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98-54

April 20, 1998

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received five reports from its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards following the committee's 451st meeting April 2-4. The reports, in the form of letters, provide comments on:

-- Plans to increase performance-based approaches in regulatory activities.

-- The safety aspects of the Westinghouse Electric Co. application for certification of the AP600 plant design - Interim Letter 2.

-- Proposed rulemaking: Changes to Paragraph (h) of 10 CFR 50.55a, "Codes and Standards."

-- Draft commission paper, "Status of the Environmental Qualification Task Action Plan."

-- Proposed final generic letter, "Year 2000 Readiness of Computer Systems at Nuclear Power Plants."

Copies of the reports are available through the NRC's Office of Public Affairs, the NRC's Internet Homepage (http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW) and the Public Document Room in Washington, D.C.