ML20042E098

Discusses Impacts Resulting from FY90 Appropriations Reduction.Recommends Approval of Revised Budget Estimates Described in Attachments 1 & 2

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g omtvaunt o UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ij WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Septerber 15, 1989 HEMORANDUM FOR:

Chairman Carr FROM:

James M. Taylor Acting Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION As you know, the Senate and the House of Representatives have passed the conference version of the FY 1990 Energy. and Water Development Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2696) which would appropriate $445 million to NRC. This is $30 million less than we requested in the President's Budget. Attachment 1 is a p

t susaary of the proposed funding for FY 1990 based on a $445 million appropri-ation. Attachment 2 is a summary of the impacts that result from the pending appropriations reduction.

This $30 million reduction will have a significant impact on the programs that particularly on our research programs.

we had planned to conduct in FY 1990 MyproposedallocationofthereductIonwillcutresearchby$20millionto n

$88 million. This proposal envisions NRC carticipation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program in FY i '30 will be held to the current FY 1989 level (i.e., $0.5 million) and we plan to request approval from the Small Business Administration for a phased withdrawal from the SBIR program.

A separate paper will be provided to seek Commission approval of this action.

Additionally, about $3.3 million in planned Nuclear Safety Research will be reprogrammed to develop reactor Itcense renewal regulations and licensing guidance in accordance with the program described in SECY-89-275.

I reconsnend that you approve the revised budget estimates as described in Attachments 1 and 2.

Ronald Scroggins and I are available to discuss these estimates with you. Pending enactment of the FY 1990 Energy and Water Development Aapropriations, the staff is proceeding with finalizing the FY 1990-1994 ive-Year Plan and the FY 1990 funding allocatiuns based on these recommendations. Thus, I would appreciate receiving your decision subsequent to enactment of NRC's FY 1990 appropriations by September 29, 1989, whichever is later.

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List of' bec's for memorandum dated September 15,:1989

SUBJECT:

FY'1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION J.' Taylor, Acting ED0 R. Scroggins, OC L. Hiller, OC F. Gillespie, NRR a

J. Larkins, NRR R. Villafranco, NRR J. Funches}n:NMM P. McLaug1

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A. Burda,- RES..

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P. Rabideau, OC/DBA

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E. Heumann, OC/PAB1-j K.~ Olive.-OC/PAB1 M. Weston, OC/PAB1 K.- Lancaster, OC/PAB2

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K. McDarby, OC/PAB2 K. McGrath, OC/PAB2 S. Smith, OC/PAB2 R. J. Smith OC/B05-

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SUMARY OF

-W-FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION (Dollars in Millions)-

FY 1989 FY 1998 Recour!cuded '

FY 1990-Estimate EstimateM Reduction Revised ~

I SALARIES AND BENEFTIS

$190.7

$203.7-

$0.5N

$203.2' 12.6 TRAVEL 12.6 12.4 PROGRM1 SUPPORT 152.4 177.6 P7.52 150.1 t

- Reactor Safety and Safeguards Regulation (28.8).

(34;4)

(4.5)

(29.9)

Nuclea'r Safety Research-(91.2)

(103.0)

(19.6)

(83.4)

Nuclear Material and Low-level Waste Safety and Safeguards Regulation (7.8)

(8.7)

(1.1)2f (7.6)

High-Level Nuclesr Waste Regulation (IL9)

(16.6)

(1.6)

(15.0)

Special and Independent Reviews, Investigations, and Enforcement (10.7)

(12.1)

(0.7)M (11.4),

.(2.5 Nuclear Safety Management and Support

-(2.0)

(2.5)

(0.3 (0.3)

Inspector' General ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 72.1 81.1 2.0 79.1

-(22.8)J ADN.

-(20.8)

(22.8)

(5.2 CONS

'(4.4

~ (5.2 IRM

~(33.3 (37.4 (2.0)

(35.41 OC-(2.5 (3.0 (3.0h l((3.2) '

OP (2.4)

~ 3.2 0.7)

~ ~.001 (0.4) 0.7)

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?.gions (8.3) 8.8)

TOTAL

$427.8

$475.0

$30.0

$445.0 II-As approved in the FY 1990-1994 draft FYP by the Commission on July 25, 1989.

