[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62703-62704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29992]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice.
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 December 2-4, 1999, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (63 FR 64105).
Thursday, December 2, 1999
8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of the meeting.
8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a
Regarding Elimination of the 120-Month ISI and IST Programs Update
Requirement (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) regarding the proposed final amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a
associated with the elimination of the requirement for updating the
inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing (IST) programs
every 120 months, as well as a proposed Commission paper related to
this matter.
10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Low-Power and Shutdown Operations Risk
Insights Report (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its
contractors regarding the low-power and shutdown operations risk
insights report, as well as a proposed Commission paper related to
this matter.
1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: License Renewal Application for Calvert
Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the Associated Safety Evaluation
Report (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's application for renewal of
Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 licenses and the associated NRC staff's
Safety Evaluation Report.
2:45 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for
consideration by the full Committee.
3:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters
considered during this meeting.
Friday, December 3, 1999
8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of the meeting.
8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety
Issue (GSI)-190 and GSI-166 (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and its contractors regarding the proposed resolution of
GSI-190, ``Fatigue Evaluation of Metal Components for 60-Year Plant
Life,'' and GSI-166, ``Adequacy of Fatigue Life of Metal
Components.''
10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: A Technique for Human Event Analysis
(ATHEANA) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
ATHEANA process, use of the ATHEANA to evaluate selected operational
events, and related matters.
1:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee
will hear a report by the Chairman of the Thermal-Hydraulic
Phenomena Subcommittee regarding the industry initiative to address
the effects of water hammer in low-pressure fluid systems and the
NRC staff's effort to develop code review guideline documentation.
1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: NRC Safety Research Program Report to the
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed final
report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program and
related matters.
2:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will hear a report of the
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the
conduct of ACRS business.
2:30 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The
Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration
by the full Committee during future meetings.
2:45 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses
from the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. The EDO
responses are expected to be made available to the Committee prior
to the meeting.
3:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Election of Officers for CY-2000 (Open)--
The Committee will elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman to the ACRS
and a Member-at-Large to the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
for CY-2000.
3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for
consideration by the full Committee.
4:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters
considered during this meeting.
Saturday, December 4, 1999
8:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS
reports on matters considered during this meeting.
2:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and
matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous
meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 28, 1999 (64 FR
52353). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written views
may be presented by members of the public, including representatives
of the nuclear industry. 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, ACRS, five days before the meeting, if possible, so that
appropriate arrangements can be made to allow 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy 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 Mr. Sam
Duraiswamy if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether
the meeting has been
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canceled 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
(telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EST.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio
Visual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
EST at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability
of this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this
service will be responsible for telephone line charges and for
providing the equipment facilities that they use to establish the
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of
videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
Dated: November 10, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-29992 Filed 11-16-99; 8:45 am]
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