ML993500387

Meeting Summary for 10/6/99 and 11/10/99 Meetings with Risk-Informed Technical Specifications Task Force

ML993500387
Person / Time
Issue date:	12/14/1999
From:	Beckner W Technical Specifications Branch
To:	Brooks A Nuclear Energy Institute
Gilles N, NRR/DRIP, 415-1180
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December

==

14,

==

1999

==

Mr.

==

Anthony

==

Brooks

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

Brooks:

==

The

==

purpose

==

of

==

this

==

letter

==

is

==

to

==

transmit

==

the

==

summary

==

of

==

two

==

meetings

==

with

==

the

==

Risk-Informed

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Task

==

Force.

==

The

==

first

==

meeting

==

was

==

held

==

at

==

the

==

San

==

Onofre

==

Nuclear

==

Generating

==

Station

==

on

==

October

==

6-7,

==

1999.

==

The

==

second

==

meeting

==

was

==

held

==

at

==

the

==

U.S.

==

Nuclear

==

Regulatory

==

Commission

==

(NRC)

==

Headquarters

==

offices

==

in

==

Rockville,

==

Maryland,

==

on

==

November

==

10,

==

1999.

==

Sincerely,

==

Original

==

signed

==

by:

==

William

==

D.

==

Beckner,

==

Chief

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Branch

==

Division

==

of

==

Regulatory

==

Improvement

==

Programs

==

Office

==

of

==

Nuclear

==

Reactor

==

Regulation

==

1.

==

Meeting

==

Summary

==

2.

==

Attendance

==

List

==

3.

==

October

==

Meeting

==

Presentations

==

4.

==

November

==

Meeting

==

Presentations

==

cc:

==

See

==

attached

==

list

==

December

==

14,

==

1999

==

Mr.

==

Anthony

==

Brooks

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Suite

==

400

==

1776

==

I

==

Street,

==

NW

==

Washington,

==

DC

==

20006-3708

==

Mr.

==

Brooks:

==

The

==

purpose

==

of

==

this

==

letter

==

is

==

to

==

transmit

==

the

==

summary

==

of

==

two

==

meetings

==

with

==

the

==

Risk-Informed

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Task

==

Force.

==

The

==

first

==

meeting

==

was

==

held

==

at

==

the

==

San

==

Onofre

==

Nuclear

==

Generating

==

Station

==

on

==

October

==

6-7,

==

1999.

==

The

==

second

==

meeting

==

was

==

held

==

at

==

the

==

U.S.

==

Nuclear

==

Regulatory

==

Commission

==

(NRC)

==

Headquarters

==

offices

==

in

==

Rockville,

==

Maryland,

==

on

==

November

==

10,

==

1999.

==

Sincerely,

==

Original

==

signed

==

by:

==

William

==

D.

==

Beckner,

==

Chief

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Branch

==

Division

==

of

==

Regulatory

==

Improvement

==

Programs

==

Office

==

of

==

Nuclear

==

Reactor

==

Regulation

==

1.

==

Meeting

==

Summary

==

2.

==

Attendance

==

List

==

3.

==

October

==

Meeting

==

Presentations

==

4.

==

November

==

Meeting

==

Presentations

==

cc:

==

See

==

attached

==

list

==

DISTRIBUTION:

==

See

==

attached.

==

DOCUMENT

==

NAME:

==

G:\RTSB\GILLES\MTGSUMRITSTF111099.WPD

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OFFICE

==

NRR/DRIP/RTSB

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NRR/DRIP/RTSB

==

NRR/DRIP/RTSB

==

NAME

==

NVGilles

==

RLDennig

==

WDBeckner

==

DATE

==

12/14/99

==

12/14/99

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12/14/99

==

OFFICIAL

==

RECORD

==

COPY

==

Multiple

==

Addressees

==

December

==

14,

==

1999

==

cc:

==

Mr.

==

Alan

==

Hackerott

==

Mr.

==

Dennis

==

Henneke

==

Omaha

==

Public

==

Power

==

District

==

San

==

Onofre

==

Nuclear

==

Generating

==

Station

==

Ft.

==

Calhoun

==

Nuclear

==

Station

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

P.O.

