[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54264-54265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25977]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Agenda
In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards will hold a meeting on November 2-4, 1995, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Tuesday, August 22, 1995 (60 FR 43619).
Thursday, November 2, 1995
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the
meeting and comment briefly regarding items of current interest. During
this session, the Committee will discuss priorities for preparation of
ACRS reports.
8:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Watts Bar Unit 1 Operating License
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the applicant
(Tennessee Valley Authority) on the status of resolution of issues
associated with the review of the operating license application for
Watts Bar Unit 1 nuclear plant.
Representatives of the public will participate, as appropriate.
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m: BWR Core Power Stability/ATWS (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and BWR Owners Group (BWROG) regarding
the proposed revisions to emergency procedure guidelines developed by
the BWROG for mitigation of an ATWS event compounded by core power
instability.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General Electric
Nuclear Energy proprietary information applicable to this matter.
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Advanced Control Room Design Review Guidelines
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed Revision 1
to NUREG-0700, ``Human-System Interface Design Review Guideline''.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Reliability of Safety Systems (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the methods/means used by
the staff for reviewing the reliability of safety systems.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
4:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting, as well as a proposed ACRS report on the
Resolution of Generic Issue 78, ``Monitoring of Fatigue Transient
Limits for the Reactor Coolant System''.
Friday, November 3, 1995
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the
meeting.
8:35 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Proposed Final Regulatory Guide 1.164, ``Time
Response Design Criteria for Safety-Related Operator Actions'' (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed final Regulatory
Guide 1.164.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear a report of the
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct
of ACRS business, and organizational and personnel matters relating to
the ACRS staff members.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss organizational
and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel
rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, and matters the release
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will select topics for consideration during future ACRS meetings.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses expected
from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
11:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The
Committee will hear a report by the Subcommittee Chairman regarding the
October 26-27, 1995 meeting on Individual Plant Examinations/
Probabilistic Risk Assessment.
1:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting, as well as a proposed ACRS
report on the Resolution of Generic Issue 78, ``Monitoring of Fatigue
Transient Limits for Reactor Coolant System''.
Saturday, November 4, 1995
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting and on the other matter noted
above.
10:45 a.m.-12 Noon: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee will
discuss items that are of significant importance to NRC, including
rebaselining of the Committee activities for fiscal year 96-97.
12:00 Noon-12:15 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee
activities.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 1994 (59 FR
50780). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public, electronic recordings will
be permitted only during the open portions of the meeting, and
questions may be asked only by members of the Committee, its
consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral statements should
notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch, at least
five days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate
arrangements can be made
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to allow the necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use
of still, motion picture, and television cameras during this meeting
may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors
Branch prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the
schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend
should check with the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch if such
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) P.L. 92-463, I have determined
that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to
discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and
practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), to
discuss General Electric Nuclear Energy proprietary information per 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and to discuss matters the release of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been cancelled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy,
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301-415-7364), between 7:30
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EDT.
ACRS meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial
number is 703-321-3339.
Dated: October 16, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-25977 Filed 10-19-95; 8:45 am]
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