ML18100A296
| ML18100A296 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 10/22/1992 |
| From: | Ward D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| References | |
| ACRS-2840, GL-83-28, NUDOCS 9304140318 | |
| Download: ML18100A296 (50) | |
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i Date Issued: 10/16/92 D. Ward - 10/22/92 I.
TABLE OF CONTENTS MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 Chairman's Report.......................................
II.
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria 1
( ITAAC)...... *.... * * * *.. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. * * * *.. *.. * * *.. * *
- 1 III. Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28, Required Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events......
3 IV.
Emergency Planning and Preparedness.....................
5 V.
EPRI Requirements for Evolutionary Light Water Reactors....................... *.........................
7 VI.
Regulatory Requirements Marginal to Safety..............
9 VII. Session with NRC Chairman *..**.****.***...****.......*.*
10 VIII. ACRS Subcommittee Activities Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting on July 8, 1992....................................
11 Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting on August 5, 1992.................................
Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations.
Meeting on June 16, 1992 *.***************.*.*...**
IX.
others Invitation for H. Lewis to Present Paper at ANS Executive Conference.*******.....*.**.........
Appointment of ACRS Members *******.*.****.*.**.**.
Preparation for Meeting with the Commission During the.September Meeting ******..*......**.*.**
Future Item Concerning NRC Participation in World Use of the International Nuclear Event Scale.......................................
Preparation of Other ACRS Reports and Memoranda...*..*..*....*.....**.......*...........
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Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations....
15 XI.
Executive Session Reports. *.... *. *.. *... *.. * * * * *..... * *.............
1 7 Memoranda *....*..*.....****** _. *.... *..... *.........
18 XII.
summary/List of Follow-Up Matters *..**..........*.....
18 XVII.
Future Activities A.
Future Agenda.......................................
21 B.
Future Subcommittee Activities ***.**..*.............
21 Supplement - Proprietary - Official Use Only
[SUPPLEMENT REMOVED
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Attendees iii APPENDICES MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 II.
Future Agenda III.
Future Subcommittee Activities IV.
List of Documents Provided to the Committee
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construction of tags. In addition, the Avenue, Suite 715; Seattle; Washington. confidence to the agency by grant..
State's March 12, 1987 amendment did 98101-3212; J?ep~r4nent 9f Labor,'and applicants. In accordance with the _.....
not indu9,e the* requirements because Industries, General Administration determination of,the Chairinan:of:...
the Stat.e's maritime standards do not.
Buildiilg. Olympia, Washington 98504; November 20, 1991. this session will be*
. have c0mparable tag requirements:
- and the Office of State Programs, closed to the public-pursuant to:.
there was, thus, nothing to exempt.*.
Occupational Safety _and Health subsection (c) (4) *. (6) and (9)(B) of.
OSHA considers this latter difference to Administration, room N-3476, 200.
section 552b of Title 5, United States.
be a minor administrative difference.
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, Code.
- 2. Decision 20210. *
- Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels Haviilo re.. v1*e.wed the State's
- 4. Public Participation h
bl".
d
-"9 which are open to t e pu ic, *an may submission in comparison wiu'l Federal Under 29 cFR 1953.2Cc), the Assistant be permitted to participate in the panel's.
Standai-ds, it has been determined that Secretary may prescrib¢. alternatiye.
discussions at the discretion of the panel the State's standards amendments "for procedures to expedite the review.
chairman and with the approval of the Means of Egress and Accident process or for other gooc;I cause which full-time Federal employee in Preveritiori Tags are at least as effective may be consistent with applicable law.
attendance.
as the *Federal standard amendments.
The Assistant *secretary finds that good If you need special accommodations The Means of Egress amendment has cause exists for not publishing the due to a disabilitY. please contact the been in. effect since January 23, 1982, supplement to *the Washington State.
Office of Special Constituencies, :
and the significant differences in the Plan-as a proposed change and making National E.TJ.dowment for the Arts,.1100 Accident Prevention Tags standard have **the Regional Administrator's approval Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
- been in effect since April. 1976. During*
effective upon publication for the Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532,.
this time OSHA has received no following reason:
- TTY 202/682-5496, at least seven (7)
. indication of significant objection to
- 1. The standards were adopted in days prio~ to the meeting..
these different State standards either as accordance with the procedural
- Further'information with reforence to
_to their effectiveness in comparison to
- . requirements o.f State law a~d further this meeting can be obtained from Ms.*
the Federal standards or as to their public participation would be Yvonne M. Sabine, Advisory Committee
. co.nforniance with product clause repetitious. *..
Management Officer. National*
requirements of section 18(c)(Z) of the This decisi<?ri is effective July 30, 1992.
Endbwment for the Arts, Washington, Act. (A different State standard (Sec. l8, Pub. L. 9l-59a, 84 STAT. 1608 c29 DC 20506. or call (202) 682-5439.
applicable.to a product which is
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- distri Qte or used in interstate Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 31st commerce must be required by day of October 1991:
.. compelling local conditions and not
.unduly burden interstate commerce.)
James w. Lake,.*
OSHA therefore approves these.
Regional Administrator~
amen~ents: however, the righno
[FR Doc. 92-17898 Filed 7-29-92; 8:'l5 am]
. reconsider this approval is reserved e1WNG CODE 4!i1o-aM11 * :
_:.should substantial objections be *
. subiQitted to the Assistant Secretary.
- -OSHA.has also determined that the NATIONAL FOUNOATION*ON THE ARTS ANP HUMANITIES Dated: July 24, 1992.
Yvonne M. Sabine, Director. Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.
(FR Doc. 92-18034 Filed 7-29-92; 8:45 am)
BIWNG CODE 7537~1-M NUCLEAR REGULATORY:
COMMISSION
- differences between the State and Federal amendments for Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories; Cotton Dust; Pel'Il'Jssible Pr'actice; Construction, Gases, Vapors, Fumes, Dust arid Mists: and Demolition National _En~owment for the Arts Notice of Meeting.
. VAdvlsory Committee on Reactor Safegu*ards; Meeting Agenda are.miirlmal and.that the State Standards amendinents are thus substantially identical. OSHA therefore approves these amendmeil.ts: however, the right to reconsider this approval is.
- rese.rved should substantial objections be submitted to the Assistant Secretary.
OSH.{\\. has also determined that the.
State's amendment for Hazardous Materials is identical to the comparable Federal-standard, and therefore approves the amendment.
- 3. I.Oc8"lion of Supp,ement for Inspection
. and Copying A copy of the standards supplement; along. with the approved plan, may be inspec;ted and copied during normal business hours at the following
- locations: Office of the Regional Administrator, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1111 Third Pursuant.to section 10(a)(2) of the
- Federal Adviso*cy Committee Act (Pub..
L.92-463), as amended, notice ~s hereby given that a meeting of the Challenge/
- Advancement Advisory Panel (Locals Challenge Section) to the National Council on *the Arts will be held on.
August 18, 1992 from 9 a:in~-4 p.m. in.
room M--09 -at the Nancy_Hariks Center, 1109 Pennsylvarua Avenue, NW.,*
- Washiri.8ton; DC "20506...
- A portion of this meeting will be open to the*public from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. The*
topics will be introductory remarks and ov_erview of Challerige m.
The remaining portion of this meeting from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. is for the purpose of Panei review, discussion, evaluation; and recommendation OIJ applications for finimciai assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Hwiianities Act of 1005, as amended, including information given in fu accordance with tlie purposes of sections 29 and 182 b. of the Atomic.
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039.:2232h). the*
Advisory Committee on Reactor.
- Safeguards will hold a meeting on
- August 6--8, 1992, in Room P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
Nqtice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register*on June 22, 1992.
Thursday, August_ 6.-1992 8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by.
ACRS Chairman (Open}-The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks and comments briefly regarding items of current interest.
8:45 a.m.-11:00 o.m.: Inspections, Tests.
Analyses, ond Acceptance.Criteria
{lT.(iAC} {Open}-The Committee will review and report on selected ITAAC for the~EABWR.
Representatives of the NRC staff and GE
- will participate, as appropriate.
11:00 o.m.-12:30 p.m.": Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28. Required Actions Based on.
l I
- ~3.1~7~:to~~~~~F~*e~d~e~raJ~. -***er /
Vol. 57, No. 147 /.Th~9.ay/..---*.
- 1992. / Notices.
Generic Implications of Salern A TWS Events (Open}-The Committee will reiliew
- and report on a proposed supplement to Generic Lett~ 83-28 and ir Differing *.
Professional Opinion regarding this matter.
Membera of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry will participate. l\\s appropriate.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Emel1Jency Planni'ng and.
Preparedness (Open}-The Committee.will review and report on proposed revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101, Emergency Planning and Preparedness for.Nuclear Reactors.Representatives of the NRC staff.
will participate. as* appropriate.
2:39 p.m.--'J:()(} p.m.: Preparati'on-of ACRS Reports (Open}-The Committee will discuss propose_dACRSreports regarding matters considered during the 387th ACRS.
meeting Ouly 9-11, 1992). including the NRC Severe Accident Research Program Plan; pollcy issues pertaining ta certific~tion of evolutionary and_ passive.light-water reactor plants; Schedu}e/plil.ns _for review of the GE ABWR design; and proposed resolution of Generic Issue 100. Piping.and Use of Higblj Combustible Gases in Vital
- Areas.*
6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: Prop<ised ACRS Reports (Open}-The Committee will discuss proposed AcRs positions regarding matters co'nsidered during this meeting, inclu4ing rrAAC and proposed supplement to Generic Letter 83-28..
- Friday, August 7._ 1992" 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: EPRI Requirements for Evolutionary LWRs (Open}-The Committee will review and comment on requirements proposed by the Electric Power Reseateh Institute for evolutionary light-water reactors.
Representatives of the NRC eta.ff and the ntti:lear industry will participate, as appropriate.
10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Regulatory Requirements Marginal to Safety (Open}-
The Committee will review and comment on proposed elimination of NRG regulatory requirements marginal to safety.
Representatives of the.NRG staff and the nuclear industry will participate, as appropriate.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Future A CRS Acti'vities (Open}-The Committee.will disclise matters* proposed for consideration by the ACRS.
1:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reparls (Operi}-The Committee will dis<;USS proposed ACRS reports regarding matters considered during the 387th ACRS
- meeting Uuly 9-11, 1992) and this meeting.
includixig the NRG Severe Accident Research Program Plan; the proposed Standard Review Plan for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal; and reactor
- component fatigue considerations for license renewal.
3:30 p.m.-s:IXJ p.m.: Meeting with Director.
. NRG Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (Open}-TheCommittee will discuss topics of mutual int~rest. including the status of actions regarding nuclear plant inspections restilting fi:Om the NRC Regulatory Impact Survey, NRR action regarding the IPE for the FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant. use of PRA by the re8itlatocy iitaff,:~d 9the~ regulatory mat.ters.: as appropriate. >*.....
5:00 p.ni::-'-8:15 p;Uf..: Preparation Of ACRS
- RepQrls (Open}-The Go~ttee will *
. discuss. proposed ACRS~rta regarding.
matters considered.during the 387th ACRS meeting Uuly 9-11." 1992}and this meeting..
includirig a proposed suppleinent tq.
Generic.Letter 83-28. Required Actions
- Based on Generic lmplicati9ns of Salem
.ATWS Events.
6:15 pm..:..{J:4$p.m.; PrOpased ACRS Reports (Open}:-Tbe Con:rinlttee will discuss
- proposed ACRS positions regaidins Items considered during this, meeting; inclui;ling regulatory requirement& marginal. to safety and EPRI requireme_nts for e:volufionary
- LWRs..
Saturday; August 8, 19f!2 8:30 a;m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS
. Reports (Open}-The Committee will discuss proposed A~
report& regarding Items considered duriiJs the 381th-.ACRS meeting apd this m_eetirig*as:noted*above..
11:30 a:.m.-"-11:45.tz.m.::Appointment of ACRS
- Members (Open/Closed~The Co~ttee will discuss the atatus of appointment of
. members nominated for ACRS membership and qualifications of <;:andidates proposed for consideration.
Portions of this ~sion will be closed as necessary tcr discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of pers<inal privacy.
11:45 a.m..:..1:00 p.m.:"ACRS Subcommi'ttee Activities (Open/Closed}-The Committee will hear reports and discuss activities of cognizant subcomniittees regarding designated assignments, tricluding use of computers in nuclear power plant-control and safety systems. and personnel matters related to the management and support of Comniitte-e* activity..
Portions of this session will be closed as necessary to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open}--
The Committee will discuss proposed reaction to ACRS com.mentS and
- recommendations by the NRC Executive Director fOI" Operations, and matters related to ACRS activities a& time and availabilitr of information. permit.
Procedlires for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Fedeml Register on October 1. 1991 (56 ~
49800). In accordance with these procedures, oral or "written statements may be presented by members ofthe public. recordings will be permitted only during those open portions of.the meeting when a
. transcript is. being kept, and questions may be asked only by memb_ers of the Committee. its consu]tants, and staff.
Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the ACRS Executive Director, Mr._Rayinond F...
Fraley, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangemen~e can be made to allow the riece.ssary time dtiring the ~efulg for such statements. Pee ot
- still~ motion picture. and television.*. :,.
cameras duriJ.ia this.meeting may be..
. limited to selected portions of:the meeting as determined by the_.Chainnan.
Information regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtairied by a. prepaid telephone call t() the A~S Executive Director prior to the meeting..
In view.Of the possibility that th~ *. *.
- schedule. for _fLCRS m~tings m!IY be.
adjusted by the Chairman l!.S necessary to facilitate.the conduct of the meeting; persons planning to 8.tten~ should check with the ACRS Executive Director-if such rescheduling would ~sult in maioi:
inconvenience.
I have determined in accordarice with Subsection lO(d} Public Lavi92'-463 that it is necessary to close portiOns-"of this.
meeting noted above to discus*s information the release of which w:ould represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C.
s52(c)(6).
Further information regarding topics fo be discussed, whether the meetfug.
has been cancelled ot resecheduled, the Chairman's ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements-and the time allotted can be obtained by a prepaid telephone call to the ACRS Executive Director, Mr. Raymond F.
Fraley (telephone 301-492-8049),
between 8:00 a.m..and4:30 p.in. e.s.L Dated: July 24. 1992.
John C. Hoyle-;
Advisory Committee Management 9/ficer.
[FR Doc. 92-18019 Filed 7-29-92: 8:45 am}
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[Docket No. 50-445)
TU Electric Co., Comanche Peak Steam Electric Statloti, Unit 1; Biweekly Notice Applications and Amendments to Operatlng*ucenses Involving No Significant Hazards.
Considerations Correction In notice document 92-12330 beginning on page 22271. in the issue of Wednesday, May 27, 1992. make the
- following correction:
In the third full paragraph, in the third*
column, on page 22271, in line 15, the statement "conducted at 4°C not 4°F"*
should be corrected to ~ad "conducted at 40°C no~ 40°F...
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of July 1.992.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20555 Revised:
August 4, 1992 SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 Thursday, August 6, 1992. Room P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Md.
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8:30 8:45 A.M.
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8:45 11:00 A.M.
(9:30-9:45: Break}
3}
11:00 12: 0.0 Noon 12:00 1:00 P.M.
4}
1:00 2:00 P.M.
Opening Remarks by ACRS Chairman (Open) 1.1}
Opening Statement (DAW/SD}
1.2}
Items of Current Interest (DAW/RFF)
Inspections. Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria CITAAC)
(Open) 2.1)
Comments by ACRS Subcommittee Chairmen regarding selected ITAACs for the GE ABWR (DAW/CM/PAB}
2.2}
Meeting with representatives of the NRC staff and GE Nuclear Energy, as appropriate Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28, Required Actions Based on Generic Implications.of Salem ATWS Events (Open}
3.1)
Comments by ACRS Subcommittee Chairman regarding proposed supplement to Generic Letter 83-28 (CJW/PAB) 3.2)
Meeting with representatives of the NRC staff and the licensee, as appropriate LUNCH Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Open) 4.1)
Comments by ACRS Subcommittee Chairman regarding proposed revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101, Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Reactors (JEW/HA}
4.2)
Meeting with representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry, as appropriate
- 5)
- 6) 2:00 5:30 P.M.
(3:00-3:15: Break) 5:30 6:00 P.M.
2 Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) 5.1)
Discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items noted below as time permits:
5.1-1)
NRC Severe Accident Research Program Plan (WK/MDH) 5.1-2)
Policy issues pertaining to Certification of Evolutionary and Passive Light-Water Reactor Plants (CJW, et al./EGI) 5.1-j)
Proposed resolution of Generic Issue 106, Piping and Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas (CM/HA) 5.1-4)
ACRS schedule/plan for review of the GE ABWR design certification (CM/SD)
Prooosed ACRS Reports (Open) 6.1)
Discuss proposed ACRS positions and recommendations on:
Selected ITAACs for ABWR Systems (DAW/CM/PAB)
Proposed supplement to Generic Letter 83-28 (CJW/PAB)
Friday. August 7. 1992. Room P-110. 7920 Norfolk Avenue. Bethesda.
- 7) 8:30
- 10:00 A.M.
10:00
- 10:15 A.M.
- 8) 10:15
- 11:30 A.M.
EPRI Reauirements for Evolutionary Light-Water Reactors (Open) 7.1)
Comments by ACRS Subcommittee Chairman regarding requirements 7.2)
BREAK for evolutionary light-water reactors proposed by the Electric-Power Research Institute (CJW/EGI)
Meeting with representatives of the NRC staff, EPRI, and the nuclear industry, as appropriate Regulatory Requirements Marginal to Safety (Open) 8.1)
Comments by ACRS Subcommittee Chairman regarding proposed elimination of regulatory requirements that are considered marginal to the safety of nuclear power plants (HWL/MDH)
- 9) 11:30 12:15 P.M.
12:15 1:15 P.M.
- 10) 1:15 2:30 P.M.
- 11) 2:30 2:45 P.M.
2:45 3:00 P.M.
- 12) 3:00 4:30 P.M.
- 13) 4: 3 0 6:00 P.M.
- 14) 6:00 6:30 P.M.
3 8.2)
Meeting with representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry, as appropriate Future 9.1)
LUNCH ACRS Activities (Open)
Discus~ recommendations of the ACRS Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the Committee (DAW/RPS)
Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) 10.1-1) Discuss proposed ACRS report on the NRC Severe Accident Research Program Plan (WK/MOH)
Session with NRC Chairman (Open) 11.1)
Presentation of plaque to Dr. William Kerr BREAK Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) 12.1)
Discuss proposed ACRS report on the NRC Severe Accident Research Program Plan (WK/MOH)
ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open/Closed) 13.1)
Planning and Procedures Sub-committee meeting on July a, 1992 (DAW/RFF) (Open) 13.2)
Planning and Procedures Sub-committee meeting on August 5, 1992 (DAW/RFF)-
(Note:
Portions of this session may be closed as necessary to discuss information the release of which would rep.resent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.)
Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) 14.1)
Discuss proposed ACRS positions and recommendations regarding:
- Regulatory requirements marginal to safety (HWL/MDH)
4 Saturday. August 8, 1992, Room P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Md.
- 15) 8:30 12:00 Noon 12:00 12:30 P.M.
Preparation of 15.1)
Discuss 15.1-1) 15.1-2) 15.1-3) 15.1-4) 15.1-5) 15.1-6) 15.1-7) 15.1-8) 15.1-9)
ACRS Reports (Open) proposed ACRS reports on:
Proposed Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1210) and associated Regulatory Guide related to license renewal/Branch Technical Position on Reactor Component Fatigue Con-siderations for License Renewal (DAW//PGS/EGI)
Selected ITAACs for ABWR Systems (DAW/CM/PAB)
Proposed Regulatory Guide 1.101, Revision 3, Emergency Planning and Preparedness (JEW/HA)
Proposed Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28 (CJW/PAB)
EPRI requirements for evolutionary LWRs (CJW/EGI)
Regulatory Requirements Marginal to Safety (HWL/MDH)
ACRS schedule/plans for the GE ABWR design certification review (CM/SD)
Policy issues pertaining to Certification of Evolution-ary and Passive Light-Water Reactor Plants (CJW, et al./EGI)
Proposed resolution of Generic Issue 106, Piping and Use of Highly Combusti-ble Gases in Vital Areas (CM/HA)
LUNCH (On the table)
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- 16) 12:30 1:00 P.M.
