ML20044H551
| ML20044H551 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/24/1993 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Stoiber C NRC OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (OIP) |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 9306090197 | |
| Download: ML20044H551 (3) | |
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SECY-93-131 - JOINT DOE /bRC REPORT TO 1
CONGRESS ON U.S.
NUCLEAR SAyETY INITIATIVES FOR SOVIET-DESIGNED REACTORS The Commission (with all Commissioners agreeing) has approved the proposed report and letter to DOE subject to the attached corrections.
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The Chairman Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss Commissioner Remick Commissioner de Planque OGC OIG Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ACNW (via E-Mail)
ASLBP (via FAX) l SECY NOTE:
THIS SRM, SECY-93-131, AND THE VOTE SHEETS OF ALL COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS SRM u80008
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plants (one in Russia and one in Ukraine), at two VVER-440 Model 213 plants (one in Russia and one in ee Ukraine), and at an RBMK y
in Russia.
(b)
Establish two regional training centers -- one each in Russia and Ukraine; for the one in Ukraine we will supF y a computer-based simulator for VVER-1000 reactors; the Russian site already has a f
simul ator. The centers will serve as a focal point for training plant operators and engineers and for establishing comprehensive Western safety management systems in existing reactors in the NIS.
Establishment of these centers will be conditioned on agreement that the facilities will be open to personnel from other Eastern European countries and the Baltics.
-- These training centers will cover the full range of civilian nuclear issues from training to maintenance.
(c)
Provide risk retiuction for RBMKs and VVER-440/230s through measures selected in discussions with the Russians and Ukrainians.
Items being considered are:
imorovement of confinement performance for severe accidena, development of methods to prevent uncontrolled hydrogen explosions, installation of dedicated emergency diesel generators and feedwater pumps in protected areas, and improvement of basic fire protection and detection.
(d)
Assist regulators in training and developing safety standards and procedures and an improved regulatory structure. This initiative includes computer hardware and software transfers to enable the regulators to perform independent safety analyses and to modernize their basic administrative capabilities.
These elements will be carried out within the international policy framework established at the 1992 G-7 Economic Summit, including seekin the earliest practical shutdown of the older Soviet designs, the RBMKs and VVER-440/230s.
Thus, our assistance is not intended to prolong the life of these older plants
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any longer than is absolu1t ' necessary.
It must be noted, however, that the a to operate these facilities is that of decision to shut down or t
Russia and Ukraine alone.
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Congress, through AID, has autporized $25 million in FY-92 funds for the j
initiative.
COEhasbeenprovjed$21.9millionforthreeitemsofthe I
initiative, and NRC has been provided $3.1 million for the fourth.
Expert Working Groups (EWGs) having participntion from the United States, Russia, and Ukraine have been formed in each of the first three areas of assistance.
Primary points of contact from each country have been identified for each working group. Meetings have been held or are screduled to develop detailed implementation program plans for each working group and to proceed with the work.
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The Honorable Tom Bevill Chairman Subcommittee on Fnergy and Water Development Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am pleased to forward to you a copy of the report on U.S. nuclear safety assistance programs for Saviet-designed reactors as requested in House Report 102-555 accompanying the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,1993 (Public Law No. 102-377).
o The Department of Energy a the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have summarized U.S. bilateral ssistance programs that provide technical and financial assistance o improve the safety of Soviet-designed er Soviet Union, Central and Eastern l
nuclear reactors in the, The objective of U.S. nuclear safety Europe, and the Baltics.
assistance programs is twofold:
in the near term, to help reduce the-likelihood of a serious nuclear accident; in the mid to longer term, to help the countries of the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to strengthen their nuclear safety culture and infrastructure to assure long-term safety.
This report describes the basis and scope of these U.S. assistance programs.
Sincerely, Hazel R. O' Leary Enclosure cc:
The Honorable John T. Myers Ranking Minority Member k
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