. 2,/ Includes $0.4M for. MSS; $0.4M for RES; $0.3M for LSSA; and $0.5M'for.LSS participants.

L 3I Includes $0.7M for AE00.

N Adjusted estimate; no anticipated. impact.

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IMPACT OF FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION

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HISSION AREA: REACTOR SAFETY AND. SAFEGUARDS REGULATION Amount Amount

-Program - --

Budgeted *.. Chanced Explanation of Reduction----*-- - --

REACTOR LICENSING - APPLICATION REVIEWS AND INSPECTION

$2,131

-$200 No significant impact. 5 mcialized inspections for Brouns Ferry Units 1 and 3 have men deferred consistent with' the TVA restart schedule.

REACTOR OPERATIONS REVIEWS

$1,378

-$200 Eliminates contractor support that may'be needed for'8 of-the 30 maintenance team inspections scheduled for FY 1990..

HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN REACTOR

-SAFETY

.$6,500

-$150' Delays completion.of the analysis of the sensitivity of nuclear power-plant risk to variations in human performance until FY 1991.

REACTOR OPERATIONS INSPECTIONS. $9,050

-$290 Eliminates one or two'of the planned 10'to 12 safety system functional inspections, safety system outage modification.-

inspections. or operational safety team inspections. Also reduces the level.of PRA guidam.e provided to. resident and team inspectors.

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• As approved in the FY 1990a1994 FYP'by the Ccumissien' July 25, 1989.

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IMPACT OF FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION

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Budgeted

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OPERATING REACTOR LICENSE MAINTENANCE AND REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS

$12.946

-$3,560

(-$2,190)-

Reduces technical assistance for reviewing operating reactor.

licensing actions by about 20' percent. This will delay-completion of about 200 licensing actions. Licensing - l actions that have a_high safety or radiological impact will not be delayed as a result of this reduction. This reduction will not impact implementing the recammendations of the NRR Management Guidance Team as described in.SECY 89-268.

(-$1,270)

Continues zero funding for contre.ctor assistance for topical-

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derived from new or advanced methods will be delayed untti--

FY 1991.

(-$100)

Eliminates contractor support in applying potential PRA insights and precursor information'to regulation activities..

REACTOR ACCIDENT-MANAGEMENT

$1,810

-$100 Reduces.-by about 18 percent, the contractor support for the region-based emergency preparedness exer::ise inspections.

REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

$635.

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IMPACT OF FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION

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? MISSI0ft AREA: ' NUCLEAR' SAFETY.RESEARCH Program-Amount Amount Program Element.

Budgeted *- Changed Explanation-of Reduction-INTEGRITY OF REACTOR COMPONENTS $33,125

-$5,470

- Reactor Vessel and Piping Integrity-

$15,600

-$2,085

(-$1,100)_

Delays for at41 east a year, the two pressurized thermal shock.' experiments-(PTSE-3.and -4) which are in preparation.

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This may effectively cliainate performing these tests.at.-

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ORNL due to facility ~ decay and loss of essential personnel..

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The PTSE-3' experiment was intended to determine the effect of cladding on mitigation of crack extension under PTS j

accidents'. The industry may attempt to take credit for cladding's ability-to inhibit crack extension to obtain relief from the requirements of the PTS _ Rule when they-reach the screening' criterion.1 Without Odequate experimen-tal proof, the staff may..on an interim basis, adopt exces--

sively conservative positions regarding operation at or j

beyond the screening criterion. The PTSE-4 experiment was.

to measure the ability of. low upper shelf energy weld metal.

to resist fracture under PTS. conditions. NRC will now have.

to rely on analyses provided by the industry and may.have.-

to' adopt excessively conservative positions to assure safety:

at this time. ' Additionally, the number of tests and micro-

. scopic examinations that will.be conheted to determine the-.

radiation damage mech 4nisms' will also be reduced. This will-

l reduce our ability to effectively predict when plants reach

'the PTS rule screening criteria.

It will also delay revision of R e latory Guide 1.99..

