[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55787-55788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26778]


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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 4-6, 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).

Thursday, November 4, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-9:15 A.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss topics proposed for meeting with the 
NRC Commissioners: Risk-Informing 10 CFR part 50; Risk-Informing 10 CFR 
50.59; Relationship and Balance Between PRA Results and Defense-in-
Depth; Strategy for Reviewing License Renewal Applications; NRC Safety 
Research Program; Multiple Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) 
out of Service During Maintenance; High Burnup Fuel Phenomena 
Identification and Ranking; and Low-Power and Shutdown Operations Risk.
    9:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners at the Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North, to discuss the items noted 
above.
    1:00 P.M.-1:15 P.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    1:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Proposed Revision to Section 11 of NUMARC 93-
01, Assessment of Risk Resulting from Performance of Maintenance 
Activities (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 
and NRC staff regarding proposed revision to Section 11 of NUMARC 93-
01.
    3:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: NRC Safety Research Program Report to the 
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed ACRS report 
to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program and related 
matters.
    5:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports, including those on: 
Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-148, ``Smoke Control and 
Manual Fire Fighting Effectiveness''; and Proposed Regulatory Guide on 
Design Bases Information; as well as the Joint ACRS/ACNW Report on the 
Proposed Framework for Risk-Informed Regulation in the Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

Friday, November 5, 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.: Proposed Changes to the Design Control 
Document Associated with the AP600 Design (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and Westinghouse Electric Company regarding proposed changes 
to the Design Control Document related to the AP600 design and the 
associated NRC staff's evaluation.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Spent Fuel Fire Risk Associated with 
Decommissioning (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
status of staff activities related to assessing the spent fuel fire 
risk associated with decommissioning, spent fuel pool risk assessment 
study, and related matters.
    12:45 P.M.-1:45 P.M.: Status of Resolution of Issues Associated 
with the Design Bases Information (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding the status of 
resolution of the differences between the NRC staff and NEI related to 
NEI 97-04 document, ``Design Bases Program Guidelines.''
    1:45 P.M.-2:15 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.
    2:30 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will hear a report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business.
    3:00 P.M.-3:15 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 and letters. The EDO 
responses are expected to be made available to the Committee prior to 
the meeting.
    3:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    4:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 6, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    2:00 P.M.-2:30 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 28, 1999 (64 FR 
52353). 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, 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

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rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    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.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2000 are provided below:

ACRS Meeting No. and Meeting Date

--   January 2000--No meeting
469   February 3-5, 2000
470   March 2-4, 2000
471   April 6-8, 2000
472   May 11-13, 2000
473   June 7-9, 2000
474   July 12-14, 2000
--   August 2000--No meeting
475   August 30--September 1, 2000
476   October 5-7, 2000
477   November 2-4, 2000
478   December 7-9, 2000

    Dated: October 7, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26778 Filed 10-18-99; 8:45 am]
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