ML20154H819

Requests That ACRS Review of RES FY87 Proposed Presidential Budget Be Closed,Per Exemption 9(B).Premature Disclosure of Info Could Frustrate NRC Ability to Implement Programs

ML20154H819
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Issue date:	11/14/1985
From:	Marcus G NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
To:	Fraley R Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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,7 0,, UNITED STATES y -c g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION O '"j WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 k, / NOV 141985 ,

MEMORANDUM FOR: Raymond F. Fraley, Executive Director, ' Advisory 3, Committee on Reactor Safeguards i -- ..............C. -

FROM: Gail H. Marcus, Director Policy, Planning and Control Staff y n .. A,,a,

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SUBJECT:

REQUEST TO CLOSE ACRS MEETINGS ON RES FY 1987 BUDGET In response to information regarding the ACRS review of the RES FY 1987 proposed Pre,sidential budget, we are requesting the review be conducted in closed session.

We request that the session be closed under Exemption 9(B). Premature disclosure of the possible curtailment or elimination of any contract could result in an inability to retain key personnel and thereby frustrate the Commission's ability to implement the affected programs effectively.

_MJ Gail H. MN;s, Tirector Polf , Planning and Con ol Staff Office of Nuclear Regula ry Research 8603100379 860206 PDR ACRS M-2397 PDR

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e 1/7/86 FY 1987 BUDGET TDOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

. FY 1987

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. FY 86 RE0 RE0 REACTOR ENGINEERING $39.5 $44.6 $40.1 - - -

MECH / STRUCTURAL ENGR M M M CONTAIN INTEGRITY 4.1 4.6 4.6 SEISMIC MARGINS 6.8 7.6 7.6 MECH Eo QUAL 2.8 2.8 2.8 PRIMARY SYSTEM INT 18.d 18J JLJ.

REACTOR VESSELS. 9.1 8.9 7.7 P! PING-STEAM GEN 7.0 5.8 5.8 NDE 2.3 3.8 3.8 Eo OPER & INTEGR!TY 7.4 M JJ PLANT AGING 4.2 7.8 7.8 ELECT EoVIPMENT QUAL 3.2 3.3 0 THERMAL HYDRAUllC TRANS 2.L1 2M- 15.d INTEGRAL FACILITIES lb.Z 14a), M MIST 3.2 4.4 1.5 2D/3D 3.2 3.6 3.6 ROSA-IV 1.2 1.6 1.6

' FIST 0.3 0.2 0.2 1NTEGRAL TESTING 3.3 4.5 2.5 SEPARATE EFFECTS L2 }.d 2.d TRANS MODELS & CODES 5.,J_ M 4.4 ACCIDENT EVALUATION }M 2M M

. SEVERE ACCIDENT ANAL 3.5 2.0 1.7- -

. DAMAGED FUEL 6.2 6.3 4.5 CONTAINMENT LOADING 8.5 6.6 5.4 FISS. PROD SOURCE TER 12.7 10.5 7.4 REACTOR OPER AND RISK M M M

. REL & RISK METHODOLOGY 3.4 3.2 2.6 DATA AND UNCERTAINTIES 1.4 1.1 0.7 REG & INSPECTION APPLS 6.4 7.9 5.7 SEVERE ACCIDENT RISK 4.4 3.4 2.8 WASTE MGMT, EARTH lb.S lZ.d IL.2 SCIENCES & HEALTH EARTH SCIENCES 4.5 5.5 4.5 HEALTH EFFECTS 2.5 2.2 0.6 HIGH LEVEL WASTE 3.0 6.8 3.0 1.8 3,1 J.d low LEVEL WASTE 'q * '" E

TOTAL $117.9 $126.6 $98.5 M-/

i IMPACTS OF BilDGET CllTS ON RES PROGRAMS 1/f/85 (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

NUCLEAR REGULATORY FY 1987 FY 1986 REQUEST ALLOWANCE CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM SUPPORT $ $117.9 $126.6 $ 98.5 $-28.1 (FTE) (207) (205) (180) (-25)

. REACTOR ENGINEERING $ 39.5 $ 44.6 $ 40.] $ -4.5

• REDUCE REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL EFFORTS, PREVENTING A MORE RATIONAL BASIS FOR VESSEL REQUALIFICATION.

• TERMINATE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE ADEQUACY OF INDUSTRY METHODS FOR CllALIFYIflG ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT;

($3.3M) TERMINATE RESEARCH TO EVALUATE EQUIPMENT SURVIVABILITY DURING CORE ftELT OR DURING BURNING; TERMINATE RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE RISK FROM FIRES.

THERMAL HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS

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20.1 23.4 16.4 -7.0

($2.9M)

• TERMINATE MIST FOLLOW-ON PROGRAM LIMITING CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE BP.W PLANT TRANSIENTS.

