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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 February 10-12, 1994, in room 
P-110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting 
was published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1993.

Thursday, February 10, 1994

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-9:05 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss matters scheduled for 
discussion during its meeting with the NRC Commissioners.
    9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners at One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, to discuss matters of 
mutual interest.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Advanced Light-Water Reactor Policy Issue--
Source Term (Open)--The Committee will review and comment on a draft 
Commission paper related to the source term to be used for Advanced 
Light-Water Reactors. Representatives of the NRC staff will 
participate.
    2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles 
at Nuclear Power Plants (Open/Closed)--The Committee will review and 
comment on the proposed final rule on Protection Against Malevolent Use 
of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants, including comments by NUMARC and 
the associated NRC staff resolution. Representatives of the NRC staff 
and NUMARC will participate.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss safeguards and 
security information.
    4 p.m.-5 p.m.--Proposed NRC Staff Plan to Implement the 
Recommendations of the PRA Working Group and the Regulatory Review 
Group (Open)--The Committee will 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.
    5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on diversity, the Reliability 
Assurance Program for the Advanced Light-Water Reactors (ALWRs), NRC 
staff's proposed use of TIER 2 material for certification of ALWRs, and 
Technical Specification Requirements for Onsite Power Sources for 
Evolutionary Plant Designs; and on other matters considered during this 
meeting.

Friday, February 11, 1994

    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 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.: Management Perspective Regarding ABWR Review 
(Open)--The Committee will 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 NRC staff review of the ABWR design.
    9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design 
(Open)--The Committee will hear briefings by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Final Design Approval 
for the ABWR. Representatives of the General Electric Nuclear Energy 
will participate, as appropriate.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Rod Control System Failure and Withdrawal of 
Rod Control Cluster Assemblies (Open)--The Committee will 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.
    2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Annual ACRS Report to Congress (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss a draft of the Annual ACRS Report to the 
Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    3 p.m.-3:45 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, qualifications of candidates nominated for 
appointment to the ACRS, and internal organizational and personnel 
matters relating to the ACRS staff members.
    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 matters the release of which 
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS 
meetings.
    4:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports regarding items considered 
during this meeting.

Saturday, February 12, 1994

    8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will complete its reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.
    12 Noon-12:15 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.
    12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m.: ACRS Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will hear reports and hold discussions regarding the status 
of ACRS subcommittee activities, including a report of the February 9, 
1994 meeting of the ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs Subcommittee.
    12:45 p.m.-1 p.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 at time and availability of information permit.
    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 safeguards and security information exempted from 
disclosure by a statute that established particular criteria for 
withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld per 
5 U.S.C. 552(c)(3), to discuss information that involves the internal 
personnel rules and practices of this advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 
552(c)(2), and to discuss information the release of which would 
represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 
U.S.C. 552(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: January 28, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-2382 Filed 2-2-94; 8:45 am]
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