ML20211M299
| ML20211M299 | |
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| Issue date: | 07/25/1983 |
| From: | Gilinsky V NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| FOIA-86-729 NUDOCS 8612170106 | |
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SECY-83-256 -- FINAL RULE ON IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Before acting on SECY-83-256 I would like to know: (a) Does the staff intend to consolidate the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 50.72; 50.73; 50.55e; 50 App. E; 20.402; 20.403; 73.71 and Part 21? (b) If so, how does the staff plan to accomplish this?
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@b V TO ALL LICENSEES AND APPLICANTS FOR OPERATING POWER REACT b, g AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FOR POWER REACTORS N
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Reporting Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Sections 50.72 and 50.73, and Standard Technical Specifications (Generic Letter No. 83-43 ) Section 50.72 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations has recently been revised and will become effective January 1,1984 A new Section 50.73 of Title 10 of the Code of the Federal Regulations has recently been added and it will also become ef fective January 1,1984. Section 50.72 revises the immeciate notification requirements for operating nuclear power reactors. Tne new section 50.73 provides for a revised Licensee Event Report System. Copies of each of these sections to 10 CFR Part 50 are enclosed for your i nf ormation. Since paragraph (g) of Section 50.73 specifically states that: "the require-ments contained in this section replace all existing requirements for licensees to report ' Reportable Occurrences ' as definec in individual plant Technical Specifications," the reporting requirements incorporated into the " Admin-istrative Controls" section of your f acility 's technical specifications may recaire nocification. Also, the definition " Reportable Occurrence" may need to be replaced by a new terr, " Reportable Event." We will make these cnanges in tne current version of Standard Technical Specifications (STS) for all naclear ;o er reactor vendors and in the technical specifications for plants not yet licensed. Enclosec are model technical specification in STS format showing the revisions which you should make in the " Administrative Centrol" and " Definitions' sections of your f acility 's technical specifications to implement these regulation changes. Other conf orming changes tc your technical specifications will be recuireo to reflect the revised reporting requirements. For example, technical specifications requiring a Licensee Event Report rather than a Special Report for operating conditions where the specific activity limits of the reactor coolant are exceeced should be changed to reflect the need for a Special 16 4-174 -8312190371 O p
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f, techn1(al spec 7ficatton wording will need revision. pese changes, where s applicable, should also be included en your a:nendment request tc'aodify your i; technical specifications. Ide will incogorate these 0.anges, vters 40plicable. ' in out nest revtston to the Standard Technical- 5pecifications, hr, all nuclear {
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enclosures: I 't. Revisions to 5T5 Reporting Requirem nts, in Section 1.0 i "Definittons," and Section 6.0, t "Aomt nt s trat t we Controls" _-
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_ ENCLOSURE REVISIONS TO STS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 1.0, " DEFINITIONS" AND SECTION 6.0, '" ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS" 1.0 DEFINITIONS Delete the term, " REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE". Add the term, " REPORTABLE EVENT" with the following definition:
"A REPORTABLE EVENT shall be .any of those conditions ,
specified in Section 50.73 to 10 CFR Part 50. 6.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS 6.1 RESPONSIEILITY (No changes) 6.2 ORGANIZA!!0N (No changes) 6.31 UNIT STAFF QUALIFICAil0NS (No changes) 6.h TRAINING (No changes) 6.5 REVIEW AND AUDIT 6.5.1 UNIT REVIEd GROUP (URG) 6.5.1.6 RES 0NSIBILITIES Revise f. to read as follows: " Review of all REPORTABLE EVENTS." 6.5.2 COMFA'iY h2 CLEAR REVIEW AND AUDIT GROUP (CNRAG) 6.5.2.7 REvlEK' ' Revise 9. ic reac as follows: "All REPORTABLE EVENTS;" 6.6 REPORTABLE 0 CURRENCE ACTION Revise title to read as follows: REPORTABLE EVENT ACTION. 6.6.1 Revise to read as follows:
ine following actions shall be taken for REPORTABLE EVENTS:
- a. Tne Commission shal'1 be notified and a report submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 50.73 to 10 CFR Part 50, and
- b. Each REPORTABLE EVENT shall be reviewed by the (URG), and the results of this review shall be submitted to the (CNRAG) and the (Vice President - Nuclear Operations).
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objects es cha .ge 10 CFR 50.54 to P AR* iS0--EXEM TIONS AND : i=ple=ct: Se:de: 20; of the NRC's 193: CO*mNUED REGUi ATORY F:s:a!iear Au::en:stsc: Ac: and A*."r= DR.TY IN AGRE E MENT STATES ~, cher 10 CFR 50J: to Core ciecti) AND IN Of7 SWORE WATERS- UNDER 10 CFR Part 50 - - spe:L'y 6e sMces; events ncti =g SECTON 274 - beensees to t==e6ately notify NT4. Irnanediat' e Netification Require.Nnts -'he p cb e=1 and issdts whid 6.3
~:e sudo .ty ci:atio: for Fa-t 15C is of 5.gmbeant Events At operatn2 rense te read as fo'.lews. rZe:ak .s add. esses and the sch::: .s Nuclear Power Resetors that it p endes can be su==a .:ed =
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Secuer 1M14 aise iss .ed L .oer sec. 51. M inict=ste fro = bcensett followc5 (a) Secte: Sc3 of the Ato=ic E.nergv Ac' cf Sat SM as a=cced (c USC :-Te sig.i$ cast eventa al co==ercial cadear 1954 is a=enced by ect.::t et the ene de scf Seew : Scira sac issued u cer se:.10. M powe. plarts. F.xpe-ience with'c:cis:105 the fellow.ng De= subsectena. f. Ea:h L:r se Stat r3; (c U.S C n!.:). Seete :Mr ano y, qui.e=et ts and pubbe c= =etts c: a issued Icr a uthaten iaery unde tras iw.mi c.sder set Ox. E.3 Sist ++4 (c U.S C p.0pese rensio: cf the rde in6cate se:tet er seeto:104h shall requee aa e
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Ter de pumoses cf sec. ,, 66 Stat SLt. as that the ex.isting regdaten shodd be a= ended to da.Q repo *1g cm ena a ..,; wbeh ee.nd ren.3:in at u-- ar.e::ed (c U.S C :2 3) Il:Sc.20.'b)T.44) c.6. art:ies cf.*ss.:n procacEs! it excess c' anted a 4 % .M a e issued uccer se*_1C:b. M Stat to require ear}y reports cc.y c: those
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is tused u: der sec. :Cli. M Stat 545. as Co==issio:'s responsibihtes.'I* e shtih= red,ste!y se notfy be Cc :ess, :.' amende d (c U.S C :.2Mii)). and 11 in1t -
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7 prc W1 trus arne:.cAet eae.r. 6 license Cc==isseen for a u shp=ator fee, *1 150.21. 1509.32 I A nence<1 EFTECTIVE DaTT/ January 1.1984. . issued under :}us sect on or secuen P4h. S.1. I 1500.C. the introducto y text of Fom FwTwEm twFomhaatioav covTacT: which is e eSee: on the date c!enac:=est of parag aph (b)is revised to read as Feic W. Weiss Office c!1r.spection and tNo subsecten te include the previsions follows. Enfo te: cent U.S. Nuclee Regdate y remed t.noer tbs :bseccom.
Federal Registsr / Vol. 48[ .No.166 / Mcnday. August 25. MS3 / Rules anc Regulations 35m
!- e: ::.e 5 utionn(Tenc/ Aule a::be ne cencentran:ns de:rease c: c:ct. .ng at epe.atng nuclear powc-
/ E TI.h.U/!)/ until resp; rate . p ctection devices are p:ets. A cead!=e shener than one Es.:
Ses e-d ce= ente s objected to the utihui ne3 neted 0;at dese esents was ne' 2de;ted because the an fa::ly cc=. on an: shodd net be C:==iss:en does r.ct wet to inte e ,
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say.:4 ttat Technical Specifications de "POM'M' d.ess the required 42 the opeaters ab.h y to dea! m;= nacuation afje:ts de ent=e fan,bry or a e accident er transient in the first few
=c: ue such a te.=. =ai r p.rt cf it enti:g :n,7;tes.
