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[FR Doc No: 94-4451]


[Federal Register: February 28, 1994]


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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 March 10-12, 1994, in room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting 
was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 1994.

Thursday, March 10, 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.-10:15 a.m.: Advanced Light Water Reactor (ALWR) 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 ALWRs. 
Representatives of the NRC staff will participate.
10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: ABWR Review Regarding the Final Design Approval 
(FDA) (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the FDA of 
the ABWR. Representatives of the General Electric Nuclear Energy (GENE) 
will participate, as appropriate.
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss matters scheduled for 
discussion during its meeting with the NRC Commissioners.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.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.
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on the Final Design Approval for the 
ABWR, and the proposed source term for ALWRs.

Friday, March 11, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Multiple System Responses Program (MSRP) (Open)--
The Committee will review and comment on the status of resolution of 
issues identified by the MSRP. Representatives of the NRC staff will 
participate.
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Turbine Generator Failure Event at Fermi 2 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results of the AIT 
investigation of the December 25, 1993 turbine generator failure event 
at Fermi Unit 2.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Loss of Offsite Power and Steam Generator Dryout 
Event at McGuire (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results 
of the AIT investigation of the December 27, 1993 loss of offsite power 
and steam generator dryout event at McGuire.
11:45 a.m.-12 noon: 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.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Revision of the LLNL Probabilistic Seismic Hazard 
Methodology for the Eastern U.S. (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff 
on the recent revisions of the LLNL probabilistic seismic hazard 
methodology for the Eastern United States. Representatives of LLNL and 
industry will participate, as appropriate.
2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss topics proposed for consideration during return ACRS meetings.
3:30 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 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.

4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Saturday, March 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-12:30 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 March 8, 1994 
meeting of the ABB-CE Standard Plant Designs Subcommittee.
12:30 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 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 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: February 22, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-4451 Filed 2-25-94; 8:45 am]
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