[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13437-13438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7111]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting

    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 April 2-4, 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, April 2, 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.-9:45 a.m.: Performance-Based Regulation and Related 
Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
performance-based regulation and related matters.
    10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: AP600 Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the Westinghouse Electric Company and the NRC staff regarding Chapters 
2, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15 of the AP600 Standard Safety Analysis Report 
(SSAR) and associated NRC staff's draft Final Safety Evaluation Report 
(FSER) Chapters.
    [Portions of the session may be closed to discuss safeguards 
information related to the AP600 design.]
    11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss with the NRC 
Commissioners the following topics:
     Improvements to the Senior Management Meeting Process.
     Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.59 Process.
     Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations Including Use 
of PRA in the Regulatory Decisionmaking Process.
     Status of AP600 Review.
     NRC Safety Research Program.
     Fire Protection.
     Shutdown and Low-Power Operation.
     License Renewal.
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners--
Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss matters 
identified above.
    2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Updated Source Term for Operating Plants 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff activities 
associated with the use of updated source term for operating plants.
    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 proposed ACRS reports regarding the NRC 
Safety Research Program, and coordination of ACRS/ACNW review 
activities.

Friday, April 3, 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.-10:00 a.m.: Elevation of Core Damage Frequency (CDF) to a 
Fundamental Safety Goal and Possible Revision to the Safety Goal Policy 
Statement (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding elevation 
of the CDF to a fundamental Safety Goal and possible revision to the 
Safety Goal Policy Statement.
    10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Proposed Final Standard Review Plan (SRP) 
Section and Regulatory Guide for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based 
Inservice Inspection (ISI) (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the proposed final SRP Section and Regulatory Guide for 
risk-informed, performance-based ISI.
    11:15 a.m.--11:30 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the 
NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and recommendations 
included in recent ACRS reports.
    11:30 a.m.--12:00 Noon: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by 
the full Committee during future meetings.
    1:00 p.m.--2:00 p.m.: Continued Need for the Nuclear Safety 
Research Review Committee (NSRRC) Function (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss the need for the NSRRC function and will hold discussions with 
former NSRRC members.
    2:00 p.m.--3:15 p.m.: Loss of Shutdown Cooling Event at River Bend 
Nuclear Station (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
inadvertent loss of cooling event at the River Bend nuclear plant, 
which resulted in an increase in the reactor coolant temperature, and 
the findings of the Special Inspection Team, which investigated this 
event.
    3:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m.: SECY-97-225, Enhancing NRC Effectiveness and 
Efficiency and Related Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with the Acting Deputy Executive 
Director for Regulatory Effectiveness, Program Oversight, 
Investigations and Enforcement regarding SECY-97-225 and related 
matters.
    5:15 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 proposed ACRS 
reports regarding the NRC Safety Research Program, and coordination of 
ACRS/ACNW review activities.

Saturday, April 4, 1998

    8:30 a.m.--9:00 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

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related to the conduct of ACRS business, and organizational and 
personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

    [Note: 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 information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]

    9:00 a.m.--3:00 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 proposed ACRS 
reports regarding the NRC Safety Research Program, and coordination of 
ACRS/ACNW review activities.
    3:00 p.m.--3:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 
matters and specific issues 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 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.
    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), to 
discuss safeguards information related to the Westinghouse AP600 design 
per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), and to discuss information 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 canceled 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 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: March 13, 1998.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-7111 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am]
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