ML20206S295
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| Issue date: | 04/15/1998 |
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MINUTES OF THE 450TH ACRS MEETING MARCH 5-7,1998 Eil92 l.
Chairman's Reoort (Open)..................................
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Strateov for the Develooment of the NRC Research P roc ra m (Open)..........................................
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Prioritization of Research Needs (Open)........................
2 IV.
Core Canabilitie2 (Open)....................................
3 V.
Confirmatont Research Activities (Open).......................
4 VI.
Anticioatory Activities and Severe Accident Research (Open).......
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IPE and IPEEE Projects (Open)..............................
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Meetino with Commissioner Nils J. Diaz (Open)..................
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APPENDICES
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- Federal Register Notice 11.
Meeting Schedule and Outline Ill.
Attendees IV.
Future Agenda and Subcommittee Activities V.
List of Documents Provided to the Committee l
CERTIFB MINUTES OF THE FOUR HUNDRED FIFTIETH MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS
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MARCH 5-7,1998 ROCKVILLE, MARYl.AND The 450th meeting of the Advisory Committee on. Reactor Safeguards was held at Conference Room 2B3, Two White Flint North Building, Rockville, Maryland, on March 5-7, 1998. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss and take appropriate action on the items listed in the attached agenda. The meeting was open to public attendance. There were no written statements nor requests for time to make oral statements from members of the public regarding the meeting.
A transcript of selected portions of the meeting was kept and is available in the NRC Public Document Room at the Gelman Building,21201 (Eye) Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
[ Copies of the transcript are available for purchase from Ann Riley & Associates, Ltd.,1250 l Street, N.W., Suite 300, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.]
ATTENDEES ACRS Members: Dr. Robert L. Seale (Chairman), Dr. Dana A. Powers (Vice-Chairman),
Dr. George Apostolakis, Mr. John Barton, Dr. Mario H. Fontana, Dr. Thomas S. Kress, Dr.
Don W. Miller, Dr. William J. Shack, Dr. Robert E. Uhrig, and Dr. Graham Wallis. [For a list of other attendees, see Appendix lli.]
1.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT (Open)
[ Note: Dr. John T. Larkins was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
Dr. Robert L. Seale, Committee Chairman, convened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. and reviewed the schedule for the meeting, which, with the exception of a meeting with Commissioner Diaz, would focus entirely on the NRC Safety Research Program.
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Strategy for the Develooment of the NRC Research Program (Open)
[ Note: Dr. Medhat El-Zeftawy was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
As mandated by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and amended by Section 5 of Public Law 95-209, the ACRS issued its annual Report to Congress in February 1998 regarding the status of NRC nuclear safety research. The Report to Congress conch:ded that severe budget reductions are causing substantial deterioration of the internationally respected capability of the NRC to conduct a forward-looking, effective safety research program. The Committee further stated: "The deteriora-
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March 5-7,1998 tion in research capabilities is also inhibiting the ability of the Commission to continue the evolution of nuclear reactor regulation to a risk-informed, performance-based structure." in addition, the Report concluded that the Commission's core capability in nuclear waste research has been dramatically reduced.
The Committee identified pertinent Commission directives and strategic plans that included the following research-related requirements:
The research program should identify and focus on the most risk-significant
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The program should include both confirmatory and anticipatory elements.
Each research activity should establish a clear nexus between the outputs of the activity and the agency goals it supports.
The research program should respond to line organization needs.
The research program should maintain sufficient expertise and capability to respond to future needs.
The research program should anticipate and explore problems proactively rather than reactively.
Consideration should be given to revision, elimination or redefinition of research goals.
Consideration should be given to intermediate goals closer to NRC operating regimes.
The staff was asked to address the following issues:
i The systematic research planning process Methods used to identify research topics Agency goals and programs that require research support and the research needed Methods used to evaluate the risk significance of research issues Methods used to make tradeoffs between research cost and knowledge benefit Methods used to anticipate agency problems requiring research attention Effects of changing environments on research programs ll1.
Prioritiration of Research Needs (Open) i
[ Note: Mr. Amarjit Singh was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
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March 5-7,1998 The Committee heard a briefing by and held discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the methods used to prioritize research needs. The NRC research program for FY 98-99 has been divided into fourteen individual research topics or elements. To rank the relative importance of individual program elements with regard to agency needs, senior managers from the Offices of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) were asked to compare each research element with respect to the others, using a ranking scheme referred to as the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The managers were also asked to assess the overall research program with respect to safety significance, regulatory policy, and potential for success using the AHP method. The Committee discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the prioritization process.
IV.