Tre te . is used 5 some but net =U ,,, Te: n :e! SperSsdens Ccnsegun0v. De Co=issien ams. 2 ne w::d=F Therefore. based or dese ce=e s N 0" C#U"IC.n has seen chayee, to ee C:==!ssi:n ha. revised the anc ne e:.perience. the NRC has ep: ng enteno:in question.The hal es abushed a
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r 'e te::;=es a report upo: the initiatc: s!Fn;ficantly hamper the abia-- . sLggesiea. perso nelin perfor=cce of c.v cf site utes c: a::v u. dear power plant shutdow: necessary fc: safe operaton. Ren ,to S::: , (rinc.,R::le rgred cv Teth .:. cal SpeciScations. One cc==e:ter was conce=ed that 5 L 2(~5,)(21sc)) n F.':-: Cpe ::i ; cadIme.gency events occurnr4 on led owned b3 de get,;g co _ ,33,3 ,,;; a F?o:e:hns (Finc] Eule f np:(b)l1)(ii)) utihty adiscent to its plant =ight be , _ , .,:ns , pg [.~,j',.}y g,,, ,y,. ,,, .., y,T~;
. repenable. T=s is ::t tse t:te:: ef tr.a power operatic:.r t.euks not nqui e Soeo. cc== esters said that t.he me:*. .:e NRC is np .mng nqphe 4
notiS:2 ten of tse NRC w.d= one h:2-re;:~ :; c-ne, .a shodd not =ake concer:ec wn.. . safely ci pla'"* and I" tefenn:e to ;. ant cperating and perse:=e1 on.the ut:1:vs site e. d I -
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- h. ne p.o ,edres cever eve:u that f M72(/lJ/fri// s:=e letten cf c:==ent.1:!c = ate:
a.re ::t cf cos:c- to the NRC. and A few cc==enten said that de bie:t "I.d to nacto st e=2 has bu:
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p322'- unc!ee.Tnese ce==e:. ting w::dered ;c :ssacn ag ees W:.2e de p't:t eperating persen:e! what ie.,e: cf i eat was invch ei ~ie fer hot:.s is an ap;-ep .ste c'ead': e f:: s::_.d be !^u w;i pia:t , te =. *eglici0y i eatens. " hu hee- tras rept .=g req =ement be:ause ::ese
; ::eices. it ts t ae inat ; oce:res eleted im= the ha' ide. Instesi Se o eu an n:t as i= pena.nt to va. . f := plant to pla:t a:d ces er Sal rde refen t:"ev event dat peses ==einte sa'ery es are sc=e cie-es e: .s cier in: those which e a ;g e nattothe'sa.rety cf e , n ets.
c:=: :=ise pla t s4!ety. However, tle nuclee pewc: pia.:t il 50igo)'.t)M)) A:dic:::ive AcJe:3e 7hre33:Jg ry:n:- and gnes ext = pies s ea. i. ;, c ee ge g 7,,,g7,.jf,.g
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t.en =oci".e= [{ WKc)D)[ii)'.n tne C:=issien is =terested e tec c: O' 60 r 'e' to car ow tre reper:able 5 a n;a: t'get.s ei c;pesed to inals-9 '7.'I c: rene:: C. 24 : " auowab:e c:.' 5 5d=tsth8: ::- e.4 .s te dese dat s:grisct:0y w $out c eibit). ce=; :,=.54 p!zet s.afety. n6ceetse n:eues was too lew !=
^.W' ==;' ** ' =."E II'"*I E*.' c:e-ho= n?r'.*g Nctw-bsard:.g the faet that the
- 3 e:res re:y i = ;! art te plant the ! E # #l!#ll Ea5ed up :iese c:==e:ts ed ns C. - ss::: has ict:c that this : .tenen T e ec= ente s pnerally had tw: egenc:e. de C::.=:ss2c: has es_ .t i: r=tificatices indmatve of pc=15 tc = ale *egazing the -- ! cf c:4 Fed it t esheid cf repe= s 1:
repens te de NRC.F. s!. et c:= e:ts t se re. eases exceei ; twc tres pz.t ser.- s eve::ts. 7:e : answer. = ore r c:n=e at:ns whe: average:i c..e a a pe::r_;: wo-?ing wil' trake it pos sible s ppened tetdi: ate: c! the NEC ate-apptcpria:e State c:locd e.Fe : des have pe-iod cf cae bout. 7:Je wi.li eb-"e:e for ; .an: cpe-st=g personne! to identi'y beer te 5.ed. Se:end: twc cer-# .te s repons cf re;eares $st npresert
- epe able n ents under their speciEc requested a new fee.tc six-bo= repen ceght:b:e n.si to de pubbe.
c; _. a r:. s p ocedures. , Tre C=-jssica has feund that .:w catego-vie events set war a:t g a
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prep: sed i W;[b)(6)[iii) regari .s lessen the i= pact cf repe= s c: de raiolog.:al resp:nse. ary e::ide:tal. unplarmed c: in6vidads responsibie fe mai:tal ing 7:is para; eph nquies the repe :_.g u::::=cl ed release resdung in the p: ant in4 safe ceni:ic:. Liriti:2 cf dose etems that cause e u: pia::ed evar.aten c! a building" was t clear the exte:sien of the de.aSce to for c: t=:e-ee!)ed release cf a signi5:a t
- a. .d ::u:te.p eductne e datit :cuid hers ensres Gat the :epen is ma6e am:r.: cf reice::ve =atena! te ds:te c2:3e . ele: arce to eracuate a buili:s whe: Se infe:=atics is f esh 1: 6e a*eu. U:plened releases shodd e::=
Mary cf 6ese ce==esten stated est =.:nds of dose 1:sc!ved ed that n is infrequendy. bowever, whe: 6ey e::=. the e; eding cf in-pla t releases cf =c e likely to be =ade bv those atleas =oderate defects have o: : ed rac5ca ctidry that require evacuatis: of involved rathe: 6a: by one s en a late: :- the safe y dest;n c operaue:a! ini.ndua.1 roo=s was inconsistent with shift. cc :-:1 estabhsbed to avoid thei
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- he disturbance ci repened wn .m one he=.Tne ene. hec I".3CI A##'I , #ll2ll'll c:r a :i .eted parti: late =atter (e.g.. deadline is necessary if the Cc==tssion is to fd.511its responsibiliues dr=g and Severaj co==e:te s objected te 6e i d.:st: =ay all require the temporary es a c.;a ties c! in6vidual roc =s until the follow.rg the =ost serious evets use of vague terme such as "extens:ve I
Fcderal RGF.ist;r / Vcl 48. No.168 / M:nday. August 29. ice 3 / Rules and ReFulations 39M3 f;csi cr maior earthecake that presents - S. P'ast rnomtors necessary for is possible. because these personnel ws!; a c eer th eat te 2e pl.nt should be accident enessment. hoe a better knowledge of the er:::ed As ancSer eternple. an Fc cftcph 30.72/b//J//rif. cir:ctnstan:es associated with the sen: i..:ust.al or tra:sper:ation acciocot enecmpassing some portons of :ne Repo-ts made within fou.r hours of the wt.ich c=ccurs near the site. c.reeting a preposed il 50.724b) (2) and (EL has esent should make this possible whi:e pia-! safety concern. should be been redsed to acd the phrase. not imposing the more nFid one hoe re per:::. "mcLding faes. toti: pas reitases. cr requirements.
