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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20555March 3, 1993TO: ALL HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENSES OR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FORNUCLEAR POWER REACTORS, EXCEPT FOR BIG ROCK POINT AND FACILITIESPERMANENTLY OR INDEFINITELY SHUT | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20555March 3, 1993TO: ALL HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENSES OR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FORNUCLEAR POWER REACTORS, EXCEPT FOR BIG ROCK POINT AND FACILITIESPERMANENTLY OR INDEFINITELY SHUT DOWNSUBJECT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM TEST PROGRAM(GENERIC LETTER 93-01) | ||
==PURPOSE== | ==PURPOSE== | ||
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==BACKGROUND== | ==BACKGROUND== | ||
On August 21, 1989, the NRC issued Generic Letter 89-15, 'Emergency ResponseData System," to inform licensees and applicants about the voluntary effortsthat certain licensees were taking to implement the ERDS and to solicit theparticipation of all applicable licensees and applicants in the ERDS program.ERDS is a direct near real-time electronic data link between computer datasystems used by licensees of operating reactors and the NRC Operations Centerupon declaring an emergency classified as an alert or higher. Subsequently,on October 9, 1990, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Reaister(55 FR 41095) that would require licensees and applicants to participate inthe ERDS program and to establish a schedule for its implementation.On August 13, 1991, after considering public comments on the proposed rule,the NRC published the final rule in the Federal- Register (56 FR 40178). Thisfinal rule amended Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations(10 CFR Part 50) to require licensees to provide hardware and software withspecific characteristics to interface with the NRC receiving system(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2). The amended Part 50also requires licensees to test, maintain, and implement the ERDS(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraphs 1, 3, and 4,respectively). Finally, the amended Part 50 requires licensees to activatethe ERDS in the event of an emergency, classified as an alert or higher(10 CFR 50.72(a)(4)).The program that has been followed by industry for the past several years insetting up the ERDS system is documented in 'Emergency Response Data System(ERDS) Implementation," NUREG-1394, Revision 1, June 1991. This document isreferenced in a footnote of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI. The NRCstaff recommendations in this generic letter are based on this experience.REURN TO PSEUlAT AY Crt~ A ElliS Generic Letter 93-01-2 -March 3, 1993REQUESTED ACTIONSThis generic letter is addressed to all facilities for which the final ruleapplies. This includes all licensed nuclear power reactor facilities, exceptBig Rock Point (which is exempt because its computer system does not have asufficient number of parameters available for effective participation in theERDS program) and those that are permanently or indefinitely shut down(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2).Because the NRC can connect up to three plants simultaneously for testingEROS, the NRC staff has developed a schedule (Enclosure 1) to test the systemefficiently. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addresseefollow this schedule. Each addressee should arrange EROS testing with the NRCOperations Center at (301) 492-4102. An NRC test monitor person will beavailable between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time on days scheduled fortesting. The schedule is arranged by weeks of a calendar quarter, with thefirst week of a quarter taken to be the first entire work week (Monday toFriday) of the quarter. Scheduled test days that fall on Federal holidayswill be rescheduled to Monday or Friday of the same week. Retesting may bescheduled and implemented on appropriate Mondays and Fridays per mutualagreement of the NRC and the licensee.Based on experience of both the industry and the NRC, the NRC staff hasdeveloped a testing program that would demonstrate acceptable operation ofEROS. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addressee use thistesting program. The program consists of demonstrating the ability to(1) establish a link with EROS, (2) transmit all parameters in the plant EROSdatabase for 2 hours while meeting the requirements of the final rule, (3)reconnect with EROS upon a loss of telephone connection, and (4) terminate theEROS link.If an addressee chooses to test the EROS in a different manner, the addresseeshould document and retain in appropriate plant records a justification thatthe alternative program satisfies the final rule.The EROS testing program will begin on April 1, 1993.REPORTING REOUIREMENTSThe NRC will record the results of each test in the NRC Operations Center.Following each test, the NRC will review the transmitted data and inform thelicensee of any testing anomalies noted. The NRC does not expect applicablelicensees and applicants to submit any report after a test. In the event thatthe NRC cannot perform the scheduled EROS test within the quarter, NRC will K> KGeneric Letter 93-01 -3 -March 3, 1993communicate and document this to the affected licensee(s). No written replyis required in response to this generic letter. | On August 21, 1989, the NRC issued Generic Letter 89-15, 'Emergency ResponseData System," to inform licensees and applicants about the voluntary effortsthat certain licensees were taking to implement the ERDS and to solicit theparticipation of all applicable licensees and applicants in the ERDS program.ERDS is a direct near real-time electronic data link between computer datasystems used by licensees of operating reactors and the NRC Operations Centerupon declaring an emergency classified as an alert or higher. Subsequently,on October 9, 1990, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Reaister(55 FR 41095) that would require licensees and applicants to participate inthe ERDS program and to establish a schedule for its implementation.On August 13, 1991, after considering public comments on the proposed rule,the NRC published the final rule in the Federal- Register (56 FR 40178). Thisfinal rule amended Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations(10 CFR Part 50) to require licensees to provide hardware and software withspecific characteristics to interface with the NRC receiving system(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2). The amended Part 50also requires licensees to test, maintain, and implement the ERDS(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraphs 1, 3, and 4,respectively). Finally, the amended Part 50 requires licensees to activatethe ERDS in the event of an emergency, classified as an alert or higher(10 CFR 50.72(a)(4)).The program that has been followed by industry for the past several years insetting up the ERDS system is documented in 'Emergency Response Data System(ERDS) Implementation," NUREG-1394, Revision 1, June 1991. This document isreferenced in a footnote of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI. The NRCstaff recommendations in this generic letter are based on this experience.REURN TO PSEUlAT AY Crt~ A ElliS | ||
Generic Letter 93-01-2 -March 3, 1993REQUESTED ACTIONSThis generic letter is addressed to all facilities for which the final ruleapplies. This includes all licensed nuclear power reactor facilities, exceptBig Rock Point (which is exempt because its computer system does not have asufficient number of parameters available for effective participation in theERDS program) and those that are permanently or indefinitely shut down(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2).Because the NRC can connect up to three plants simultaneously for testingEROS, the NRC staff has developed a schedule (Enclosure 1) to test the systemefficiently. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addresseefollow this schedule. Each addressee should arrange EROS testing with the NRCOperations Center at (301) 492-4102. An NRC test monitor person will beavailable between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time on days scheduled fortesting. The schedule is arranged by weeks of a calendar quarter, with thefirst week of a quarter taken to be the first entire work week (Monday toFriday) of the quarter. Scheduled test days that fall on Federal holidayswill be rescheduled to Monday or Friday of the same week. Retesting may bescheduled and implemented on appropriate Mondays and Fridays per mutualagreement of the NRC and the licensee.Based on experience of both the industry and the NRC, the NRC staff hasdeveloped a testing program that would demonstrate acceptable operation ofEROS. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addressee use thistesting program. The program consists of demonstrating the ability to(1) establish a link with EROS, (2) transmit all parameters in the plant EROSdatabase for 2 hours while meeting the requirements of the final rule, (3)reconnect with EROS upon a loss of telephone connection, and (4) terminate theEROS link.If an addressee chooses to test the EROS in a different manner, the addresseeshould document and retain in appropriate plant records a justification thatthe alternative program satisfies the final rule.The EROS testing program will begin on April 1, 1993.REPORTING REOUIREMENTSThe NRC will record the results of each test in the NRC Operations Center.Following each test, the NRC will review the transmitted data and inform thelicensee of any testing anomalies noted. The NRC does not expect applicablelicensees and applicants to submit any report after a test. In the event thatthe NRC cannot perform the scheduled EROS test within the quarter, NRC will K> KGeneric Letter 93-01 -3 -March 3, 1993communicate and document this to the affected licensee(s). No written replyis required in response to this generic letter. | |||
==BACKFIT DISCUSSION== | ==BACKFIT DISCUSSION== | ||
The final rule requires each licensee and applicant to test the ERDS eachquarter. In this generic letter, the staff recommends but does not require(or seek to impose) an ERDS testing schedule and procedure to implement thetesting required by the rule. Because the staff recommendations are voluntaryin nature, this action is not considered to be a backfit under NRC procedures.The recommended test schedule is designed to efficiently use limitedfacilities at the NRC Operations Center. The recommended elements of thetesting program are based on the experience of both industry and the NRC insetting up the ERDS system during the past several years, as documented inNUREG-1394, Revision 1. The recommended program should enable the licensee orapplicant to successfully test the ERDS with a minimum of inconvenience andyet with sufficient detail to ensure satisfactory performance of EROS.A notice of opportunity for public comment was published in theFederal Register on August 20, 1992. Comments were received from sevenlicensed utilities, one industry organization, and one State agency. Copiesof two documents containing the staff evaluation of these comments have beenmade available in the public Document Room (Accession Numbers 9210210136 and9211040117).The information collection contained in this request is covered by Office ofManagement and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0011, which expires June 30, 1994.The estimated average number of burden hours is 4 person hours for eachlicensee's response (for each unit) each calendar quarter. This estimate ofthe average number of burden hours pertains to the requested action. Commentson the accuracy of this estimate and suggestions to reduce the burden may bedirected to Ronald Minsk, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs(3150-0011), NEOB-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.20503, and to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Information and RecordsManagement Branch (MNBB 7714), Division of Information Support Services,Office of Information and Resources Management, Washington, D.C. | The final rule requires each licensee and applicant to test the ERDS eachquarter. In this generic letter, the staff recommends but does not require(or seek to impose) an ERDS testing schedule and procedure to implement thetesting required by the rule. Because the staff recommendations are voluntaryin nature, this action is not considered to be a backfit under NRC procedures.The recommended test schedule is designed to efficiently use limitedfacilities at the NRC Operations Center. The recommended elements of thetesting program are based on the experience of both industry and the NRC insetting up the ERDS system during the past several years, as documented inNUREG-1394, Revision 1. The recommended program should enable the licensee orapplicant to successfully test the ERDS with a minimum of inconvenience andyet with sufficient detail to ensure satisfactory performance of EROS.A notice of opportunity for public comment was published in theFederal Register on August 20, 