• END ALL U.S. THERMAL HYDRAULIC INTEGRAL TESTING IN FY 1986. ELIMINATING ABILITY TO RESPOND WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA TO FUTURE PLANT UPSETS.

($1.4M)

• TERMINATE NUCLEAR PLANT ANALYZER DEVELOPMENT AT LESS THAN MAXIMUM CAPABILITY.

($0.7H)

• ELIMINATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS.IN WATER HAMMER, VISUAL LOOPS AND ANALYSIS CENTERS.

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- FY 1987 RESEARCH FY 1986 REQUEST AI.LOWANCE CHANGE ACCIDENT EVALUATION $ 30.9 $ 25.11 $ 19.0 $ -6.fi ERMINATE THE M SEPARATE EUECTS M SS10N4RODUCT R M A,c,E E.XP M NTS.

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TERMINATE CONTAINMENT AEROSOL EXPERIMENTS RESULTING IN CONTINilED UNCERTAINTIES. s

. REACTOR OPERATIONS AND RISK 15.6 15.6 11.8 -3.8

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• REDUCE PRA APPLICATION AND REGULATORY ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES.

TERMINATE ACCIDENT CollSEQUENCE CODES RESULTING IN A LACK OF- A TECHNICAL BASIS.

WASTE' MANAGEMENT, EARTH SCIENCES AND HEALTH 11.8 17.6 11.2 - 6. fi

($1.,0M)

• TERMINATE . AGREEMENT FOR USGS OPERATION OF SEISMIC flETWORKS.

TERMINATE HEALTH EFFECTS RESEARCH AND RADIATION PROTECTION EFFORTS, SIGNIFICANTLY STRETCHING

($1.6M)

REVISION OF PART 20.

ERMINATE.HIGH LEVEL WASTE RESEARCH IN BASALT; REDUCE RESEARCH ON RADIONUGIDE TRANSPORT AND WASTE

($3.8M) PACKAGE PERFORMANCE IN TUFF AND SALT; LEADItJG TO DELAYS AND/OR UNCERTAINTIES IN LICENSING REVIEW.

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PROGRAM' ELEMENT - REACTOR VESSELS IMPACT OF FY 1987 BUDGET CUTS - WORK THAT WILL NOT BE PERFORMED 0 REACTOR VESSEL INTEGRATION O INITIATION OF INTEGRATION CENTER FOR HEAVY SECTION STEEL TECHNOLOGY 0 INITIATION OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INTERPRETATION FOR REGULATORY USE O STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF WATER REACTOR PRESSURE B0UNDARY COMPONENTS 0 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON S-N FATIGUE CURVES OF ASME-III O INITIATION OF STUDIES TO PROVIDE BASIS FOR EXTENDED LIFE ,

O ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALS

. O ELIMINATION OF PROGRAM 0 SUPPORT FOR QUICK TURN-AROUND ON MATERIALS AND FABRICATION QUESTIONS OR CODE CASES, FOR RES, NRR, IE, REGIONS b-4.

PROGRAM ELEMENT - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION IMPACT OF FY 1987 BUDGET CUTS - WORK THAT WILL NOT BE PERFORMED:

0 QUALIFICATION TESTING EVALUATION 0 INITIATION OF TESTS TO ASSESS FIELD INSTALLATION SEAL DESIGNS AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR PREVENTING MOISTURE INTRUSION 0 COMPLETION OF ASSESSMENT OF SOURCE TERM GIVEN BY TID-14844 AND USED IN EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION R.G. 1.89 AGAINST NEW SOURCE TERM RESEARCH RESULTS 0 COMPLETION OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH WITH FRENCH CEA ON ,,

EVALUATION OF THE USE OF GAMMA RADIATION T0 SIMULATE BETA RADIATION DAMAGE DURING ACCIDENTS 0 OBTAINING INITIAL RESULTS OF COMPARING LONG-TERM NATURAL AGING OF CABLES WITH ACCELERATED AGING AND SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOR UNDER ACCIDENT SIMULATION CONDITIONS 0 ELECTRICAL PENETRATION ASSEMBLIES (EPAs) 0 ISSUANCE OF

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ASSESSMENT REPORT ON EPA LEAKAGE AND ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS 0 EQUIPMENT SURVIVAL IN HYDROGEN BURNS 0 COMPLETION OF STANDING FLAME HYDROGEN BURN SIMULATION TESTS FOR EQUIPMENT SURVIVAL IN BWR MARK IIIs TO HAVE INDEPENDENT CHECK ON INDUSTRY CLAIMS.

