The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has scheduled a meeting September 5
- 8 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other items, the agency's reactor
oversight process.
The meeting, most of which is open to the public,
will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency's Two White Flint North building,
at 11545 Rockville Pike. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. A complete agenda
is attached.
For additional information on the meeting or
schedule changes, please contact Dr. Sher Bahadur at 301-415-0138. ACRS meeting
notices, transcripts and letters are available on the internet, at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/.
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks
by the ACRS Vice Chairman (Open) |
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1.1) |
Opening statement |
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1.2) |
Items of current interest |
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1.3) |
Priorities for preparation of ACRS reports |
8:35 - 10:00 A.M. |
Proposed Resolution of Generic
Safety Issue (GSI)-191,"Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump Pump
Performance" (Open) |
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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 NRC
staff regarding the proposed resolution of GSI-191. |
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Representatives of the nuclear
industry will provide their views, as appropriate. |
10:00 - 10:20 A.M. |
***BREAK***
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10:20 - 12:00 Noon |
EPRI Report on Resolution
of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues (Open/Closed) |
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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 NRC
staff and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) regarding the EPRI
Report, TR-113594, "Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues." |
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[Note: A portion of this
session may be closed to discuss EPRI proprietary information] |
12:00 - 1:00 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
1:00 - 1:30 P.M. |
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments
and Recommendations (Open) |
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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. |
1:30 - 2:00 P.M. |
Subcommittee Report (Open)
Report by the Chairman of the Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee on
the results of the meeting held on July 17-18, 2001 at the Oregon State
University. |
2:00 - 2:30 P.M. |
***BREAK***
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2:30 - 4:00 P.M. |
Reactor Oversight Process
(Open) |
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6.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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6.2) |
Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the use of performance indicators in the reactor oversight
process, initial implementation of the significance determination process
(SDP), and technical adequacy of the SDP to contribute to the reactor oversight
process. |
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Representatives of the nuclear
industry will provide their views, as appropriate. |
4:00 - 4:20 P.M. |
***BREAK***
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4:20 - 7:00 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open)
Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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7.1) |
EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer
Issues |
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7.2) |
Reactor Oversight Process |
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7.3) |
Proposed Resolution of GSI-191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation
on PWR Sump Pump Performance |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2001 |
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS
Chairman (Open) |
8:35 - 9:00 A.M. |
Peer Review of PRA Certification
Process |
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9.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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9.2) |
Report by Mr. Markley, ACRS Senior Staff Engineer, regarding
the application of the PRA certification process described in NEI 00-02,
"Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Peer Review Process Guidance," for
the North Anna Power Station that was conducted by the Westinghouse Owners
Group and discussed with the licensee on July 16-20, 2001 in Richmond, Virginia. |
9:00 - 10:00 A.M. |
Meeting with the NRC Commissioner
Merrifield (Open) (GEA/JTL) Meeting with Commissioner Merrifield to
discuss items of mutual interest. |
10:00 - 10:20 A.M. |
***BREAK*** |
10:20 - 12:00 Noon |
TRACG Best-Estimate Thermal-Hydraulic
Code (Open/Closed) (GBW/PAB) |
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11.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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11.2) |
Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and the GE Nuclear Energy regarding the General Electric TRACG best-estimate
code and its application for anticipated operational occurrences transient
analyses. |
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[NOTE: A portion of this
session may be closed to discuss General Electric Proprietary Information.] |
12:00 - 1:00 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. |
Proposed Final Revision to
Regulatory Guide 1.78 (DG-1089), "Main Control Room Habitability During
a Postulated Hazardous Chemical Release" (Open) |
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12.1) |
Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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12.2) |
Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed final revision to Regulatory Guide 1.78. |
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Representatives of the nuclear
industry will provide their view, as appropriate. |
2:00 - 2:20 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
2:20 - 7:00 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open) Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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13.1) |
TRACG Best-Estimate Thermal-Hydraulic Code |
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13.2) |
Reactor Oversight Process |
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13.3) |
Proposed Resolution of GSI-191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation
on PWR Sump Pump Performance |
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13.4) |
EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 ) Waterhammer
Issues |
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13.5) |
Proposed Final Revision to Regulatory Guide 1.78 |
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2001 |
8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS
Chairman (Open) |
8:35 - 9:30 A.M. |
Future ACRS Activities/Report
of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open) |
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15.1) |
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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15.2) |
Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters
related to the conduct of ACRS business, and organizational and personnel
matters relating to the ACRS. |
9:30 - 6:00 P.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open) |
12:00-1:00 P.M. |
LUNCH Continue discussion
of proposed ACRS reports listed under Item 13. |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2001 |
8:30 - 11:30 A.M. |
Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open) |
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Continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports listed under
Item 13. |
11:30 - 12:00 Noon |
Miscellaneous (Open)
(GEA/JTL) 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. |
12:00 Noon |
Adjourn |