Washington, DC

November 15, 2000

* IEEE continues to move to all electronic processing. A chat area is available to members at the IEEE web site.

* Ballot groups should be established with the IEEE office and used for all Standards balloting.

* IEEE is making an effort to list all WG members. Related to indemnification of standards participants. Much e-mail positions and discussion between IEEE members. Listing and amount of information to be resolved by Standards Board.

* Jerry Nicely will add a link to the SC-4 webpage to the Standards Association (SA) page.

* Again, SC-4 members, who are eligible, are encouraged to become Senior IEEE members.

* Reviewed recent IEEE "Standards Bearer".

4 Review of S00-01 Minutes: Following are corrections to the S00-01 minutes:

a) Page 2, Action item 306: corrected "Static" to "Nuclear Science".

b) Corrected spelling of "members", page 3, section 6.

c) Corrected date "3/8/00", page 4, section 11.

d) Correction to section 26: motion to adjourn was made by Jerry Nicely, seconded by John MacDonald.

Barry Skoras moved the Minutes be accepted as amended, seconded by Jerry Nicely. The motion was unanimously carried.

5 Membership Action Items

Following Action Items are closed: 287, 306, 312, 313, 314; with the following open and new:

Item Assigned Date Action

315 Nicely 11/15/00 Add link on SC-4 webpage to SA webpage on the IEEE website.

316 Attarian 11/15/00 Contact John Kueck regarding status of paper on "Risk Factors for Degraded Grid Voltage Relays".

317 Attarian 11/15/00 Obtain information on INPO SOER 99-01.

318 Carter 11/15/00 Contact Standards Coordinating Committee about a presentation on Batteries.

6 Summary of NPEC Activities & NPEC Areas of Interest

Next NPEC meeting (N00-02) is scheduled for 11/16 & 17/00 in Washington, DC. A few items related to NPEC were discussed:

* NPEC to hold N01-01 in Stateline, NV, March 7, 2001. SC-4 acting as host/coordinator. Barry Skoras distributed information on the hotel arrangements.

* Jim Thomas has taken over as the NPEC Standards Coordinator, replacing Mark Zar.

7       SC-4 Membership Up-date and Assignments

[Repeated for reference: The NPEC home page is password protected. The user ID name is "npec"; the 1999 password is "npec99" (note lower case) Not changed as of 11/15/00].

8     Status of Standards

• WG 4.1, IEEE 308 "IEEE Standard Criteria for Class 1E Power Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations":

Jim Stoner: Standard was balloted following S00-02. WG to meet 11/16 to resolve ballot comments.

• WG 4.2, IEEE 387 "IEEE Standard Criteria for Diesel-Generator Units Applied as Standby Power for Nuclear Power           Generating Stations":

Paul Johnson: Standard balloted for re-affirmation.

• WG 4.3, IEEE 317 "IEEE Standard for Electric Penetration Assemblies in Containment Structures for Nuclear Power           Generating Stations":

John MacDonald: WG and SC-4 recommended Standard for re-affirmation. Will go to NPEC for approval to proceed to IEEE to form ballot pool and subsequent re-affirmation ballot.

• WG 4.4, IEEE 1290 "Guide for MOV Motor Application, Protection, Control and Testing in Nuclear Power Generating Stations":

Roger Parker: Standard was re-affirmed by the IEEE Standards Board.

• WG 4.6, IEEE 765 "Preferred Power Supply for Nuclear Power Plants":

George Attarian: Standard was balloted. WG to meet to resolve comments and then re-circulate the Standard.

• WG 4.7, IEEE 741 "IEEE Standard Criteria for the Protection of Class 1E Power Systems and Equipment in Nuclear Power Generating Stations":

John Kueck: Jerry Nicely reported no action is required at present.

• WG 4.8 IEEE 833 "IEEE Recommended Practice for the Protection of Electric Equipment in Nuclear Power Generating Stations from Water Hazards":

Barry Skoras: Working with IEEE on formation of the ballot pool. Will then proceed to ballot.

• WG 4.9, IEEE 628 "IEEE Standard Criteria for the Design, Installation and Qualification of Raceway for Class 1E Circuits in Nuclear Power Generating Stations":

John Carter: Standard was successfully re-circulated after resolution of negatives. Sent to IEEE Standards Board for approval. May be question due to classification balance of the ballot pool membership.

9      Presentations

• Presentation on "FENOC Electrical Power Grid Stability", by Roger Parker

Roger presented a summary of the assessment on this subject at the three FENOC (First Energy Nuclear Operating Company) plant sites: Davis-Besse, Perry and Beaver Valley.

• Presentation on S01-01 meeting arrangements, by Barry Skoras

Barry distributed information on the Embassy Suites meeting location, dates, contact numbers for the S01-01 meeting in Stateline, NV. SCs to meet on 3/5 and 3/6 AM; WGs on 3/6 PM; NPEC on 3/7.

• Presentation on "Predicting Post-Trip Switchyard Voltage", by Harvey Leake

Harvey distributed a summary on this subject, with examples of the methodology used at Palo Verde.

10 SC-4 Webpage Update

Jerry Nicely up-dated members on current information to be found on the webpage.

11 Liaison Reports

Question of continuation of liaison reports was discussed. Concluded benefit is there and they should be continued.

• SC-2 - Qualification:

G. Attarian is Liaison. Report summarized and submitted. Contact secretary if a copy is required.

• SC-3 - Operations, Surveillance and Testing:

P. Gill is Liaison. Report reviewed by Om Chopra.

• SC-6 - Safety Related Systems:

W. Mindick is Liaison. Report summarized and will be submitted via e-mail. Contact secretary if a copy is required

• SC-7 - Human Factors and Control Facilities:

D. Goodney is Liaison. Report summarized and submitted. Contact secretary if a copy is required.

• NRC

P. Gill is Liaison. Om Chopra reviewed the NRC report.

• ED&PGC Station Design Subcommittee:

J. Stoner is the Liaison. Report summarized and submitted. Contact secretary if a copy is required.

12 Items of Interest - Membership Experiences Since Last Meeting

In a "Roundtable" format, SC-4 members attending reported on topics of interest to the group from their recent experiences at their company, plant or job function. Copies of the reports submitted to the secretary by 11/30/00 will be sent by the secretary to all SC-4 members. Should anyone need another hard copy, contact the secretary.

Contributing were:

Barry Skoras, Bill Mindick, Jerry Nicely, Paul Johnson, Harvey Leake, Roger Parker, Tom Sims, Jim Stoner, George Attarian, Farouk Baxter, Bob Young, John Bonner, Keith Bush, Dale Goodney.

13 Future Meetings

S01-01: March 5 & 6, 2001, Stateline, NV, with NPEC. SC-4 to host.

S01-02: October 8 & 9, 2001, St. Petersburg, FL.

S02-01: Spring, 2002. May be with NPEC, Myrtle Beach, SC.

S02-02: Fall, 2002, TBD (NPEC planning for New York City).

14 Adjournment

Chairman Carter gave a special thanks to the topic presenters for their contributions at S00-02.

A motion to adjourn was made by George Attarian and seconded by Jim Stoner. The motion was carried.

by:  John D. MacDonald, Secretary SC-4                 31-January-01