ML20245A352

Requests That Oeld Provide Legal Opinion as to Whether Position Presented in NRR 860401 Memo Legally Supportable Under Existing Regulation

ML20245A352
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Issue date:	07/08/1986
From:	Arlotto G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
To:	Olmstead W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
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TAC-52665, NUDOCS 8703200166
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Ref. 3 JUL8 8 66 W. J. Olmstead, Director s

MEMDRANDUM FDR: Regulations Division. ELD G. A. Arlotto. Director Division of Engineering Technology RES FRDM:

CONTAINMENT INTEGRATED LEAK RAT

SUBJECT:

GUIDANCE ON TESTING METHDDS

1. February 26, 1986 J. G. Partlow memo to

2.. April 1, 1986 D. G. Eisenhut memo to J. G. Partl

References:

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26,1986 (Ref.1), IE requested a clarificat on from NRR on which CILRT computational methods it cons By memo dated February By memo dated April 1,1986 (Ref. 2), N acceptable.

However, this staff consensus in NRR, RM, !E, RES and the Regions.

ELD to provide a clarification.

memorandum is a. request from the NRC technical staff to il 1, legal opinion as to whether the position presented in t 1986 memo is legally supportable under the existing regu C regional This legal opinion is requested because discussions betw

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' inspectors and RES staff have raised a question as t i for reference 2 may be used in an inspection report as the bas s

" analysis, but accepting a CILRT that passed using a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> " mass poin did not pass when using the " total time" method.NRC technical for acceptance would be considered tech i ible.

t dpoint and We would like to have this question reviewed from a lega f

ference 2 be advised whether a sound legal basis exists for th NRC regional in accepting a CILRT. acceptable, this legal opinion could t i

and would inspectors together with reference 2.

positions would be useful generic guidance to the Reg on forestall potential challenges to the use of reference 2.

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for the use of Your assistance in establishing e proper legal framework reference 2 would be appreciated.orsrtnaldsadW G. A. Ariotto Guy A. Arlotto, DirectorDivision of Engi RESAlpha RE5chron RE'SReading G Crapists of DISTRIBUTION:

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