ML010300244

Meeting Summary NRC Technical Specifications Task Force Owners Group Meeting

ML010300244
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	01/25/2001
From:	Beckner W Technical Specifications Branch
To:	Pietrangelo A Nuclear Energy Institute
Hill LA, NRR/RTSB, 415-2158
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January 25, 2001 Mr. Tony Pietrangelo, Director Risk and Performance Based Regulation Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N. W.

Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Dear Mr. Pietrangelo:

Enclosed is a summary of our joint NRC/Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)

Owners Group meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland on January 19, 2001. Should the TSTF have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 301-415-1161 or by e-mail at wdb@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, R/A William D. Beckner, Chief Technical Specifications Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 689

Enclosures:

As stated (2) cc: B. Bradley, NEI D. Hoffman, EXCEL N. Clarkson, BWOG H. Pontious, BWROG T. Weber, CEOG S. Wideman, WOG J. Arbuckle, WNP2 B. Woods, SONGS

January 25, 2001 Mr. Tony Pietrangelo, Director Risk and Performance Based Regulation Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N. W.

Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708

Dear Mr. Pietrangelo:

Enclosed is a summary of our joint NRC/Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)

Owners Group meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland on January 19, 2001. Should the TSTF have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on 301-415-1161 or by e-mail at wdb@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, R/A William D. Beckner, Chief Technical Specifications Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No. 689

Enclosures:

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ATTENDEES LIST NRC/TSTF OWNER'S GROUP MEETING January 19, 2001 NAME ORGANIZATION PHONE #

Donald R. Hoffman TSTF/EXCEL 301-984-4400 Thomas Weber TSTF/CEOG-APS 623-393-5764 Steven G. Wideman TSTF/WOG/WDNOC 316-364-4037 Noel Clarkson TSTF/BWOG/Duke 864-885-3077 Brian Mann TSTF/EXCEL John Arbuckle Energy Northwest/BWROG 509-377-4601 Biff Bradley NEI 202-739-8083 Carl Schulten NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-1192 Leslie Hill NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-2158 Bob Tjader NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-1187 Bob Dennig NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-1158 Bill Beckner NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-1161 Nanette Gilles NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB 301-415-1180 ENCLOSURE 1 Technical Specification Task Force Meeting Summary

January 19, 2001 Staff met with the Nuclear Energy Institute Technical Specification Task Force (NEI TSTF) on January 19, 2001.

The meeting opened with a purpose statement from Bill Beckner, NRC/NRR/DRIP/RTSB.

Additionally, Mr. Beckner relayed information regarding NRC's public meeting commitment policy and distributed NRC Form 659, "NRC Public Meeting Feedback" for participants to express their views on the stated meeting.

The first item discussed on the agenda was the Risk-Informed Technical Specifications - Status of Initiatives.

The staff indicated that the review of TSTF-358 involving Initiative 2 on missed surveillance requirements was nearing completion and that it should complete preparation of the draft safety evaluation for public comment by the end of January.

The staff also indicated that it was close to completing the review of the CEOG report on Initiative 1 concerning technical specification end states and that a safety evaluation would be finalized following the completion of work on Initiative 2.

The industry provided information on TSTF-359 involving Initiative 3 on mode restraint flexibility and stated that Revision 1 to the TSTF should be submitted by the end of February 2001.

With regard to Initiative 6 on LCO 3.0.3, a CEOG technical report has been completed and will be submitted for staff review in January, ahead of the submittal of the TSTF, to facilitate early staff review.

Publication of and post Revision 2 process were the next items on the agenda.

The staff and the TSTF indicated that their review of Draft Rev. 2 had been completed. It was agreed to consolidate a master record of comments. The staff announced a tentative publication date of April 2001. The TSTF presented their concepts of prioritization of post revision 2 travelers (enclosure 2). The staff agreed that this was a good initial starting point.

There was minimal discussion of Topical Reports and TSTFs. Staff clearly stated agency policy regarding fee recovery issues related to both items.

Other items discussed included: 1) Snubber Inoperability affects on Tech Spec Systems - The TSTF OG will submit a TSTF proposal to create a TS 3.0.8, which will provide delay times for Technical Specification entry for inoperable non-TS support systems. The non-TS systems will be explicitly listed, with its associated delay time. Justifications for each system/delay time will be provided. The proposed TSTF should be to the NRC by March, and will be a good candidate for the CLIIP process. 2) The TSTF OG will submit a revised Writer's Guide in the March-April time frame, for NRC review and endorsement (a simple endorsement, such as in meeting minutes or a memorandum would suffice). 3) The TSTF OG will submit revised Conversion Guidance at the end of the summer, for NRC review and endorsement. 4) Bill Beckner was invited to attend the next Joint Owners Group Meeting on March 7, to discuss STS Conversions and issues. Lastly, the next TSTF meeting will be held after the upcoming RIC which is in March; a specific date has not been set.