ML20235D977
| ML20235D977 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/11/1986 |
| From: | Goller K, Speis T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Harold Denton, Minogue R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| FOIA-87-10 NUDOCS 8707100367 | |
| Download: ML20235D977 (15) | |
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5 ht2M t MEMORANDUM FOR: Harold R. Denton, Director t Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Robert B. Minogue, Director Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research FROM: Themis P. Speis, Director Division of Safety Review & Oversight Karl Goller, Director .
Division of Radiation Programs & Earth Sciences
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MAY 28, 1986 NRR/RES COORDINATION MEETING
References:
(1) Memorandum from R. Minogue to H. Denton, dated April 7, 1986, " Coordination Meeting" (2) Memorandum from H. Denton to R. Minogue, dated April 22, 1986, " Additional Information for Coordination Meeting" (3) Memorandum from H. Denton to R. Minogue, dated May 16, 1986, " Source Term Related Regulatory Changes" i At the subject meeting the topics raised in Referances (1) and (2) were discussed. These topics are summarized in Enclosure (1) and the attendees at the meeting are listed in Enclosure (2).
A total of 10 topics were covered and a course of action agreed to on each.
The purpose of this memorandum is to document the course of action for each
- topic. These are summarized below:
- 1) Generic Implementation of Source Term 9 sults The responsibilities and actions as defined in Reference (3) will be followed with additional direction as listed below:
- T. Speis will chair the oversight committee on source term related regulatory changes. Representatives at the Division Director level l from RES, IE and OELD are desired.
' NRR will develop a charter for the oversight committee and define in j more detail the work to be done by each office.
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- The responsibility for preparing any changes to existing emergency planning rules must be determined. Whether this responsibility rests with IE or RES will be discussed with the EDO.
- 2) Fire Protection RES will terminate fire protection experimental and code development work in FY86 by completing planned FY86 work and documenting the status of_ fire protection research. In FYB7 a scoping study on the risk from fires, utilizing results of research completed to date and the LaSalle fire risk analysis, will be prepared and used to determine what, if any, further research on the risk from fires is warranted. The need for any additional research in this area will be reconsidered for FY88.
- 3) Electrical Equipment Qualification Research on electrical equipment qualification is being terminated in FYB6.
RES will perform a risk-based prioritization study on electrical equipment qualification in FY87 to determine if further research is warranted. The need for any further work in this area will be reconsidered for FY88.
RES work funded under EQ FINS A-1051, A-1270 and A-1364 associated with severe accidents and aging will not be terminated, but will be folded into other ongoing programs in these areas.
- 4) B&W Research (Including MIST Follow-on)
NRR and RES agree that obtaining additional experimental data on B&W transients is necessary and is the highest priority thermal / hydraulic research. ;
RES and NRR will proceed with initiatives to obtain industry support for aquiring additional experimental data on transients on B&W plants. RES will develop within about one month an integrated plan for a continued experimental program for B&W plants covering options for programs with and without industry and additional budget support.
RES will, however, as a minimum, fund a limited scope MIST follow-on program regardless of additional industry or other funding.
- 5) Technical Integration Centers (TIC)
NRR and RES agree that TICS can be beneficial to their conduct of business.
In this regard, NRR supports the RES initiatives to establish TICS and to explore ways of expanding their scope to provide better support to the j k
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. H. Denton R. Minogue NRC. NRR concurs with the RES expansion on a trial basis of the role of the TIC for thermal / hydraulics at INEL to include operational safety assess-ment capability.
l 6) New Thermal / Hydraulic Facility l RES is studying various options for a new thermal / hydraulic test facility, l including sources of funding. Recommendations in this regard will be made l as part of the RES development of an integrated plan for a continued l experimental program discussed in item (4) above.
- 7) Appendix K NRR concurrence, with comments, on the Appendix K rule change was sent to RES on May 21, 1986. NRR will support the RES schedule to present this rule change to CRGR in June 1986 and to the Commission in September 1986.
- 8) Component Fragilities NRR endorses the RES work on component fragilities as described in NUREG-1147 " Seismic Safety Research Program Plan."