Core Canabilities (Open)
[ Note: Mr. Noel F. Dudley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.)
Dr. Powers introduced this briefing by noting that the Commission identified the maintenance of core research capabilities as one of the three principal functions of the research program. He stated that the Commission had asked the ACRS to take an active and participatory role in assisting in the development of the process used for defining and identifying core capabilities. Dr. Powers requested that the staff address how the process for identifying core capabilities incorporates the concern of meeting future NRC needs.
i Mr. Lloyd Donnelly, RES, presented an overview of the requirements, which are contained in Direction Setting issue 22 and related Commission guidance, for the staff to establish core research capabilities. He defined " expertise driven" and
" workload driven" core capabilities and explained the need for core capabilities to be linked to one or more regulatory functions. Mr. Donnelly explained the criteria and metrics the staff used to identify core research capabilities. As an example, he presented the completed core capability assessment form for fuel design and behavior.
Mr. Donnelly presented the 29 research areas where core capabilities are needed, the five areas where capabilities are not needed, and the seven areas where the FY 1998 budget is below the expertise-driven core capability level. He noted that, in order to sustain a minimum capability, the NRC must establish an inextricable relationship between the availability of expertise and facilities, and the pursuit of meaningful research. Mr. Donnelly concluded the briefing by explaining the plans
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March 5-7,1998 for obtaining stakeholders' reviews and Commission approval for the identified core capabilities.
The Committee and the staff discussed the following:
consideration of future NRC needs, industry experience in identifying core competencies, e
differences between safety and regulatory significance, staff planning assumptions, e
research performed by other NRC Offices, the importance of maintaining a leadership role in research, maintaining capabilities in the area of reactor fuels, e
the need to maintain minimum in-house capabilities, e
research areas where capabilities are above core requirements, and a
how the ACRS can be most helpful in this process.
V.
Confirmatorv Research Activities (Open)
[ Note: Dr. Medhat El-Zeftawy was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
The current research program includes both a longer range research component and a component of shorter duration specified by NRC's program offices. The latter category comprises approximately 80% of the current research budget and is designed to satisfy a stated regulatory need by delivering to a user office a well-defined product on a predetermined schedule. This category of research is called confirmatory because the experiments that are performed or the analytical tools that are' developed are usually used by the staff to independently confirm an applicant's analysis. The longer-term research program is considered exploratory, since it explores issues of an anticipatory nature. The anticipatory research is performed on' problems of potential safety significance but that are, not being pursued by the industry, and for which new or expanded knowledge can help the NRC to accomplish its mission.
The NRC staff was asked to the address the following ' areas regarding the confirmatory research activities:
The processing of user need requests The identification of the research activities that are confirmatory in nature; providing sufficiently detailed descriptions of the activity to make clear the j
issue to be resolved l
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' The risk significance of each activity
' The nexus between each activity and the agency goals it supports The intermediate and long-term goals of each activity
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Anticinatorv Activities and Severe Accident Research (Open)
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[ Note: Mr. Paul A. Boehnert was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
Mr. Wayne Hodges, RES, addressed the issues of research activities designated as " anticipatory" (versus research labeled " confirmatory"), and the status of the research work in the area of severe accidents. He provided an overview of the research work being performed in the Division of Systems Technology (DST) in the i
following areas: Thermal-Hydraulics and Reactor Physics, Fuel Behavior, Advanced Instrumentation and Control, Human Factors and Organizational Performance, b
Severe Accidents, Reactor Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Individual Plant 4
Examination (IPE) and Individual Plant Examination of External Events (IPEEE),
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'and Materials PRA.' For each activity, the RES staff described the'on-going projects, their FY-98 funding levels, and whether the project was considered "r.ticipatory" or " confirmatory" research. Mr. Hodges also noted that the decision to label research anticipatory or confirmatory is highly subjective.
Mr. Hodges provided a summary of the changes made to the Severe Accident Research Program due to a significant budget cut (~50%). As a result of this cut, the Program will transition to one that seeks to maintain the viability of the severe accident codes and associated personnel expertise. A small amount of experimen-tal work will be funded, mostly to ensure " buy-in" to the results of foreign research programs (e.g., RASPLAV). In response to a question by Dr. Wallis, Mr. Hodges stated that the priorities assigned to the research work noted above is based on the judgment of RES senior management. No formal prioritization mechanism currently
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Vll.-. IPE and IPEEE Proiects (Open)
[ Note: Mr. Michael T. Markley was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.)
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Dr. Powers introduced the topic to the Committee. He noted that Chairman Jackson had requested the Committee to consider what use can be made of the IPE and IPEEE programs.
