ML20133P474
| ML20133P474 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/21/1997 |
| From: | Dante Johnson NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Charemagne Grimes NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| PROJECT-689 NUDOCS 9701240268 | |
| Download: ML20133P474 (4) | |
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January 21, 1997 i
MEMORANDUM TO: Christoph:r I. Grim:s, Chi f Technical Specifications Branch Associate Director for Projects, NRR FROM:
Deborah L. Johnson, Information Management Assistant l
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SUBJECT:
FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH NEl TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE i
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January 30,1997 l
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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LOCATION:
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike One White Flint North Building Room 0-10813 Rockville, MD 20852 PURPOSE:
To discuss proposed Standard Technical Specification changes.
PARTICIPANTS *:
NRC INDUSTRY TSB Staff NEl TS Task Force S. Magruder, Project 689 Attachments:
- 1. Meeting Agenda
- 2. Project 689 Addressee List cc:
(via e-mail)
J. Davis, NEl D. Hoffman, EXCEL H. Pontious, CEOG B. Mann, CEOG D. Maron, BWROG C. Szabo, BWOG CONTACT:
Debby Johnson, NRR 415-3060
" Meetings between NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees are open for interested members of the public, petitioners, intervenors, or other parties to attend as observers pursuant to " Commission Policy Statement on Staff Meetings Open to the Public" 59 Feo'eral Reaister 48340, 9/20/94.
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FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH NEl TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS j
TASK FORCE DATE & TIME:
January 30,1997 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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LOCATION:
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockville Pike One White Flint North Building Room 0-10813 Rockville, MD 20852 PURPOSE:
To discuss proposed Standard Technical Specification changes.
PARTICIPANTS *:
NRC INDUSTRY TSB Staff NEl TS Task Force S. Magruder, Project 689 Attachments:
- 1. Meeting Agenda
- 2. Project 689 Addressee List cc:
(via e-mail)
J. Davis, NEl D. Hoffman, EXCEL H. Pontious, CEOG B. Mann, CEOG D. Maron, BWROG C. Szabo, BWOG CONTACT:
Debby Johnson, NRR 415-3060
' Meetings between NRC technical staff and applicants or licensees are open for interested members of the public, petitioners, intervenors, or other parties to attend as observers l
pursuant to " Commission Policy Statement on Staff Meetings Open to the Public" 59 Federal Reaister 48340, 9/20/94.
AGENDA TSB/NEl TSTF Meeting January 30,1997 Room O-10 B13 Summary of October 29,1996 meeting o
Status of pending travellers o
o New traveller status I
STS Review Categories o
TSTF confirmation of incorporation of changes to STS (agree on wording of o
message, draft attached) o Writer's Guide & SGML NEl Conversion Review Guidance (NEl 96-06) o New STS Tracking Database update o
Year 2000 issue (incorrectly calculated doses or exposure times) o Conclusion (C. Grimes) o Agenda for future meeting o
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NEl Project No. 689 l
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Mr. Thomas Tipton, Vice President Operations and Engineering l
Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 l
1776 i Street, NW j
Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Lynnette Hendricks, Director i
Emergency Preparedness and Waste Regulation l
Nuclear Energy Institute l
Suite 400 17761 Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 Mr. Ronald Simard, Director Advanced Reactors Programs Nuclear Energy Institute Suite 400 l
1776 i Street, NW l
Washington, DC 20006-3708 l
Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo, Manager Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Activities Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 l
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December 24,1996 l
NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 96-70: YEAR 2000 EFFECT ON COMPUTER SYSTEM SOFTWARE l
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All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensees, certificate holders, and l
registrants (hereafter referred to as licensees).
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to the potential problems their computer systems and software may encounter as a result of the change to the new century. It is expected that l
recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider l
actions, as appropriate, to avoid potential problems. However, suggestions l
contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action nor written response is required.
