ML20215E629
| ML20215E629 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/18/1984 |
| From: | Nelson R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jackiw I NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20215E579 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-729 NUDOCS 8612230036 | |
| Download: ML20215E629 (1) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
I.N. JACKIW, CHIEF, PROJECTS SECTION 2B FROM:
R.L. NELSON, SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR, KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR POWER PIANT I
SUBJECT:
10CFR 50.72 IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 50.72 (b) (1) states, in part, "..:.the licensee shall notify the NRC as soon as practical and in all cases within one hour of the occurrence of any of the following:".
50.72(b) (1) (v) states, in part, "Any event that results in a major loss of off-site response capability." 4 0n. page 50-SC-106 of the Statements of Consideration, under Paragraph 50.72(b) (f) (v), it is stated, in part, " Notifying the NRC of these events may permit the NRC to take some compensating measure and to more completelp assess the consequences of such a loss should it occur during an accident or emergency."
The above raises three questions for which I am requesting clarification.
(1)
Does the loss of response capability apply only to licensee personnel?
(2)
What is considered a major loss? and (3) How does an inspector or the licensee determine that a major loss has or had occurred? It is fairly common knowledge that 6"-12" snowfalls with drifting conditions, ice storms, etc.
are not uncommon occurrences north of the " Mason-Dixon Line" and these type of conditions have and will continue to occasionally reduce response capability.
It would seem that adverse weather and/or road conditions would be the most common type of occurrence to reduce off-site response capability and would have been a significant part of the basis,,for initiation of the rule, and therefore. consideration would have been given.to objective enforceability criteria i.e. definition of rnajor loss.
In summary, please provide me with what. constitutes a major loss, if this is given in (X) percent of plant personnel, then provide me with a method to determine what percent can or would have been able to respond under various adverse weather and road conditions.
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R.L. Nelson 3
Senior Resident Inspector Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant cc:
W.P Shafer, RIII
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