ML19290H193
| ML19290H193 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/1980 |
| From: | Plesset M Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| ACRS-SL-0257, ACRS-SL-257, NUDOCS 8012230484 | |
| Download: ML19290H193 (3) | |
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Honorable John F. Ahearne Chairman U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555
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TWO-HUNDRED-FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING 0F THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS, DECEMBER 4-6, 1980
Dear Dr. Ahearne:
The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards held its 248th meeting in Washington, DC on December 4-6, 1980.
Items considered at this meeting are summarized below.
The Committee met with members of the NRC Staff, representatives of the Metropolitan Edison Company, and the General Public Utilities Nuclear Group to discuss the progress made toward restart and operation of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 1.
The Committee met with members of the NRC Staff and the Department of Energy to discuss the NRC's Waste Confidence Rulemaking.
The Committee prepared an interim report, Safety Concepts for Future Nuclear Power Plant Design.
Copies of the reports pertaining to the above have been provided to you.
The Committee held an initial session to update its list of Generic Items Relating to Light-Water Reactors (Report No. 7 dated March 21, 1979).
Additional work on this matter is planned for the future.
The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff to discuss the October 17, 1980 incident at the Indian Point Station Unit 2, during which a large volume of service water was released into the reactor cavity.
The Committee met with members of the NRC Staff and representatives of the Virginia Electric Power Company to discuss a number of items relating to the results of the augmented startup testing program, management and staff-ing changes, and plant operation at North Anna Power Station Unit 2.
The Committee met with you, Commissioner Gilinsky, and Commissioner Hendrie to discuss the request for ACRS review of NRC procedures for certification of packages for shipping radioactive materials; ACRS review of the NRC Long-Range Research Program Plan and planned ACRS activity regarding the develop-ment of General Design Criteria for LMFBRs.
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Honorable John F. Ahearne December 12, 1980 Since the last report of ACRS activities, the following subcommittee meetings have been held:
Fluid Dynamics (Passive Containment System), in San Francisco, CA on November 13, 1980 Waste Management (Waste Confidence Rulemaking), in Washington, DC on November 13-14, 1980 Review of Licensee Event Reports, in Washington, DC on November 20, 1980 Class-9 Accidents, in Washington, DC on November 21, 1980 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 1, in Washington, DC on November 28-29, 1980 Advanced Reactors (RSR Budget), in Washington, DC on December 2,1980 Reactor Operations (Proposed Guidelines for Utility Management Structure and Technical Resources), in Washington, DC on Deconber 2,1980 Reactor Safety Research Program (ACRS Report to Congress), in Washington, DC on December 3,1980 Reliability and Probabilistic Assessment (RSR Budget), in Washington, DC on December 3, 1980 Procedures (ACRS Participation in NRC Rulemaking Proceedings), in Washington, DC on December 3,1980 The following items are tentatively scheduled for consideration during the 249th ACRS Meeting, January 8-10, 1981:
Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 -- provisions for control of combustible gases following a nuclear accident Application of TMI-2 lessons learned to near-term construction permit plants -- NRC Rulemaking Reliability of Nuclear Power Plant Scram Systems -- provisiens for review of safety systems NRC Reactor Safety Research Program -- annual ACRS report to the U. S.
Congress and reevaluation of the LOFT Program
Honorable John F. Ahearne Jecember 12, 1980 Anticipated Transients Without Scram -- clarification of ACRS report to NRC dated May 13, 1980 Regulatory Activities -- proposed revisions to NRC regulatory guides and regul ations.
Sincerely yours, Milton S. Plesset Chairman