ML20237J171

Summary of 870717 Meeting W/Numarc STS Coordination Working Group in Bethesda MD Re Current Activities & Future Plans. Proposed Agenda & List of Attendees Encl

ML20237J171
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Issue date:	08/12/1987
From:	Desai K Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Butcher E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH NUMARC STS COORDINATION WORKING GROUP i

The NRC Staff and the members of FUMARC STS Coordination Working Group (STSCWG) met on July 17, 1987 in Bethesda, Maryland to discus.their current i

activities and future plans.

j It appears that STSCWG is active, well organized and focusing on issues j

similar to those identified in the TSB program plan. The TSB and Industry program plans are compatible with only minor differences'between task priorities and schedules'.

Industry would like to resolve certain policy

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issues upfront instead of working on these issues in parallel with new STS development as outlined in the TSB program plan. 'Specifically, Industry would like to resolve these policy issues, several human factors issues and a

get each owners group TS split approved by the NRC by December 31, 1987. Once these key issues are resolved, each owners group will move forward with its Phase II program i.e., development of complete new STS. TSB will adjust the 4

priorities and schedules in its program plan to achieve similar objectives.

TSB and STSCWG will work closely to resolve these high priority issues.

1 NUMARC will act as an executive body providing broad policy directions to STSCWG. NUMARC will resolve major differences between the owners groups activities. STSCWG will implement the NUMARC directives.

4 STSWCG outlined the tasks included in their program plan for' making Technical-Specifications Improvements. The activities-described in Industry s program plan fit into the following categories according to priority:

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Edward J. Butcher August ~12, 1987 Category I - Generic Policy Issues Plant specific deviations from new STS TS Bases Content and Details Control of Bases (i.e., Is NRC approval needed for a change?)

Sholly issues (Can it be a generic sholly?)

Relocation and control of items removed from TS Regulatory exemptions (RETS)

STSCWG will develoo a common position for each of these generic policy issues. They plan to submit their positions to the staff by September 1987.

Category II - Human Factors Issues Fonnat Organization of LCOs and Surveillance Levels of details in LCOs Definitions Writing Style Refueling TS (i.e., where to put them)

Location of Tabular Information STSCWG is working on these issues and will submit a report addressing them to the staff by November 1987.

Category III - TS Split Matrix Each vendor owners group will prepare a separate topical report presenting their TS split findings. STSCWG will prepare an additional topical report which will include a TL Split matrix presenting all vendors TS split results and justification for differences. Detailed rationale for decisions made by l

each owners group in doing their TS split will be provided in the vendor i

specific TS split topical report. STSCWG would like to meet with the staff by the end of September 1987 to discuss the split topical reports..The vendors plan to submit all topical reports to the staff for review and would like the l

staff's decision on these topical reports by the end of December 1987.

Categories IV, V, and VI - Line Items Improvement These sections identified activities associated with specific line item improvements (e.g., cycle specific variables).

STSCWG is placing highest priority on the first three category items and is putting significant effort into completing these items by December 1987, thereby culminating their Phase I programs.

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issues upfront instead of working on these issues in parallel with new STS j

development as outlined in TSB program plan. TSB will adjust the priorities 1

and schedules in its Program Plan to be more compatible with those in the

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20034 202-872-1280 Bob Gill Duke Power /B&WOG Peter Smith So, California Edison Company Stuart Webster CE/ANS 58.4 Millard Wohl NRC/TSB Elinor G. Adensam NRC/NRR/PDII-1 Sam Bryan NRC/TSB Calvin W. Moon NRC/TSB Stewart W. Brown NRC/TSB Thomas G. Dunning NRC/TSB David Langford NRC/TSB Bernard Mann NRC/TSB

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David C. Fischer, Section Chief Special Projects Section Technical Specifications Branch Division of Operational Events Assessment, NRR 1

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Kulin D. Desai, Reactor Engineer Technical Specifications Branch i

Division of Operational _ Events Assessment, NRR

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH NUMARC STS COORDINATION WORKING GROUP i

The NRC Staff and the members of NUMARC STS Coordination Working Group (STSCWG)metonJuly 17, 1987 in Bethesda, Maryland to discus their current t

activities ar.d future plans.

