ACRS Joint Subcommittees on Materials And Metallurgy, Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Meeting - July 9, 2001

REVISED 6/28/01

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS
JOINT MEETING OF THE ACRS SUBCOMMITTEES ON
MATERIALS AND METALLURGY, THERMAL-HYDRAULIC PHENOMENA,
AND RELIABILITY AND PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT
ROOM T-2B3, 11545 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MD
JULY 9, 2001

ACRS Contact: Michael T. Markley (301) 415-6885 - E-mail: mtm@NRC.GOV

- PROPOSED SCHEDULE -

  TOPIC SPEAKER TIME
1)   Introduction   1:30-1:35 am
 
  • Review goals and objectives for this meeting; introductions
Bill Shack, ACRS  
 
  • Risk-informing 10 CFR 50.46 for emergency core cooling systems; discussions from March 16, 2001 Joint Subcommittee meeting
   
 
  • Technical issues associated with large-break loss-of-coolant accidents (LBLOCA), leak-before-break phenomena (LBB), and probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM)
   
2) NRC Staff Presentation   1:35-3:30 pm
 
  • Overview of Phase I activities
Tom King, RES  
 
  • Results of feasibility study for risk-informing 10 CFR 50.46; Options: ECCS reliability, acceptance criteria evaluation model, LBLOCA redefinition
Mark Cunningham, RES
Mary Drouin, RES
M. Mayfield, RES
A. Kuritsky, RES
 
  **BREAK**   3:30-3:45 pm
3) NRC Staff Presentation - continued   3:45-4:30 pm
 
  • Phase IIA technical work, policy issues, and schedule
M. Cunningham, RES
M. Drouin, RES
M. Mayfield, RES
A. Kuritsky, RES
 
4) Industry Comments   4:30-4:45 pm
 
  • Overall industry approach: Why redefine LBLOCA?
Adrian Heymer, NEI  
 
  • Owners Group perspectives
     
TBD  
5)   ACRS General Discussion and Adjournment   4:45-5:00 pm
 
  • General discussion and comments by Members of the Subcommittee; items for full ACRS meetings
Bill Shack, ACRS  

Note: Presentation time should not exceed 50% of the total time allocated for a specific item. Number of copies of presentation materials to be provided to the ACRS/ ACNW - 35.

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