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[FR Doc No: 94-6920]
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[Federal Register: March 24, 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 April 7-9, 1994, in room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting
was published in the Federal Register on February 15, 1994.
Thursday, April 7, 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.-10:15 a.m.: ABB-CE System 80+ Standard Plant Design
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of ABB-CE and the NRC staff regarding the Final
Design Approval (FDA) for the System 80+ Standard Plant.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Proposed Final Rule on 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.
Representatives of the NRC staff will participate. Representatives of
the industry and other interested parties will participate, as
appropriate.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Safeguards and
Security information.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Recirculation Sump Strainer Clogging
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the vulnerability of
U.S. nuclear power plants to recirculation sump strainer clogging and
actions taken by the NRC staff to rectify this problem.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: PRA Implementation Plan (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the NRC staff plan to implement the
recommendations of the PRA Working Group and the PRA-related
recommendations of the Regulatory Review Group.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 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 and internal organizational and personnel matters
relating to the ACRS staff members.
A portion of this session may be closed 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.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Election of Member-at-Large (Open)--The
Committee will elect the Member-At-Large to the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee.
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting, including Final Design Approval for the ABWR, and
issues stemming from the review of evolutionary plant designs and their
applicability to operating nuclear power plants. Representatives of the
NRC staff will participate, as appropriate.
Friday, April 8, 1994
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.-10:15 a.m.: Restart of Brunswick Nuclear Plant (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and the licensee regarding the
problems that led to the shutdown of the Brunswick Nuclear Power plant,
including the core shroud cracking issue, and the actions taken by the
licensee and the staff to rectify these problems.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will discuss topics proposed 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 from the
NRC Executive Director for Operations to recent ACRS comments and
recommendations.
12:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee will
discuss issues of significant importance to the ACRS and the
Commission.
Saturday, April 9, 1994
8:30 a.m.-12 noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports to the
Commission on matters considered during this meeting.
12 Noon-12:30 p.m.: ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The
Committee will hear reports and hold discussions regarding the status
of ACRS subcommittee activities.
12:30 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 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 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 information that involves the internal personnel rules
and practices of this advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2); to
discuss information the release of which would represent a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6); and
to discuss safeguards and security information exempted from disclosure
by a statute that establishes particular criteria for withholding or
refers to particular types of matters to be withheld per 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(3).
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: March 18, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-6920 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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