ML20207D954
| ML20207D954 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/25/1999 |
| From: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | J. J. Barton, Chafee J, Domenici P, Inhofe J, Murkowski F, Packard R, Richardson B, Spence F, Warner J ENERGY, DEPT. OF, HOUSE OF REP., ARMED SERVICES, HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE, SENATE, SENATE, APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES, SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
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| Download: ML20207D954 (9) | |
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The Honorable Frank Murkowski, Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to ,
irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
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CHAIRMAN The Honorable John Warner, Chairman Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 ;
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commerciallight water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, acenrding to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely, QQ _
Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Senator Carl Levin
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k.....,/ May 25, 1999 1 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Joe L. Barton, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives l j
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has j completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program j to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addrecsed in the DOE topical report, according l' to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor ;
facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues i and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment
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a The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments !
submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and j Sequoyah plants. j Sincerely, i
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The Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development i Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation '
report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issces have been satisfactorily accrcssed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing bumable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-e,9cific interface issues ,
and potential technical . specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments -
submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely, j- ny.
Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Senator Harry Reid i
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The Honorable Ron Packard, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I l am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has idertified several plant specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely, b
Shirley Ann Jackson ec: Representative Peter J. Visclosky L
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commerciallight water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and pNential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license arnendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
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Shirley Ann Jackson ec: Representative Ike Skelton l
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.The Honorable James M. Inhofe, Chairman Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands,
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. Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commerciallight water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review.. The topical report and the staff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility, in addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely,
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Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Senator Bob Graham
/ # UNITED STATES 3 ,p { NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20616 4001 May 25, 1999 CHAMMAN The Honorable John Chafee, Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commercial light water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed in the DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the e+aff's SER should prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility. In addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment applico: ion.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely, k a Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Senator Max Baucus L
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\.....,/ Nay 25, 1999 CHMRMAN The Honorable Bill Richardson Secretary of Energy Washington, D.C. 20585
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I am pleased to inform you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed another milestone in its interaction with the Department of Energy's (DOE) program to produce tritium in a commerciallight water reactor. The staff has issued its safety evaluation report (SER) on the DOE topical report on the tritium production core.
Many technical issues have been satisfactorily addressed L. rN DOE topical report, according to the staff review. The topical report and the staff's SER shudp prove to be useful reference documents for a licensee preparing a specific license amendment request for authorization to irradiate a full-core load of tritium-producing burnable absorber rods in a particular reactor facility, in addition, the NRC staff review has identified several plant-specific interface issues and potential technical specification changes to be addressed in the license amendment application.
The NRC intends to continue to provide focused attention to DOE's tritium production needs and intends to carry out an expeditious and thorough review of any license amendments submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority for production of tritium in the Watts Bar and Sequoyah plants.
Sincerely, k 'a-Shirley Ann Jackson cc: Stephen M. Schinki