Utility perspective on station blackout rule implementation with NUMARC 87-00
The development of the station blackout rule involved an unusually high level of cooperation between the industry and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The industry developed an approach to implementation of the rule in the form of the Nuclear Management and Resources Council's (NUMARC's) Guidelines and Technical Bases for NUMARC Initiatives Addressing Station Blackout at Light Water Reactors (NUMARC 87-00). This document was reviewed and accepted by the NRC staff as a means for meeting the requirements of the station blackout rule. Yet difficulties still arose when individual utilities used the NUMARC 87-00 approach to respond to the rule. This presentation examines the development process and subsequent difficulties and identifies potential improvements for development and implementation of new rules in the future.
- OSTI ID:
- 6931031
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-901101--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 62; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AUDITS
BLACKOUTS
BWR TYPE REACTORS
COMPLIANCE
DOCUMENTATION
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
IMPLEMENTATION
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POWER REACTORS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PWR TYPE REACTORS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
REGULATIONS
SAFETY
THERMAL REACTORS
TIME DEPENDENCE
TRANSIENTS
US NRC
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
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