.=:.- ; :;' 50.72lF/(:/(or), r. dica:ta e re:e.ses." Tnis addiuon The reponmg requirement in e cerpastiUF events previously cove s the "evacuat.on" portion'o! peref erph M 72(b)/2)(ij is similar lo a c!.ss:Se-d as Unusual Events. requires paragraph M.72(bu6)!iii) cf the p-: posed requirement in i M.73. Mercos er. excep:
de re.poning of those evects that result rule.Trus change e woring for the fmal for refernng to a shutdown reactor. this in 2:ther automati: or manual actuation rde was made is respense to pubhc repciting requirement is also similar te cf the ECCS cr wodd have resultec tc comments discussed above. the -One. Hour Report"in ac:isation of the ECCS if some While parag aph 5032(b)ti)!iii)of the i MJ2(b):1)(ii). However this paraF eph ca ponent had not failed or an ope etor fea! rule primarih captures acts of applies to a reactor in shutdown accen had r>ot been taken. natu e. pareFisph MJ2(b)(1)!vi) condition. Events wtthin this Fo* esample. if a ve!id ECCS syna: r.aptures other esents. particularly acts requirement have less urgency and can were ge.nuated by plant condmons. and by personnel The Commission beLes es be reported within four hours as a "Nen. Se epe a:or were to put all ECCS tNs ar inFement cf the reportmg c :!en* Emergener.' p.mp .:. p. to-iuck. tho. gh no EC,CS m the final rule lencs itsei!ic m;x Percgr0ph 3012(b)(2)(ii)[propos'ed ~ d.s:r.t.ge occu red. the event wou.h., be p ecise mterp etics and is consistent g.Mb)4D is made a "Non-EmerFenn re::::a:!e. , wie those pubic cc=ments that 3,. respcnse to public comment. becade
. , s ..i: sjpa. refers te the a: ua., . riquested closer ccordinatien be:w ee- Se Commission agrees that the ccvered
;:an: cc:iucos er paramete s the reperting requi ements in 22: ruse esents ge .eraDe have shghtlyless s.us*ving de recuirements for ECG anc o$er portions cf the Cornm.ssion's g gney and salety sip!5ca$ce than trJuaScr. E.xcluoed ! om this repor ing -
reFulations. -
. , . . . those events in:luded in the "One. Hor e:u . emet woJd be these instances This provisien requ:res repenrg o,. Report s.-
w re t inst :.cnent c.- fL spu.rious sipals. esents. pa-:i:ulane inese caused by acts Tne intent and secpe of tn. .is repc .ng h . ar. e. cr. c: c er ins a.;:. .s:;nais c., pers c,nne;. w bet. er,dar.ger ce safe:s
- c requirement has e not changed frer- tne ca .s t-:. a::ca:.cn c., .he CCS.
r r.iow es e . of the p..ct or intene e wit: pe sonne. . p eposed rule.This paragraph is s.d. eve:ts inay be repeneb.e uncer . -in,perf,o manm of dudea cecessa y for m: ended to captu e events dring wn::6 o$er se-tions cf the Ccmm..ssi . sa.e p. ant operaticas. an EST actuates. either manuah.v or rer.:atie::s based upon c:hcre:aus: c.on si: 4ne bcensee mu.st exercise se=e m pa u: ,ar. paraf ap.s50
,,b,m,,)[ii) - iudgment in repor.=g under tbs se::icr. automatic.a!!y. or fails to a: uate :.5 :s equi es a rep:n withi:: four hours if an ' " P '""' C ' C ' ' * *.F'i' O' .
ern or E-f .ee ed Sa!e:3 Tea:re (ESFj is Forencanfer net exarnale. a srecu: ant ;Ls-: .aupre
'.i.e en and site
'.cmeces that d4 of 6e not m.PIC P'"'C F " h" a:..:ei inat c.d net enc'ccJi nc: reascnata oe e nN5 andCUp) "C#
6ey shouid not be E.sper.ence wid notificatio:s rnade expe:ted to endar-Fer de plant is n$t peruant ic ! SU2 has shown i.at repenable. cha ged untecessa-d, yMe es e-ts : w MnF ECCS daela ye te the ?:re;rort lic.72/i//Jj c' ne pr: eset Cc mission is interested both in es en:s s esn. an pnerath m:re se .cus nn: rn.:e s cs spin m:: E50 2.:Ji:)t::!anc " .ere an EST w as nuded to magna E.E? a canons w::heu d:scharge te tre me conseq:.mces ci the esent (whnk f 50 72./0//2)(i/ in t5e fine! rde m creer c no: 6e equ4me puformed s es +;. Easec en this expenence the to permit some type of repov te be Cem-i.ss:en has mace th:s repc unF mice witbo four boes instene of one WP'Ns) and nents where an ESr, e-te-ic a -One. Hoe Tsepen.- her because these repens haseless operated unnecessarily. . Pc :;r :ph 5012lb)/JJlv!. safen sigcdicance.In te =3 of ther Actuation" of multichannel ESF en:cmpess-:g events previously co:=bmed ef.fect. the eve au intE:t and Actuaton Systems as defined as classiSei a.s Unusual Es ents. coven- s:epe of these parag aphs have not ac uation cf enough channels to , nest events that w cc:d impa:r a changec from these m tne preposed .:'e CCTe'E de m,tnimum actuation sep i::e .see e dihtv to ceal wie en Smee the types of es ents ett .ce: to De a nerefere. sm;. e channc! actuat.:ns.
.ceicent er eme' Fe . y Nc:;fying the captured b'y tbs reper:mg recuiremen: whe:her caused by failees or cier use.
N:.C of th-se esen:s rna) permit the are sunilar to i 50J4b)(1)Di). excep: att no: reportsble if they do not N7sC tc teke some compensanng that trie reactor is shut cowr. the reader ccmplete the mmimum actuation log::.
- eesu es and to rne-e comp;etelv assess should refer to the explanation c! Operation of an ESF as part of a ne ceasecuences of such e icss should i 5052(b)(1}{ii) for =c e details en planned test or operational it c ~.cf dd .n; an accicent or t= t ent, erciution need not be repoMed.
e nc peney. ?cregraph 50.72le/l2/ Although the However. if cc:.ng the test or Examp;es of esents that this critenon repc-tmg cntena cc:.ained sn toe e volution the EST actuates to a way that is mtended to cover are those in which . subpa agraphs of j 50JMbr:4 were i: is not part of the planned p.ocedure. any of the tollowinF are not available: the prepos.ed rule. i:: respense te pubb: nat ac:uanon shodd be repened. For
- 1. Safety parame:er display systern comment the Cem: issice estabhsbed example. if the normal ~ reactor shutdown (SFOS). this "Non-Erneryeney catercry fo- p ocecce requires that the control rods
- 2. Eroe yency Response Facilities these events with s'.shtly less urgency be insened by a manual reactonp. the IEe; s).
s and less sefe:y signincance tnat may be nacier trip need not be reponed.
, F ::e peney communic.tions repo-ted w:$in ice hou s mstead of Hewever. if conditions cevelop deine f.: h:ies and equipment includinF the ene hour. the shuidown that require an automatic Emer;;e . y Noufication system (ENS). The Commission w ants to obtai: sur.h reactor trip. such a reactor tnp should
- 4. Pubbe prompt Nctification System reports from persormel who were c be reponed.De fact that the aafety m:! dtnF s:rrns. shift at the time cf de es ent, when this v- - . _ .
Tedera! R:gister / Vol. 48 'Ic.166 / Mcnday. Accust 29.1c33 / Rules end Rere!a: ions 39N5
- ,--n e::a ssif.ec a s a "Non.Eme Fency" respond bec.use cf media or pathe Ust of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 50 1: be e;rr:ed w:thm four hou s instead a ttentien c f
- 1.1 hcci. Peregruph 50 72/cJ [ proposed 5072;c)) Ant.Wst. Ci.ssified enformanon. Fire A.'s: 1.:s repord .; requirement has has remained essenbelly uncha:ged Psont un. Incorpcration by reference.
b-n cha .ged to tr.de a more unife m from the proposed rule. except for intergovemmental relations. Nuclear re:.:i e .e .: b;. refernng to specific addition of the title "FcUcwup pew er pk .is and reacto i. Pen.lty. e rise :. .:er.a inste.d of reie nn; cnly Notificanor." and some renumbenng. R danon prote:tien. Reactor sinns u Tee ..:a* S; e:ir.ca. ions that may This paragr.ph is ir. tended to ;tevide er.:er.a. Repe :ing and recordkeep:ng u j .: .ew hat among facilities: the NRC with timelv nenfication when ' tis **f e m e ntS-
.n:s repornng requirement a intended an es ent becomes rb. ore serious or Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act cf to ca-:. t those events that may lead i additionalinfo mation cr new analyses 1954. a s ar . ended. the Energy ar. ace; dent situation where significant c!a-ify an es ent. Rec Fani:ation Act cf1974. as amended.
==ce::s o{ redioacia e material could .lhis paragraph also permits the NRC and section 552 and 553 of Titit 5 of the i.e e: case. F,om the facility. Unplanned to mainta.m a continuous United 5:stes Code. the follower.g -
t' eases shou 2d occur infrequer.:h- - communications channel because of the amendments to Title. 0. 1 Chapter 1. Coc. e
$.e-es er. if thev occur at the levels need for continuinFf oho **p ,o! re deral Regal.tions.Part 50 are rpe:i".ed. at leest moderate defects have ini rmation or because cf pubbshed as a document subject to c::u- ed in the safe 'v desiFn or telec mmunicab ns prcMems e dification.
