[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 607-608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-124]


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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 January 6-8, 1994, in room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting 
was published in the Federal Register on November 24, 1993.

Thursday, January 6, 1994

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by 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.-9:45 a.m.: Proposed Final Rule to Revise Emergency 
Planning Regulations on Exercise Requirements (Open)--The Committee 
will review and comment on the proposed final rule on emergency 
planning regulations that is intended to clarify the requirements for 
the emergency planning exercises.
    Representatives of the NRC staff will participate.
    9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Issue 67.5.1, 
``Reassessment of SGTR Radiological Consequences'' (Open)--The 
Committee will review and comment on the proposed resolution of Generic 
Issue 67.5.1 regarding reassessment of the validity of the present 
techniques used to calculate radiological consequences resulting from a 
steam generator tube rupture (SGTR) event. Representatives of the NRC 
staff will participate.
    11 a.m.-12:30 a.m.: Results of the Public Workshop on License 
Renewal  (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results 
of the September 30, 1993 public workshop on license renewal, and a 
draft Commission paper that includes staff recommendations on the 
future directions of the license renewal. Representatives of the 
industry will participate, as appropriate.
    1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: BWR Core Power Stability/ATWS  (Open)--The 
Committee will hear briefings by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of the issues 
associated with the resolution of BWR core power stability combined 
with an ATWS event, including the issue of liquid poison remixing 
phenomena, and the development of emergency procedure guidelines. 
Representatives of the industry will participate.
    3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Reliability Assurance Program  (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff position on the 
Reliability Assurance Program for the Advanced Light Water Reactors.
    4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Evaluation of License Feedback on the Impact 
of NRC Activities on Licensee Operations  (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding SECY-93-236, ``The Staff's Evaluation of Ongoing 
Licensee Feedback on the Impact of NRC Activities on Licensee 
Operations.'' Representatives of the industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Report on Certified Design Material 
for ABWR  (Open)--The Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report on 
Certified Design Material in the areas of Human Factors Engineering, 
Radiation Protection, Piping Design, and Instrumentation and Control.
    6 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports  (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered 
during this meeting.

Friday, January 7, 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.-10:15 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered 
during this meeting.
    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the Deputy Executive Director 
(Open)--The Committee will meet with Mr. Sniezek, Deputy Executive 
Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations and 
Research, and Mr. Milhoan who will succeed Mr. Sniezek in early 
February 1994 and discuss items of mutual interest.
    12:30 p.m.-1:15 p.m.: Future Activities (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS meetings.
    1:15 p.m.-2 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 internal organizational and personnel matters 
relating to the ACRS staff members. It may also discuss qualifications 
of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS.
    A portion of this session may be closed to public attendance to 
discuss matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of this advisory committee and to discuss matters the release 
of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy.
    2 p.m.-2:15 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.
    2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered 
during this meeting.

Saturday, January 8, 1994

    8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered 
during this meeting.
    10:30 a.m.-11 a.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.
    11 a.m.-12 noon: ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports and hold discussions regarding the status of ACRS 
subcommittee activities.
    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) Public Law 
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) and to 
discuss information the release of which would represent 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 the ACRS Executive 
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301-492-4516), between 7:30 
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.

    Dated: December 23, 1993.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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