THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2001, CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3, TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND |
1) |
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) |
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1.1) |
Opening statement (GEA/JTL/SD) |
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1.2) |
Items of current interest (GEA/SD) |
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1.3) |
Priorities for preparation of ACRS reports (GEA/JTL/SD) |
2) |
8:35 - 10:00 A.M. |
RETRAN-3D Thermal-Hydraulic Transient Analysis Code (Open/Closed) (GBW/PAB) |
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2.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman |
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2.2) |
Briefing by and discussions
with representatives of the
Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) and the NRC
staff regarding the EPRI
RETRAN-3D thermal-hydraulic transient analysis
code, associated staff's Safety
Evaluation Report, and
resolution of issues previously
raised by the ACRS. |
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[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss EPRI proprietary information.] |
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10:00 - 10:15 A.M. |
***BREAK*** |
3) |
10:15 - 11:45 A.M. |
Interim Review of the License Renewal Application for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 (Open)
(MVB/GML/NFD/SD) |
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3.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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3.2) |
Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the Entergy
Operations, Inc. and the NRC staff regarding the license
renewal application for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 and the
associated staff's Safety Evaluation Report. |
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11:45 - 12:45 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
4) |
12:45 - 2:15 P.M. |
Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants (Open)
(TSK/DAP/MME) |
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4.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman |
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4.2) |
Briefing by and discussions
with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding
significant findings and
recommendations of the final
report on spent fuel pool
accident risk at
decommissioning plants, new
developments, status of
developing proposed options,
and related matters. |
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Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views, as appropriate. |
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2:15 - 2:30 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
5) |
2:30 - 3:45 P.M. |
Management Directive 6.4 Associated with the Revised Generic Issue Process (Open)
(TSK/AS) |
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5.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman |
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5.2) |
Briefing by and discussions
with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding
Management Directive 6.4
related to the Revised Generic
Issue process, results of the
case study performed to
determine the effectiveness of
using the Management
Directive to implement the
revised Generic Issue process,
and related matters. |
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3:45 - 4:00 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
6) |
4:00 - 7:00 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) |
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Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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6.1) |
NRC Safety Research Program
(DAP/MME) |
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6.2) |
Regulatory Effectiveness of
the ATWS Rule (TSK/MWW) |
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2001, CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3, TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND |
7) |
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) (GEA/JTL/SD) |
8) |
8:35 - 9:45 A.M. |
British Nuclear Powered Submarine Incident (Closed) (GML/PAB) |
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8.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman |
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8.2) |
Briefing by and discussions
with representatives of the
DOD/DOE Naval Reactors
regarding the recent incident
on the British Nuclear Powered
Submarine (HMS TIRELESS). |
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Representatives of the NRC staff will provide their views, as appropriate. |
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[Note: This session will be closed to discuss information classified "Confidential - Restricted
Data - Government Sensitive" .] |
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9:45 - 10:00 A.M. |
***BREAK*** |
9) |
10:00 - 11:30 A.M. |
Operating Event at V. C. Summer Nuclear Station (Open) (WJS/JDS/MTM) |
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9.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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9.2) |
Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the October 7, 2000 incident at the V. C.
Summer Nuclear Station, involving degraded reactor coolant
system pressure boundary, findings and conclusions resulting
from the staff's investigation of this event, and corrective
actions taken by the licensee and industry organizations. |
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Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views, as appropriate. |
10) |
11:30 - 11:45 A.M. |
Trip Report (Open) (DAP/AS) |
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Dr. Powers and Mr. Singh will provide a trip report to the Committee on the Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI) Fire Protection Forum held in San Diego on February 5-7, 2001. |
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11:45 - 1:00 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
11) |
1:00 - 1:30 P.M. |
Subcommittee Report (Open) (JDS/GEA/MWW) |
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Report by the Chairmen of the Plant Operations and Reliability and Probabilistic Risk
Assessment Subcommittees regarding the South Texas Project Exemption Request that was
discussed during a meeting on February 21, 2001. |
12) |
1:30 - 2:00 P.M. |
Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)
(GEA/JTL/JEL) |
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12.1) |
Discussion of the
recommendations of the
Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee regarding items
proposed for consideration by
the full Committee during
future ACRS meetings. |
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12.2) |
Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee on
matters related to the conduct
of ACRS business,
organizational and personnel
matters relating to the ACRS. |
13) |
2:00 - 2:15 P.M. |
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open) (GEA, et al./SD, et al.) |
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Discussion of the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. |
14) |
2:15 - 3:00 P.M. |
Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports |
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Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed, for consideration by the full
Committee. |
15) |
3:00 -7:00 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) |
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Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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15.1) |
NRC Safety Research Program
(DAP/MME) |
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15.2) |
RETRAN-3D Thermal-Hydraulic Transient Analysis
Code (GBW/PAB) |
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15.3) |
Interim Report on License
Renewal Application for
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1
(MVB/GML/NFD/SD) |
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15.4) |
Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk
at Decommissioning Nuclear
Power Plants
(TSK/DAP/MME) |
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15.5) |
Management Directive 6.4
Associated with the Revised
Generic Issue Process
(TSK/AS) |
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15.6) |
Regulatory Effectiveness of
the ATWS Rule (TSK/MWW) |
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2001, CONFERENCE ROOM 2B3, TWO WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND |
16) |
8:30 - 12:30 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) |
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(10:30-10:45 A.M.-BREAK)
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Continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports listed under Item 15. |
17) |
12:30 - 1:00 P.M. |
Miscellaneous (Open) (GEA/JTL/JEL) |
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Discussion of matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and matters and specific
issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability of
information permit. |