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O PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS 0 EVALUATION OF COMPONENTS UNDER SEVERE ACCIDENT SEQUENCES 0 FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH 0 ' COMPLETION OF ONGOING TEST PROGRAM TO DETERMINE HEAT AND EFFLUENT RELEASE CHARACTERISTICS OF CABLE TRAY CONFIGURATIONS 0 COMPLETION OF FIRE FAILURE THRESHOLD TEST PROGRAM 0 INITIATION OF A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH FRG ON EQUIPMENT IN CONTAINMENT.

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SUMMARY

THERMAL HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

FY 1986 FY 1987 ALLOCATION CURRENT ESTIMATE NRC REQUEST OF OMB MARK CHANGE 20.1 23.4 16.4 -7.0 ACTIVITIES IMPACTED BY OMB MARK o TERMINATE MIST FOLLOW-0N PROGRAM REQUESTED BY NRR. THE B&W REACTOR DESIGN HAS MANY UNIQUE FEATURES WHICH ARE KNOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE SYSTEM TRANSIENTS.

THESE TRANSIENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND THE CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE SOME OF THESE EVENTS IS LIMITED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DATA FROM THE MIST PROGRAM.

o DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUING EXPERIMENTAL CAPABILITY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN NRC ABILITY TO TEST REGULATORY CONCEPTS NEEDED TO MITIGATE TRANSIENTS EXPERIENCED IN OPERATING REACTORS. ALL U.S. THERMAL HYDRAULIC INTEGRAL TESTING ENDS IN FY 1986.

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NRC WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESPOND WITH EXPERIMENTAL DATA TO FUTURE PLANT UPSETS.

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o TERMINATE NUCLEAR PLANT ANALYZER DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL PROVIDE LESS THAN NEEDED CAPABILITY FOR STAFF TO PERFORM RAPID COMPREHENSIVE THERMAL HYDRA'JLIC CALCULATIONS AND WILL REQUIRE REGULATORY DECISIONS TO BE BASED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF LONGER RUNNING EXPENSIVE CALCULATIONS ON DOE LAB MAIN FRAMES. SOME MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING CAPABILITY MAY BE POSSIBLE.

o UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN VISUAL LOOPS, WATER HAMMER, AND ANALYSIS CENTERS WOULD BE ELIMINATED LEAVING SAFETY INFORMATION NEEDS IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS UNFULFILLED.

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FY 1987 BUDGET

SUMMARY

ACCIDENT EVALUATION (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

FY 1986 FY 1987 ALLOCATION OF CURRENT ESTIMATE NRC REQUEST OMB MARK CHANGE 30.9 25.4 19.0 -6.4 ACTIVITIES IMPACTED BY OMB MARK o TERMINATE FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE EXPERIMENTS IN ACRR NEEDED TO RESOLVE FACTOR OF 10 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PBF FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE RATES AND THOSE FROM OUT-0F-PILE TESTS.

THE HIGHER OUT-0F-PILE RATES ARE USED IN CURRENT NRC SEVERE ACCIDENT ANALYSES. ALSO NRC NEEDS ACRR FISSION PRODUCT RELEASE DATA FROM HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH PRESSURE IN-PILE TESTS AND TESTS WHICH GIVE RELEASE FROM DEBRIS AND THE EFFECT OF VARYING STEAM HYDR 0 GEN RATIOS.

O SEVERE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PROGRAM AT THE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY WILL BE CANCELLED. ANALYSES OF LARGE DRY CONTAINMENT PLANTS SUCH AS BELLEFONTE FOR REACTION TO TMLB' AND S 2D ACCIDENTS WILL NOT BE DONE. NOR WILL ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ANALYSES BE DONE OF A SIMULTANE0US H 2 BURN AND STEAM SPIKE IDENTIFIED BY SARRP AS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR TO CONTAINMENT FAILURE.

0 OUT-0F-PILE CONTAINMENT CORE MELT AEROSOL RELEASE AND TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS AT ORNL WILL BE TERMINATED. THE ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR AEROSOL RELEASE AND TRANSPORT (NAUA OR MAEROS CODES) PROVIDE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE FISSION PRODUCT RETENTION IN CONTAINMENT.

FURTHER EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS ~FOR A BETTER ESTIMATE WILL BE LEFT TO EPRI AND THE NOW ESSENTIAL LACE PROGRAM.

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SUMMARY

FY 85 FY 86 FY 87 FY 87 ACTUAL EST. REO. CONG.