- 17) 1":00 3:00 P.M.
5 ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open) 16.1)
Discuss status and recommendations of ACRS subcommittee activities regarding:
- 16. 1-1)_
Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations meeting on June 16, 1992 (HWL/HA)
Miscellaneous (Open/Closed) 17.1)
Activities of Members:
17.1-1)
Invitation to present paper at ANS Executive Conference (HWL) (Open) 17.1-2)
Status of appointment of ACRS members (RFF/MFL)
(Note:
Portions of this session may be closed as necessary to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.)
17-2)
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommenda-tions - Discuss NRC staff reaction to ACRS comments and recommendations regarding applicable regulatory matters
. (DAW, et al. /SD) (Open) 17.3)
Complete ACRS reports, as needed
Certified By:
D. Ward - 10/22/92 MINUTES OF 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 The 388th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards was held in Room P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Md., on August 6-8, 1992.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss and take appropriate action on the items listed in the attached agenda.
The entire meeting was open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that dealt with the selection of new Committee members.
There were no written statements nor requests for time to make oral statements from members of the public regarding the meeting.
A transcript of selected portions of the meeting was kept and is available in the NRC Public Document Room.
(Copies of the transcript are available for purchase from Ann Riley & Associates, Ltd., 1612 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.)
ATTENDEES ACRS Members: D. Ward (Chairman), P. Shewmon (Vice Chairman), I.
Catton, J. Carroll, w. Kerr, H. Lewis, c. Michelson, J. E. Wilkins, T. Kress, and C. J. Wylie.
I.
Chairman's.Report (Open)
Note:
Mr. R. F. Fraley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Mr. D. Ward, ACRS Chairman, opened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. and mentioned the following matters:
The agenda for this meeting.
No written statements or time to make oral requests from members of the public.
This is Bill Kerr's last meeting as a Committee-member.
INPO has invited members of the Committee to a briefing at their headquarters in Atlanta on August 24, 1992.
Dr. Vernon Hodge was introduced as an ACRS staff engineer to be on rotational assignment from the Generic Communi-cations Branch of NRR for the months of August and September 1992.
II.
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)
(Open)
Note:
Mr.. P. Boehnert was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Mr. Ward noted that a joint meeting of the Subcommittees on Decay
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Heat Removal Systems/Advanced Boiling Water Reactors was held on August 5, 1992, to do a sample review of 5 of the 85 ITAACs.
This meeting provided an opportunity for the members to ask questions on the sample ITAACs.
NRC-NRR Presentations Dr. T. Murley noted the following points:
A draft ABWR FSAR will be issued in - one month. It will be incomplete; there are over 340 open items.
He urged the Committee to begin its review of this document in order to focus its concerns.
The scope and format of the ITAAC are acceptable to NRR.
A *review group, headed by Mr. J. Craig, will be set up to conduct a thorough Quality Assurance review of the ITAAC.
In response to questions from Messrs. Michelson and Ward, Dr. Murley said that he will insist that the ITAACs are complete before FDA issuance, even if this results in a slip in the schedule.
A Combined Operating License (COL) applicant will need to generate a "bridge document" in order to properly relate the Tier 1 and Tier 2 material to each other.
Such a document will be used to aid NRC inspection efforts.
Mr. T. Boyce, NRR, discussed the scope and status of the staff's review of the ABWR ITAAC.
He noted that the ITAAC development process is an iterative one between the staff and the industry.
Use of ITAAC implements several aspects of 10 CFR Part 52.
GE submitted the ITAAC in three stages, with the full submittal labelled Stage 3.
The staff has the Stage 2 submittal under review.
Comments on stage 2 will be included in the draJt FSER.
Review of Stage 3 will be discussed in separate correspondence.
There will be various types of ITAACs, e.g., systems (the type reviewed by the Combined Subcommittee), generic, COL, interface and DACs.
Mr. Ward said that the Cammi ttee needs to decide if it wishes to review some of the other types of ITAACs.
Messrs. Kerr and Ward questioned the staff regarding how it will be ensured that the reliability of systems and components assumed in the PRA will be verified in the Tier 1 documents.
The staff said*
that appropriate reliability will be ensured by the COL applicant with use of a reliability assurance program.
This issue was not addressed to the Committee's satisfaction.
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GE Nuclear Energy Presentation Mr. T. James, GE, discussed the status of the ITAAC development effort.
He noted that the major effort facing GE and NRC is to educate the key players in the "ins and outs" of the Tier 1/Tier 2 process.
Mr. James discussed the details of the basis of GE's approach to preparation of the Tier 1 material.
He said that the design certification process is two-tiered and the top-level information is reserved for Tier 1.
The elements included in Tier 1 are:
design description,
Tier 1
material is structured on a system-by-system approach.
In response to Dr.
Shewmon, GE indicated that the various industry Codes (ASME, ANS, IEEE, etc.) will be referenced in a general sense to preclude their incorporation into Tier 1.
While agreement between NRC and GE has been reached on the basic scope and content of ITAACs many details are still open. Intensive NRC/GE interactions remain to close out this review.
The industry under NUMARC auspices is reviewing the ITAAC in parallel with the NRC review.
NUMARC has cited some items that require attention.
These include:
a need for more precise acceptance criteria, a reduction in the amount of Tier 1 material associated with non-safety systems, and a
strong desire to eliminate Generic ITAAC.
Mr. James noted that the above items have not yet been discussed with the staff.
Conclusions The Committee provided a report on this matter.
III. Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28, Required Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events (Open)
Note: Mr. P. Boehnert was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Mr. c. Wylie, Chairman of the Control and Electrical Power Systems Subcommittee, introduced this topic to the Committee.
He noted that Generic Letter (GL) 83-28 was issued following the failure of reactor trip breakers (RTBs) to open on demand at the Salem plant.
The GL requested that licensees implement a set of long-term corrective actions, including:
(1)
Institution of hardware modifications to ensure automatic actuation of the shunt trip mechanism in conjunction with the undervoltage trip relay for any automatic reactor trip signal.
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(2)
Establishment of a comprehensive program of preventative maintenance and surveillance to ensure reliable RTB operation.
In addition, licensees were requested to perform two additional actions (Items 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 of the GL), i.e., conduct life-testing of the RTBs, and periodically replace the breakers and components in accordance with their demonstrated life.
The industry has opposed the implementation of Items 4.2.3 and 4.2.4, arguing that these proposals are unnecessary given the maintenance and surveillance programs put in place pursuant to Actions (1) and (2) of the GL.
The staff in effect agrees with the industry and proposes to issue a Supplement 1 to GL 83-28 that would delete the 4.2.3 and 4.2.4 Action Items.
Mr. Wylie said that Mr. c. Morris (Electrical Systems Branch, NRR) has filed a Differing Professional Opinion (DPO) objecting to the staff's proposed action concerning this GL Supplement.
The Control and Electrical Power Systems Subcommittee met on August 4, 1992 to review botn the proposed GL Supplement and discuss with Mr. Morris his concerns in this regard.
NRC-NRR Presentation Mr.
- c.
Berlinger discussed the details of the proposed GL Supplement.
He noted the information cited above and said that the staff's review of the operational experience data from 1986 through early-1991 (NPRDS and LERs) gives indication that the actions taken pursuant to GL 83-28 have been effective in improving the reliability of the RTBs (reliability has gone from 3 to 4 failures per demand).
Also, the modifications resulting from implementation of the ATWS Rule (10 CFR 50.62) has further-reduced the risk resulting from RTB failure. Therefore, the staff proposes to issue Supplement 1 to GL 83-28 deleting the requirements for both life cycle testing of the RTBs and periodic replacement based on the results of the life testing.
In response to questions from Mr. Carroll, Mr. Rossi indicated that the Salem ATWS event probably wouldn't have occurred if licensees had both made the modifications to the shunt trip mechanisms and tested and maintained the RTBs pursuant to the requirements subsequently issued in GL 83-28.
The staff believes that these actions effectively fixed the problem.
Mr. Berlinger noted that the proposed Supplement was issued for public comment and that the public comment period has just closed.
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Two comments were received to date:
one from Union Electric (Callaway) in favor of the staff's action, one from OCRE (Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy) expressing opposition.
Comments from Mr. Morris on his Differing Professional Opinion Mr. Morris provided the Committee with comments on his Differing Professional Opinion.
He noted the following points during his discussion:
He believes that there is a need for hard data in lieu of engineering judgment concerning the reliability of the RTBs.
He is skeptical of the judgment of others in this regard.
The Commission had given him a "mandate" to peruse this matter with the licensees.
He provided recommendations for establishment of a life testing program for RTBs in his extensive written comments to NRC management on this issue.
The NPRDS data shows only one failure of an RTB to open on demand.
He believes this data is suspect.
During Committee discussion with Mr. Morris, the following points were noted:
In response to Dr. Shewmon, Mr. Morris said that the current test program calls for tests of the RTBs on a monthly basis. If a breaker fails a test it is repaired or replaced.
Dr. Lewis indicated that the staff has not established a definitive criterion for acceptable breaker reliability; he also said that the staff should evaluate cases of failure of RTBs to close on demand as this provides additional information on their reliability.
In response to Mr. Lindblad, Mr. Morris said that he had made a proposal to the Research Off ice that they consider this matter as a research project.
RES did not act on this proposal.
Mr. Morris did not formally petition RES in this regard.
Mr. Morris described attributes that he thought should constitute an acceptable life cycle test program.
In response to Mr. Michelson, Mr. Morris estimated that such a program would cost on the order of $2.0M.
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Mr. Rossi indicated that following this meeting, the staff intends to notify the Commission of its intent to issue the GL Supplement in the near future.
Conclusion The Committee provided a report on this matter.
IV.