==

Box

==

399

==

5000

==

Pacific

==

Coast

==

Highway

==

Ft.

==

Calhoun,

==

NE

==

68023-0399

==

San

==

Clemente,

==

California

==

92674-0128

==

Mr.

==

Noel

==

Clarkson

==

Ms.

==

Sharon

==

Mahler

==

Duke

==

Energy/Oconee

==

Cooper

==

Nuclear

==

Station

==

Mail

==

Code:

==

0N03RC

==

Nebraska

==

Pulic

==

Power

==

District

==

Highways

==

130

==

&

==

183

==

(29678)

==

P.O.

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Box

==

98

==

P.O.

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Box

==

14393652

==

Brownville,

==

NE

==

68321-0098

==

Seneca,

==

SC

==

29679-1439

==

Mr.

==

Frank

==

Rahn

==

Mr.

==

Greg

==

Krueger

==

Electric

==

Power

==

Research

==

Institute

==

PECO

==

Energy

==

Company

==

P.

==

O.

==

Box

==

10412

==

Mail

==

Code

==

63A-3

==

Palo

==

Alto,

==

CA

==

94303

==

965

==

Chesterbrook

==

Boulevard

==

Wayne,

==

PA

==

19087

==

Mr.

==

Donald

==

Hoffman

==

EXCEL

==

Services

==

Corporation

==

Mr.

==

Wayne

==

Harrison

==

11921

==

Rockville

==

Pike,

==

Suite

==

100

==

South

==

Texas

==

Project

==

Electric

==

Generating

==

Rockville,

==

MD

==

20852

==

Station

==

STP

==

Nuclear

==

Operating

==

Company

==

Mr.

==

Jack

==

Stringfellow

==

P.

==

O.

==

Box

==

289

==

Southern

==

Nuclear

==

Operating

==

Company

==

Wadsworth,

==

TX

==

77483

==

P.O.

==

Box

==

1295

==

Birmingham,

==

AL

==

35201-1295

==

Multiple

==

Addressees

==

December

==

14,

==

1999

==

DISTRIBUTION:

==

E-Mail

==

w/o

==

Enclosures

==

3

==

&

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4

==

SCollins/RPZimmerman

==

JJohnson

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BWSheron

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DBMatthews

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SFNewberry

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GMHolahan

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WDBeckner

==

RJBarrett

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RLDennig

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FMReinhart

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MLWohl

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NTSaltos

==

TSB

==

Staff

==

JAZwolinski

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JFWilliams

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AWMarkley

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MACunningham,

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RES

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MMarkley,

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ACRS

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Staff

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HARD

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COPY

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FILE

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CENTER

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PUBLIC

==

TSB

==

R/F

==

NVGilles

==

NRC/INDUSTRY

==

MEETING

==

OF

==

THE

==

RISK-INFORMED

==

TECHNICAL

==

SPECIFICATION

==

TASK

==

FORCE

==

Meeting

==

Summaries

==

October

==

6-7

==

and

==

November

==

10,

==

1999

==

Two

==

meetings

==

between

==

the

==

NRC

==

staff

==

and

==

industry

==

representatives

==

comprising

==

the

==

Risk-

==

Informed

==

Technical

==

Specifications

==

Task

==

Force

==

(RITSTF)

==

were

==

held

==

on

==

October

==

6-7

==

and

==

November

==

10,

==

1999.

==

The

==

attendees

==

are

==

listed

==

in

==

Enclosure

==

2.

==

The

==

meetings

==

were

==

a

==

continuation

==

of

==

earlier

==

meetings

==

where

==

the

==

NRC

==

staff

==

and

==

the

==

industry

==

discussed

==

ongoing

==

risk-

==

informed

==

technical

==

specification

==

initiatives

==

and

==

the

==

creation

==

of

==

a

==

fully

==

risk-informed

==

set

==

of

==

standard

==

technical

==

specifications

==

(STS).

==

The

==

main

==

purpose

==

of

==

the

==

October

==

6-7

==

meeting

==

was

==

to

==

have

==

a

==

more

==

detailed

==

discussion

==

of

==

the

==

probabilistic

==

risk

==

analysis

==

(PRA)

==

work

==

done

==

to

==

support

==

the

==

current

==

technical

==

specification

==

(TS)

==

initiatives

==

being

==

prepared

==

for

==

submittal

==

to

==

the

==

staff.

