Energia i regulacje · 20.09.1994
Technical Specifications
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations pertaining to technical specifications for nuclear power reactors. The proposed rule would codify criteria for determining the content of technical specifications. These criteria were developed in recognition of the overly broad use of technical specifications to impose requirements, diverting both NRC and licensee attention from the more important requirements in these documents to the extent that it has resulted in an adverse but unquantifiable impact on safety. Each licensee covered by these regulations may voluntarily use the criteria as a basis to propose the relocation of existing technical specifications that do not meet any of the criteria from the facility license to licensee-controlled documents. The voluntary conversion of current technical specifications in this manner is expected to produce an improvement in the safety of nuclear power plants through a reduction in unnecessary plant transients and more efficient use of NRC and industry resources.