ML20246M001

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Informs That ACRS Will Concentrate Efforts on Containment Design Criteria for Future Reactors
ML20246M001
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/15/1989
From: Remick F
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To: Zech
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ACRS-R-1345, NUDOCS 8903270006
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman Zech FROM:

'Forrest J. Remick, Chairman, ACRS

SUBJECT:

CONTAINMENT DESIGN CRITERIA During the 347th. meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, March 9-11, 1989, we discussed our plan of action to develop containment

' design criteria for nuclear power plants, based on current knowledge, in response to the referenced Staff Requirements Memorandum.

Containment performance-.in response to severe accidents 'is being considered by :;everal groups within the NRC staff for existing nuclear power plants via the NRC Severe Accident. Policy Statement as well as criteria for evolutionary, light-water reactors.

The Committee will concentrate its efforts on con-tainment design criteria for future reactors, taking 'into account the work already being done by the staff and others.

An initial subcommittee meeting has been tentatively. scheduled for April 18, 1989 to consider this matter.

Reference:

Statt Requirements Memorandum dated July 28, 1988 from Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary, for 'Raymond F.

Fraley, ACRS,

Subject:

Staff Requirements Periodic Briefing by the ACRS, Thursday, July 14, 1988 cc: Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Carr Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss 1

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