1992. Comments were received from sevenlicensed utilities, one industry organization, and one State agency. Copiesof two documents containing the staff evaluation of these comments have beenmade available in the public Document Room (Accession Numbers 9210210136 and9211040117).The information collection contained in this request is covered by Office ofManagement and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0011, which expires June 30, 1994.The estimated average number of burden hours is 4 person hours for eachlicensee's response (for each unit) each calendar quarter. This estimate ofthe average number of burden hours pertains to the requested action. Commentson the accuracy of this estimate and suggestions to reduce the burden may bedirected to Ronald Minsk, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs(3150-0011), NEOB-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.20503, and to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Information and RecordsManagement Branch (MNBB 7714), Division of Information Support Services,Office of Information and Resources Management, Washington, D.C. 20555. | ||
KJGeneric Letter 93-01 -4 -March 3, 1993If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Jolicoeur,Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, NRC, or your projectmanager in this office.Sincerely,Jaes G. PartlowAs ociate Director for ProjectsOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationEnclosures: I1. EROS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic LettersTECHNICAL | |||
I1. EROS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic LettersTECHNICAL | |||
==CONTACT== | ==CONTACT== | ||
: John Jolicoeur, AEOD(301) 492-4155LEAD PROJECT MANAGER: John Hickman, NRR(301) 504-3017 Enclosure 1GL 93-01March 3, 1993 EROS QUARTERLY TEST SCHEDULE1. This recommended schedule is made necessary because only three telephonelines are available in the NRC Operations Center to ERDS for testing. Onsome days, for example, the second and eighth Wednesdays of each quarter,a single utility is scheduled to test four units. To accommodate thetesting, the licensee should establish a sequence with the test monitorperson in the NRC Operations Center, (301) 492-4102.2. The formal test on the ERDS computer at the NRC Operations Center(step 10 of the ERDS implementation process described on page A-3 ofNUREG-1394, Revision 1, 'Emergency Response Data System (ERDS)Implementation," which is referenced in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E) willserve as the test for the quarter in which it is completed. Quarterlytesting as described in the generic letter begins in the next calendarquarter.3. Applicants receiving operating licenses after the date of this genericletter will be added to this recommended quarterly schedule.WEEK TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY1234BEAVER VALLEY 1, 2FITZPATRICKLIMERICK 1, 2MAINE YANKEEPILGRIMPEACH BOTTOM 2, 3VERMONT YANKEECRYSTAL RIVER 3CATAWBA 1, 2McGUIRE 1, 2CALVERT CLIFFS 1, 2GINNAMILLSTONE 1, 2, 3HADDAM NECKSEABROOKSALEM 1, 2BROWNS FERRY 2, 3SEQUOYAH 1, 2FARLEY 1, 2ROBINSONHOPE CREEKINDIAN POINT 2, 3NINE MILE PT 1, 2OYSTER CREEKSUSQUEHANNA 1, 2THREE MILE ISLAND 1BRUNSWICK 1, 2GRAND GULFHATCH 1, 2HARRIS56NORTH ANNA 1, 2SURRY 1, 2OCONEE 1, 2, 3SUMMER789ST LUCIE 1, 2TURKEY POINT 3, 4CLINTONCOOK 1, 2KEWAUNEEPOINT BEACH 1, 2PALISADESPERRYCOOPERRIVER BENDWATERFORDWOLF CREEKVOGTLE 1, 2CALLAWAYDRESDEN 2, 3LASALLE 1, 2MONTICELLOPRAIRIE ISLAND 1, 2ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1, 2COMANCHE PEAK 1, 2DIABLO CANYON 1, 2TROJANBRAIDWOOD 1, 2BYRON 1, 2DAVIS BESSEDUANE ARNOLDFERMI 2QUAD CITIES 1, 2ZION 1, 2FT CALHOUNSOUTH TEXAS 1, 2PALO VERDE 1, 2, 3101112 SAN ONOFRE 2, 3WASHINGTON NUCLEAR 2 WIEnclosure 2GL 93-01March 3, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED GENERIC LETTERSGenericDate ofT*e 4 t^nTceeomA TnLetter )UD.IecL &44UFlV¢ .92-0992-08LIMITED PARTICIPATION BY NRCIN THE IAEA INTERNATIONALTHERMO-LAG 330-1FIRE BARRIERSOFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTORREGULATION REORGANIZATION12/31/9212/17/9210/10/92ALL HOLDERS OFOLS OR CPsFOR NPRsALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRs92-07ALLOLsFORHOLDERS OFOR CPsNPRs83-28SUPPLEMENT 1REQUIRED ACTIONS BASED ONGENERIC IMPLICATIONS OF SALEMATWS EVENTS10/07/92ALL LIGHT-WATERREACTOR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTS92-0692-05OPERATOR