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Notification of 860616 Meeting W/Idcor & BWR Owners Group in Bethesda,Md to Discuss Idcor Methodology for Individual Plant Evaluations of Sys Reliability & Containment Performance During Severe Accident Conditions
ML20211N761
Person / Time
Issue date: 06/09/1986
From: Bernero R
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML20209E138 List:
References
FOIA-87-10 NUDOCS 8607030237
Download: ML20211N761 (18)


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MEMORANDUM FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Robert M. Bernero, Director Division of BWR Licensing

SUBJECT:

BWR MARK I, II AND III CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE DURING l SEVERE ACCIDENTS PURPOSE: Discuss IDCOR methodology for Individual Plant Evaluations (IPE) of systems reliability and containment performance during severe accident conditions. ,,

DATE/ TIME: June 16, 1986 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION:

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Phillips Building Bethesda, Maryland Room P-110 REQUESTED PARTICIPANTS: NRC INDUSTRY R. M. Bernero IDCOR Group Representatives T. Speis BWR Owners' Group Representatives R. W. Houston

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- J. Zwolinski E. Adensam D. Muller

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Robert M. Bernero, Director

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NRC SEVERE ACCIDENT POLICY

. e FUTURE PLANTS STANDARD CONVENTIONAL REVIEW PRA -

1 e EXISTING PLANTS THEY ARE SAFE EN0 UGH IDCbRPROCESS15'NEEDED INDIVIDUAL PLANT EVALUATIONS GENERIC TREA'TMENT FOR GENERIC MATTERS

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TWO ACTIVITIES e DEVELOPMENT-0F EMERGENCY OPERATING PROCEDURES ,

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.'*- , 3 CONCERNS e E0P WHAT ARE THE E0P STRATEGIES?

WHAT ARE MINIRA TO TRANSFER FROM EPG > PGP > EOP?

ARE REQUIREMENTS CLEAR? _

e IDCOR IPE IS IT AN ASSESSMENT OR AN EVALUATION?

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8 ELEMENT 3 - PRESSURE OBJECTIVES: 1. AVERT UNCONTROLLED OVERPRESSURE FAILURE

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1. DELIBERATE RELEASE OR RADI0 ACTIVITY
2. WHAT IS REMOTE / RELIABLE CONTROL?

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4. WHAT IS APPROPRIATE ACTION PRESSURE?

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-9 ELEMENT I4 - CORE DEBRIS OBJECTIVE: REDUCE LIKELIHOOD OF FAILURE BY DIRECT ATTACK REQUIREMENTS: -

1. USE PRACTICAL DEBRIS RETARDING BARRIERS
2. CONSERVE SUPPRESSION POOL WATER AS A QUENCHING POOL ISSUE: WHAT IS PRACTICAL?

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10 ELEMENT 5 - TRAINING AND PROCEDURES OBJECTIVE: ENSURE OPERATORS ARE READY TO USE PLANT FEATURES TO BEST ADVANTAGE IN SEVERE ACCID 5NTS REQUIREMENTS:

1. CLEAR SYMPTOM BASED STRATEGIES (INTEGRATED)
2. REMOVAL OF UNNECESSARY INHIBITIONS
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1. COMPETING SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
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