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(-$600)

Defers the' restart of work 'on the' cyclic' crack' growth rate' of

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vessel and pip!ng steels' under reactor' em &mmental condi-f tions and delays initiation of, studies of M cracks in:

alpes and elbous., This work tells'how fast cracks can grow.. '

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mtween operating cycles or if.a short crack can actually be p

critical for failure. NRR is dependent upon these crack a

growth rates for their decisions of.whether or not to allow l

plants to go back on'1tne, or if cracks must be repaired or-replaced. Current decisions.will be based on~available data i

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which was validated for long cracks and are thought to be f

not conservative for short cracks.

(-$285)

Eliminates about 70 percent of:the funds' for determining the' initial flaw distribution in a pressure vessel. This will effectively eliminate the start of the program. ' The plan was to use an existing: pressure vessel salvaged from a

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h cancelled nuclear plant for very detailed examination using F

'the most advanced nondestructive techniques, and then to do such metallographic examination as necessary to verify defects. This initial flaw-distribution' data is needed for

.PRA accuracy. - The present " standard" initial flaw distri--

n bution was set forth in the Marshall Report of nearly ten

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' realistic,~and is'strongly believed to be unconservat W e.

However, there'is no credible alternative.

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Reduces 50 percent of the funding for evaluation of camponents

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and, materials removed from the Shippingport reactor. This willi preclude work to begin removal ~ and study of pressure vessel.

L steel material from the ressel..!The loss of data from the Shippingport vessel will eliminate tests of such meterial to; validate accelerated la'aoratory 1rradiation tests.. Dup 11-cate materials cannot be produced in the lab. The in-site as-frradiated properties of reactors which have operated for i i

long times are'essentini to regulate older. plants and then'

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' IMPACT OF FY 1990 APPROPRIATIONS REDUCTION

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'NISSION AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY-RESEARCN Program Amount Amount

.. Program Element.

Budgeted

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-- Explanation of Redvetion- - -

- n11 cense them for continued service. Will only be able f o complete the work on. shield tank embrittlement, and will have to stretch out or abandos work on materials already removed.

(+$500)

Review inclustry reports on BWR and PWR reactor. pressure vessels, pressure vessel internals, and mondestructive exam issues. Identify issues and prepare draft regulatory guides for review of reactor license remetels.

- Aging of Reactor Components

$8,375

-$885

(-$1,685)'

The work lin this area consists of the aging assessment, impact on safety, aging detectio.e and the development o.f aging degradetion mitigation methodology for orar 30

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electrical-mechanical components and 20' systems found in

' U.S. nuclear pouer plants. The reduction of approximately

.20 percent means_that some of the identified. components and

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systems will 'never receive an aging degradation assessment J and much of the confirmatory work required to assure the-

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prevention of. common mode failure for classes of safety systems in cammercial nuclear power _ plants'wfil not be carried out.

For 'a s'ignificant'ausber of safety systems and safety' related components,- the NRC will not have established the increasing risk ; 6.-A red by possible failure of-aged components and systems. Some of these componentsi and systems are: compressors, heat exchangers, surge ~,

arresters, fans and chillers.' main steam isolation valves,:

nuclear instrumentation, main steam systee :and reactor core isolation cooling-system.

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MIS $10N-AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH Program Amount Amount

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-. Program. Element... _

Budgeted

• Changed For approximately 50 percent of *.he identified components-and systems, the NRC will not have the technical bases forf evaluating the effectivenessfof the utilities' maintenance programs.

Development of.the technical bases for reactor licec V renewal.for most of the components identified above a bei impacted by the reduction will. net be cdapleteo +.n

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(+$800)

Start developing the regulatory impact and ' cost analyses-portions of the regulatory guides on:

(1) acceptable methods-.

for the mitigation of the aging degradation of the component con 11ng water system, the instrument air system, and the residual heat removal system; (2) acceptable life assessment models for cast stainless' steel components; (3) acceptable

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aging in class IE power and reactor protection systems; (4) effective maintenance of motor operated valves, check.

valves, solenoid valves, and auxiliary feedwater pumps; and (5) a master regulatory guide (including' subsidiary regulatory guides and NUREGS as needed) that defines accepta614 itcensee programs / practices'for understanding.and managing aging for license renemal and augmenting regulatory guide 1.70 to specifically-consider the aging-re16ted issues that must be