LICENSING NATIONALEXAMINATION SCHEDULENRC WORKSHOP ON THESYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OFLICENSEE PERFORMANCE(SALP) PROGRAMRESOLUTION OF THE ISSUESRELATED TO REACTOR VESSELWATER LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION INBWRs PURSUANT TO 1OCFR50.54(F)09/06/9209/04/9208/19/92ALL POWER REACTORLICENSEES ANDAPPLICANTS FOR ANOLALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRsALL BWR LICENSEESFOF OPERATINGREACTORS92-0490-02SUPPLEMENT 187-02SUPPLEMENT 1ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTSFOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN THEDESIGN FEATURES SECTION OFTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSSAFETY EVALUATION REPORTNO. 2 ON SQUG GENERICIMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE,REVISION 2.07/31/9205/22/92ALL LWR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTSALL USI A-46LICENSEES WHOARE SQUG MEMBERSOL -OPERATING LICENSECP -CONSTRUCTION PERMIT Generic Letter 93-01-4 -March 3- 1993If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Jolicoeur,Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, NRC, or your projectmanager in this office. | : John Jolicoeur, AEOD(301) 492-4155LEAD PROJECT MANAGER: John Hickman, NRR(301) 504-3017 Enclosure 1GL 93-01March 3, 1993 EROS QUARTERLY TEST SCHEDULE1. This recommended schedule is made necessary because only three telephonelines are available in the NRC Operations Center to ERDS for testing. Onsome days, for example, the second and eighth Wednesdays of each quarter,a single utility is scheduled to test four units. To accommodate thetesting, the licensee should establish a sequence with the test monitorperson in the NRC Operations Center, (301) 492-4102.2. The formal test on the ERDS computer at the NRC Operations Center(step 10 of the ERDS implementation process described on page A-3 ofNUREG-1394, Revision 1, 'Emergency Response Data System (ERDS)Implementation," which is referenced in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E) willserve as the test for the quarter in which it is completed. Quarterlytesting as described in the generic letter begins in the next calendarquarter.3. Applicants receiving operating licenses after the date of this genericletter will be added to this recommended quarterly schedule.WEEK TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY1234BEAVER VALLEY 1, 2FITZPATRICKLIMERICK 1, 2MAINE YANKEEPILGRIMPEACH BOTTOM 2, 3VERMONT YANKEECRYSTAL RIVER 3CATAWBA 1, 2McGUIRE 1, 2CALVERT CLIFFS 1, 2GINNAMILLSTONE 1, 2, 3HADDAM NECKSEABROOKSALEM 1, 2BROWNS FERRY 2, 3SEQUOYAH 1, 2FARLEY 1, 2ROBINSONHOPE CREEKINDIAN POINT 2, 3NINE MILE PT 1, 2OYSTER CREEKSUSQUEHANNA 1, 2THREE MILE ISLAND 1BRUNSWICK 1, 2GRAND GULFHATCH 1, 2HARRIS56NORTH ANNA 1, 2SURRY 1, 2OCONEE 1, 2, 3SUMMER789ST LUCIE 1, 2TURKEY POINT 3, 4CLINTONCOOK 1, 2KEWAUNEEPOINT BEACH 1, 2PALISADESPERRYCOOPERRIVER BENDWATERFORDWOLF CREEKVOGTLE 1, 2CALLAWAYDRESDEN 2, 3LASALLE 1, 2MONTICELLOPRAIRIE ISLAND 1, 2ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1, 2COMANCHE PEAK 1, 2DIABLO CANYON 1, 2TROJANBRAIDWOOD 1, 2BYRON 1, 2DAVIS BESSEDUANE ARNOLDFERMI 2QUAD CITIES 1, 2ZION 1, 2FT CALHOUNSOUTH TEXAS 1, 2PALO VERDE 1, 2, 3101112 SAN ONOFRE 2, 3WASHINGTON NUCLEAR 2 WIEnclosure 2GL 93-01March 3, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED GENERIC LETTERSGenericDate ofT*e 4 t^nTceeomA TnLetter )UD.IecL &44UFlV¢ .92-0992-08LIMITED PARTICIPATION BY NRCIN THE IAEA INTERNATIONALTHERMO-LAG 330-1FIRE BARRIERSOFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTORREGULATION REORGANIZATION12/31/9212/17/9210/10/92ALL HOLDERS OFOLS OR CPsFOR NPRsALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRs92-07ALLOLsFORHOLDERS OFOR CPsNPRs83-28SUPPLEMENT 1REQUIRED ACTIONS BASED ONGENERIC IMPLICATIONS OF SALEMATWS EVENTS10/07/92ALL LIGHT-WATERREACTOR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTS92-0692-05OPERATOR LICENSING NATIONALEXAMINATION SCHEDULENRC WORKSHOP ON THESYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OFLICENSEE PERFORMANCE(SALP) PROGRAMRESOLUTION OF THE ISSUESRELATED TO REACTOR VESSELWATER LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION INBWRs PURSUANT TO 1OCFR50.54(F)09/06/9209/04/9208/19/92ALL POWER REACTORLICENSEES ANDAPPLICANTS FOR ANOLALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRsALL BWR LICENSEESFOF OPERATINGREACTORS92-0490-02SUPPLEMENT 187-02SUPPLEMENT 1ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTSFOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN THEDESIGN FEATURES SECTION OFTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSSAFETY EVALUATION REPORTNO. 2 ON SQUG GENERICIMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE,REVISION 2.07/31/9205/22/92ALL LWR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTSALL USI A-46LICENSEES WHOARE SQUG MEMBERSOL -OPERATING LICENSECP -CONSTRUCTION PERMIT | ||
