ML20207A231
| ML20207A231 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/17/1999 |
| From: | Jerome Murphy Committee To Review Generic Requirements |
| To: | Collins S, Paperiello C, Thadani A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS), NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| References | |
| SECY-97-052-C, SECY-97-52-C, NUDOCS 9905260221 | |
| Download: ML20207A231 (7) | |
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May 17,1999 MEMORANDUM TO: Samuel J. Col l ins, Director, NRR Ashok C. Thadani, Director, RES Carl J. Paperiello, Director, NMSS FROM: Joseph A. Murphy, Chairman Committee To Review Generi eq rements
SUBJECT:
VALUE ADDED TO THE STAFF PROPOSALS REVIEWED BY THE COMMMTEE TO REVIEW GENERIC REQUIREMENTS (CRGR) IN THE PAST ONE YEAR in response to the Staff Requirements Memorandum, dated April 18,1997, on SECY-97-052,
" Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR)- Scope of Review and Periodic Review Activities," this memorandum invites your input regarding CRGR review of the staff proposals sponsored by your office from June 1998 through May 1999. The 1997 SRM directed that:
" in assessing whether the associated costs are commensurate with the significance of issues raised by the CRGR, staff's summaries or evaluations should be from those stakeholders (i.e., program offices) that have had issues before the CRGR for review, and considers [ sic) elements such as: the percentage of original staff proposals that were fundamentally flawed due to technical, procedural, or legal deficiencies, or flawed with respect to policy when presented to the CRGR and the significance of issues raised compared to impact on schedules and resources expended to address those issues. This process should be provided for Commission consideration."
The attachment contains a list of the topics reviewed by the CRGR between June 1,1998 and .
May 31,1999. Specifically, your feedback on the staff proposal sponsored by your office should l}
include the following information:
(1) Your assessment of the "value added" by the CRGR review (e.g., improvement in the 1/
quality of the product from the standpoint of underlying safety concerns and backfit 0 considerations, completeness, and consistency with the Commission's policies, rules, 00 p
and regulations).
(2) The staff efforts expended in addressing CRGR comments and recommendations, excludina the time required for OGC and program office re-concurrence.
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.(4)- Your assessment of the significance of the issues raised and associated costs in terms of overall impact on schedules and resources.
.Your input and the Committee's self-assessment of the value added to various staff proposals reviewed by the CRGR, will be incorporated in the CRGR Annual Report to the Commission.
i_ For timely submittal of this report, your input is requested by COB June 19,' 1999.
Attachment:
As stated cc: M. Knapp. ,
F. Miraglia J. Johnson, Ril B. Sheron
' M. Virgilio M. Federline J. Moore .
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e LIST OF TOPICS REVIEWED BY THE CRGR BETWEEN JUNE 1,1998 AND MAY 31,1999 (CRGR Meeting Nos. 321 through 341)
Meeting No. 321 (June 10,1998) e Draft final rule on operator licensing examinations,10 CFR 55 (NRR)
Meeting No. 322 (June 12,1998) e Briefing on the steam generator tube integrity package (NRR)
Meeting No. 323 (June 25,1998) e Special meeting to evaluate the stakeholders' input and for self-assessment of value added by CRGR reviews of various staff proposals for the 1998 Annual Report to the Commission - CLOSED SESSION Meeting No. 324 (July 14,1998) e Safety Evaluation Report on Electric Power Research Institute Topical Report, TR-107330, " Generic Requirements Specification for Qualifying a Commercially Available PLC for Safety Related Applications in Nuclear Power Plants" (NRR) e Safety Evaluation of the BWR vessel and internals project,"BWR Reactor Vessel Shell Weld Inspection Recommendations" (BWRVlP-05) (NRR)
Meeting No. 325 (July 21,1998) e Steam generator tube integrity package - draft generic letter and the accompanying draft regulatory guide (NRR)
Meeting No. 326 (August 11,1998)
- e. Draft final amendments to 10 CFR Part 50.55(a)(h), requiring that protection systems in nuclear power plants meet the IEEE Std. 603-1991, " Criteria for Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations"(RES for NRR)
Meeting No. 327 (September 21,1998) e Scope of the CRGR Charter revision- CLOSED SESSION ATTACHMENT
