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| Issue date: | 05/14/1997 |
| From: | Reed C NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
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L I i Re: FOIA-96-493 APPENDIX F DOCUMENTS BEING RELEASED IN THEIR ENTIRETY NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1
- 1. 12/12/95 Adv,ance Copy of Commission paper from C.
Stoiber, subject: Actions Being Taken To Suspend Export Licenses to EURATOM During the Impending Lapse in Agreement Coverage. (3 pages) i
- 2. 2/13/96 SECY-96-036 - Status of HRC Research !
Conducted by the Russian Research Center !
(I.V. Kurchatov Institute) and the Institute of Nuclear Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences. (25 pages)
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- 1. 11/22/95 Memorandum from Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson l to James M. Taylor, subject: . Acquisition of Analytical Simulators for Russia and Ukraine.
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- 2. 6/11/96 First page of SECY-96-126, _" DOE Part 810 Request from Sargent & Lundy to Provide Technology and Serviceu to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea." (1 page)
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- 3. 8/4/96 First page of SECY-96-171, " DOE Part 810 Request from Duke Engineering to Provide Technology and Services to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea." (1 page)
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DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION
- 1. 8/13/96 Memorandum from Carlton Stoiber to the Commissioners, subject: Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Brazil, ,
SECY-96-097. (2 pages) EX. 5 '
- 2. 3/21/96 Memorandum from Karen Cyr to the l Commissioners, subject: Request for Clearance of Proposal of Compromise Position on HNS Convention Coverage. (1 page) EX. 5 j
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FOR'PA REQUEST To: Russell Powell, Chief Cass No NIN !
FOIA Branch Nuclear Regulatory Commission D ata Red d ._._/Adb- !
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Fax:(301) 415-5130 Fklated Case- m-From: Kathleen Hart, reporter McGraw-Hill Date: Fovember 21,1996 Re: POIA Request for CamSecy documents '
Under the Freedom ofInformation Act, I am sequesting all of the ComSecy's initiated by the NRC Commissioners since July 1995 pertaining to international travel, travel guidelines and policies for commission and staffers, international programs the Chairman :
or other commissioners may be interested in establishing or participating in, and l
international cooperation and macarch efforts initiated by the Chaarman or other l commissioners. I am particularly interested in any Ca=My communications between i
Commissioner Greta Dieus and the Chairman on this subject. :
In addition to ComSecy papers and correspondence between commissioners on the l subject of international programs, cooperation, research, travel and new initiatives, I am also seeking all correspondence from Chainnan Jackson to other agencies in the U.S. and >
abroad on these same intcmational issues. I also seek any memoranda or other documents generated by the commitzioners and/or sought from the NRC staffin support of such international efforts.
This request is being made on behalf ofInside N.R.C. and Nucleonics Week, independent newsletters published by McGraw-Hill, with readers in govemment, industry and the general public. The information I am requesting will be used in the preparation of news articles, which will benefit the public. Therefore, I ask that all search and copying fees be waived. If they are not, McGr'aw-Hill is prepared to pay normal NRC fees.
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i FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Carlton R. Stoiber, Director d Office of International Programs pI SV8 JECT: ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO SUSPEND EXPORT LICENSES TO EURATOM DURING THE IMPENDING LAPSE IN AGREEMENT COVERAGE 1
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l To inform the Commission of the actions being taken by the staff to suspend NRC specific licenses which authorize exports to EURATOM upon the expiration !
of the current U.S.-EURATOM Agreement on December 31, 1995, until the coming !
l into force of the replacement Agreement.
DISCUSSION:
As discussed in SECY-95-210, the current U.S.-EURATOM Agreement in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy will expire on December 31, 1995. A new Agreement has been approved by President Clinton, but must lie before Congress for up to 90 days of continuous legislative session. (The Agreement was submitted to Congress on November 29, 1995. Thus, the Agreement will likely not enter into force until sometime in April or May, 1996.)
Under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), the NRC is prohibited from authorizing any exports to a foreign nation pursuant to Sections 53, 54a, 57, 64, 82, 103 or 104 of the AEA in the absence of an Agreement for Cooperation between the U.S. and the foreign nation. The types of exports affected are Contacts: Ronald Hauber, OIP 415-2344 Grace Kim, OGC 415-3605
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France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, l Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Licensees holding free-standing !
licenses to Finland, Spain or Sweden may continue direct exports to these i
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reactors and their major components (i.e., pressure vessels, primary coolant pumps, complete control rod systems and on-line refueling machines) as well as special nuclear material and source material for nuclear end uses.
Accordingly, the Office of the General Counsel has drafted an order which will suspend affected NRC licenses authorizing exports to EURATOM on January 1, i
1996 (Attachment 1). The suspension order will expire by operation of law when the new U.S.-EURATOM Agreement for Cooperation comes into force and necessary EURATOM assurances are received. ,
Twelve licenses with expiration dates after December 31, 1995 will be affected: one urantum export license held by RSB Logistics, Inc. (formerly Braunkohle Transport), three reactor fuel licenses held by Transnuclear, Inc.,
and eight reactor licenses (used for replacement parts) held by Westinghouse.
Also affected will be the timely renewal of forty-one licenses with December 31, 1995 expiration dates. These licenses are held by the Department of Energy (7), Edlow International Company (9), General Atomics (2), General Electric Company (5), Manufacturing Sciences Corporation (1), RSB Logistics, Inc. (3), Siemens Power Corporation (6), Transnuclear, Inc. (5), United States Enrichment Corporation (1), Vrenco, Inc. (1), and Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1). Licensees holding licenses subject to the suspension order l may file timely renewal applications until December 31 to preserve the option of completing shipments after the new Agreement comes into force, the suspension order is lifted, and EURATOM letters of assurance are received.
Complementary to the suspension order, the Office of International Programs has prepared a memorandum to NRC licensees who export to EURATOM (Attachment 2). This memorandum explains the year-end circumstances and requirements both in regard to the licenses affected by the suspension order and other EURATOM l export licenses (both general and specific licenses) covering commodities l
which, under Section 109b of the AEA, do not require a U.S.-EURATOM Agreement.
