[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7025-7026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4058]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    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 7-9, 1996, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Monday, November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58393).

Thursday, March 7, 1996

    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.-10:00 A.M.: Regulatory Guidance Documents Related to 
Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding proposed Regulatory Guides, Standard Review Plan 
Sections, and Branch Technical Positions related to digital 
instrumentation and control systems.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Reactor Vessel Annealing (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Department of Energy (DOE) 
regarding the details of the DOE pilot projects for annealing reactor 
vessels.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    11:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Adequacy of Individual Plant Examinations 
(IPEs) (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the IPE review process and 
findings.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    1:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Applicability of RELAP5/MOD3 Code for the 
AP600 Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its 
consultants regarding the staff program to evaluate the applicability 
of the RELAP5/MOD3 Code to perform accident/transient analyses of the 
AP600 design.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse 
proprietary information applicable to this matter.
    2:45 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Fire Protection Issues (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff and its consultants regarding a PRA model associated with 
the risk of fires during a self-induced station blackout and scoping 
analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of degraded-fire barriers in 
mitigating the consequences of a fully developed fire.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    4:00 P.M.-4:45 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 

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business, and organizational and personnel matters relating to the ACRS 
staff.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss the 
qualification of candidates nominated for appointment to the ACRS, 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal 
personnel rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, and matters 
the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy.
    4:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting as well as proposed reports on Resolution of 
Multiple System Responses Program (MSRP) issues, and on Conformance of 
Operating Plants to NRC Safety Goals.

Friday, March 8, 1996

    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.-9:45 A.M.: Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and its consultants regarding the PRA 
framework document, its relationship to pilot applications, and the use 
of PRA in the regulatory decision-making process.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    9:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 78, 
Monitoring of Fatigue Transient Limits for the Reactor Coolant System 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the measures taken to 
correct an error in the PRAISE Code, which was used to verify the 
results of a parametric study on risk associated with fatigue failure 
of primary coolant pressure boundary components.
    10:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss recommendations of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the full 
Committee during future 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 (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports. These responses are 
expected to be received from the EDO before the meeting.
    11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting as well as proposed report on Resolution of the 
Multiple System Responses Program (MSRP) issues, and on Conformance of 
Operating Plants to NRC Safety Goals.
    1:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting as well as the proposed reports 
on other matters noted above.

Saturday, March 9, 1996

    8:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting as well as the proposed reports 
on other matters noted above.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995 (60 FR 
49925). 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch, 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 
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch 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 Chief of the Nuclear 
Reactors Branch if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted 
above to discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel 
rules and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), 
to discuss Westinghouse proprietary information per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4), and to discuss matters the release of which would 
constitute 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.
    ACRS meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.

    Dated: February 16, 1996.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-4058 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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