[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37909-37910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18685]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Post-Fire Safe Shutdown Circuit Analysis Workshop

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is holding a workshop 
to discuss with the nuclear industry and the public the status of post-
fire safe shutdown circuit analysis and the implementation of circuit 
analysis results at commercial nuclear reactors. A summary of the 
questions and comments discussed at the workshop on post-fire safe 
shutdown circuit analysis and of staff follow up plans and actions will 
be generated by the staff and distributed to the registered 
participants after the workshop.

DATES: July 23, 1998, from 8:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pookshill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon E. Whitney, Mail Stop O-8-D1, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Telephone (301) 415-3081; Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary agenda for the proposed 
workshop is:

7:30-8:00
    Registration/Acceptance of Papers/Input from Industry and Public/
Handout of Agenda
8:00-8:10
    Introduction/Presentation of Agenda--Tad Marsh, Chief, Plant 
Systems Branch, NRR
8:10-8:20
    Discussion of Workshop Purpose--Brian Sheron, Acting Associate 
Director for Technical Review
8:20-8:25
    Introductory Remarks by a Public Representative
8:30-8:30
    Introductory Remarks by an Industry Representative
8:30-9:00
    NRC Presentation of U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Plant Post-fire 
Safe Shutdown Circuit Analysis History

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and Safety Significance. NRC Discussion of the Potential Severity of 
Fire-induced Reactor Plant Transients--NRR/SPLB, BNL
9:00-9:15
    Summary of Industry Views of the Regulatory History of the Post-
fire Safe Shutdown Circuit Analysis Issues--NEI
9:15-9:30
    NRC Presentation of Post-fire Safe Shutdown Circuit Analysis Issues 
as Recently Identified through Inspection, Licensing and Event 
Experience--NRR/SPLB

Break

9:45-11:00
    Industry and Public Presentations on Selected Technical Topics 
(five, 15 minute talks)
11:00-12:00
    Public/Industry/NRC Panel Discussion on the Technical Issues 
Addressed in Information Notice 92-18 on ``MOV Hot Shorts''.
12:00-1:30
    Lunch Break
1:30-2:30
    Public/Industry/NRC Panel Discussion on Circuit Analysis Fault 
Terminology, and the Types of Assumptions Necessary Regarding Multiple 
Spurious Electrical Faults, Signals and/or Actuations in a Single Fire.
2:30-3:30
    Public/Industry/NRC Panel Discussion of the Scope of Necessary 
Post-fire Safe Shutdown Circuit Analyses and Resultant Plant 
Modifications--Likelihood and Consequences of Circuit Damage Which 
Affects Post-fire Safe Shutdown Capability.

Break

3:45-4:45
    Question and Answer Session (NRC, public and industry 
representatives on the dais).
4:45-4:50
    Public Closing Remarks
4:50-4:55
    Industry Closing Remarks
4:55-5:00
    NRC Closing Remarks

    Individuals wishing to make a presentation at the workshop should 
contact Leon Whitney directly. Individuals who wish to attend the 
workshop are encouraged to notify Leon E. Whitney at (301) 415-3081; 
Internet: [email protected] of their planned attendance.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of July, 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
K. Steven West,
Acting Chief, Plant Systems Branch, Division of System Safety and 
Analysis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Regulation.
[FR Doc. 98-18685 Filed 7-13-98; 8:45 am]
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