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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) and Advisory
Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW); Notice of Proposed Meetings
In order to provide advance information regarding proposed public
meetings of the ACRS Subcommittees and meetings of the ACRS full
Committee, of the ACNW, and the ACNW Working Groups the following
preliminary schedule is published to reflect the current situation,
taking into account additional meetings that have been scheduled and
meetings that have been postponed or cancelled since the last list of
proposed meetings was published on December 23, 1993 (58 FR 68180).
Those meetings that are firmly scheduled have had, or will have, an
individual notice published in the Federal Register approximately 15
days (or more) prior to the meeting. It is expected that sessions of
ACRS and ACNW full Committee meetings designated by an asterisk (*)
will be closed in whole or in part to the public. The ACRS and ACNW
full Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and ACRS Subcommittee and
ACNW Working Group meetings usually begin at 8:30 a.m. The time when
items listed on the agenda will be discussed during ACRS and ACNW full
Committee meetings, and when ACRS Subcommittee and ACNW Working Group
meetings will start will be published prior to each meeting.
Information as to whether a meeting has been firmly scheduled,
cancelled, or rescheduled, or whether changes have been made in the
agenda for the February 1994 ACRS and ACNW full Committee meetings can
be obtained by contacting the Office of the Executive Director of the
Committees (telephone: 301/492-4600 (recording) or 301/492-7288, Attn:
Barbara Jo White) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., (EST).
ACRS Subcommittee Meetings
Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, January 25-26, 1994, Bethesda, MD.
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff Final Safety
Evaluation Report (FSER) for the General Electric Nuclear Energy (GENE)
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design and related matters.
ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, February 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff Final Safety
Evaluation Report (FSER) and the ABB-CE Standard Safety Analysis Report
(SSAR) and Design Certification Material (Design Description/
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria--ITAAC) for the
System 80+ design.
Planning and Procedures, February 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.-
4:30 p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and
related matters. Also, it will discuss qualifications of candidates
nominated for appointment to the ACRS. A portion of this meeting may be
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and matters the release of which
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, March 8, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff FSER, ABB-CE
SSAR, and Design Certification Material (Design Description/ITAAC) for
the System 80+ design.
Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, March 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The
Subcommittee will review any residual issues associated with the ABWR
design and prepare a proposed ACRS report on the Final Design Approval
for ABSR for consideration by the full Committee.
Planning and Procedures, March 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.--4:30
p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and
related matters. Also, it will discuss qualifications of candidates
nominated for appointment to the ACRS. A portion of this meeting may be
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and matters the release of which
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena, March 15-16, 1994, Monroeville, PA.
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the test programs being
conducted in support of the AP600 passive plant design certification
review. The focus of the discussions will be on the Core Make-up Tank
(CMT) and Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) test programs. In
addition, the Subcommittee members and consultants will attend, as
observers, a March 14, 1994 meeting between the NRC staff and
Westinghouse Electric Corporation being held to discuss the particulars
of the CMT test program.
ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, April 5-6, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff FSER, ABB-CE
SSAR, and Design Certification Material (Design Description/ITAAC) for
the System 80+ design.
Planning and Procedures, April 6, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.-4:30
p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and
related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
ACRS, and matters the release of which would represent a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
ACRS Full Committee Meetings
406th ACRS Meeting, February 10-12, 1994, Bethesda, MD. During this
meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
A. Periodic Meeting Between the ACRS and the NRC Commissioners--
Meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss matters of mutual interest.
B. Annual ACRS Report to Congress--Discuss proposed ACRS report to
Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program.
C. Proposed ACRS Reports--Discuss proposed ACRS reports on
Diversity and on the Reliability Assurance Program for the Advanced
Light Water Reactors.
D. Proposed NRC Staff Plan to Implement the Recommendations of the
PRA Working Group and the Regulatory Review Group--Review and comment
on the proposed NRC staff plan to implement the recommendations of the
PRA Working Group and the PRA-related recommendations of the Regulatory
Review Group. Representatives of the NRC staff will participate.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
E. Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) Policy Issue--Source Term--
Review and comment on a draft Commission Paper related to the source
term to be used for ALWRs. Representatives of the NRC staff will
participate.
*F. Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power
Plants--Review and comment on the proposed final rule on protection
against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants, including
comments by NUMARC and other groups and the associated NRC staff
resolution. Representatives of the NRC staff, NUMARC, and other
industry groups will participate. A portion of this session may be
closed to discuss safeguards and security information.
G. Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of Rod Control Cluster
Assemblies--Hear a briefing by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding: The May 27, 1993 event at
Salem Unit 2 during which a single failure in the rod control system
resulted in the withdrawal of a single rod from the core while the
operator was applying a rod insertion signal; a similar event at the
Ginna nuclear power plant; and licensees' responses to Generic Letter
93-04, ``Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of Rod Control
Cluster Assemblies,'' dated June 21, 1993. Representatives of the
industry will participate, as appropriate.
H. Management Perspective Regarding ABWR Review--Hear briefings by
and hold discussions with Dr. Murley, Director of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, and senior managers of the General Electric Nuclear
Energy regarding the status of the staff review of the Advanced Boiling
Water Reactor design.
I. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Review--Hear briefings by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General
Electric Nuclear Energy on final design approval for the Advanced
Boiling Water Reactor.
*J. Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee--Hear a
report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related
to the conduct of ACRS business. A portion of this session may be
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
ACRS, and matters the release of which would represent a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
K. ACRS Subcommittee Activities--Hear reports and hold discussions
regarding the status of ACRS subcommittee activities, including a
report from the Subcommittee on ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs.
L. Future Activities--Discuss topics proposed for consideration by
the full Committee during future meetings.
M. Miscellaneous--Discuss miscellaneous matters related to the
conduct of Committee activities and complete discussion of matters and
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as
time and availability of information permit.
407th ACRS Meeting, March 10-12, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be
announced.
408th ACRS Meeting, April 7-9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be
announced.
ACNW Full Committee Meetings
61st ACNW Meeting, February 23-24, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be
announced.
62nd ACNW Meeting, March 23-24, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be
announced.
63rd ACNW Meeting, April 20-21, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be
announced.
ACNW Working Group Meeting
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment, March 22, 1994,
Bethesda, MD. The Working Group will review the overall low-level waste
performance assessment program, with emphasis on the status of the
draft Branch Technical Position, and staff's performance assessment
capability. Issues to be examined include ongoing and planned
activities, milestones and schedules, results of ongoing test case
analyses, and role of NRC staff in evaluating agreement States'
performance assessment programs.
Dated: January 14, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-1473 Filed 1-19-94; 4:15 pm]
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