==

There

==

was

==

limited

==

RITSTF

==

representation

==

at

==

this

==

meeting.

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

has

==

volunteered

==

San

==

Onofre

==

Nuclear

==

Generating

==

Station

==

(SONGS)

==

to

==

be

==

the

==

industrys

==

lead

==

plant

==

for

==

the

==

majority

==

of

==

the

==

seven

==

initiatives

==

currently

==

being

==

pursued

==

by

==

the

==

RITSTF.

==

These

==

include:

==

1.

==

Define

==

preferred

==

end

==

states

==

for

==

TS

==

actions

==

(e.g.,

==

hot

==

shutdown

==

vs.

==

cold

==

shutdown)

==

2.

==

Increase

==

the

==

time

==

allowed

==

to

==

delay

==

entering

==

required

==

actions

==

when

==

a

==

surveillance

==

is

==

missed

==

3.

==

Modify

==

existing

==

mode

==

restraint

==

logic

==

to

==

allow

==

use

==

risk

==

assessments

==

for

==

entry

==

into

==

limiting

==

conditions

==

for

==

operation

==

(LCOs)

==

with

==

inoperable

==

equipment

==

based

==

on

==

low

==

risk

==

4.

==

Develop

==

a

==

risk-informed

==

extension

==

of

==

current

==

allowed

==

outage

==

times

==

based

==

on

==

a

==

configuration

==

risk

==

management

==

program

==

(CRMP)

==

5.

==

Optimize

==

surveillance

==

requirements

==

(SRs)

==

6.

==

Modify

==

LCO

==

3.0.3

==

actions

==

and

==

timing

==

by

==

extending

==

minimum

==

time

==

to

==

begin

==

LCO

==

3.0.3

==

shutdown

==

from

==

1

==

hour

==

to

==

24

==

hours

==

and

==

allowing

==

for

==

a

==

risk-informed

==

evaluation

==

to

==

determine

==

whether

==

it

==

is

==

better

==

to

==

shut

==

down

==

or

==

continue

==

to

==

operate

==

7.

==

Define

==

actions

==

to

==

be

==

taken

==

when

==

equipment

==

is

==

not

==

operable

==

but

==

is

==

still

==

functional

==

The

==

staff

==

and

==

the

==

industry

==

discussed

==

the

==

meaning

==

of

==

the

==

term

==

risk-informed

==

as

==

it

==

relates

==

to

==

regulatory

==

applications.

==

The

==

industry

==

stated

==

that

==

it

==

was

==

their

==

general

==

philosophy

==

to

==

use

==

qualitative

==

risk

==

assessments

==

where

==

they

==

believed

==

the

==

benefits

==

of

==

a

==

proposed

==

change

==

were

==

obvious,

==

and

==

to

==

use

==

quantitative

==

assessments

==

where

==

the

==

outcome

==

was

==

not

==

as

==

obvious.

==

The

==

industry

==

also

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

take

==

into

==

account

==

other

==

aspects

==

such

==

as

==

defense

==

in

==

depth

==

and

==

safety

==

margins

==

when

==

considering

==

a

==

proposed

==

change.

==

The

==

industry

==

believed

==

such

==

an

==

approach

==

was

==

consistent

==

with

==

the

==

guidance

==

in

==

Regulatory

==

Guide

==

1.174,

==

An

==

Approach

==

for

==

Using

==

Probabilistic

==

Risk

==

Assessment

==

in

==

Risk-Informed

==

Decisions

==

on

==

Plant-Specific

==

Changes

==

to

==

the

==

Licensing

==

Basis,

==

to

==

use

==

PRA

==

to

==

improve

==

decision

==

making

==

and

==

regulatory

==

effectiveness.

==

The

==

staff

==

reserved

==

judgement

==

of

==

such

==

an

==

approach

==

noting

==

that

==

benefits

==

that

==

are

==

obvious

==

to

==

one

==

person

==

or

==

group

==

might

==

not

==

be

==

obvious

==

to

==

another.