It appears that STSCWG is active, well organized and focusing on issues 1

similar to those identified in the TSB program plan. The TSB and Industry

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program plans are compatible with only minor differences between task priorities and schedules.

Industry would like to resolve certain policy issues upfront instead of working on these issues in parallel with new STS development as outlined in the TSB program plan. Specifically, Inaustry would like to resolve these policy issues, several human factors issues and get each owners group TS split approved by the NRC by December 31, 1987. Once these key issues are resolved, each owners group will move forward with its phase II program 1.e., development of complete new STS. TSB will adjust the priorities and schedules in its program plan to achieve similar objectives.

TSB and STSCWG will work closely to resolve these high priority issues.

NUPARC will act as an executive body providing broad policy directions to STSCWG. NUPARC will resolve major differences between the owners groups activities. STSCWG will implement the NUMARC directives.

STSWCG outlined the tasks included in their program plan for making Technical Specifications I:nprovements. The activities described in Industry's program plan fit into the following categories according to priority:

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Edward J. Butcher August 12, 1987 Category I - Generic Policy Issues Plant' specific deviations,from new STS TS Bases Content and Details Control of Bases.(i.e., Is NRC approval needed for a change?)

Sholly issues (Can it be a generic sholly?).

Relocation and control of items removed from TS-Regulatoryexemptions(RETS)

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issues. They plan to submit their positions to tho staff by September 1987.

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Category II - Hurran Factors Issues Format Organization of LCOs and Surveillance Levelc of details in LCOs Definitions Writing Style Refueling TS (i.e., where to put them)

Location of Tabular Information STSCWS is working on these issues and will submit a report addressing them to the staff by November 1987.

Category III - TS Split Matrix l

Each vendor owners group will prepare a separate-topical report presenting -

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which will include a TS Split matrix presenting all vendors TS. split results i

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plan to submit all topical reports to the staff for review and would like the staff's decision on these topical reports by the end of December 1987..

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Categories IV, V, anc VI - Line Items Improvement

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These sections identified activities associated with specific line item improvements (e.g., cycle specific variables).

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STSCWG'provided comments on the TSB program plan. Overall, both program plans-i are in good agreement regarding the general approach for making Technical Specifications ' improvements. However, Industry prefers to resolve the policy issues upfront instead of working on these issues.in parallel with new STS- '

development as outlined in TSB program plan.

TSB will adjust the priorities.

and schedules in its Program Plan to be more compatible with those in the r

Industry plan.

Enclosed is an attendance list and the agenda for.the meeting.

%,rF.3.Dsa Kulin D. Desai, Reactor Engineer

' Technical Specifications Branch Division of Operational Events Assessment, NRR-

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'NRC/NUMARC MEETING JULY 17, 1987 NAME ORGANIZATION l

Kulin D. Desai' NRC/TSB l

David C. Fischer.

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Edward J. Butcher NRC/TSB Richard L. Emch NRC/TSB l

Biff Bradley Georgia Power /BWROG Ed Lozito Virginia Power /WOG Gregg A.-Sinders Carolina Power & Light /WOG 1

Tom Tipton NUMARC l

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Suite 903 Washington,-D.C.

20034 202-872-1280 Bob Gill Duke Power /B&WOG l

l Peter Smith So. California Edison Company -

Stuart Webster CE/ANS 58.4 l

Millard Wohl NRC/TSB Elinor G. Adensam NRC/NRR/PDII ;

Sam Bryan NRC/TSB Calvin W. Moon NRC/TSB Stewart W. Brown NRC/TSB 1

Thomas G. Dunning NRC/TSB David Langford NRC/TSB Bernard Mann NRC/TSB 4

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