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ACRS Subcommittee Meeting Preliminary Agendas

ESBWR (Activity Code: S00083, New Reactors)

  • January 16-17, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The Subcommittee will review and discuss several chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the ESBWR Design Certification.

Joint Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena and Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Activity Code: S00078, Reactor Safety)

  • January 18, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the results of the Cable Response to Live Fire (CAROLFIRE) Testing Program including staff's resolution of public comments. The Subcommittee will also be briefed on the Fire Model Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table (PIRT).

Safety Research Program (Activity Code: S00019)

  • February 5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 9:30 a.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the scope of long-term research the agency needs to consider.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • February 6, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Room T-2B1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b ( c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Activity Code: XXXXXX, ?????)

  • February 22, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30a.m., Room T-2B3. 
  • The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the International HRA Empirical Study.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • March 5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Room T-2B1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Plant License Renewal, (Activity Code: S00193, Reactor Safety)

  • March 5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 10:30 a.m-4:00 p.m.
  • Review Wolf Creek LR application.

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena, (Activity Code: S00112, PWR Sump Performance)

  • March 19, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room TBD, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will review the staff's draft safety evaluation regarding Topical Report WCAP-16793-NP, "Evaluation of Long Term Cooling Considering Particulate, Fibrous, and Chemical Debris in the Recirculating Fluid."

ESBWR (Activity Code: S00083, New Reactors)

  • March 20, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Room T-2B1.
  • The Subcommittee will review and discuss several chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the ESBWR Design Certification.

Power Uprates, (Activity Code: S00101, Hope Creek Extended Power Uprate)

  • March 20-21, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Hope Creek Extended Power Uprate Review - Schedule Confirmed. PSEG submitted application proposing operation of Hope Creek at 20 percent above its original licensed thermal power. Hope Creek is a large BWR/4, with Mark I containment. The core is loaded with predominantly GE-14 fuel and some twice or thrive burned SVEA-96 (Westinghouse) fuel. The review of the applicability of the anaytical methods and codes is based on the NRC-approved generic GE topical report NEDC-33173P. PSEG is not replacing the steam dryer.

ACNW&M Planning and Procedures

  • April 8, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30-9:30 am, Room T2B-1.

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena

  • April 8, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The Subcommittee will review the staff's draft safety evaluation regarding Topical Report WCAP-16793-NP, "Evaluation of Long Term Cooling Considering Particulate, Fibrous, and Chemical Debris in the Recirculating Fluid."

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • April 9, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m., T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b ( c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

ESBWR (Activity Code: S00083, New Reactor)

  • April 9, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Commission Hearing Room (OWFN).
  • The Subcommittee will review and discuss the following topics regarding the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the ESBWR Design Certification: (1) thermal-hydraulic issues earlier identified by the Subcommittee during its review of Chapters 4, 6, 15, and 21, and (2) Chapter 18 "Human Factors Engineering".

Digital Instrumentation & Control Systems (Activity Code: S00149, Reactor Safety)

  • April 17, 2008 (TENTATIVE)
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The Subcommittee will review on-going NRC Digital I&C Steering Committee activities, in particular the BNL work on PRA methods for digital I&C.

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena (Activity Code: XXXXXX, ??)

  • April 17, 2008 (CANCELLED)
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m., Room T-2B3. 
  • Browns Ferry Units' EPU Containment Response, Methodology and Results (Unconfirmed)
  • This is a briefing to cover the Browns Ferry Units containment analysis results for the LOCA, Appendix R and ATWS. The BFN-1 restart Committee letter included recommendations in addressing NPSH overpressure credit for EPU operation.  The object of this briefing is for the members to obtain additional technical information on the containment analyses results addressed in the Browns Ferry Unit 1 restart.   In this briefing, the staff and TVA will present the bases for acceptability of the containment overpressure credit and the details of containment analyses performed.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • May 7, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

ESBWR COL Application (Activity Code S00083, New Reactor)

  • June 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m..
  • The Subcommittee will review and discuss several chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the ESBWR Design Certification.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • June 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Room T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

ESBWR COL Application (Activity Code S00083, New Reactor)

  • June 18-19, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will review and discuss several chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items associated with the ESBWR design certification.

