LD-85-020, Requests Finalization of CESSAR Chapter 16 Tech Specs & Meeting in Bethesda,Md to Discuss Scope of Review.Impact of Review Should Be Minimized Based on Tech Specs Compared on word-by-word Basis W/Palo Verde Tech Specs

Requests Finalization of CESSAR Chapter 16 Tech Specs & Meeting in Bethesda,Md to Discuss Scope of Review.Impact of Review Should Be Minimized Based on Tech Specs Compared on word-by-word Basis W/Palo Verde Tech Specs

ML20116E927
Person / Time
Site:	05000470
Issue date:	04/26/1985
From:	Scherer A ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
To:	Thompson H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LD-85-020, LD-85-20, NUDOCS 8504300490
Download: ML20116E927 (2)

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Socket No. STN 60-470F April 26,1985 LD-85-020 a ,

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Hugh L. Thompson, Director Division of. Licensing U.S. Nucleer Regulatory Commiwion ,

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CESSAR Techr!ical Specificatioqs ,

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Dear fir. Thompson:

t CESSAR$7dEhnical Spedific'afieny wer l e- r eviewed by the ,GRNaf f as indicateU 'f r o

'l- the CESSAR SER (NUftCG9%2). Since then, a nuhNr of ehhnges have tieen made in s e coniunct1ori Mitfi the final review of Technical Specit(cations on the Palo Ver de .a

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. review ef forts associased with Staf f approval of CE@AR#iapter 16 Technf cal '

Specifications. Corr &stign Engineering (C4f;'ocderstahds that the schedule fort ."

V completina NRC retNu has Jfet to be determined 1 sea ;the P,eference letter) and, ' s 4

1. therefore, the final draft of.Ch Apter 16 was preparei in a manner to facilitate

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The System 80Nnd Palo Verde Technical Specifications were compared on a word- ' ~

by-vord basis ^artd all differences were identitled. In an effort .to minimize ~

the ' impact'of 'the review on NRC priorities and resources,.most of these s .y '

differences wtre resobed by revising the System 80 Technical Specifications to be consistent Qith the Palo Verde Technial Specifications. C-E believes thac this approach W :L eaable the Staff ta base their revie3< on the existing,"'

> approved Palo Verde Technical Specififtici > and, therefure, expedite the NRC 3 review effort. 2

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c Prior to the Staff's consideration of potential review schedtQes, C-E requests . (

a meeting to discuss the expected scpce of the revie( with Staff reviewers in  ;

• Bethesda. C-E hrs evaluated each difference and is anticipating the NRCs revi ew.y' >

te reire minimal StaffJeffort.- For# xamph . it is Cc6 % opinion that open ^ -' 'M if any, could be reso:ved in a f ollow-t? wnrkfng meeting, if such an,

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C-E believes that a timely NRC review is consistent with zo acreement in December 1984 that the NRC would make every effort to clos'e O t CESSAR issues

as soon as possible after resolution of Palo Ver(e issues. A , timely review ,

' will increase the likelihood of review particip:tWn from NRC reviewers and C-E

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Mr. Hugh L. Thompson LD-85-020 April 26,1985 Page 2 engineers who are veterans of the Palo Verde certification effort. The NRC I will benefit from this approach in that a timely review which capitalizes on '

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• familiarity with Palo Verde Tecnnical Specifications will provide the most effective utilization of manpower and minimize review costs (probably by an order of magnitude below the effort of using new reviewers).

C-E therefore urges the NRC to support an efficient and timely resolution of this issue.

If you have any questions on this subject, please feel free to call me or Mrs. j R. O. Hoogewerff of my staff at (203) 285-5217. j Very truly yours, I COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC.

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