ML20205F108
| ML20205F108 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/14/1985 |
| From: | Ward D Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| ACRS-SL-0308, ACRS-SL-308, NUDOCS 8511040450 | |
| Download: ML20205F108 (4) | |
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g WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 March 14, 1985 Honorable Nunzio J. Palladino Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Dr. Palladino:
SUBJECT:
TWO-HUNDRED NINETY-NINTH MEETING 0F THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS, MARCH 7-9, 1985 299th ACRS Meeting The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff and the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (the Applicant), acting on behalf of itself and as agent for Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, Central Hudson Gas &
Electric Corporation, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation, and Long Island Lighting Company, for a license to operate the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2.
The Committee continued its review of Comission progress toward the issuance of a new backfit rule.
The Committee discussed the proposed amendments to the licensing procedures for 10 CFR Part 60, " Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste in Geologic Repositories."
The Committee discussed the need for a formal institutional structure for the investigatian of nuclear power plant accidents, patterned after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Reports on the subjects noted above have been sent to you.
The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff to discuss the resolution of USI A-44, " Station Blackout," that is being proposed by the NRC Staff.
The Committee held discussions with the NRC Staff on the status of the NRC werk on steam generator overfill.
The Comittee discussed the issue of preferred operator action for postulated accident scenarios in which the ability to provide cooling water is reestablished after severe core damage has occurred.
The Comittee's comments on the subjects noted above have been provided to the Executive Director for Operations.
Copies have been sent to you.
The Comittee was briefed by representatives of the Office of Inspection i
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- plants, including HPCI and RCIC inoperability at the Edwin -I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, RHR valve failures at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, inoperability of both intermediate head safety injection pumps at the Catawba Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, malfunction of the reactor protection system at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2, and failure of containment tendon field anchors at the J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 2.
The Committee met with representatives of the NRC Staff, the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the General Electric Company (GE) for a briefing on the application of GE for a forward-looking Final Design Approval for the GESSAR 11 design.
The Committee discussed its role regarding review of various preliminary matters pertaining to the licensing of the U.S. Department of Energy for the construction and operation of a high-level waste (HLW) repository.
Additional discussion is planned during the 300th ACRS meeting.
The Committee met with C. J. Heltemes, Director of the NRC Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AE0D) and was briefed on the activities of AE00.
Subcommittee Activities Since the last report of ACRS activities, the following Subcommittee meetings have been held:
Watts Bar Units 1 and 2, in Knoxville, TN on February 13, 1985 to discuss. mujor open items prior to fuel load and to update the Subcommittee concerning modifications of the Model D-3 steam generators, the fire protection
- program, and resolution of construction and QA deficiencies Combined GESSAR II and Reliability and Probabilistic Assessment, in Inglewood, CA on February 14-15, 1985 to continue the review of GESSAR II for a Final Design Approval applicable to future plants Waste Management, in Washington, D.C. on February 15-16, 1985 to review DOE's Final Mission Plan'for the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program and any NRC Review Plans and Generic Technical Positions not previously reviewed l
Nine Mile Point, Unit 2, in Syracuse, NY on February 20-21, 1985 to begin review of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's application for an operating license for Nine Mile Point, Unit 2 Emergency Core Cooling Systems, in Washington, D.C. on February 21, 1985 to (1) review the status of proposed revisions to 10 CFR 50 Appendix K ECCS Evaluation Models; (2) discuss Duke Power's proposal to delete the ECCS Upper Head Injection (UHI) system from its ice condenser plants; (3) discuss concerns regarding the effects of fiberglass insulation on containment sump and recirculation pump performance; (4) discuss the status of the NRR Reactor Systems Branch activities; and (5) hold a Subcommittee
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March 14,1985
.e discussion to formulate recommendations and requests on the joint NRC/B&W Owners Group /EPRI/B&W Integral System Test Program Class 9 Accidents, in Washington, D.C. on February 25, 1985 to discuss with the NRC Staff the status of various NRC severe accident codes Electrical Systems, in Washington, D.C. on February 26, 1985 to discuss recent operating plant experience with the loss of AC power and the status of NRC action on USI A-44, " Station Blackout" Long-Range Plan for NRC, in Washington, D.C. on March 1,1985 to plan subcommittee activities Reactor Operations, in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 1985 to discuss recent plant operating experience Regulatory Policies and Practices, in Washington, D.C. on March 6, 1985 to continue the review of the BNL report on the need for an "NTSB-like" board for evaluation of nuclear power plant accidents Future Agenda The following items are tentatively scheduled for consideration during the 300th ACRS Meeting, April 11-13, 1985:
Meeting with representatives of the American Physical Society to be briefed regarding their recent report on the " Source Term" in nuclear accidents Scram System Reliability in PWRs -- ACRS comments Briefing by representatives of IE regarding the NRC vendor inspection program x
Response to inquiry from Congressman Morris K. Udall dated February 11, 1985 regarding ACRS views, or the views of individual members, regarding the NRC. budget request for 1986-87 and any NRC program-matic policies or practices of concern to the ACRS Continue review of GESSAR II request for a GESSAR II forward-looking FDA Quantitative Safety Goals -- Discuss and comment on NRC Staff's evaluation of the two-year trial period Meeting with NRC Commissioners -- Discuss the March 12, 1985 ACRS report on backfitting of nuclear plants, discuss the March 13, 1985 ACRS report on the need for an NTSB to investigate nuclear accidents, and discuss the ACRS role in the civilian radwaste program
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March 14,1985 Systematic Review of Nuclear Power Plants - Discuss clarification of ACRS report of July 18, 1984 regarding the proposed NRC severe accident policy statement Sincerely, r
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David A. Ward Chairman
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