[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50337-50338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24558]


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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 October 9-12, 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).

Wednesday, October 9, 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.-9:00 a.m.: Introduction (Open)--The ACRS Chairman will 
introduce the ACRS Members to the Canadian Advisory Committee on 
Nuclear Safety (ACNS) and the ACNS Chairman will introduce the ACNS 
Members to the ACRS. Both Committees will discuss ACRS and ACNS 
missions, regulatory environments, process/products, interactions, 
and independence.
    9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Risk-Informed and Performance-Based 
Regulations (Open)--The ACRS and ACNS will discuss prescriptive vs 
performance-based regulation, PRA methods and completeness, and 
defense-in-depth.
    1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Plant Aging (Open)--The ACRS and ACNS will 
discuss issues associated with plant aging.
    2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Operator Training/Simulator Use (Open)--The 
ACRS and ACNS will discuss the training of nuclear power plant 
operators and the use of simulators for training operators and other 
plant personnel.
    3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems 
(Open)--The ACRS and ACNS will discuss the proposed Standard Review 
Plan Sections, Branch Technical Positions, and Regulatory Guides 
associated with digital instrumentation and control systems. They 
will also discuss the issues identified by the National Academy of 
Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC) in the Phase 1 study, 
status of the Phase 2 study, and the ACNS views on the use of 
digital instrumentation and control systems.
    4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous Matters (Open)--The ACRS and 
ACNS will discuss miscellaneous issues, including ALARA, cost-
benefit considerations, safety culture, etc.

Thursday, October 10, 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.-10:15 a.m.: Status of NRC Strategic Assessment and 
Rebaselining Effort (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation 
by and hold discussions with the Deputy Executive Director for 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Regional Operations and Research 
regarding the status of the NRC strategic assessment and 
rebaselining effort.
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Digital Instrumentation and Control 
Systems (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
proposed Standard Review Plan Sections and Branch Technical 
Positions associated with the digital instrumentation and control 
systems.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Control Room Back-Panel Fire at Palo Verde 
Unit 2 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
findings and recommendations resulting from the investigation of the 
April 4, 1996 event that involved two related fires in a back panel 
of the main control room of Palo Verde Unit 2.
    Representatives of the licensee will participate, as 
appropriate.
    2:30 p.m.-3:00 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 organizational and personnel matters 
relating to ACRS.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
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.
    3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.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.
    3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.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, including the EDO 
response to the August 15, 1996 ACRS report on SECY-96-128, ``Policy 
and Key Technical Issues pertaining to the Westinghouse AP600 
Standardized Passive Reactor Design.''
    4:00 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 a proposed ACRS report on the 
suitability of the NRC SCDAP/RELAP5 Code to predict temperatures and 
flows in steam generators during severe accidents.

Friday, October 11, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Activities Associated with the NRC Thermal 
Hydraulic Codes (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
staff activities associated with the NRC thermal hydraulic codes.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.
    10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Report by the Human Factors Subcommittee 
Chairman (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by the Chairman of 
the Human Factors Subcommittee regarding matters discussed during 
the September 20, 1996 Subcommittee meeting.
    11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting as well as the report on the suitability of the 
NRC SCDAP/RELAP5 Code to predict temperatures and flows in steam 
generators during severe accidents.
    2:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting as well as the other report 
noted above.

Saturday, October 12, 1996

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.
    11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of items of significant importance to 
NRC, including rebaselining of the Committee activities for FY 97.
    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

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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) P.L. 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), 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. edt.
    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: September 19, 1996.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-24558 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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