ML20199D365
| ML20199D365 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 11/17/1997 |
| From: | Jabbour K NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Reid D VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9711200319 | |
| Download: ML20199D365 (2) | |
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November 17, 1997 Mr. Donald A. Reid Senior Vice President, Operations Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05301
SUBJECT:
LETTER TO NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (NEI) ON IMPROVED STANDARD TECHNIC 4l, SPECIFICATIONS (STS) FORMAT
Dear Mr. Reid:
On October 29, 1997, the NRC sent a letter to NEI on H.B. Robinson's recent improved STS conversion license amendment. We have enclosed a copy of the NE!
letter for your information and consideration in your efforts to convert to i
the improved STS.
i If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1496.
Sincerely.
Original signed by Kahtan N. Jabbour, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Rt.gulation Docket No. 50-271
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I Mr. Donald A. Reid Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Corporation cc:
Mr. Peter LaPorte, Director Regional Administrator, Region !
ATTN James Muckerheide i
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Massachusetts Emergency Management 475 Allendale Road Agency King of Prussia, PA 19406 400 Worcester Rd.
P.O. Box 1496 Mr. David R. Lewis Framingham, MA 01701-0317 Shaw Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N.W.
Mr. Raymond N. McCandless Washington, DC 20037-1128 Vermont Division of Occusational and Radiological Healt1 Mr. Richard P. Sedano, Commissioner Administration Building Vermont Department of Public Service Montpelier, VT 05602 120 State Street 3rd Floor Montpelier, VT 05602 Mr. J. J. Duffy Licensing Engineer Public Service Board Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power State of Vermont Corporation 120 State Street 580 Main Street Montpelier, VT 05602 Bolton, MA 01740-1398 Chairman, Board of Selectmen Mr. Robert J. Wanczyk Town of Vernon Director of Safety and Regulatory P.O. Box 116 Affairs Vernon, VT 05354-0116 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp.
185 Old Ferr Mr. Richard E. McCullough Brattleboro,y Road VT 05301 Operating Experience Coordinator
. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Mr. Ross B. Barkhurst, President P.O. Box 157 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Governor Hunt Road Corporation Vernon, VT 05354 185 Old Ferry Road Brattleboro, VT 05301 G. Dana Bisbee, Esq.
Deputy Attorney General Mr. Gregory A. Haret, Plant Manager 33 Capitol Street Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Concord, NH 03301-6937 P.O. Box 157 Governor 'lunt Road Resident Inspector Vernon, VT 05354 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station U.S, Nuclear Regulatory Connission Ms. Deborah B. Katz P.O. Box 176-Box 83 l
Vernon, VT 05354 She11burne Falls, MA 01370 Chief, Safety Unit Mr. Jonathan M. Block, Esq.
Office of the Attorney General Main Street One Ashburten Place, 19th Floor P.O. Box 566 i
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l Mr. James Devis Nuclear Energy institute 1778 Sys Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006 3708 i
Dear Mr. Devis:
j On October 24,1997, thL staff issued a license amendment for the H.S. Robinson 2 conversion to the improved Standard Technical Specifications (STS). - This is the 12th conversion to the
'wnproved STS, which will resui in it units operating with these technical specifications. The Robinson conversion is unique in that N served as a pilot for the development by NRC o' a new.
format for the safety evaluation (S T) wh!ch should result in staff resource savings and more timely reviews, while at the same time providing a clearer and more suounct product. In addition, the Robinson conversio's amendment included a new license condition to ensure that surveillance schedules are not perturt>ed by the conversion to the improved STS. This amendment also nontains a licensee condition to enforce licensee commitments to relocate flems removed from the technical specmcations to the appropriate licensee controlled i
documents. This latter license condition is similar to one that is now being used by the staff for other relocations.
A key feature of the revised SE is a serise of tables containing summary descriptions and ostegories of the changes tc the technical specifications as a result of the conversion. It is our expectation that licensees will previde these tables to the staff late in the review process as the staff starts to write the SE. No change in the format of the initial submittalls being requested, However, licensees should be aware of this expectation so that they can ensure that their data i
l bases and word processing can easily generate these tables from existing submittal material at the appropriate point in time. We request that you make the availability of this amendment and revised SE format widely known throughout the industry and include a referonoe to H in your planned update to NEl 96-06.
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' A hey William D.- Beckner, Chief i
Technical Specifications Branch i
Assoaiste Director for Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i
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