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No. 01-105 August 23, 2001

 NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

 TO MEET SEPTEMBER 5 - 8 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Nuclear Regulatory Commissionís Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has

scheduled a meeting September 5 - 8 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other items, the

agencyís reactor oversight process. 

The meeting, most of which is open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agencyís

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/ACRS/ACNW .

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ACRS Meeting Agenda

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

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

1.1) Opening statement 

1.2) Items of current interest 

1.3) Priorities for preparation of ACRS reports 

8:35 - 10:00 A.M. Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-191,

ìAssessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump Pump

Performanceî (Open) 

2.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

2.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed resolution of GSI-191.

Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views, as

appropriate.

10:00 - 10:20 A.M. ***BREAK**

10:20 - 12:00 Noon EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer

Issues (Open/Closed) 

3.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

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, ìResolution of Generic Letter 96-06

Waterhammer Issues.î [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) 

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***

2:30 - 4:00 P.M. Reactor Oversight Process (Open) 

6.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

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.

Representatives of the nuclear industry will provide their views, as

appropriate.

4:00 - 4:20 P.M BREAK

4:20 - 7:00 P.M. Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)

Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on:

7.1) EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06
Waterhammer Issues 

7.2) Reactor Oversight Process 

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

9.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

9.2) Report by Mr. Markley, ACRS Senior Staff Engineer, regarding

the application of the PRA certification process described in NEI

00-02, ìProbabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Peer Review

Process Guidance,î 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) 

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)

11.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

11.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

and GE Nuclear Energy regarding the General Electric TRACG

best-estimate code and its application for anticipated operational

occurrences transient analyses. [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), ìMain Control

Room Habitability During a Postulated Hazardous Chemical Releaseî (Open) 

12.1) Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman

12.2) Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed final revision to Regulatory Guide 1.78.

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:

13.1) TRACG Best-Estimate Thermal-Hydraulic Code 

13.2) Reactor Oversight Process 

13.3) Proposed Resolution of GSI-191, Assessment of Debris

Accumulation on PWR Sump Pump Performance 

13.4) EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 

Waterhammer Issues 

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) 

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.

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)

Continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports listed under Item 13.

11:30 - 12:00 Noon 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.

12:00 Noon Adjourn

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