ML20245B192
| ML20245B192 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/13/1989 |
| From: | Remick F Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| REF-GTECI-A-17, REF-GTECI-SY, TASK-A-17, TASK-OR ACRS-R-1359, NUDOCS 8906230075 | |
| Download: ML20245B192 (1) | |
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 June 13, 1989 1
4 The Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr.
I Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Chairman Zech:
SUBJECT:
USI A-17. " SYSTEMS INTERACTIONS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS" During the 350th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safe-guards, June 8-10, 1989, we were briefed on the staff's plans for resolution of USI A-17. " Systems Interactions in Nuclear Power Plants."
We have no objection to the proposed action.
We believe that our remaining concerns can be addressed in the Multiple System Responses Program and other ongoing NRC programs.
Additional cc.ments by ACRS Member Harold W. Lewis are presented below.
Sincerely, Forrest J. Remick Chairman Additional Comments by ACRS Member Harold W. Lewis I do not concur in the clean bill of health the Committee has given this supposed " resolution."
is. admittedly difficult to define systems
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interactions, except by example, and the staff has not succeeded any better than they had at the time of our earlier letter.
Indeed, the staff has further confused the issue by mixing systems interactions with
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I do not object to this proposed resolution, simply because I don't believe, after all this time, that anything better will happen.
It may not even be possible.
Reference:
Memorandum dated May 10, 1989, from R. Wayne Houston, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, to Raymond F. Fraley, ACRS,
Subject:
Resolution of USI A-17, " Systems Interactions in Nuclear Power Plants," with enclo-sures(Predecisional)
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