ML20245A307
| ML20245A307 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/27/1987 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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. MEMORANDUM FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: James M. Taylor, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement
SUBJECT:
COMMENTS ON SHORT TEmi TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION IMPROVEMENTS
Reference:
Memo fm Denton to Taylor, Beckjord, Heltemes, Parler dtd
'12/30/86, "Short Term Technical Specification Improvements"
. The' referenced memorandum requested our review and. concurrence in a proposed Generic Letter on technical specification changes. We have revieweo !
the proposed Generic Letter and our comments are enclosed. Our comments have been discussed with Tom Dunning of the TSCC and we understand th6t the TSCB plans to incorporate our recommended changes. Therefore, subject to the incorporation of our recommende:1 changes, we concur in your proposed Generic Letter.
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Enclosure:
1E Comroents on Proposed Generic Letter on Section 3/4.0 cf the STS
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~IE Comments cn Proposed Generic Letter on Section 3/4.0 of the STS-J
' Item Comment Proposed Generic letter We recommend that the STS be formally amended at 4th paragraph. this time to include the proposed changes. We believe that it would be appropriate to make this CRGR Review Package, a formal change to tho STS since the, proposed i page 4,- paragraph (f). changes represent current staff positions and it is our understanding that these changes are intended to be used in all future licenses issued before thel STS is revised in accordance with the proposed Policy Statement on technical specifi- t cations. Such_a change to tho STS would also be consistent with several STS changes issued by Generic Letters in 1983 and 1984.
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. Revise to read: "In this case ... has not been Generic Letter, page S, completed or at the time the system or component
. paragraph 1, second is found to be inoperable." This change should senti.nce, be made since, typically, surveillance are.not completed when systems or components are found inoperdble.
Enclosure 3lto Proposed Revise to read: "The time limits ... maximum
- Generic Letter, page cooldown rate and within the cooldown capabilities B3/4.0-2, first full of the facility assuming only the minimum required-paragraph, fifth equipment is _0PERABLE." This change is necessary sentence. to provide the rationale for the specified tiet.s to achieve the various shutdown conditions.
. Enclosure 3.to Proposed Revise to read: "The purpose of ... are not Generic Letter, page entered when required equipment is not OPERABLE B3/4.0-3, second full or when parameters are not within their specified paragraph, third sentence. limits." This change makes the stated Bases consistent with the staff's intent (as expressed in the third paragraph on page 2 of Enclosure 1 to Proposed Generic Letter) that operation should normally be initiated only when all required equipment is operable.
Enclosure 3 to Proposed This paragraph should be expanded to state Generic Letter, page that surveillance are only required to be
- B3/4.0-3, last full performed when their LC0 is applicable (i.e.,
pareg ph.(Specification surveillance need not be performed during i .4.0.1 extended outages on equ pment not required operable during outages),
L j Enclosura 3 to Proposed Cicrify what is intended by first two sentences. '
Generic Letter, page First sentence states that surveillance may not b3/4.0-5, first full be performed in MODES 1 through 3 but second paragraph. sentence states that surveillance may be performed in MODE 3 under certain circumstances.
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.Encicsure 5 to' Proposed Make corresponding changes to those pages-as l . Generic Letter.. psges noted above for Enclosure 3.
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and B 3/4.0-5.
CRGR. Review P6ckage, Revise to indicate that the proposed changes page 3, paragraph (vi). apply only to those plants with technical specifications containing the requirements-of STS. Section 3/4.0 (not all' plants contain L> these requirements).
CRGR Review Package, Revise to state that there will probably be page 4, paragraph (d). a slight decrease in radiological exposure
.of facility workers rather than no impact.
This slight decrease would be the result of
. fewer' plant shutdowns and the resultant exposures due to startup of the RHR systems.
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