[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9924]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee; Subcommittees Meetings

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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    The PRA Subcommittee will hold a meeting on May 13-14, 1996, the 
I&C and Human Factors Subcommittee on May 14-15, 1996, and the Accident 
Analysis Subcommittee on May 16-17, 1996. The meetings will take place, 
starting at 8:00 am, in room T-2B1, Two White Flint North (TWFN) 
Building, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD and will be open to 
public attendance.
    I. The PRA Subcommittee will review the following topics:
    (a) The accident sequence precursor program,
    (b) research supporting risk informed regulation, and
    (c) reactor related methods development.
    II. The I&C and Human Factors Subcommittee will review the status 
of the issues and methods currently being addressed in the RES program 
on Human Factors and Instrumentation and Control Systems including:
    (a) Staffing levels,
    (b) root-cause analysis,
    (c) hybrid control rooms,
    (d) organizational factors,
    (e) human-system interfaces,
    (f) NAS study and workshop,
    (g) total systems,
    (h) numerical reliability of software
    (i) programming languages and CASE tools, and
    (j) digital hardware qualification.
    III. The Accident Analysis Subcommittee's will review the following 
topics:
    (a) Assessment of RELAP adequacy for AP-600 analysis,
    (b) plans for other advanced reactor thermal hydraulic work,
    (c) status of high burnup fuel work
    (d) status of severe accident research program, and
    (e) future plans beyond ALWR work.
    Detailed agendas will be made available at the meetings.
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the presiding Subcommittee Chairman; written statements 
will be accepted and made available to the Subcommittee. Questions may 
be asked only by members of the NSRRC Committee and the staff. Persons 
desiring to make oral statements should notify the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission staff member named below as far in advance as is practicable 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    During the initial portions of the meetings, the Subcommittees may 
exchange preliminary views regarding matters to be considered during 
the balance of the meeting. The Subcommittees will then hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the topics to be discussed.
    Further information regarding topics to be covered, the 
rescheduling and/or cancellation of meeting sessions, and the 
Chairmen's ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral 
statements and the time allotted for discussion can be obtained by a 
telephone call to Dr. Jose Luis M. Cortez (telephone 301/415-6596) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (EST). Persons planning to attend these 
meetings are urged to contact the above named individual one or two 
business days before the scheduled meeting to be advised of any changes 
in schedule, etc., that may have occurred.

    Dated: April 16, 1996.
Jose Luis M. Cortez,
Senior Research Program Coordinator, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research.
[FR Doc. 96-9924 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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