Morning Report for Macrh 17, 2000

                       Headquarters Daily Report

                         MARCH 17, 2000

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MR Number: H-00-0018

                           NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM
                           GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS



Subject: Issuance of RIS 2000-04 and RIS 2000-05

NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-04--Operating Reactor Licensing Action
Estimates, dated March 16, 2000

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued this regulatory issue
summary (RIS) to ask that licensees, on a voluntary basis, provide
information pertaining to estimates of the number of licensing actions
that will be submitted for NRC review through FY 2000 and FY 2001.

Contact: Patrick Madden, NRR
         301-415-2854
         E-mail: pmm@nrc.gov


NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2000-05--Resolution of Generic Safety Issue
165, Spring-Actuated Safety and Relief Valve Reliability, dated March 16,
2000

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing this regulatory issue
summary to notify nuclear power reactor licensees about the staff's
resolution of Generic Safety Issue 165, "Spring-Actuated Safety and
Relief Valve Reliability," and to provide information that may help
licensees determine possible improvements in configuring and/or operating
various plant systems to reduce safety and relief valve malfunctions.

Technical contacts: Owen Gormley, RES           Gary Hammer, NRR
                    301-415-6793                301-415-2791
                    E-mail: opg@nrc.gov         E-mail: cgh@nrc.gov
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