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93 ,C C ( C ~"~i'S ecteers base beer. app-oyed by the 0:a:e c. Tr.is : .cnse was inade bemuse of the c.-'.:. .:) in denne.g in;u > due to Ma .agemer.1 an: 5;dge' pers:.a .: to : t Pape wm, n, educacn n:t P.c W.]. { y.r y ',]L-{I'.- s a lt '-' r.t..: :n. a .d mcre .mpct:antiy. g m,,g m ,;, ,,, u,c ,nc,, ,,, K ,, 5-:a us e 0 CE Far: :0 cap:ees events (citarance number 3;K-0C. .). 5:.: su ic U.S C r3t) ' c.s ch .n; rad;ation exposee: n ge.gulatory Flexibility Ce-tification Fo the T,. scSes cf se:. =2. u Stat sa as
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- amended Ic U.S C. = 3;. it sc.:oia; f e; p: b'i: cc-.=ent was to make inis In a ccordance'with :.ne r egulato y g g ren .- :F re c;uee=eit a foe. hour Fe,exicihty Act of BSO. 5 U.S.C-605,0). : e issue t .d- su n u S at M as n::in::stien. instead of one. hour the Commission he eby cernnes that a: net.dec ic U.S C COMB); il 5010 it: .nd r.c .nta:icn Tnis change was mace this reFJlation wi;! not have a m y.g..,,g,g , .,,3,,
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tr be repo-tec s':tDin one hou..- a his I;nal rule afftf'l e,e:!raC U:th::es J 5016 are essue: Lnder set.16:c u St.: SE
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- n'.a- .:nated :ocls or ecuipmen to the s:ncer se cuens 1C3 and 104 . c. e I,50 M i: read a's icMcws:
p . 5.:.: :ht: .ay warren: NRC attennen. Atcmic Energy Ac: cf 19M. as amende:.. - Ws.c c.a e s inese es ents that woeld, not The amendments clarify and rnodify i50.54 conertions of 1. censes. c:.he.w:se warrant NRC attention except presently existing notification . . . . . fer the inte est ei the news media other recuirements. AccordinF ly, there is no poi e- .=en: agencies, or the public. In new, significant economic irnpact on (r) Each hcensee with a utih:enon te ns of its e'ieci on licensees this is these hcensees. nor do the afiected facihty bcensed pursuant tc sections 103 no: a new reporunF requi ement licensees fall within the secpe of the or104b cf the Act shallimmed:atelv ~ Louse the threshold for reponmg deimmon of "smali enuues" s et icnh in ncn's the NRC Operanens Center :!:he
- ;; es and rad.ca::;ve release was the ReFulatory Fiexibihty Act or wi;5n o::gtrence cf a::y even: speci5ed e
-- d. Icw er tnder the proposed r.Je. the Em.!! Busmess Size Stendards se: g g ;; er 1333 p,7,
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; c.icusi) repc-ted under other ente-ia Business Administration at 13 CFR Fa-: 3. Section 50.72 is tesisec to reac as m're such es ents require the NRC to 121. Icliows:
33850 Federal R:gister / Vol. 43. No.144 / Tuesday. July 26. 1983 / Rules and Regulathns I decisien en whether the order should be ACTiom Feal rule. 11. Rulecaking initiation j 4 amended to lower the pocimg standard The Nuclear Plant Reliabihty Date I in the rna..ner picposed in the absence suuuamv:The Corr. mission is amendmg NRD) sysam a. a voluntan pms-a= of a suspension. cestly and inefficient its regulatacns to require the reporting of for 6e rep nmg inbaWy data h mese=ena of producer tnilk would have operanonal expenence at nut! ear power On to be r aie solely for the purpcse of plants by estabbshes the Uceruee nuc Januaryat pcwn 301980 plant (45 beer. sus;the NRC a 6793). pcci:ng the rnilk of dairy farmers who Event Report (LER) system The ha.! pu shu an A6ance .Wuce of hase h.stencally suppbed the fluid milk rule is needed to cod:!y the LER Pmposed emake4 that ducnW ie needs of the :narket. reportng reqmrercents in order to system and ented pub,ne, It is hereby found and determined that establish a smg!e set of requ:rements comment n an SC plan te maae it thir y days' cobce of the effectae date tnat apply to su cperstng nuclear hereof is irnpractacal, unnecessary and mtMatom FoWoe lettes wuw
. power plaints. The final rule apphes ordy received in response te the advanced centrary to the public interest in that to licensees of commercisi nucJear n W ce nue commets gecab (a) T!us suspension is necessary to power plants. The fma! rule will change resee: current :narkenng conditions'and the requirements that define the events
*EP . sed =abg 6e 9RD sysum mancat ry en the pounds dat reportng to ca:.ntam orderly marketmg and situations that must be reported. f reliabuity data should not be made a cenditons in the marketing area m that and wUl define the informabon that w.thou: the suspension costly and must be prended m each report.
anef5cie.nt movements of milk would "I"in "' "Y "N1980 December ". "*the Com=ission have to be made solely for the purpose }""*#7 1 IW D' decided dat the regt. ire: Dents for c! pochng the taiik of dairy fecers who "" . ^*D "I"*n ce I" #P '* h a I C*M *in repc-ing cf operatienal experience data publicab.ons lisied in the regulations is ceeded major revisic: and approved the hase h.;stoncaliv su*phed the fluid milk - appresed by the Director of the Federal development of an Interated r.eeds o' the ma'rkd
'bH -~rtis suspetuion does not recuire R'F5 tr ** U***U11R Operatiena! Expe-ience Repertir:g
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rom ru=Twsn twroRua9FioN CCMTaCT. (IOER) system.The IOER syste= wou]d cf pe secs afected substanual or ex:ensise preparanon prior to the Frecenck j Hebder. Chief. Pr rg a= have combined modified. and =ade Technelegv Branch. Of5ce fer A .alysis candater/ the exsting Ucensee Even: efec::se date and . Report (LER) syste= and 6e NPRD (c) The rna-ketmg problems that and Evaluation cf Operational Data. L'.S. Nuclear Regula: q Ce: e .usic .. ersten SECY 80-50** discusses the
;.-v de the betis fer th:s suspension a:non were fuuy renewed at a pubbe Washing'or. D.C. 20555: Tele;hene (301) IOER n ste=.
hea.. .; held on Ncvember 9-10.1982.
