ML20214T710
| ML20214T710 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/05/1986 |
| From: | Roberts T NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| NUDOCS 8612080671 | |
| Download: ML20214T710 (1) | |
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November 5, 1986 c FFICE oF THE COMMISSIONER MEMORANDUM FOR:
Victor Stello Executive Director for Operations Robertsf FROM:
Thomas M.
SUBJECT:
COMMISSION BREIFING ON GE/ MARK I CONTAINMENiS At the Commission Briefing on the GE/ Mark I Containment Program on November 3, 1986, one slide was presented which had the following excerpt from the Commission's Severe Accident Policy Statement:
"In those instances where the technical issue goes beyond current regulatory requirements, generic rulemaking will be the preferred solution (emphasis
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In other~ cases, the issue should be disposed of through the conventional practice of issuing Bulletins and Orders or Generic Letters where modifications are justified through backfit policy, or through plant-specific decision making along the lines of the Integrated Safety Assessment Program (ISAP) conception."
At that time I asked why the staff was not pursuing rulemaking as the preferred approach to resolving its concerns with the Mark I containments. This question was not specifically answered in the ensuing discussion.
Therefore, I would again like to ask, "What is the staff's rationale for not pursuing rulemaking as the preferred solution (in accordance with Commission Policy) to address issues which clearly go beyond current regulatory requirements and which affect a class of plants?"
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Chairman Zech Commissioner Asselstine Commissioner Bernthal Commissioner Carr SECY OGC H. Denton R.
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