==

SONGS

==

representatives

==

then

==

presented

==

some

==

details

==

regarding

==

their

==

PRA

==

work

==

in

==

support

==

of

==

some

==

of

==

the

==

RITSTF

==

initiatives.

==

The

==

San

==

Onofre

==

presentations

==

are

==

contained

==

in

==

Enclosure

==

3.

==

The

==

SONGS

==

representatives

==

presented

==

information

==

regarding

==

their

==

living

==

PRA

==

and

==

Safety

==

Monitor,

==

including

==

the

==

full

==

power,

==

transition,

==

and

==

low

==

power

==

and

==

shutdown

==

risk

==

models.

==

The

==

SONGS

==

representatives

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

had

==

their

==

own

==

transition

==

model

==

development

==

document

==

1

==

Enclosure

==

1

==

that

==

would

==

likely

==

be

==

referenced

==

or

==

included

==

in

==

the

==

SONGS

==

plant-specific

==

submittal

==

for

==

Initiative

==

1. 1.

==

The

==

staff

==

and

==

the

==

RITSTF

==

discussed

==

some

==

specific

==

submittal

==

and

==

implementation

==

and

==

technical

==

issues

==

related

==

to

==

a

==

few

==

of

==

the

==

initiatives.

==

With

==

regard

==

to

==

Initiative

==

1. 1

==

related

==

to

==

safe

==

end

==

states,

==

the

==

RITSTF

==

indicated

==

that

==

the

==

Combustion

==

Engineering

==

Owners

==

Group

==

(CEOG)

==

was

==

preparing

==

a

==

draft

==

report

==

to

==

support

==

this

==

initiative

==

and

==

that

==

the

==

report

==

would

==

accompany

==

an

==

industry

==

request

==

for

==

a

==

generic

==

change

==

to

==

the

==

STS.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

indicated

==

that

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

TS

==

end

==

states

==

would

==

be

==

proposed

==

for

==

the

==

vast

==

majority

==

of

==

LCOs

==

in

==

the

==

STS.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

indicated

==

that

==

uncertainties

==

and

==

sensitivities

==

of

==

PRA

==

results

==

will

==

be

==

investigated.

==

The

==

group

==

discussed

==

that

==

additional

==

known

==

shutdown

==

issues

==

which

==

may

==

impact

==

the

==

results

==

(e.g.,

==

external

==

events

==

and

==

boron

==

dilution)

==

should

==

be

==

addressed.

==

Representatives

==

from

==

the

==

Boiling

==

Water

==

Reactor

==

Owners

==

Group

==

(BWROG)

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

are

==

still

==

considering

==

this

==

initiative

==

and

==

that

==

the

==

risk

==

of

==

operating

==

in

==

hot

==

shutdown

==

and

==

in

==

cold

==

shutdown

==

is

==

relatively

==

the

==

same,

==

whereas

==

for

==

the

==

pressurized

==

water

==

reactors

==

there

==

appears

==

to

==

be

==

a

==

clear

==

risk

==

benefit

==

to

==

operating

==

in

==

hot

==

shutdown

==

in

==

most

==

cases.

==

They

==

indicated

==

that

==

they

==

would

==

be

==

more

==

interested

==

in

==

changing

==

the

==

current

==

TS

==

to

==

allow

==

them

==

to

==

use

==

PRA

==

in

==

deciding

==

whether

==

to

==

stay

==

at

==

power

==

or

==

shut

==

the

==

reactor

==

down.

==

They

==

also

==

indicated

==

that

==

they

==

may

==

be

==

interested

==

in

==

extending

==

the

==

time

==

requirements

==

for

==

going

==

to

==

cold

==

shutdown.

==

This

==

would

==

allow

==

them

==

to

==

operate

==

longer

==

in

==

hot

==

shutdown

==

conditions.

==

The

==

BWROG

==

is

==

considering

==

a

==

pilot

==

plant

==

for

==

this

==

issue.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

and

==

the

==

staff

==

discussed

==

how

==

the

==

SONGS

==

assessment

==

results

==

for

==

Initiative

==

1. 1

==

could

==

be

==

applied

==

to

==

other

==

plants.

