ML20151Z290

Forwards RAI Re Changes to Univ of California,Irvine Triga Research Reactor TSs for Surveillances During Shutdown Conditions Submitted on 980824.Response Requested within 60 Days of Date of Ltr

ML20151Z290
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Site:	University of California - Irvine
Issue date:	09/17/1998
From:	Mendonca M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Danni Smith CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA
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TAC-M3551, NUDOCS 9809210249
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o Dr. Dennis Smith, Executive Chancellor Department of Chemistry University of California Irvine, California 92717

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NO. M3551)

Dear Dr. Smith:

We are continuing our review of your August 24,1998, related to changes to the University of California, Irvine TRIGA Research Reactor Technical Specifications for surveillances during shutdown conditions. During cur review, questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification. Please provide responses to the

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enclosed request for additionalinformation within 60 days of the date of this letter. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original under oath or affirmation. This request affects nine or fewer respondents, and therefore, is not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under P.L.96-511. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your application.

J If there should be any questions regarding this review, please contact me at (301) 415-1128.

i Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-326

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NO. M3551)

Dear Dr. Smith:

l We'are continuing our review of your August 24,1998, related to changes to the University of California, Irvine TRIGA Research Reactor Technical Specifications for surveillances during shutdown conditions. During our review, questions have arisen for which we require additionalinformation and clarification. Please provide responses to the enclosed request for additionalinformation within 60 days of the date of this letter. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30(b), your response must be executed in - signed original under oath or affirmation. This request affects nine or fewer respo e its, and therefore, is l

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receipt of the additionalinformation, we will continue our evaluation of your application.

If there should be any questions regarding this review, please contact me at (301) 415-1128.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-326

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September 17, 1998 Dr. Dennis Smith, Executive Chancellor Department of Chemistry University of Califomia Irvine, California 92717

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NO. M3551)

Dear Dr. Smith:

We are continuing our review of your August 24,1998, related to changes to the University of California, Irvine TRIGA Roearch Reactor Technical Specifications for surveillances during shutdown conditions. During our review, questions have arisen for which we require additional information and clarification. Please provide responses to the enclosed request for additionalinformation within 60 days of the date of this letter. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.30(b), your response must be executed in a signed original l

under oath or affirmation. This request affects nine or fewer respondents, and therefore, is not subject to Office of Management and Budget review under P.L.96-511. Following receipt of the additional information, we will continue our evaluation of your application.

if there should be any questions regarding this review, please contact me at l

(3011 415-1128.

l Sincerely, de %

Marvin M. Mendonca, Senior Project Manager l

Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning l

Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-326

Enclosure:

As stated cc: See next page

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Docket No. 50-326 cc:

Mr. Steve Hsu Radiologic Health Branch i

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P.O. Box 9442732 Sacramento, California 94234-7.320.

i Dr. George E. Miller Department of Chemistry 516 Physical Sciences 1 l

University of California, Irvine Irvine, California 92697-2025 i

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE RESEARCH REACTOR DOCKET NO. 50-326 1.

To ensure no misinterpretation of which surveillances are required during shutdown conditions, please propose a change to the phrase "except those specifically required for safety when the reactor is shutdown." The proposed change should specify the surveillances that are not applicable during shutdowns (e.g., except Technical Specification Surveillances 4.x,4.y, and 4.z).

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Again, to reduce potential misinterpretation, provide the specifications that cannot be performed with the reactor operating. A potential way to do that would,be to change the last sentence of proposed Technical Specification 1.27 to: Surveillance activities scheduled to occur during an operating cycle which cannot be performed with reactor operating (i.e.,4.x,4.y, and 4.z) may be deferred to the end of the cycle.

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Also, an update of some specifications should be provided (e.g., on 6.4 and 6.5.c to change "AEC" to "NRC"). Another example is specification 6.7 on reporting requirements. Specifically, the specifications should be modified to match current j

guidance (" Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of j

l Non-Power Reactors," NUREG 1537). This guidance on written reports is to send

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them to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Document Control Desk, Washington, j

D.C. 20555. On telephone reports, the guidance is to call the NRC Operations Center at (301) 816 5100.

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For each proposed change, provide a copy of the complete Technical Specification page with the change area designated by change bars in the page margin.

Alternatively, a copy of the entire Technical Specifications with changes marked by change bars could be provided.

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