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Summarizes ACRS 329th Meeting on 870910-12 in Washington,Dc Re Reactor Safeguards.Committee Completed Comments on Improved Safety for Future LWRs & Action on Proposed Final Rule & Amends to 10CFR72, Licensing..., Respectively
ML20236T300
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/22/1987
From: Kerr W
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To: Zech L
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
ACRS-SL-0338, ACRS-SL-338, NUDOCS 8712010124
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September 22, 1987 The Honorable Lando W. Zech, Jr.

Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, DC 20b55

Dear Chairman Zech:

SUBJECT:

THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH MEETING 0F THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS, SEPTEMBER 10-12, 1987 The Advisory Comittee on Reactor Safeguards held its 329th meeting in Washington, D.C. on September 10-12, 1987.

329TH ACRS MEETING:

The Committee completed Comments on Improved Safety for Future Light Water Reactors.

(Report to Chairman Zech dated 9/15/87)

The Comittee completed Comments Regarding Proposed International Workshop on Quality in Design and Construction of Nuclear Power Plants.

(Report to Chainnan Zech dated 9/15/87)

The Comittee completed Comments on Developments in Emergency Planning.

(ReporttoChairmanZechdated9/16/87)

The Committee completed Comments on Code Scaling, Applicability and Uncertainty Methodology for Determination of Uncertainty Associated with the Use of Realistic ECC5 Evaluation Models.

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The Committee completed Action on the Proposed Final Rule Amendments to 10 CFR Part 72, "Lirensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of 53ent Nuclear. Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Wtste."

(Report to Clairman Zech dated 9/17/87)

Reports on the subjects noted above have been sent to you as indicated.

The Comittee was briefed by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, on several aspects of NRR activities.

The Comittee discussed Yarious means of providing advice to the Commis-sioners on nuclear waste netters.

This discussion will be continued during the October meeting of the ACRS.

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fgidification of' LLW, NRC')ickTMhnica(Position, and. the QA' audit-f c u ents on the DOE Draft Mission Plan g-1

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Fu]ture' LWR Designs September 9, 1987 - To-discuss the' feasibility,

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'O meeting of October 8-9,'1987:

(Qjt 0 pen) - Discuss proppsed NRC Staff, y

Station Blackout, USI. A-4C resolution of ACR5 commendiin its report of. June 9,t 1987,

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A-44 " Station Blackout,"' and. related activities of, NUMARC regard-

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Integrated Safety-Assessment Program (Cren). - Discuss proms @ YSC Staff's plan-for. implementation of ISAP taking into 'accodnt 'AdRS t'

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1' (0 pen) 4 Briefing by representatives pf the NRC Etaff j e the Seismic Qualification Utility Group regarding 'results 6f.seioMc (wlpk-throughoftheZionNuclearStatign.

Zion Nuclear Plant Full Field Exercise] 415taff10 - - Briefin2' by and y

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Operating Events and Incidents (0 pen) - Hear and discuss reports p'

regarding recent nuclear power plant operating events and inci-dents.

p Prob'abilistic Risk Assessment (0 pen) - Discuss proposed NRC Staff

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ACRS Comments on Draft NUREG-1150, " Reactor Risk Refer-ence Document."

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Advanced LWR D'esign (0 pen) - Consider proposed EPRI Advanced LWR Requirements.

Representatives of the NRC Staff and the nuclear-industry (EPRI) will participate as appropriate.

Management Meeting with NRC Commissioners (Closed) - Preparation for and discussion with NRC commissioners regarding ACRS conclu-m a

sions/ recommendations regarding internal allocation of resources to provide outside technical advice regarding nuclear waste management and disposal.

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