- 4 K -4480 As a esu]: of the Commission's whe e aU interest d parues Fad so wagmany m,ommoy. approval cf 6e concept cf an !OER c;;cr ur.ity to be heard on this matter. system. de NRC pubhshed enoSer
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nerefore, good cause exists for 1. Back pound advance nonce en Ja .uary 15.1981 (46
- ak_ng }us o-der effecove upon On May 6.19C. the NRC pubiabed m N#
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!r er :here's.e o.-dered. That the received Af ter censideration cf the assge esp nsibihty for manage =ent a a' g o! 6e MRD sysma afe esaid p:evisiens in i 1131.7(c) of the co==ents red other f ae: ors evohei Fur:..er. INPO decided to deselop ceder are he eby suspended fer the the Com=:ssion has amended the c.ntena ba wmc de used b its c onths of August end September 1982 prepesed recuire=ents pubbshed for Eyeerire c::e- Jdy 25.1983. pubhc ce= men; by clanfr.ng the scope =anagm-t adu cf m,=tn uth. es tc assess the adequaev c. pa-nc:panen
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- n w. n.z.e r. s.e .u i definec 6e events which cus; be level of pa-nc:pation by the utihties. De a w c coot m e.c,= reported. (:) questened the need for co= nut =ents and actions by NPO reportmg certain speciSc types of provided a basis for contdence that events. and 13) questiened the need for 6ese two deficiencies would be NUCt. EAR REGULATORY certatnarformabon that wcwd be ' ' * *
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COMMISSION required to be included in an LER. manaFement anc hmdmg of NPRDS S* ti t s t. e dis a u the w2 thin NPO should overcome the
- to CFR Parts 20 and 50 cornments"-m more detail. previous dificulties associated with
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Ucensee Event Report System . cer.e. of the docaunenu en .. 4 die for pubt c fundmg from several mdependent m.p.cnon ne ceryms fe, . fe, siihe we ACE **cr Nucleat Regulatory % ,, % ,, w as, gw.w ,m y m cryaruzatierts. Further, with INPO
, Corumission. o c. focusing upon a unlity's parteipaturn in
Feder:1 R:gister / Vel. (8. No.144 / Tuesday. July 26, 1983 / Rules and Regulations 33851 NpK.DS as a specific evaluanon comprehensise integrated analyucally. 2. Four commenters felt that the lehe: para meter during routine manaFement versaule system. of effo-t would be increased but net and p: ant audit activiues, the lesel of The Brookhaven Study pubhshed as* sign:ficantly. uti:ry participation, and therefore. the BNL/NUREC 51609. NUREQ/Cp,3206. 3 One commenter felt that the qua:.ty and quantity of NPRDS data. 6scusses data collection and storage g proposed rule would have a mimina! sh: :d sipificantly increase. However. procedures to support muJtnanate. effect on the level of effort required. the Com nission will continue to have an multicase analysis. Whi e the range of 4. Two commenters felt that the act.e role in NpRDS by participatmg in reactor configurauons in the U.S. proposed rule wodd significantly red.:ce an NpRDS User's Group.by perio6cally nxl ear industry presents scrne the rmmber ofII.Rs filed. asse ssing the quahty and quantity of methodological and inte pretauve irJ: =auon available from NpRDS. and 5. Thirteen conunentes endorsed tne problems. these 6fficultes shodd not objecuve ofimprovmg LER reporting but by auditmg the tunely availability of the ,be insurmountable.The Commission felt that changes in the proposed rule ini: =ation to the NRC. believes that the NRC should have as a S.n=e there was a likelihood that were needed. These commenters 6d net specific objective the development. directly address the resource issue. NpK.DS under INPO direction wodd demonstrauen. and i=ple=entation of meet the NRC's need for reliability data- 6. Tsve ccmmenters endorsed the an integrated systern for collecting and proposed rule and/or felt that it was a it w as no longer necessary to proceed analyzing operational data that will witn de IOERS. Hence, the coUectica of significant improvement over the employ the predictive and analytical existing reporting requirements. deta:;ed techmcal desenptions of potential of culticase. multivariate s.g _acant evenis could be addressed m. Based on these comments and its cw . analyses. Accoringly, the staff has assessment of the impac't of this rde. de a se .arate rule =abr.g to moddy and been directed to undertake the werk Commission bas cencluded that the ec:.tc the ex; sting LER reporunF ne:essary to deveic; and demonwate ret;;..rements. See SECY 82-494 for impact of this rule will be no greater such a cost.cffecute integrated system than the impact of the existing LER ace,.uonal details concerning lOERS- cf operatenal data ecUecticn and h:wes er. the Commission wist.es to requirements. and this rule wt!! net a na!> ses. place an unacceptable burden on the mak e it exphcitly clear that it is relaxmg tne re; rtmg rectements with the H ee desp of 6 system affected bcensees. ex;e:tation that sufficient utility demonstates that such a system is pa :ipanen, cc:peranon.and suppert feasible and ccst-effective. deveic ment A# , "#N A'#### # H A". of the sss:em ic the etnt ofi~ "
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cl Se NPRD sys*em w1U be forthec=ng
.. e NpRD system coes not become rule shode be comp eted by ][198$. "'b cperational at a satisfacto y levelin a IIL Analysis of Comments As a parallel activity to the rea s::able t:rne. reme6a! acuen by the preparation c!! 50.73.'6e Commiss;c:
C:rentssion in the form of addit cr.al The Commission received forrpseven is ame:6nE its regu'at: ens (150.7:} (47) letters ccmmenting on the preposed which require that licensees for nu:: car Oc ob r e o Cops cf esse leues and a powe Nants Q t.he .E Opcatens detailed analys:s of the comments are Center of sipihcant esents that o:cu at
-^hed an adsanced notice (46 FR 49.'55that defened deselopment of the available for pub!'c inspe:uon and their plants. On Dece=ber ri.198L de d h b, ccp'ving fcr a fee at the NRC Pubh: Cc= mission pubbshed in the Federa.
c er or t sto e and content of Docurnent Roc = at 1717 H Steet. NW.. Repster a proposed rde (46 FR SIEK de
- ER syste=. S x cc= ment letters Washingt:n. D.C. A number cf the more that described the planned changes :n
. wee received in response to this sdstantne issues are 6scussed below. I 50u AN RM. A]! of the cenments receised I.icensee Aesource: The Federal Register not,ce i wee rev:ewed by the staff and were accompanymg the proposed LER ..;.,e cens dered in the development of the Of partedar conce.n to the (i e.. I 5033) stated that additiona;,
pre:: sed LER rule. See SECY E2-3
- for Commiss:cn was the impact that the changes anticipated to i 5032 wodd be adc onal details. proposed -de wodd have on the mace but they would be "* * * !argy 7:_is rule ident:fies the types of resources used by beensees to p epare administrat.ve and the revised i 503:
rea:t:r events and problems that are LERs. The Commission's goa! was to would not be signincantly modified beheved to be significant and usefd to assure that the scope of the rde would would it be published again for pub,nct x the NRC in its effort to identify and net increase the overalllevel cf effort co==ent." Several commenters resch e theats to public safety. It is above that cunently required to comply 6 sag eed with t}us conclusion. des: ped to provide the irformatien with the ex:stmg LER requirements. T3e commenters 6d.however ag ee necessarv for enFineering studies of Thirty lette s of the 47 received wtth the Commission's posit 2cn that cpera tional anomalies and trends and contained ce=ments on the overall inconsistencies and overlapping patte ns analysis of operational acceptabery of the propcsed rule or requtrements between the two rules c::t en:es. Tne same info maticn can commente'i 6rectly on the question of need to be ehninated. aise ce used for other analyt2e scope and/or resources assoc.ated with The Commission has carefully pro:e dures that will aid in identdying the proposed rule. The views of the renewed the preposed requirements in ece; dent precursors. contmenters can be charactenzed as the LER and immediate Nonfication Tne Commission beheses that the follows' rdes and has concluded that although NRC should continue to seek an 1. Five comrnenters felt that the scope changes to both have been made i=preved operational data system that and level of effort would be Freatly (largely in response to pubhc comments) wi!! maximize the value of operational expanded by the proposed rde. to clanfy the intent of the rules. the data. The system should encompass and Estimates included an increase of 100 enginalintent and scope have not been integ ate operationaldata of events and man. years for the entire indust 7. , an significantly changed. Therefore, the prob:em sequences ident fied in this increase of three times the current effort. Commission has concluded that these rule. NPRDS data and such other and an increase of 3100.000 and 2 man- two rules need not be published again infonnation as is required for a years annually for each plant. for public commen*
Fcd:ral Rsgiser / Vcl. 48. No.144 / Tuesday. July 26. 1983 / Rulas end Regulatiens 33853 would in e occuned. The comrnenters in NTTsDS as an alternative It is our Several commenters arped that the recom= ended that the Cominission understandmg. bowever. the NTRDS will inclusion of the requeement that the ensu e cer. sis:ency between il 5013 soon adopt the Ells system titles. so a heensee perform an engineering and 1.~.. distmction should no longer exist. !n . evaluation of certain events at the staf"s In respo:se to these com:nents the ad6taan. LERs frequently melude request appeared unjustified and would Com=.ss:en has deleted the reporting of syste=s that are net meluded m the , add substantiauy to the burden of
- sabctage and dreats of violence fro = secpe of NPRDS [re.. an NTRDS system reportmg.They arped that the licensee i 50. 3 tecause these situations are identification does not exist) while EDS. should be regt. ired to submit only the adeq.a:e!y covered by the reporting on the other hand. includes aD of the specific addinonal information required regt. ire =ents contained in i 7371. systercs con.=only found in commercial for the necessary eng:neering es aluation Evccc::icn of Rooms or Buildings nuclear power p: ants. Further. NPRDS rather than to perfor= the evaluation.
includes only 39 component identfiers The rule has been modined to requ:re
. Mary commenters stated that the (e.g., valve. pump). The Commission only the submittal of any necessary repenng of in.p! ant releases of believes that this limited number doe
- additionalinformation requested by the radicac .nry that require evacuation of not prende a sufficiently detailed Commission in wnting.
