ML20212K292

Provides Info Re Implementation Schedules.Due to Delays Incurred in Preparation of QA Guidance (Generic Ltr 85-06) & Extensive Time & Effort Resolving Complex Issues,Deadline Extended to No Later than 840724

ML20212K292
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	03/02/1987
From:	Richard Lee Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Tison Campbell ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO.
References
GL-85-06, GL-85-6, NUDOCS 8703090266
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SUBJECT:

ANO-2 SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ATWS RULE The purpose of this letter is to provide you information concerning implementation schedules for ccmpliance with the requirements of the ATWS rule (10 CFF 50.62).

The specific requirements are listed in paragraphs (c)(1) thrcugh (c)(5) of the rule. Paragraph (d) of the rule addresses implementation schedules.

The ATWS rule was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 1984. Cuality Assurance (0A) guidance for non-safety related ATWS equipment was issued by Generic Letter (GL) 85-06 dated April 16, 1985. Therefore, plant specific tchedules for meeting the recuirements of the ATWS rule were required to be submitted to NRP by October 15,1985(180 days after issuance of the QA guidance). Many utilities responded by stating that final schedules for meeting the requirements of the rule,could not be determined until the stt#f complete its reviews of generic ATWS designs. The generic reviews have either only recently been conpleted or are still ongoing. Deleys incurred in preparation of the 0A guidance, and the ex, tensive time and efforts required to resolve complex issues associated with the development of review criteria, interpretatier of the supplementary information published with the rule, and the review of generic ATWS designs have all impacted utility schedules. Because of the cumulative effect of these delays, and in recognition that a scund and thereuph engineering approach to resolve ATVS concerns is preferred to a rushed effort forced by schedular constraints, the NRC has decided to extend the deadline for implementation of the ATWS rule. The revised schedule allows you to delay implementation of ATWS rule requirements to no later than the third refueling outage after July 24,198a. A reouest for a delay beyond the third outage will be handled on a case-by-case basis if it is presented in a timely fashion, and can be adequately iustified.

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Please contact me regardi g implerrentation schedules at ANO-2 using the guidance provided above within 30 days upon receipt of this letter.-

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.Mr. J. Ted Enos, Manager Mr. Charlie B. Brinkman, Manager Nuclear Engineering and Licensing Washington Nuclear Operations Arkansas Power and Light Company C-E Power Systems P. O. Box 551 7910 Woodmont Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Suite 1310 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Mr._ James M. Levine, Director Site Nuclear Operations Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas '72801 Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq.

Bishop, Liberman, Cook, Purcell & Reynolds 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 700 Wishington, D.C. 20036 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011

Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission P. O. Box 2090 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 l

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