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-(Dollars in Thousands)

MISSION AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH Prograis Amount Amount

' Program Element Budgeted

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.- Explanation of Reduction --

- Engineering Standards Eliminates'about three' staff-years of contractot assistance Development

$1,000

-$400 to the NRC in engineering standards development and transfer-to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pre:.sure. Vessel Code,Section III, " Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components," and Section XI, " Rules "for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plants." This will reduce NRC representation at all code.and connittee meetings pertaining to nuclear power standards and delay studies for the regdlatory Japact and cost analyses.that usually are needed before the NRC endorses professional society standards. In addition, reductions will also be ande in the NRC testing program on thefoperability of.

certain~ types.of motor operated valves. This' work-is in.

support of the. resolution of Generic Safety Issue 87 and the implementation of the resolution of Generic Safety Issue II.E.6.1.

- Seismic and~ Structural Research t$8,150

-$2,100-(-$1,100)

Delays by'at least one year, findings about earthquake causal.

mechanisms and prehistoric earthquake occurrence that could

~ help close the Eastern U.S. seismicity issue and would-potentially reduce the large uncertainties-~ associated with seismic hazard estimates.c Seisade hazard estimates provide the dominant uncertainty in seismic PRA studies...Thus, the major uncertainty addressed in IPE seismic plant reviews cannot be reduced until studies are completed to demonstrate whether or not the likely recurrences of earthquakes (i.e.,

siellar to the Charleston earthqua'le) are tied to specific geographical areas.

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Budgeted

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Virtually eliminate' research support for the review of

(-$550) s upcoming ASME piping design criteria changes for pipe dampiagg.

pipe stress allouables, piping analysis, and pipe support design. -It is expected that several such proposals will be-presented to NRC for approval in FY 1990..

(-$400)

Delays'for one year, possibie cooperative effort with Japan on seismic response of structures on soil sites. Assessment' of. realistic seismic margins for U.S. plants on so11 sites requires test results that are available only from Japanese test prngrams

(-$50)

This reduction in structural aging research requiresconcen-tration of all remaining resources on attempts to keep pace-

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wattempts to begin the formulation of a basis for restructur-

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ing the leak rate testing program.

PREVENTING DAMAGE TO REACTOR CORES

$22.050

-$6,000

- Plant-Performance-

$ 5,200-

-$3,350

-(-$1,600)

No. impact. This plant performance work planned for FY 1990 -

.was funded in FY11989 as a result of not entering ir.to a

. cooperative research project with the B&W Owner's Group.

(-$1,150)

' Terminates experiments needed to confirm once-through-steam-generator (OTSG) facility. scaling assumptions used to siem14te-

.the~following transients: accident / management strategy of-secondary. feed and bleed; main steam line break; inadvertent valve opening;.and other transients leading to OTSG secondary-side depressurization. As a result of terminating experfaents, 8-

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.. Program Elsment.

. Budgeted

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the NRC will not have a data base for thermal-hydraulic code-

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development with OTSG performa.nce equivalent to-that which exists. for L CE and GE plants.-

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(-$600)

Terminates technical analysisLfor suggested tests on' accident-sanagement in ROSA-IV, effectively eliminating participation i'

in ROSA-IV test decisions on primary depressurizations, primary feed and bleed, and ' secondary feed and bleed. His.

impacts accident management research in that' code validation for specific accident sequences would be lacking.. ROSA-IV i

would pass from'a US/ Japan program to a Japan / France / Germany'

-j program./ Also,-new work will not be initiated on experimental a i

J facilities lst universities,

--Reactor Applications

. $5,300

-$2,150_

(-$1.400)

Eliminates half of the baseline activities at the thermal u

L hydraulics Technical Support Center. The activities include:

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code applicability studies for a small break LOCA in a CE

. plant-and for a loss of feedwater accident in a W plant.

.Also. development of two plant input decks ~(VogtTe (PWR) and; l

Limerick (8WR)) will be delayed untti FY'1991.- With regard

-to the 8WR stability. problem related to the LaSalle event,

. delays the analysis of the Swedish Oskarshamn event for one

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year and changes:the basis.for.further cooperation with the Swedes on this issue..