in6ncual rooms (i 50.73(a)(7) m the destnption of the component function proposed rde or (i 5053(a)(2)(x) of this involved. IV. Speofic Findings 6sa! .-ie) was inconsistent with the gene a: th ust of the rule to require function of Foiled Components end Overview of the LER System repe- .g cf sipificant events They Stetus of Aedundant Components When this final LER rde becomes noted inet miner spills, smal! gaseous Many commenters said that effectve. the LI.R wi!! be a detai!ed waste sieases. or the distubance of in!cr=ation required in (! 5013 b){:) (n) nanative description of po:entally con:a=_ .ated partcdate matter (e g.. and (n!) of the proposed nJe shodd not :g uficant safety ev ents. By desc56mF cust. =s) all reqyire the tempora y be a recunement m the LETs nev in detai! the event and the plar=ed eva:_a non of in::vidual rooms unn.) the argued that th;s infer =ation is re'ily a conective action. it wiu pronce :he alibe=e concentrations cecrease or available in docu=ents previous!y basis for the carefu! study of events or
- unt. n,s catery pretecton dences a" submitted to the NRC bv bcensees and conitions that migh:les'd to se-ious unl:ze:. ney noted that these events are availab:e ic referei.ce. accidents If the NRC staM decides that a e fa.r:y; ce= mon and should not be The Ena: rde (i SCJ3(b)::Jf)C))has te even: was especia!!y sig-df. cant reponacie unless the required from the stancpoint of safe y. tre sta5 ev.c.a ton ef'ec'.s the entire facility or a been modined to nanow the secpe of the in!c-- .aton requested by the =ay request that the beensee p onde Co== s sie n_ additiona{infor nauon and data L. e 5 o es ce==ents the wo d=[of th s cnieno: [I 50 3(a)(:J(x) We 123 general tnf =atio: =ay be associateo wii the e ent.
in tre 6nal rde) has been changed to available e bee:see documen:s The bcensee wiU prepare an LER for sig .5. cant!y narrow the scope of the panously subrutted to the NRC. tne those eve::s or conctons that =eet one cnie .:n to melude orJy those events Co==issicn beheves that a Fenera! cr mere of the entena contame: t: which 5.puncant!y hamper the abihty of uncestan==g of::e nen an: ns i 5073(a) ne ente-ia an based site pe scr..e! to perfor= safe v re:ated 8:eM2cance shodd be ppss6!e w Sout pn=a-dy en de nance.coest and ufenna te ad6tional cocu=en:a:icn consequenen of be nent nerefcre. ac:v res (e.F.. evacuation of the =am wbch =ay not oe nadily cr mdely ee E a! LG rde nqur, n tha: nents con:n.; room). available partedaily to the pub:ic. which =cet the cntena are te be Ere.y Industry /dentificc:icn System The Co==ss.on conte: es te be:ieve reported rega d:ess cf the plant Many commente s noted that the that the bcensee shodd prepa e an LER cperatng = ode or power leveh and recure=ent to report the Energy in su!5cae=t depd so that regardless of de safety sipificance of Indust y identi5caton Syste= (EUS) knowledgeable readers who are ice ce=ponents. syste=s. or sin:ctres corcpc .ent funcnon identiner and conver>an: with the desip of evohed. In t yi .g to de elop cntene for avste= ::a=e of each co=po ent or commercial nuclear power plar:s. but de ide tScat=n of even:s repc-table es siste= refernd to in the LER are not famihar wid the detaih of a LERs. the Co==ission has concentrated d' esc =pnon would be a significant particular plant. can understand the or the potential consequences of the burde: c the Licensee. Feneral characteristes of the event (e g.. event as the =easure of sig=3cance. no r.:gg-sted instead that the the cause. the signi5cance. the Therefore. the repo-ung cntena. in NPRD'S co=ponent identfiers be used in conectve acto ). As suggested by the Eeneral. do not spe=Scally addresa alace cf the E!!S component identifie s co== enters. more detailed tnfonnation classes cfirdtiann; events or causes of
' h:ch are act yet wide!y used by the w to support engneenng evalustons and the event. For example. the e :s dc in d u s --v. case stu6es will be obtained. as requeernent that al] personne: e rcrs be ne I.om=Jssion contmues to bel.ieve needed. 6tect]) fro = the prenous!) reported. However. =any uponable that E S system names and component submitted bcensee documents. e ents wil! involve or have been funcucn identif ers are needed in order initiated by personnel eners.
that LEKS f cm different plants can be W needeg N e.ont Ftnally. it shodd be noted that compared. We do not however. suggest The overview 6scussion of the hcensees are percutted and encouraged that the EIIS identifiers 1,e used proposed rule contains the followmg to report any event that does not meet throughout the plant. but only that they statement: If the NRC staff decides that the entens contatned in i 5053(a) if the be acided to the LER as it is written. A the event was especially signi$ cant Lcensee believes that the event might be si=ple. inexpensive table could be used - fro = the standpotnt of safety, the staff of safety signi5cance. or of generic to translate plant identifiers into may request that the licensee perform interest or co=cern Reporting equivaient Ells identifiers an engineenng evaluation of the e ent requirements aside, assurance of safe The Coramissioc considered the and descnbe the results of that operation of all plants depends on syste= and component identiners used evaluation." accurate and co=plete reportmg by each
Fedital R sist:r / Vel. 48. No.14 / Tuesday. July 26, 1983 / Rules and Regulations 33855 n.dgement of the licensee. the hmetional (D),%ngate the consequences cf an mihin the time limit specined in the ca;abihty of the overall system was a ccident." Techracal Specifications, the acnon jec;ar& zed. This parapa;h has been chan need not be reported under this In: era ction between systems'. clanfy the iatent of the phrase. ged tbparagraph. However,if. while the train pardcularly a safety system and a ncn. nonconsen a tn e interdependence.*V or cornponent is out of service. the safety s> stem. is also included in this Numerous comment letters expressed hcensee identines a condition that could c-terion. For example. the Ccrnmission difDculty in understandmg what this hase prevented the whole system f em is taereasingly concerned about the phrase meant.so the parapaph has performing its intended function (e g-. effect of a loss or depadat on of what been changed to be more specific.The the beensee finds a set of relays that is had been assumed to be non.essenbal new pararaph is nanower in scope wired incorrectly). that con 6..on must inputs to safety systems.Therefore this than the ongmal parapaph because the be reported. parapaph also in'cludes those cases term is specifically defined. but the Section 50.73(a)(2)(i) (proposed where a service (e.g. heating. basic intent is the same. This pararaph requires those events 15053(a)(4)) requires reperti g of. s e-tdation. and coolirg) or mput (e g.. ccepressed air) wh;ch is necessary for to be reponed where a single cause ..(A)The completien of any nuclear rel:able or long. term operation of a produced a component or poup of plant shutdown required by the plaars safe ty system is lost or depaded. Such components to become inoperable m. Tdhi S# cam or less or depadation is reportable if the redundant or independent portions "(B) Any operanon prohibited by se
-reper ful511rnent of the safety functon trams or chands) of one or mon (i.e., ; -
[5 net carmot be asseed. Failures that systems having a safety fun: tion. These ,,(C) Any dev. shen .,.,,.,= the plant,s affe:t mputs or sen-ices to systems that es ents can identify previously ,echnica] Speci5 canons author.:e. t ha.e no safety function need not be imncepzed ccmmen cause fadees pesuant to i 5mx) cf 6 paa,
,,7.. e d
' and systems interactions Such failees Th:s pararaph has been reworded to Feally the Commission recopuzes can be si ru!taneous failees wh:th more clearly denne the events the =ust eat the Lcensee may also use : cur becam of a sepe in:tiating be reported. In sodiuon. the scope :as en* neermg judgnent to decide when cem (Le, the single ceuse er been changed to require the reporting o.
