[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43410-43412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20542]


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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

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Safeguards will hold a meeting on September 1-3, 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, September 1, 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.-10:45 A.M.: Safety Evaluation Report Related to the 
Oconee Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Duke Energy Corporation regarding 
the staff's Safety Evaluation Report associated with the license 
renewal application for the Oconee Nuclear Power Plant Units 1, 2, and 
3, and other license renewal issues.
    11:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
145, ``Actions to Reduce Common Cause Failures'' (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding proposed resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
145.
    1:00 P.M.--3:00 P.M.: Proposed Final Source Term Rule and 
Associated Draft Regulatory Guide and Standard Review Plan Section 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed final rule 
on the application of alternative source term at operating plants and 
associated draft regulatory guide and Standard Review Plan Section, and 
related matters.
    3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Proposed Revision to Regulatory Guide 1.78 
(DG-1087), ``Evaluating the Habitability of a Nuclear Power Plant 
Control Room During a Postulated Hazardous Chemical Release'' (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed revision to 
Regulatory Guide 1.78.
    4:15 P.M.-4:45 P.M.: ACRS Plans for Reviewing the RETRAN-3D 
Thermal-Hydraulic Transient Analysis Code (Open)--The Committee members 
will discuss the ACRS plans for reviewing the Electric Power Research 
Institute RETRAN-3D thermal-hydraulic transient analysis code.
    4:45 P.M.-5:45 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    5:45 P.M.-7:15 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a follow-
up letter to the NRC Executive Director for Operations' (EDO's) 
response to the May 19, 1999 ACRS letter on the Modifications Proposed 
by the Westinghouse Owners Group to the Core Damage Assessment 
Guidelines and the Post Accident Sampling System Requirements, and a 
Joint ACRS/ACNW report on the Proposed Framework for Risk-Informed 
Regulation in the NRC Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Thursday, September 2, 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.: Application of the Electric Power Research 
Institute (EPRI) Risk-Informed Methods to Inservice Inspection of 
Piping (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and EPRI regarding 
the staff's proposed final Safety Evaluation Report on the application 
of the EPRI risk-informed methods to inservice inspection of piping at 
nuclear power plants.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Proposed Guidance for Using Risk Information 
in the Review of Licensing Actions (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the proposed guidance for using risk information in the 
review of licensing actions, and related matters.
    12:45 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Proposed Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 
1.105, Instrument Setpoints for Safety Systems (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding proposed final revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 
1.105.
    2:15 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 
Self-Assessment Program (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of RES regarding the 
status of activities associated with the RES self-assessment program, 
including the proposed process for prioritizing RES activities.
    4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    5:00 P.M.-7:15 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Friday, September 3, 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.-9:15 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 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.

    9:15 A.M.-9:30 A.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.
    9:30 A.M.-9:45 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the EDO to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports 
and letters. The EDO responses are expected to be made available to the 
Committee prior to the meeting.
    10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.
    5:00 P.M.-5:30 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

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only by members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons 
desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
ACRS, 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy 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 Mr. Sam 
Duraiswamy 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 a portion 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 
(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.
    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. EDT 
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.

    Dated: August 3, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-20542 Filed 8-9-99; 8:45 am]
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