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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 June 9-11, 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, June 9, 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.: Proposed Workshop on Digital
Instrumentation and Control Systems (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives
of the NRC staff regarding the details of the National Academies of
Science and Engineering (NAS) proposal, which was submitted in
response to an NRC request-for-proposal, to conduct a workshop and
gather information for use in performing a study on the use of
digital instrumentation and control systems at nuclear power plants
and the adequacy of the regulatory requirements.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (the
NAS proposal) exempted from disclosure by statute and such statute
requires that the matter be withheld from the public in such a
manner as to leave no discretion on the issue.
9:45 A.M.-12 Noon: Fire Protection Related Matters (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding insights gained from the
NRC staff reassessment of the fire-protection program, status of
resolution of issues/new developments associated with the Thermo-Lag
Fire Barriers, Shutdown Fire Risk, and related matters.
Representatives of the industry will participate.
1 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Revisions to the License Renewal Rule
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
proposed revisions to the License Renewal Rule. Representatives of
the industry will participate.
2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Protective Action Guidelines (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff use of the
EPA's Protective Action Guidelines in its review of nuclear plant
activities.
3:45 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss the proposed ACRS report on matters
discussed during the 8:45 A.M.-9:45 A.M. session (Proposed Workshop
on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems), and other ACRS
reports on matters considered during this meeting, as well as those
regarding improvement of the rulemaking process, and issues stemming
from the review of the evolutionary plant designs and their
applicability to operating nuclear power plants.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (the
NAS proposal) exempted from disclosure by statute and such statute
requires that the matter be withheld from the public in such a
manner as to leave no discretion on the issue.
Friday, June 10, 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 A.M.: Valve Operability Program (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of ongoing NRC
and industry activities associated with the operability of motor-
operated valves, check valves, butterfly valves, and other related
matters. Representatives of the industry will participate, as
appropriate.
10 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Operating Experience (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives
of the NRC staff regarding the December 1993 loss of RCS level
control event at the Sequoyah nuclear plant, and the March 17, 1994
loss of shutdown cooling event at the Cooper nuclear power plant.
11:45 A.M.-12 Noon: 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.
1:00 P.M.-2 P.M.: AEOD Report on Potter-Brumfield Motor Driven
Relay (MDR) Failures (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the Potter-Brumfield MDR relay failures, the associated
root cause, and the conclusions and recommendations of the NRC
Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD)
resulting from its study of this matter. Representatives of the
industry will participate, as appropriate.
2 P.M.-3 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.
3:15 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The
Committee will discuss topics proposed for consideration during
future ACRS meetings.
3:45 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of issues of significant importance to
the ACRS and Commission.
4:30 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss the proposed ACRS report on matters
discussed during the Thursday, June 9, 8:45 A.M.-9:45 A.M. session
(Proposed Workshop on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems),
and on other matters considered during this meeting.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (the
NAS proposal) exempted from disclosure by statute and such statute
requires that the matter be withheld from the public in such a
manner as to leave no discretion on the issue.
Saturday, June 11, 1994
8:30 A.M.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue to discuss the proposed ACRS report on
matters discussed during to 8:45 A.M.-9:45 A.M. session on Thursday,
June 9, 1994 (Proposed Workshop on Digital Instrumentation and
Control systems), and other proposed ACRS reports to the Commission
on matters considered during this meeting.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (the
NAS proposal) exempted from disclosure by statute and such statute
requires that the matter be withheld from the public in such a
manner as to leave no discretion on the issue.
12 Noon-12:30 P.M.: Activities of the ACRS Subcommittees/
Individual Member (Open)--The Committee will hear reports and hold
discussions, regarding activities of ACRS Subcommittees and
individual members.
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 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 to 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 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 matters (the NAS proposal exempted
from disclosure by statute and such statute requires that the matter
be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no
discretion on the issue per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(A).
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: May 20, 1994.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-12724 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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