Emergency Planning and Preparedness (Open)
Note:
Mr. H. Alderman was the. Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Introduction and Background Mr. M.
- Jamgocian, RES, was the introductory speaker for this topic.
He said that the purpose of this task was to publish Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.101 endorsing an alternative Emergency Action Level * (EAL) scheme to Appendix 1 of NUREG 0654.
The background of this revision to RG 1.101 is as follows:
RG 1.101 was published in 1980. This RG endorsed NUREG-0654.
NUREG-0654 prescribes initiating conditions for each emergency action level.
The development of Revision 3 to RG 1.101 is an industry initiative following about 11 years of experience.
Revision 3 was developed By NUMARC with significant input from the NRC. FEMA was also involved in this revision.
Important Aspects of NUMARC EAL Guidelines Mr. Hasselberg, NRR, discussed some of the important aspects *of the NUMARC guidelines. He said that NUREG-0654, Appendix 1, prescribed the initiating conditions for EAL*s. He noted that the utilities have a wide variety of EAL schemes. The NUMARC EAL Guidelines have been tested against the existing BWR/PWR EAL schemes and compared with NUREG-0654 Appendix 1. He felt that the NUMARC NESP-007 examples provide an acceptable alternative methodology to those listed in NUREG-0654 Appendix 1. Each example EAL has one or more recommended threshold values for BWR and/or PWR facilities.
The EAL thresholds utilize many of the same observable and quantifiable parameters now used in plant EOPs.
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Jamgocian said the NUMARC EAL scheme was an event-based classification system incorporating a fission product barrier challenge scheme or breach scheme. There are four major prefix designators:
- Prefix A-Abnormal Radiological Conditions.
- Prefix B-Hazardous Conditions~
- Prefix s-System Malfunctions.
- Pref ix F-Fission Product Barrier Challenges or Breaches The staff wishes to expedite publication of the final Regulatory Guide by September 1, 1992.
Conclusion The Committee provided a report on this matter.
V.
EPRI Reguirements for Evolutionary Light Water Reactors (Open)
Note:
Mr. E. tgne was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Mr. Wylie, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Improved Light Water Reactors, noted that during a meeting of the Subcommittee on July 27, 1992, the NRC staff was the principal presenter, and EPRI representatives were present to answer questions and respond to previous ACRS concerns.
NRC Staff Presentations Mr.
D.
Crutchfield,
These items lack suf-ficient detail in the EPRI document but will be resolved during the review of specific ABWR or CE applications.
He said that the review of the EPRI documents have been worthwhile to identify many major policy issues. The EPRI document is not a certified document and it does not replace the staff's review of specific applications.
The document has no regulatory status. Significant staff resources, e.g., more than 30 FTEs during the 1986-1989 period were spent in reviewing the EPRI document.
Mr. Crutchfield stated that as the plant-specific issues are resolved during plant-specific application review, they will be forwarded to EPRI for possible incorporation into the EPRI Utility Requirements Document (URD).
Therefore, it is likely that an FSER supplement will be necessary.
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Mr. J. Wilson, NRR, described the EPRI ALWR URD.
Severe accident protection requirements are being incorporated in the URD in accordance with the Commission's guidance.
He stated that the staff does not control the format and qontents of the URD.
The staff cannot use the document as it now exists as a basis for licensing future applications for design certification.
Mr. Wilson discussed open issues.
Vendor or utility specific open items must be satisfactorily addressed during the staff's review of specific applications.
Included are:
Items that were determined by EPRI to be outside the scope of the URD.
Items that were inadequately addressed by EPRI.
Items that could not be addressed generically.
The FSER identified 21 open policy issues, no confirmatory issues, and 410 vendor/utility-specific issues.
In response to questions from Dr. Shewmon concerning the open issue on leak-before-break (LBB), Mr. Brammer, NRR, stated that the issue is still open because plant-specific information, e.g., loads, stresses, and materials property information, was not provided.
Mr. Crutchfield stated that the LBB criteria have not been applied to BWR plants, and that a Commission decision on this matter is needed.
Dr. Shewmon responded that the LBB criteria was applied to
- BWRs, but not to materials susceptible to stress corrosion cracking. Mr. Crutchfield agreed.
Mr. Wilson concluded that the EPRI ALWR URD for evolutionary plant designs specifies requirements that should result in a nuclear power plant that will have all the attributes required to ensure that there is no undue risk to the health and safety of the public or to the environment.
The staff intends to issue the final *sER in August 1992, and will issue a supplement at a later date.
EPRI Presentations Mr. Bockhold, EPRI, discussed the EPRI URD goals, conclusions, and requests.
The primary goal of the URD was to identify what the utilities wanted in the next generation of ALWRs, e.g., enhanced safety, extra design margin to improve operational flexibility, and design to facilitate maintenance and repair.
Mr.
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The URD will be reworded to require early site surveys to determine cathodic protection needs.
MSIV operability -
The URD requires that MSIVs be of a type that has demonstrated the capability to close under pipe break conditions.
Redundancy for switchgear and battery rooms HVAC -
The URD will be revised so that:
- 1) a separate cooling and ventilation system will serve each electrical division, 2) the ventilation systems will be powered from the same electrical di vision they are serving, and 3) the ventilation systems will not be cross-connected between rooms of other divisions.
Compartment flooding - The URD has been revised in response to ACRS concerns relating to flooding due to pipe breaks in the auxiliary water systems piping.
Combustion turbine generator -
This matter has not yet been completely evaluated by the staff.
Reserve transformer - This matter is still being considered by EPRI.
- conclusion The Committee issued a report on this matter.
VI.
Regulatory Requirements Marginal to Safety (Open)
Note:
Mr. M. D. Houston was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Dr. Lewis, Chairman of the Regulatory Policies and Practices Subcommittee, noted that government regulations, including those of the NRC, are large and growing.
He stated that the NRC has had a program in place to identify those NRC regulations which could be relaxed without a negative impact on the health and safety of the public, and that the staff would brief the Committee on the results of this program.
NRC Staff Presentation Mr. W. Minners, RES, discussed the historical background and the planned staff actions in regard to the program to eliminate requirements marginal to safety and reduce the regulatory burden.
He presented, in general terms, the following staff's plan of action over the next three years:
- 1.
Initiate rulemaking in the following areas to reduce regulatory burden, without an adverse impact on safety, by
388th ACRS Minutes 10 making regulations less prescriptive and more performance oriented:
- a.
Containment structure leakage testing procedures (10 CFR 50, Appendix J) *
- b.
Fire protection features (10 CFR 50, Appendix R).
- c.
Features for post-accident combustible gas control (10 CFR 50.44).
- 2.
Modify licenses in the following areas in which the NRC has proposed to relax or eliminate:
- a.
Main steam Isolation Valve leak control systems.
- b.
Allowable containment containment testing.
leakage rates utilized in
- 3.
Analyze the potential for burden reduction, without adverse impact on
- safety, in the following areas (this was consistently suggested in the public comments):
- a.
Quality assurance criteria (10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B).
- b.
Environmental qualification of electrical equipment important to safety (10 CFR 50.49).
- c.
Plant security requirements (10 CFR 73.55).
- d.
Post-accident sampling systems (NUREG-0737 and Regulatory Guide 1.97).
Mr. Minners said that public workshops would be held in early 1993 for the three rulemakings in item 1 above.
In addition ~o those efforts described above, he noted the following areas as-being addressed:
- a.
Modify 10 CFR 20 dose limits with regard to hot particles.
- b.
Permitlicensee-administeredrequalificationexaminations under NRC oversight.
NUMARC Presentation Mr. W. Rasin, NUMARC, presented some brief remarks in support of the staff's program.
He indicated that some NRC activities may have inadvertently, and needlessly, contributed to undue burdens on licensees.
Therefore, the industry considers this program an
£ 388th ACRS Minutes 11 opportunity to achieve greater efficiency and productivity in the use of their resources.
He stated that regulations have served the industry well in protecting public health and safety but that, with a maturing technology, the regulations should be reconsidered.
Committee Action The Committee provided a report on this matter.
VII.
Session with the NRC Chairman (Open)
Note:
Mr. R. Fraley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Chairman Selin thanked Dr. Kerr for his many years of service as an ACRS member and presented him with a letter from the Commission.
Chairman Selin mentioned his previous suggestion that in order for the Committee to be most helpful to the Commission, only a few topics should be kept on the table for periodic discussions with the Commission.
Conclusions This was a very brief meeting with Chairman Selin in order to provide a farewell to Dr. Kerr.
No other matters were discussed.
VIII.
ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open)
Note:
Mr. R. Fraley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting on July 8, 1992 The minutes of the July 8,
1992 Planning and Procedures Subcommittee meeting were discussed.
There was general crgr~ement with the minutes of that meeting with the following comments:
The NRC research program has been reorganized and ACRS subcommittee assignments will have to be made to conform to the new research structure.
The members agreed that the Committee Chairman has the authority to make such changes in subcommittee assignments.
No comments were made on the assignments that have already been made.
Problems with operation of the amplification system in the ACRS conference room were discussed.
The BBS system is being updated by use of Wildcat, Revision 3.
Detailed instructions will be provided the members for the proper use of the system.
388th ACRS Minutes 12 Plans to get Dr. Wilkins on the BBS were discussed briefly.
The Committee agreed that the ACRS staff should do no "Monday morning editing" of ACRS reports, except for the following:
Correct factual errors only (e.g., dates, names, times, etc.).
Add the list of appropriate references that are referred to in the body of the letter/report.
Use of standardized format.
(Note: Additional discussion of this matter is planned during the September meeting.)
Appointment of ACRS members is discussed in Section 9 below.
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee Meeting on August 5, 1992 The minutes of the August 5, 1992 meeting of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee were discussed.
There was general agreement with the minutes of the meeting with the following comments:
The newly instituted Cammi ttee procedure of discussing reports that are "urgent and must be completed during the meeting" on Thursday afternoon should be made a normal practice.
The procedure was used at this meeting and found to work well.
At the September 1992 meeting, the Committee should vote on changing the Preamble of the ACRS Bylaws to include either
("two-thirds") or ("unanimous") with regard to the following:
"Any provision of these Bylaws may be suspended for the purpose of a
particular action, by
("two-thirds")
("unanimous") vote of those members present and voting, who shall constitute a minimum of two-thirds of the membership of the Committee.
