ML20209A795
| ML20209A795 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/29/1999 |
| From: | Beckner W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Jennifer Davis NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE (FORMERLY NUCLEAR MGMT & |
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| PROJECT-689 NUDOCS 9907060146 | |
| Download: ML20209A795 (5) | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 30865 4001 June 29, 1999 Mr. James Davis, Director Operations Department Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 i Street, N. W.
Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708
Dear Mr. Davis:
Enclosed is a summary of ourjoint NRC/ Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
Owners Group meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland, on June 16 and 17,1999. Should the TSTF have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 301-415-1161 or by e-mail at wdb@nrc. gov.
Sincerely, to'A A dh William D. Beckner, Chief Technical Specifications Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 689
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F TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE MEETING
SUMMARY
June 16 and 17,1999 Publication of Revision 2 to the Standard Technical Sofcification Of 151 approved changes,60 per cent have been processed. By month's end, the remaining 40 per cent should be incorporated. Proofreading is 20 per cent complete.
Integrated proofing schedule faits around July 15,1999.
The Westinghouse Owners Group requested an electronic version of changed packages.
NRC's practice is to post Working Drafts to the NRC Home Page for a 10-day review by the TSTF, after which Approved Drafts are posted. NRC will continue this practice, and alert TSTF when all edits have been incorporated and the integrated review can begin.
l Once an integrated review of Approved Drafts to be incorporated into Revision 2 has been performed, ersta sheets will be prepared by NUREG. This activity is scheduled to be
. completed by August 31,1999.
The TSTF objected to some formatting changes that were made by NRC, and are to be put into effect when Revision 2 is published, such as the different font (Operators are used to Letter Gothic), page numbering, removing " continued's" from the footer, substituting the em-dash / hyphen with dashes for Notes, and Notes beneath dashes instead of within.
NRC stated that the plants could reformat the Standard Technical Specifications however they wish and NRC would accept them in any format, as long as the content is the same.
The TSTF also objected to NRC removing brackets from the Bases and NRC agreed to put them back in.
_ NRC and TSTF agreed to the importance of incorporating all high priority travelers into the Revision 2 publication. It was further agreed that all-encompassing changes, such as Ice Condenser and Electrical / Battery issues, should also be incorporated.
Post Revision 2 Process A new numbering system was agreed to by NRC and TSTF: new travelers submitted after
_ publication of Revision 2 will begin with the number 400.
NRC's preference is for those travelers that are currently in house, but are not incorporated with the Revision 2 publication, should be withdrawn by TSTF. If the need fer the changes still exists, TSTF would mark-up the Revision 2 pages and submit a new traveler. The TSTF suggested this might be accomplished by creating a moratorium on submitting new travelers prior to publication, unless the change is considered urgent. NRC will continue to review Medium and Low priority travelers as time permits. Likewise, NRC will continue to accept plant conversions submitted with markups to Revision 1. The TSTF suggested -
NRC might want to scan the Medium and Low priority items for those that are editorial in nature and could be quickly approved.
Enclosure
a 2-Generallasues NRC estimates that for the month of May, there were 48 travelers pending. Of those 48, 12 were dispositioned. TSTF submitted 8 new travelers. As of May 31,1999,44 travelers are pending.
There was a general discussion regarding the value of the generic approach. In the past, NRC has approved generic changes for individual plant conversions, after the plant agreed to submit the change as a traveler. However, (JRC doesn't always see the change come through and other plants ask for the change, based on NRC's approval of the previous change. The TSTF indicated that the plant may submit the traveler, but it could be modified or rejected at the Owners Group level, the TSTF level.
NRC requested the industry to articulate the benefit they derive from the generic process.
it was decided that more communication at the working level would result in a shared goal for the proposed change-a common view of the objectives. This communication could also result in assurance of adequate safety and reduce unnecessary burden. The TSTF agreed to pass on to the Owners Groups the need to fine-tune their screening process to confirm there's a problem before proposing a solution.
