ML993540462

Letter Informing of NRC Decision on Changes to Standard Technical Specification NUREGs Proposed by NEI Technical Specification Task Force

ML993540462
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	12/16/1999
From:	Beckner W Technical Specifications Branch
To:	Jennifer Davis Nuclear Energy Institute
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December

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16,

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1999

==

Mr.

==

James

==

Davis,

==

Director

==

Operations

==

Department

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

N.

==

W.

==

Suite

==

400

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

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==Dear

==

Mr.

==

Davis:==

==

This

==

is

==

to

==

inform

==

you

==

of

==

our

==

decision

==

on

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

Standard

==

Technical

==

Specification

==

(STS)

==

NUREGs

==

proposed

==

by

==

the

==

NEI

==

Technical

==

Specification

==

Task

==

Force

==

(TSTF).

==

We

==

propose

==

a

==

modification

==

to

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TSTF-284,

==

R.2,

==

regarding

==

the

==

guidance

==

in

==

Section

==

1.4

==

on

==

the

==

use

==

of

==

surveillance

==

requirement

==

notes

==

that

==

use

==

the

==

terms

==

"met"

==

and

==

"perform."

==

Our

==

comments

==

on

==

this

==

traveler

==

are

==

enclosed.

==

Please

==

contact

==

me

==

at

==

(301)

==

415-1161

==

or

==

e-mail

==

wdb@nrc.gov,

==

if

==

you

==

have

==

any

==

questions

==

or

==

need

==

further

==

information.

==

Sincerely,

==

"F

==

RA"

==

William

==

D.

==

Beckner,

==

Chief

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Branch

==

Division

==

of

==

Regulatory

==

Improvement

==

Programs

==

Office

==

of

==

Nuclear

==

Reactor

==

Regulation

==

Project

==

No.

==

689

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stated

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December

==

16,

==

1999

==

Mr.

==

James

==

Davis,

==

Director

==

Operations

==

Department

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

N.

==

W.

==

Suite

==

400

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

==Dear

==

Mr.

==

Davis:==

==

This

==

is

==

to

==

inform

==

you

==

of

==

our

==

decision

==

on

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

Standard

==

Technical

==

Specification

==

(STS)

==

NUREGs

==

proposed

==

by

==

the

==

NEI

==

Technical

==

Specification

==

Task

==

Force

==

(TSTF).

==

We

==

propose

==

a

==

modification

==

to

==

TSTF-284,

==

R.2,

==

regarding

==

the

==

guidance

==

in

==

Section

==

1.4

==

on

==

the

==

use

==

of

==

surveillance

==

requirement

==

notes

==

that

==

use

==

the

==

terms

==

"met"

==

and

==

"perform."

==

Our

==

comments

==

on

==

this

==

traveler

==

are

==

enclosed.

==

Please

==

contact

==

me

==

at

==

(301)

==

415-1161

==

or

==

e-mail

==

wdb@nrc.gov,

==

if

==

you

==

have

==

any

==

questions

==

or

==

need

==

further

==

information.

==

Sincerely,

==

William

==

D.

==

Beckner,

==

Chief

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Branch

==

Division

==

of

==

Regulatory

==

Improvement

==

Programs

==

Office

==

of

==

Nuclear

==

Reactor

==

Regulation

==

Project

==

No.

==

689

==

As

==

stated

==

cc:

==

N.

==

Clarkson,

==

BWOG

==

H.

==

Pontious,

==

BWROG

==

T.

==

Weber,

==

CEOG

==

D.

==

Buschbaum,

==

WOG

==

D.

==

Hoffman,

==

EXCEL

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Project

==

No.

==

689

==

cc:

==

Mr.

==

Ralph

==

Beedle

==

Ms.

==

Lynnette

==

Hendricks,

==

Director

==

Senior

==

Vice

==

President

==

Plant

==

Support

==

and

==

Chief

==

Nuclear

==

Officer

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

1

==

Street,

==

NW

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

Alex

==

Marion,

==

Director

==

Mr.

==

Charles

==

B.

==

Brinkman,

==

Director

==

Programs

==

Washington

==

Operations

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

ABB-Combustion

==

Engineering,

==

Inc.

==

Suite

==

400

==

12300

==

Twinbrook

==

Parkway,

==

Suite

==

330

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Rockville,

==

Maryland

==

20852

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

David

==

Modeen,

==

Director

==

Engineering

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

Anthony

==

Pietrangelo,

==

Director

==

Licensing

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

Hank

==

Sepp,

==

Manager

==

Regulatory

==

and

==

Licensing

==

Engineering

==

Westinghouse

==

Electric

==

Corporation

==

P.O.

==

Box

==

355

==

Pittsburgh,

==

Pennsylvania

==

15230

==

Mr.

==

Jim

==

Davis,

==

Director

==

Operations

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Proposed

==

Changes

==

to

==

STS

==

Section

==

1.4

==

and

==

TSTF

==

284,

==

R.2

==

Modify

==

last

==

sentence

==

of

==

first

==

pargraphof

==

insert

==

I

==

as

==

follows:

==

Examples

==

1.4-3,

==

1.4-4,

==

1.4-5,

==

and

==

1.4-6

==

discusses

==

these

==

special

==

situations.

==

Replace

==

last

==

part

==

of

==

insert

==

I

==

beginning

==

with

==

the

==

last

==

sentence

==

of

==

the

==

second

==

paragraph:

==

Some

==

Surveillances

==

contain

==

notes

==

that

==

modify

==

the

==

Frequency

==

of

==

performance

==

or

==

the

==

conditions

==

during

==

which

==

the

==

acceptance

==

criteria

==

must

==

be

==

satisfied.

==

For

==

these

==

Surveillances,

==

the

==

MODE

==

entry

==

restrictions

==

of

==

SR

==

3.0.4

==

restrietcons

==

would

==

'

==

may

==

notapply.

==

if

==

both

==

the

==

following

==

nditions

==

are

==

satisfied

==

a-TheSuch

==

a

==

Surveillance

==

is

==

not

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

performed

==

prior

==

to

==

entering

==

a

==

MODE

==

or

==

other

==

specified

==

condition

==

in

==

the

==

Applicability

==

of

==

the

==

associated

==

LCO

==

if

==

any

==

of

==

the

==

following

==

three

==

conditions

==

are

==

satisfied:

==

a.

==

The

==

Surveillance

==

is

==

not

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

met

==

in

==

the

==

MODE

==

or

==

other

==

specified

==

condition

==

to

==

be

==

entered;

==

or

==

b.

==

The

==

Surveillance

==

is

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

met

==

in

==

the

==

MODE

==

or

==

other

==

specified

==

condition

==

to

==

be

==

entered,

==

but

==

has

==

been

==

performed

==

within

==

the

==

specified

==

Frequency

==

(i.e.,

==

it

==

is

==

current)

==

and

==

is

==

known

==

not

==

to

==

be

==

failed;

==

or

==

c.

==

The

==

Surveillance

==

is

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

met,

==

but

==

not

==

performed,

==

in

==

the

==

MODE

==

or

==

other

==

specified

==

condition

==

to

==

be

==

entered,

==

and

==

is

==

known

==

not

==

to

==

be

==

failed.

==

b.

==

The

==

..

==

eillanee

==

.

==

s

==

not

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

,et

==

or,

==

even

==

if

==

required

==

to

==

be

==

met,

==

is

==

not

==

known

==

to

==

be

==

failed.

==

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