ML20071L417

Recommends Commission Meeting to Discuss EPRI Design Requirements Document

ML20071L417
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Issue date:	07/11/1989
From:	Curtiss J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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Kenneth M.

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James R.

Curtiss Commissioner

SUBJECT:

COMMISSION MEETING -- EPRI DESIGN REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT In view of a number of recent developments, I think it would be beneficial for the Commission to schedule a meeting on the subject of the EPRI Design Requirements Document.

The Commission was last briefed on the subject of the EPRI Design Requirements Document in June of 1988.

As the Commission indicated at that time, the EPRI initiative to develop a Design Requirements Document for future reactors is a significant undertaking, with the potential for having a positive impact on the design of the next generation of nuclear power plants.

For this reason, the EPRI initiative warrants continued and periodic Commission oversight.

Additionally, it is my understanding that the Commission has endeavored to meet with EPRI roughly on an annual basis.

Accordingly, I would recommend that a Commission meeting be scheduled for the staff and EPRI to report on the current status of the EPRI Design Requirements Document initiative, with an agenda along the following lines:

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Update on the status of the Design Requirements Document for the evolutionary ALWRs--

Brief summary of the process for e

review and approval of the document, including a discussion of the general approach being taken to the identification and resolution of safety issues; e

Status report on progress to date, including chapters submitted / reviewed, specific approach being taken on major safety issues, and optimization 9408030100 940629 PDR COMMS NRCC CDRRESPONDENCE PDR

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Schedule for submission / review of remaining chapters, including a I

detailed report on status of Chapter 5, dealing with Safety Systems -- major issues identified to date in Chapter 5 and the options for addressing those issues, including a status report on current approach to addressing (i) hydrogen control; (ii) source term; and (iii) containment venting / performance; and e

Discussion of the relationship.of the Design Requirements Document to ongoing reviews of the'GE ABWR, the CE System 80+,

and the Westinghouse S P/90.

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Update on the status of the Design Requirements Document for the passive ALWRs--

e Summary of the process for submission / review and approval of the document, including a discussion of the general approach to be taken to the identification and resolution of safety issues, the schedule for the review, and the major issues anticipated in such review.

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