[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8504-8505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4145]


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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 5-6, 1998, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, November 20, 1997 (62 FR 62079).

Thursday, March 5, 1998

    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.
    8:45 A.M.--10:30 A.M.: Strategy for the Development of the NRC 
Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), concerning the systematic research 
process, methods used to identify research topics and agency goals and 
programs that require support.
    10:50 A.M.--12:00 Noon: Prioritization of Research Needs (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the methods used to 
prioritize research needs. Validation and justification of the 
prioritization methods should be provided.
    1:00 P.M.--2:00 P.M.: Core Capabilities (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC RES staff regarding the expertise and core capabilities needed to 
respond to future needs; explain how these needs were identified and 
how they affect the research program.
    2:00 P.M.--3:00 P.M.: Confirmatory Research Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the processing of user 
need requests and identification of the research activities that are 
confirmatory in nature.
    3:15 P.M.--5:00 P.M.: Anticipatory Activities and Severe Accident 
Research (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC RES staff regarding the 
identification of each research activity that is anticipatory in 
nature. The Committee will also discuss the current activities and 
remaining needs especially in light of the drive toward risk-informed 
regulation and the estimation of LERF.
    5:00 P.M.--5:30 P.M.: Committee Discussion Period (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss significant observations, questions and topics 
needing further exploration.

Friday, March 6, 1998

    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.: IPE and IPEEE Projects (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC RES staff regarding what utility can be made of the IPE and 
IPEEE results.
    9:30 A.M.--10:30 A.M.: Meeting with Commissioner Nils J. Diaz 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss items of mutual interests with 
Commissioner Nils J. Diaz.
    10:50 A.M.--12:00 Noon: Deferred Research (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC RES staff regarding the risk significant and vulnerabilities of 
agencies programs and goals and research that is needed but is not 
being done.
    1:00 P.M.--7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Research needs by the 
appropriate Subcommittee Chairmen.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 4, 1997 (62 FR 
46782). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry, 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 Dr. Medhat M. El-Zeftawy, Acting 
Chief of the 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 Acting 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 Acting Chief of the Nuclear Reactors 
Branch if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the

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Chairman's ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral 
statements and the time allotted therefor, can be obtained by 
contacting Dr. Medhat M. El-Zeftawy, Acting Chief of the Nuclear 
Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-6889), between 7:30 A.M. and 4:15 
P.M. EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

    Dated: February 12, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-4145 Filed 2-18-98; 8:45 am]
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