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[FR Doc No: 94-15387]
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[Federal Register: June 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 July 7-8, 1994, in Room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
Thursday, July 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.: Meeting with the Director of the NRC Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) (Open)--The Committee will meet
with Mr. W.T. Russell, Director of NRR, to discuss items of mutual
interest.
10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Proposed Workshop and Study on Digital
Instrumentation and Control Systems (Open/Closed)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) regarding the
details of the NAS proposal, which was submitted in response to an NRC
request-for-proposal, to conduct a workshop and perform 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 (i.e.,
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.
1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue
15, ``Radiation Effects on Reactor Vessel Supports'' (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's proposed
resolution of Generic Safety Issue 15 that addresses potential
embrittlement of the reactor vessel support structures resulting from
neutron irradiation damage, and the associated safety significance.
2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Overview of the PRA Implementation Plan
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the PRA Implementation
Plan.
3:45 P.M.-4:30 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, qualifications of candidates nominated for
appointment to the ACRS, 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.
4:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee
will discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS
meetings.
5:00 P.M.-5:15 P.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.
5:15 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss the proposed ACRS report on the proposed
Workshop and Study on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems that
was discussed between 10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon today. Also it will discuss
other ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting, as well
as those regarding Protective Action Guidelines, and issues stemming
from the ACRS review of the evolutionary plant designs and their
applicability to operating and future nuclear power plants.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (i.e.,
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, July 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.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss the proposed ACRS report on the proposed
Workshop and Study on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems that
was discussed between 10:30 A.M. and 12:00 Noon on Thursday, July 7,
1994. Also it will discuss proposed reports on other matters considered
during this meeting.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (i.e.,
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.
1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of the proposed ACRS report on
the Proposed Workshop and Study on Digital Instrumentation and Control
Systems that was discussed between 10:30 A.M. and 12:00 Noon on
Thursday, July 7, 1994. Also, it will continue the discussion of
proposed reports on other matters considered during this meeting.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters (i.e.,
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.
3:15 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Activities of the ACRS Subcommittees/
Individual Members (Open)--The Committee will hear reports and hold
discussions regarding activities of ACRS Subcommittees and individual
members.
3:45 P.M.-4:00 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) 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 (i.e., 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 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 contacting the ACRS Executive
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301-492-4516), between 7:30
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.
The ACRS meetings for the remainder of the year, listed below, will
be held at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Conference Room
T2B3.
412th ACRS Meeting--August 4-6, 1994
413th ACRS Meeting--September 8-10, 1994
414th ACRS Meeting--October 6-8, 1994
415th ACRS Meeting--November 3-5, 1994
416th ACRS Meeting--December 8-10, 1994.
Dated: June 20, 1994.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-15387 Filed 6-23-94; 8:45 am]
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