[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33736-33738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16379]
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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 July 8-10, 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).
Wednesday, July 8, 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.-10:30 a.m.: BWR Extended Power Uprate Application (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the General Electric Nuclear Energy (GE), the
Northern States Power Company (NSP), and the NRC staff regarding the GE
extended power uprate program for operating BWRs, and the NSP
application for a power level increase of 6.3 percent for the
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GE
Nuclear Energy proprietary information.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to CFR 50.59 (Changes,
Tests and Experiments) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
proposed revisions to 10 CFR
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50.59, resolution of issues identified in the March 24, 1998 Staff
Requirements Memorandum related to SECY-97-205, ``Integration and
Evaluation of Results from Recent Lessons Learned Reviews,'' and
related matters.
1:15 p.m.-3:45 p.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
Westinghouse's application for certification of the AP600 design and
the associated NRC staff's evaluation.
Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss
Westinghouse proprietary and safeguards information related to the
AP600 design.
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Fire Barrier Penetration Seals and Related
Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding Supplement
1 to NUREG-1552, ``Fire Barrier Penetration Seals at Nuclear Power
Plants,'' an Information Notice on ``Inadequate Identification and
Analysis of Required and Associated Electrical Circuits Resulting in
the Potential Loss of Post-Fire Safe-Shutdown Capability,'' and related
matters.
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
Thursday, July 9, 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.-10:30 a.m.: BWR Pressure Vessel Shell Weld Inspections
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and the BWR Vessel and Internals
Project (BWRVIP) regarding the BWRVIP-05 report, ``BWR Pressure Vessel
Shell Weld Inspection Recommendations,'' and the associated NRC staff's
evaluation.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Operating Plan for the NRC Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation (NRR) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with the NRR Director and his staff regarding
the NRR Operating Plan and related matters.
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: 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.
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the
NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports, including EDO's
response to the ACRS comments and recommendations included in its May
11, 1998 report on, ``Elevation of CDF to a Fundamental Safety Goal and
Possible Revision of the Commission's Safety Goal Policy Statement.''
2:00 p.m.-2:30 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 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,
qualifications of candidates for ACRS membership, and information
the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy.
2:45 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.
Friday, July 10, 1998
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch): Preparation of ACRS
Reports (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed
ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting.
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Technical Papers for the Quadripartite Meeting
(Open)--The Committee will discuss several Technical Papers to be
discussed at the Quadripartite meeting scheduled to be held in Japan on
October 5-9, 1998, including the following:
Safety of Future Nuclear Power Plants
Safety of Aging Plants
Steam Generator Operating Experience
Assessment of Computerized Systems
Safety of High Burnup and Mixed Oxide Fuels/Fuel Behavior
Under Reactivity Induced Accidents
Risk Significance of Low-Power and Shutdown Events
Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Risk-Based Regulation
4:30 p.m.-5:00 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 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 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 Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch if such
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss Westinghouse proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), Westinghouse safeguards information per 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(3), matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules
and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2),
General Electric Nuclear Energy proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy,
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EDT.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
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available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Dated: June 15, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16379 Filed 6-18-98; 8:45 am]
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