RELIABILITY AND RISK METHODS $3.4 $3.4 $3.2 $2.6 DATA AND UNCERTAINTIES 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.7 REGULATORY AND INSPECTION APPLICATIONS 7.5* 6.4 7.9 5.7 SEVERE ACCIDENTS 4.6 4.0 3.4 2.8

$16.6 $15.0** $15.6 $11.8

• lNCLUDES HUMAN FACTORS IN FY-85

" CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OF $15.6M INCLUDES .6 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO AE0D i , . . ,y DRAO-85089D 1/2/86 - - _ _ _ - _ _

REACTOR OPERATIONS AND RISK FY 1987 PRIORITIES BY TOPICAL AREA APPR0X. $ LEVEL $ LEVEL RANK TOPICAL AREA FY 1987 RE0, CONG.

1 NUREG-1150 SUPPORT $2.8M $2.8M 2 OPERATIONAL SAFETY 4.6 4.6 3 RMIEP AND RMIEP RELATED 2.1 2.1 4 REGULATORY SUPPORT 2.1 1.3 5 HUMAN RELIABILITY 1.1 0.7 6 OTHER RISK METHODS DEVELOPMENT 1.1 0.3 7 SAFEGUARDS 0.7 0 8 VALUE IMPACT AND MISCELLANE0US 1.1 0 RESEARCH PROJECTS

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REACTOR OPERATIONS AND RISK PRINCIPAL PROGRAM DIRECTIONS--FY 1987 FUNDING LEVEL: $11.8M

- COMPLETE ADDITIONS, REVISIONS TO NUREG-1150 TO SUPPORT CLOSURE OF SEVERE ACCIDENT ISSUE (INCLUDES ADDITION OF B&W, CE PLANTS) 1 CONTINUE SHIFT FROM RISK METHODS DEVELOPMENT TO EXPANDED RISK APPLICATIONS PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY IN LICENSING / INSPECTION SUPPORT, RELIABILITY MAINTENANCE INITIATE LONG-TERM CODE MAINTENANCE FUNCTION TO SUPPORT RISK APPLICATIONS PROGRAM, IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERE ACCIDENT POLICY l - PROVIDE LIMITED EFFORf IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, RULEMAKING, EVALUATION OF CURRENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CONTINUE LIMITED RESEARCH ON RISK METHODS IMPROVEMENTS IN AREAS OF HUMAN RELIABILITY, EXTERNAL EVENTS

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f REACTOR OPERATIONS AND RISK IMPACTS OF FY 1987 BUDGET CUT o TERMINATE CONTRACTOR RESEARCH FOR:

i SAFEGUARDS (REDUCED IN FY 1986 ALS0)

- VALUE-lMPACT ANALYSES, GUIDANCE, AND TRAINING (REDUCED IN FY 1986 ALS0)

CONSEQUENCE MODELING 1 -

INCORPORATION OF HUMAN RELIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS INTO REGULATORY PROCESS (FY 1986 ALS0)

RESEARCH PRIORITIZATION DEVELOPMENT OF IMPORTANCE FUNCTIONS o CANCEL:

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT UKAEA REllABILITY AGREEMENT NUCLEAR SAFETY INFORMATION SUPPORT o REDUCE PROGRAM FOR ASSESSMENT OF RISK IMPORTANCE OF PRESENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS o INADEQUATE FUNDING TO REC 0VER FROM ANTICIPATED FY 1986 RESCISSION IMPACT, WHICH WILL DELAY LICENSING / INSPECTION SUPPORT o CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES, E.G., CURTAIL RMIEP '.O..lj.

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SUMMARY

OF ACRS COMMENTS ON FY 87 PROGRAM THE COMMITTEE:

TAKES EXCEPTION TO TERMINATION OF HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH RESPONSE: DRA0 CANNOT ACCOMM0DATE WITHIN CONSTRAINED BUDGET. CONTlHUING LIMITED RESEARCH IN HUMAN RELIABILITY (C0GNITIVE MODELING, HUMAN REllABILITY DATA BANK)

- RECOMMENDS SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE WEAKNESSES IN PRAS, I.E., ACCIDENT PATHWAYS NOT EVALUATED OR DISMISSED AS INSIGNIFICANT l RESPONSE: INTEND TO INITIATE INTERNAL FLOODING RESEARCH. WHETHER COMPONENTS MEET INTENDED SERVICE IS EITHER AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM,-

OR AN NRR/IE RESPONSIBILITY.

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THE COMMITTEE:

- RECOMMENDS RESEARCH ON METHODS FOR TREATING DESIGN ERRORS, SYSTEM INTERACTIONS, AGING, EQUIPMENT GUALIFICATION, EXTERNAL FLOODS i

RESPONSE: A MATTER OF PRIORITIES, CONSIDERING VERY CONSTRAINED BUDGET.

DRPES IS FUNDING RESEARCH ON EXTERNAL FLOODS.