Generic Letter 93-01-4 -March 3- 1993If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Jolicoeur,Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, NRC, or your projectmanager in this office.Sincerely,Orig /s/'d by James G. PartlowJames G. PartlowAssociate Director for ProjectsOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationEnclosures:1. ERDS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic Letters, _TECHNICAL | |||
Sincerely,Orig /s/'d by James G. PartlowJames G. PartlowAssociate Director for ProjectsOffice of Nuclear Reactor | |||
1. ERDS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic Letters, _TECHNICAL | |||
==CONTACT== | ==CONTACT== | ||
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UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20555March 3, 1993TO: ALL HOLDERS OF OPERATING LICENSES OR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS FORNUCLEAR POWER REACTORS, EXCEPT FOR BIG ROCK POINT AND FACILITIESPERMANENTLY OR INDEFINITELY SHUT DOWNSUBJECT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM TEST PROGRAM(GENERIC LETTER 93-01)
PURPOSE
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this generic letter torecommend a schedule to addressees for efficiently accomplishing the presentlyrequired quarterly testing of the Emergency Response Data System (ERDS), usingavailable telephone lines. The NRC is also issuing this generic letter torecommend an acceptable testing program to addressees, based on experience ofboth the industry and the NRC in setting up ERDS.
BACKGROUND
On August 21, 1989, the NRC issued Generic Letter 89-15, 'Emergency ResponseData System," to inform licensees and applicants about the voluntary effortsthat certain licensees were taking to implement the ERDS and to solicit theparticipation of all applicable licensees and applicants in the ERDS program.ERDS is a direct near real-time electronic data link between computer datasystems used by licensees of operating reactors and the NRC Operations Centerupon declaring an emergency classified as an alert or higher. Subsequently,on October 9, 1990, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Reaister(55 FR 41095) that would require licensees and applicants to participate inthe ERDS program and to establish a schedule for its implementation.On August 13, 1991, after considering public comments on the proposed rule,the NRC published the final rule in the Federal- Register (56 FR 40178). Thisfinal rule amended Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations(10 CFR Part 50) to require licensees to provide hardware and software withspecific characteristics to interface with the NRC receiving system(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2). The amended Part 50also requires licensees to test, maintain, and implement the ERDS(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraphs 1, 3, and 4,respectively). Finally, the amended Part 50 requires licensees to activatethe ERDS in the event of an emergency, classified as an alert or higher(10 CFR 50.72(a)(4)).The program that has been followed by industry for the past several years insetting up the ERDS system is documented in 'Emergency Response Data System(ERDS) Implementation," NUREG-1394, Revision 1, June 1991. This document isreferenced in a footnote of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI. The NRCstaff recommendations in this generic letter are based on this experience.REURN TO PSEUlAT AY Crt~ A ElliS
