ML19249E872

Notifies That Safety Goals Project Has Been Assigned to ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability & Probablistic Assessment. Recommendations May Take Approx One Yr to Develop

ML19249E872
Person / Time
Issue date:	08/14/1979
From:	Carbon M Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
ACRS-0839, ACRS-839, NUDOCS 7910020644
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August 14, 1979 MMORANDLE EtJR: Commissioner Ahearne ERCM:

Max W. Carbon, Chairman, ACRS

SUBJECT:

CUANTITATIVE SAFETY GOALS

REFERENCE:

Memo from Commissioner Ahearne to Max W. Carbon,

Subject:

Quantitative Safety Goals dated 6/11/79 In order to develop further the concept of establishing safety goals for nuclear power reactors, the Committee has assigned this project to our Subcanmittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Assessment. We anticipate that up to a year may be needed to arrive at the recanmen-dations we feel are appropriate.

We would be pleased to discuss the topic on an interim basis as you might wish.

Max W. Carbon Chairman cc:

Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Bradford S. Chilk, Secretary of the Commission ACRS Members 10/0 138

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