The staff advises licensees that Section 109b exports require only recipient government (e.g., EURATOM) assurances of no explosive use, IAEA safeguards and U.S. control rights over retransfers of the exported materials. The staff notes that the Department of State expects to receive these assurances from
- EURATOM in the near future to cover exports during the lapse period. However, if the necessary exchange of notes is not completed by December 31, NRC would need to suspend temporarily the general license in 10 CFR Part 110.26 for i reactor component exports to EURATOM as well as all specific licenses for Section 109b exports to EURATOM.
- The suspension order and memorandums to licensees will be issued the week of l December 11, 1995.
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(Information) l February 13, 1996 SECY-96-036 l
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fBM: James M. Taylor i Executive Director for Operations l SUBJE.Ql: STATUS OF NRC RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER !
l (I.V. KURCHAT0V INSTITUTE) AND THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PURPOSE:
l To inform the Commission of the progress made on research sponsored by the NRC at the Russian Research Center (the I.V. Kurchatov Institute) and the ,
Institute of Nuclear Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also, to inform the Commission of the staff's plan to continue these arrangements in 1996 provided that research results continue to be of value to the NRC and that measurable progress is being made. We will inform the Commission annually of these programs.
SUMMARY
For the past several years the Russian Research Center and the Russian Academy of Sciences have performed research kark for the NRC under bilateral agreements. This work is funded by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research and involves research in code development ar.d assessment, hydrogen combustion experiments, evaluation of high burnup fuel test data, in-vessel debris coolability experiments, evaluation of reactor pressure vessel surveillance capsule data and development of concrete containment failure criteria. The results of this work have led to code improvements, expanded data bases and confimatory research information. This work has also helped the Russians become familiar with USNRC analytical tools, safety issues and Western approaches to safety. It is intended to continue these programs in 1996. The proposed agreements for the 1996 work are attached to this paper.
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. e The Commissioners 2 BACKGROUND:
In SECY-91-375, " Proposed Arrangement with the I.V. Kurchatov Institute for Atomic Energy of the U.S.S.R. on Severe Accident Experiments," SECY-92-015,
" Addendum to SECY-91-375," SECY-93-350, and SECY-95-021, " Status of NRC ...
Arrangements," the staff provided descriptions of the NRC research programs being conducted in Russia and recommended to the Commission that continued research cooperation between the NRC and the Russian Research Center and the Institute of Nuclear Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences was in the best interest of the NRC. The Commission endorsed the staff recommendation.
Currently, the work being performed for the NRC by the Russian Research Center is descri;
- in Addendum 5 to Appendix A of the Implementing Arrangement on Severe Accident Research between the USNRC and the Russian Research Center (RRC). A copy of this Addendum was enclosed with SECY-95-021. The 1995 work covered by the Addendum consists of:
- Model development, calculations and experiments on hydrogen combustion
- Evaluation of high burnup fuel test data
- Investigation of mechanisms for in-vessel cooling of molten core debris
- Evaluation of reactor pressure vessel surveillance capsule data The FY 1995 cost to NRC for this work was $600K.
The work being performed for the NRC by the Institute of Nuclear Safety is described in the Implementing Agreement on the Development and Application of Nuclear Safety Analysis Codes between the USNRC and the Institute of Nuclear Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). A copy of this implementing arrangement was also enclosed with SECY 021. The 1995 work covered by the implementing arrangement consists of:
- Model development and assessment for NRC severe accident codes Enhancement of the data base and assessment of NRC thermal-hydraulic codes
- Development of concrete containment failure criteria The FY 1995 cost to NRC for this work was $600K.
DISCUSSION:
Discussed below is a summary of the work done in 1995 under Addendum 5 and the Implementing Agreement and our plans for continuing work in 1996. Attached to this paper are a proposed updated Implementing Agreement covering the 1996
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WORK AT THE RRC E0rl Completed in 1995 l
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During 1995 the RRC continued to conduct experiments on hydrogen i combustion to provide data on the potential for hydrogen detonation by L hot turbulent jet initiation and deflagration to detonation transition (DDT). Tests were performed in different size facilities to investigate 1 l the effects of scale on the experimental results. l l
Tests were conducted in the large scale-(480 m' volume) RUT facility with a low elevation for the hydrogen injer, tion location and higher elevation for the hydrogen igniter. These tests confirmed that for this configuration, which is typical of the relative igniter placement in U.S. nuclear plants, no DDT was observed and only slow deflagration was produced with a very small pressure rise.
In 1995 the RRC completed a report on the turbulent jet initiation experiments that had been completed during 1994 in the K0PER facility.
These tests had been conducted in a confined volume (approximately 50 !
m') to study the effect of para. meters such as jet size and hydrogen '
concentration on hydrogen co6ustion phenomena. The RRC conducted additional turbulent jet initiation experiments in 1995 in a redesigned KOPER facility (150 m volume). The results of these tests were compared to previous tests under similar conditions to study scaling phenomena.
The findings from the above experiments are being used to develop a generalized methc%1ogy for predicting the possibility of detonations due to both turbulent jet initiation and DDT. The implications of these findings with respect to the potential for detonation occurrence during severe accidents in nuclear power plants continue to support our general view that detonations are unlikely during a severe accident.
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In 1995 all 13 VVER-1000 high burnup fuel tests conducted in the IGR reactor were analyzed. Energy depositions, cladding condition and failure mechanism were determined. Post irradiation examination was also conducted on the test rods. The results were presented at an OECD/NEA specialist meeting in France in September 1995 and also at NRC's Water Reactor Safety Meeting in October 1995. Key results l obtained so far include:
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- fuel cladding rupture occurred by a different mechanism (ductile failure) than in some French, Japanese and U.S. tests (brittle
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- VVER cladding (Zr,Nb) oxidizes less than standard LWR cladding (Zr, Sn) and oxidation affects the failure mechanisms.
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r During 1995 RRC initiated a project to investigate inherent heat transfer mechanisas that may have resulted in enhanced cooling of the reactor pressure vessel lower head during the TMI-2 accident. This was j funded jointly by RRC and NRC. RRC prepared a design for experiments to measure the thermal resistance in a steam-filled gap between the solid ceramic crust and the vessel wr.11. In addition, RRC developed an analytical model to predict the' experimental results. Construction of :
i the experimental test apparatus and completion of an initial feasibility I test are to be completed in early 1996.