NRC Staff Presentation Messrs. Wayne Hodges, RES, and Scott Newberry, NRR, led the discussions for the NRC staff. Ms. Mary Drouin, RES, provided supporting discussion. The staff
' discussed the following points during its presentation:
Perspectives from plant IPEs including plant improvements, reactor safety and containment performance, strengths and weaknesses of PRA, resolution of generic issues, and issues related to regulatory effectiveness.
Follow-up activities to the IPE program are managed via the PRA implemen-tation Plan.
Dr. Apostolakis questioned why no iicensees identified vulnerabilities. The staff stated that each licensee defined vulnerability differently but noted all licensees did identify weaknesses that resulted in plant improvements.
Dr. Powers questioned the extent of NRC follow-up on licensee actions. The staff stated that extensive effort was allocated for cross-plant comparison of fixes for similar deficiencies.
Dr. Apostolakis questioned the point at which the NRC would consider the need for prorppt regulatory action. In particular, he questioned whether the staff would take prompt action for a core damage frequency of 10-8/ reactor-year. The staff agreed that it would certainly evaluate licensee actions to reduce risk in the 10-8 range but noted that there was no regulatory basis for directing licensee actions without pursuing a backfit. The staff stated that they would normally expect to send an inspection team to the site.
Dr. Powers questioned how human reliability analysis (HRA) affected the results.
The staff stated that they had attempted to evaluate all the technical points but did not uniquely assess HRA as a single endpoint. Dr. Powers suggested that this might be an area for additional research. The staff stated that there were no major research spinoffs from the IPE/IPEEE programs at this time.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Powers stated that the staff may want to reconsider the use of the IPE/IPEEE Insight Reports, as the Standard Review Plan i
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March 5-7,1998 and associated regulatory guides are increasingly used by the industry and staff.
He suggested that there may also be organizational challenges to the staffs PRA organization as innovative approaches are submitted by licensees.
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Meetina with Commissioner Nils J. Diaz (Open)
[ Note: Dr. Medhat El-Zeftawy was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.]
i The ACRS met with Commissioner Nils J. Diaz to discuss a number of issues of mutualinterest. Among the issues discussed were the role of the ACRS and the l
responsibilities of the NRC; risk-informed, performance-based regulation; proposed j
revisions to 10 CFR 50.59; the Westinghouse AP600 design; the economics of
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electricity generation; improved communications with the public; and license renewal.
IX.
Deferred Research (Open)
[ Note: Dr. Medhat El-Zeftawy was the Designated Federal Official for this portion of the meeting.)
The Committee heard a briefing by and held discussions with representatives of the RES staff regarding deferred research. The staff was asked to address the research that is needed but is not being performed in terms of risk significance and in terms of the vulnerability of the agency's programs and goals The, staff was also asked to provide a list of the backlog of unaddressed user need requests and the time these requests have been on the backlog list.
The 450th ACRS meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 7,1998.
8504 Federal Register /Vol. 63, No. 33/ Thursday, February 19,1998 /Notic:s APPENDIX I c:nstitute a clearly unwarrant:d T-2B3,11543 Rockvilh Pike, Rockvilb, Friday, March 6,1998 invasion cf rsonal privacy.
Maryland. The date of this meeting was The agen a for the subject meeting previously published in the Federal 8:30 A.M.-3:35 AR: Opening shall be as follows:
Remarks b(e ACRS Chairm the ACRS Chairman Register on Thursday November 20, (Open)-T Monday. March 2,1998-12:00 Noon 1997 (62 FR 62079).
Until 1:00 p4n.
Thursday, March 5,1998 opening remarks reguding conduct.of The Subcommittee will discuss the rneeting.
8:35 A.M.-9:30 A.M.:1PEandIPEEE proposed ACRS activities and related 8:30 AR-8:45 AM: Opening Projects (Open)-The Committee will Rmarks b{e ACRS Chairman willmake hear presentations by an the ACRS Chanman matters. It may also discuss the PuM quallScations of candidates for ofpointment to the ACRS. The purpose pening remarks regarding conduct of discussions with representatives of the a
this meeting is to gather information, the meeting.
NRC RES staff regarding what utility can be made of the IPE and IPEEE results.
analyze relevant issues and facts, and to 8:45 AR-10:30A.M.:Strategyfor 9:30 AR-20:30 AR: Meeting with formulate proposed positions and the Development of the NRCResearch Commissioner Nils J. Diaz (Open)-The actions: as appropriate, for deliberation Program (Open)-The Committee will Committee will discuss items of mutual by the full Committee.
hear presentations by and hold interests with Commissioner Nils J.
