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The results of ongoing staff-sponsored research which culminated in the assessment of risk at five U.S. nuclear reactors (NUREG-1150 [1] ) indicated that, for the Peach Bottom MARK I containment, the core-melt probability was relatively low. However, it …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR after reactor operating experience and research results on MOVs, SOVs, AOVs, and HOVs indicated that testing under static conditions did not always reveal how these valves would …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR and addressed concerns involving centrifugal pumps operating at some point below the best efficiency point (BEP) on their characteristic curves that could cause hydraulic instability …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was raised [1] by NRR following a review of events at 3 operating BWR plants that involved inadvertent ESF actuations upon loss and subsequent restoration of power to Rosemount analog transmitter trip units …
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DESCRIPTION This issue was identified [1] by NRR to address the concerns raised during the licensing of Nine Mile Point Unit 2. On February 7, 1985, Niagara Mohawk submitted to the NRC a report on "Non-Class 1E Devices Connected to Class 1E Power …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR as a result of a diagnostic evaluation team inspection of the SWS at Zion, a multiplant site. The inspection identified the potential for some additional shared systems to have an …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR when it was found that, on a number of occasions, licensees reported that spring-actuated safety and relief valves failed to meet setpoint criteria within the desired tolerance. Other …
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DESCRIPTION The issue of fatigue of metal components was identified in SECY-93-049 [1] following the staff's senior management review of key license renewal issues. The recommendation to treat fatigue of metal components as a generic safety issue was …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background Issue 106 was resolved with the issuance of Generic Letter 93-06, "Research Results on Generic Safety Issue 106, Piping and the Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas," dated October 25, 1993, [1] which included …
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DESCRIPTION As discussed in SECY-93-049, [1] the staff reviewed significant license renewal issues and found that several related to environmental qualification (EQ). A key aspect of these issues was whether the licensing bases, particularly for older …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background Following the TMI-2 accident, the NRC converted its fuel behavior research program into a severe accident research program and, consequently, no further confirmatory work on fuel damage criteria was pursued. However, some …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR following the issuance of NRC Information Notice (IN) 93-17 [2] which was based in part on a deficiency in the Surry Power Station emergency diesel generator (DG) loading. This …
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In resolving GSIs over the years, the staff generally found it necessary to make assumptions and establish limitations on the scope of the issues. As a result of its review of the resolution of some GSIs, the ACRS expressed concerns that the assumptions …
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In November 1992, two engineers who had previously worked under contract for the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company (PP&L) filed a report contending that the design of the Susquehanna station failed to meet regulatory requirements with respect to …
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This issue has two parts that were evaluated separately. ISSUE 174.A: SONGS EMPLOYEES' CONCERN DESCRIPTION Historical Background A San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) employee filed a concern with the SONGS Employee Program concerning the …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background The NRC post-TMI-2 accident shift staffing policy was codified through the issuance of 10 CFR 50.54(m) which specified minimum requirements for licensed operators at nuclear power reactor sites but not for non-licensed …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background The Rosemount Transmitter Review Group (RTRG) was established [1] to perform an assessment of the actions taken to address Rosemount transmitter oil-loss concerns. This assessment included an evaluation of the adequacy of …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background At 6:53 a.m. on February 7, 1993, an intruder drove into the TMI site owner-controlled area, through a gate into the protected area of Unit 1, and crashed through a roll-up door on the turbine building. TMI security …
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DESCRIPTION Core design is a fundamental component of plant safety because maintaining fuel integrity is the first principal safety barrier (i.e., fuel cladding, reactor coolant system boundary, or the containment) against serious radioactive releases. …
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DESCRIPTION The NRC requires that a licensee operate its facility in compliance with the NRC's regulations and the specific facility's license. When a licensee fails to comply with the conditions of its license or the NRC's regulations, the staff will …
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DESCRIPTION In February 1993, The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) completed a reassessment of the reactor fire protection review and inspection programs, in response to programmatic concerns raised …
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DESCRIPTION The objective of this task was to respond to the Regulatory Review Group (RRG) Item #55. The RRG recommendations were to provide quicker review of core reload codes and to revise existing TS to permit changes, in accordance with approved core …
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DESCRIPTION In 1973, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act for the protection of endangered or threatened species. In responding to a Commission memorandum dated July 30, 1991, [1] concerning efforts of the Commission, applicants, and licensees to …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) identified this issue in April 1999, [1] when the concern was raised that licensees operating within the regulatory guidelines of Generic Letter (GL) 85-11, Completion of …
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DESCRIPTION NRC regulatory requirements include the estimation of individual offsite dose from the design basis LOCA. The fission product source term in TID-14844 [1] which is referenced by the regulations, has historically been used for this application. …
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