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The work in 1995 consists of the following three tasks:
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The first two evaluations have been completed and documented in' letter reports to NRC dated June 30, 1995 and October 30, 1995 respectively. l Work on the third evaluation is in progress. The fast neutron fluences i i
(E>0.5 NeV) have been completed for surveillance capsules in the Kalinin and Balakovo reactors in Russian and for Rovno and Zaprozohia in l
Ukraine. In addition, material specimens from these assemblies have been evaluated and analyzed for the following: l
- ductile-to-brittle transition temperature;
- surveillance impact test results and general trends of radiation ,
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A report on the work in the third task is expected in early 1996.
Work Planned for 1996 Attachment I to this' paper describes the work planned in 1996 at the RRC. This work is suunarized below:
l e Continuation of Hydrogen Behavior Research -
, In 1996 experimental work on hydroge.n deflagration will continue. )
This will include additional experiments on hydrogen ignition at a temperature higher than ambient temperature and in the presence of steam at the large scale (480m') RUT facility. The purpose of this work is to investigate the effects of scale on the experimental results obtained at smaller scales on hydrogen deflagration. We are currently working with France and Germany on a cost sharing arrangement for this work in 1996, thus enabling the generation of test data at a lower cost to NRC. The cost shown in the Agreement is the U.S. contribution only, e Continue Investigation of In-vessel Cooling Mechanisms -
This work is a continuation of the work begun'in 1995 to investigate the potential for water in the reactor vessel to provide enhanced cooling of molten core debris beyond what is currently modeled. A test apparatus to measure gap conductance in the presence of high pressure water / steam was designed and built and in early 1996 a feasibility test is to be run to demonstrate the technique. Based upon the results of the feasibility test, future plans will be developed and the remainder of the 1996 work defined, including continuing the cost sharing arrangement with RRC.
- Evaluation of High Burnup Fuel Test Data -
A report on the data analyzed in 1995 will be published.
Additional analysis of the test transients will be performed and additional post-irradiation examinations will be conducted to investigate the failure mechanisms. The cost of this work is being shared 50-50 with CEA, France. Supplemental funding from RRC is also expected. The cost shown in the proposed Agreement is !
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- Dosimetry Benchmark.
This work will utilize experimental results to benchmark calculations of neutron flux, energy and fluence on in-reactor surveillance specimens and to correlate these data to critical locations on the reactor pressure vessel. The study will perform engineering benchmark calculations for determining fluence estimates for VVER-440 reactor vessels, with standard cores and with reduced low leakage cores, based on mock-up experiments in the LR-0 experimental reactor at Nuclear Research Institute, REZ.
WORK AT THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (RAS)
Work Completed in 1995 e Model Development for NRC Severe Accident Codes -
The RAS has been providing model development and code assessment for NRC's severe accident codes SCDAP/RELAP5 and MELCOR. For MELCOR, RAS completed in 1994 an assessment of MELCOR's treatment of core-concrete interactions using a large number of experiments performed under NRC-supported ACE, MACE, SURC, and SWISS programs and under the BETA program conducted in Germany. This assessment will be documented in a two-volume report, NUREG/IA-0129. Volume one will focus on the thermal-hydraulic predictions, and volume two will address the fission product assessment. RAS prepared drafts of both of these volumes in 1995.
NUREG/IA-0129 will be published following review and revision of the draft report.
In 1994 RAS completed a melt spreading model for MELCOR which has been peer reviewed. The peer review concluded that the model was too detailed to be incorporated into MELCOR. In 1995 RAS performed an analysis to identify the sensitivity of the model to various parameters.
In order to enhance MELCOR with this new information, SNL will exercise the model outside of MELCOR. The results of the SNL analysis will be used to update the existing tabular information in MELCOR. This is considered to be the best comr omise between the detailed RAS model and the effect of the model on code running time. RAS has also completed a fuel clad ballooning model in 1995 that has been sent for peer review.
The results of the peer review will provide the basis on whether or not to implement this model in MELCOR.
For SCDAP/RELAP5, the RAS has been working on implementation and assessment of improved core degradation models. Specific activities acsomplished in 1995 include completion of model design reports on: (1) effective thermal conductivity in porous debris bed, and (2) model i I
development of U0, dissolution by molten zircaloy. In addition, implementation and testing of the following three improved models was .
initiated: (1) 00,/Zr/ steam interactions, (2) candling of fuel rod l molten material, and (3) mechanical behavior of fuel rod cladding
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implementation and testing effort in the RAS version of SCDAP/RELAPS is scheduled for 1996. '
- Development of Concrete Containment Failure Criteria The purpose of this work is to develop containment failure criteria l applicable to severe accident loads. A model of a reinforced concrete containment was. developed and tested against experimental data from a
- containment test conducted at SNL. Agreement between the model and test results was good and the model was extended to prestressed concrete VVER-1000 type containments.
- Enhancement of the Data Base for NRC Thermal-Hydraulic Codes -
In late 1995 work began on RELAP5 code assessments and this work Will
- continue through 1996. The objective is to assess the adequacy of the .
l RELAP5 hydrodynamic heat and mass transfer models in low flow regimes and for horizontal tube bundles using Russian experimental data. In effect, this will expand the assessment data base for RELAP5 to include data and conditions that were not available in the U.S. and not considered in previous assessments. This assessment will provide l additional confidence in demonstrating the adequacy of RELAP5 code to analyze conditions of interest in the AP600 Passive Residual Heat l Removal system which employs a tube bundle that has horizontal sections.
l In addition to code assessment, new models for wall drag and wall heat transfer of two-phase bubble flow at low pressure and low mass fluxes will be developed. The new models will be assessed using existing l experimental data and, if satisfactory, will be implemented by INEL in l the official version of the RELAPS code.
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- Model Development for NRC Severe Accident Codes. I Work is planned to continue on SCDAP/RELAP model development and I assessment. This will include improving existing models, l development of new models and comparisons against experimental '
data. Also, for those models implemented in the code last year, integrated assessment against experimental data will be done to help ensure proper integral functioning of the code.