pe s: .nel actions couldhase presented medads : smo as a common input to events or conditions " prohibited by 6e the fakesh or 6e fan, urn E.:nnment cf a saferv function. For
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sequentia![i e.. cascade ures feu,can su:0 be , plant's Techmca SpeciScatons ra cer than esents where "a plant Techn::a: cxam-le, c; era 5es or when an in6vi,dualimproperiy maintains a com;cnent. he as 6e case whe e a sepe comp)enent Specificaton Actior Statement is not m:ght conceivably have made the same fada n,schs in de fada of ne or met",Rs ctange accom=odates ;. ants e~ for all of the functionally m n ad unal cempenents. 6at oc not have regmre=ents that are r[dbdant components le g.. ti he To spec;5cally denned as Acton r fan,,be a =n repe; tab!e. bowever. 1 m or inch the es ent in:c rectly cabbrates one bistable Sta tements. a m-c fa lm independent po jes. c,e mor*the Sys5e.;5er m the Reacter Protecuce This parapaph now requires ese::s to
- m. he could conceivablv 6an me ain or chame! m de sam c be reported where the beensee is
-- - ectly calibrate a!I bista'b!e 5! 8FC'W f "8 pI' if 8
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- cedine camd compeents required to shut down the piant be:ause
$$:.'.5ers). However. for an event to be 1: Tram. the requirements of the-Technical n[: .able it is ne:essary that the SpectSca ions were cot =et. For the
*. A# and E"#T of"a' sy** *e syste=
a:n:ns actually affe:: cr msche " pepose of this parapaph. "sbutd:wf cc - a g Tram .C.'] wm sti,P" eva abr is deEned as the pc=t m ti=e where the enA[.el .enents of a safeiy in more systerr. ar.dtha: the one train or ce ennt met be npened in TechnicalSpeciGcanens require :a the e 6 tie. J, 6e cam e cond*an resuh of the actions =ust be undesirabie * ,^, plan:be in the E.rst shutdown ecciton
! c:: the perspective of protecung the ,n[g, h'r' -
heahh and safety of the pubbc.The .[ . o ano6e.- required by a Li=jting Conditen ic:
'***~a ain 6at is asr==ed i--" Operauon (e g.. bot standby ('.foce 3) for c:mP:nents can be functonally redundant le s. two pumps in ddierect the safety analys:s to be independent) to PWTu with the S,tanda-c TechrJeal Spec 5 cat.ons). L the cona :uon is tams) or not functionally redundant [,"h[","
po th
g [ "' b' '
cc.rected be. fore the ame limit for be.g le g , the operator correctly steps a pump shut down (i.e_. before completon of the con 6 tion caused components in Train i- Tram A and.instead of shutting the "A" of one system and Tram "A" cf shutdown) the event need not be pc.p discharge valve in Train "A." be "E "' another syst'e= [i.e., trams that are not mistdenly sbuts the pump discharge In ad6 con. if a coc6 bon that was assumed in Se safety analysis to be salve tn Train "B"). ndependent). the event need not be p chibited by the Technical Se:uon 50 73(a)(2)!vii} (proposed reported uniess it meets one or more of Speci5 canons existed for a period cf i 50.73ia)(3)) requires the reporung of. t:me leger then that pe=:rted by t e
*A y event where a single cause or the other enteria in this secnor.
in ad6tien. this parapeph dces not Techmcal SpeciScatons. :: must be cencaion caused at least one repo-ted even tf the constion was not
. dependent train or channel to become include those cases where one train of a svstem or a component was removed iscovered until after the allowable tme inoperable in multiple systems or two fio= senice as pa-t of a planned bad elapsed and the cen6 tion was ir.depencent trains charmels or to evolution. in accordance with an rectified imme6stely after discove y.
become inoperable in a system designed approved p*ocedure. and in accordance to: Section 50.73(a)(2)(ii) (proposed with the plant's Technical i 50.73(a)(5)) requires reporting of. "Any (A) Shut down the reactor and Specifications For example. if the maintain it in a safe shutdown event or condition that resulted in the ccndition, licensee removes part of a system from condition of the nuclear power plant. service to perform maintenance. and the including its principal safety barners. (E) Remove residual heat. Technical Specificatons permit the being seriously degraded. or that (C) Control the release of ra6oactive resulting con 5guration. and the system resulted in the nucie'r,r power plant mate .ah or or component n returned to service being:
[ Tcd:ral R: gist:r / V '! 48. No.144 / Tuesday July 25. 1983 / Ru)es and ReFu!ations 338]. bcensee's prograrn necessary to base a in a condition not analyzed m the Safety "Special Reports" o! the Technical
- release of this size. rather than on the Analysis Report) under reasonable and SpeciScations are still required.
siFnificance of the impact of the actual cre6ble alternative cond:tions. such as power level or operating rnode. For V. Regdamry % sis retea se Reports of events covered by exarnple.~if an event occurr'ed while the The Commission has prepared a i 50.73(alt 2)(viii) are to or made in heu plant was at 15% power and the same ' regulatory analysis for this final rule. - of reportmg noble gas releases that esent could have occurred while the The analysis examines the costs and exceed to nmes the instantaneous plant was at 10% power. and. as a benefits of the alternatives considered release rate. without averapng over a result, the consequences would have by the Commission A copy of the time pe-iod. as imphed by the been considerably more senous. the regulatory analysis is available for requirement of I 20 405[a)[5). Licensee must assess and report those inspection and copying for a fee at the ParaFraph 50.73(b) describes the consequences. NRC Public Document Room.1717 H format and content of the ER.It Parapaph 50.73(b)[4) requires that the Street. N.W Washington. D.C. Single requires that the bcensee prepare the licensee desenbe in the ER any copies of the analysis may be obtained ER m sufficient depth so that corrective actions planned as a result of from Frede-ick J. Hebon. Chief. Program knowledseable readers conversant with the event that are known at the ume the Technology Branch. Office fer Analysis the desiFn of commercial nuclear power ER is submitted. includmg actions to and Evaluation of Operational Data. plants. but not familiar with the details reduce the probability of similar events U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. of a parucu]ar plant. can unoerstand the occumns in the future. After the initial Wa shington. D.C. 20555: Telephone [301) complete event (i.e.. the cause of the ER is submitted only substantial 492-4480 ' event. the plant status before the event. changes m the corrective action need be and the sequence of occunences dunng VI. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement reported as a supplemental ER the event)- . Paragraph 50.76c) authonzes the NRC The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Paragraph Sc.73[b):1) requires that tne staff to require the beensee to submit has submitted this rule to the OfSce of hcensee provide a bnef abstract specine suppiemental informauon Manage =ent and Budget for such cesenbing the major occunences dunng beyond that requiced by { 50.73(b). Such review as may be appropriate under the the event. includmg au actual info.mation may be required if the staf' Paperwork Reduction Act. Pub. L 96-component er system failures that f:nds dat supplemental matenalis 511. The date on which the reportm5 contnbuted to the event, ah re n, ,,3,,.y !ct ccmp!ete understaning cf recui ements of this rde become operator enors or violations o.lesant effecuve tenects inclusion of the 60 day an unusually complex or sigmficant procedures. and any sigmficant ~ event. Such requests for supplemental pened which the Act allows for such cor ectve acton taiep. or planned as a infonnation must be made in wntmg. revie w . result of the event.Tnis pararapn is End 6e 1scensee must submit the Vll. Regulatory Flexibility Certification needed to pve ER data base users a brief desenption of the event in creer to icentfy esents of eterest. [.[ **D] 88,38 8 PP ' [ In accordance with the Regulatory m Uy d p by the NRC staff Flexibility Act of 1980. 5 U.S C. 605(b). Pararaph 5073(b)(2) requires that de the Commission hereby certifies that and the beensee. hcensee include in the ER a clear. this rule will not have a sigmficant spemfic naranve statement of exactly Fa paph 50.3[.r) oves the .N'RC's Execunve Director for Operations the economic impact on a substantial what happenec dunns the ennte eunt number of smaU ent: ties This final rule sc that readen not familiar wi6 the athent} to ' eant case-by-cas,' exempt.ons to the reportinF affects e1ectnc ut! sties that are details of a part:cular plant ca. dem.inent in thee respective se vice understand the event. The hce$see requirements contamed in the ER should emphasize bow systems' system.Tn:s exempnen could be used to areas and that own and operate nuclear L=it the collection of certain data b utihzaton facilit:es licensed under cornponents. and operatmg persennel sectons 103 and 104b of the Atomic performed. SpeciSc hardware prob' ems those cases where full participation would be unddy difficult because of a Encry> Act of1941, as amended The should not be covered in excessive amencmeras clanfy and mod.fy cetail. Characteristics of a plant that are planrs uruque design or circumstances. unique and that inDuenced the esent Parapaph 5013(g) states that the P"5?ntly existmg nctification report.ng requirements contained in nquirements. (favorably or unfavorably) must be desenbed. The nanative must also i 5073 replace the repo-tmg . ACC O I} S - O 55 DO "*** requ:rements in al.) nuclear power plant siFmficant ecorromie = pact nn these desenbe the event from the perspectv, of the operator (e g., what the operator Technical Specihcations that are hce,nsees, nor ao these licensees fal. typically associated with Reportable witnm 6e scope of the definition of sa w. did. perceived, understocd. or , smau enenes , set forth in the misunderstood). Occurences. The reportmg requirements ReFulatory Flexibibty Act or the Smah, Parapaph 5033(b)(3) requires that the superseded by i 5053 are those Busmess Stre Standards set out m ER incluce a summarv assessment of the actual and poter.tia'l safety contained in the Technical Specification regulations issuec b3 the Small business consequences and implications of the sectons that are usually titled " Prompt Administration at 13 CFR Part 121. event.This assessment may be based on Notification with Wntten Followup" , List of Subjects the con 6tions existmE at the time of the (Section 6 91.8) and " Thirty Day Written Reports"(Section 6.9.1.9).The reportmg 10 CFR Par:20 event.The evaluation must be carried out to the extent necessary to fully requirements that have been superseded Licensed mate-ial. Nuclear power assess the safety consequences and are also described in ReFulatory Guide plants and reactors. Penalty. Reporting safety margins associated with the 1.16. Revision 4. "ReportinF of Operstmg and recordkeeping requirements. event. An assessment of the event under 1rformation-Appendix A Technical alternatne conditions must be included Specification." Parapaph 2. " Reportable 10 CFR PARTS.50 if the incident would have been more Occurrer.ces." The special report Incorporation by reference. Antitrust. severe (e g., the plant would have been typically described in Section 6.9.2 Classified irJermation. Fire protection.