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Terminates work on thermal-hydraulic analysis of CANDU reactors from_the point of view of NRC licensing criteria.

Reduces work on review of'600f0f BWR advanced light water 1

I' proposals submitted to DOE for the purpose of determining;

if. existing NRC-computerLcodes can accurately simulate-

- safety systems'of these r.sw designs.

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MISSION AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH 4

Program Amount Amount Program Element' Budgeted * - -Changed

. Explanation.of Reduction

- Human Factors

$4,710

-$200 Dalays by about six months, research on the role of the shift technical advisor. - Also~ delays about one year, research to-

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integrate. human and hardware reliability into assessments of' advanced reactor designs.

-- Reliability Assessment

$2,840

-$300 Delays development of an objective basis for regulatory requirements to monitor performance rather than design unrgins. Development-of criteria to improve operat h al safety using defenses against common-cause fa11ere would be delayed.

- Accident Management

$4,000.

REACTORCONTAIME5TPERFORMANCE $28,875

-$6,550

- Core Melt and Reactor M.

. Coolant System Failure

$7,677

-$950 2

(-$500)

Cancels the-planned confirmation of predicted natural circu-

-lation induced surge line failure for a station blackout l

accident and investigation of the reactor. coolant system H

response to similar accidents at PWR's. It is important toi confirm that the~ principal' reason that direct containment.

heating is. net the dominant threat to large dry containments in NUREG-1150 because of expected depressurization of the reactor' coolant system by natural circulat h -induced het leg failure. As a consequence of the reduction, RES will not be able'to fully ccafirm the NUREG-1150 conclusions nor provide?

best estimate technical bases for estimating the effects'of.

natural circulation en the course of severe accidents.

(-$450)

Slows work on fission product behavior within the reactor.

coolant system and within containments. Planned. validation" m-

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of fission product release and transport models will be-delayed.and nodels for' predicting the inpact en' accident source terms from resuspension and revaporization of fission

' products will not be evaluated until FY 1991, and then on a stretched out schedule. RES will not be able to improve best estimate technical bases for estimating severe accident-source terms and as a consequence, the containsent improve-ments program will not be as effective'as it is now anticipated.-

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- Reactor Contair. ment Safety

-$11,060

-$2,295

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Slows further development of core / concrete interaction analysis tools and curtails the conduct of core / concrete -

experiments. :As a result, the NRC's ability'to answer accident management questions and detailed questions about melt behavior and1the generation of fission product aerosols in containment will be delayed about 12 to.18 months., Therefore, NRC's ' ability to provide the best

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estimate technical bases for estimating containment response and soirce terms frca severe accidents will.be impacted.

(-$1,100)'

. Cancels plans.for construction of the experimental facility.

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-to study high temperature hydrogen combustion and detonation-in containments'. This ste(y was planned to address the.

dominant uncertainties with respect to the question of steam inerting in the presence of high. temperature hydrogen for 8WR Mark II'and III containments and in PWR ice condenser containments. As a consequence, RES will not be able.to provide' improved estimates of the. effects of high tempera-tures,'high pressures and high steam content on containment loadings from hydrogen combustion and detonation in' severe.

accidents.

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MISSION AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH a

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- Reactor Containment Structural i -

Integrity

$2,200

-$400

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' Delays the' extension of results'to prestressed concrete 4

containments and defers activities on structural response to4 hydrogen-related loadings. It will be' necessary to reduce the' scope of:the penetration project by dropping one of the-two bellows tests (one-ply or two-ply).- This will:necessi..

tate extrapolattng from one test to' numerous bellows types, thus leaving large uncertainties.. It will also be necessary i

to reduce the scope of the post-test analysis and separate effects testing for prestressed concrete containment. The.

technical. basis for-some IPE. reviews may be delayed.

(+$200)

Review IRMARC topical reports on the containment issue for license renewal and prepare draft regulatory. guides on license renewal criteria for plant structures.

