[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8867-8869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4394]


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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 10-13, 1999, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (63 FR 64105).

Wednesday, March 10, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Commission Paper on 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, 
Tests and Experiments) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the Commission Paper on the summary of public comments and staff 
recommendations for revising 10 CFR 50.59.
    10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Westinghouse Best-Estimate Large-Break LOCA 
Methodology (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the Westinghouse Electric 
Company and the NRC staff regarding the application of the Westinghouse 
best-estimate large-break LOCA methodology to upper plenum injection 
plants.


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    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
Westinghouse Electric Company proprietary information.]

    1:00 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Phase 1 Standard for PRA Quality (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
Task Force and the NRC staff regarding the Phase 1 Standard, developed 
by the ASME Task Force, for PRA quality as well as industry programs 
for certifying PRAs.
    4:30 P.M.-7:15 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports, including those on NRC 
Safety Research Program, Core Research Capabilities, Lessons Learned 
from the Review of the AP600 Design, and Role of Frequency-Consequence 
Curves in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking.

Thursday, March 11, 1999

    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.: Event Reporting Requirements Rule (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the rule for event reporting 
requirements.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Reevaluation of the Generic Safety Issue 
Process (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results 
of the reevaluation of the Generic Safety Issue process.
    1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Fuel Burnup Extension Licensing Framework/NRC 
Participation in the CABRI Reactor Fuels Research Program (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed use of a 
systematic process, such as Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table 
(PIRT) for fuel burnup extensions, and the status of the NRC 
participation in the CABRI reactor fuels research program.
    2:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, March 12, 1999

    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.: Guidance for Implementing the Revised 
Enforcement Policy (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
guidance for implementing the revised Enforcement Policy, as well as 
the staff's plans to make the Enforcement Policy risk informed.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Safety Evaluation Report on the Topical 
Report Regarding Tritium Production Core (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the NRC staff's 
Safety Evaluation Report on the Topical Report associated with the 
tritium production core, which describes how the inclusion of a 
significant number of tritium-producing-burnable absorber rods affects 
the performance of nuclear plant systems and components for a 
representative commercial light-water reactor.
    11:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: 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 and letters. The EDO 
responses are expected to be provided to the ACRS prior to the meeting.
    1:00 P.M.-1:30 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 
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.]

    1:30 P.M.-2:00 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.
    2:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, March 13, 1999

    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 
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) P.L. 92-463, I have determined 
that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to 
discuss Westinghouse Electric Company proprietary information per 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), 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., EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or viewing on

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the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Videoteleconferencing 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. EST 
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 videoteleconferencing link. 
The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

Meeting Date Change

    The July 1999 ACRS meeting previously scheduled for July 7-9, 1999, 
has been changed to July 14-16, 1999.

    Dated: February 17, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-4394 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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