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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 May 5-7, 1994, in room P-110, 
7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland. Notice of this meeting was 
published in the Federal Register on February 15, 1994.

Thursday, May 5, 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.--10:15 a.m.: ABB-CE System 80+ Standard Plant Design 
(Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion with representatives of 
ABB-CE and the NRC staff regarding their response to the questions 
raised by the ACRS members with respect to the System 80+ design.
    10:30 a.m.--12 Noon: Policy Statement on the Use of PRA (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed Policy 
Statement on the Use of PRA.
    1 p.m.--2:30 p.m.: Improvement of the Rulemaking Process (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed modifications 
to the NRC rulemaking process.
    2:30 p.m.--3:30 p.m.: First-of-a-Kind Engineering (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of DOE and its contractor regarding the First-of-a-Kind 
Engineering Program being conducted by the Advanced Reactors 
Corporation. Representatives of the NRC staff will participate, as 
appropriate.
    3:45 p.m.--5:15 p.m.: Proposed Rule on Shutdown and Low Power 
Operations (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
proposed rule on shutdown and low power operations. Representatives of 
the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    5:15 p.m.--6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting, including those on issues stemming from the review 
of the evolutionary plant designs and their potential applicability to 
operating plants, and EPA's lower protective action guideline for the 
site boundary dose. Representatives of the NRC staff will participate, 
as appropriate.

Friday, May 6, 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 a.m.: Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 
2 Loss of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding issues related to spent fuel pool cooling for the 
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Units 1 and 2.
    10:15 a.m.--11:15 a.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 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.
    11:15 a.m.--12 Noon: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS 
meetings.
    1 p.m.--2:30 p.m.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss issues of significant importance to the ACRS and the 
Commission.
    2:30 p.m.--2:45 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.
    3 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, May 7, 1994

    8:30 a.m.--12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports to the 
Commission 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.
    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 a portion 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). 
552b(c)(3).
    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: April 19, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-9935 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]
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