND ADEQUACY OF DESIGN BASIS INFORMATION 4
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Not Participating Request Discussion COMMENTS:
I approve the staff's proposed 50.54(f) letter with minor editorial comments noted on the attached marked-up pages.
I suggest that the letter be modified to include l
a reference to the change in the Enforcement Policy with regard to the exercise of enforcement discretion for "old design issues" that is proposed in SECY-96-154 (assuming that a majority of the Commission approves that Enforcement Policy change).
Additional modifications to the letter to include that reference are noted on the attached marked-up pages and footnote 4.
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Mr. [Name] of the potential impact on public health and safety should safety systems not respond to challenges from off-normal and accident conditions.
It is emphasized that the NRC position has been, and continues to be, that it is the responsibility of individual licensees to know their licensing basis, to have appropriate documentation that defines their design bases, and to have procedures for performing the nec assessments of plant or procedure changes required by NRC regulatio ttachments 3 and 4 are a recent exchange of correspondence between J. Colvin, NEI, and Chairman S. Jackson, NRC, regarding these subjects.
Action The NRC has conclu d that it requires information that can be used to verify compliance with t terms and conditions of your license (s) and NRC regulations, an that the plant UFSAR(s) properly describe the facilities, and w ich may be used to decide whether to modify, suspend, or revoke the operating license (s) for your facility or facilities, or whether other inspection activities or enforcement action should be taken. Therefore, you are required, pursuant to Section 182(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR 50.54(f), to submit a response to this letter within 120 days of its receipt.
Your response must be written and signed under oath or affirmation.
Please submit your response to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, with a copy to the appropriate regional administrator and to the NRC Document Control Desk. The following information is required for each licensed unit:
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A description of any design review or reconstitution programs, including identification of the systems, structures, and j
components, and plant-level design attributes (e.g., seismic, high-energy line break, moderate-energy line break), that have already been completed, are planned, or are being conducted to ensure the correctness and accessibility of the design bases information for your plant and to ensure that it is maintained current.
If the program is planned or being conducted but has not been completed, provide an implementation schedule for systems, structures, and components, and plant-level design attribute reviews and the expected completion date.
A rationale for not implementing such a program, if no design (2) review or reconstitution program has been implemented or planned.
The responses provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) above should address how current or planned plant processes or programs address the following areas of particular interest, as expressed in NUMARC 90-12, the staff's comments on the industry guidelines, and the Commission policy statement:
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Footnote 4 on page 5 of the 50.54(f) letter
- The Commission has recently approved changes to the Enforcement Policy that are intended to address the issue of licensing basis. FSAR and 10 CFR 50.59 noncompliance.
To encourage licensees to undertake voluntary initiatives to identify and correct FSAR noncompliances, the NRC tas modified Section VII.B.3 of the Enforcement Policy to provide for (1) the exercise of discretion to refrain from issuing civil penalties for a two year period where a licensee undertakes a voluntary initiative in this area. and (2) the exercise of discretion to escalate the amount of civil penalties for FSAR/50.59 noncompliances identified by the NRC subsequent to the two year voluntary initiative period.
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Description of engineering design and configuration control processes, including those that implement 10 CFR 50.59, 10 CFR X
50.71(e),andAppendixBto10CFRPart50j (b)
Selection and prioritization of systems, structures, and
>c-componentsforreview(item (1)onlyp Rationale for concluding that design bases requirements are (c) translated into operating, maintenance, and testing proceduresj, (d)
Rationale for concluding that system, structure, and component configurationandperformanceareconsistentwiththedesign 1
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(e) corrective actions, including actions to determine the extent of u i
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The overall effectiveness of your current processes and programs in concluding that the configuration of your plant (s) is consistent with the design bases.
This request is covered by the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) clearance number 3150-0011, which expires July 31, 1997. The reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 400 hours0.00463 days <br />0.111 hours <br />6.613757e-4 weeks <br />1.522e-4 months <br /> per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information and Records Management Branch (T-6F33), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Office of Management and Budget, Washington, Affairs, NE0B-10202 (3150-0011),
i The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required D.C. 20503.
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, and in the local public document room (s) for your facility or facilities.
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