[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7025-7026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4058]
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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 March 7-9, 1996, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Monday, November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58393).
Thursday, March 7, 1996
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.-10:00 A.M.: Regulatory Guidance Documents Related to
Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding proposed Regulatory Guides, Standard Review Plan
Sections, and Branch Technical Positions related to digital
instrumentation and control systems.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Reactor Vessel Annealing (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and the Department of Energy (DOE)
regarding the details of the DOE pilot projects for annealing reactor
vessels.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
11:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Adequacy of Individual Plant Examinations
(IPEs) (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the IPE review process and
findings.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
1:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Applicability of RELAP5/MOD3 Code for the
AP600 Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its
consultants regarding the staff program to evaluate the applicability
of the RELAP5/MOD3 Code to perform accident/transient analyses of the
AP600 design.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
2:45 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Fire Protection Issues (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and its consultants regarding a PRA model associated with
the risk of fires during a self-induced station blackout and scoping
analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of degraded-fire barriers in
mitigating the consequences of a fully developed fire.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
4:00 P.M.-4:45 P.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
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business, and organizational and personnel matters relating to the ACRS
staff.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss the
qualification of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS,
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.
4:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting as well as proposed reports on Resolution of
Multiple System Responses Program (MSRP) issues, and on Conformance of
Operating Plants to NRC Safety Goals.
Friday, March 8, 1996
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.: Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and its consultants regarding the PRA
framework document, its relationship to pilot applications, and the use
of PRA in the regulatory decision-making process.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
9:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 78,
Monitoring of Fatigue Transient Limits for the Reactor Coolant System
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the measures taken to
correct an error in the PRAISE Code, which was used to verify the
results of a parametric study on risk associated with fatigue failure
of primary coolant pressure boundary components.
10:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will discuss recommendations of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the full
Committee during future meetings.
11:00 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the
NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports. These responses are
expected to be received from the EDO before the meeting.
11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting as well as proposed report on Resolution of the
Multiple System Responses Program (MSRP) issues, and on Conformance of
Operating Plants to NRC Safety Goals.
1:15 P.M.-7:00 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 the proposed reports
on other matters noted above.
Saturday, March 9, 1996
8:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting as well as the proposed reports
on other matters noted above.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995 (60 FR
49925). 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 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) Public Law 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 Westinghouse 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. EST.
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: February 16, 1996.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-4058 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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