NUREG-1537, Responds to Which Provided Comments on NUREG-1537, Guidelines for Preparing & Reviewing Applications for Licensing of Non-Power Reactors

Responds to Which Provided Comments on NUREG-1537, Guidelines for Preparing & Reviewing Applications for Licensing of Non-Power Reactors

ML20135E524
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Issue date:	12/09/1996
From:	Alexander Adams NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Newton T NUCLEAR REACTOR LABORATORY
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s December 9, 1996  !

Mr. Thomas H. Newton, Jr.

Asst. Su)erintendent for Engineering Nuclear Reactor Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology j 138 Albany Street >

Cambridge MA 02139-4296

SUBJECT:

COMMENTS ON NUREG-1537 This is in reply to your letter of October 28, 1996. providing comments on NUREG-1537 " Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the

, Licensing of Non-Power Reactors." You commented on redundancy in the 4 discussion suggested in the NUREG for the content of Chapter 7.

" Instrumentation and Controls" and suggested discussing all aspects of a

specific system in one location in the chapter and have separate sections for each instrumentation and control system.

The sections of Chapter 7 that you refer to in your letter are requesting different types of information about a particular system. While information about a particular system is requested in several locations in the chapter, the information requested in each section is different and repetition of ,

information should be minimal. We have no objection if it is your preference to present information in a format like you have suggested above that is different than that suggested by the NUREG. The NUREG is a guidance document and contains no requirements. As discussed on page 25 of the Introduction you  ;

can also refer to information by reference. For example, to follow the format in the NUREG you could discuss all aspects of a particular system in section  !

7.2.1 and then refer to that section when writing section 7.2.2.  !

l When we update the NUREG we will examine the format of Chapter 7 to consider if a different format would improve the document. Thank you for your ,

comments. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1127. '

Sincerely. l ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Alexander Adams, Jr.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology 138 Albany Street Cambridge. MA- 02139-4296

SUBJECT:

COMMENTS ON NUREG-1537 This is in reply to your letter of October 28, 1996, providing comments on NUREG-1537. " Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors." You commented on redundancy in the discussion suggested in the NUREG for the content of Chapter 7.

" Instrumentation and Controls" and suggested discussing all aspects of a specific system in one location in the chapter and have separate sections for each instrumentation and control system.

The sections of Chapter 7 that you refer to in your letter are requesting different types of information about a particular system. While information about a particular system is requested in several locations in the chapter, ,

the information requested in each section is different and repetition of l information should be minimal. We have no objection if it is your preference I to present information in a format like you have suggested above that is '

different than that suggested by the NUREG. The NUREG is a gu' dance document ,

and contains no requirements. As discussed on page 25 of the utroduction you  ;

can also refer to information by reference. For example, to follow the format in the Nt' REG you could discuss all aspects of a particular system in section 7.2.1 and then refer to that section when writing section 7.2.2.

l When we update the NUREG we will examine the format of Chapter 7 to consider l if a different format would improve the document. Thank you for your i comments. If you have any questions. please contact me at (301) 415-1127.

Sincerely.

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Alexander Adams, Jr. l Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management i Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i l l l 1