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No. 98-213

December 1, 1998

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received four reports in the form of letters from its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards following the Committee's meetings on November 4-7. The reports provide comments on:

-- Proposed revision to the enforcement policy;

-- Proposed rule on the use of alternative source term at operating reactors;

-- Safety evaluation report related to Westinghouse Owners Group application of risk-informed methods to inservice inspection of piping, topical report (WCAP-14572, Revision 1);

-- Reprioritization and proposed resolution of generic safety issue-171, "Engineered safety features failure from loss-of-offsite-power subsequent to a loss-of-coolant accident."

Copies of the reports are available through the NRC's Office of Public Affairs, the NRC's Internet homepage (www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW) and the Public Document Room.