A motion to suspend the Bylaws shall take precedence over any other motion pending before the Committee."
Appointment of ACRS members is discussed in Section 9 below.
Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations Meeting on June 16, 1992 Dr. Lewis provided a report on the June 16, 1992 meeting of the Subcommittee on Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations, noting the following:
The staff's emphasis on electromagnetic interference under the general topic of environmental qualification may be
- 1.
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He suggested that the staff may have greatly overexaggerated the risk from interference, since it can usually be handled by actions such as grounding cabinets, etc.
He noted that the Subcommittee was not impressed with the "scope and buzzer display" demonstration on interference that was provided at the meeting.
He said that the proposed plan to "outlaw walkie-talkies" in portions of the plant during operations should likely not be followed.
He noted that work by the staff's consultant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with regard to this matter appeared to be well done.
He suggested that the Committee should consider writing a letter on this matter discussing the focus of the NRC' s
- program.
IX.
Others (Open/Closed)
Note:
Mr. R. Fraley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Invitation for* H.
Lewis to Present Paper at ANS Executive Conference (Open)
Dr. Lewis noted that he has been invited to a future ANS conference to speak on the role that PRA should have in the regulatory process. The Committee agreed to support him on this matter but it was noted that it should be made clear that his comments are not necessarily those of the Committee.
Appointment of ACRS Members (Closed)'
Contained in Official Use Only Supplement to Minutes.
Preparation for Meeting with the Commission During the September Meeting (Open)
The Committee agreed to the following topics/assignments in preparation for the September 1992 meeting with the Commission:
Status of ACRS review of advanced reactors Summary (ABWR, SBWR, AP600,.CE System 80+)
(D. Ward lead)
ACRS plan and schedule for review of the GE ABWR (C.
Michelson lead)
ACRS letters on DAC and ITAAC (J. Carroll lead)
ACRS letters on vendor test programs for AP600 and SBWR (I. Catton lead)
388th ACRS Minutes 14 Impact of NRC regulations on safety (H. Lewis lead)
Safety goal implementation (D. Ward lead)
Dr. Catton had the following comments with regard to the Commission briefing on the vendor test program for the AP600 design in September:
He discussed the response that the Committee had just received from the staff concerning the Committee's comments on the need for the use of the ROSA-IV test facility.
He does not feel that the staff has adequately looked at its needs for the.AP600 test program.
He had heard that the Commission would like to know the Committee's bases for its recommendations in its July 17, 1992 report, Integrated System and Separate Effects Testing in Support of the Westinghouse AP600 Plant Design Certification.
He felt that the ACRS cannot review the staff's research work regarding the AP600 design unless things change, since the Committee does not get the information needed to do a good review in a timely manner.
The staff should either keep the Committee informed on this matter or the Committee cannot review it.
He said that he intended to tell the Commission how difficult it has been to help the staff with regard to the Westinghouse AP600 test program review.
Future Item Concerning NRC Use of the International Nuclear Event Scale (Open)
The Committee agreed to drop this matter for future meeting consideration.
The members were asked to look at SECY-92-225 for further information.
Preparation of Other ACRS Reports and Memoranda (Open)
In addition to those matters discussed with representatives of the staff and industry during this meeting, the members discussed and completed the following reports and memoranda:
ACRS Plan for Reviewing the Application for Certification of the GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design The Committee completed a report to the Executive Director for Operations as noted above.
388th ACRS Minutes 15 SECY-92-237, "Status Report on the Staff's Efforts to Prioritize and Schedule Generic Communications in Light of Ongoing Regulatory Activities" The Committee directed Raymond F. Fraley to send a memorandum to the Executive Director for Operations as noted above.
Proposed Policy Statement on Conversion to the Metric System The Committee completed a report to Chairman Selin as noted above.
Proposed Rulemaking to Amend 10 CFR 50. 54, "Receipt of Byproduct and Special Nuclear Material" The Committee directed Raymond F. Fraley to send a memorandum to the Director of Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards as noted above.
Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 106, "Piping and the Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas" The Committee completed a report to the Executive Director for Operations as noted above.
Issues Pertaining to Evolutionary and Passive Light Water Reactors and their Relationship to Current Regulatory Requirements The Committee completed a report to the Executive Director for Operations as noted above.
Proposed Regulatory Guide and Interim Standard Review Plan and License Renewal and a Related Branch Technical Position on Fatigue Evaluation Procedures The Committee completed a report to the Executive Direc~or for Operations as noted above.
Proposed Resolution of Generic Issue 73, "Detached Thermal Sleeves" (Memorandum for Eric s. Beckjord, Director of Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, from Raymond F.
- Fraley, Executive Director of the ACRS, dated August 12, 1992)
Severe Accident Research Program Plan (Report to Mr. James M.
Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 18, 1992)
Proposed Resolution of Generic Issue 151, "Reliability of ATWS Recirculation Pump Trip in Boiling Water Reactors (Report to Mr. James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 14, 1992)
(
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- x.
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open)
Note:
Mr. s. Duraiswamy was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.
Copies of nine Executive Director for Op~rations (EDO) responses to previous ACRS reports were discussed with regard to their adequacy.
The Following comments were made during the meeting:
EDO letter, dated June 10, 1992, responding to dated May 14, 1992, concerning Advanced Notice Rulemaking addressing severe accident plant criteria for future LWRs.
ACRS report of Proposed performance The Committee members expressed no problem with regard to the response given.
EDO letter, dated June 11, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated May 19, 1992, concerning Diesel Generator Reliability.
Members thought the response was inconclusive and suggested that the Committee take a "wait and see approach" with regard to what it might do.
The staff will be back to discuss this with the Committee after public comments are received and evaluated.
EDO letter dated June 12, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated May 13, 1992, concerning Evolutionary and Passive LWRs.
An ABWR Subcommittee meeting has been scheduled to discuss related matters.
Mr. Carroll will discuss this matter with the Committee during the September meeting, including the EDO's response to the Committee's recommendation on the design and use of the Post Accident Sampling System (PASS).
EDO letter, dated June 29, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated April 9, 1992, concerning PRA Working Group activities.
Dr. Lewis will review the staff response and suggest to the Committee how it might be handled, including whether this matter should be discussed at a future Subcommittee meeting.
He indicated that Commissioner Selin did give an "excellent response" to the Committee's comments on this matter.
EDO letter, dated June 29, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated June 10, 1992, concerning SBWR Test Programs.
The Committee members expressed no problem with regard to the response given.
388th ACRS Minutes 17 EDO letter, dated June 30, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated June 10, 1992, concerning Fitness-For-Duty.
The members expressed no disagreement with the response but indicated that it wished to be kept informed.
EDO letter, dated July 1, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated June 10, 1992, concerning 10 CFR Part 20.
The members expressed no disagreement with the response.
EDO letter, dated July 14, 1992; responding to ACRS report dated June 16, 1992, concerning DAC.
The members expressed a policy of "wait and see" with regard to this response. It was noted that human factors outside the main control room are not normally covered by DAC/ITAAC.
Mr.
Carroll agreed to follow up on the need for human factors considerations at local control stations outside the main control room.
EDO letter, dated July 24, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated June 12, 1992, concerning implementation of the Safety Goal Policy.
Time should be scheduled at the September ACRS meeting for discussion of this matter in preparation for the meeting with the Commission.
Conclusions Comments with regard to the responses are noted above.
XI.
Executive Session (Open)
During its 388th meeting, August 6-8, 1992, the Advisory C-0mmittee on Reactor Safeguards discussed several matters and completed the Reports and Memoranda as noted.
REPORTS Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria Program for the GE ABWR Design (Report to Chairman Selin, dated August 12, 1992)
Supplement 1 to Generic Letter 83-28, "Reauired Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events" (Report to Mr.
James M.
Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 14, 1992)
I
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388th'ACRS Minutes 18 Proposed Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101, "Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Reactors" (Report to Mr. James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 14, 1992)
Electric Power Research Institute Advanced Light Water Reactor Utility Requirements Document, --
Volume II, Evolutionary Plants (Report to Chairman Selin, dated August 18, 1992 Elimination of Requirements Marginal to Safety (Report to Chairman Selin, dated August 11,.1992)
ACRS Plan for Reviewing the Application for Certification of the GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design (Report to Mr.
James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 12, 1992)
Proposed Policy Statement on Conversion to the Metric System (Report to Chairman Selin, dated August 14, 1992}
Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 106, "Piping and the Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas" (Report to Mr. James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 14, 1992)
Issues Pertaining to Evolutionary and Passive Light Water Reactors and their Relationship to Current Regulatory Requirements (Report to Mr.
James M.
- Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 17, 1992)
Proposed Regulatory Guide and Interim Standard Review Plan and License Renewal and a Related Branch Technical Position on Fatigue Evaluation Procedures (Report to Mr. James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 17, 1992)
Severe Accident Research Program Plan (Report to..Chairman Selin, dated August 18, 1992)
Proposed Resolution of Generic Issue 151, "Reliability of ATWS Recirculation Pump Trip in Boiling Water Reactors (Report to Mr. James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, dated August 14, 1992)
MEMORANDA SECY-92-237, "Status *Report on the Staff's Efforts to Prioritize and Schedule Generic Communications in Liaht of Ongoing Regulatory Activities" (Memorandum for James M.
Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, from Raymond F.
Fraley, Executive Director of the ACRS, dated August 12, 1992)
388th ACRS Minutes 19 Proposed Rulemaking to Amend 10 CFR
- 50. 54, "Receipt of Byproduct and Special Nuclear Material" (Memorandum for Robert M. Bernero, Director of Off ice of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, from Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director of the ACRS, dated August 14, 1992)
Proposed Resolution of Generic Issue 73, "Detached Thermal Sleeves" (Memorandum for Eric s. Beckjord, Director of Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, from Raymond F.
- Fraley, Executive Director of the ACRS, dated August 12, 1992)
XII.
