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Forwards Proprietary Comments on Guidance Review Document for Construction Authorization Request (Car), RL/REG-99-05, Draft Rev 0,Mar 1999.Proprietary Encl Withheld
ML20205G590
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Site: 07003091
Issue date: 04/01/1999
From: Pierson R
NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To: Gibbs D
ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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April 1, 1999 9

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Dr. D. Clark Gibbs, Regulatory Official Office of Radiological, Nuclear and Process Safety Regulation U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, Mail Stop A4-70 i P.O. Box 550 Richland, WA 99352

SUBJECT:

COMMENTS ON

  • GUIDANCE REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (CAR)," RUREG-99-05, DRAFT REV. O, MARCH 1999

Dear Dr. Gibbs:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has reviewed the draft document that is intended for use by your staff in the review of the BNFL Inc. construction authorization request (CAR). As you have indicated, this guidance was developed utilizing the general format of NRC's draft Standard Review Plan (SRP) for licensing of facilities under 10 CFR Part 70, where you deemed this was appropriate for the TWRS-P facility. The review that the staff conducted showed a close correspondence between the RU's draft review guidance document and the June 1998 draf t of the SRP, even though the two guidance documents are intended for different purposes; viz; review of a construction authorization request versus review of a license application. As you are aware, a draft TWRS-P version of the SRP has just recently been released by the NRC as NUREG-1702, dated March 1999. This most recent NRC draft document reflects some recent thinking relative to the application of 10 CFR Part 70 to the TWRS-P project, and thus differs somewhat from the June 1998 draft.

The comments that the NRC staff has developed on your preliminary draft guidance review document are provided in the enclosure. In general, our quick review indicates that the RU's guidance appears to be well written, in that while it is quite comprehensive, it is also relatively clear and concise. In certain areas the guidance appears to be even more direct, explicit, and detailed than the current draft NRC SRP. We very much appreciated the opportunity to review j the preliminary draft guidance document and look forward to seeing the final draft, which is j expected to address the review of the Preliminary Safety Analysis. I If there are any questions regarding these comments, please contact Michael Tokar at (301) 415-7251, or me at (301) 415-7192. f]

Sincerely, > l YS l .h? { Robert C. Pierson, Chief b) g(g Special Projects Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety 9904070302 990401 PDR ADOCK 07003091 and Safeguards, NMSS C ppg

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