ML20035D939
| ML20035D939 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/03/1992 |
| From: | Ward D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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D.A. Ward, Chairman 1
June 3, 1992 I
i Summary of Meeting of ACRS Planning and Procedures Subcommittee j
May 5, 1992 l
Particicants:
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David A. Ward, Chairman J.
C. Carroll, Member P. G. Shewmon, Member
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Fraley, Executive Director Staff R. P. Savio, Asst. Executive Director for Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Waste S. Duraiswamy, Chief Reactors Branch G. R. Quittschreiber, Technical Assistant, ED M. MacWilliams, Chief, Operations Support Branch EyIpgag:
l This meeting was held to discuss:
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Future ACRS Activities - Items proposed for consideration by the Committee during the June & July 1992 meetings and beyond.
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Arrangements for the Second Multinational Meetino of Advisory r
Bodies - Premeeting session on May 26, 1992.
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Implementation of Chairman Selin's Succestions for Conduct of i
Committee Activities to Make the Committee More Useful to the
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Discuss suggestions (See Attachment A, pp. 1-4)
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made by Chairman Selin during the April ACRS meeting
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Area 1 Commission.
Focus on a relatively small number of long-term Area 2 continuing issues identified by the Commission and/or the f
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Agreement by the Commission and Committee reached before a large investment of resources by the Committee.
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Area 3 - Items where the Committee should interact more directly with the staff and staff management.
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Interaction with the RES Staff - Concern about failure to "close the loop" regarding issues where members are critical of research activities.
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Preparation of ACRS Subcommittee Meetino Minutes Implementation of guide proposed by Dr. Siess for preparation of subcommittee meeting minutes.
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I Discussion & Conclusiong l
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Members discussed the items noted above briefly and reached the j
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Accointment of ACRS Members I
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Members agreed that OGC should be infomed of Chairman Selin's comments regarding Commission " plans" to relax the existing interpretation of CI statutes so that persons with some 4
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outside nuclear activities can be appointed to the Committee.
Members agreed that Mr. Ward should discuss this matter with l
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Members discussed the status of 9
new candidates (See i
Attachment B, pp. 5-7) received since the April meeting and the status of Dr. Chang Chen and Mr. Edward Mroczka (Note:
Action was deferred regarding these 2 nominees during the April ACRS meeting).
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Future ACRS Activities i
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Proposed Committee activities for the June and July meetings and longer-range items (Attachment C, pp. 8-18) were discussed briefly.
A revised version, taking into account specific i
i comments, will be made available for Committee consideration during the 385th full Committee meeting.
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Arranaements for Second Multinational Meetino of Advisorv Committees - Premeetino Session on May 26, 1992 It was noted that the RSK Chairman (Dr. Kessler) appears to anticipate a substantive discussion of at least one item (containment design for the next generation of PWRs to accommodate severe accidents).
See Attachment D, pp. 19-23, for proposed agenda for this session.
It was suggested that a briefing on the status of the reactors in eastern Germany be f
added to the meeting agenda.
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t Dr. Wilkins has talked to Dr. Kessler directly and should have more specific guidance, but it may be appropriate to have more members attend the May 26 "premeeting" (the RSK plans to send 9 members vs. the 4/5 previously expected).
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dinner for the RSK representatives.
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Conduct of Committee Activities Succested by Chairman Selin i
The three areas of work listed above were discussed.
It was noted that the ACRS is already doing work on several items in Areas 1 and 2, namely:
Key Technical Issues identified by the ACRS (See R.
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Fraley memo dated April 21, 1992, Attachment E, pp. 24-28)
Review of Use of DACs in the certification process
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Review of Selected ITAACs
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Consideration of ASP Program methodology by Dr. Lewis and
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8 Use of PRA in the Regulatory Process Implementation of Safety Goals (suggested by W.
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The SALP Process (proposed by W. Kerr, Attachment F, pp.
29-31)
Systematic Review of Existing Plants (proposed by W.
Kerr, Attachment F, pp. 29-31)
It was agreed that the ACRS should work up a list of areas where the ACRS is planning /doing work in Areas 1 and 2 and provide the list to the Commission for reaction. A forwarding letter similar to that used by the ACIN to transmit its Program Plan triannually to the Commission was suggested (See Attachment G,
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32-36) as one possible mechanism to interface with the Commissioners before a
significant expenditure of resources.
The members agreed,
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Regarding Area 3,
Interaction with the staff, the members noted that the Committee is aware of this problem and is operating accordingly.
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Interaction with the RES Staff i
h Mr. Ward was asked to develop additional information regarding this matter to try and identify specific issues in need of t
Committee attention.
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Subcommittee Meetino Minutes f
R. F. Fraley noted that the ACRS staff plans to promulgate /use the guide prepared by Dr. Siess regarding the preparation, I
scope, content, etc., of ACRS subcommittee meeting minutes (See Attachment H, pp. 37-45).
Members of the Planning and Procedures subcommittee endorsed this action.
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Miscellaneous Two additional items were discussed for Committee consideration -
i The NRC staff reevaluation of the " locked door" analysis in resolution of GI-81 The memorandum from Mark Stella regarding provisions for decommissioning of future nuclear plants Members agreed to add these items to the list of items
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ATTACHMENTS:
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Memorandum dated 4/21/92 from Gary l
ATTACHMENT A PP. 1-4
-i Quittschreiber to Jim Johnson, OCM/IS transmitting Draf t Minutes of Chairman Selin's Discussion at 4/2/92 ACRS Mtg.
7 Nominees for 1992 ACRS Vacancies ATTACHMENT B PP. 5-7
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ATTACHMENT C PP. 8 R. P. Savio Memorandum dated 5/4/92 l
for Planning & Procedures Subete.,
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Future ACRS Activities i
386th ACRS Meeting June 4-63 1992 ATTACHMENT D PP. 19-23 Memorandum dated 5/6/92 from GRO,
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May 26, 1992 Preplanning Meeting with RSK Members r
ATTACHMENT E PP. 24-28 Memorandum dated 4/21/92 from RFF i
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ACRS Key Technical Issues l
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PP. 29-31 Message to Dave Ward from Bill Kerr,
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Topics for Long-Term Con-I sideration ATTACHMENT G -
PP. 32-3 6 ACNW Memorandum dated 5/1/92,
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Program Plan for the ACNW l-ATTACHMENT H PP. 37-45 Procedures for Preparation of the ACRS
' Subcommittee Meeting Minutes by C. P.
Siess ATTACHMENT I P. 46 Excerpt from Attachment to Memorandum dated 4/6/92 on Future ACRS Activities for 386th ACRS Meeting, June 4-6, 1992 e
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