- 9) Seismic Networks NRR will support the plan to fund over the next five years the upgrade of eastern seismic networks under an interagency agreement with the USGS.
This will require NRC expenditures of approximately $2.5 million per year.
At the end of the five year transition period, the function of the pet-works will be provided entirely by the new system operated and funded by USGS.
- 10) Long Range Research Plan and General RES/NRR Coordination RES will identify a single point of contact responsible for coordination with NRR on budget and programmatic matters. This point of contact will be in the Division of Regulatory Applications. Routine coordination and correspondence between NRR and RES will be between the Director, Division of Safety Review and Oversight, NRR and the Director, Division of Regulatory {
Applications, RES.
l RES will provide NRR with as much lead time as possible in the review of proposed budget changes, ACRS presentations, budget proposals, and other relevant matters, i
RES will, in the future, modify the Long Range Research Plan to be more of an executive summary and use the RES program plans to document the details of the RES programs
JUN11896 H. Denton 1 R. Minogue RES is in the process of developing a method for the prioritization of all RES FINS. NRR fully endorses this effort. The target date for having the initial prioritization of RES FINS is July 1,1986. NRR will be given the opportunity to review and comment on the criteria to be used for prioriti-zation and the priority listing of FINS prior to their finalization.
ERNALsignuod Themis P. Speis, Director Division of Safety Review & Dversight ORIGIllAL SIG12D BY Karl Goller, Director Division of Radiation Programs and Earth Sciences
Enclosures:
- 1. Topics
- 2. Attendees List cc: D. Eisenhut D. Ross NRR Division Directors RES Division Directors M. Federline, EDO S. Duraiswamy, ACRS V. Stello J. Sniezek M (L tO OFC :D5RO:SPEB :05R0: SPEB : D5RO !DRPJRt D & D5RO.
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TOPlc 1 Generic Impleme1tation of Source Tenn Results j l
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- 1. Interoffice Groups to manage application of source term and risk l I
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- Administrative role to resolve issues in a timely basis and assure consistent isnplementation across all offices.
- Responsibility of Source Tenn Management Group, headed by Dr. Ross
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g, Source Tenn Working Group supports STMG by reviewing work statements, schedules, regulatory interpretations and applications. Elevate issues to STMG. Chaired by Mark Cunningham with Office representation.
- 2. Individual Offices retain basic responsibility for various rulemakings and other regulatory applications.
- 3. RES retains overall QA function for'EDO with regard to the neec for ongoing and proposed rulemakings. ,
B. NRR Views j One reading of S.A.P.S. is that NRR is responsible for all aspects of implementation of the Comission's Severe Accident Policy Statement, <
including managing all associated and identified rulemakings, etc. f
- awaiting more definitive expression of NRR views.
C. proposed, Resolution o RES believes at present the approach in A, above, is workable.
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TOPIC 2 Fire Protection l A. RES Views o in April 7 memo - suggested a mgm. review, including IE and Regions o- In 87, no i for hardware o In RMIEP, some work.
B. NRR Views o SNL has valid concern for fire risk o Need bases for RES to terminate fire research in87, especially in light of risk importance o Respond to SNL views C. Proposed Resolution o Use 86 funds to document what's known, and reasonable closeout of vulnerability research o Use 87 risk 5 to quantify fire risk for LaSalle ,
o Reopen fire risk research in 88 if warranted from results of scoping study in 87, incorporates LaSalle results
3 TOPlc 3 Electrical EQ A. RES Views o in April 7 memo, we said we would spend $1.1 million in 87, 0.6 million in 88 on principal remaining issues; however, this plan was not funded at the OMB level of 99 mill.
B. NRR Views o Remaining electrical EQ is primarily in support of IE, not NRR o Develop risk profile of role of electrical EQ and use as basis for prioritization of future research.
C. Proposed Resolution o in FYB7 will execute a risk-based prioritization study on electrical EQ and circulate to IE NRR, Regions. Any 1988 work would be based on that study and responses.