- Reactor Accident Risk Analysis'

$7,938

-$2.905

(-$1,380)'

Delays the development'and use of advanced PRA methods includ ing improved models of human t.ehavior and severe accident:

physical processes in the review of advanced light water E reactor risk analyses (required for design approval of such' advanced plants), in the review of risk analyses of 11 censed -

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plants and other regulatory uses of risk analysis mathods..

(-$1,825)

' Risk' analysis.models of power plants'are used by the staff.

in a variety of ways,-including the cost-benefit analysis 1

.of generic issues, the analysis of the -importance of events-in operating plants, assessing the overall performance.of-operating plants, etc. The number of plant risk. studies i

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MISSION AREAi NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH Program.

Amount-Amount Program Element Budgeted

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ways will be. reduced, as will the overall level'of support available to the staff for the performance of such analyses.

(+$300)

Develop methods to quantify the sources of risk from extended life and risk reduction from the imposition of.

specific regulatory requirements for. license renewal.

CONFIRMING THE SAFETY OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL

$2,150

-$480 This reduction will result in' the deferral of about 20 per--

cent of the planned tasks. This will impose conservative i

constraints on the.. technical bases for some licensing decisions and may effect the licensability of specific-l sites due to the absence of adequate supporting technical information.-

RESOLVING SAFETY ISSUES AMD DEVELOPING REGULATIONS

$16,800.

-$1,100

- Generic and Unresolved Safety Issues.

- $3,730

-$50 A draft regulatory guide on control room habitability pre-viously planned for FY 1990 will not be issved.. Technical:

results will be published as a NUREG document and referenced i

via a' generic letter.

- Standardized and Advanced

. Reactors

$830 l 1

- Fuel Cycle, Materials, Transportation, and Safeguards

$725

-$200 Rulemaking or petition evaluation support will be reduced

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. Amount Amount iProgram Element-Budgeted

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- Explanation.of Reduction impact of the recycle of equipment and material with residual radioactive contamination. The reduction'in transportation safety support would further extend the joint NRC-DOT program.

.to evaluate the safety and economic significance of.NRC's

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continuing to allow fissile material and Type B quantities of 4

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other radioactive material to'be shipped in DOT Specification Packages. -The lack of safeguards support would eliminate, validation of the psychological testing portion of the access authorization rule.

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- Developing and Improving Regulations

$6,065

-$150

(-$300)

Limits.the extent of the' systematic review and s' ubsequent '

modification'of regulations that are marginally important.

to safety.

(-$250)

The systematic review of the risk importance and effective-'

ness of 'MRC regulations and regulatory practices identified:

in the Safety Goal Policy implementation plan will be i

substantially reduced in scope for FY-1990 and deferred to-i later years..~

(-$1,100)

. Reduces NRC participation in the Small Business Innovation-(

Research (SBIR) Program to $500K, the'same level as FY.1989..

This program'is established by the Small Business Innovation Research Act of 1982 (Public Law No.97-219), administered' by the Small Business Administration (SBA), and promulgated l

by the SBA Policy Directive entitled, "Small Business Inno-

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vation Research (SBIR) Program". The policy directive states.

that any agency may not unilaterally cease participation in.

the program but must-obtain SSA approval for a phased with-drawal. Thus, NRC will prepare the necessary application.to

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MISSION AREA:' NUCLEAR SAFETY.RESEARCH Program-Amount Amount Program Element Budgeted

• Changed Explanationiof Reduction. -

(+$200)

These resources are to support the development of thel 4

regulatory analysis and regulatory guides for reactor.

license renewal. With respect to the regulatory analysis.1 efforts will focus'on cost impacts'and cost benefit formu-'

lations. as well as. adding specificity to.the. license M

renewal reguirements.

(+$1,300)

Develop a generic environmental impact statement to support the reactor license renewal rulemaking..This replaces previous plans for a generic environmental assessment only.

- Severe Accident-i Implementation

$2,925

-$300

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(-$200)

Value-impact analyses that would be required for backfitting any additional regulatory requirements identified under the l

a Containment Performance Improvement program for containments L

other than BWR Mark I's will not'be carried out~ in FY 1990.