BELIEVES RESEARCH ON SEVERE ACCIDENT RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT BEING PREMATURELY CURTAILED.,.E.G., A CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE;

! ROLE OF EXTERNAL EVENTS; DESIGN ERRORS; COGNITION; IMPORTANT PLANT-SPECIFIC FEATURES.

RESPONSE: NOT BEING CURTAILED. WORK ON CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE IS UNDERWAY. MUCH WORK FOR NUREG-1150 IN FY 1985 THRU FY 1987.

l GRANT TO UCLA ON SEISMIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ERRORS.

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THE COMMITTEE:

RECOMMENDS REDUCTION OR STRETCH-00T OF PROGRAM ON REGULATORY AND INSPECTION APPLICATIONS, PLANT-SPECIFIC CALCULATIONS USING MELCOR RESPONSE: DISAGREE ON STRETCH OUT OF APPLICATIONS RESEARCH--IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO CONVERT PRA MODELING AND DATA BASE TO USER-FRIENDLY, INTERACTIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. MELCOR HAS BEEN STRETCHED OUT OVER i PAST COUPLE YEARS, BUT IS AN IMPORTANT SEVERE ACCIDENT CODE SET. ,

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1 REACTOR OPERATIONS AND RISK USER 0FFICE COMMENTS ON FY 1987 PROGRAM SLIPS IN SCHEDULES...SHOULD BE STABILIZED TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE (NRR)

RESPONSE: NUREG-1150 SCHEDULES WERE EXTREMELY OPTIMISTIC. SCHEDULES ARE BEING MAINTAINED, COMMENSURATE WITH NEEDED QUALITY. CLOSE COORDINATION WITH NRR.

NEED FOR ACCIDENT LIKEllH00D EVALUATION PROGRAM AND AUTOMATED DATA BASE NO LONGER EXISTS (NRR)

RESPONSE: NRR NOW SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A USER-FRIENDLY, INTERACTIVE, COMPUTERIZED MODELING AND DATA BASE. THIS EFFORT ALSO HAS EDO, IE, AND AE0D SUPPORT, DISAGREE WITH TERMINATION OF SAFEGUARDS RESEARCH (NMSS) .

RESPONSE: DRA0 AGREES THAT RESEARCH IS USEFUL--IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF PRIORITIES.

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FY 1987 l FY 1985 ~FY 198'6 NRC REQUESTED ILMB MARK DRPES 13.llM ILBd 17.66 IL2d IILil 5.0 3.0 6.8 3.0 LLW 1.6 1.8 3.1 3.1 ES 4.5 4.5 5.5 11 . 5 RRAM 2.3 2.5 2.2 0.60 l

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RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM i

) FY 85 FY 86 FY 87 HIGH LEVEL WASTE 5.0M 3.0M 3.0M i LOW LEVEL WASTE 1.6M 1.8M 3.1M

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PROJECTS MAINTAINFD WITH OMB CUTS l

EFFECTS OF CYCLICAL RE-WETTING IN AN UNSATURATED TUFF REPOSITORY 1.0M l

o WASTE PACKAGE PERFORMANCE l 0 BACKFILL AND PACKING MATERIALS i

l 0 BOREHOLE AND SHAFT SEALS i o RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT 4

ENGINEERED SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN A SALT REPOSITORY 0.7M 0 BOREHOLE AND SHAFT SEALS l

j o WASTE PACKAGE PERFORMANCE i

LONG TERM RELEASE OF RADIONUCLIDE FROM SALT AND UNSATURATED TUFF REPOSITORIES 1.3M l

l o THEORETICAL AND LABORATORY STUDIES

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PROJECTS DELETED BY 0MB CUTS

! EFFECTS OF RESATURATION IN A SATURATED BASALT. REPOSITORY 1.0M o WASTE PACKAGE PERFORMANCE o BACKFILL AND PACKING MATERIALS o BOREHOLE AND SHAFT SEALS o GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY i

LONG TERM RELEASE OF RADIONUCLIDES FROM SATURATED BASALT REPOSITORY 0.8M

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! ASSESSMENT OF LIKELY RESPONSE OF REPOSITORIES IN BASALT, TUFF AND SALT TO 0.6M

! 0FF-NOMINAL CONDITIONS (SAFETY MARGIN)

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! RESEARCH ON PROPERTIES CRYSTALLINE ROCK AS HOST MEDIUM 0F SECOND REPOSITORY 0.8M l SEISMIC /GE0 TECHNICAL RESEARCH FOR SALT, BASALT, AND TUFF REPOSITORIES 0.6M 3.8M D .. :. .

