| THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002 |
| 1) |
8:30 - 8:45 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman (Open) (GMH/JTL) |
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1.1) |
Opening statement |
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1.2) |
Schedule, scope, format, and
expectations of the meeting |
| 2) |
8:45 - 12:15 P.M. |
Future Plant Designs(Open) (TSK) |
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2.1) |
Remarks by the Cognizant Subcommittee
Chairman regarding: |
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a) |
Regulatory challenges
associated with the licensing of
future plant designs (e.g.,
Pebble Bed Modular Reactor
and Gas Turbine Modular
Helium Reactor) |
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b) |
Containment for advanced
reactor designs |
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c) |
Use of defense-in-depth concept
and PRA for advanced reactor
designs |
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d) |
Use of F-C curves |
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e) |
Issues related to Westinghouse
AP1000 design |
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2.2) |
Discussion among Committee members |
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12:15
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1:45
P.M. |
***LUNCH** |
| 3) |
1:45
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2:45
P.M. |
Future Plant Designs (continued) (Open)
(TSK) |
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Continue discussion of potential issues
associated with future plant designs. |
| 4) |
2:45-5:15
P.M. |
Safety Research Program (Open) (MVB) |
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4.1) |
Remarks by the Cognizant Subcommittee
Chairman regarding: |
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a) |
Draft ACRS report to the
Commission on the NRC Safety
Research Program |
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b) |
Impact of ACRS comments and
recommendations on the scope
and direction of the NRC Safety
Research Program |
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c) |
Proposed Advanced Reactor
Research Plan |
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d) |
New areas of research |
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e) |
Need to curtail or terminate
ongoing research activities |
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f) |
Scope, format, and content of
the 2003 report to the
Commission |
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4.2) |
Discussion among Committee members |
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5:15
P.M. |
***RECESS** |
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BREAKS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE
CHAIRMAN |
| FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002 |
| 5) |
8:30-
8:45
A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman (Open) (GEA/JTL) |
| 6) |
8:45
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12:15
P.M. |
Use of Formal Decision Analysis (Open)
(GEA) |
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6.1) |
Remarks by the Cognizant Subcommittee
Chairman regarding: |
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a) |
Introduction to decision analysis
through an example |
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b) |
Use of decision analysis in
regulatory decisionmaking
process |
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c) |
Proper role of the Analytic
Hierarchy Process |
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6.2) |
Discussion among Committee members |
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12:15-1:45
P.M. |
***LUNCH** |
| 7) |
1:45
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3:30
P.M. |
SAPHIRE Code (Open) (Curtis Smith) |
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7.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman
(GEA) |
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7.2) |
Briefing by Mr. Curtis Smith regarding: |
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a) |
Overview of the SAPHIRE
Code |
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b) |
Adequacy of the NRC staff
efforts associated with the
development of the SAPHIRE
Code |
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c) |
Role of SAPHIRE Code in the
risk-informed regulatory
system |
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7.3) |
Discussion among Committee members and
Mr. Smith |
| 8) |
3:30
-5:30
P.M.
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Power Uprates (Open) (GBW/DAP) |
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8.1) |
Remarks by the Cognizant Subcommittee
Chairmen regarding: |
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a) |
Criteria to be used by the
Committee for endorsing or
declining power uprates,
including PWR power uprates
expected in the future |
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b) |
Use of risk information in
evaluating power uprates |
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c) |
Quality of staff documents |
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d) |
Lessons learned from review of
the power uprate applications |
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8.2) |
Discussion among Committee members |
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5:30
P.M. |
***RECESS*** |
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BREAKS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE
CHAIRMAN |
| SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2002 |
| 9) |
8:30
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8:45A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the Subcommittee
Chairman (Open) (GEA/JTL)) |
| 10) |
8:45
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11:30
A.M. |
Significance Determination Process(Open)
(JDS/WJS) |
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10.1) |
Remarks by the Cognizant Subcommittee
Chairmen regarding: |
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a) |
Need for an SDP based on
LPSD PRAs or other shutdown |
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b) |
Peer review of SPAR models
and SDP worksheets |
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c) |
Thresholds for Performance
Indicators |
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d) |
Conflict and discrepancies
between aspects of the revised
reactor oversight process that
are risk-informed (e.g., SDP)
and those that are performance
based (e.g., PIs) |
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10.2) |
Discussion among Committee members |
| 11) |
11:30
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12:00
Noon |
Adequacy of the Process for Conducting ACRS
Business (Open) (GEA/JTL) |
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11.1) |
Remarks by the ACRS Executive Director |
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11.2) |
Discussion of the process for conducting ACRS
business (e.g., prioritization of Committee
reviews and Committee leadership in the
future) |
| 12) |
12:00
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12:30
P.M. |
Summary of Follow-up Items (Open)
(GEA/JTL/RPS) |
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Summary of follow-up items resulting from the
meeting, assignments, and proposed schedule
for closure of these items. |
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12:30
P.M. |
***ADJOURN*** |
| BREAKS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE
CHAIRMAN |
