Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 28563fea-f4f6-41b5-bffe-9ce559fcef39
Document Type: srp
Title: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1003/ML100351425.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 16
Section ID: 16.0
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cialists in the technical review organizations as necessary to determine the acceptability of proposed plant–specific values. At the completion of the review a proof–and–review copy of the TS is issued. Each technical reviewer ascertains the acceptability of TS within the reviewer=s area of responsibility and advises the TS staff by memorandum of its findings. 2. Additional Review Considerations. Experience reviewing TS changes, developing and revising STS, and developing TS for DCs suggest attention to the following items: (note that this list is not exhaustive.) A. When reviewing a difference between the proposed TS provision and the reference TS provision, verify that the applicant=s written technical or administrative reasoning in support of the difference is logical, complete, and clearly written. Administrative differences like a preference in terminology should be globally consistent in the TS. Editorial differences are usually acceptable in the TS bases provided the intent of the reference TS bases is maintained; however, editorial differences in the phrasing of TS LCO, applicability, action, and SRs are discouraged and must be given careful consideration to ensure the alternative phrasing is equivalent to the reference TS phrasing and consistency with the format and usage rules embodied in the STS. STS format is important, in some cases conveys meaning, and reflects the incorporation of human factor insights into the STS. Technical differences must have sound technical justifications. If a justification for a difference refers to a topical report, verify that the conditions for reliance on it are met. Similarly, if a justification refers to an STS generic change traveler, 16.0-11 Revision 3 – March 2010 verify whether the traveler is approved by the NRC, all conditions for adopting the traveler are met (as stated in the traveler documentation and the staff safety evaluation if prepared), and any differences between the proposed TS and the traveler