Oral statements may be presented by discussions with representatives of the Diaz..
members of the public with the NRC staff, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 10:50 AR-22:00 Noon: Deferred concurrence of the Subcommittee Research (RES), concerning the Research (Open)-The Committee will Chairman; written statements will be systerratic research process, methods hear preseotations by and bold accepted and made available to the used to identify research topics and discussions with representatives of the Committee. Electronic recordings will agency goals and programs that require NRC RES staff regarding the risk be permitted only during those portions support.
significant and vulnerabilities of of the meeting that are open to the 20:50 AR-23:00 Noon:
agencies programs and goals and by members of the Subcommittee,itspublic, and questions may be asked only (Prioritization of research that is needed but is not being Open)-The Committee will hear done.
consultants, and staff. Persons desiring presentations by and hold discussions 2:00PR-7:00 PR: Discussion of to make oral statements should notify with representatives of the NRC RES Research needs by the appropriate the cognizant ACRS staff person named staff regarding the methods used to Subcommittee Chairmen.
below five days prior to the meeting, if prioritize research needs. Validation Procedures for the conduct of and possible. so that appropriate and justification of the prioritization participation in ACRS meetings were arrangements can be made, methods should be provided.
published in the Federal Register on Further information regarding topics 3 00 PR-3:00 PRr Core September 4,1997 (62 FR 46782). In to be discussed, the scheduling of Co sessions open to the public, whether the wthabilities (Open)-The Committeeace rdance with these procedures, oral hear presentations by and hold or wrine views ma be presented by rescheduled, the Chairtnan's ruling on discussions with representatives of the members of es pub (ic, including meeting has been canceled or requests for the opportunity to present NRC RES staff regarding the expertise representatives of the nuclear industry, oral statements, and the time allotted and core capabilities needed to respond. electr nic rec rdings will be permitted to future needs; explain how thess only during the open portions of the therefor can be obtained by contacting the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.
needs were identified and how they meeting, and questions may be asked affect the research program.
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presenta dons by and hold discussions Information regarding the time to be set sumo coos neo.e,.e with representatives of the NRC RES aside for this purpose may be obtained NUCLEAR REGULATORY staff regarding the identification of each by contacting the Acting Chief of the COMMISSION research activity that is anticipatory in Nuclear Reactors Branch prior to the nature. The Committee will also discuss meeung. In view of the possibility that Advisory Committee on Reactor the current activities and remaining the schedule for ACRS rheetings may be needs especially in light of the drive adjusted by the Chairman as necessary Safeguards; Meeting Notice toward risk informed regulation and the to facilitate the conduct of the meeting.
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February 20, 1998 SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION 450th ACRS MEETING (SAFETY RESEARCE PROGRAM)
MARCS 5-7, 1998 TEUREDAY. MARCH 5.
1998. CONFunnuCE ROOM 2B3, TWO WmTTE FLINT NORTE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
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Onenina Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) 1.1) Opening Statement. (RLS/JTL)
I 1.2) Items of current interest.
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Strateav for the Develonment of the NRC Research Proaram (Open) (DAP/MME) 2.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
2.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 1
Research (RES), concerning the systematic research process, methods used to identify research topics and agency goals and programs that require support.
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(DAP/AS) 3.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
3.2) Briefing by and discussion with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the methods used to prioritize research needs.
Validation and justification of the prioritization methods should be provided.
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Chairman.
4.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the expertise and core capabilities needed to respond to future needs; explain how these needs were identified and how they f
affect the research program.
es so 5) 2:04 -
3:00 P.M.
Confirmaterv Research Activities (Open)
(DAP/MME) 5.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
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5.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the processing of user need requests and identification of the research activities that are confirmatory in nature.
3:00 -
3:15 P.M.
- BREAK ***
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6) 3:35 -
5:00 P.M.
Anticinatorv Activities and Severe Accident Research (Open) (DAP/TSK/PAB) 6.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
6.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the identification of each research activity that is anticipatory in nature.
6.3) Discussion of the current activities and remaining needs especially in light of the drive toward risk-informed regulation and the estimation of LERF.
7) 5:00 -
bhhDP.M.
Committee Discussion Period (Open)
(DAP/MME) 7.1) Significant observations.
7.2) Questions and topics needing further exploration, g,.co 7: 17
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1998. CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3. TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND l'
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8:35 A.M.
Ooenine Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (open) 8.1) Opening Statement. (RLS/JTL)
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9:M A.M.
IPE and IPEFF Pro-lact s (Open) (GA/MTM) 9.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee
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Chairman.