==

The

==

Westinghouse

==

Owners

==

Group

==

(WOG)

==

indicated

==

that

==

they

==

would

==

attempt

==

to

==

show

==

how

==

the

==

SONGS

==

results

==

apply

==

using

==

qualitative

==

assessments

==

and

==

comparisons,

==

and

==

that

==

they

==

did

==

not

==

plan

==

to

==

perform

==

any

==

further

==

plant-specific

==

analyses.

==

The

==

Babcock

==

and

==

Wilcox

==

Owners

==

Group

==

indicated

==

that

==

they

==

intended

==

to

==

pursue

==

a

==

similar

==

approach.

==

The

==

group

==

indicated

==

that

==

they

==

could

==

use

==

the

==

SONGS

==

model

==

to

==

help

==

develop

==

sensitivity

==

studies

==

to

==

address

==

some

==

of

==

the

==

design

==

differences

==

between

==

the

==

plants.

==

The

==

staff

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

could

==

not

==

make

==

any

==

definitive

==

decisions

==

on

==

what

==

type

==

of

==

submittals

==

they

==

would

==

find

==

acceptable

==

and

==

that

==

the

==

burden

==

of

==

proof

==

of

==

similarity

==

to

==

the

==

CEOG

==

work

==

would

==

rest

==

with

==

the

==

other

==

owners

==

groups.

==

With

==

regard

==

to

==

Initiative

==

1. 2

==

related

==

to

==

missed

==

SRs,

==

the

==

group

==

discussed

==

the

==

PRA

==

aspects

==

of

==

that

==

initiative.

==

In

==

order

==

to

==

assess

==

the

==

increase

==

in

==

risk

==

it

==

is

==

necessary

==

to

==

make

==

an

==

assumption

==

about

==

the

==

frequency

==

of

==

the

==

various

==

expected

==

missed

==

surveillances.

==

This

==

requires

==

an

==

understanding

==

of

==

the

==

reasons,

==

the

==

nature

==

and

==

circumstances

==

under

==

which

==

surveillances

==

are

==

missed.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

pointed

==

out

==

that

==

even

==

if

==

the

==

failure

==

rate

==

of

==

a

==

component

==

is

==

doubled,

==

due

==

to

==

the

==

missed

==

surveillance

==

on

==

that

==

component,

==

the

==

plant

==

risk

==

would

==

not

==

be

==

affected

==

significantly.

==

The

==

staff

==

agreed

==

that

==

most

==

likely

==

the

==

risk

==

increase

==

would

==

not

==

be

==

significant

==

unless

==

some

==

licensees

==

abuse

==

the

==

proposed

==

flexibility.

==

The

==

development

==

and

==

implementation

==

of

==

an

==

appropriate

==

regulatory

==

oversight

==

process

==

could

==

address

==

this

==

issue.

==

The

==

industry

==

and

==

the

==

staff

==

agreed

==

that

==

the

==

staffs

==

review

==

of

==

this

==

issue

==

would

==

involve

==

more

==

of

==

a

==

policy

==

decision

==

than

==

a

==

technical

==

decision.

==

With

==

regard

==

to

==

Initiative

==

1. 3

==

related

==

to

==

mode

==

restraints,

==

SONGS

==

has

==

been

==

studying

==

this

==

issue

==

by

==

comparing

==

the

==

relative

==

importance

==

of

==

functions

==

and

==

associated

==

systems

==

at

==

various

==

modes

==

of

==

operation.

==

The

==

proposed

==

change

==

would

==

allow

==

a

==

licensee

==

to

==

use

==

a

==

CRMP

==

to

==

decide

==

whether

==

to

==

enter

==

into

==

a

==

mode

==

or

==

other

==

specified

==

condition

==

within

==

the

==

applicability

==

with

==

inoperable

==

equipment.

==

The

==

staff

==

agreed

==

that

==

the

==

study

==

of

==

conditions

==

and

==

risks

==

associated

==

with

==

various

==

likely

==

transitions

==

could

==

help

==

focus

==

the

==

issue

==

and

==

identify

==

an

==

appropriate

==

regulatory

==

oversight

==

mechanism.

