[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55413-55414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27655]


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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 November 4-7, 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).

Wednesday, November 4, 1998

    1:00 P.M.-1:15 P.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    1:15 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Proposed Rule on the Use of Revised Source 
Term at Operating Plants/Pilot Application of Revised Source Term at 
the Perry Nuclear Plant (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the proposed rule on the use of revised source term at operating plants 
and insights gained from the pilot application of the revised source 
term at the Perry Nuclear Power plant.
    3:30 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Assessment of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) 
Primary Systems Leaks (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its 
contractor regarding results of the study on the PWR primary system 
leaks.
    5:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss several proposed ACRS reports, including: Annual 
Report to Congress on the NRC Safety Research Program; Proposed 
Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 171, ``Engineered Safety Features 
Failure for Loss of Offsite Power Subsequent to a Loss-of-Coolant 
Accident;'' Lessons Learned from the Review of the AP600 Passive Plant 
Design; Evaluation of the Impact of Hydrogen Recombiner Operation on 
Plant Risk; and Development of Risk Status for Nuclear Plants Seeking 
Significant Power Uprates.

Thursday, November 5, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Options to Revise the Enforcement Policy 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the options developed 
by the NRC staff to revise the enforcement policy.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: NRC Staff's Evaluation of the Westinghouse 
Owners Group Topical Report on Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection of 
Piping (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's 
evaluation of the Westinghouse Owners Group topical report on risk-
informed inservice inspection of piping at nuclear power plants, as 
well as the results of the associated pilot applications.
    12:45 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Discussion of Items for Meeting with the 
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss anticipated items for the 
ACRS meeting with the NRC Commissioners. [Note: The Commission has not 
yet approved the topics for this meeting.]
    3:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, November 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.-10:00 A.M.: Inspection Procedures for Graded Quality 
Assurance (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the NRC 
inspection procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the 
licensee's graded quality assurance programs.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Salem Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the licensee of the Salem Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 
2 and the NRC staff regarding the issues that lead to the shut down of 
Salem Units 1 and 2, resolution of issues prior to restart, regulatory 
requirements currently being implemented by the licensee, the current 
status of the plant, and other related matters.
    12:45 P.M.-1:45 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 business, follow-up matters resulting from the quadripartite 
meeting held on October 5-9, 1998, and organizational and personnel 
matters relating to the ACRS, including qualifications of candidates 
for ACRS membership. [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.]
    1:45 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: 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.
    2:45 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports. The EDO's responses 
are expected prior to the meeting.
    3:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 7, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    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 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51968). 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

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to make oral statements should notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief of the 
Nuclear Reactors Branch, at least five days before the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow 
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), 
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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 
7:30 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EDT.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio 
Visual Technician, (301-415-8066) between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
Eastern Time at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the 
availability of this service. Individuals or organizations requesting 
this service will be responsible for telephone line charges and for 
providing the equipment facilities that they use to establish the video 
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: October 8, 1998.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-27655 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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