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9.2) Discussion with the NRC RES staff regarding what utility can be made of the IPE and IPEEE results, of 20 10) 9:M - 10 :30 A.M.
Commissioner Nils J. Diaz (Open)
(RLS/MME)
Commissioner Nils J. Diaz will discuss items of mutual interests with the ACRS.
10:90 - 10:M A.M.
- BREAK ***
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- 11) 10 :30 - 12 : M Noon Deferred Re.aearch (Open) (DAP/MME) 11.1) Opening Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
11.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the risk significant and vulnerabilities of. agencies programs and goals and J
research that is needed but is not being done.
12:08 -
1:Me P.M.
- LUNCE***
Jtd 4:6 12) 1990 -
SvD0 P.M.
Discussion of Research needs by the o
appropriate Subcommittee Chairmen.
Fire Protection Subcommittee (DAP/AS)
Reactor Puels Subcommittee (DAP/MME)
Regulatory Policies and Practices (TSK/NFD)
IEC and Electrical Systems (DWM/MIM)
Plant Operations, Auxiliary and Secondary Systems (JJB/AS)
Human Factors (GA/NFD)
Materials and Metallurgy (WJS/NFD)
Thermal Hydraulics and Severe Accidents (TSK/PAB)
Plant License Renewal (MHF/MME)
Reliability and PRA (GA/MTM)
I:30- 3 :o t A ca.s re p r+s
~3 : 04 - T3 / 5' BW84 SATURDAY. MARCH 7.
1998. CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3. TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH. ROCKVIT TR. MARYLAND 5
t 2 ; ce 13) 8 : 3 8 - 14:40- A.M.
Continue discussion of Research needs by the appropriate Subcommittee Chairmen.
Fire Protection Subcommittee (DAP/AS) 1 Reactor Fuels Subcommittee (DAP/MME)
Regulatory Policies and Practices (TSK/NFD)
4 IEC and Electrical Systems (DWM/MTM)
Plant Operations, Auxiliary and Secondary Systems (JJB/AS)
Human Factors (GA/NFD)
Materials and Metallurgy (WJS/NFD) e Thermal Hydraulics and Severe Accidents (TSK/PAB)
Plant License Renewal (MHF/MME)
Reliability and PRA (GA/MTM)
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e Presentation time should not excined 50 percent of the total time allocated for a specific item.
The remaining 50 percent of the time is reserved for discussion.
e Number of copies of the presentation materials to be e
provided to the ACRS - 35.
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APPENDIXlil: MEETING ATTENDEES 450TH ACRS MEETING MARCH 5-7,1998
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NRC STAFF (March 5,1998)
J. Mitchell, OEDO W. Hodges,' RES M. McNeil, RES N. Siu, RES J. Persensky, RES F. Ettawila, RES A. Rubin, RES 4
J.- Vora, RES E. Hackett, RES J. Muscara, RES J. Murphy, RES R. Meyer, RES G. Marin, RES C. Santos, Jr., RES A. Murphy, RES M. Vagins, RES F. Chemy, RES S. Malik, RES R. Emrit, RES C. Fairbanks, RES G. Weidenhimer, RES J. Costello, RES F. Coffman, RES N. Choksifi, RES C. Ader, RES A. Levin, NRR D. Rasmuson, AEOD j
AIEEtGEESfB.QhLQIBE8 AGENCIES AND GENERAL PUBLIC M. Kruslicky, GAO R. Godfrey, ANSTO/ Embassy of Australia
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450t,h ACRS Meeting NRC STAFF (March 6,1998)
N. Diaz, OCM/NJD A. Hsia, OCM/NJD J. Mitchell, OEDO W. Hodges, RES M. Drouin, RES A. Rubin, RES E. Lois, RES N. Siu, RES N. Kadambi, RES J. Vora, RES J. Murphy, RES L. Lund, RES M. Rubin, NRR E. Connell, NRR K. West, NRR ATTENDEES FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND GENERAL PUBLIC T. Sutter, Bechtel J. Dozier, NUS H. Fontecilla, VA Power M. Beaumont, Westinghouse J. Bastin, Westinghouse 4
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APPENDlX IV: FUTURE AGENDA f
Cornmittee agreed to consider the following during the 451st ACRS Meeting, April 2-4, 3
1998:
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS a
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 March 13, 1998 SCHEDULE AND OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION 451st ACRS MEETING APRIL 2-4, 1998 1
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1998, CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3 TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 1) 8:30 -- 8:45 A.M.
Onenino Remarks by the ACRS chairman (Open) 1.1) Opening Statement. (RLS/JTL)
I 1.2) Items of current interest.
