ML20199D516

Forwards Copy of NRC to Nuclear Energy Institute for Info & Consideration in Efforts to Convert to Improved STS

ML20199D516
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/18/1997
From:	Deagazio A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Feigenbaum T, Harpster T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
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NUDOCS 9711200353
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I November 18', 1997 Mr..Ted C. Feigenbaum.

Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation c/o Mr. Terry L. Harpster P.O.: Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

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LETTER TO NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (NEI) ON IMPROVED STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (STS) FORMAT

Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:

On October 29, 1997, the NRC sent a letter to NEI on H.B. Rotinson's recent improved STS conversion license amendment. We have enclosed a copy of the NEI letter for your information and consideration in your efforts to convert to the improved STS.

If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1443.

Sincerely, Original signed by Albert W. DeAgazio, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate 1-3 l

Divirion of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443 l

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Executive Vice-President and Chief Nuclear Officer North Atlantic' Energy Service Corporation c/o Mr. Terry L. Harpster P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874

SUBJECT:

LETTER TO NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (NEI) ON IMPROVED STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (STS) FORMAT

Dear Mr. Feigenbaum:

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 HE!

letter for your information and consideration in your efforts to convert to the improved STS.

If you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-1443.

Sincerely, Original signed by Albert W. DeAgazio, Senior Project Manager Project Directorate I-3 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-443

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Mr. Dan McElhinney Senior Nuclear Counsel Federal Emergency Management Agency Northeast Utilities Service Company Region I P.O. Box 270 J.W. McCormack P.O. &

Hartford, CT- 06141-0270 Courthouse Building, Room 401 Boston, MA 02109 Mr. Peter Brann Assistant Attorney General Mr. Peter LaPorte, Director State House, Station #6 ATTN: James Muckerheide Augusta, ME 04333 Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Resident Inspector 400 Worcester Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1496 Seabrook Nuclear Power Station Framingham, MA 01701-0317 P.O. Box 1149 Seabrook, NH 03874 Jeffrey Howard, Attorney General G. Dana Bisbee, Deputy Attorney Jane Spector General Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 33 Capitol Street 825 North Capital Street, N.E.

Concord, NH 03301 Room 8105 Washington, DC 20426 Mr. Woodbury Fogg, Director New Hampshire Office of Emergency Town of Exeter Management 10 Front Street State Office Park South Exeter, NH 03823 107 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Mr. George L. Iverson, Director New Hampshire Office of Emergency Mr. Roy E. Hicock Management Nuclear Training Manager State Office Park South Seabrook Station 107 Pleasant Street North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.

Concord, NH 03301 P.O. Box 300 Seabrook., NH 03874 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Terry L. Harpster 475 Allendale Road Director of Licensing Services King of Prussia, PA 19406 Seabrook Station North Atlantic Energy Service Corp.

Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 300 One Ashburton Place Seabrook, NH 03874 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Mr. D. M. Goebel Vice President-Nuclear Oversight Board of Selectmen Northeast Utilities Service Company Town of Amesbury P.O. Box 270 Town Hall Hartford, CT 06141-0270 Amesbury, MA 01913

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• g,c,T October 29, 1997 Mr. James Davis Nuclear Energy institute 1775 Eye Street.! N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006 3708

Dear Mr. Devis:

On October 24,1997, the staff issued a license amendment for the H.B. Robinson 2 conversion to the improved Standard Technical Specifications (STS). This is the 12th conversion to the improved STS, which will result in 16 units operating with these technical specifications. The Robinson conversion is unique in that it served as a pilot for the development by NRC of a new format for the safety evaluation (SE) which should result in staff resource savings and more timely reviews, while at the same time providing a clearer and more succinct product. In addition, the Robinson conversion amendment included a new license condit!on to ensure that surveillance schedules are not perturbed by the conversion to the improved STS. This amendment also contains a licensee condition to enforce licensee exnmitments to relocate items removed from the technical specifications to the appropriate licensee-controlled 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 series of tables containing summary descriptions and categories of the changes to the technical specifications as a result of the conversion, it is our expectation that licensees v.dJl provide 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 submittalis being requested, i

However, licensees should be aware of this expectation so that they can ensure that their dats bases and word processing can easily generate these tables from existing submitta! material at I

the appropriate point in time. We request that you make the availability of this amendment and revised SE tormat widely known throughout the industry and include a reference to it in your J

planned update to NEl g6-06.

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