Generic Letter 93-01-2 -March 3, 1993REQUESTED ACTIONSThis generic letter is addressed to all facilities for which the final ruleapplies. This includes all licensed nuclear power reactor facilities, exceptBig Rock Point (which is exempt because its computer system does not have asufficient number of parameters available for effective participation in theERDS program) and those that are permanently or indefinitely shut down(10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section VI, Paragraph 2).Because the NRC can connect up to three plants simultaneously for testingEROS, the NRC staff has developed a schedule (Enclosure 1) to test the systemefficiently. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addresseefollow this schedule. Each addressee should arrange EROS testing with the NRCOperations Center at (301) 492-4102. An NRC test monitor person will beavailable between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time on days scheduled fortesting. The schedule is arranged by weeks of a calendar quarter, with thefirst week of a quarter taken to be the first entire work week (Monday toFriday) of the quarter. Scheduled test days that fall on Federal holidayswill be rescheduled to Monday or Friday of the same week. Retesting may bescheduled and implemented on appropriate Mondays and Fridays per mutualagreement of the NRC and the licensee.Based on experience of both the industry and the NRC, the NRC staff hasdeveloped a testing program that would demonstrate acceptable operation ofEROS. The NRC recommends, but does not require, that each addressee use thistesting program. The program consists of demonstrating the ability to(1) establish a link with EROS, (2) transmit all parameters in the plant EROSdatabase for 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> while meeting the requirements of the final rule, (3)reconnect with EROS upon a loss of telephone connection, and (4) terminate theEROS link.If an addressee chooses to test the EROS in a different manner, the addresseeshould document and retain in appropriate plant records a justification thatthe alternative program satisfies the final rule.The EROS testing program will begin on April 1, 1993.REPORTING REOUIREMENTSThe NRC will record the results of each test in the NRC Operations Center.Following each test, the NRC will review the transmitted data and inform thelicensee of any testing anomalies noted. The NRC does not expect applicablelicensees and applicants to submit any report after a test. In the event thatthe NRC cannot perform the scheduled EROS test within the quarter, NRC will K> KGeneric Letter 93-01 -3 -March 3, 1993communicate and document this to the affected licensee(s). No written replyis required in response to this generic letter.
BACKFIT DISCUSSION
The final rule requires each licensee and applicant to test the ERDS eachquarter. In this generic letter, the staff recommends but does not require(or seek to impose) an ERDS testing schedule and procedure to implement thetesting required by the rule. Because the staff recommendations are voluntaryin nature, this action is not considered to be a backfit under NRC procedures.The recommended test schedule is designed to efficiently use limitedfacilities at the NRC Operations Center. The recommended elements of thetesting program are based on the experience of both industry and the NRC insetting up the ERDS system during the past several years, as documented inNUREG-1394, Revision 1. The recommended program should enable the licensee orapplicant to successfully test the ERDS with a minimum of inconvenience andyet with sufficient detail to ensure satisfactory performance of EROS.A notice of opportunity for public comment was published in theFederal Register on August 20, 1992. Comments were received from sevenlicensed utilities, one industry organization, and one State agency. Copiesof two documents containing the staff evaluation of these comments have beenmade available in the public Document Room (Accession Numbers 9210210136 and9211040117).The information collection contained in this request is covered by Office ofManagement and Budget Clearance Number 3150-0011, which expires June 30, 1994.The estimated average number of burden hours is 4 person hours for eachlicensee's response (for each unit) each calendar quarter. This estimate ofthe average number of burden hours pertains to the requested action. Commentson the accuracy of this estimate and suggestions to reduce the burden may bedirected to Ronald Minsk, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs(3150-0011), NEOB-3019, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.20503, and to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Information and RecordsManagement Branch (MNBB 7714), Division of Information Support Services,Office of Information and Resources Management, Washington, D.C. 20555.