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. PROJECTS MAINTAINED WITH GMB CUTS DEVELOPMENT OF A " SOURCE TERM" FOR ASSESSMENT OF LLW DISPOSAL PERFORMANCE 0.70M SITE / DESIGN DIFFERENCES FOR ENGINEERED ENHANCEMENTS / ALTERNATIVES TO SLB 0.70M FIELD VAllDATION OF HYDROLOGIC MODELS FOR LLW DISPOSAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT 0.40M DEVELOPMENT OF LLW DISPOSAL FACILITY CLOSURE AND MONITORING CRITERIA 0.50M PERFORMANCE OF LLW WASTE FORM AND PACKAGING 0.30M DEVELOPMENT OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION CRITERIA FOR LLW DISPOSAL ALTERNATIVES 0.50M 3.1M i

PROJECTS DELETED BY OMB CUTS 0.0M l

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FY 85 FY 86 FY 87 SEISM 0 LOGY /GE0 LOGY 4.5M 4.5M 4.5M METEOROLOGY - - - -

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' PROJECTS MAINTAINED WITH OMB CUTS REGIONAL PROGRAMS o SUPPORT OPERATION OF SEISM 0 GRAPHIC NETWORKS $2.50M N.E. U.S. REGION S.E. U.S. REGION NEW MADRID REGION NEMAllA RIDGE REGION o ANALYZE SEISMIC DATA FOR BREAKTilROUGHS IN SEISMIC INFORMATION AND TO GUIDE $0.50M i GE0 LOGICAL STUDIES o INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL SEISM 0 GENIC STRUCTURES USING GE0 LOGIC AND GEOPilYSICAL $0.fi1M l

METil0DS (E.G. BoREHOLES OR REFLECTIVE METHODS)

TOPICAL STUDIES .

l PROBABILISTIC STUDIES $0.l15M EV (0 1 ,

o DEVELOP PROBABILISTIC TECHNIQUES TO CALCULATE SITE SPECIFIC RESPONSE SPECTRA lo ASSESS SENSITIVITY OF SEISMIC HAZARD CALCULATIONS TO THE CONDITIONS, TECTONIC MODELS, GROUND MOTION PROPAGATION, ETC. .

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STRONG GROUND MOTION STUDIES $0.39M .

l o ANALYZE EASTERN STRONG GROUND MOTION RECORDS l 0 STUDY ATTENUATION OF STRONG MOTION WITil DEPTH (0-300M) AND FROM MODERATE SOURCES CLOSE T0 (110 oR 50 KM) NPP'S l

j o DEVELOP MODEL FOR THE GENERATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY GROUND MOTION IN THE EASTERN U.S.

o DEVELOP GROUND MOTION SCALING FACTORS TO ENABLE GREATER USE OF WESTERN U.S.

j DATA IN Tile EAST o GROUND MOTION ATTENUATION COOPERATIVE STUDY WITH THE FRENCll (CEA)

S0ll SETTLEMENT $0.25M l

l 0 VAllDATE S0ll LIQUEFACTION / SETTLEMENT MODELS AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL AND FIELD I DATA T0 INSURE STRUCTURAL INTEGR11Y OF NPP'S DURING VIBRATORY GROUND MOTION l $4.5M EROJECTS DELETED BY OMB CUTS l ~

o ESTABLISIMENT OF USGS NATIONAL SEISM 0 GRAPHIC NETWORK. NRC CONTRIBUTION $1.00M l

l $1.0M/ YEAR FOR 5 YEARS.

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REDUCE EXISTING NRC NETWORKS AS NEW USGS STATIONS ARE ESTABLISHED IN i THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.

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USGS WILL OWN AND OPERATE THIS NEW NETWORK SYSTEM AND FURNISH NRC WITH NEEDED SEISMIC DATA >i. ,-

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$0.37M PROJECTS DELETED BY OMB CUTS EFFECTS OF YELLOWCAKE INHALATION $0.20M GI-TRACT ABSORPTION OF ACTINIDE PARTICULATES 0.25 SPATIAL DOSE DISTRIBUTION FROM ALPHA EMITTERS IN B0NE 0.10 REDUCTION FOLLOW-UP 0F FORMER THORIUM WORKERS 0.13

$0.68M

! o HOW RESULTS WILL BE USED IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING 0F THORIUM RISKS AS NEEDED FOR APPROPRIATE REGULATION - t EVALUATION OF TRENDS AND PROBLEMS IN OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION EXPOSURES r . . , .:

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$0.23M PROJECTS DELETED BY OMB CUTS IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED PART 20 (REDUCTION) $0.02M DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDUAL RADI0 ACTIVITY LIMITS FOR DECOMMISSIONING 0.25 TRANSPORT AND ACCUMULATION OF RADIONUCLIDES IN SEWAGE 0.20 50.47M o HOW RESULTS WILL BE USED CONSISTENCY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF NEW 10 CFR PART 20 PREVENTION OF CONFUSION AMONG LICENSEES REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH NEW 10 CFR PART 20