- Completion of Development of Concrete Containment Failure i Criteria.
This work is a continuation of a task started in 1995 directed toward the development of failure criteria for concrete containments which can be used in studies of severe accidents and
The Commissioners 8 risk.' Existing experimental data for a VVER-1000 containment are '
to be used to assess the model, with the goal of developing containment fragility data applicable to VVER-1000 containments.
However, it is expected that this work will bc of general use in assessing any concrete containment. ;
e Uncertainty Analysis Methods A comparison will be made of existing PRA uncertainty analysis methods employed by NRC versus a more detailed uncertainty method !
developed by RAS, which includes the uncertainty in analytical methods and success criteria. The results will be used to help !
determine what additional uncertainty methods development would be useful for use in risk-informed regulation.
Given the progress to date on the ongoing programs and the expectation that the 1996 work described above can be successfully carried out, we believe that it is in the best interest of NRC to continue our agreement with the RRC and the RAS. The proposed updated Agreement with RRC and the proposed Addendum 1 to the Agreement with the RAS are attached for information. I intend to i forward these to the RRC and RAS for signature. The cost to NRC in FY 1996 of the research summarized above would be $500K for the RRC and $350K for the RAS. These costs do not include the cost of travel, which will be paid for by i the RRC and RAS or by NRC through invitational travel. Funds for this research work are in the FY 1996 RES budget. I will continue to keep the Commission informed of progress on the NRC sponsored research at the RRC and ,
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I Executive Director for Operations Attachments:
- 1. Agreement with RRC
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IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT
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BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (USNRC)
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THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER (RRC)
FORMERLY THE I.V. KURCHATOV INSTITUTE FOR ATOMIC ENERGY (IAE)
ON SEVERE ACCIDENT RESEARCH j considering that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(USNRC) !
and Russian Research Center, formerly the I.V. Kurchatov Institute for Atomic ,
Energy (RRC/IAE):
'l. Have been cooperating in the area of civilian nuclear reactor safety as part of a five year Agreement Between the Government of the United :
States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning Operational Safety Enhancements, Risk Reduction Measures and i Nuclear Safety Regulation for Civil Nuclear Facilities in the Russian Federation signed on December 16, 1993, hereinafter " Agreement";
- 2. Have been conducting joint cooperative nuclear safety activities through .
the Joint Coordinating Committee for Civilian Nuclear Reactor Safety ;
(JCCCNRS) (pursuant to the Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of ;
Civilian Nuclear Reactor Safety of April 26,'1988, and the agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet' Socialist Republics on Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy of June 1,1990; hereinafter Peaceful Uses Agreement). The JCCCNRS has been acknowledged as the implementing <
committee for the above Agreement; '
- 3. Have a mutual interest in cooperation in the field of nuclear safety i research, with the objective of improving tho safety of reactors on an international basis;
- 4. Have, as a mutual objective, reciprocity in the exchange of technical information in the field of reactor safety research; The USNRC and the RRC/IAE have adopted the following terms and conditions as an implementing agreement.
ARTICLE I - PROGRAM COOPERATION l
The USNRC and the Nuclear Safety Institute of the RRC/IAE, in accordance with the provisions of this Implementing Agreement and subject to applicable laws and regulations in force in the respective Countries, will join together in r nuclear safety severe accident research programs related to RBMK, VVER-type
( and U.S. LWR reactors. This Implementing Agreement supersedes that signed on
! October II, 1990, and addresses research in the areas of hydrogen combustion, core-debris coolability, high burnup fuel and materials behavior.
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l 2 l ARTICLE II - FORMS OF COOPERATION Cooperation between the parties may take the following forms:
l A. The exchange of information in the form of experimental results, technical reports, code validation data, correspondence, newsletters, visits, joint meetings, and such other means as the parties agree.
B. The temporary assignment of personnel of one party or of its contractors !
l to laboratories or facilities owned by the other party; each assignment to be considered on a case-by-case basis and to be the subject of a l
separate attachment-of-staff arrangement between the parties.
C. The execution of joint programs and projects, including those involving a division of activities between the parties; each joint program and project may be considered on a case-by-case basis and may be the subject of a separate arrangement between the parties.
D. The use by one party of facilities that are owned by the other pati.y;
- such use of facilities may be the subject of separate arrangements
! between the parties and may be subject to commercial terms and l conditions.
E. If either party wishes to visit, assign personnel, or use the facilities l
owned or operated by entities other than the parties to this
! Implementing Agreement, the parties recognize that the approval of such entities will in general be required with respect to the terms upon which such visit, assignment, or use will be made.
l I F. Any other form agreed between the parties.
i l ARTICLE III - SCOPE OF COOPERATION l
The objective of this Implementing Agreement is to perform severe accident research related to the development of models, data and criteria to resolve safety issues associated with hydrogen combustion, core debris coolability, high burnup fuel, materials behavior and other areas, as appropriate.
l A. USNRC Scoce of Responsibility l Subject to Article VI, the USNRC will provide and coordinate the l provision of the following specified goods and services related to severe accident research:
- 1. Codes and Other Support
- a. When available, the USNRC will transmit to the RRC/IAE updated FRAPCON and FRAP-T codes for fuel performance analysis.
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- b. The USNRC will accommodate reasonable requests from RRC/IAE for information and assistance related to the conduct of experimental programs and the analysis of experimental data.
- 2. Meetinas. Visits. and Exchanae of Personnel Subject to Article V.J of this Implementing Agreement, the USNRC will:
- a. Permit Russian personnel sponsored by RRC/IAE to attend, as appropriate, technical program review meetings and technical progress meetings related to this Implementing Agreement.
- b. Facilitate visits of RRC/IAE-sponsored personnel to laboratories at which NRC-sponsored work related to this Implementing Agreement is being conducted.
- c. Permit the assignment of RRC/IAE-sponsored personnel to participate in USNRC nuclear Safety programs related to this Implementing Agreement and to have ready access to relevant documentation associated with severe accident research.
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- 3. The USNRC will direct and coordinate with the RRC/IAE the above l activities to assure timely and effective completion of the above '
tasks.