Summary/List of Follow-up Matters The staff will provide information such that the ABWR subcommittee can discuss the validation of pipe whip analyses assumption at the August 19, 1992 ABWR Subcommittee meeting.
(Mr. Igne has the follow-up on this matter.)
The Committee agreed that the Severe Accidents Subcommittee should schedule a meeting to review the GE and BNL reports that are now available on steam explosions.
(Mr. Houston has the follow-up on this matter.)
Dr. Catton and Mr. Ward requested copies of the German video on hydrogen tests.
Also, the ACRS staff will provide the opportunity for members to view the video at the September ACRS meeting and to request individual copies of the tape.
(Dr. Savio has the follow-up on this matter.)
The NRC staff should be told that they don't routinely have to discuss the chronology of events and read slides aloud when briefing the Committee. It was agreed that guidance should be provided to the staff regarding the content and nature of presentations to the Committee. (Mr. Fraley has the follow-up on this matter.)
The Severe Accident Subcommittee should discuss the need for consideration of steam explosions in ABWR plants. (Mr. Houston has the follow-up on this matter.)
The operation of the amplification system in the ACRS conference room was discussed.
It was suggested that action is needed in order to avoid "cut-outs" when people are talking and to prevent adjustment of the system by unauthorized persons.
(Mr. Fraley has the follow-up on this matter.)
The BBS system is being updated by installing Wildcat, Revision 3, and detailed instructions will be provided the members for the proper use of the system.
The ACRS staff will continue its efforts to arrange for Dr. Wilkins computer to be
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(Mr. Fraley has the follow-up on this matter.)
Following the scheduled discussion with Dr. Murley at its September meeting, the Committee *will decide whether it wishes to invite Mr. Specter, New York Power Authority, to a future meeting to provide comments on risk-based regulation and the risk impact of the NRC staff's diagnostic evaluation of the Fitzpatrick IPE results. (Dr. Savio has the follow-up on this matter.)
The Committee agreed to indefinitely postpone future discussion on insights gained from the Accident Sequence Precursor Work.
(Dr. Savio has the follow-up on this matter.)
Drs. Kress and Wilkins should assist Mr. Ward with regard to the Committee's response to Chairman Selin regarding the Committee's thoughts and suggestions on how the safety goal can be used in determining where unnecessary regulations exist. (Mr. Houston has the follow-up on this matter.)
Mr. Carroll suggested that 30 minutes of prime time be set aside at the September ACRS meeting to continue the discussion regarding the need for ACRS staff editing of ACRS reports after they have been approved by the Committee.
(Mr. Fraley has the fo1low-up on this matter.)
The following assignments were made for discussion at the September meeting with regard to the "Grandson of 90-016 11 staff report:
Kress-Items B, c, E, and H Catton -
Item D Carroll -
Items F and G (Mr. Duraiswamy has the follow-up on this matter.)
Dr. Kress noted that Dr. Theofanous's methodology tG resolve the Direct Containment Heating issue is of interest to the Committee and proposed that the Severe Accident Subcommittee should look into this methodology.
(Mr. Houston has the follow-up on this matter.)
Dr. Kress noted that he was told by Dr. Theofanous that Finnish nuclear representatives have indicated that Finland might purchase two nuclear plants in. the future,'but that they are restricting their purchases to European (not U.S.) plants.
A reason given for not considering U.S. plants is that the U.S. plants do not measure up to the safety standards of the European plants. The members expressed an interest in finding out why the Finns might think that European reactors are safer than U. s. reactors. Dr. Kress agreed to follow up and develop
(
388th ACRS Minutes 21 additional information regarding this matter.
(Mr.
Quittschreiber has the follow-up on this matter.)
With regard to the EDO letter dated June 12, 1992, responding to the ACRS report dated May 13, 1992, concerning Evolutionary and Passive LWRs, Mr. Carroll will.discuss with the Committee during the September meeting the portion of the EDO' s response to the Committee's recommendation on the design and use of the Post Accident Sampling system (PASS) *
(Mr. Igne has the follow-up on this matter.)
With regard to the EDO letter dated July 14, 1992, responding to ACRS report dated June 16, 1992, concerning DAC, Mr.
Carroll will follow up on the need for human factor considerations at local control stations outside the main control room.
(Mr. Duraiswamy has the follow-up on this matter.)
With regard to the EDO letter, dated July 24, 1992, responding to an ACRS report dated June 12,
- 1992, concerning implementation of the Safety Goal Policy-specifically, the request for ACRS comments regarding how to best apply the safety goal in determining when unnecessary regulation exists-time should be scheduled at the September ACRS meeting for discussion of this matter in preparation for the meeting with the Commission. (Dr. Savio has the follow-up on this matter.)
The Committee agreed to the following assignments in preparation for the September 1992 meeting with the Commission:
a) Status of ACRS review of advanced reactors (D. Ward lead)
Summary (ABWR, SBWR, AP600, CE System 80+)
b) ACRS letters on DAC and ITAAC (J. Carroll lead) c) ACRS letters on vendor test program on AP600 and SBWR (I.
Catton lead) d) Impact of NRC regulations on safety (H. Lewis lead) e) Safety goal implementation (D. Ward lead)
(Mr. Duraiswamy has the follow-up on this matter)
At the September 1992 Committee meeting, the members should vote on changing the Preamble of the ACRS Bylaws, whether to include either ("two-thirds") or ("unanimous") with regard to the following:
"Any provision of these Bylaws may be suspended for the purpose of a
particular
- action, by
("two-thirds")
("unanimous") vote of those members present and voting, who shall constitute a minimum of two-thirds of the membership of the Committee.
A motion to suspend the Bylaws shall take precedence over any other motion pending before the Committee."
(Mr. Fraley has the follow-up on this matter.)
388th ACRS Minutes 22 The members agreed to a new ACRS meeting procedure, i.e.,
whenever the Committee has a letter that "must" be completed during a specific meeting, the cognizant member will present a draft letter on that matter to the Committee before close of business on the first day of the meeting, usually Thursday.
Then, first thing on Friday morning, a short session will be held to discuss the letter, with a soft vote to determine whether the draft is good enough for paragraph-by-paragraph consideration at the next reading.
Also, the ACRS staff will normally provide a list of those matters that require a letter at that meeting, to be discussed on the first day of the meeting.
(Mr. Fraley and Mr. Duraiswamy have the follow-up on this matter. )
XIII.
Future ACRS Activities (Open)
A.
Future Agenda The Committee agreed to a tentative schedule *for the 389th, September 10-12, 1992 ACRS meeting as contained in Appendix II.
B.
Future Subcommittee Activities A list of future ACRS Subcommittee meetings was distributed to the Committee members (Appendix III).
The meeting was adjourned"at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 1992.
I.
Attendees APPENDICES MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 II.
Future Agenda III.
Future Subcommittee Activities IV.
List of Documents Provided to the Committee
APPENDIX I MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 ATTENDEES Public Attendees NRC Attendees
- THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1992 Theresa Meisenheimer, Bechtel A. J. James, GE Carl Snyder, NUS John Chambery, GE Nuclear Energy Roger Huston, NA Greg Brown, Stone & Webster Tony DePal, NUS Ben A. Franklin, McGraw-Hill Steve LaVie, Duquesne Light Co.
Ray Brosi, Duquesne Light Co.
Alan Nelson, NUMARC Jim Eaton, NUMARC M. W. Kirk, NUMARC Leonard Soffer, RES Falk Kantor, NRR Edwin Fox, Jr. NRR Kerry Landis, RGN-II Daniel Barss, NRR William D. Reckley, NRR Robert G. Schaaf, NRR David Roth, NRR Mike Jamgochian, RES Eric Weiss, AEOD Bob Dennig, NRR Charles Gaskin, RES Farouk Eltawila, RES Jerry N. Wilson, NRR Jack Burns, RES Mark Rubin, NRR Steven P. Sanchez, NRR George Sege, RES Michael Case, NRR Robert Vanhouten, SECY C. Abbott, OC M. Finkelstein, OGC Tom Boyce, NRR W. T. Russell, NRR J. Scarborough, OCM C. E. Rossi, NRR M. Taylor, EDO Carl Berlinger, NRR Charles Morris, NRR Denise Garcia, NRR Allison Keller, NRR Rick Hasselberg, NRR Aby Mohseni, NRR Scott Boynton, NRR Charles Ader, RES
' r,.
Minutes of 388th ACRS Meeting, Appendix I Attendees FRIDAY, AUGUST 7. 1992 Public Attendees George Bockhold, EPRI/Southern Nuclear S. Daubresse, MPR Associates Alice J. Cummings, SERCH Licensing, Bechtel Dave Strawson, MPR Associates Carl Snyder, NUS Kathy Whitaker, EPRI/TVA John Chambers, GE Bill Rasin, NUMARC Karen Unnerstall, Newman & Holtzinger H. M. Fontecilla, VA Power Ed Abbott, ABZ L. Connor, STS 1-2 NRC Attendees D. Crutchfield, NRR R. Borchardt, NRR R. Vanhouton, SECY M. Case, NRR J. Scarborough, OCM C. McCracken, -NRR Kerry Landis, RGN-ll George Georgiev, NRC/DET G. Bagchi, NRR H. L. Brammer, NRR J. H. Wilson, NRR J. A. Davis, NRR Alan Dolleck, IRM Elinor Cunningham, ADM Joan Aron, AEOD Donald K. Hall, ADM Phyllis A. Smith, IRM J. Lazevnick, NRR Darrel Nash OPP M. Fleishman, OCM M. Taylor, EDO F. Cherry, RES Robert Baer, RES Richard Vollmer, OPP G. Sege, RES F. Eltawila, RES J. Schaeffer, IRM T. Higginbotham, OP
~ K. Brachman, AEOD
APPENDIX II MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 FUTURE AGENDA The Committee agreed to discuss the following during its 389th meeting, September 10-12, 1992:
A.
Pilgrim Nuclear
- Station, Emergency Plannina/Response Briefing by representatives of the NRC staff regarding results of the emergency response plan demonstr~tion at this facility.
Representatives of the licensee and cognizant state and Federal agencies will participate* as appropriate.
B.
Meeting with Director.
NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation CNRRl Briefing by and discussion with the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, regarding items of current interest, including the basis for NRR staff action *regarding the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant individual plant examination (IPE), scheduling and conduct of team inspections taking into account findings of the NRC Regulatory Impact Survey, the NRC staff's planned use of PRA in the formulation and implementation of the maintenance rule, and the policy implications of the NRC staff decision that the use of Bayesian statistical methodology in evaluation of the Watts Bar nuclear plant quality assurance records was not acceptable.
- c.
Insights from Common-Mode Failure Events Briefing by representatives of the NRC staff (Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data) on insights obtained from selected common-mode failure events.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate as appropriate.
D.
Prioritization of Generic Safety Issues -
Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding prioritization of generic safety issues.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate as appropriate.
E.
Environmental Qualification of Safety-Grade Digital Computerized Safety and Control Systems -
Briefing_ by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of research on environmental qualification of safety-grade digital comp~terized safety and control systems.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate as appropriate.
F.
Use of PRA in the Regulatory Process Briefing by representatives of the NRC staff regarding use of PRA in the regulatory process.
G.
Evaluation of Shutdown and Low-Power Operations Risk Issues -
Review and report on NRC staff evaluation of nuclear power plant risk during shutdown and low-power operations.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate as appropriate.
H.
Regulatory Impact on Nuclear Power Plant Safety - Briefing by and discussion with Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) representatives regarding the impact of regulatory activities on the safety of nuclear power plant operations.
I.
Meeting with NRC Commissioners Meeting with NRC Commissioners to discuss matters of mutual interest, including the status of ACRS reviews on advanced reactor designs, use of design acceptance criteria (DAC) - and inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) in the certification process, Safety Goal Policy implementation, and the impact of the regulatory process on reactor safety.
J.
GE Nuclear Energy's Generic Power Uprate Program/Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 Proposed Power Increase -
Review and comment on GE Nuclear Energy's generic program in support of power level increases for GE BWRs and on the request for a power level increase for this nuclear plant. Representatives of the NRC staff, GE Nuclear Energy, and the licensee will participate as appropriate.
K.
Policy Issues for Certification of Evolutionary and Passive LWR Nuclear Plants -
Review and report on policy issues identified by the NRC staff which are applicable to the certification of evolutionary and passive LWR nuclear power plants.
Representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry will participate as appropriate.
L.
Implementation of the NRC Safety Goal Policy -
Discuss the ACRS plans for regulatory use of the NRC Safety Goal Policy.
M.
Future Activities - Discuss topics proposed for consideration by the full Committee.
N.
Appointment of New Members - Discuss the status of appointment of new members and qualifications of candidates nominated for consideration.
- o.
ACRS Practices and Procedures -
Discuss procedures for the conduct of Committee business and its impact on the activities of members.
P.
Miscellaneous -
Discuss administrative matters related to Committee activities and items that were. not completed at previous meetings as time and availability of information permit.
Appendix II
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APPENDIX III MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 FUTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ACTIVITIES Improved Light Water Reactors,* July 2_7, i992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Igne), 8:30 a.m, Room P-110.
The Subcom-mittee will continue its review of the NRC staff's Final Safety Evaluation Report related to the Electric Power Research Insitute's (EPRI's) requirements document for the evolutionary light water reactors.
Attendance by the following is anticipat-ed, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of July 26:
Wylie Michelson Wilkins HYATT HYATT HOLIDAY INN Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Separate and Independent Reguirements, July 28, 1992, Bethesda, MD -
CANCELLED.
Control and Electrical Power Systems, August 4, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Boehnert/Houston), 1:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m., Room.P-110.
The Subcommittee will review the proposed Supplement 1 to Generic Letter 83-28, "Required Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events," and an associated**
Differing Professional Opinion filed by Charles Morris, NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 3:
Wylie Carroll HYATT HOLIDAY INN Kerr Michelson HYATT HYATT Joint Decay Heat Removal Systems/Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, August 5, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Boehnert),
8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittees will discuss Inspec-tions, Tests, Analysis, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) for selected systems related to General Electric Company (GE) Ad-vanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) plant.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 4:
Ward HYATT Kress HYATT Michelson HYATT Shewmon NONE Carroll HOLIDAY INN Wylie HYATT Catton HYATT Davis NONE Kerr HYATT
2 Planning and Procedures, August 5, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Fraley), 3:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters.
Qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS will also be discussed.
Portions of this meeting will be closed to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 4:
Ward Carroll Shewmon HYATT HOLIDAY INN NONE 388th ACRS Meeting, August 6-8, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD.
Items are tentatively scheduled.
A.
Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28, Required Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events -
Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding this proposed supplement to Generic Letter 83-28 and a differing professional opinion regarding this matter.
B.
Inspections. Tests,* Analyses, *and Acceptance Criteria CITAAC) -
~eview and report on selected ITAACs submitted for design certification of the GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor.
Representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry will participate, as appropriate.
- c.
Elimination of Requirements Marginal to Safety -
Review and report on NRC plans to eliminate or modify regulatory requirements that have marginal importance to safety including matters related to items such as the main steam isolation valve leakage control system, combustible gas control systems, containment leak rate testing, and ECCS analytical models.
Representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry will participate, as appropriate.
D.
Environmental Qualification of Safety-Grade Digital Computer Protection and Control Systems - Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff on the NRC-sponsored research effort regarding environmental qualification of safety-grade digital computer protection and control systems.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as appropriate.
[Note: This item has been postponed to the September 1992 ACRS meeting.]
3
~E.
Primary System Integrity - Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding reactor pressure vessel upper head cracks observed in various European nuclear plants.
Portions of this session will be closed as necessary to discuss information provided in confidence by a foreign source.
(Note: This item has been postponed to the September 1992 ACRS meeting.]
F.
Pilot Simulator Examination Program - Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff re-garding results of a pilot program to evaluation of simulators at nuclear plants used for operator training and/or qualification.
[Note:* This item has been postponed to the September 1992 ACRS meeting.]
G.
Pilgrim Nuclear Plant, Demonstration of Emergency Plan
- Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results of the emergency
-plan demonstration at this plant.
Representatives of the applicant and other government agencies will par-ticipate, as appropriate.
[Note: This item has been postponed to the September 1992 ACRS meeting.]
H.
Meeting with Director, NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation CNRR) - Meeting with Director, NRR, to discuss items of mutual interest, including the status of the GE ABWR design certification review, status of the Regulatory Impact Survey (RIS) implementation and related regulatory matters.
I.
Common-Mode Failures - Briefing regarding insights gained from analysis of se~ected common-mode failure
:events--that-have-0ccu.~-I:'.ed-at_nuclear_poweLplants.
(Note: This item has been postponed to the Septemb-e~r~----~
1992 ACRS meeting.]
J.
NRC Participation in World Use of the International Nuclear Event Scale - Briefing by the NRC staff on its proposed use of the International Nuclear Event Scale.
(Note: This item has been postponed to the September 1992 ACRS meeting.]
K.
Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101 - Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101, "Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Reactors."
L.
EPRI Requirements for Evolutionary Plants - Review and report on proposed EPRI requirements for evolutionary light-water reactors and the associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation Report.
Representatives of the NRC staff and the nuclear industry will participate, as appropriate.
4 M.
Future ACRS Activities - Discuss topics proposed for consideration by the full Committee.
N.
Resolution of ACRS Comments/Recommendations - Discuss NRC Executive Director for Operation's (EDO's) proposed resolution of ACRS comments and recommendations.
- O Appointment of ACRS Members - Discuss qualifications of
- candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS and the current status of appointment/reappointment.
Portions of this session will be closed as necessary to discuss information the release of which would repre-sent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal pri-vacy.
P.
subcommittee Activities - Reports on and discussion of assigned subcommittee activities including those related to conduct of ACRS activities and use of computers in nuclear power plants *
. Q..
.. Miscellaneous -
Complete discussion matters which were not completed at previous meetings including topics such as, the NRC Severe Accident Research Program Plan; Generic Safety Issue 106, Piping and the Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas; Issues Pertaining to Evolutionary and Passive Light Water Reactors and their Relationship to Current Regulatory Requirements; and proposed ACRS plan for reviewing the application for certification of the GE ABWR design.
Joint Plant License Renewal/Reliabiiity and Quality, August 18, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Igne), 1:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittees will review the proposed Branch Technical Position on Equipment Qualification.
for Plant License Renewal.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 17:
Ward Kress Carroll HYATT HYATT HOLIDAY INN Michelson Wylie HYATT HYATT
5 Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena, August 18, 1992, Holiday Inn, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Boehnert), 8:30 a.m., Versailles IV Room.
The Subcommittee will review the GE Nuclear Energy's generic program supporting power uprates for boiling water reactor plants and the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation Report that supports the power uprate for the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit
- 2.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 17:
Catton HYATT Dhir NONE Kerr HYATT Schrock NONE Kress HYATT Sullivan NONE Michelson (pt)
HYATT Zuber NONE Ward HYATT Wilkins HYATT
.wylie (pt)
HYATT Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, August 19, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Igne), 8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcom-mittee will discuss GE's and the NRC staff's responses to the issues included in the April 13, 1992 ACRS letter to the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) regarding the Draft Safety Evaluation Reports for the GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design. : Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of August 18:
Michelson Carroll Catton Kress HYATT HOLIDAY INN HYATT HYATT Ward Wylie Costner HYATT HYATT NONE Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations, August 20-21~ 1992, Hyatt Regency, One Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD (Alderman), 8:30 a.m., Old Georgetown Room.
The Subcommittee will continue its review of hardware and software issues for digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) systems.
National experts will discuss software design concepts including safety, reliability, fault-tolerance, formal methods, and verification and validation.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the nights of August 19-20:
Lewis Carroll Catton (tent)
Kerr (tent)
HYATT HOLIDAY INN HYATT HYATT Kress Michelson Wilkins Wylie HYATT HYATT HOLIDAY INN HYATT
6 Joint Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena/Core Performance, September 9, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Boehnert), 8:30 a.m.,
Room P-110.
The Subcommittees will continue the review of the issues pertaining to BWR core power stability.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night September 8:
Catton HYATT Dhir -
NONE Wilkins HOLIDAY INN Lee NONE Kress HYATT Lipinski NONE Michelson HYATT Schrock NONE Sullivan NONE Zuber NONE Planning and Procedures, September 9, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Fraley), 1:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will.. discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters.
Qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS will also be discussed.
Portions of this meeting will be closed to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Attendance by the following is anticipated, and reservations have been made at the hotels as indicated for the night of September 8:
Ward Carroll Shewmon HYATT HOLIDAY INN NONE 389th ACRS Meeting, September 10-12, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, Room P-110 -
Agenda to be announced.
Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations, September 22, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Engineer to be assigne~, 8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittee will host a special interna-tional meeting to hear directly from manufacturers in Germany, France, Japan, U.K., Sweden, and Canada about advanced develop-ments in digital I&C systems.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Lewis Carroll Catton Kress Michelson Ward Wilkins Wylie
'I 7
Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, September 23-24, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda. MD (El-Zeftawy/Igne), 8:30 a.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will begin its review of the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) for the GE ABWR design, certain other GE and staff licensing documents, and the remainder of the Standard Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) submittals.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Michelson Carroll Catton Kress Ward Wylie Costner Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors, October 7, 1992, 7920
.. Norfolk Avenue,.Bethesda, MD (Igne), 8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the ABB CE System 80+
Design Certification.
Topics being proposed for discussion include:
Engineered Safety Feature Systems; and incorporation of the requirements resulting from the resolution of USis and GSis in to the System 80+ design.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Carroll Catton Kress Michelson Shewmon Ward Wylie Planning and Procedures, October 7, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Fraley), 3:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters.
Qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS will also be discussed.
Portions of this meeting will be closed to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy*.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Ward Carroll Shewmon 390th ACRS Meeting, October 8-10, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, Room P-110 -
Agenda to be announced.
8 Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, October 21-22, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (El-Zeftawy), 8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) for the GE ABWR design and the remainder of the SSAR submittals.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Michelson Carroll Catton Kress Shewmon Ward Wylie Costner (tent)
Planning and Procedures, November 4, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Fraley), 1:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters.
Qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS will also be discussed.
Portions of this meeting will be closed to discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Ward Carroll Shewmon 39lst ACRS Meeting, November 5-7, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, Room P-110 -
Agenda to be announced.
Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, November 18, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda. MD (El-Zeftawy), 8:30 a.m., Room P-110.
The Subcommittee will review Supplement 1 to the Final Safety Evalua-tion Report (FSER) for the ABWR design and any residual iasues.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Michelson Carroll Catton Kress Shewmon Ward Wylie Costner (tent)
r~
9 Planning and Procedures, December 9, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD (Fraley), 1:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m., Room P-422.
The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters.
Qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS will also be discussed.
Portions of this meeting will be closed to discuss* information the release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Lodging will be announced later.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Ward Carroll Shewmon 392nd ACRS Meeting, December 10-12, 1992, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, MD, Room P-110 - Agenda to be announced.
Plant Operations, Date to be determined (August), Bethesda, MD (Boehnert).
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff and industry programs to address the issue of risk from low power/shutdown operations at U.S. nuclear power plants.
Atten-dance by the following is anticipated:
Carroll Catton Kress Lewis Michelson Wylie Davis Decay Heat Removal Systems, Date to be determined (August/
September, tentative), Bethesda, MD (Boehnert).
The Subcommittee will review the proposed final resolution of Generic Safety Issue 23, "Reactor Coolant Pump Seal Failures." Attendance by the following is anticipated:
ward Catton Michelson Wylie Davis
10
- Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena, Date to be determined (August/
September), Bethesda, MD (Boehnert).
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff program to address the issue of interfacing systems LOCAs.
Attendance by the following is anticipated:
Catton Kress Ward Wilkins Dhir Schrock Sullivan Zuber Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena, Date to be determined (September),
Idaho Falls, ID (Boehnert).
The Subcommittee will review:
(1) the code scaling, applicability, and uncertainty (CSAU) evalua-tion methodology*as applied to the RELAP5/MOD3 code for use in modeling advanced LWRs, and (2) the status of the effort to apply the CSAU methodology to a small-break LOCA calculation using the RELAPS/MOD3 code.
.Attendance by the following is anticipated:
~
Catton Kress Ward Wilkins Dhir Schrock
- sullivan Zuber Thermal Hvdraulic Phenomena, Date to be determined (January,
- 1993), San Jose, CA (Boehnert).
The Subcommittee will review the GE code qualification report that supports use of the TRACG code for the Simplified BWR design certification effort.
Catton Kress Ward Wilkins Dhir Schrock Sullivan Zuber
APPENDIX IV MINUTES OF THE 388TH ACRS MEETING AUGUST 6-8, 1992 LIST OF DOCUMENTS RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE
[Note:
Some of the materials listed may have been provided for ACRS Internal Committee Use Only or may contain Proprietary Information]
MEETING NOTEBOOK Inspections, Tests, Analyses. and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC)
Status Report Attachments to Project Status Report Staff Requirements Memorandum, (M920305A) dated April 1, 1992, transmitting Commission request for ACRS to review selected ABWR ITAACs ACRS Letter, dated June 16, 1992: Interim Report on Use of DACs in Certification of GENE ABWR Design Selected ITAACs supporting ABWR design effort Standby Liquid Control System Residual Heat Removal System Reactor Bldg. Cooling Water System Emergency Diesel Generator System Control Building SUPPLEMENT TO GENERIC LETTER 83-28, REQUIRED ACTIONS BASED ON GENERIC IMPLICATIONS OF SALEM ATWS EVENTS Status Report Memorandum for David Meyer from Bruce Boger, dated June 22, 1992, re, Notice Of Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Generic Communication [with enclosures]
Memorandum for C. Wylie from P. Boehnert, dated May 19, 1992, re, May 12, 1992 CRGR Meeting - Review of Supplement 1 to Generic Letter 83-28 and Discussion of Associated Differing Professional Opinion
[with enclosures]
Memorandum for C. Michelson from C. Morris, dated June 18, 1990, re, Request for ACRS to Review the Generic Matter of Reactor Trip Breaker Life Testing EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS Tentative Schedule Status Report Memorandum for Raymond Fraley from Warren Minners, dated July 7, 1992, re, Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.101," Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Reactors". [with enclosures]
EPRI REQUIREMENTS FOR EVOLUTIONARY LIGHT-WATER REACTORS Tentative Schedule Status Report Background Documents
- Volume I, EPRI ALWR Policy and Summary of Top-Tier Requirements
- Volume II, EPRI Utility Requirements Document, Evolutionary Plant
- Final SER, ALWR Utility Requirements Documents for Evolutionary Plant Designs (Since the above 3 documents are voluminous. they are located in the "shopping cart" in Room P-110.)
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REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS MARGINAL TO SAFETY Tentative Schedule Status Report Policy Issue SECY-92-263, dated July 24, 1992, re, Staff Plans for Elimination of Requirements Marginal to Safety [with enclosures]
Memorandum for Edward Jordan from Richard Barkley, dated May 4, 1992, re, Expanded Comment on Fede_ral Register Notice 92-2653 for Inclusion in the NRC's Long-Term Program for Eliminating NRC Requirements Marginal to Safety [with enclosures]
ACRS MEETING HANDOUTS AGENDA DOCUMENTS ITEM NO.
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Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria ITAAC
-Review of ABWR ITAACs for Selected Plant Systems, by P. Boehnert Memorandum for ACRS Members from Mark Stella, dated August 5, 1992, re, Review of Pilot ITAAC for Reactor Water Cleanup System [Internal Use Only]
Supplement to Generic Letter 83-28. Required Actions Based on Generic Implications of Salem ATWS Events Supplement I to Generic Letter 83-28, by P. Boehnert Future ACRS Activities Memorandum for ACRS Members from R. Savio, dated August 6, 1992, re, Future ACRS Activities - 389th ACRS Meeting Sept. 10-12, 1992 [with enclosures]
Notes by H. Lewis to D. Houston, dated July 22, 1992, re, Future Activities or Planning Committee.
[staff documents attached]
Memorandum for David Ward from Samuel Chilk, dated April I, 1992, re Staff Requirements M920305A Letter for E. Kintner from Dennis Crutchfield, dated July 6, 1992, re, Draft Commission Paper "Design Certification and Licensing Policy Issues Pertaining to Passive and Evolutionary Advanced Light Water Reactors Designs" [with enclosures]
Letter for David Ward from Chairman Selin, dated July 24, 1992, re, Implementation of the Commission's Safety Goal Policy [with enclosures]
Policy Issue SECY-92-237, dated July 2, 1992, re Status Report on th Staff's Efforts to Prioritize and Schedule Generic Communications in Light of Ongoing Regulatory Activities Letter for Raymond Fraley from C. Heltemes, dated July 20, 1992, re, Policy Statement on Metrication [with enclosures]
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 10, 1992, re, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [with enclosures]
Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 11, 1992, re, your response to the Chariman's letter dated May 19, 1992, re, Re 1 i ability of Emergency AC Power at Nuc 1 ear Power Pl ants [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 12, 1992, re, ACRS Comments regarding Draft Commission Paper, "Issues Pertaining to Evolutionary and Passive Light Water Reators and their Relationship to Current Regulatory Requirements [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 29, 1992, re, Observations related to the plans of the PRA Working Group [with enc 1 osures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 29, 1992, re, Testing and Analysis Programs in Support of the Simplified Boiling Water Reactor Design Certification [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated June 30, 1992, re, Proposed Amendments to Fitness-For-Duty Rule (10 CFR Part 26) [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated July 1, 1992, re, Review of Regulatory Guiddes to Implement the Revised 10 CFR Part 20 Requirements [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from James Taylor, dated July 14, 1992, re, Interim Report on the Use of Design Acceptance Criteria in the Certification of the GE Nuclear Energy Advanced Boiling Water Reactors [with enclosures]
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Letter for David Ward from Chairman Selin, dated July 24, 1992, re, response to your June 12, 1992, letter Implementation of the Commission's Safety Goal Policy [with enclosures]