[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43969-43970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22087]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
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 September 2-4, 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, September 2, 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.--10:15 A.M.: Power Level Increase Request for the Edwin
I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Open/Closed)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNOC) and the NRC staff regarding
the SNOC's application for a power level increase of 8% for the Edwin
I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss
General Electric Nuclear Energy proprietary information.]
10:30 A.M.--12:00 Noon: Impact of the Probabilistic Risk Assessment
(PRA) Results and Insights on the Regulatory System (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute
regarding situation-specific cases where PRA results and insights have
improved the existing regulatory system, and specific areas in which
PRA can have a positive impact on the regulatory system.
1:00 P.M.--2:30 P.M.: Establishing a Benchmark on Risk During Low-
Power and Shutdown Operations (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding staff activities associated with establishing a
benchmark on risk during low-power and shutdown operations, and related
matters.
2:45 P.M.--4:15 P.M.: Emergency Core Cooling System Strainer
Blockage (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and BWR Owners Group
regarding the NRC staff's safety evaluation of the BWR Owners Group
Utility Resolution Guide for emergency core cooling system strainer
blockage.
4:30 P.M.--7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss proposed
ACRS reports on the lessons learned from the review of the AP600
passive plant design and on the U.S. Naval Reactors program. The
Committee will also discuss proposed technical papers to be presented
at the October 1998 Quadripartite meeting.
Thursday, September 3, 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.--10:00 A.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue
171, ``Engineered Safety Feature Failure from Loss of Offsite Power
Subsequent to a Loss-of-Coolant Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the proposed resolution of Generic Safety Issue
171.
10:15 A.M.--11:45 A.M.: Meeting with the Director of the NRC Office
for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD) (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the AEOD
Director regarding items of mutual interest, including:
Long-term strategy for the Accident Sequence Precursor
(ASP) computer codes, including Criteria for accuracy, range of
application, and treatment of uncertainty.
Methods for planning case studies. How these plans are
affected by emphasis on risk-information in the regulatory process.
Shaping these case studies for use in validating PRA methods.
Strategy for encouraging greater use of AEOD studies
within the NRC and within the larger reactor safety community.
Should AEOD be collecting data etc., outside the nuclear
industry? For example, should AEOD collect data on the vulnerabilities
of digital electronic systems and software encountered in other
industries and applications?
AEOD activities associated with evaluating foreign event
data.
11:45 A.M.--12:00 Noon: 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
responses to ACRS comments and recommendations on the NRC Reactor Fuels
Research Program, Draft Supplement 1 to NUREG 1552, ``Fire Barrier
Penetration Seals in Nuclear Power Plants'', and on the Proposed Final
Standard Review Plan Section 3.9.8 and Regulatory Guide 1.178 for Risk-
Informed Inservice Inspection of Piping.
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1:00 P.M.--2:15 P.M.: Degraded Auxiliary Feedwater System
Capability During a Rapid Downpower Event at the Catawba Nuclear Plant,
Unit 1 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the May 7,
1998 incident at Catawba, Unit 1 involving degraded auxiliary feedwater
system capability.
2:15--3:00 P.M.: Prioritization of Generic Safety Issues (Open)--
The Committee will hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding ACRS members' comments on the priority rankings
proposed by the staff for a group of Generic Safety Issues.
3:15 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, and organizational and personnel matters relating to
the ACRS, including qualifications of candidates for ACRS membership.
[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,
and information the release of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
4:45 P.M.--7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, September 4, 1998
8:30 A.M.--9:15 A.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.
9:15 A.M.--4:00 P.M. (12:00--1:00 P.M. lunch): Preparation of ACRS
Reports (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed
ACRS reports.
4:00 P.M.--4:30 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
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), P.L. 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), 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
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Dated: August 11, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22087 Filed 8-14-98; 8:45 am]
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