ML20040A769
| ML20040A769 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1981 |
| From: | Mark J Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| ACRS-SL-0269, ACRS-SL-269, NUDOCS 8201220079 | |
| Download: ML20040A769 (3) | |
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TWO-HUNDRED-SIXTIETH MEETING 0F THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS, DECEMBER 10-12, 1981
Dear Dr. Palladino:
The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards held its 260th meeting in Washington, DC on December 10-12, 1981.
Items considered at this meeting are summarized below.
260th ACRS Meeting The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff and Combustion Engineer-ing, Inc. to review the request for final design approval for the standard nuclear steam supply system (Standard Reference System 80 described in CESSAR).
The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff and Arizona Public Service Company to review the request for a full power Operating License for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2, and 3.
Reports on the CE Standard Reference System and the Palo Verde station have been sent to you.
The Committee approved a memorandum to the E00 concerning occupational exposures at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station and other System 80 plants.
The Committee approved a memorandum to the ED0 containing ACRS recommendations regarding a proposed reaulatory guide on Qualification Acceptance Tests for Snubbers Used in Systems Important to Safety.
Final Committee action on this guide has been deferred pending review by the Generic Requirements Review Connittee.
The Committee approved a report to Jerry D. Griffith, DOE, concerning DOE's review of the final draft of the Department of Energy response to Public Law 96-567, the Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980.
The Committee approved a reply to you discussing the timing and scope of the ACRS annual report to Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program budget, the annual report to the Commission on the RSR program, and the Long Range Research Pl an.
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k Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino December 23, 1981 Copies of the correspondence noted abow have been provided to you.
The Committee met with you and Commissioners Ahearne, Bradford, and Roberts to discuss the proposed scope and content of ACRS annual reports to the Commission and the Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program budget and the Long Range Safety Research Program plan, qualification of operating organizations at nuclear power stations, and the management of information related to regulatory licensing activities.
The Committee met with V. Stello, Deputy Executive Director for Regional Opera-tions and Generic Requirements in his capacity as Chairman of the Generic Requirenents Review Committee to discuss the proposed NRC plan for identifying, prioritizing, and resolving safety issues.
The Committee was briefed by member. of the NRC Staff regarding NRC efforts to improve the reporting of operating experience data by licensees through a pro-posed licensee event report (LER) rulemaking (10 CFR 50.73).
ACRS Subcommittee Activity Since the last report of ACRS activities, the following subcommittee meetings have been held:
Reactor Fuel, in Washington, DC on November 18, 1981 CE Standard Reference System 80, in Windsor, CT on November 19, 1981 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, in Phoenix, AZ on November 23-24, 1981 Emergency Core Cooling Systen in Los Alamos, NM on December 2-3, 1981 Advanced Reactors, Argonne National Laboratory on December 3-4, 1981 Metal Components, in Washington, DC on December 8,1981 Regulatory Activities, in Washington, DC on December 8,1981 Reactor Operations, in Washington, DC on December 8, 1981 Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 in Washington, DC on December 9, 1981 Nuclear Safety Research Program, in Washington, DC on December 9,1981 Meeting with the Canadian Advisory Committee on Nuclear Safety, in i
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Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino December 23, 1981 Future Schsdule The following items are tentatively scheduled for consideration during the 261st ACRS Meeting, January 7-9, 1982:
Reactor Safety Research Program Budget for FY-1983--ACRS Report to Congress Proposed Plans for Review of the CRBR--Briefing by the NRC Director of the CRBR Program Office Proposed Improvements in NSSS Standard Designs--Briefing by Westinghouse Electric Corporation and General Electric Company Human Factors in Design and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants--proposed NRC requirements regarding design of control rooms and safety parameter display systems.
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