ML20196J941
| ML20196J941 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/23/1999 |
| From: | Hansen A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION If WASHINGTON, D.C. 205550001 June 23, 1999 ORGANIZATION:
Nuclear Energy Institute
SUBJECT:
INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON COMPLETION OF YEAR 2000 READINESS PROGRAMS On June 15,1999, NRC staff met with representatives of the Nuclear Energy institute (NEI) to discuss the status of the nuclear power industry's Year 2000 (Y2K) readiness programs at all 103 operating nuclear power plants. A list of attendees is enclosed.
Each licensee plans to respond to Supplement 1 to Generic Letter 98-01, " Year 2000 Readiness of Computer Systems at Nuclear Power Plants," dated January 14,1999. This supplement provides a voluntary alternative to the original generic letter. Specifically, each licensee shall provide information to the NRC by July 1,1999, on overall plant Y2K readiness in addition to information on the readiness of those systems within the scope of the facility license and NRC regulations. This information will assist the NRC staff in determining the Y2K impact on the ability of a plant to support the nation's electrical power infrastructure.
l The industry spokesmen stated that no Y2K-related plant safety concerns have been identified
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at imy nuclear power plant. In addition, they said that all but about 20 plants will have l
completed Y2K readiness activities on systems within the scope of the license and regulations and systems necessary for plant operation by July 1,1999. These 20 plants have completed nearly all their Y2K activities, with work on only a small number of systems and components to be completed. They ( an to complete readiness activities by November 30,1999.
Typical issues to be resolved include upgrading of digital feedwater control systems, modification of safety parameter display systems, and improvements to security systems.
Schedular delays are generally attributable to waiting for a vendor delivery or for a sc%culed
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outage to make a modification. Contingency plans are being developed by each licensee to ensure that unanticipated events can be properly addressed.
j The staff discussed recent NRC Y2K activities related to power reactors. The status of j' o l
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contingency plan audits and inspector reviews at all 103 power reactors operating in the United l
States was summarized. NRC staff plans for reviewing Generic Letter 98-01 responses were also presented.
l Based on the information presented and the staff's independent observations 19 date, it appears that the industry is actively engaged in addressing the Y2K problem. It is expected that all licensees wili be Y2K-ready well before the Y2K transition.
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o Enclosed is a schedule of mi!estones and projections for Y2K power reactor activities prepared by the NRC staff. Copies of this schedule and other public NRC documents related to Y2K issues (including the NRC Y2K contingency plan, SECY-99-134, and the policy for enforcement discretion Cornmission paper, SECY-99-135, both dated May 18,1999) were provided to attendees of this meeting. These and other documents regarding Y2K issues in the nuclear industry can be found on the NRC web site, <http://www.nrc. gov /NRC/ NEWS / year 2000.html>.
Subsequent to the meeting, the staff responded to questions raised by members of the public who were in attendance.
Allen G. Hansen, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate 11 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Participants
- 2. Y2K Reactor Status Activities After July 1,1999 l
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l LIST OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS Name Oraanization Frank Miraglia NRC/OEDO Mark Satorius NRC/OEDO Richard Wessman NRC/NRR Matthew Chiramal NRC/NRR
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NRC/NRR Frank Congel NRC/lRO John Jolicoeur NRC/lRO Beth Hayden NRC/OPA Jack Goldberg NRC/OGC Laura Gerke NRC/OCA Ralph Beedle NEl James Davis NEl Scott Portzline TMI Alert Altheia Wyche SERCH Licensing /Bechtel David Franke World Net Daily Leslie Collins ABB CENP Judith Johnsrud Sierra Club /ECNP Paul Gunter NIRS Jenny Weil McGraw-Hill Barbara Stevens Public Raymond Stevens Public l
Y2K REACTOR STATUS ACTIVITIES AFTER JULY 1,1999 Item Milestopf Complete inspector reviews at all sites 6/30 Receive (by fax) and screen GL 98-01 responses 7/7 Preliminary integrated summary ofinspector reviews and GL responses 7/16 (results to be provided by memo from NRR to EDO, and placed on Website)
Complete integrated report ofinspector reviews and GL responses 8/13 (will be published as a NUREG)
Determine need for regulatory action for plants not Y2K ready 9/30 Staff & industry projections are that about 80% of all plants will be fully ready by July 1 Remaining plants (about 20 units) are expected to be over 95% ready by July 1, but each unit will have a few remaining items to complete.
All safety related items expected to be completed before July 1
- About 1/2 expected to be fully ready by Sept 30 and remainder by November 30 Typical delays involve only a few components or systems and may be due to awaiting delivery of component or a plant outage to make repair Identification ofincomplete items and schedule to be provided in GL 98-01 response Staff will provide increased scrutiny of plants not fully ready. Level of regulatory oversight will be on a case-by-case basis.
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shut down in the event of substantial Y2K deficiencies, j
All nuclear power phnts expected to be faily Y2K ready well in advance of Y2K transition I
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- l June 23, 1999 Enclosed is a schedule of milestones and projections for Y2K power reactor activities prepared
. by the NRC staff. Copies of this schedule and other public NRC documents related to Y2K issues (including the NRC Y2K contingency plan, SECY-99-134, and the policy for enforcement discretion Commission paper, SECY-99-135, both dated May 18,1999) were provided to attendees of this meeting. These and other documents regarding Y2K issues in the nuclear industry can be found on the NRC web site, <http://www.nrc. gov /NRC/ NEWS / year 2000.html>.
Subsequent to the meeting, the staff responded to questions raised by members of the public who were in attendance.
Original signed by:
Allen G. Hansen, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate ll Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. List of Meeting Participants
- 2. Y2K Reactor Status Activities After July 1,1999 DOCUMENT NAME' GPDH-2\\BRUNSWICKWEETY2K. SUM Office PD224.A PD22-PM PD224C
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