(RLS/JTL) 1.3) Priorities for preparation of ACRS reports. (RLS/JTL) j 2) 8:45 - 9:45 A.M.
Performance-Based Reculation and Related Matters (Open) (GA/MTM)
)
2.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee J
Chairman.
2.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff li regarding performance-based regulation and related matters.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views as appropriate.
9:45 - 10:00 A.M.
- BREAK ***
3) 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
AP600 Desian (Open/ Closed) (JJB/hrD) 3.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee i
Chairman.
3.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the Westinghouse Electric Company and the NRC staff regarding Chapters 2, 9,
10, 12, 13, and 15 of the AP600 Standard Safety Analysis Report (SSAR) and associated NRC staff's draft Final Safety Evaluation i
Report (FSER) Chapters.
(Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss safeguards information related to the.AP600 design.)
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4) 11:00 - 12:00 Noon Precaration for Meetina with the NRC Commissioners (Open) (RLS/JTL/MME)
Discussion of the following topics for meeting with the NRC Commissioners:
e Improvements to the Senior Management Meeting Process.
(JJB/PAB) e Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.59 Process. (JJB/MTM) e Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations Including Use of PRA in the Regulatory Decisionmaking Process. (GA/TSK/MTM) e Status of AP600 Review.
(JJB/TSK/NFD/PAB) e NRC Safety Research Program.
(DAP/MME) e Fire Protection. (DAP/AS) e Shutdown and Low-Power Operation.
(DAP/AS) e License Renewal.
(MHF/MME) 12:00 -
1:00 P.M.
- LUNCE***
5) 1:00 -
2:30 P.M.
Meetina with the NRC Commissioners -
Commissioners' Conference Room. One White Flint North (Open)
Meeting with the NRC Commissioners to discuss matters identified under Item 4.
2:30 -
2:45 P.M.
- BREAK ***
6) 2:45 -
4:00 P.M.
Uedated Source Term for Ooeratina Plants (Open) (TSK/PAB) 6.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
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6.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff activities associated with the use of updated source term for operating plants.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views as appropriate.
7)'
4:00 -
7:00 P.M.
Precaration of ACRS Recorts (40 pen) i Discussion of proposed ACRS Reports on:
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7.1) Performance-Based Regulation and Related Matters.
(GA/MTM) 7.2) AP600 Design.
(JJB/NFD) 7.3) NRC Safety Research Program.
(DAP/MME) 7.4) Coordination of ACRS/ACNW Review 4
Activities.
(DAP/NFD)
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FnTn1Y, APRIL 3, 1998, CONFEeWNCE ROOM 2B3, TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYt.mun i
- 8) * -8:30 -
8:35 A.M.
Onenina Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) (RLS/JTL) 9)
8:35 -
10:00 A.M.
Elevation of Core Damace Fresuency (CDF) to a Fundamental Safety Goal and Possible Revision to the Safetv Goal Poliev Statement (Open) (GA/MTM) 9.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
9.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding elevation of CDF to a fundamental Safety Goal and possible revision to the Safety Goal Policy Statement.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views as appropriate.
10:00 - 10:15 A.M.
- BREAK ***
- 10) 10:15 11:15 A.M.
Pronosed Final Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section and Reculatorv Guide for Risk-Informed. Performance-Based Inservice Insnection (ISI) (Open)
(GA/MTM) 10.1) Remarks by-the Subcommittee Chairman.
10.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed final SRP Section and Regulatory Guide for risk-informed, performance-based ISI.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views as appropriate.
- 11) 11:15:- 11:30 A.M.
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open) (RLS, et al./
GHM, et al.)
Discussion of the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
- 12) 11:30 - 12:00 Noon Future ACRS Activities (Open) (RLS/JTL)
Discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for considera-tion by the full Committee during future meetings.
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12:00 -
1:00 P.M.
- LUNCH ***
13) 1:00 -
2:00 P.M.
Continued Need for the Nuclear Safggy Research Review Committee (NSRRC)
Function (Open) (DAP/MME) 13.1)
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
13.2)
Discussions regarding the NSRRC function and with former NSRRC members.
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14) 2:00 - 3:15 P.M.
Loss of Shutdown Cooline Event at River l
Bend Nuclear Station (Open) (JJB/AS) 14.1)
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman.
14.2)
Briefing by and discussions with i
representatives of the NRC staff
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regarding the inadvertent loss of 1
cooling event at the River Bend J
d nuclear plant, which resulted in an increase in the reactor coolant temperature, and the findings of the Special Inspection Team, which investigated this event.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views as appropriate.