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena (Activity Code: S00097, Reactor Safety)

  • July 7, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss the peer review of the TRACE code.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • July 8, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m., Room T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Power Uprates

  • July 8, 2008
  • 1545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T2B-3, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will review the staff’s safety evaluation associated with the Millstone Unit 3 stretch power uprate (7%).

Plant Operations & Fire Protection

  • July 23-24, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will visit the Byron Plant and the Regional III office to review operational issues and experience.

ESBWR

  • August 21-22, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T2B-3
  • The Subcommittee will review the PRA associated with the ESBWR.

Planning and Procedures (Activity Code: S00070, Reactor Safety)

  • September 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m., Room T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels (Activity Code: S000XX, Reactor Safety)
(*** This Meeting Is Closed To Public ***)

  • September 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 pm., Room T2B-3.
  • Subcommittee will a receive a briefing on fuel vendor’s fuel performance, including, current fuel designs, new fuel designs, new cladding materials, lead test assembly program post-irradiation exams, extended burnup experience, and recent fuel performance experience.

Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena

  • September 23, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (David Bessette), 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 pm., Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss the status of the resolution of GSI-191.

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

  • September 30, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T2B-3, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss the draft NUREG-1855, “Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking,” and the corresponding EPRI report.

Planning and Procedures

  • October 1, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m., Room T-2B1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b ( c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels

  • October 1, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will receive a briefing on the Pressurized Thermal Shock rule (10 CFR 50.61) change.

ESBWR

  • October 21-22, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, (Harold Vandermolen), Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • The Subcommittee will review Chapters 7 and 14 of the ESBWR SER with Open Items. The Subcommittee will also review several open thermal-hydraulic issues, including (1) non-condensable gas calculations promised by the applicant, (2) Thermal-hydraulic stability, and (3) Non-conservatism in containment response.

Early Site Permits

  • October 23-24, 2008 [oct 23, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; Oct 24, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm]
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T2B-1
  • The Subcommittee will review seismic research program plan.

US-APWR

  • October 23-24, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m..
  • The Subcommittee will review the staff’s evaluation of topical reports associated with the US-APWR design.

Materials, Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels

  • October 24, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will receive a briefing from NRC staff on its technical basis conclusions for the proposed performance-based 10 CFR 50.46(b) Emergency Core Cooling System acceptance criteria.

US-APWR

  • November 4-5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, (Neil Coleman), Room T-2B3, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m..
  • The Subcommittee will review the staff's evaluation of topical reports associated with the US-APWR design.

Plant License Renewal

  • November 5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 1:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • The Subcommittee will review the Vogtle license renewal application.

Planning and Procedures

  • November 5, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Room T-2B1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b ( c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

  • November 18-19, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, (Harold Vandermolen), Room T2B-3, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will review the latest update for the SAPHIRE code package and review an update to RG 1.200.

Power Uprates

  • November 19-20, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Room T-2B3.
  • Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 Extended Power Uprate Review (Schedule Unconfirmed). TVA submitted application proposing to uprate Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 by 20 % above the original licensed thermal power. The BFN units are large BWR/4s, with Mark I containment. BFN Units 2 and 3 are loaded with AREVA fuel and core designs and the supporting EPU analyses will be performed, using AREVA methods and codes. BFN 1 is loaded with GE fuel designs and the supporting analyses are performed using GE methods and codes. TVA does not plan to replace the steam dryers for the EPU operation.

Digital Instrumentation & Control Systems

  • November 20-21, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, [November 20, 2008, 1:00-5:00 pm, Room T2B-1]  [November 21, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3].
  • The Subcommittee will discuss the Digital I&C research plan for FY 2010-2014.

Regulatory Policies & Practices

  • December 2, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Room T2B-3.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss the draft reports on the results of the State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence analyses (SOARCA) project for Surry and Peach Bottom Plants.

Planning and Procedures

  • December 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, Time TBD, Room T2B-1.
  • The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Early Site Permits

  • December 3, 2008
  • 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, (Derek Widmayer), 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Room T-2B3
  • The Subcommittee will review the Final SER associated with the Vogtle ESP application.


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