- 4. During the course of this cooperation, the USNRC and RRC/IAE will develop specific tasks such as those listed above, involving severe accident research. These tasks, once developed, will be included as technical appendices to this agreement.
B. RRC/IAE Scope of Responsibility The RRC/IAE, in coordination with the USNRC, will provide the following specified goods and services related to severe accident research.
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- 1. Hydrocen Combustion
- a. Conduct at least six hydrogen combustion experiments in the RUT facility to better define the conditions for transition -
to detonation. These experiments will be conducted at a temperature higher than ambient temperature with various concentrations of hydrogen, air and steam present. The exact test conditions will be specified by NRC after review of previously conducted test results and in consultation with the French and Germans who are co-sponsoring this experimental program. Cost for these experiments are to be shared among France-IPSN, Germany-FZK and USNRC, and the cost specified in this Agreement is for the USNRC portion
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- b. Continue model development and ca'1culations on hydrogen combustion ^ behavior and continue to provide data on deflagration to detonation transition (DDT) and spontaneous detonation scaling methodology. In addition, provide ;
assistance to USNRC in the review of technical issues associated with hydrogen combustion on an as requested basis.
- 2. Hioh Burnuo Fuel !
Work in 1996 is organized in four tasks:
Prepare a summary paper on high-burnup data assessment for publication in a major technical journal. ,
- Using American, French, and other available codes, perform transient analysis of IGR tests. 4
- Perform additional post-irradiation examination to address .
questions on failute mechanism.
- Perform data assessment and computer analysis for IGR tests with fresh fuel to complement understanding from high-burnup ,
tests.
The cost of this work is to be shared equally between France (CEA) and the USNRC. The cost specified in this Agreement is for the USNRC portion only.
- 3. In-vessel Core Debris Coolability Demonstrate (via a demonstrations test) the operability and feasibility of the test apparatus (designed and constructed in ;
1995) to produce useful experimental information on thermal conductance across a simulated small gap between a reactor vessel and core debris in the presence of high pressure water / steam.
Develop a proposal for continued work based upon the results of the demonstration test. <
- 4. Beactor Vessel Dosimetry Benchmark Perform engineering benchmark calculations for determining fluence I estimates for VVER-440 reactor vessels with standard cores and with reduced low leakage cores. The benchmarks should be based on mock-up experiments carried out by Czech and Russian specialists in the LR-0 experimental reactor in the Nuclear Research Institute, REZ. The calculations should be sufficient to correlate the measured data at the location of the surveillance assemblies to critical locations on the reactor pressure vessel.
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5.- Quarterly Technical and Financial Proaress Reports The RRC/IAE will prepare a-quarterly summary letter report on each '
- of the above tasks. Each report should include
- the title of _the i L project, a Financial Identification Number (FIN)'to be provided by the USNRC, the period of performance, and the reporting period. .
This report should contain two sections as indicated below..
5.1 Proiect Status Section This section should include the following:
- a. A listing of the efforts completed during the period and milestones reached or, if missed, an explanation why.
- b. Any problems or delays encountered or anticipated and -
recommendations for resolution,
- c. A' summary of progress to date (this may be expressed in terms of percentage completion for the project).
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'd. Planned accomplishments for the next reporting period. 3
- e. Preliminary or interim results, conclusions, trends, or .
other items of information that the RRC/IAE believes are of timely interest to the USNRC. ,
- f. Problems or delays experienced by the RRC/IAE in the conduct of this effort and the proposed resolutions-5.2 Financial Status Section Provide.the total amount of funds expended (cost) during the reporting period for each task, identifying the major items of ,
expense and the total cumulative expenditure for the year to date.
- 6. Audit and Record Reauirements The RRC/IAE shall maintain complete accounting records of all >
funds provided to it by the USNRC under this Implementing i Agreement in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Russian Federation. These accounting records shall be maintained for a period of no less than three years after the expiration of this Implementing Agreement. The USNRC, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or other authorized U.S. Government officials shall have full access to the accounting !
records for the purposes of financial audit during the period of '
this Implementing Agreement and, after its expiration, for a period of no less than three years.
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- 7. Meetinas. Visits and Exchanae of Personnel In accordance with Article V.J. of this Implementing Agreement, the RRC/IAE will:
- a. permit USNRC personnel or contractors sponsored by USNRC to attend, as appropriate, technical program review meetings and technical progress meetings concerning RRC/IAE work related to this Implementing Agreement.
- b. Facilitate visits of USNRC personnel or contractors sponsored by USNRC to laboratories at which RRC/IAE-sponsored work related to this Implementing Agreement is being conducted.
- c. Permit the assignment of USNRC personnel or its contractors sponsored by USNRC to participate in the RRC/IAE nuclear safety program related to this Implementing Agreement and to have ready access to relevant nuclear reactor safety documentation, codes and results.
- d. Attend NRC's annual Water Reactor Safety Meeting and Cooperative Severe Accident Research Meetings to present I results of research work as requested. In general, this l will involve annually two trips to the U.S.
1 ARTICLE IV - FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS The ability of the parties to carry out their obligations is subject to l the appropriation of funds by the appropriate governmental authority and to laws and regulations applicable to the parties. Subject to the availability of funds, the USNRt. will provide the RRC/IAE the sum of i
$500,000 in Fiscal Year 1996. $250,000 will be designated for the !
hydrogen combustion work, $150,000 for the high burnup fuel work and i $100,000 for the dosimetry and analytical support benchmark work.
Additional funds may be provided for the debris coolability work described in III.B.3 above, subject to USNRC review and approval of the requested proposal.
1 The first payment of $250,000 will be made within 30 days after entry into force of this Implementing Agreement. RRC/IAE will complete a work plan acceptable to both parties within 60 days after entry into force of this Implementing Agreement. A second payment of $250,000 will be provided to the RRC/IAE in June 1996. Payment will be made upon receipt of RRC/IAE invoices, subject to U.S. government rules and regulations.
If other technical appendices are developed during the course of this cooperation, the resulting financial considerations will be included in these appendices.