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, Meeting No. 328 (October 6,' 1998) e- Draft final amendments to 10 CFR 51, " Changes to Requirements for Environmental Review of Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses"(NRR)
Meeting No. 329 (October 13,1998)
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- Backfitting procedures for the gaseous diffusion plants (PPL 1-53) (NMSS) I e Draft final amendmer,ts to 10 CFR Part 73, " Frequency of Reviews and Audits for Emergency Preparedness Programs, Safeguard Contingency Plans, and Security )
Programs for Nuclear Power Reactors" (NRR)
- Draft final amendments to 10 CFR 50.47 relating to the use of potassium iodide (KI) for the general public (NRR) f Meeting No. 330 (October 27,1998) e Briefing on Public Law 104-113 and OMB Circular A-119," Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities"(RES) e Briefing on the scope and schedule for staff's proposal for a direct final rulemaking to amend 10 CFR 50.54, " Conditions for License" (NRR) e Briefing on the issue of applicability of the backfit rule (10 CFR 50.109) to decommissioning activities (NRR)
Meeting No. 331 (November 10,1998)
- Briefing on the revised source term rulemaking (NRR)
.* Briefing on the draft Issue Paper to the Commission identifying options for modifying 10 CFR Part 50 to be risk-informed (NRR)
Meeting No. 332 (November 20,1998) j e Briefing on the draft final Fitness for Duty Rule (10 CFR 26) (NRR)
Meeting No. 333 (December 8,1998)
- Briefing on closure of Bulletin 97-02, " Puncture Testing of Shipping Packages Under 10 CFR Part 71" (NMSS)
- Proposed Generic Letter titled," Laboratory Testing of Nuclear-Grade Activated Charcoal" (NRR) 1 J
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o Graded Quality Assurance Inspection Guidance (NRR) e Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1083," Content of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in
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Accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)," endorsing NEl 98-03. (NRR)
Meeting No. 334 (December 16,1998)
- Draft final Fitness for Duty Rule (10 CFR 26) (NRR)
Meeting No. 335 (January 12,1999) j e Briefing on the staff's planned approach to licensing reviews and cask certification reviews which will lead to Part 72 rulemaking in the near future (NMSS)
Draft final Regulatory Guide DG-1076, " Service Level I,11, and ill Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants"(NRR and RES) e I Review of draft final Regulatory Guides 1.84, " Design and Fabrication Code Case '
Acceptability," 1.85, "Materialc Code Case Acceptability," and 1.147, " Inservice inspection ,
Code Case Acceptability"(RES)
Meeting No. 336 (January 26,1999)
- Draft final Regulatory Guide DG-1029, " Guidelines for Evaluating Electromagnetic and Radio-Frequency Interference in Safety-Related instrumentation and Control Systems" I (RES) I i
e Draft CRGR Charter, Revision 7 - CLOSED SESSION Meeting No. 337 (February 23,1999)
(NMSS)
- Draft CRGR Charter, Revision 7 - CLOSED SESSION Meeting No. 338 (March 23,1999)
- Briefing on revisions to 10 CFR Part 50.72,"Immediate Notification Requirements for !
Operating Nuclear Power Reactors," and 50.73, " Licensee Event Report System" rulemaking (NRR) l l
e Briefing on the Rulemaking Plan for amending Appendix K to 10 CFR Part 50, "ECCS 4 Evaluation Models"(NRR) I e Draft CRGR Charter, Revision 7 - CLOSED SESSION I l
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4 Meeting No. 339 (April 6,1999)
- Draft CRGR Charter, Revision 7 - CLOSED SESSION Meeting No. 340 (April 27,1999)
- Draft final amendments to 10 CFR 50.65 to require licensees to perform pre-maintenance
, ascessments (NRR)
- Draft SECY paper titled, " Generic Communication Program Revisions" (Item IV.F on the Chairman's Tasking Memorandum)
Meeting No. 341 (May 6,1999)
Draft final amendments to 10 CFR 50.59 (NRR) l l
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(3) Impact on schedule,if any, and (4) Your assessment of the significance of the issues raised and associated costs in terms of overallimpact on schedules and resources.
Your input and the Committee's self-assessment of the value added to various staff proposals reviewed by the CRGR, will be incorporated in the CRGR Annual Report to the Commission.
For timely submittal of this report, your input is requested by COB June 19,1999.
Attachment:
As stated cc: M. Knapp F. Miraglia J. Johnson, Ril B. Sheron M. Virgilio -
M. Federline J. Moore Distribution:
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