NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

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17-1.2 Technical Specifications
If the licensee proposes changes to the technical specifications, they should be
based on conditions analyzed in the possession-only safety analysis. The changes
to the technical specifications should consist mainly of removing selected
specifications rather than adding new specifications. The safety limits and limiting
safety system settings may be removed from the possession-only license technical
specifications because the reactor is no longer authorized to operate. The
technical specifications should contain limiting conditions of possession analogous
to the limiting conditions for operation for an operating reactor. Many of the
limiting conditions for operation can be removed from the technical specifications
or relaxed because the facility will not operate again. These specifications should
include a list of radiation instruments necessary to monitor and provide minum
indications of migration or other unplanned changes in radiological conditions.
Corrosion or degradation of equipment that confines radioactivity should be
monitored. To limit corrosion, potentially radioactive liquids should be monitored
for acceptable pH and electrical conductivity. There should be provisions for
circulating coolant if coolant is required to remove decay heat or to control water
quality. There should be provisions for detecting the loss of coolant if coolant is
required for radiation shielding or for protection of the fuel
If the fuel has not been removed from the facility, the technical specifications
requirements for preventing criticality (core monitoring instrumentation and
control rod inspection) and ensuring cladding integrity (fuel inspection and water
quality) need to remain.
The technical specifications should contain a surveillance section that should
include surveillance provisions for the limiting conditions for possession discussed
above. The surveillance specifications should state the conditions or equipment
monitored, the procedures, the instruments, the schedule, and the acceptable limits,
unless they are given in the limiting operational conditions for possession.
The technical specifications should contain a section on facility description that
should concisely specify the boundaries of the restricted area to which the
possession-only license amendment will apply and other design features that are
still applicable to the possession-only license.
The administrative section of the technical specifications would change little from
that in the technical specifications for an operating reactor. This section should
give the information necessary to ensure continued management of the facility and
should describe personnel and programs for specified surveillance and maintenance
activities.
NUREG-1 537, PARr 2 17-8 REV. 0,2/96
NUREG 1537, PART 2 17-8 RF-v. 0, 2/96