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$0.0M PROJECTS MAINTAINED WITH OMB CUTS PROJECTS DELETED BY OMB CUTS NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL BEIR COMMITTEE (EPA /NRC) 0.20M CONTRIBUTORY SUPPORT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION 0.175M PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS (NCRP)

CONTRIBUTORY S'UPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL' COMMITTEE ON 0.075M RADIATION PROTECTION (ICRP)

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NRR OVERVIEW 0F RES PROPOSED FY87 BUDGET I) SCOPE OF NRR REVIEW:

o PRELIMINARY REVIEW ONLY o COMENTS ADDRESS MAJOR DIFFERENCES o NEED TO INTERACT FURTHER WITH RES ON DIFFERENCES AND ON DETAILS OF WORK FUNDED II) MAJOR AREAS WHICH NRR SUPPORTS AND WHICH SHOULD BE FUNDED:

o PLANT AGIfG/ LIFE EXTENSION o THERMAL HYDRAULIC WORK:

CURRENT AND FOLLOW-0N MIST PROGRAMS NUCLEAR PLANT ANALYZER COMPLETION OF TRANSIENT MODELS AND CODES o COMPLETION OF REMAINING SOURCE TERM AND SEVERE ACCIDENT WORK IN SUPPORT OF NUREG-1150 AND NRR IMPLEMENTATION OF CORilSSION'S SEVERE ACCIDENT POLICY STATEMENT.

o CONTINUE SEISMIC MARGIN WORK AND SEISMIC MONITORING.

o RELIABILITY AND RISK WORK ASSOCIATED WITH METHODOLOGY, SEVERE ACCIDENT RISK, REGULATORY AND INSPECTION APPLICATIONS.

III) 9AJOR AREAS WHERE FUNDING CAN BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED:

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• STEA.9 GENERATOR EXAMINATf0fl

o CORE MELT EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL WORK:

ACRR EXPERIMENTS OUT OF PILE TESTS FURTHER CODE DEVELOPMENT o THERMAL HYDRAULIC: ,

DROP WORK ON INTEGRAL TEST FACILITY REDUCE SUPPORT OF 2D/3D AND ROSA-IV PROGRAMS

.L;.32, DESIGNATES AN AREA 0F DIFFERENCE WITH RES PROPOSAL

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12/22 l (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS) i ACTIVITIES _ IMPACTED BY OMB MARK ACTIVITIES MAINTAINED WITH OMB MARK

• REACTOR ENGINEERING 7 ,

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! 1.2 REDUCE REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL EFFORTS (3aa P .6 CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY I

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7.5 SEISMIC MARGINS

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, Nor 8 E. FINue a . #7.8 PLANT AGING j $40.1 l THERMAL HYDRAULIC TRANSIENTS ,

i $ 2.9 TERMINATE MISl FOLLOW-ON PROGRAM #

1 $_1.5 LOMPLETE CURRENT MIST TEST PROGRAM 2.0 DEFER MODIFICATIONS TO EXPERIMENTAL TRANSIENT '3.6 2D/3D gg 3 .,. m ,u_

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V 0.7 REDUCE UNIVERSITY SEPARATE EFFECTS PROGRAMS d.2 FIST y ,,, y ,

I 1.4 IERMI' MATE NUCLEAR PLAN 1 ANALYZER j I R 2.5 INTEGRAL TRANSIENT FACILITY NEw #4ciur:

$ 7.0 2G SEPARATE EFFECTS h$*#Y," ,

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1. $ 0.3 lERMINATE SASA AT SNL $ 1.7 SEVERE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ANALYSIS

/ 2.6 TERMINATE ALL ACRR IM-PILE EXPERIMENTS 3.7 DAMAGED FUEL

/1 TERMINATE CONTAINMENT AEROSOLS EXPERIMENTS 5.4 i/2 i

23 TERMINATE OUT-OF-PILE SEPARATE EFFECTS 8.2 CONTAINMENT LOADING FISSION PRODUCT SOURCE TERM

$ 6.4 TESTING IN SUPPORT OF MELPROG AND CORE $19.0 i

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) ACTIVITIES If9Autu BY OMB MARK fRhACTOROPER'ATIDW5sRISK $ .6 RELIABILITY AND RISK METHODOLOGY I 5'O.6 CANCEL ASSESSMENT OF RELIABILITY OF SOFTWARE i 0.7 DATA AND UNCERTAINTIES f 7.4 0 TERNINATE COMPONENT UNCERTAINTIES 5.7 REGULATORY 8 INSPECTION APPLICATIONS

~ %2 TERM.INATE SAFEGUARDS, REDUCE REGULATORY

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1.5 lERMINATE ALL RESEARCH ON BASALT