==

2

==

Enclosure

==

1

==

With

==

regard

==

to

==

Initiative

==

1. 6

==

related

==

to

==

changes

==

to

==

LCO

==

3.0.3,

==

the

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

this

==

initiative

==

is

==

very

==

closely

==

tied

==

to

==

the

==

maintenance

==

rule

==

as

==

it

==

addresses

==

what

==

actions

==

to

==

take

==

for

==

a

==

loss

==

of

==

safety

==

function.

==

The

==

industry

==

indicated

==

that

==

the

==

frequency

==

of

==

plant

==

conditions

==

for

==

which

==

this

==

TS

==

change

==

is

==

applicable

==

is

==

low.

==

The

==

staff

==

mentioned

==

that

==

the

==

identification

==

and

==

study

==

of

==

examples

==

of

==

plant

==

specific

==

LCO

==

3.0.3

==

entries

==

and

==

conditions

==

that

==

would

==

drive

==

the

==

plant

==

to

==

shutdown,

==

including

==

associated

==

risks,

==

could

==

help

==

focus

==

the

==

issue.

==

The

==

group

==

discussed

==

the

==

process

==

for

==

plants

==

to

==

adopt

==

approved

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

STS.

==

The

==

staff

==

briefly

==

discussed

==

processes

==

being

==

considered

==

to

==

make

==

adoption

==

of

==

such

==

approved

==

changes

==

more

==

efficient.

==

Finally,

==

the

==

group

==

discussed

==

submittal

==

schedules

==

for

==

some

==

of

==

the

==

initiatives.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

expected

==

to

==

submit

==

Initiatives

==

1. 2

==

and

==

1. 3

==

to

==

the

==

staff

==

around

==

October

==

30,

==

1999,

==

and

==

that

==

they

==

might

==

be

==

able

==

to

==

submit

==

some

==

of

==

their

==

PRA

==

assessment

==

for

==

Initiative

==

1. 1

==

by

==

December

==

31,

==

1999.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

Initiatives

==

1. 4

==

and

==

1. 6

==

would

==

come

==

sometime

==

in

==

2000.

==

The

==

November

==

10,

==

1999

==

meeting

==

was

==

a

==

meeting

==

of

==

the

==

full

==

RITSTF

==

to

==

discuss

==

high-level

==

objectives

==

and

==

the

==

status

==

of

==

the

==

current

==

initiatives.

==

All

==

presentations

==

for

==

the

==

meeting

==

are

==

contained

==

in

==

Enclosure

==

4.

==

The

==

staff

==

opened

==

the

==

meeting

==

with

==

a

==

general

==

discussion

==

of

==

the

==

status

==

of

==

risk-informed

==

regulatory

==

activities

==

at

==

the

==

NRC.

==

The

==

staff

==

pointed

==

out

==

that

==

there

==

was

==

a

==

high

==

level

==

of

==

interest

==

in

==

the

==

RITSTF

==

activities

==

and

==

that

==

we

==

needed

==

to

==

understand

==

how

==

broad

==

the

==

interest

==

in

==

the

==

industry

==

was.

==

The

==

staff

==

presented

==

several

==

thoughts

==

on

==

a

==

long-term

==

vision

==

for

==

risk-

==

informed

==

TS

==

and

==

acknowledged

==

that

==

structure

==

and

==

resource

==

issues

==

will

==

need

==

to

==

be

==

worked

==

out.

==

The

==

staff

==

also

==

pointed

==

out

==

that

==

it

==

will

==

need

==

to

==

address

==

the

==

four

==

strategic

==

performance

==

goals

==

identified

==

in

==

the

==

Commissions

==

Nuclear

==

Reactor

==

Safety

==

Strategic

==

Plan.

==

Those

==

performance

==

goals

==

are:

==

(1)

==

Maintain

==

safety;

==

(2)

==

Increase

==

public

==

confidence;

==

(3)

==

Reduce

==

unnecessary

==

regulatory

==

burden;

==

and

==

(4)

==

Make

==

NRC

==

activities

==

and

==

decisions

==

more

==

effective,

==

efficient,

==

and

==

realistic.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

presented

==

some

==

of

==

its

==

thoughts

==

on

==

a

==

long-term

==

vision

==

for

==

risk-informed

==

TS.

