ML20044A024
| ML20044A024 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/24/1990 |
| From: | Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| REF-GTECI-099, REF-GTECI-A-45, REF-GTECI-DC, REF-GTECI-NI, TASK-099, TASK-99, TASK-A-45, TASK-OR ACRS-GENERAL, NUDOCS 9006270308 | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Victor Stello, Jr.
Executive Director for Operations ATTN:
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SUBJECT:
347TH ACRS MEETING FOLLOW-UP ITEMS 1
Based on discussions regarding methods for improved implementation and follow-up of ACRS recomendations, the Comittee agreed that a sumary of Actions, Agreements. Assignments, and Requests made during each full Comittee meeting vill be.sent to your office following each meeting.
1 Attached per this agreemen', is a list of the requests made at the '347th =
t ACRS Meeting, March 9-11,.389.
Those items in the list " Actions, Agreements, Assignments, and Requests" dated March 17, 1989 that' do not deal with requests made of the NRC Staff or that are not pertinent to NRC Staff activities have not been included. in.
this follow-up list.
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' ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND REQUESTS 347TH ACRS MEETING - MARCH 9-11, 1989
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REPORTS AND MEMORANDUM 4
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Review of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Restart (Report to j
Chairman Zech dated March 14,1989) i 1
See copy attached, 2.
' Additional A>plications of Leak-Before-Break Technology (Report to t
Chairman Zeci dated March 14, 1989)
See copy attached.
Pro)osedSevereAccidentResearchProgramPlan_(ReporttoChairman-Zeci dated March 15,1989)
See copy attached.
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Containment Design Criteria (Memorandum dated March 15, 1989, to
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thairman Zech from F. J. Remick)
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OTHER ACTIONS, AGREEMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, AND REQUESTS The Comittee discussed a draft report proposed by Dr. Lewis on thi 5.
use of the NRC's Safety Goal Policy as a standard to measure the.
effectiveness of NRC rules and regulations in protecting the public health and safety. The Comittee decided not to send a letter of this type at this time. Dr. Lewis subsequently transmitted a
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(See attached memo-E randum dated March 11, 1989 to the Commissioners from Harold W.
Lewis.)
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The Comittee decided not to review the draft final rule "Centrali-zation of Material Control and Accounting (Licensing and Inspectio L
Activities for Non-Reactor Facilities."
See memorandum dated March 16, 1989 to V. Stello from R. F. Fraley.)
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The Comittee decided to review the proposed resolution of Generic Issue 115, " Enhancement of Reliability of the W Solid State Protec-
=j tion System." A meeting of the Subcomittee oii Instrumentation and Control Systems has been tentatively scheduled for April 5,1989 to review this material. (SeeattachedmemorandumdatedMarch15, 1989 to Kc Meiel from R. F. Fraley.)
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_The Committee reaffirmed its decision to have the Subcommittee on-Occupational and Environmental Protection Systems review the safety
. issues associated with " hot particles." Dr. Moeller has,been invited to participate _as an invited expert.
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The Committee met'with Mr. Stello and discussed the possible uses e
B of the revised NUREG-1150 report.
The revised report is_ expected I
to be available by April 17,.1989. -The" Committee agreed to have -
subcommittee and full Committee discussions after the revised r
NUREG-1150 report is available, and to provide connents on possible uses of this report.
Dr. Kerr will be the cognizant subcommittee chairman for this review.
- 10. The Commission has asked that members of the Committee meet with them during the afternoon of Wednesday, May.3, 1989 to discuss the recent ACRS letters on GI-99 (dated 9/14/88 anJ 2/19/89), USI A-45 dated 9/14/88), and-the Safety Goal Policy-implementation plan P
(dated 2/16/89).
Dr. Remick asked that as many members as possible plan' to attend.
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In order to work out mutually accept.ble schedules for review of i
items' that have been given expedited schedules by Chairman Zech, members were asked to review the schedules proposed for ACRS action-4
.in the EDO Milestone Tracking Report-dated March 1.-1989 and provide feedback to the ACRS staff for transmittal-to the'ED0's office. The cognizant staff engineers will follow up on this item.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES The Committee agreed to a tentative schedule for the April 6-8, 1989 ACRS meeting as shown in Appendix A.
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APPE.10!X A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 6-8, 1989.ACRS MEETING-Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants - Review and connent on proposed rule and Regulatory Guide regarding maintenance programs at nuclear power plants.
Pressurized Thermal Shock - Review and connent on the proposed amendment a
to the pressurized thennal' shock rule (10CFRPart50.61).
Generic Issue 101 - Review and connent on proposed resolution of Generic Issue 101, "BWR Water level Redundancy."