fid:ral Register / Vol. 4B. Nc.144 / Tuesday. July 26. 1983 / Rules and Regulations 33*59 . and system name cf each component or cornponents that could have performed system referred to in the !.EE. PART 20-STANDAROS FOR the same function as the ecmpenents PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION (1)The Energy industry Identification and systems that failed dunng the evera 53 ste= is defmed m. IEEE Stc 6c>1983 (4) A destnption of any corrective 3. In 120 402. pararaph (a)is reused. (May 16.1983) Recomi .endec Practices for Unique Identfication Plants and actions planned as a result 'of th'e evera. the introductory text of parapaph (t; es neludmg those to reduce the probabihty revised. an a new parapaph (e)is Related Facihties-Pnneiples and Definitions. of similar events occumng in the kiture. * ' ' ' ' ""'; -
/2/ IEEE Std 83bisB3 has been . (5) Reference to any previous similar $ 20.ac2 Reports of trwrt or Sose of appresed for incorporation by reference events at the same plant that an bown nw maanat by the Director of the Federal Register. to the bcensee. (a)(1) Each bcensee shall report te the A nouce of any changes made to the (6) The name and telephone number of Commission. by telephone. imme6 ate!y materialincorporated by reference will a person mthin the bcensee's after it determines that a loss or theft of be published in the Federal Register. orFanication who is knowledgeable licensed matenal has occurred in such Copies may be obtained from the about the event and can provide quantities and under such circumstances Institute of Electrical and Electronics that it appears to the beensee that e Engneers. 345 East 47th Street. New ad6 tonal mfo maton concerninF the event and tne plant's charactenstics. aubstantial hazard may result to pe scr.s York. NY 10017. A copy is aval:able for "
inspecton and copymg for a fee at the (c) Supplemer:tclinformatio.1 The "#' Cor.rmssioc may require the bcensee to !:) Reports must be made as fo!!cws Ccmm;ssion s Pubhc Docu=nent Room. submit specific adinonal mformanon 0) Ucens having an instaDed 1717 H Street. NM, . % ashington. D C. Emergency Not5caten System she.
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&is secnen if the Commiss:en finds make the repons to the NRC Operanens 1100 L St. NW., Washmpton. D C.
(G) For failures of cornponents with eat supphental matenalis necessa7 Center in accordance mth 150.7: of mis chapter. rndt: pie functons. mclude a hst of der complete unde stan6ng of an systems or secondary funcuens that unusuaUy coc: plex or sig:uficant event- Di) AH o6n Ucensus abaU e were also affected. repons to the Admin 2strater of the These requests for supplemental appropriate NRC Fegional Office bsted (W For failee that rendered a tra:n of info =ation ml: be made m wntes and in Appen6'c D of th2s part. a safety system coperatJe. an esnmate de bcensee sha!! submit tte requested of the elapsed time f om the discovery m!crmation as a supplement to de (b) Each bcensee who makes a rep:- of the failure unn! the t am was nt'. ned imnal LER. under parapaph (a) of this secnon shan to semce. mthinF 03 days after learning of the icss (c) Submission ofrepons Ucensee or theft. make a repen in wr:nng to de (!) The method of discosery of each componect or system faijure or Event Repons must be prepared on U.S. Nuclear ReFdatory Commission. p ocedeal error. Form NRC 368 and submatted withm 30 Document Control Desk. Wa shingtor. (J)/JJ Operetor actons that affected days of discovery of a reportable event D.C. 20555. mth a ebpy to the tne coese cf tne event. meluing or situation to the U.S Nuclear appropnate NRC Regional Off;ce listed operator errors. p ocedural defic,encies. Regulato.y Commission. Document in Appen6.x D of this part. The repon or both. that contributed to the esent. Ccatrol Desk. Wa shington. D.C. 20555. sballinclude the fo!Jomng irJormaten
/t/ For each pe sonne! error. the The bcensee s. tau else submat an heensee sbau discuss: aditional copy to the appropnate NRC (e) For holders of an operatmg Lcense
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' included in parapaph (b) of 6is secten plant condition. failure to reahze which (e) Aeponlegibility. The repens and must be reported in accordance w:tn tne ! syste=s shodd be funcnoning. failure te ccpies dat bcensees are requ: red to pmcecces dest-ibec m. 150.73 (b). (c,. receptize the true nature of the event) or submit to the Commission unde'r the (db (el and (g) of 61s chapte anc cu.st a procedural erren provisions of this section must be of melude the info mation required in
/ii)Whether the e ror was cont-ary to su!Scient quahry to pe mat legible pararape (b) f this secti n Events an approved p ocedure, was a irect reported in accordance with 150.73 of reproduction an'd micropaphic
! result of an erre-in an approved processing this chapter need not be reponed by a procedee. or was associated with an l activity or task that was not cos cred by gg) g,,,pgj,,,, upon ,75,,,3 ,,qu,,, @can w & Wapa$ N d f,, this section. l an approved procedee: a jicensee incluing adequate ! /in) Any unusual characterisucs cf the Ns ca 2 e r at 6 mitiat2on of 6e 4. In i 20 403 the introductory text of parapaphs (a) and (b)is revised. and work location (e g heat. neise) that NRC stafi de NRC Execut:ve Director parapaph (d)is revued to read as
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/njIne type of personnelinvolved hcensee. pant exemptions to tne l (i.e.. contra ctor personne!. utihty. reportng requirements under dis. I 2c.ac3 wcanons of wee nts bcensed opera or, ut2hty nodicensed ucton.
(a)Immedicte notification. Esch operator. other utihty persormel). (g) Reponcb/e occurrences. The bcensee shallimme6ately repo t any (K) Automatically and manually requirements contained in this section events involving byproduct source. or l initiated safety system responses replace all existing require:::ents for special nuclear material possessed by l [L) The manufacturer and model licensees in report " Reportable the bcensee that may have caused or number (or other identification) of each Occurrences" a s defined in in6vidual threatens to cause: component that failed during the event. piant Technical Specifications.' * * * * * {3) An assessment of the safety consequences andimplications of the The foDowing ad6tional amendments (b) Nenty-four hour notification. event.This assessment must include the are also made to pans 20 and 50 of the Each Lcensee shaU within 24 hours of availability of other systems or regulet ons in this chapter. discovery of the event report any event 1 involving bcensed rostenal possessed L _. _. i}}