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nilli WIBf8 TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE FTE FUNDS (M) FTE FUNDS (M)

TOTAL NRR RESOURCES 716 $30.9 683 $28.1 SUPPORT INITIAL LICENSING REVIEWS AND OPERATING REACTOR LICENSING ACTIVITIES SUPPORT SAFETY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM t.D -3[

OPERATING REACTORS PROGRAM BUDGETED PLANNED FY 1986 FY 1987 TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE FTE FUNDS (M) FTE FUNDS (M) 361 $14.1 392 $17,1 OPERATING REACTORS LICENSING ACTIONS UNANTICIPATED EVENTS / GENERIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT SAFEGUARDS / SAFETY COORDINATION l

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TOTALS 5 $ . f4 0 .$0 IMPLEMENT THE TWO-PLANTS PILOT PROGRAM DISCONTINUE ISAP AS A SEPARATE PROGRAM IN FY 1987 13 . 3 6' i i

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O OPERATOR LICENSING BUDGETED PLANNED .I FY 1986 FY 1987 TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE FTE FUNDS (M) FTE FUNDS (M)

TOTALS 68 $3.4 78 $2.1 INITIAL FACILITY EXAMINATIONS REPLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS REQUALIFICATION EXAMINATIONS NON-POWER REACTOR EXAMINATIONS CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS GENERIC ACTIVITIES /0VERSIGHT OF REGIONS

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CASEWORK BUDGETED PLANNED l FY 1986 FY 1987

-TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE FTE FUNDS (M) FTE FUNDS (M)

TOTALS 119 $f4.9 62 $3,7 OPERATING LICENSE REVIEWS STANDARD PLANT REVIEWS GENERIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT NON-POWER REACTOR REVIEWS NAVY / DOE PROJECT REVIEWS

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TOTALS 112 $7.9 103 $5.2 UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUES GENERIC SAFETY ISSUES RISK ASSESSMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CODE ANALYSIS / MAINTENANCE RESEARCH COORDINATION HUMAN FACTOR PROGRAM ISSUES / MAINTENANCE PROGRAM PLAN IL . *)

TMI-2 CLEANUP BUDGETED PLANNED FY 1986 FY 1987 TECHNICAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE FTE FUNDS (M) FTE FUNDS (M)

TOTALS 7 $.2 7 $0 ON-SITE COVERAGE CLEAN-UP REVIEWS

o AG/86/01/07 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS FY87 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING REQUESTED

$K DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE AND MATERIAL SAFETY

! Remedial Action Program 500 West Valley Demonstration Project 425 Materials Contamination Event Resoonse 200 i Fuel Cycle Casework 1375 Tra'1sportation Safety Caseaork 800 l Materials Licensing Firework 400 l 3700 l

DIVISION OF SAFEGUARDS Reactor SG-Licensing and Transportation Activities 1970

Materials SG-licensing and International Activities 990 Facility Assessment anc Standardi:ation 640 l

l 3600 DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT High-Level Program t

Rulemaking 500 Waste Form and Packaging 1200 Geologic Setting 1800 Design Engineered Barriers 1200 Performance Assessment 1400 l

System Engineering Integration and QA 1800 i FY BUDGET 7900 I

Low-Level /UR Programs Rulemaking 200 Properties of Waste and Containers 320 Performance Assessments 680 Alternative Disposal 1200 Uranium Recovery 900 l 3300 t

l Management Direction and Support 100 l

l OFFICE TOTAL 18600 L

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FY86 FY87 ODE MARK REQUEST 006 MARK High-Level W 6.6 7.9 7.6 Low-Level /UR W 2.6 3.3 2.5 fuel Cycle and Material Safety 3.6 3.7 2.6 Safeguards 3.4 3.6 2.4 Management Direction and Support .1 .1 .1 16.3 18.6 15.2

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DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE AND MATERIAL SAFETY 500 425 Remedial Action Program 200 West Valley Demonstration Project 1375 Materials Contamination Event Response 800 Fuel Cycle Casework 400 Transportation Safety Casesack Materials Licensing Firework 3700 DIVISION OF SAFEGUAROS 1970 990 Reactor SG-Licensing and Transportation ActivitiesMateria _649 Facility Assessment anc Standardi:ation 3600 OIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT

, High-Level Program 500 1200 Rulemaking 1800 l Waste Form and Packaging t

1200 Geologic Setting 1400

' Design Engineered Barriers 1899 Performance Assessment

' System Engineering Integration and QA 7900 FY BUDGET Low-Level /UR Programs 200 320 Rulemaking 680

. Properties of Waste and Containers 1200 Performance Assessments 900 Alternative Disposal l Uranium Recovery 3300 100 Management Direction and Support l

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