ML20244E095
ML20244E095 | |
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Issue date: | 07/16/1986 |
From: | Olmstead W NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
To: | Arlotto G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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TAC-52665, NUDOCS 8607240387 | |
Download: ML20244E095 (1) | |
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4 G. A. Arlotto Director MEMORANDUM FOR: Division of Engineering, RES William J. Olmstead FROM: Assistant General Counsel
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SUBJECT:
CONTAINMENT INTEGRATED LEAK RAT
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ted an interpretation all of which states that
- In your memorandum 50, . Appendix J.to me dated July 8, you requesSection 1 10 CFR' Part Standard (ANSI) N45.4-7972...'.
containment integrated leak rate tests "...sha
' mass point" method of test erith the provisions of the American National d section of the regulations.
The speciSc issue presented is whether to 10 CFR 50.12. th
.Our position is that the mass to the po nutility pursuant which allows only ' two exemption is grantedspect$cally refers to N45.4-1972i t and total time method S 56.8 (1981), accepts the Section !!I. A.3(a) methods of test computation, cine reference.viz., the point-to-p The fact that a revised national standard, ANSI /AN -
mass paint method is of no4elp in the face of this spesent to th The proposed revision to Appendixhf updated J,revision which national standards of has been Appendix J is is less prescriptiveis and would the applica ble regulatory tl allow the use osuch requirement. Th complete, however, N45.4-1972 I memorandum faulty assumption and from Darrell should not beEisenhut followed. to James III. A.3(a), the staff willPar ow i mo appears to suggest ,
In attempting to justify an exemption The Partlow memo of February 26 vides more accurate results from Sect
(...*the mass point method has merit. . .').
states that the mass point method Econsees" " generally i ea are maing this method.
haspro faDen seriously that the ' total time' method,' and that 'mostIf this behind the technology.
William J. Olmstead Assistant Genere. Counsel Rulemaking and Fuel Cycle '
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