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Notice of ACRS Proposed Meetings for 800428-0712
ML19323E694
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Issue date: 04/21/1980
From: Hoyle J
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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Federal Register Notice O

MUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS Notice of Proposed Meetings In order to provide advance information regarding proposed meetings of the ACRS Subcommittees and Working Groups, and of the full Committee, the following preliminary schedule reflects the current situation, taking into account additional meetings which have been scheduled and meetings which have been postponed or cancelled since the last list of proposed meetings pu'lished March 19, 1980 (45 FR 17702).

Those meetings which are definitely scheduled have had, or will have, an individual notice published in the Federal Register approximately.15 days (or more) prior to the meeting.

Those Subcommittee and Working Group meetings for which it is anticipated that there will be a portion or all of the meeting open to the public are indicated by an asterisk (*).

It is expected that the sessions'of the full Committee meeting designated by an asterisk (*) will be open in whole or in part to the public.

ACRS full Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and Subcommittee and Working Group meetings usually begin at 8:30 a.m.

The exact time when items listed on the agenda wi!! be discussed during full Committee meetings and when Subcommittee and Working Group meetings will start will be published prior to each meeting.

Information as to whether a meeting has been firmly scheduled, cancelled, or rescheduled, or whether changes have been made in the agenda for the May 1980 ACRS full Committee meeting can be obtained by a prepaid telephone call to the Office of the 1

Executive Director of the Committee (telephone 202/634-3267, ATTN:

Mary E.

Vanderholt) between 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., EST before April 27, 1980, or i

EDT after that date.

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4 ACRS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS

  • Secuovah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, April 28, 1980, Washington, DC.

POST-PONED INDEFINITELY.

Notice of this meeting was published April 11 and 21.

The Subcommittee will discuss the NP,C research program on reactor fuel for the ACRS annual reports to NRC and Congress.

Notice of this meeting was published April 14.

  • Babcock and Wilcox Water Reactors, April 29, 1980 (1:00 p.m. ), Washington, DC.

The Subcommittee will review NUREG-0667, " Transient Response of Babcock and Wilcox-Designed Reactors," published April 2, 1980.

Notice of this meeting was

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published April 14.

  • Reliability and Probabilistic Assessment, April 30, 1980, Washington, DC.

The Subcommittee will continue its evaluation of the need to develeo quantitative safety goals for nuclear power plants and consideration of the actual form these goals may take and what they should accomplish.

The Subcommittee will also dis-cuss some general items related to the NRC Probabilistic Analysis Staff's ongoing programs and budget.

Notice of this meeting was published April 15.

  • Reculatory Activities, April 30, 1980 (8:45 a.m.), Washington, DC.

The Subcom-mittee will review regulatory guides and revisions to existing regulatory guides; also, it may discuss pertinent activities which affect the current licensing process and/or reactor operation.

Notice of this meeting was published April 17.

  • Procedures and Administration, April 30, 1980 (1:00 p.m.), Washington,DC.

The Subcommittee will consider policies and procedures applicable to the ACRS Fellow-ship Program and possible reorganization of the ACRS Staff functions, as well as other miscellaneous matte,rs regarding ACRS procedures. iloticeofthismeetingwas published April 17.

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RESCHEDULED to June 16-17, 1980 (tentative), Sunol, CA.

  • Consideration of Class 9 Accidents, May 9, 1980, Chicago, IL. (Rescheduled from May 6 in Washington, DC) The Subcommittee will discuss:
1) consideration of low probability, high consequence accidents (including core melt) as part of the licensing process, 2) the Integrated Fuel Melt Research Program, and 3) review of pertinent portions of the NRC research program for the ACRS annual reports to NRC and Congress.

The Subcommittee will review NRC research programs in the area of operational safety, including fire protection, noise diagnostics, and man-machine interfaces for the ACRS annual reports to NRC and Congress.

  • Site Evaluation / Reactor Radiolooical Effects,, May 21-22, 1980, Washington, DC.

The Subcommittees will review pertinent portions of the NRC research program for the ACRS annual reports to NRC and Congress.

  • Extreme External Phenomena, May 28-29, 1980, Los Angeles, CA.

The Subcommittee will discuss recommendations made by the NRC Staff and the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory resulting from the NRC Task Action Plan, " Seismic Design Criteria -

ShortTermProgram"(TAP-A40).

Other related topics may be discussed as time permits.

  • Reactor Safety Research, June 3, 1980 (tentative), Washington, DC.

The Subcom-mittee will begin preparation of a draft report to NCR on the NRC FY-82 research budget

  • Reculatory Activities, June 4,1980 (tentative), Washington, DC.

The Subcommit-tee will review regulatory guides and revisions to existing regulatory guides; also, it may discuss pertinent activities which affect the current licensing process and/or reactor operation.

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  • Advanced Reactors, June 13, 1980 (tentative), Washington, DC. The Subcommittee will review NRC funding and program direction or program termination as appro-priate.
  • General Electric' Test Reactor (GETR), June 16-17,1980 (tentative--rescheduled from May 5-6) Sunol, CA.

The Subcommittee will continue its review of the geo-logic, seismologic and structural engineering aspects of the GETR plant site.

Other matters related to the NRC Order to Show Cause may also be discussed.

Idaho Falls, ID.

The Subcommittees will review pertinent protions of the NRC research program for the ACRS annual reports to NRC and Congress, and will be briefed by representatives of the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) on NRC research programs related to LOCA/ECCS and system transients.

  • Safeguards and Security, June 26, 1980,(tentative) Washington, DC. The Subcom-mittee will review pertinent portions of the NRC research pre cam for the ACRS s

annual reports to NRC and Congress, and will be briefed by RES on recently completed NRC studies relating to reactor plant design to reduce vulnerability to sabotage.

Code development related to spent fuel storage pool consequence estimates.from sabotage attack will be considered, also.

A closed session is planned regarding recent events relating to plant security.

  • Advanced Reactors, July 1,1980 (tentatiave), Washington, DC.

The Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC funding and program direction or program termination as appropriate.

3 ACRS FULL COMMITTEE MEETIrlGS May 1-3, 1980.

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  • Extended operation of Shippingport Atomic Power Station L'dBR core.

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  • Application of tiRC Action Plans to tiear-Term Construction Permits.

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  • ACRS comments re the feasibility and practicality of containing a molten core.

E.

  • Clarification of ACRS reports on the NRC Action Mans regarding Near-Term Operating Licenses and the NRC Bulletins and Orders Task Force Report.

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  • ACRS report on the proposed ?!RC Rule on Emergency Planning (10 CFR, Part 50).

G.

  • ACRS comments on the installation and use of a Nuclear Data Link to monitor nuclear power plant operations.

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  • Recent operating experience at nuclear plants including turbine disc cracking in pressurized water reactors, and jet pump failures in boil-ing water reactors.

June 5-7, 1980 -- Agenda to be announced.

1 July 10-12, 1980 -- Agenda to be announced.

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John C. Hoyle f

Advisory C6mmitte Management Officer 1

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