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- ARTICLE V - ADMINISTRATION OF THE IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT
'A. The USNRC and.the RRC/IAE will each designate one representative to
- 2. coordinate and determine the detailed implementation of this i Implementing Agreement. . This designated representative will be referred
- to as an Administrator of the Implementing Agreement. The l Administrators may, at their discretion, delegate this responsibility to 2 the appropriate individuals with respect to a given issue.
3 B. This Implementing Agreement states restrictions concerning dissemination of proprietary or other confidential or privileged information. Other
, information'that may be restricted includes matters related to d
organization, budget, personnel, or management.
) C. Each party to this Implementing Agreement will have access to all 3 reports written by its partner's technical personnel assigned to the j respective activities that derive from participation in this i Implementing Agreement.
! D. Subject to Article V G, and H. USNRC-supplied codes and analytical techniques and any improvements, modifications or updates to such codes 1
or techniques will not be disseminated to other parties outside the Russian Federation without the consent of the USNRC.
Except for dissemination to USNRC and its principal contractors in E.
- accordance with this Implementing Agreement, RRC/IAE-supplied codes and
- analytical techniques and any improvements, modifications or updates to such codes and techniques will not be disseminated tu other parties outside the U.S. without the consent of the RRC/IAE.
F. The application-or use of any codes exchanged or transferred between the 4
parties under this Imploraenting Agreement shall be the responsibility of
. the receiving party, and the transmitting party does not warrant the j suitability of such codes for any particular use or application.
G. The USNRC computer codes and other related analytical techniques that are provided to the RRC/IAE under this Implementing Agreement and any 1mprovements, modifications or updates to such codes or techniques are for the purpose of this Implementing Agreement and shall not be used by i RRC/IAE for commercial purposes; that is, for financial or other benefits not concerned with the study of reactor safety.
H. The USNRC codes and other related analytical techniques shall not be advertised directly or by implication to obtain contracts related to the construction, servicing, or refueling of nuclear facilities, nor shall advertising imply that the USNRC has endorsed any analysis or i
- techniques.
4 I. The USNRC makes no warranties whatsoever for the ability or suitability ;
- of any USNRC code or other analytical technique to perform in any
- particular manner for any particular purpose, or to accomplish any particular task. Furthermore, the USNRC accepts no liability for )
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other analytical techniques provided under this Implementing Agreement.
J. Travel costs, living expenses, and salaries will be borne by the parties who incurred them unless specified otherwise. !
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i ARTICLE VI - EXCHANGE AND USE OF INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY A. General The Parties support the widest poss'ible dissemination of'information l provided or exchanged under this Implementing Agreement, subject both to l the need to protect proprietary or other confidential or privileged i information as may be exchanged hereunder, and to the provisions of the l Intellectual Property Addendum, which is an integral part of this l Implementing Agreement. l B. Definitions (As used in this Implementing Agreement) l
- 1. The term "information" means nuclear energy-related regulatory, safety, safeguards, waste management, scientif.ic, or technical !
data, including information 9 results or methods of assessment, i research, and any other knou w e intended to be provided or ;
exchanged under this Implementing Agreement. l
- 2. The term " proprietary information" means information made avail- 1 able under this Implementing Agreement which contains trade se- )
crets or other privileged or confidential commercial information !
(such that the person having the information may derive an econom- l ic benefit from it or may have a competitive advantage over those l who do not have it), and may only include information which.
- a. has been held in confidence by its owner; }
- b. is of a type which is customarily held in confidence by its owner; j
- c. has not been transmitted by the owner to other entities !
(includ ng the receiving party) except on the basis that it i be held in confidence;
- d. is not otherwise available to the receiving party from another source without restriction on its further dissemina-tion; and ,
- e. is not already in the possession of the receiving party.
- 3. The term "other confidential or privileged information" means ;
information, other than " proprietary information," which is protected from public disclosure under the laws and regulations of the country of the party providing the information and which has ,
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C. Markina Procedures for Documentary Proprietary Information ,
i A party receiving documentary proprietary information pursuant to this l' Implementing Agreement shall respect the privileged nature thereof, orovided-such proprietary information is clearly marked with the ;
following (or substantially similar) restrictive legend f "This document contains proprietary information furnished in j confidence under an Implementing Agreement dated :
between, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the !
Russian Research Center and shall not be disseminated outside ;
these organizations, their consultants, . contractors, and ;
licensees, and concerned departments and agencies of the .
Government of the United States and the Government of the Russian !'
Federation without the prior approval of (name of transmit-tina carty). This notice shall be marked on any reproduction :
hereof, in whole or in part. These limitations shall automatical- !
ly terminate when this information is disclosed by the owner j without restriction."
This restrictive legend shall' be respected by the receiving party and ;
proprietary information bearing this legend shall not be used for commercial- purposes, made public, or disseminated in any manner unspeci- 1 fied by or contrary to the terms of this Implementing Agreement without '
the consent of the transmitting party.
i D. Dissemination of Documentary Proprietary Information
- 1. In general, proprietary information received under this Imple-menting Agreement may be freely disseminated by the receiving .
Party without prior conser.t to persons within or employed by the i receiving Party, and to concerned Government departments and l Government agencies in the country of the receiving Party. l 1
- 2. In addition, proprietary information may be disseminated without :
prior consent to contractors or consultants of the receiving Party !
located within the geographical limits of that Party's nation, for use only within the. scope of work of their contracts with the i receiving Party in work relating.to the subject matter of this !
Implementing Agreement; provided that any such dissemination of proprietary information shall be on an as-needed, case-by-case ba-sis, shall be pursuant to an agreement of confidentiality, and shall be marked with a restrictive legend substantially similar to that appearing in Article VI. C. above.
