96-16962. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice  

  • [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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Document Information

Published:
07/03/1996
Department:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
96-16962
Pages:
34882-34884 (3 pages)
PDF File:
96-16962.pdf