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No. 02-036 April 1, 2002

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

TO MEET APRIL 11 - 13 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

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

scheduled a meeting on April 11 - 13 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other subjects, control

rod drive mechanism penetration cracking and reactor vessel head degradation. 

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, please contact Dr. Sher Bahadur at 301-415-0138.
ACRS AGENDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman - The ACRS Chairman will make

remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 - 10:30 A.M.: Final Review of the Turkey Point License Renewal Application -The Committee

will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Florida

Power and Light Company regarding the license renewal application for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4,

and the associated staff’s Safety Evaluation Report (SER).

10:45 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.: Advanced Reactor Research Plan - The Committee will hear presentations

by and hold discussions with representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)

regarding RES’ draft Advanced Reactor Research Plan.

1:30 - 3:30 P.M.: CRDM Penetration Cracking and Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Degradation - The

Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

industry, including Davis-Besse regarding issues related to the investigation of circumferential cracks in

PWR control rod drive mechanism (CRDM) penetration nozzles and weldments, and reactor pressure

vessel head degradation at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

3:50 - 5:15 P.M.: Westinghouse Owners Group (WOG) and Electric Power Research

Institute (EPRI) Initiatives Related to Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection of Piping - The Committee

will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding the staff’s draft safety evaluation reports on WOG and EPRI addendums to their

topical reports (WCAP-14572 and EPRI TR-112657) for risk-informed inservice inspection of piping,

including extension of risk-informed methods to the break exclusion region piping.

5:30 - 7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports - The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on

matters considered during this meeting. Also, it may discuss a response prepared by the Advisory

Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) to the Executive Director for Operation’s letter dated March 6,

2002 to the ACNW report dated January 14, 2002 regarding risk-informing NMSS activities.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

8:30 - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman - The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.: General Electric (GE) Nuclear Energy Topical Report: “Constant

Pressure Power Uprate” (Open/Closed) - The Committee will hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General Electric Nuclear Energy regarding GE

Topical Report, “Constant Pressure Power Uprate,” and the associated NRC staff’s safety evaluation.

Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General Electric proprietary information.

10:50 - 11:45 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee -

The Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

regarding items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future meetings. Also, it will
hear a 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.

11:45 A.M. - 12:00 Noon.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations - The

Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to

comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. The EDO responses are

expected to be made available to the Committee prior to the meeting.

1:00 - 7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports - The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports - The Committee will continue its discussion of

proposed ACRS reports.

12:30 - 1:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous - The Committee will discuss 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.

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