3:15 -
3:30 P.M.
- BREAK ***
15) 3:30 -
5:00 P.M.
SECY-97-225. Enhancina NRC Effectiveness and Efficiency and Related Matters (Open) (TSK/NFD) 15.1)
Remarks by the Sube~mmittee o
Chairman.
15.2)
Briefing by and discussions wit' the Acting Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Effectiveness, Program Oversight, Investigations and Enforcement regarding SECY-97-225 and related matters.
5:00 -
5:15 P.M.
- BREAK ***
16) 5:15 -
7:00 P.M.
Precaration of ACRS Reoorts (Open)
Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on:
16.1)
Perfcrma"ce-Based Regulation and Related Matters. (GA/MTM) 16.2)
AP600 Design. (JJB/NFD) 16.3)
NRC Safety Research Program.
(DAP/MME)
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16.4)
Coordination of ACRS/ACNW Review Activities.
(DAP/NFD) i 16.5)
Proposed Final SRP Section and i
Regulatory Guide for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based ISI.
(GA/MTM) 16.6)
Continued Need for the NSRRC Functions (DAP/MME) 16.7)
Elevation of CDF to a Fundamental Safety Goal.
(GA/MTM)
SATURDAY. APRIL 4.
1998. CQNEFRENCE... ROOM 2B3. TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH. ROCKVITTE, M_RYr.ntn 17) 8:30 - 9:00 A.M.
Reoort of the Plannina and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/ Closed) (RLS/JTL)
Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to j
the conduct of ACRS business, and f
organizational and personnel matters relating to the ACRS.
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[ Note:
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted k
invasion of personal privacy.)
18) 9:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Precaration of ACRS Renorts (Open)
Continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports identified under Item 16.
19) 3:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Miscellaneous (Open) (RLS/JTL)
The Committee will discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
HQ21:
o Presentation time should not exceed 50 percent of the total time-allocated for a specific item.
The remaining 50 percent of.the time is reserved for discussion, N mber of copies of the presentation materials to be e
u provided to the ACRS - 35.
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APPENDIX V i
LIST OF DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE M
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[ Note: Some documents listed below may have been provided or prepared for Committee use only. These documents must be reviewed prior to release to the public.]
l MEETING HANDOUTS AGENDA DOCUMENTS ITEM NO.
2 Strateav for the Develooment of the NRC Research Proaram 1.
Research, ACRS Presentation, dated March 5,1998, presented by Dennis Ross [Viewgraphs]
2.
Conference Report for Act (ERA of 1974), undated [ Handout) 3.
Research Program, March 5,1998, presented by Brian W.
Sheron
[Viewgraphs) 3 Prioritization of Research Needs 4.
Prioritization Methods, dated March 5,1998 [Viewgraphs]
4 Core Canabilities 5.
Core Research Capabilities - Overview, undated, presented by Lloyd
- Donnelly[Viewgraphs) 6.
Fuel Behavior, undated, presented by Lloyd Donnelly [Viewgraphs) 5 Confirmatorv Research Activities 7.
Meeting with ACRS on Division of Engineering Technology Confirmatory and Anticipating Research, dated March 5,1998, presented by Lawrence C.
Shao [Viewgraphs) 6 Anticioatory Activities and Severe Accident Research 8.
Systems Technology - Program Overview, presented by Wayne Hodges
[Viewgraphs)
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Appendix V 2
464st-ACRS Meeting 46P9) 9 IPE and IPEEE Proiects 9.
Perspectives from IPEs, undated 11 Deferred Research 10.
Briefing for ACRS on Research Planning and Deferred Research, dated March 6,1998, presented by Bill M. Morris [Viewgraphs) 12 Discussion of Research Needs by the Anorooriate Subcommittee Chairmen.
11.
Discussion of Research Needs: Thermal Hydraulics and Severe Accident Phenomena Subcommittee, by 1. Catton/P. Boehnert [ Handout #12.1) 12.
Untitled Slides [Viewgraphs) i l
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4]S sgCRS Meeting f
. MEETING NOTEBOOK CONTENTS
.IAR DOCUMENTS i
2 Strateav for the Develooment of the NRC Research Prooram i
1.
Table of Contents 2.
Proposed Agenda / Schedule 3.
Project Status Repod, dated March 5,1998 4.
Staff Requirements Memorandum SECY-97-149, dated September 9,1997:
Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee 3
Prioriti7mtion of Research N :ds 5.
Table of Contents 6.
Proposed Agenda / Schedule 7.
Project Status Report, dated March 5,1998 8.
