ML20199F289

Forwards Copy of Sent to Nuclear Energy Inst on Hb Robinson Recent Improved STS Conversion License Amend,For Info & Consideration in Efforts to Convert to Improved STS

ML20199F289
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Site:	Fermi, Robinson
Issue date:	11/18/1997
From:	Kugler A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Gipson D DETROIT EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9711240179
Download: ML20199F289 (3)

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November 18, 1997-Mr. Douglas R. Gipson -

Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation.-

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6400 North Dixie Highway Newport, MI 48166

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

Dear Mr. Gipson:

On October 29,1997, the NRC sent a letter to NEl on H.B. Robinson's recent improved STS conversion license amendment. We have enclosed a copy of the NEl letter for your information

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t and consideration in your efforts to convert to the improved STS.

1) you have any questions, please call me at 301-415-2828.

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'f Letter to Fermi 2 re ltr to NEl on Imoroved Standard Technical Soecifications dated: November 18, 1997 Identicalletters sent to licensees of the following plants:

FT. CALHOUN BRAIDWOOD 1 & 2 LIMERICK 1 & 2 BROWNS FERRY 1-3 SALEM 1 & 2 BRUNSWICK 1 & 2 ST. LUCIE 1 & 2 BYRON 1 & 2 CALLAWAY ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1&2 CALVERT CLIFFS 1 & 2 COOK 1&2 CATAWBA 1 & 2 DAVIS BESSE COMANCHE PEAK 1 & 2

' FARLEY 1 & 2 COOPER FERMI 2 DIABLO CANYON 1 & 2 FITZPATRICK DUANE ARNOLD HARRIS MCGUIRE 1 & 2 INDIAN POINT 2 & 3 PALO VERDE 1-3 LASALLE 1 & 2 SOUTH TEXAS 1 & 2 MILLSTONE 1-3 SUSQUEHANNA 1 & 2 MONTICELLO WOLF CREEK NINE MILE POINT 2 NORTH ANNA 1 & 2 OCONEE 1-3 PALISADES PILGRIM PRAIRIE ISLAND 1 & 2 SEABROOK SEQUOYAH 1 & 2 SURRY 1 & 2 VERMONT YANKEE WATERFORD 3 Attachment

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Mr. Douglas R. Gipson Fermi 2 Detroit Edison Company cc:

John Flynr, Esquire Senior Attorney Detroit Edison Company 2000 second Avence Detroit, Michigan 48226 Drinking Water and Radiological Protection Division Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 3423 N. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd P. O. Box 30630 CPH Mailroom Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissier.

Resident inspector's Office 6450 W. Dixie Highway Newport, Michigan 48166 Monroe County Emergency Management Division 963 South Raisinville Monroe, Michigan 48161 Regional Administrator, Region ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Re ad Lisie, Illinois 60532-4351 Norman K. Peterson Director, Nuclear Licensing Detroit Edison Company

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g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS810N WAsMINeToN. D.C. asseMet October 29, 1997 Mr. James Devis Nocesar Energy institute 1775 Eye Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006-3706

Dear Mr. Devis:

On October 24,1997, the staff issued a license amendment for the H.B. Robinson 2 conversion to the improved Stendard Technical Specifications (STS). This is the 12th conversion to the improved STS, which will result in 16 units opersiing with these technical specifications. The Robinson conversion is unique ln that it served as a pilot for the development by NRC of a new format for the safety evaluation (SE) which should result h 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 rsw license condition to ensure that survelliana schedules are not perturbed by the conversion to the improved STS. This amendment also contains a licensee condition to enforce licensee commitments to relocate items removed from the technical specifications to the appropriate licensee controlled documents. This latter license condition is simitsr 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 contahing summary descriptions and categories of the changes to the technical specifications as a resutt of the conversion. It is our expectation that licensees will provide thcse tables to the staff late in the review proosss as the staff starts to write the SE. No change in the format of the initial submittalis being requested.

However, licensees should be aware of this expectation so that they can ensure that their data bases and word processing can easily generate these tabl$s from existing submittal materiai at the appropriate po!at in time. We request that you make the availability of this amendment and revised SE format widely knowri throughout the industry and include a reference to it in your planned update to NEl 96-06 Sincerely, Mg Ah William D. Beckner, Chief Technical Specifications Branch Associate Director for Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Reculatory Commission Enclosure j

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