ML16203A413

Letter to Honorable Albert Gore, Jr. - President of the United States Senate

ML16203A413
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Issue date:	02/27/1996
From:	Banks M, Kress T Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Gore A US SEN, President
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February 27, 1996 The Honorable Albert Gore, Jr.

President of the United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Mr. President:

In accordance with the requirements of Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 95-209, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards reports to the Congress each year on the Safety Research Program of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

In 1995 we reviewed selected NRC research programs and related activities. Much of the research sponsored by the NRC is directed toward improving the current licensing process and providing the technical bases needed to develop risk-informed regulation consistent with the objectives of the National Performance Review.

Enclosed are copies of the reports that we have provided to the NRC during the past year that relate to the research program or have suggestions for needed research.

Sincerely,

/s/

T. S. Kress Chairman

Enclosures:

1. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Reactor Water Cleanup System Line Break for Operating BWRs, February 15, 1995

2. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a to Incorporate by Reference Subsections IWE and IWL,Section XI, Division 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, February 17, 1995

3. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Ivan Selin, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Proposed Rulemaking - Revision to 10 CFR Parts 2, 50, and 51 Related to Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors, March 17, 1995

4. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

NRC Test and Analysis Program in Support of AP600 Advanced Light Water Passive Plant Design Review, April 12, 1995

5. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Final Generic Letter 95-XX, "Voltage-Based Repair Criteria for Westinghouse Steam Generator Tubes," May 15, 1995

6. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Review of Best-Estimate Models for Evaluation of Emergency Core Cooling System Performance, May 17, 1995

7. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Commission Paper on Staff Positions on Technical Issues Pertaining to the Westinghouse AP600 Standardized Passive Reactor Design, June 15, 1995

8. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Ivan Selin, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Proposed Final Policy Statement on the Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods in Nuclear Regulatory Activities, June 16, 1995

9. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Health Effects Valuation, July 20, 1995

10. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

The Nuclear Energy Institute Petition for Rulemaking to Amend 10 CFR 50.48, "Fire Protection," September 15, 1995

11. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Development of Improved Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Techniques, September 15, 1995

12. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Study on "Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety and Reliability Issues" - Phase 1, October 13, 1995

13. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Fatigue Action Plan, October 16, 1995

14. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

NUREG-0700, Revision 1, "Human-System Interface Design Review Guideline,"

November 13, 1995

15. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Final Regulatory Guide 1.164, "Time Response Design Criteria for Safety-Related Operator Actions," to Resolve Generic Safety Issue B-17, November 14, 1995

February 27, 1996 The Honorable Newt Gingrich Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Speaker:

In accordance with the requirements of Section 29 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Section 5 of Public Law 95-209, the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards reports to the Congress each year on the Safety Research Program of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

In 1995 we reviewed selected NRC research programs and related activities. Much of the research sponsored by the NRC is directed toward improving the current licensing process and providing the technical bases needed to develop risk-informed regulation consistent with the objectives of the National Performance Review.

Enclosed are copies of the reports that we have provided to the NRC during the past year that relate to the research program or have suggestions for needed research.

Sincerely,

/s/

T. S. Kress Chairman

Enclosures:

1. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Reactor Water Cleanup System Line Break for Operating BWRs, February 15, 1995

2. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a to Incorporate by Reference Subsections IWE and IWL,Section XI, Division 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, February 17, 1995

3. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Ivan Selin, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Proposed Rulemaking - Revision to 10 CFR Parts 2, 50, and 51 Related to Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors, March 17, 1995

4. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

NRC Test and Analysis Program in Support of AP600 Advanced Light Water Passive Plant Design Review, April 12, 1995

5. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed

Final Generic Letter 95-XX, "Voltage-Based Repair Criteria for Westinghouse Steam Generator Tubes," May 15, 1995

6. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Review of Best-Estimate Models for Evaluation of Emergency Core Cooling System Performance, May 17, 1995

7. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Commission Paper on Staff Positions on Technical Issues Pertaining to the Westinghouse AP600 Standardized Passive Reactor Design, June 15, 1995

8. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Ivan Selin, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Proposed Final Policy Statement on the Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods in Nuclear Regulatory Activities, June 16, 1995

9. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Health Effects Valuation, July 20, 1995

10. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

The Nuclear Energy Institute Petition for Rulemaking to Amend 10 CFR 50.48, "Fire Protection," September 15, 1995

11. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Development of Improved Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Techniques, September 15, 1995

12. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Study on "Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants, Safety and Reliability Issues" - Phase 1, October 13, 1995

13. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to Shirley A. Jackson, NRC Chairman,

Subject:

Fatigue Action Plan, October 16, 1995

14. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

NUREG-0700, Revision 1, "Human-System Interface Design Review Guideline,"

November 13, 1995

15. Report from T. S. Kress, ACRS Chairman, to James M. Taylor, NRC Executive Director for Operations,

Subject:

Proposed Final Regulatory Guide 1.164, "Time Response Design Criteria for Safety-Related Operator Actions," to Resolve Generic Safety Issue B-17, November 14, 1995