1 Embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessel Supports - Review and connent on proposed resolution of problems associated with embrittlement of reactor pressure vessel supports (NUREG/CR-5320).
Meeting with Director, NRR - Discuss items-of mutual interest, including NRR activities regarding containment performance requirements.
Emergency Response Data System Infonnation briefing on proposed generic letter to nuclear plant licensees regarding an emergency l
response data system.
Generic Issue 115 - Review and comment on the proposed resolution of
- Generic Issue 115, " Enhancement of the Reliability of the W Solid State l
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Generic Issue 103 - Review and connent on the proposed resolution of Generic Issue 103, " Design for Probable Maximum Precipitation."
Performance Indicators - Discuss the status of-the performance indicators-program.
B&W OTSG Thermal Hydraulic Research Program - Discuss.the NRC/ Industry L
proposed thennal hydraulic research program for B&W OTSG.
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ADVl80RY o0MMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEOUARDS wAsHwoTON.p.c. sones March 10,1989 1
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chaiman Zech Comissioner Roberts Comissioner Carr Comissioner Rogers Comissioner Curtiss i
.FROM:
Harold W. Lewis, ACRS Member
SUBJECT:
SAFETY GOAL POLICY You should know that I have been unable to persuade the ACRS to forward the following proposal as a formal letter, so that what follows reflects only
.i4 sqy personal views. Otviously, I believe it to be a constructive sug-It has to do with what j
gestion, and as therefore forwarding it on icy own.
i regard as.the appropriate next step in the great safety goal saga.
The ACRS has often observed in letters to you that the. principal use of the safety goals ought to be as standards against which to evaluate the effec-tiveness of the body of regulation which now serves to protect the public health and safety against the inherent risk of the nuclear enterprise.
(Comittee's point, my words.) Since the goals have now been promulgated and accepted as statements of the Comission's policies', the time would appear to me to be ripe to start a serious and substantial effort toward such an evaluation, in the context of-the goals. Clearly, this cannot be done by the staff, not only because of inevitable appearances of self-interest, but also because the staff is so deeply involved in the pressing regulatory matters that it would be unreasonable to ask them to develop the-necessary perspective.
I believe that such an effort could be extremely important, and lead to genuine insights, to say nothing of representing the next loflical step in the Comission's effort to rationalize regulation. ! The Conn'ssion, in iny view, took a forward step in promulgating the' goals, and the next is clearly an impartial judgment about whether the goals are in fact being I would not presume to prejudge the outcome of such a review, but can n.:t.
see great value to the Comission either way.
The Comission could begin by exploring means through which such an eval-uation night be performed by an informed but impartial group, recognizing the difficulty inherent in assen611ng such a rarity..I do not envisage a ten-year study involving hundreds of man-years, and resulting in an inscru-table eight-volume report, but rather a modest effort less than a tenth that size. The point is to get a defensible judgment, not an encyclopedia.
While I do not wish to prejudge the composition of such a group, it is obvious that quality and cred< bility are the principal criteria. There are 4
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WASHINGTON, D, C,70684 March 16, 1989-MEMORANDUM FOR: Victor Stello, Jr.
Executive D rector for Operations FROM:
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. Advisory Comittee,on Reactor Safeguards ACRS REVIEW OF-RULEMAKING'- CENTRAll2AT10N OF MATERIA
SUBJECT:
CONTROL-AND ACCOUNTING LICENSING AND INSPECTION ACTIVITIES FOR NON-REACTOR FACILITIES The Comittee decided during itt 347th meeting, March 9-11, 1989, that it we.1d not review the draf t final rule " Centralization of Mate-R y
rial Control and Accounting Licensing and Inspection Activities for-Non-Reactor Facilities" which amends 10 CFR Parts 70 and 74.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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Division of Safety Issue ~ Resolution Office of Nuclear Regul ory Research FROM:
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SUBJECT:
RESOLUTION OF GI-115. " ENHANCEMENT OF RELIABILITY OFTHEySOLID'STATEPROTECTIONSYSTEM" The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has received.your memoran'-
dum, dated February 14. 1989,.regarding the-resolution of the subject GenericIssue(61-115). The ACRS during its 347th meeting on March 9-11,~ 1989, decided to review the-proposed resolution of. this issue.
The ACRS Instrumentation and Control Systems Subcommittee is planning to hold'a meeting on April 5. 1989, to discuss this issue so that is can be'
. considered'during the ACRS' April 6-8, 1989 meeting.
cc:.D. Persinko, NRR ACRS Members R. P. Savio, ACRS G. R.l Quittschreiber, ACRS i
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