-4 TOPIC 4 B&W Research (including MIST Follow-On)
A. RES Views o Current MIST provides SBLOCA integral data o MIST follow-on, w/ power upgrade, would not solve all B&W data needs; limited f ollow-on (w/o upgrade /should be pursued o See Topic 6 for new facility comments o Need integrated safety assessment at INEL, as a pilot project to demonstrate integrated methodology (stalled at present)
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o Analysis codes are not adequately verified for B&W plants o Concern about MIST follow-on not being adequately supported o Not sure about usefulness of integrated methodology o Not sure RES input is essential to short-term resolution C. Proposed Resolution o Do MIST follow-on (w/o upgrade); RES will initiate negotiations o Continue INEL study (close coord w/NRR) o Continue to develop sep. effects plans for OTSG o See Topic 6 for B&W facility l
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.b-TOPIC 5 Technical Integration Centers A. RES Views o INEL is the TIC center for T-H. Need to work out details o Should expand totperations - oriented (integrating risk, human-reli6bility,-component & system reliability, t-h items) o Considering PNL as materials TIC B. NRR Views o Need more discussion on SASA being part of TIC at INEL C. Proposed Resolution o RES and NRR continue to explore ways to expand nature of T!C at INEL; get EDO endorsement o Establish committee per EDO memo o Continue to develop basis for PNL as materials TIC
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TOPlc 6 New T-H Facility A. RES Views o Finish scaling study summer 86 o Build new facility, pursuant to scaling study, emphasizing B&W geometry; augment with separate effects OTSG study B. NRR Views o Need experimental data base like Semiscale, TLTA, FIST o Agreed that industry support is desirable, but conduct of follow-on should not be so conditioned o Full-pressure, full-height, full-power OTSG tests are necessary, UMCP not adequate o Support: (i) limited MIST; (ii) OTSC; (iii) r.ew facility C. Proposed Resolution o Do limited MIST, with or without industry o Do conceptual design, cost-estimate, of OTSG tests o Finalize cost estimate of new facility o Consider how to fund OTSG, new facility in light of as-appropriated 87 funds, and after passing hat with industry
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TOP 1C 7 App. K A. RES Views 1
o Released to Of fices proposed rule, reg. analysis, reg. guide o' Obtained conditional NRR concurrence ,.
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B. NRR Views I o . Go, with accommodation of expressed views C. proposed Resolution o Go CRGR June 86 Go to Comission September 86
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TOPIC 6 Component Fragilities A. RES Views o Completed some component fragility research at ENL and at LLNL E
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C. Proposed Resolution o Would like NRR endorsement of seismic operating plan, which includes fragility work
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9 TOPIC 9 Seismic Networks A. RES Views o Networks to characterize high-frequency component of spectra, typical of East-coast sites o Provide technical basis for revision to App. A of Part 100, and associated regulatory guides; reduce uncertainty in data base o Provide on-line monitoring for operating plants o Ensure orderly transfer to USGS for perpetual care B. NRR Views o Assure continued function of NRC networks for indefinite future o No known opinion on upgrade C. Proposed Resolution o Level of effort of $2.5 million o Gradual upgrade of network, with some current stations being phased out to permit funds _for rquipment acquisition
- o Five-year transition period o Details to be provided in M00 with USGS o NRR support essential
1 TOPIC 10 LRRP and General Research-NRR coordination A. RES Views o NRR raised this item (See B., below)
B. NRR Vjews o - Pressing need for better coordination o Want single point of contact o Program plans more useful than LRRP (we agree) o Pace program plan review to budget process C. Proposed Resolution
.o Director, Division of Regulatory Application will be single point of contact-
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ENCLOSURE 2 NRR/RES COORDINATION MEETING l 'MAY 28, 1986 l
ATTENDEES K. R. Goller RES/DRPES 42-74350 H. L. Ernst RES/DRAD 44-37923 G. A. Arlotto RES/DET 44-37995 R. Minogue RES 42-74341 j B. Morris RES 42-74281 D. Ross RES 42-74338 F. Schroeder NRR/PWR-B 49-27017 H. Denton NRR 49-27691 T. Speis NRR/DSR0 49-27517 B. Sheron NRR/DSRO 49-27303 T. King NRR/DSRO 49-27014 K. Kniel NRR/DSRO 49-28907 R. Bernero NRR/ DBL 49-27373 M. Williams NRR/PPAS 49-28444
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