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Description of Circumstances i
Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives held hearings on an issue known as the " Year 2000" software problem. These hearings identified that some of the most important computer software used by the Federal government may not work correctly starting in the year 2000, because the software can only use single years or decades in performing calculations; it will not be able to recognize a change to the new century. Many computer systems will potentially fail to recognize this change to a new century and will misread "00" or the year 2000, as 1900, and thus may cause the system to fail or generate faulty data. The NRC,
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along with several other Federal agencies, is currently examining computer software used to support Agency functions that may be affected. Specific problems have already been identified and will be corrected. in some instances where future dates are used to schedule actions, problems have already occurred --
well before the end of the century.
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IN 96-70 December 24,1996 Page 2 of 3 Discussion The Year 2000 issue affects everyone. It will have an impact on State and local governments, NRC licensees, and businesses. The magnitude of the Year 2000 l
issue poses a challenge to all those potentially affected. Dates are involved in many facets of computer systems and software. Neither industry nor the Federal l
government has yet identified the scope of the situation.
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This issue may affect NRC licensees in many different ways. For example, computer software used to calculate dose or to account for radioactive decay may l
not recognize the turn of the century, which could lead to incorrectly calculated doses or exposure times for treatment planning. Other examples of software that may be affected include security control, radiation monitoring, technical specification surveillance testing, and accumulated burn-up programs. Also, equipment that licensees have purchased may contain computer software susceptible to the Year 2000 problem. The problem could occur not only in l
computer software or data that have been acquired from external sources, but also in programs developed by licensees or consultants. For many licensees, this issue may not prove to be a significant health and safety concern. However, to prevent any other potential problems this issue may precipitate, licensees are encouraged to examine their uses of computer systems and software well before the turn of the century. In assessing computer software, licensees may want to consider reviewing those programs that are used to meet licensing requirements or those j
that have safety significance.
To facilitate the exchange of information among licensees, NRC, and the public, l
Information related to the Year 2000 problem is posted on NRC's World Wide Web l
server (www.nrc. gov.) under the " News and Information" option. An example of l
information that has already been posted is contract language developed by the l
Federal government for acquisition of new information technology to avoid the Year 2000 problem. In addition to the information presented on NRC's homepage, an Internet list server has been established to encourage discussion of Year 2000 issues. To subscribe to this list, internet e-mail may be sent to listproc@nrc. gov with the message: subscribe year-2OOO username, where the username is the first and last name of the individual making the request (e.g., John Doe).
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1-IN 96-70 December 24,1996 Page 3 of 3 Licensees may wish to consider what actions may be appropriate to examine and I
j evaluate their software systems, and whether to designate an individual to monitor the continuing activities in government and industry to determine the extent of
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potential problems and proposed solutions. Any additional contact regarding the J
Year 2000 problem between NRC and licensees will be made through the i
addressee of this information notice, unless a separate point of contact is designated by the licensee. Licensees who wish to designate a separate point of l
contact should provide the contact name and address, including telephone and fax
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number and email address if available, to the appropriate technical contact of this information notice. Holders of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 50 licenses are requested to provide this information to the appropriate Office j
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager (courtesy copy to the NRR i
technical contact listed below).
4 This information notice requires no specific action nor written response, if you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate regional office.
signed by signed by Donald A. Cool, Director Thomas T. Martin, Director Division of Industrial and Division of Reactor Program Medical Nuclear Safety Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and Safeguards Technical contacts: Mark A. Sitek, NMSS (301) 415-6155 E-mail: mas 6@nrc. gov Michael Kaltman, NRR j
(301) 415-2905 E-mail: mxk2@nrc. gov
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TSTF Confirmation of Incorporation of Changes to Standard Technical Specifications:
l Please acknowledge receipt of this transm!ssion.
j Attached are working draft changes associated with traveller (s) TSTF-XXX to be distributed to the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) for approval. Please review for completeness and respond within ten days of receipt. If there is no response, NRC will assume agreement by the TSTF, convert the files to approved draft, and post them to the NRC Bulletin Board System.
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