KJGeneric Letter 93-01 -4 -March 3, 1993If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Jolicoeur,Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, NRC, or your projectmanager in this office.Sincerely,Jaes G. PartlowAs ociate Director for ProjectsOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationEnclosures: I1. EROS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic LettersTECHNICAL
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- John Jolicoeur, AEOD(301) 492-4155LEAD PROJECT MANAGER: John Hickman, NRR(301) 504-3017 Enclosure 1GL 93-01March 3, 1993 EROS QUARTERLY TEST SCHEDULE1. This recommended schedule is made necessary because only three telephonelines are available in the NRC Operations Center to ERDS for testing. Onsome days, for example, the second and eighth Wednesdays of each quarter,a single utility is scheduled to test four units. To accommodate thetesting, the licensee should establish a sequence with the test monitorperson in the NRC Operations Center, (301) 492-4102.2. The formal test on the ERDS computer at the NRC Operations Center(step 10 of the ERDS implementation process described on page A-3 ofNUREG-1394, Revision 1, 'Emergency Response Data System (ERDS)Implementation," which is referenced in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E) willserve as the test for the quarter in which it is completed. Quarterlytesting as described in the generic letter begins in the next calendarquarter.3. Applicants receiving operating licenses after the date of this genericletter will be added to this recommended quarterly schedule.WEEK TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY1234BEAVER VALLEY 1, 2FITZPATRICKLIMERICK 1, 2MAINE YANKEEPILGRIMPEACH BOTTOM 2, 3VERMONT YANKEECRYSTAL RIVER 3CATAWBA 1, 2McGUIRE 1, 2CALVERT CLIFFS 1, 2GINNAMILLSTONE 1, 2, 3HADDAM NECKSEABROOKSALEM 1, 2BROWNS FERRY 2, 3SEQUOYAH 1, 2FARLEY 1, 2ROBINSONHOPE CREEKINDIAN POINT 2, 3NINE MILE PT 1, 2OYSTER CREEKSUSQUEHANNA 1, 2THREE MILE ISLAND 1BRUNSWICK 1, 2GRAND GULFHATCH 1, 2HARRIS56NORTH ANNA 1, 2SURRY 1, 2OCONEE 1, 2, 3SUMMER789ST LUCIE 1, 2TURKEY POINT 3, 4CLINTONCOOK 1, 2KEWAUNEEPOINT BEACH 1, 2PALISADESPERRYCOOPERRIVER BENDWATERFORDWOLF CREEKVOGTLE 1, 2CALLAWAYDRESDEN 2, 3LASALLE 1, 2MONTICELLOPRAIRIE ISLAND 1, 2ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1, 2COMANCHE PEAK 1, 2DIABLO CANYON 1, 2TROJANBRAIDWOOD 1, 2BYRON 1, 2DAVIS BESSEDUANE ARNOLDFERMI 2QUAD CITIES 1, 2ZION 1, 2FT CALHOUNSOUTH TEXAS 1, 2PALO VERDE 1, 2, 3101112 SAN ONOFRE 2, 3WASHINGTON NUCLEAR 2 WIEnclosure 2GL 93-01March 3, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED GENERIC LETTERSGenericDate ofT*e 4 t^nTceeomA TnLetter )UD.IecL &44UFlV¢ .92-0992-08LIMITED PARTICIPATION BY NRCIN THE IAEA INTERNATIONALTHERMO-LAG 330-1FIRE BARRIERSOFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTORREGULATION REORGANIZATION12/31/9212/17/9210/10/92ALL HOLDERS OFOLS OR CPsFOR NPRsALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRs92-07ALLOLsFORHOLDERS OFOR CPsNPRs83-28SUPPLEMENT 1REQUIRED ACTIONS BASED ONGENERIC IMPLICATIONS OF SALEMATWS EVENTS10/07/92ALL LIGHT-WATERREACTOR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTS92-0692-05OPERATOR LICENSING NATIONALEXAMINATION SCHEDULENRC WORKSHOP ON THESYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OFLICENSEE PERFORMANCE(SALP) PROGRAMRESOLUTION OF THE ISSUESRELATED TO REACTOR VESSELWATER LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION INBWRs PURSUANT TO 1OCFR50.54(F)09/06/9209/04/9208/19/92ALL POWER REACTORLICENSEES ANDAPPLICANTS FOR ANOLALL HOLDERS OFOLs OR CPsFOR NPRsALL BWR LICENSEESFOF OPERATINGREACTORS92-0490-02SUPPLEMENT 187-02SUPPLEMENT 1ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTSFOR FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN THEDESIGN FEATURES SECTION OFTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSSAFETY EVALUATION REPORTNO. 2 ON SQUG GENERICIMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE,REVISION 2.07/31/9205/22/92ALL LWR LICENSEESAND APPLICANTSALL USI A-46LICENSEES WHOARE SQUG MEMBERSOL -OPERATING LICENSECP -CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
Generic Letter 93-01-4 -March 3- 1993If you have any questions about this matter, please contact John Jolicoeur,Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, NRC, or your projectmanager in this office.Sincerely,Orig /s/'d by James G. PartlowJames G. PartlowAssociate Director for ProjectsOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationEnclosures:1. ERDS Quarterly Test Schedule2. List of Recently Issued Generic Letters, _TECHNICAL
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