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| | title = TSTF-07-29 Revision to Scheduled Response Date for NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461), Dated June 13, 2007 | | | title = TSTF-07-29 Revision to Scheduled Response Date for NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461), Dated June 13, 2007 |
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| {{#Wiki_filter:11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-984-4400, Fax: 301-984-7600 Email: tstf@excelservices.com Administered by EXCEL Services Corporation TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE A JOINT OWNERS GROUP ACTIVIT Y TSTF September 24, 2007 TSTF-07-29 PROJ0753 | | {{#Wiki_filter:TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE TSTF A JOINT OWNERS GROUP ACTIVITY September 24, 2007 TSTF-07-29 PROJ0753 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 |
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| Revision to Scheduled Response Date for NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007. | | Revision to Scheduled Response Date for NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007. |
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| : 1. Letter from Timothy Kobetz (NRC) to the Technical Specifications Task Force, requesting additional inform ation regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007. | | : 1. Letter from Timothy Kobetz (NRC) to the Technical Specifications Task Force, requesting additional information regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007. |
| : 2. Letter from the Pressured Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) to U.S. NRC, "Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group, Comments on BAW-2461 Draft Safety Evaluation (PA-LSC-0236)" (OG-07-283), dated June 19, 2007. | | : 2. Letter from the Pressured Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) to U.S. |
| : 3. Letter from Ho K. Nieh (NRC) to Gordon Bischoff (PWROG), "Final Safety Evaluation For Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, 'Risk-Informed Justification For Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change'," dated August 29, 2007. | | NRC, "Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group, Comments on BAW-2461 Draft Safety Evaluation (PA-LSC-0236)" (OG-07-283), dated June 19, 2007. |
| | : 3. Letter from Ho K. Nieh (NRC) to Gordon Bischoff (PWROG), "Final Safety Evaluation For Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) |
| | Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, 'Risk-Informed Justification For Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change'," dated August 29, 2007. |
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| In Reference 1, the NRC provided a Request for Additional Information (RAI) regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)." A response was requested within 90 days. This letter is to inform the NRC that the TSTF will need additional time to respond to the RAI and that our revised response date is October 19, 2007. The delay in the response to th e RAI was communicated to Robert Tjader of the NRC Technical Specifications Branch on September 6, 2007. | | In Reference 1, the NRC provided a Request for Additional Information (RAI) regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)." A response was requested within 90 days. This letter is to inform the NRC that the TSTF will need additional time to respond to the RAI and that our revised response date is October 19, 2007. The delay in the response to the RAI was communicated to Robert Tjader of the NRC Technical Specifications Branch on September 6, 2007. |
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| TSTF 07-29 September 24, 2007 Page 2 The technical justification for TSTF-498 is co ntained in Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Justification for Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change."
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| The RAI questions were related to differences between TSTF-498 and BAW-2461. In Reference 2, the PWROG provided comments on the draft Safety Evaluation for BAW-2461 which addressed those differences and the TSTF's draft response to the RAI was consistent with those comments. Unfortunately, the NRC's approval of BAW-2461 on August 29, 2007 (Reference 3) did not incorporate many of the PWROG's comments, resulting in the need to revise the TSTF's response to the RAI.
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| Bert Yates (PWROG/W) John Messina (BWROG)
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| cc: Tim Kobetz, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Ross Telson, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Matthew Hamm, Technical Sp ecifications Branch, NRC}} | | TSTF 07-29 September 24, 2007 Page 2 The technical justification for TSTF-498 is contained in Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Justification for Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change." |
| | The RAI questions were related to differences between TSTF-498 and BAW-2461. In Reference 2, the PWROG provided comments on the draft Safety Evaluation for BAW-2461 which addressed those differences and the TSTF's draft response to the RAI was consistent with those comments. Unfortunately, the NRC's approval of BAW-2461 on August 29, 2007 (Reference 3) did not incorporate many of the PWROG's comments, resulting in the need to revise the TSTF's response to the RAI. |
| | Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
| | Bert Yates (PWROG/W) John Messina (BWROG) |
| | David Bice (PWROG/CE) Reene' Gambrell (PWROG/B&W) |
| | Enclosure cc: Tim Kobetz, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Ross Telson, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Matthew Hamm, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC}} |
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TASK FORCE TSTF A JOINT OWNERS GROUP ACTIVITY September 24, 2007 TSTF-07-29 PROJ0753 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
SUBJECT:
Revision to Scheduled Response Date for NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007.
REFERENCES:
- 1. Letter from Timothy Kobetz (NRC) to the Technical Specifications Task Force, requesting additional information regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)," dated June 13, 2007.
- 2. Letter from the Pressured Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) to U.S.
NRC, "Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group, Comments on BAW-2461 Draft Safety Evaluation (PA-LSC-0236)" (OG-07-283), dated June 19, 2007.
- 3. Letter from Ho K. Nieh (NRC) to Gordon Bischoff (PWROG), "Final Safety Evaluation For Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG)
Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, 'Risk-Informed Justification For Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change'," dated August 29, 2007.
Dear Sir or Madam:
In Reference 1, the NRC provided a Request for Additional Information (RAI) regarding TSTF-498, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Containment Isolation Valve Completion Times (BAW-2461)." A response was requested within 90 days. This letter is to inform the NRC that the TSTF will need additional time to respond to the RAI and that our revised response date is October 19, 2007. The delay in the response to the RAI was communicated to Robert Tjader of the NRC Technical Specifications Branch on September 6, 2007.
11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852 Phone: 301-984-4400, Fax: 301-984-7600 Email: tstf@excelservices.com Administered by EXCEL Services Corporation
TSTF 07-29 September 24, 2007 Page 2 The technical justification for TSTF-498 is contained in Topical Report BAW-2461, Revision 0, "Risk-Informed Justification for Containment Isolation Valve Allowed Outage Time Change."
The RAI questions were related to differences between TSTF-498 and BAW-2461. In Reference 2, the PWROG provided comments on the draft Safety Evaluation for BAW-2461 which addressed those differences and the TSTF's draft response to the RAI was consistent with those comments. Unfortunately, the NRC's approval of BAW-2461 on August 29, 2007 (Reference 3) did not incorporate many of the PWROG's comments, resulting in the need to revise the TSTF's response to the RAI.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Bert Yates (PWROG/W) John Messina (BWROG)
David Bice (PWROG/CE) Reene' Gambrell (PWROG/B&W)
Enclosure cc: Tim Kobetz, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Ross Telson, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC Matthew Hamm, Technical Specifications Branch, NRC