ML20042F911

Forwards List of Requests Made at ACRS 360th Meeting on 900405-07 & 18-19

ML20042F911
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/01/1990
From:	Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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ACRS-GENERAL, NUDOCS 9005100151
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS WASHINGTON,0, C. 20666

-May 1, 1990 MEMORANDUM FOR:- James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations ATTN J. Blaha e'

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SUBJECT:

360TH ACRS MEETING FOLLOW-UP ITEMS Based on discussions regarding methods for improved implementation ano follow-up of ACRS recommendations, the Committee agreed-that a summary of Actions, Agreements, Assignments, and-Requests made.

during - each full Committee meeting will be sent to your -office

.following each meeting.

g Attached per thin agreement is a list of the requests made at the

- 360th ACRS Meeting, April 5-7 and 18-19, 1990.

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ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND REQUESTS AND

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360TH ACRS MEETING APRIL 5-7 AND 18-19, 1990 REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION e'

Proposed Rule on Nuclear Power Plant license Renewal (Report to Chairman Carr, dated April 11, 1990) o

_FRC Safety Research Proaram Budaet (Report to Chairman carr, dated April 11, 1990) e, Severe Accident Research Proaram (Report to Chairman Carr, dated April 24, 1990) e Evolutionary Licht Water Reactor Reactor Certification Issues and Their Relationshin to Current Reaulatory Reauirements (Report to Chairman Carr, dated April 26, 1990)

OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE o

Reculatory Imoact Survey Dr. Murley, NRR,. and Mr. Davis, Region III, briefed the Committee on the results of the regulatory impact survey of selected utilities conducted by NRC senior management groups.

These groups surveyed 13 utilities..

The senior managers of the NRC are in the process of assessing the results of the. survey to determine whether NRC should change its regulatory approach to ensure ' continued safe operation of nuclear power plants.

The committee plans to discuss this matter with the staff after the staff has

completed - its final assessment and' taken a position on the need for changing the regulatory approach.

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Containment Desian Criteria for Future Plants Mr.< Ward, Chairman of the= Containment Systems subcommittee, reported'on the joint meeting of the ACRS Subcommittees on

-Containment. Systems and Structural Engineering held on April 4, 1990. He stated.that this was the fifth meeting held so far to gather information for-use by the ACRS in its

' development of proposed containment design criteria for future plants.

The Con.mittee plans to continue its discussion of this matter during future meetings.

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I $60TH ACRS MEETING'- ACTIONS,

. AGE.EMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUESTS 2

e-Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal The Committee heard presentations from and held discussions with representatives of ' the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Management and Resources Council, Northern States Power. Company, and the Yankee Atomic Electric Company

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regarding the proposed rule on license renewal. The 4ommittee issued a report to the Commission on this. matter dated April 11, 1990.

o Meetina with JaDanese ReDresentatives The Committee tentatively agreed to meet with representatives of Hittachi~, Toshiba, Tokyo Electric, and Mitti to discuss issues related.to the ABWR and other items of mutual interest.

This meeting is tentat! sly scheduled to be-held in Japan during September 1990, o

Memorandum from Thomas J.

Kenyon. NRR. to Charles L. Miller.

NRR. dated March 26, 1990. Subiect:

Summary of March'8-10, 1990 ACRS Meetina on SECY-90-016 The Committee discussed the appropriateness of the summary report prepared by Mr.

Kenyon regarding the Committee's deliberations and preliminary decisions related to the ELWR certification issues included in SECY-90-016.

The Committee instructed Mr. Michelson, ACRS Chairman, to call Mr. Taylor, EDO, and bring this matter to his attention.

SUMMARY

/ LIST OF FOLLOW-UP-MATTERS During the May 10-12, 1990 ACRS meeting, the Committee decided e

to discuss additional issues, other than those identified by the staff in SECY-90-016, that it believes should.be

' considered by the staff for the ELWRs.

(Mr. Quittschreiber has the follow-up action on this-matter.)

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The Committee decided to discuss further the NRC staff!s y

Regulatory Impact Survey of Selected Utilities after the staff has completed. its fina] assessment of the results of the survey and taken a position whether the NRC should change its regulatory approach to ensure continued safe operation of nuclear power plants.

(Mr. Quittschreiber has the follow-up action on this matter.)

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.The Committee decided to review the restart of Browns. Ferry e

Unit 2.

Mr. Wylie, Chairman of the TVA Plant Licensing and Restart Subcommittee, agreed to hold a meeting to review the restart and TVA organizational issues associated with this

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.i plant. A Subcommittee meeting, including site visit, has been scheduled tentatively for July.24-25, 1990.

(Mr. Houston-has the follow-up action'on this matter.)

e The Committee suggested that the ACRS Subcommittees on Computers in Nuclear Power Plant Operations and on Instrumentation and control Systems hold a. joint meeting to i

discuss the.CE, GE, and Westinghouse approaches to advanced control room design.

(Mr. Boehnert and Dr. El-Zeftawy have the follow-up action on this matter.)

e Dr. Shearon, RES, agreed to provide. Written information, as I

requested by Dr. Kerr, regarding'the progress being made by H

RES in addressing the following issues included in the Severe i

Accident. Policy Statement.

(Mr. Houston has the follow-up-L

-action on this matter):

"A clarification of containment performance expectations will be made including a decision on whether to establish new performance criteria for containment systems and, if so, what these should be."

i "The Severe Accident Research Program as well as NRC's extensive severe accident studies of certain individual'

. plants will aid in determining the extent to which c

carefully analyzed reference plants can appropriately

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serve as, surrogates for a class of similar plants as the-basis for any generic conclusions.

Any generic

. changes that are identified as necessary for public health and safety will be required through rulemaking and will.be consistent with the Commission's backfit policy."

Mr. Carroll proposed, and the Committee agreed, that there is no need to discuss the Proposed Rulemaking on the Emergency Response.~ Data System at a

subcommittee meeting; staff-presentation to the full Committee would be sufficient.

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matter. is tentatively scheduled for discussion by the full Committee during the June 7-9, 1990 ' ACRS meeting.

(Mr.

.Boehnert has the follow-up action on this matter.)

FUTURE ACTIVITIES The Committee agreed to the following tentative schedule for the 361st ACRS meeting, May 10-12, 1990:

e Reactor ODeratina ExDerience (ODen) - Briefing and discussion

.of NRC activities related to reactor operations and nuclear plant operating ~ events.

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i 360TH ACRS MEETING - ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND REQUESTS-4 Sitino of Nuclear Power Plants (ODen) - Briefing by NRC staff e

representatives regarding their efforts tt decouple nuclear e

plant siting and source term.

e Decommissionina of Nuclear Power Plants (Onen) - Briefing by representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of decommissioning of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Statdion (SECY-90-084).

Individual Plant Examination for External Events (Ocen) - The o

Committee will hear a briefing and discuss a proposed NRC generic letter regarding consideration of external events in Individual Plant Examinations (IPEs),

e Maintenance Performance Indicators (Ocen) - Bricfing by NRC staff representatives on the status of work related to the=

development of maintenance performance indicators.

Briefing by repre-e NRC Acina Research Procram (ODen) sentatives of HRC staff and

industry, as appropriate, regarding the NRC research program on aging of nuclear power plant component =,-systems, and structures.

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BWR Core Power Instability (Onen/ Closed)

Subcommittee Chairmen of the April 27, 1990-joint meeting of the ACRS Subcommittees on Thermal Hydralic Phenomena and on Core Performance regarding proposed corrective actions to deal with the issue of BWR core power instability.

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