==

Much

==

of

==

the

==

discussion

==

focused

==

on

==

a

==

slide

==

which

==

presented

==

the

==

Westinghouse

==

Owners

==

Group

==

(WOG)

==

five

==

year

==

risk-informed

==

TS

==

strategy.

==

The

==

group

==

discussed

==

at

==

what

==

point

==

rulemaking

==

might

==

be

==

needed

==

to

==

accommodate

==

all

==

of

==

the

==

envisioned

==

changes

==

to

==

TS.

==

The

==

group

==

also

==

discussed

==

the

==

issue

==

of

==

PRA

==

quality

==

and

==

the

==

fact

==

that

==

the

==

ASME

==

PRA

==

standard

==

currently

==

being

==

developed

==

did

==

not

==

address

==

configuration

==

risk

==

management

==

tools

==

like

==

those

==

envisioned

==

as

==

necessary

==

to

==

implement

==

many

==

of

==

the

==

TS

==

changes

==

under

==

development.

==

Representatives

==

from

==

the

==

South

==

Texas

==

Project

==

presented

==

a

==

concept

==

of

==

a

==

fully

==

risk-informed

==

set

==

of

==

TS

==

that

==

essentially

==

relies

==

on

==

a

==

CRMP

==

as

==

the

==

backbone

==

of

==

the

==

TS.

==

They

==

likened

==

the

==

proposed

==

risk

==

limits

==

in

==

their

==

concept

==

to

==

radiation

==

protection

==

limits

==

(i.e.,

==

ALARA

==

limits).

==

The

==

NRC

==

regulates

==

ALARA

==

limits

==

at

==

a

==

high

==

level

==

and

==

licensees

==

control

==

these

==

limits

==

at

==

a

==

lower

==

level

==

administratively.

==

The

==

group

==

also

==

discussed

==

whether

==

there

==

was

==

a

==

need

==

for

==

an

==

instantaneous

==

risk

==

cap

==

for

==

TS.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

the

==

major

==

question

==

is

==

the

==

cost

==

benefit

==

of

==

going

==

to

==

this

==

extreme.

==

For

==

example,

==

if

==

plant

==

PRAs

==

essentially

==

become

==

the

==

TS,

==

then

==

licensees

==

would

==

have

==

to

==

control

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

PRA

==

model

==

to

==

the

==

same

==

degree

==

as

==

TS

==

changes

==

are

==

currently

==

controlled.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

presented

==

a

==

status

==

of

==

the

==

seven

==

initiatives

==

currently

==

under

==

development.

==

The

==

group

==

discussed

==

Initiative

==

1. 1

==

related

==

to

==

safe

==

end

==

states.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

the

==

expected

==

results

==

were

==

confirmed

==

by

==

the

==

PRA

==

work

==

done

==

by

==

SONGS.

==

The

==

group

==

again

==

discussed

==

what

==

work

==

the

==

other

==

owners

==

groups

==

planned

==

to

==

do

==

to

==

justify

==

the

==

changes

==

for

==

their

==

plant

==

types

==

by

==

taking

==

3

==

Enclosure

==

1

==

advantage

==

of

==

the

==

SONGS

==

and

==

CEOG

==

work.

==

Updated

==

schedules

==

for

==

the

==

various

==

initiatives

==

were

==

discussed.

==

The

==

RITSTF

==

stated

==

that

==

they

==

expected

==

to

==

submit

==

Initiative

==

1. 1

==

in

==

February

==

or

==

March

==

2000.

==

Initiatives

==

1. 2

==

and

==

1. 3

==

were

==

expected

==

to

==

be

==

submitted

==

in

==

the

==

very

==

near

==

future.

==

Initiative

==

1. 4

==

was

==

planned

==

for

==

submittal

==

in

==

late

==

2000.

==

Initiatives

==

5,

==

6,

==

and

==

7

==

were

==

also

==

expected

==

in

==

mid

==

to

==

late

==

2000.

==

The

==

group

==

briefly

==

discussed

==

the

==

staffs

==

planned

==

process

==

for

==

reviewing

==

and

==

adopting

==

these

==

initiatives

==

as

==

changes

==

to

==

the

==

STS.