- 3. With the prior written consent of the party furnishing proprietary information under this Implementing Agreement, the receiving Party may disseminate such proprietary information more widely than otherwise permitted in subsections 1. and ? The parties shall cooperate in developing procedures for requesting and obtaining
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such approval to the extent permitted by its national policies, regulations, and laws. 5 1
j E. Markina Procedures for Other Confidential or Privileaed Information i of a Documentary Nature i A party receiving under this Implementing Agreement other confidential i or privileged information shall respect its confidential nature, j orovided such information is clearly marked so as to indicate its l confidential or privileged nature and is accompanied by a statement indicating .
l ~ 1. that the information is protected from public disclosure by the Government of the transmitting party; and i
l 2. that the information is transmitted under the condition that it be maintained in confidence. j l
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! F. Dissemination of Other Confidential or Privileaed Information of a Documentary Nature Other confidential or privileged information may be disseminated in the I same manner as that set forth in paragraph D., Dissemination of Documen- l tary Proprietary Information. [
G. Non-Documentary Proorietary or Other Confidential or Privileaed Information Non-documentary proprietary or other confidential or privileged informa-tion provided in seminars and other meetings arranged under this .
Implementing Agreement, or information arising from the attachments of staff, use of facilities, or joint projects, shall be treated by the -
l parties according to the principles specified for documentary informa-tion in this Implementing Agreement; orovided, however, that the party communicating such proprietary or other confidential or privileged information has placed the recipient on notice as to the character of l the information communicated. i
( H. Consultation l
! If, for any reason, one of the parties becomes aware that it will be, or l may reasonably be expected to become, unable to meet the nondissemina- ,
tion provisions of this Implementing Agreement, it shall immediately inform the other party. The parties shall thereafter consult to define an appropriate course of action.
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ARTICLE VII - FINAL PROVISIONS A. This Implementing Agreement shall be effective from the date of signa-ture by the USNRC and the RRC/IAE and shall be effective for a period of five years. It may be extended for a further period of time by written agreement of the parties.
B. Either party may withdraw from the preser.t Implementing Agreement in accordance with Article 9.2 of the Peaceful I!ses Agreement, i.e., after providing the other party written notice at least 180 days prior to its intended date of withdrawal.
C. All costs arising from implementation of this Implementing Agreement will be borne by the party that incurs them except when specifically agreed to otherwise by both parties.
D. The parties to this Implementing Agreement reserve the right to modify or extend the activities described in Article III within the intended scope of this Implementing Agreement upon written concurrence of its Administrators.
E. Any dispute between the parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Implementing Agreement will be settled by mutual agreement of the parties.
DONE at Rockville. Maryland on , 1996, and at Moscow. Russia on
, 1996.
FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION:
BY:
James M. Taylor TITLE: Executive Director for Operations FOR THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH CENTER (RRC), FORMERLY THE I.V. KURCHAT0V INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY BY:
N. N. Ponomarev-Stepnoy Vladimir Asmolov TITLE:Vice President (RRC) Director. Nuclear Safety Institute /RRC DATE:
12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ADDENDUM Pursuant to Article VI of this Implementing Agreement:
The parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property created or furnished under this Implementing Agreement and relevant implementing arrangements. The parties agree to notify one another in a timely fashion of any inventions or copyrighted works arising under this Implementing Agreement and to seek protection for such intellectual property in a timely fashion. Rights to such intellectual property shall be allocated as provided in this Addendum.
I. SCOPE A. This Addendum is applicable to all cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this Implementing Agreement, except as otherwise specif-ically agreed by the parties or their designees.
B. For purposes of this Implementing Agreement, " intellectual property" shall have the meaning found in Article 2 of the Convention Estab-lishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done at Stockholm, July 14, 1967; yjL, "' intellectual property' shall include the rights relating to:
- literary, artistic and scientific works,
- performances of artists, phonograms, and broadcasts,
- inventions in all fields of human endeavor,
- scientific discoveries,
- industrial designs,
- trademarks, service marks, and commercial names and designations,
- protection against unfair competition, and all etner rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary or artistic fields."
C. This Addendum addresses the allocation of rights, interests, and royalties between the parties. Each party shall ensure that the other party can obtain rights to intellectual property allocated in accordance with the Addendum by obtaining those rights from its own participants ;
through contracts or other legal means, if necessary. This Addendum does not otherwise alter or prejudice the allocation between a party and its nationals, which shall be determined by that party's laws and practices.
D. Disputes concerning intellectual property arising under this Imple-menting Agreement should be resolved. through discussions between the concerned participating institutions or, if necessary, the parties or their designees. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, a dispute shall be submitted to an arbitral tribunal for binding arbitration in accor-
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E. Termination or expiration of this Implementing Agreement shall not affect rights or obligations under this Addendum.
II. ALLOCATION OF RIGHTS A. Each party shall be entitled to a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-frae license in all countries to translate, reproduce, and publicly of stribute scientific and technical journal articles, reports, and books directly arising from cooperation under this Implementing Agreement. All publicly distributed copies of copy-righted work prepared under this provision shall indicate the names of the authors of the work unless an author explicitly declines to
- be named.
B. Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than those rights described in Section II(A) above, shall be allocated as follows:
l Visiting researchers, for example, scientists visiting primarily 1.
in furtherance of their education, shall receive intellectual property rights under the policies of the host institution. In addition, each visiting researcher named as an inventor shall be
,tntitled to national treatment with regard to awards, bonuses, benefits, or any other rewards, in accordance with the policies of the host institution.
- 2. (a) For intellectual property created during joint research, for l example, when the parties, participating institutions, or par-l ticipating personnel have agreed in advance on the scope of work, each party shall be entitled to obtain all rights and
, interests in its own country. The party in whose country the invention was made shall have first option to acquire all rights and interests in third countries. If research is not designated as " joint recearch", rights to intellectual property arising from the research will be allocated in accordance with paragraph l II.B.l. In additiqn, each person named as an inventor shall be entitled to national treatment with regard to awards, bonuses, benefits, or any other rewards, in accordance with the policies of the host institution.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph II.B.2.(a), if a type of intellectual property is available under the laws of one party but not the other party, the party whose laws provide for this type of protection shall be entitled to all rights and interests worldwide. Persons named as inventors of the property shall nonetheless be entitled to royalties as provided in paragraph II.B.2.(a).
ATTACfMENT II ADDENDUM 1 TO THE IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF NUCLEAR SAFETY ANALYSIS CODES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (USNRC)
AND THE NUCLEAR. SAFETY. INSTITUTE (IBRAE) 0F THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (RAS)
Considering that,
- 1. In .accordance' with Article VII.D of the Implementing Agreement on the Development and Application of Nuclear Safety Analysis Codes between the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Safety Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (hereafter referred to as the Implementing Agreement), the parties have agreed to this Addendum to the Implementing Agreement.
