[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34882-34884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16962]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
In accodance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Rector Safeguards will hold a meeting on August 8-10, 1996, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Monday, November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58393).
Thursday, August 8, 1996
8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding
conduct on 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.: Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report for
Evolutionary Plant Designs
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, General Electric
Nuclear Energy (GENE), and ABB-Combustion Engineering (ABB-CE)
regarding the proposed changes to the GENE Advanced Boiling Water
Reactor (ABWR) and ABB-CE System 80+ evolutionary plant designs and the
associated NRC staff Safety Evaluation Report. Other interested parties
will participate, as appropriate.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GENE and ABB-CE
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
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11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.: SECY-96-128, ``Policy and Key Technical Issues
Pertaining to the Westinghouse AP600 Standardized Passive Reactor
Design''
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse
Electric Corporation regarding SECY-96-128, which includes proposed
staff positions on three policy issues concerning Prevention and
Mitigation of Severe Accidents, Post-72-Hour Actions, and External
Reactor Vessel Cooling, as well as status of resolution of seven key
technical issues, pertaining to the AP600 passive plant design. Other
interested parties will participate, as appropriate.
A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
2:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations
and Related Matters
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding several
issues raised in the Staff Requirements Memoranda dated May 15 and June
11, 1996, including:
Role of performance-based regulation in the PRA Implementation
Plan
Plant-specific application of safety goals
Requirement for risk neutrality versus the allowance for an
acceptable increase in risk
Risk-informed inservice testing and inservice inspection
requirements
Pilot applications for risk-informed and performance-based
regulations
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
4:45 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Subcommittee Report
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report by and hold discussions
with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Instrumentation and
Control Systems and Computers regarding the matters discussed at the
August 7, 1996 Subcommittee meeting.
5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters
considered during this meeting as well as a proposed ACRS report on
Steam Generator Tube issues.
Friday, August 9, 1996
8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Open Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding
conduct of the meeting.
8:35 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: Risk-Based Analysis of Reactor Operating
Experience
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding risk-based
analysis of reactor operating experience.
Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as
appropriate.
9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Issues
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff
review of the safety issues associated with spent fuel pool cooling
systems.
Representatives of the nuclear industry and other interested
persons will participate, as appropriate.
11:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: 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
staff.
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, and matters the release
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
1:15 P.M.-1:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities
(Open)--The Committee will discuss 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 the EDO response related to the June
6, 1996 ACRS report on Regulatory Guidance Documents Related to Digital
Instrumentation and Control Systems.
2:00 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 as well as a proposed
ACRS report on Steam Generator Tube issues.
Saturday, August 10, 1996
8:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS
reports on matters considered during this meeting as well as a proposed
report on Steam Generator Tube issues.
12:30 P.M.-1:00 P.M.: Strategic Planning
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of items that
are of significant importance to NRC, including rebaselining of the
Committee activities for FY 96-97.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995 (60 FR
49925). 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, 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) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel
rules and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2);
to discuss GENE, ABB-CE, and Westinghouse proprietary information per 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4); and
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to discuss matters 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 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy,
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EDT.
ACRS meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial
number is 703-321-3339.
Dated: June 27, 1996.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-16962 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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