[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4928-4929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1894]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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 meetings on February 9-10, 1995, in 
Conference Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
dates of these meetings were previously published in the Federal 
Register Notice on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66977).

Thursday, February 9, 1995

    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.: Emergency Procedure Guidelines (EPGs) for 
BWR Core Power Stability/ATWS (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff, BWR Owner's Group, and General Electric Nuclear Energy 
(GENE) regarding the NRC staff Safety Evaluation Report on the 
modifications to the EPGs to address BWR core power stability/ATWS.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GENE 
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
    10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Environmental Qualification Requirements 
for Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Systems (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the activities of the 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research related to environmental 
qualification requirements for digital I&C systems.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Analysis of Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) 
System Line-Break Accident for Operating BWRs (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding the potential risks associated with and 
RWCU system pipe break outside of primary containment and the 
associated staff activities to evaluate this issue.
    2:00 P.M.--3:00 P.M.--Proposed Final Revision to Regulatory 
Guide 1.118, ``Periodic Testing of Electric Power and Protection 
Systems'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
proposed final revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.118, with emphasis 
on the differing views between the NRC staff and the industry.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Potential Research Issues for CANDU3 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
potential research issues for the CANDU3 design.
    Representatives of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited 
Technologies will participate, as appropriate.
    4:15 P.M.-5:15 p.m.: Operating Plants vs. Safety Goals (Open)--
The Committee will discuss the Commission's request for further 
guidance and insight in determining where the current population of 
operating plants fall within the safety goals.
    5:30 P.M.-6:45 P.M.: Appointment of New Members (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss the qualifications of candidates 
nominated for appointment to the ACRS.
    A portion of this session will be closed to discuss information 
the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
of personal privacy.

Friday, February 10, 1995

    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.: Amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute 
regarding the proposed final amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a to 
incorporate by reference the 1992 Edition with the 1992 Addenda of 
both Subsections IWE and IWL, Division 1, Section XI of the ASME 
Code that deal with inspection of concrete and metal containments.
    9:30 A.M.-10:15 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 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    10:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss topics proposed for consideration during 
future ACRS meetings.
    11:00 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to ACRS comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
    11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on certain matters 
considered during this meeting, including a possible report on 
performance/risk-based regulation.
    1:15 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
certain matters considered during this meeting.
    5:30 P.M.-5:45 P.M.: New Research Needs (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss new research needs, if any, identified during this 
meeting.
    5:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee 
activities and complete discussions 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 October 5, 1994 (59 FR 
50780). 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 question may be asked only by members of the Committee, 
its consultants, and staff. [[Page 4929]] Persons desiring to make 
oral statements should notify the ACRS Executive Director, Dr. John 
T. Larkins, at least five days before the meeting if possible, 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) P.L. 92-
463 that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted 
above to discuss proprietary information per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4); 
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 constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of pesonal 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 301-415-7361), 
between 7:30 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.

    Dated: January 20, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-1894 Filed 1-24-95; 8:45 am]
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