ML20199G170

Informs That Gj Dicus Has No Objection to SECY-97-168 Re Issuance for Public Comment of Proposed Rulemaking Package for Shutdown & Fuel Storage Pool Operation

ML20199G170
Person / Time
Issue date:	08/13/1997
From:	Dicus G NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
SECY-97-168-C, NUDOCS 9802040232
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SECY-97-168 E@: The Commissioners EEQti: L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

ISSUANCE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING PACKAGE FOR SHUTDOWN AND FUEL STORAGE P0OL OPERATION PURPOSE:

This paper informs the Commission of the staff's intent to re-issue for public comment a proposed rulemaking package addressing shutdown and fuel storage pool operations at nuclear power plants.

BACKGRQ@Q-In SECY-94-176, the staff sought Commission approval to issue for public comment a proposed rule for shutdown and low power operation at nuclear power plants. The Comission approved the recuest in the staff requirements memorar.dum dated September 12. 1994, anc the proposed rule was published in the Federal Register in October 1994. The numerous coments received were considered along with Comission guidance regarding the use of a risk-informed, performance-based approach for new regulations. As a result, the staff made significant changes to the proposed rule and regulatory analysis. In addition, the staff's studies of spent fuel storage pool operations led to a decision to encompass spent fuel storage pool o>erations 'f D

in the revised rule. Therefore.- the staff intends to again issue tie rulemaking package for public coment.

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The staff's revised regulatory analysis considered importan't safety fu# nctions u b d ie and the controls currently in place to ensure these functions. For low-power o)eration. hot shutdown, and the transition period from hot to cold shutdown tie revised analysis concludes that for these periods important safety functions are protected by existing requirements in standard technical speci fications. Accordingly, the revised proposed rule no longer addressas these modes.

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CONTACT: Timothy Collins NRR 415-2897 SECY NOTE: TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT COMMISSION MEETING ON

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