ML20128M195

Summary of ACRS Subcommittee on State of Nuclear Power Safety 850410 Meeting in Washington,Dc Re Subcommittee Charter & Future Schedules

ML20128M195
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Issue date:	04/17/1985
From:	Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
References
ACRS-2304, NUDOCS 8507110603
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,, i i DATE ISSUED: 4/17/85 4/2.tjes MINUTES /

SUMMARY

OF THE STATE OF NUCLEAR POWER SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING APRIL 10, 1985 WASHINGTON, DC

Purpose:

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Subcommittee Charter and future schedules. Dr. Kerr requested advice on how the Subcommittee should proceed from the Subcommittee Members.

Meeting Attendees:

ACRS W. Kerr, Chairman J. Ebersole, Member H. Lewis, Member C. Michelson, Member D. Okrent, Member G. Reed, Member P. Shewman, Member A. Cappucci, Staff, DF0 Highlights, Agreements and Requests:

1. Questions posed by Dr. Kerr included whether the report prepared by the September 1985 meeting should represent the view of the ACRS or the ACRS judgement as to the consensus of other groups. He also questioned how one judges the present state of safety, i.e., from a risk point of view, and who the report should be directed to. ,

2. Dr. Lewis suggested that the report be directed to the Commission and should have two purposes:

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s' Meeting Minutes of SNPS April 10, 1985 (a) To evaluate the gross safety issue priorities within NRC to see if the important safety issues are being addressed.

(b) To identify the safety issues and evaluate the performance on these issues.

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3. Dr. Okrent indicated that consultants would only be needed on an "as required" basis. That is when expert evaluation is required in a specific technical area, the proper consultant would be engaged.

4. Mr. Michelson suggested that the Subcomittee deal with present plants in its evaluations and look at larger issues but be prepared to discuss " nuts and bolts".

5. Dr. Kerr stated he would request lists from Comittee Members which would cover two prime areas: (1) Reactor Safety problems which require immediate attention, and (2) Issues deemed important to safety but of less immediate concern. Examples of candidate issues discussed by Subcomittee Members include BWR pipe cracking, assurance of core cooling, and human factors issues such as check operator concept. The Subcommittee also suggested that candidate issues should be prioritized according to level of importance.

6. Subcomittee Members indicated that they would like to discuss selected issues with a variety of people including representatives of the Union of Concerned Scientists, Members of Congress, utilities, former NRC Comissioners, and the National Labs. A sampling of suggestions include John Ahearn, Victor Gillinsky, Congressmen Udall and Markey, Sol Burnstein (EEI), and Bill Snyder .

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7. The next Subcomittee meeting will be within six weeks.

Subsequently scheduled for Friday, May 31, 1985.

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e* Meeting Minutes of SNPS April 10, 1985

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