[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-2382]
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[Federal Register: February 3, 1994]
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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 February 10-12, 1994, in room
P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting
was published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1993.
Thursday, February 10, 1994
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by ACRS Chairman (Open)--The
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the
meeting.
8:35 a.m.-9:05 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss matters scheduled for
discussion during its meeting with the NRC Commissioners.
9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, to discuss matters of
mutual interest.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Advanced Light-Water Reactor Policy Issue--
Source Term (Open)--The Committee will review and comment on a draft
Commission paper related to the source term to be used for Advanced
Light-Water Reactors. Representatives of the NRC staff will
participate.
2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles
at Nuclear Power Plants (Open/Closed)--The Committee will review and
comment on the proposed final rule on Protection Against Malevolent Use
of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants, including comments by NUMARC and
the associated NRC staff resolution. Representatives of the NRC staff
and NUMARC will participate.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss safeguards and
security information.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.--Proposed NRC Staff Plan to Implement the
Recommendations of the PRA Working Group and the Regulatory Review
Group (Open)--The Committee will 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.
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on diversity, the Reliability
Assurance Program for the Advanced Light-Water Reactors (ALWRs), NRC
staff's proposed use of TIER 2 material for certification of ALWRs, and
Technical Specification Requirements for Onsite Power Sources for
Evolutionary Plant Designs; and on other matters considered during this
meeting.
Friday, February 11, 1994
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.-9:45 a.m.: Management Perspective Regarding ABWR Review
(Open)--The Committee will 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 NRC staff review of the ABWR design.
9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design
(Open)--The Committee will hear briefings by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Final Design Approval
for the ABWR. Representatives of the General Electric Nuclear Energy
will participate, as appropriate.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of
Rod Control Cluster Assemblies (Open)--The Committee will 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.
2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Annual ACRS Report to Congress (Open)--The
Committee will discuss a draft of the Annual ACRS Report to the
Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program.
3 p.m.-3:45 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 business, qualifications of candidates nominated for
appointment to the ACRS, and internal organizational and personnel
matters relating to the ACRS staff members.
A portion of this session may be closed to public attendance to
discuss matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and
practices of this advisory Committee, and matters the release of which
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS
meetings.
4:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered
during this meeting.
Saturday, February 12, 1994
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will complete its reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
12 Noon-12:15 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the
NRC Executive Director for Operations to recent ACRS comments and
recommendations.
12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.: ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The
Committee will hear reports and hold discussions regarding the status
of ACRS subcommittee activities, including a report of the February 9,
1994 meeting of the ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs Subcommittee.
12:45 p.m.-1 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee activities
and complete discussion of topics that were not completed during
previous meetings at time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 30, 1993 (58 FR
51118). 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 the ACRS Executive Director, Dr. John T. Larkins, as far in
advance as practicable 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 ACRS Executive Director 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 ACRS Executive Director if such rescheduling would result in major
inconvenience.
I have determined in accordance with subsection 10(d) Public Law
92-463 that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss safeguards and security information exempted from
disclosure by a statute that established particular criteria for
withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld per
5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3), to discuss information that involves the internal
personnel rules and practices of this advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C.
552(c)(2), and to discuss information the release of which would
represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5
U.S.C. 552(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 the ACRS Executive
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301-492-4516), between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. est.
Dated: January 28, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2382 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]
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