Memorandum from A. W. Cronenberg, ACRS Senior Fellow, to ACRS Members, Staff, and Fellows, dated January 8,1998: Expert Elicitation of Research Priorities 9.
Memorandum from A. W. Cronenberg, ACRS Senior Fellow, to ACRS Members, Staff, and Fellows, dated February 24,1998: AdditionalThoughts on Expert Elicitation of Research Priorities 10.
Memorandum from D. A. Powers, ACRS Member, to ACRS Members, Staff, and Fellows, dated January 25,1998,: Gaming Pairwise Comparisons 4
Core Caoabilities 11.
Table of Contents 12.
Proposed Agenda / Schedule 13.
Project Status Report, dated March 5,1998 14.
Staff Requirements Memorandum re SECY-97-075, dated June 6,1997:
i Methodology and Criteria for Evaluating Core Research Capabilities 15.
SECY97-075: Methodology and Criteria for Evaluating Core Research j
Capabilities, dated April 2,1997 i
5 Confirmatorv Research Activities i
16.
Table of Contents 17.
Proposed Agenda / Schedule
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,e Appendix V 4
g ACRS Meeting 18.
Project Status Report, dated March 5,1998 6
Anticinatorv Activities and Severe Accident Research 19.
Table of Contents 20.
Project Str4us Report, dated March 5,1998 21.
SECY-97-132, dated June 23, 1997: Status of the Integration Plan for Closure of Severe Accident issues and the Status of Severe Accident Research 9
Table of Contents 23.
Proposed Agenda / Schedule 24.
Project Status Report, dated March 6,1998 25.
Handout from ACRS Meeting, dated February 5,1998: Preliminary Fire Perspectives from IPEEE Program, presented by Alan Rubin 9
Meetina with Commissioner Nils J. Diaz 26.
Table of Contents 27.
Project Status Report, dated March 5,1998 28.
ACRS Report to Congress, dated February 21, 1997: Nuclear Safety Research and Regulatory Reform 29.
ACRS Report, dated November 18, 1996: Plant = Specific Application of Safety Goals
- 30.. ACRS Report, dated April 11, 1997: Risk-Based Regulatory Acceptance Criteria for Plant-Specific Application of Safety Goals 31.
ACRS Report, dated September 19,1997: Site-to-Site Variation in Risk-Based Regulatory Acceptance Criteria for Plant-Specific Application of Safety Goals 32.
Letter from the Executive Directer for Operations (EDO), to the ACRS, dated January 13, 1998: Site-to-Site Variation in Risk-Based Regulatory
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Acceptance Criteria for Plant-Specific Application of Safety Goals 33.
ACRS Report, dated March 17, 1997: Proposed Standard Review Plan Sections and Regulatory Guides for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation 34.
ACRS Report, dated July 14, 1997: Proposed Regulatory Guida and Standard Review Plan Chapter for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based i
Inservice Inspection 35.
ACRS Report, dated August 15,1996: Risk-Informed, Performance-Based
., 'e t f.0 8
Appendix V 5
46451 ACRS Meeting J6't'Th
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Regulation and Related Matters 36.
ACRS Report, dated December 11,1997: Proposed FinalRegulatory Guide 1.174 and Standard Review Plan Chapter 19 for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation 37.
Letter from the EDO to the ACRS, dated January 13,1998: Proposed Final Regulatory Guide 1.174 and Standard Review Plan Chapter 19 for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation 38.
ACRS Report, dated December 16, 1997: Treatment of Uncertainties Versus Point Values in the PRA-Related Decisionmaking Process 39.
ACRS Report, dated April 8,1997: Proposed Regulatory Guidance Related l
to implementation of 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, Tests and Experiments)
J 40.
ACRS Report, dated October 9,1997: Proposcd Changes to 10 CFR 50.59 and Proposed Revision 1 to Generic Letter 9 l-18 41.
ACRS Report, dated December 12,1997: Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, Tests and Experiments) 42.
Letter from the EDO to the ACRS, dated January 8,1998: Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, Tests and Experiments) 43.
ACRS Report, dated Septernber 10, 1997: Proposed Rulemaking for Shutdown and Fuel Storage Pool Operations at Nuclear Power Plants 44.
Staff Requirements Memorandum, dated December 17,1997: SECY 173: Potential Revision to 10 CFR 50.65 (a) (3) of the Mainter,ance Rule to Require Licensees to Perform Safety Assessments 1
11 Deferred Research 45.
Table of Contents
- 46.. Proposed Agenda / Schedule 47.
Project Status Report, dated March 6,1998 m