ML20127D322

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Summary of ACRS 388th Meeting on 920806-08 Re Plans for Reviewing GE Application for Certification of GE ABWR Design
ML20127D322
Person / Time
Site: 05200001
Issue date: 08/12/1992
From: Ward D
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To: Taylor J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
References
ACRS-R-1481, NUDOCS 9209140218
Download: ML20127D322 (3)


Text

_ _ - - - - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _

j $

  • s 4 .
  • [p May ~

o Uf.iTED S TAT 13 8' n NUCLEAR RlGULATORY COMMISSION ACRSR-1481 y, ,i ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS o PDR W A$HINGT ON, D. C. 20$$$

%, p August 32, 1992 Mr. James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Taylor:

SUBJECT:

ACRS PLAN FOR REVIEWING THE APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE GE ADVANCED BOILING WATER REACTOR DESIGN During the 388th meeting of the Advisory committee on Reactor Safeguards, August 6-8, 1992, we discussed our plan for reviewing the GE application for ,ortification of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design. Our goal is to complete this review prior to the issuance of the Final Design Approval (FDA) that Js scheduled for December 1992. Subject to receiving relevant information from GE and the NRC staff in a timely manner, we plan to meet this goal. Any significant delay on the part of GE and/or the NRC staff in providing necessary information to support our review will delay the completion of our review.

Our plan for review of the matters associated with the ABWR design is as follows:

1. Final Safety Evaluation Recor,t;_{FSER) , Certain Other_ taf f and GE Licensinet Documents, and Remainder of the ABWR St;nndard Safety Analysis Retiort (SSAR) Submittiglg liRc staff's Schedule for Submittal of the.__EER -

In our April 13, 1992 letter to you regarding the ABWR Draft Safety Evaluation Report (DSER), we stated, "If we are to provide our final report on this subject in December 1992, it will be necessary that we receive a ccmplete and final SER no later than early September 1992." Although the staf f plans to issue the FSER by early September 1992, we understand that it will not be complete, and will contain a large number of open items. The staff plans to issue Supplement 1 to the FSER by late October 1992, documenting the resolution of the open items. Resolution of the remaining open items, if any, is expected to be addressed in subsequent supplements. Tho staff is not sure at this tine whether there will be multiple supplements, or on what schedule they will be issued, t 9u09140218 920812 gih y')

' O PDR- ACRS i  !

R-1481 PDR

4 0 Mr. James M. Taylor 2 August 12, 1992 Eghedule for h:RS Review - In order to support the NRC's current schedule for issuing the FDA for the ABWR design, we plan to complete our final report to the Commission during our December 10-12, 1992 meeting. Our Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Rt setors has scheduled the following meetings to review the ABWR design:

Aucust 19. 13.21 - To discuns GE's and HRC staff's responses to the issues included in our April 13, 1992 letter.

E@1gaber 23-24. REZ - To start the review of the ABWR FSER, certain other GE and NRC staff licensing documents, and the remainder of the SSAR submittals.

October 21-22 1992 - To continue the review of the FSER, other licensing documents, and the remainder of the SSAR submittals.

Egy_ ember 18. 1992 - To review Supplement 1 to the FSER and any residual issues.

If we are to complete our final report in Cacember 1992, we will not be able to perform a meaningful re"lew of the supplements issued after October 1992.

II. DPEEiSD A22.g_tpnce Cr.1teria f0161

}{BC Staf,f's Schedule for Su _niltal of the FSFJ1 - At the end of May 1992, the staff provided its draft SER (SECY-92-196) on the DACs related to Radiation Protection and Piping Systems.

The.~stnff espects to provide its draft SER on the remaining DACs, in the areas of Man / Machine Interface and control and Protection Systems, by early September 1992.

Egligdule for ACRS Reving - On June 16, 1992, we provided an interim report to the Commission that included specific comments on the Radiation Protection and Piping Systems DACs; owing to luck of detailed information, we provided only general comments on the Man / Machine Interface and Control and Protection Systems DACs. The staff plans to provida detailed information on the DACs related to Man / Machine Interface and Control and Protection Systems and updated information on the other two DACs by early September 1992. Based on this schedule, our Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Design Acceptance Criteria plans to schedule a meeting during September or early Octobal 1992 to discuss this matter. We plan to complete a final report on these four DACs during our October 8-10, 1992 meeting.

1

8 o

) .

Mr. James M. Taylor 3 August 12, 1992 III. Innfations Teaa _t.g., Analyses, and AcgentanceLCriteria (ITAAC)

ERC_ .!ty,z.'s Schedule for submittal of ITAAC.n - The staff has alr* ; trovided ITAACs for a number of ABWR systems to the ACAS. The staff is reviewing these ITAACs and identifying areas where additional information is needed from GE.

Schedule for ACRS Rqy12w - In the April 1, 1992 Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM), the Commission requested that we review in some detail representative ITAACs submitted by GE, and provide recommendations to the Commission by August 21, 1992. Accordingly, a Subcommittee meeting was held on August 5, 1992, to review thL following ITAACs:

  • Standby I,1guid Control System (suggested by Commissioner Rogers during i he March 5, 1992, meeting between the ACRS and the Colmissioners) e Residual Heat Removal System o Reactor Building Cooling Water System o Emergency Diesel Generator System (Standby ac Power Supply) e Control Building The full Committee discussed these ITAACs with representatives of the NRC staff and GE during its Augun 6-8, 1992 meeting and provided a report to the Commission dated August 12, 1992.

IV. Sumsary Completion of our review of the above-mentioned items in accordance with the schedule noted above depends upon timely receipt of relevant information and appropriate support by the staff and GE. If the staff has any problem in supporting any of the meetings noted above, we would like to hear from you as soon as possible.

Sincor21y, R -

I David A. Ward Chairman i

_ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ -