[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15612-15613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7303]
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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 6-8, 1995, in
Conference Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66977).
Thursday, April 6, 1995
8:30 a.m.-8:34 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.-10:45 a.m.: Westinghouse Test and Analysis Programs
Associated with the AP 600 Passive Containment System (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation regarding the
Westinghouse test and analysis programs associated with the AP 600
Passive Containment System.
Representatives of the NRC staff will participate, as appropriate.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Proposed Final Rulemaking to Define the
Scope of Technical Specifications (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed final rule to define the scope of
technical specifications.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: NRC Research Program in Support of the
Westinghouse AP 600 Design Certification (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the NRC research program being conducted in support
of the AP 600 design certification.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Revised Health Effects Valuation: Dollars/
Person-Rem (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed
revisions to the NRC health effects valuation.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
Friday, April 7, 1995
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.: Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C)
Systems Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
status/schedule for developing Standard Review Plan, Branch Technical
Positions, and Regulatory Guides for the NRC staff review of digital
I&C systems; and digital I&C issues identified by the staff and the
associated priority rankings/bases.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
10:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Source Term-Related Technical and Licensing
Issues Pertaining to Evolutionary and Passive Plant Designs (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding source term-related
technical and licensing issues pertaining to evolutionary and passive
plant designs.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Proposed Rulemaking to Obtain Equipment
Reliability Data from Licensees (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed rulemaking to obtain equipment reliability
data from licensees, with emphasis on the regulatory analysis which is
intended to justify the need for this rulemaking.
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
2:45 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 constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will select topics for consideration during future ACRS meetings.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses expected
from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to ACRS comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting.
Saturday, April 8, 1995
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of which items that are of importance to
the Commission should receive additional emphasis in the Committee's
future deliberations.
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m.: New Research Needs (Open)--The Committee
will discuss new research needs, if any, identified during this
meeting.
12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee
activities.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 1994 (59 FR
50780). 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 [[Page 15613]] T. Larkins,
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 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) P.L. 92-463
that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to
discuss proprietary information per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4); information
that involves the internal personnel rules and practices of this
Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2); 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 therefore can be obtained by containing the ACRS Executive
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301-415-7361), between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.
Dated: March 20, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-7303 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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