.The implementation of any recommended improvements will either be delayed until.FY 1991 or will be implemented by.

l including'the insights in the Individual Plant Examinations.-

Staff findings on other. containments will not be impacted.:

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.(-$100)

Studies of potential changes to NRC policy and regulations as'a result of severe accident research will be' limited to

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. siting and revision of the Technical'Information Document--

14844 source term. Efforts to modify other applications of; J

. source ters and severe accident research will be. delayed l

until FY 1991.

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MISSION AREA: NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH i

Program.

Amount Amount Program Element Budgeted

• Changed Explanation of Reduction 1

- Radiation Protection and Health Effects

$2,525

-$400-(-$200)

Continuing reevaluation of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki' health i

i effects data provides new information on the function of sex and age at exposure.z NRC risk estimates needed to establish -

current dose limits do not address these issues. The'NRC-will soon need to respond to ICRP and NCRP recommendations i

for reduction in the dose limits.. Without analysis of the new data on age and sex dependency of risk, the technical'-

base for rulemaking..will be weak..

(-$200)

Terminates work on radiation protection issues that are unique to advanced reactor designs. Initiation of this work.

has been' delayed several times as funding for' development of l

advanced reactors has been reduced.

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1 MISSION AREA: NUCLEAR MATERIAL'AND LOW-LEVEL WASTE SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS REGULATION-Amount Amount

.. Explanation of Reduction.

Budgeted * ~ Changed Program.

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'$1,000 NUCLEAR MATERIAL; SAFETY

$4,000 t

(-$200)

Defers initiation of surveys of previously decommissioned.

i materials and fuel.-cycle facilities until FY 1991. Remaining.

funds will permit continuation of reactive decontamination' i

surveys'of these facilities or sites prior'to license termination. This reduction will not impact the~ review of-materials' licensees terminated since 1965.

.(-$200)

No significant impact. The FY 1989 carryover funds plus the remaining.FY 1990 funds will be sufficient to complete the current contract to survey 3,000 general licensees during FY 1989-1990.

_(-$600)

No'significant impact. Delay in' completion of the medical l

quality assurance rule to April 1990 results in' delay of the need for quality assurance licensing reviews and.

inspections.

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NUCLEAR MATERIAL TRANSPORT-i ATION AND SAFEGUARDS

$2.242

-$100 The development of the Regulatory Guide, " Criticality Safety:

of. Shipping Casks",'will be delayed until FY 1991'.f The delay.

will result in continued conservation uncertainties in cask criticality calculations, including. burn-up calculations.

i LOW-LEVEL WASTE

$2,500 l i

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-(Dollars-in Thousands)

MISSION AREA: HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATION Amount Amount Program-Budgeted

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Explanation of Reduction HIGH-LEVEL WASTE LICENSING

$9,683

-$400 Rulemakings on-(1) Design Basis Accident Dose Limit, (2)

Criteria for Containment of.." Greater-than-Class C" Waste, and (3) License Application Content and Acceptance Criteria i

will be deferred by about one year. This will delay:..

publication of the final rule for.(1) and (2) until about October 1992 and for (3) until about September 1993. 'As a.

result, regulatory uncertainties in these areas will not i

be resolved until after DOE begins preparing the license application.

CONFIRMING THE SAFETY OF HIGH j

LEVEL WAS1E DISPOSAL

$5,000

-$400 The reduction in the HLW research program will come from the CNWRA program. This reduction will have only a limited impact on the CNWRA since the staffing rate in FY 1990 is

' lagging'behind projected levels.

INDEPENDENT SAFETY ADVICE AND ADJUDICATORY REVIEWS

$75 ;

LICENSING SUPPORT SYSTEM

$1,800

-$800

-No significant impact.

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(Dollars;in Thousands)-

MISSION AREA: 'SPECIAL~AND IEEPENDENT REVIEWS, INVESTIGATIONS,'AW ENFORCEMENT Amount.

Amount

-Program Budgeted

• Changed Explanation of Reduction.--

a SPECIAL' SAFETY REVIEWS'

$5,745

-$600' 1

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-(-$125)

Delays-implementation of new initiatives-in'the reactor and materials health physics training areas and the specialized '

technical training area. Extensive curriculum modifications are knoun to be required in.the: reactor and nuclear materials /' '

fuel cycle health physics areas. -

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(-$ 25)

Reduces NRC support for the DOE Aerial Measurements Program.