==

The

==

group

==

also

==

discussed

==

support

==

for

==

the

==

December

==

16,

==

1999

==

meeting

==

with

==

the

==

Advisory

==

Committee

==

for

==

Reactor

==

Safeguards

==

Reliability

==

and

==

PRA

==

Subcommittee

==

and

==

agreed

==

to

==

a

==

possible

==

future

==

meeting

==

in

==

late

==

February

==

2000.

==

4

==

Enclosure

==

1

==

Meeting

==

Attendees

==

October

==

6-7,

==

1999

==

Name

==

Affiliation

==

Dennis

==

Henneke

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Sharon

==

Mahler

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Gary

==

Chung

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Brian

==

Woods

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Thomas

==

Hook

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Ed

==

Scherer

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Don

==

McCamy

==

Tennessee

==

Valley

==

Authority

==

Kent

==

Sulton

==

Nebraska

==

Public

==

Power

==

District

==

S.

==

Visweswaran

==

General

==

Electric

==

Thomas

==

Sihko

==

Vermont

==

Yankee

==

Jerry

==

André

==

Westinghouse

==

Mike

==

Kitlan

==

Duke

==

Power

==

Rick

==

Wachowiak

==

Nebraska

==

Public

==

Power

==

District

==

Frank

==

Rahn

==

Electric

==

Power

==

Research

==

Institute

==

Nicholas

==

Saltos

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Millard

==

Wohl

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Nanette

==

Gilles

==

NRC/NRR/RTSB

==

ÿýüûúø÷

==

Enclosure

==

2

==

Meeting

==

Attendees

==

November

==

10,

==

1999

==

Name

==

Affiliation

==

Ray

==

Schneider

==

ABB-Combustion

==

Engineering

==

Nuclear

==

Fuel

==

Company

==

Alan

==

Hackerott

==

Omaha

==

Public

==

Power

==

District

==

Dennis

==

Henneke

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Sharon

==

Mahler

==

Southern

==

California

==

Edison

==

Biff

==

Bradley

==

Nuclear

==

Energy

==

Institute

==

Noel

==

Clarkson

==

Duke

==

Power

==

Wayne

==

Harrison

==

South

==

Texas

==

Project

==

Rick

==

Grantom

==

South

==

Texas

==

Project

==

Donald

==

Hoffman

==

EXCEL

==

Services

==

Jerry

==

André

==

Westinghouse

==

Jim

==

Andrachek

==

Westinghouse

==

Jack

==

Stringfellow

==

Southern

==

Nuclear

==

Don

==

McCamy

==

Tennessee

==

Valley

==

Authority

==

E.

==

D.

==

Ingram

==

Southern

==

Nuclear

==

Glenn

==

Warren

==

BWR

==

Owners

==

Group

==

David

==

Stellfox

==

McGraw

==

Hill

==

John

==

Fehringer

==

INEEL

==

J.

==

E.

==

Rhoads

==

Energy

==

Northwest

==

Richard

==

Harris

==

Entergy

==

Mike

==

Kitlan

==

Duke

==

Power

==

Rodney

==

Johnson

==

Detroit

==

Edison

==

Bert

==

Morris

==

Tennessee

==

Valley

==

Authority

==

Gregory

==

Norris

==

Entergy

==

Rick

==

Wachowiak

==

Nebraska

==

Public

==

Power

==

District

==

Scott

==

Newberry

==

NRC/NRR/DRIP

==

Rich

==

Barrett

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Mark

==

Reinhart

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Mark

==

Rubin

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Millard

==

Wohl

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

Nick

==

Saltos

==

NRC/NRR/SPSB

==

William

==

Beckner

==

NRC/NRR/RTSB

==

Bob

==

Dennig

==

NRC/NRR/RTSB

==

Jack

==

Foster

==

NRC/NRR/RTSB

==

Nanette

==

Gilles

==

NRC/NRR/RTSB

==

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==

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ENCLOSURE

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3

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OCTOBER

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6-7,

==

1999

==

MEETING

==

PRESENTATIONS

==

ÿýüûúø÷

==

Enclosure

==

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==

ENCLOSURE

==

4

==

NOVEMBER

==

10,

==

1999

==

MEETING

==

PRESENTATIONS

==

ÿýüûúø÷

==

Enclosure

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