[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13437-13438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7111]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting
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 April 2-4, 1998, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Thursday, November 20, 1997 (62 FR 62079).
Thursday, April 2, 1998
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.
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Performance-Based Regulation and Related
Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
performance-based regulation and related matters.
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: AP600 Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the Westinghouse Electric Company and the NRC staff regarding Chapters
2, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15 of the AP600 Standard Safety Analysis Report
(SSAR) and associated NRC staff's draft Final Safety Evaluation Report
(FSER) Chapters.
[Portions of the session may be closed to discuss safeguards
information related to the AP600 design.]
11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss with the NRC
Commissioners the following topics:
Improvements to the Senior Management Meeting Process.
Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.59 Process.
Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations Including Use
of PRA in the Regulatory Decisionmaking Process.
Status of AP600 Review.
NRC Safety Research Program.
Fire Protection.
Shutdown and Low-Power Operation.
License Renewal.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners--
Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss matters
identified above.
2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Updated Source Term for Operating Plants
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff activities
associated with the use of updated source term for operating plants.
4:00 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 ACRS reports regarding the NRC
Safety Research Program, and coordination of ACRS/ACNW review
activities.
Friday, April 3, 1998
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.-10:00 a.m.: Elevation of Core Damage Frequency (CDF) to a
Fundamental Safety Goal and Possible Revision to the Safety Goal Policy
Statement (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding elevation
of the CDF to a fundamental Safety Goal and possible revision to the
Safety Goal Policy Statement.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Proposed Final Standard Review Plan (SRP)
Section and Regulatory Guide for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based
Inservice Inspection (ISI) (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed final SRP Section and Regulatory Guide for
risk-informed, performance-based ISI.
11:15 a.m.--11:30 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the
NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and recommendations
included in recent ACRS reports.
11:30 a.m.--12:00 Noon: 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.
1:00 p.m.--2:00 p.m.: Continued Need for the Nuclear Safety
Research Review Committee (NSRRC) Function (Open)--The Committee will
discuss the need for the NSRRC function and will hold discussions with
former NSRRC members.
2:00 p.m.--3:15 p.m.: Loss of Shutdown Cooling Event at River Bend
Nuclear Station (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
inadvertent loss of cooling event at the River Bend nuclear plant,
which resulted in an increase in the reactor coolant temperature, and
the findings of the Special Inspection Team, which investigated this
event.
3:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m.: SECY-97-225, Enhancing NRC Effectiveness and
Efficiency and Related Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with the Acting Deputy Executive
Director for Regulatory Effectiveness, Program Oversight,
Investigations and Enforcement regarding SECY-97-225 and related
matters.
5:15 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 proposed ACRS
reports regarding the NRC Safety Research Program, and coordination of
ACRS/ACNW review activities.
Saturday, April 4, 1998
8:30 a.m.--9:00 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
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related to the conduct of ACRS business, and organizational and
personnel matters relating to the ACRS.
[Note: 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 information the release of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
9:00 a.m.--3:00 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 proposed ACRS
reports regarding the NRC Safety Research Program, and coordination of
ACRS/ACNW review activities.
3:00 p.m.--3:30 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 4, 1997 (62 FR
46782). 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 Dr. Medhat M. El-Zeftawy, Acting
Chief of the 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 Acting 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 Acting 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 safeguards information related to the Westinghouse AP600 design
per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), and to discuss information 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 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 Dr. Medhat M. El-
Zeftawy, Acting Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/
415-6889), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Dated: March 13, 1998.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-7111 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am]
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