Prior Commitments Pending travelers were discussed in order of priority, to include the following travelers posted on the Meeting Agenda:
TSTF 250 is listed as Low priority and is still pending TSTF action.
a The Ice Condenser travelers have been approved by the TSTF and are in the process of being formally submitted to NRC.
Revisions to travelers TSTF-284 and -309, R.1 have been approved by the TSTF and are in the process of being formally submitted to NRC. TSTF-288 was withdrawn by the TSTF.
There was no discussion of TSTFs-198 through -203 except to report that a separate meeting will take place between all parties concemed at a later date.
TSTF-204 has been approved by the TSTF and is in the process of being formally submitted to NRC.
The meeting resumed on June 17,1999 with a discussion of process concems.
The TSTF requested that NRC correspondence also be sent electronically. NRC will a
comply with this request when possible.
NRC asked if Data Wuokko was still an active member and should receive correspondence. The TSTF responded that his name could be removed from the distribution list.
NRC has identified that TSTF Justifications should contain a more comprehensive discussion regarding why the proposed change is necessary and the impact if NRC approvalis gained.
Enclosure i
s 3-NRC again suggested that there may be some benefit to early discussion of proposed changes with the staff, even at the Owners Group level. It appears that a consensus on the need for a change and what the change would entail would enable the review process to proceed unhindered.
It was stated by NRC that the staff is beginning to see revisions other than those agreed to appear in revisions to travelers. Therefore, the staff requests that the TSTF provide feedback to the staff when the need for other than agreed-to changes arises.
The TSTF had not realized that when a revision to a current traveler is received by NRC, no matter whether NRC has made a disposition or not, the current traveler is superseded by the current submittal. The NRC action to TSTF-141, Revision 1, brought this action to light when NRC had approved the original submittal, but rejected the revision. The TSTF agreed that, in the future, they would try not to revise approved travelers.
Tentative future meetings were suggested by TSTF for July 15 and 16,1999 for a regular Owners Group meeting, and September 1 and 2,1999 to discuss their integrated review of the Draft Revision 2 Standard Technical Specifications.
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l ATTENDEES LIST NRC/TSTF OWNER'S GROUP MEETING June 16 and 17,1999 NAME ORGANIZATION ADDRESS PHONE #
E-MAIL ID No 1 Clarkson Duke Energy Oconee Nuclear Site 864-885-3077 ntclarks@duk (BWOG TSTF) 7800 Rochester Highway e-enerav.com Seneca, SC 29679 Tcm Weber CEOG-APS Palo Verde Nuclear 623-393-5764 tweber01 @ao i
l Mail Station 7636 sc.com 5801 South Wintersburg Road Tonapah, AZ 85354-7529 Vince Gilbert NEl Suite 400 202-739-8138 iva@nei. ora 1776 l Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708 D. Buschbaum TSTF/WOG TU Electric 254-897-5851 dbuschb1@tu P. O. Box 1002, M.S. A08 electric.com j
Glen Rose, TX 76043 l
Donald Hoffman EXCEL /TSTF 11921 Rockville Pike 301-984-4400 donaldh@exc i
Suite 100 elsves.com Rockville, MD 20852 Harold D.
Comed /BWOG LaSalle County Station 815 357-6761 harold.d.conti Pentious, Jr.
2601 North 21" Road x2231 ousir@uem.co Marseille, IL 61341 n1 Dan Williamson ESCEL/TSTF 271 Glenlyon Dr.
904-272-5306 Orange Park, FL 32073 Tom Dunning NRRUSB NRC 301 415-1189 tod@nrc.aov Bob Tjader NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-1187 trt@nrc.aov
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Nanette Gilles NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-1180 nva@nre.aov Carl Schulten NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-1192 ess1 @nre.aov Bill Beckner NRR/TSB NRC 301-415 1161 wdb@nrc.aov Bob Dennig NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-1156 rid @nrc.aov Debbie Johnson NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-3060 dii@nre.aov Bob Dennig NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-1156 rid @nre.aov Ed Tomlinson NRR/TSB NRC 301-415-3137 ebt@nrc.aov Mark Blumberg NRR/SPLB NRC 301-415-1083 wmb1@nrc.a nv Page 1 of 1
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