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No. 02-100 August 27, 2002

 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

 TO MEET SEPTEMBER 12 - 14 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has

scheduled a meeting September 12 - 14 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss among other items, the

agency’s human reliability analysis research plan, a proposed resolution of a generic safety issue related

to control of re-criticality following small loss-of-coolant accidents in pressurized water reactors, and

proposed guides for the categorization of structures, systems and components in nuclear power plants

according to their safety significance. 

The meeting, the first portion of which is closed, will start in the NRC Auditorium in the

agency’s Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike, at 8:30 a.m. on September 12. The

open portion will begin at 1:00 p.m in Conference Room 2B3 , Two White Flint North. The meeting

will begin at 8:30 a.m. the following two days. 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 Agenda
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, NRC AUDITORIUM, TWO WHITE FLINT

8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Statement by the Acting ACRS Chairman (Closed) 

8:35 - 11:45 A.M. DOE/DOD Naval Reactors Virginia Class Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant

Design (Closed)

NOTE: The entire session will be closed to discuss classified

 information applicable to this matter.

11:45 - 1:00 P.M. ***LUNCH***

1:00 - 1:05 P.M. Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)

Opening Statement 

Items of current interest 

1:05 - 2:30 P.M. Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan (Open) 

Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan and related

matters.

Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as

appropriate.

2:30 - 2:45 P.M. ***BREAK***

2:45 - 4:15 P.M. Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-185, “Control of Recriticality

Following Small-Break LOCAs in PWRs” (Open) 

Remarks by the Cognizant ACRS Member

Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed recommendations by the Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research for resolving Generic Safety Issue-185.

Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as

appropriate.

4:15 - 4:30 P.M. ***BREAK***

4:30 - 5:00 P.M. Subcommittee Report Regarding D.C. Cook Switchyard Fire (Open) 

Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant

Operations regarding the Switchyard fire event that occurred at
the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant on June 12, 2002.

5:00 - 5:30 P.M. Subcommittee Report Regarding the Reactor Oversight Process (Open)

 Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant

Operations regarding matters discussed at the September 9, 2002

Subcommittee meeting.

5:30 - 7:00 P.M. Proposed ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)

Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on:

Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan 

Proposed Resolution of GSI-185 

Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design (Closed) 

[Room T-8E8]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

8:30 - 8:35 A.M. Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) 

8:35 - 10:45 A.M. Proposed 10 CFR 50.69, Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1121, and

NEI Document NEI 00-04 (Open) 

Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding proposed 10 CFR 50.69, “RiskInformed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and

Components for Nuclear Power Reactors,” DG-1121, “Guidelines for

Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power

Plants According to Their Safety Significance,” and NEI 00-04, “10 CFR

50.69 SSC Categorization Guidelines.”

10:45 - 11:00 A.M. ***BREAK***

11:00 - 12:30 P.M. Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120 and Standard Review Plan Section Associated

with NRC Code Reviews (Open) 

Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120, “Transient and Accident

Analysis Methods,” and draft final Standard Review Plan Section 15.0.2,

“Review of Transient and Accident Analysis Methods.”

Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as

appropriate.
12:30 - 1:30 P.M. ***LUNCH***

1:30 - 2:00 P.M. Subcommittee Report on Fire Protection (Open) 

Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fire Protection

regarding matters discussed during the September 11, 2002 Subcommittee

meeting.

2:00 - 3:00 P.M. Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures

Subcommittee (Open) 

Discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures

Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the full

Committee during future ACRS meetings.

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.

3:00 - 3:15 P.M. Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open)

Discussion of the responses from the NRC Executive Director for

Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent

ACRS reports and letters.

3:15 - 3:30 P.M. ***BREAK***

3:30 - 7:00 P.M. Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)

Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on:

Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan 

Proposed Resolution of GSI-185 

Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design (Closed) )

[Room T-8E8]

Proposed 10 CFR 50.69, DG-1121, and NEI 00-04

Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120 and SRP Section Associated with NRC

Code Reviews 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

8:30 A.M. - 12:00 Noon Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) 

Continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports listed previously.

12:00 -1:00 P.M. ***LUNCH***

1:00 - 1:30 P.M. Miscellaneous (Open) 

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.

NOTE:

Presentation time should not exceed 50 percent of the total time allocated for a specific item. The

remaining 50 percent of the time is reserved for discussion.

Thirty-Five (35) copies of the presentation materials should be provided to the ACRS.

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