ACRS Materials and Metallurgy Subcommittee Meeting - March 24-25, 1999

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS
 MATERIALS AND METALLURGY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
 MARCH 24-25, 1999
 ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
 
 - TOPICAL AGENDA -
  

MARCH 24, 1999

         TOPIC                    	  PRESENTER               TIME



  I. Opening Remarks          		W. Shack, ACRS         8:30-8:35 a.m.



 II. Steam Generator Integrity



     A. NRC Introduction           	E. Murphy, NRR         8:35-9:15 a.m.



        1. Proposed Generic Letter

        2. DG-1074, SG Tube Integrity

        3. GSI-163, Multiple SG Tube Ruptures



     B. NEI Presentation            	J. Reily, NEI          9:15-9:45 a.m.



        ** BREAK **                                           9:45-10:00 a.m.



     C. Status of NRC Activities    	E. Murphy, NRR       10:00-11:00 a.m.



        1. Development of a Regulatory Framework

        2. Operating Experience and Experience

           With Inspection Methodology (GL 97-05)



     D. Risk Studies               	S. Long, NRR         11:00-12:00 noon



        1. Proposed White Paper on When and

           How to Consider Risk

        2. Related Research Activities



        ** LUNCH **                                           12:00-1:00 p.m.



III. Activities of BWR Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP)



     A. Status of Staff Reviews    	C. Carpenter, Jr., NRR 1:00-1:10 p.m.



     B. BWRVIP-14: Evaluation of   	NRR Staff              1:10-1:50 p.m.

        Crack Growth in BWR Stainless

        Steel RPV Internals



     C. BWRVIP Comments        		Carl Terry, BWRVIP     1:50-2:15 p.m.





 IV. PWR Materials Reliability Project 	NEI                    2:15-2:45 p.m.



     A. Organizational Structure

     B. Planned Activities



        ** BREAK **                                            2:45-3:00 p.m.



  V. Status of NRC Research Activities	E. Hackett, RES        3:00-4:00 p.m.



     A. 10 CFR 50.61,  PTS Rule



     B. Revision to RG 1.154, PTS Embrittlement

        Curves



     C. Revision to RG 1.99, Reactor Pressure

        Vessel Irradiation Embrittlement



     D. International and National Activities



        1. IAEA

        2. ASME Section XI

        3. NDE



 VI. RPV Head Penetration Cracking    	J. Medoff, NRR         4:00-4:30 p.m.



     A. Initial Results of Evaluation of

        Responses to GL-97-01



     B. Schedule for Closeout of GL-97-01





VII. ACRS Discussions             	W. Shack, ACRS         4:30-5:30 p.m.





VIII. Recess                      	W. Shack, ACRS              5:30 p.m.





MARCH 25, 1999

  I. Opening Remarks             	W. Shack, ACRS         8:30-8:35 a.m.



 II. Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) 	A. Lee, NRR            8:35-9:00 a.m.

     Integrity



     A. Initial Results of Evaluation of

        Responses to GL-92-01, Rev. 1, Sup. 1



     B. Schedule for Closeout of GL-92-01

        Rev.1, Sup. 1



     C. Status of Changes to ASME Appendix G



III. ASME Piping Code Working Group  	J. Fair, NRR           9:00-9:30 a.m.



 IV. Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 	T. Scarbrough, NRR    9:30-10:00 a.m.

     50.55a



        ** BREAK **                    			     10:00-10:15 a.m.


  V. Proposed Revision to PTS Rule   	M. Mayfield, RES     10:15-11:50 a.m.

 VI. Subcommittee Discussion      	W. Shack, ACRS      11:50-12:00 noon

VII. Adjourn                      	W. Shack, ACRS            12:00 noon



   NOTE:  Presentation time should not exceed 50 percent of the total time allocated for specific
          item.  The remaining 50 percent of the time is reserved for discussion.

          Number of copies of the presentation materials to be provided to the ACRS - 25.

CONTACT:  N. Dudley NFD@NRC.GOV ACRS Senior Staff Engineer