Number of sites. scheduled for..over-flights would.be reduced to four ~per year which is a marginally. acceptable level of funding to' maintain emergen.cy support service from DOE..

(-$125)

Delays further development and implementation of RSAS as an analytical tool for the Reactor Safety Team and thereby reduces the NRC's capability to respond to and assess a reactor accident.

2

(-$175).

Reduces the capability to conduct BWR drills using the BNL Nuclear Plant Analyzer and contractor. technical support.

3

(-$ 50)

Reduces the ability to respond to newly' identified' reactor.

technology training needs. This would result in a_ reduction.

of: about two course-weeks cf training.

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(-$100)

Reduces the ability to procure high: technology training aids.

in direct support of technical training programs.

4 OPERATING EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:

$5,075

-$100 Eliminates some technical expertise in specialized fields in support of AE00 studies and,.in turn,. limits the number, i

4 scope, and depth ~of studies. Detailed evaluations of one or more aspects of AEOD studies will increase the credibility-1 4

and utility of.these studies. Studies which could benefit" l

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MISSION AREA: SPECIAL AND INDEPENDENT REVIEWS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT Amount Amount-Program Budgeted

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- - Explanation of Reduction-I' from such assistance include equipment taken out of service during. plant shutdown, fast bus transfer, diesel-fuel oil contamination problems, and common mode diesel failures.

Potential safety benefits can be obtained from improved.

technical detail in AE00 reports.to feedback the lessons of experience.

' INDEPENDENT SAFETY REVIEWS AND ADVICE.

$380.

INDEPENDENT ADJUDICATORY REVIEW

$880 ENFORCEMENT

$20

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-(Dollars in Thousands)---- ---

l cADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT: 'INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT l

Amount Amount Program.

Budgeted

• Changed Explanation of Reduction ---

t Computer and Telecommuni-cations Services

$20.551

-$500 y

(-$100)

Defers the acquisition of new system development tools,_

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i including computer-aided software engineering tools, data-

'i base related systems software, and PC-based user software needed for cooperative processing. The primary tapact on MRC users will be that the end-user interface for NRC applications will not be improved.

(-$200)

Only essential installation or relocation of telephone instruments and associated equipment. modems, and telecom-munications lines will be made throughout headquarters-i

during FY 1990.

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(-$200)

Reduces _ usage of the videoconferencing system in FY 1990.

Remaining funds will provide for all videoconferencing-

- network and ' facilities leases and for the broadcast of Commiission meetings of interest to the regional offices.

Any usage cost above these will be funded by the' user of j

the service.-

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-ADMINISTRATIVE" SUPPORT:

INFORMATION RESOURCES' MANAGEMENT Amount Amount Li Program Budgeted

• Changed Explanation of. Reduction

- -- n Information Support

$16,794

-$1,500 Services:

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(-$1,100)

This reduction willt (1)' Limit NUDOCS full-text processing.

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to Licensee Event Reports'and to documents submitted in electronic forest. Ful1-text processing will not exceed ten percen't'of the other documents-submitted to NUDOCS during FY 1990. This will restrict the growth of:the full-'

i text-databases. -(2) Limit the extent of document indexing <

by reducing descriptions, eliminating abstracts, eliminating' FOIA indexing, eliminating special pro',ect indexing, and eliminating' linking document packages.

(3) E11minate the processing of any new document types into the system.

i (4) Defer development of the optical ~ disk sub-system until

,j FY 1992. ~Thislwould defer any image access until that time.

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(5) Defer consolidation into NUDOCS of other NRC automated.

I document control. systems (i.e., ASLBP/ INQUIRE, POR/8RS, l

OGC/ HOPE) until FY 1992.. This will delay' attaining the cost avoidances that would come from the elimination of duplicative systems.

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(-$400)

Reduces the planned increase in ADP timesharing cost by about 50 percent.. Should requirements exceed the planned-i 5

budget allocation, actions to restrict use of'the timeshared-l computer facilities would be required. Also, reduces the-i-

number of multiple subscriptions to variou, periodicals.

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