ML19250F080
| ML19250F080 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/24/1981 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| FOIA-82-103, REF-GTECI-A-01, REF-GTECI-A-17, REF-GTECI-A-40, REF-GTECI-EQ, REF-GTECI-PI, REF-GTECI-SC, REF-GTECI-SY, RTR-NUREG-0660, RTR-NUREG-660, TASK-A-01, TASK-A-1, TASK-A-12, TASK-A-17, TASK-A-40, TASK-OR NUDOCS 8104020078 | |
| Download: ML19250F080 (2) | |
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3' MEMORANDUP1 FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Reculation
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DST ROLE IN MONITORING THE TKI ACTION PLAN
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Memorandun fron H. R. Denton te ". Eisenhut, et al.,
"NRR Management of the TMI Action Plan," dated January 7,1931.
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Note from T. Murley to H. Denton, " Division of Safety Technology Priorities," dated March 5,1981.
This nenorandum is in response to Reference 1 which provides direction to the NRR Division Directors regarding nanagement of the P4I Action Plan (NUREG-0660).
In addition to management of those items assigned to the Division of Safety Technolocy, a number of other at signments were given to DST. These were identified in items 1, 2, anc 3 of Reference 1, and include responsibility for overall coordinatfor. and status reportino, providino primary contact with Of'PA for quarterly reporting, expanded status reporting, identification of significant problems, and providing the NRR focal point for interaction with other NRC Program Offices and translating technical positions into regulatory recuirenents.
We have reviewed the above assignnents for DST in the context of current division priorities as specified in Reference 2.
The current priority for work related to nonitoring the Action Plan is specified as Priority 4 - Other Safety Technology. The primary activity in DST for this effort is in the Generic Issees Branch. As you know, this branch's nrimary ectivity is the management of " Unresolved Safety Issues" (DST Priority 3). The GIB is understaffed and needs Task Managers for three of the older USIs (A-1, A-17, A-40). We also need to replace our A-U Task Manager, Dick Snaider, who has recently been ordered to stop all work in support of A-12.
In addition, four new USIs have recently been desionated by the Comission, with a Task t'anager still unassigned for A-46, and a Task Manager for A-48 not available until the sumer. With these new items, the work load for the branch nanagement will be especially hecvy for tb next few months in order to identify the work scope for the new tasks, initiate technical assistance contracts, and prepare Task Action Plans. Accordingly, we exocct that the primary near-tern activity of the GIB regarding the Action Plan will be limited to assisting O' IPA in the cuarterly preparation of the Action Plan Tracking System (APTS).
However, we believe that the preparation of nullity input by all lead reviewers should continue to be the primary means to assure that the APTS provides the status-information needed by interested partiet.
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'" "I harold R. Denton With respect to the specific assignmants directed to DST in Refereace 1 we have assesse' cur capability to handle these assignments as follows:
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DST will be "a single point of focus within h'RR for accomplishing the action plan" and accepts responsibility.br "overall coordination, monitoring and status reportinc for the TM1 Action Plan." As indicatec above, our present resources will limit our ability to provide " comprehensive overview in terns of reporting acco~plish-ments, nonitorino procress and schedules, and facilitatina inter-faces with other NRC activities."
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DST will be responsible "for cuarterly reportino of the status of all action plan tasks (including those being implemented) P.nd for servinq as the primary point of NRR contact with 0"PA for maintainino currency of the Action Plan Trackino System (APTS)." The details of the implementation of action nlan items for operating reactors will be attainable from the Operatina Peactors Licensing Actions Tracking Systen (ORLATS) under development in the Division of Licensing. The present APTS report has been " expanded to include schedules for each task and element, showing key milestones, and points and interfaces by date, product, milestones, and application."
APTS has been modified to include a status description (red, yellow, green, etc.) as recuested in your meno of December 12. This will constitute "pronot notification of sienificant problems in accomplishing any of the action plan tasks and for naking a preliminary vrification of status." Pe do not have rercurces to do any nore than this.
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DST will serve as "the principal NRR focal point in the process of translatina technical positions into regulatory reouirements." A procedure for performing this function is being developed by the Safety Program Evaluation Branch and will be presented to you soon.
Interaction with the other NRC Program Offices (e.g., IE, SD, RES) c'ncerning the action olan will be perforned by the Research and Standards Coordination Branch.
To help fulfill cur responsibilities for the TMI Action Plan in the long term, we expec'. to add a DARE position to the division that will enable us, anona other thi.as, to enhance overall coordination, review the status of the varica items and identify those items with significant probl ems.
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