- 2. The USNRC and IBRAE/ RAS have cooperated in the field of nuclaar safety analysis codes under a five year Implementing Agreement signed on January 31, 1995.
3.. The IBRAE/ RAS has performed extensive research in .the areas of model development for NRC severe accident codes, the development of. containment failure criteria and thermal-hydraulic code validation. The USNRC and IBRAE/ RAS are presently cooperating in this research program under the original Agreement.
ARTICLE I - PROGRAM COOPERATION The cooperative program includes (I) development of improved models for NRC severe accident codes, (2) completion of development of concrete containment failure criteria and (3) development of methods related to uncertainty analysis.
The USNRC program will consist of technical assistance and cash contributions to permit defraying some of the cost of conducting the above described program.
ARTICLE II - SCOPE OF THE ADDENDUM A. USNRC Scope of Responsibility The USNRC shall provide over the duration of this Addendum the following specified goods and services related to. code and analysis research:
- 1. Limited technical assistance and advice will be provided during the code model ar.d analytical methods development; the extent of such assistance to be mutually agreed to prior to the start of the program. In addition, information related to uncertainty analysis methods currently used by the USNRC will be provided.
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l 2. Financial Support - Subject to the availability of funds, the USNRC i will provide to IBRAE/ RAS the sum of $350K in FY96. The IBRAE/ RAS
! will provide a detailed work plan on the research to be conducted i and the expected completion date. The funds will be used to develop ;
l the necessary code models and analysis methods and to defray some of !
the costs associated with: (1) developing and. applying models for ;
l use'in USNRC severe accident codes,.(2) completing development of-concrete containment failure criteria and (3) development of l uncertainty analysis methods. q
! $240K will be designated for the severe accident code 'model. '
development, $60K will be designated for completion of the concrete containment failure criteria and $50K for the development of i uncertainty analysis methods. Additional funds may be provided for the model development and application work or the thermal-hydraulic code assessment and validation work described below in II.B.I.d'and i II.B.4, . respectively, subject to review and USNRC approval of a j proposal. A payment of $175K U.S. dollars is to be made 30 days after signature - of this Addendum by both parties. A work plan acceptable to both sides thould be completed and agreed to within 60 days after signature of this Addendum. An additional $175K U.S.
, payment will be due in June 1996. Payment will be made, upon receipt of IBRAE/ RAS invoices, subject to U.S. government rules and regulations.
B. IBRAE/ RAS Scope of Responsibility The IBRAE/ RAS shall provide _ over the duration of this Addendum the following specific goods and services related to code model and analysis :
methods development and application:
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- 1. Model Develoonent and Anolication for NRC Severe Accident Codes L a. Develop, implement and assess new or improved models to the SCDAP/RELAP code in the following areas:
dissolution of U0,/Z,/Z,0, by molten zircalloy improvement of the MATPRO data base in the areas of l zircalloy cladding oxidation and-hydriding develop models for the interaction of zircalloy with silver, cadmium and indium based upon experimental data i b. Assess previous IBRAE/ RAS developed and implemented
- SCDAP/RELAP models against the following experimental data to l~ ensure effective code operation and reasonable prediction i capability
CORA-5, 13 and 15 tests Phebus tests PBF irradiated and fresh fuel tests I
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- c. Assess sensitivity of previous IBRAE/ RAS developed and implemented models in SCADP/RELAP to experimental data uncertainties.
- d. Provide a proposal for additional model development and assessment based on the results of a-c above.
- 2. [oncrete Containment Failure Criteria Complete development of failure criteria for prestressed and reinforced concrete containments under severe accident loads.
Compare computational results to experimental stress data, where available. Develop fragility curves for a VVER-1000 prestressed concrete containment for use in risk assessment.
- 3. Uncertainty Analysis Methods Expand current probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) uncertainty analysis methods to include the uncertainty in deterministic calculations and success criteria. Compare the results to existing PRA analyses using current uncertainty methods.
- 4. Thermal-Hydraulic Code Assessment and Validation Continue work on assessment and validation of RELAP 5 in the areas of low flow regimes and horizontal tube bundles. This work was funded in late FY95 and, therefore, no additional FY96 funds are needed. Provide a proposal for additional assessment and validation 3 based upon the results of this work. ,
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- 5. Reportina and Meetinas The IBRAE/ RAS will prepare quarterly technical and financial status reports for all programs, and provide final technical reports for each program at the completion of the work described in this Addendum. Either party may call for periodic technical meetings to discuss programmatic or technical issues that might arise during the duration of the program described here.
- 6. Audit and Record Reauirements The IBRAE/ RAS shall maintain complete accounting records of all funds provided to it by the USNRC under this Addendum in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Russian Federation. These accounting records shall be maintained for a period of no less than three years after the expiration of this Addendum. The USNRC, or other authorized U.S. Government officials shall have full access to the accounting records for the purposes of financial audit during the period of this addendum and, after its expiration, for a period of no less than three years.
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III. FINAL PROVISIONS Duration and Termination - The work described in this Addendum shall begin upc.
I signature by the parties and is expected to be completed on or before Decent,er 31, 1996. The work described in this addendum may be terminated by mutual conscat or by either party's withdrawing from the present Implementing Agreement after providing the other party written notice 6 months prior to its intended date of withdrawal.
l All terms and conditions of the Implementing Agreement apply to this Addendum.
- The parties further agree to modify or extend the activities described in this
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FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BY:
James M. Taylor l TITLE: Executive Director for Operations DATE:
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FOR THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES BY:
Leonid A. Bolshov TITLE: Director. Nuclear Safety Institute. RAS DATE:
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Duration and Termination - The work described in this Addendum shall begin upon !
signature by the parties and is expected to be completed on or before December ?
31, 1996. The work described in this addendum may .be terminated by mutual consent or by either party's withdrawing from the present Implementing Agreement after providing the other party written notice 6 months prior to its intended i date of. withdrawal . .
All terms and conditions _of the Implementing Agreement apply to this Addendum.
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