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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) and Advisory 
Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW); Notice of Proposed Meetings

    In order to provide advance information regarding proposed public 
meetings of the ACRS Subcommittees and meetings of the ACRS full 
Committee, of the ACNW, and the ACNW Working Groups the following 
preliminary schedule is published to reflect the current situation, 
taking into account additional meetings that have been scheduled and 
meetings that have been postponed or cancelled since the last list of 
proposed meetings was published on December 23, 1993 (58 FR 68180). 
Those meetings that are firmly scheduled have had, or will have, an 
individual notice published in the Federal Register approximately 15 
days (or more) prior to the meeting. It is expected that sessions of 
ACRS and ACNW full Committee meetings designated by an asterisk (*) 
will be closed in whole or in part to the public. The ACRS and ACNW 
full Committee meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and ACRS Subcommittee and 
ACNW Working Group meetings usually begin at 8:30 a.m. The time when 
items listed on the agenda will be discussed during ACRS and ACNW full 
Committee meetings, and when ACRS Subcommittee and ACNW Working Group 
meetings will start will be published prior to each meeting. 
Information as to whether a meeting has been firmly scheduled, 
cancelled, or rescheduled, or whether changes have been made in the 
agenda for the February 1994 ACRS and ACNW full Committee meetings can 
be obtained by contacting the Office of the Executive Director of the 
Committees (telephone: 301/492-4600 (recording) or 301/492-7288, Attn: 
Barbara Jo White) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., (EST).

ACRS Subcommittee Meetings

    Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, January 25-26, 1994, Bethesda, MD. 
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff Final Safety 
Evaluation Report (FSER) for the General Electric Nuclear Energy (GENE) 
Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design and related matters.
    ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, February 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The 
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff Final Safety 
Evaluation Report (FSER) and the ABB-CE Standard Safety Analysis Report 
(SSAR) and Design Certification Material (Design Description/
Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria--ITAAC) for the 
System 80+ design.
    Planning and Procedures, February 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.-
4:30 p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and 
related matters. Also, it will discuss qualifications of candidates 
nominated for appointment to the ACRS. A portion of this meeting may be 
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal 
personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and matters the release of which 
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, March 8, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The 
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff FSER, ABB-CE 
SSAR, and Design Certification Material (Design Description/ITAAC) for 
the System 80+ design.
    Advanced Boiling Water Reactors, March 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The 
Subcommittee will review any residual issues associated with the ABWR 
design and prepare a proposed ACRS report on the Final Design Approval 
for ABSR for consideration by the full Committee.
    Planning and Procedures, March 9, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.--4:30 
p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and 
related matters. Also, it will discuss qualifications of candidates 
nominated for appointment to the ACRS. A portion of this meeting may be 
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal 
personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and matters the release of which 
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena, March 15-16, 1994, Monroeville, PA. 
The Subcommittee will continue its review of the test programs being 
conducted in support of the AP600 passive plant design certification 
review. The focus of the discussions will be on the Core Make-up Tank 
(CMT) and Passive Containment Cooling System (PCCS) test programs. In 
addition, the Subcommittee members and consultants will attend, as 
observers, a March 14, 1994 meeting between the NRC staff and 
Westinghouse Electric Corporation being held to discuss the particulars 
of the CMT test program.
    ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs, April 5-6, 1994, Bethesda, MD. The 
Subcommittee will continue its review of the NRC staff FSER, ABB-CE 
SSAR, and Design Certification Material (Design Description/ITAAC) for 
the System 80+ design.
    Planning and Procedures, April 6, 1994, Bethesda, MD (2 p.m.-4:30 
p.m.). The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and 
related matters. A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel 
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
ACRS, and matters the release of which would represent a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

ACRS Full Committee Meetings

    406th ACRS Meeting, February 10-12, 1994, Bethesda, MD. During this 
meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Periodic Meeting Between the ACRS and the NRC Commissioners--
Meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss matters of mutual interest.
    B. Annual ACRS Report to Congress--Discuss proposed ACRS report to 
Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    C. Proposed ACRS Reports--Discuss proposed ACRS reports on 
Diversity and on the Reliability Assurance Program for the Advanced 
Light Water Reactors.
    D. Proposed NRC Staff Plan to Implement the Recommendations of the 
PRA Working Group and the Regulatory Review Group--Review and comment 
on the proposed NRC staff plan to implement the recommendations of the 
PRA Working Group and the PRA-related recommendations of the Regulatory 
Review Group. Representatives of the NRC staff will participate. 
Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    E. Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) Policy Issue--Source Term--
Review and comment on a draft Commission Paper related to the source 
term to be used for ALWRs. Representatives of the NRC staff will 
participate.
    *F. Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power 
Plants--Review and comment on the proposed final rule on protection 
against malevolent use of vehicles at nuclear power plants, including 
comments by NUMARC and other groups and the associated NRC staff 
resolution. Representatives of the NRC staff, NUMARC, and other 
industry groups will participate. A portion of this session may be 
closed to discuss safeguards and security information.
    G. Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of Rod Control Cluster 
Assemblies--Hear a briefing by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding: The May 27, 1993 event at 
Salem Unit 2 during which a single failure in the rod control system 
resulted in the withdrawal of a single rod from the core while the 
operator was applying a rod insertion signal; a similar event at the 
Ginna nuclear power plant; and licensees' responses to Generic Letter 
93-04, ``Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of Rod Control 
Cluster Assemblies,'' dated June 21, 1993. Representatives of the 
industry will participate, as appropriate.
    H. Management Perspective Regarding ABWR Review--Hear briefings by 
and hold discussions with Dr. Murley, Director of the Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, and senior managers of the General Electric Nuclear 
Energy regarding the status of the staff review of the Advanced Boiling 
Water Reactor design.
    I. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Review--Hear briefings by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General 
Electric Nuclear Energy on final design approval for the Advanced 
Boiling Water Reactor.
    *J. Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee--Hear a 
report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related 
to the conduct of ACRS business. A portion of this session may be 
closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss personnel 
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
ACRS, and matters the release of which would represent a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    K. ACRS Subcommittee Activities--Hear reports and hold discussions 
regarding the status of ACRS subcommittee activities, including a 
report from the Subcommittee on ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs.
    L. Future Activities--Discuss topics proposed for consideration by 
the full Committee during future meetings.
    M. Miscellaneous--Discuss miscellaneous matters related to the 
conduct of Committee activities and complete discussion of matters and 
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as 
time and availability of information permit.
    407th ACRS Meeting, March 10-12, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be 
announced.
    408th ACRS Meeting, April 7-9, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be 
announced.

ACNW Full Committee Meetings

    61st ACNW Meeting, February 23-24, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be 
announced.
    62nd ACNW Meeting, March 23-24, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be 
announced.
    63rd ACNW Meeting, April 20-21, 1994, Bethesda, MD. Agenda to be 
announced.

ACNW Working Group Meeting

    Low-Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment, March 22, 1994, 
Bethesda, MD. The Working Group will review the overall low-level waste 
performance assessment program, with emphasis on the status of the 
draft Branch Technical Position, and staff's performance assessment 
capability. Issues to be examined include ongoing and planned 
activities, milestones and schedules, results of ongoing test case 
analyses, and role of NRC staff in evaluating agreement States' 
performance assessment programs.

    Dated: January 14, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-1473 Filed 1-19-94; 4:15 pm]
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