[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1649-1650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-608]


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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 February 3-5, 2000, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, October 14, 1999 (64 FR 55787).

Thursday, February 3, 2000

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.: Technical Aspects Associated with the Revised 
Reactor Oversight Process and Related Matters (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding the technical aspects associated with the 
revised reactor oversight process, including the updated significance 
determination process, plant performance indicators, and related 
matters.
11 a.m.-12 Noon: Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) regarding the proposed final amendment to 10 CFR 50.72, 
``Immediate Notification Requirements for Operating Nuclear Power 
Reactors,'' and 50.73, ``Licensee Event Report System.''
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Proposed Regulatory Guide and Associated NEI Document 
96-07, ``Guidelines for 10 CFR 50.59 Safety Evaluations'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and NEI regarding the proposed 
Regulatory Guide, which endorses guidance in NEI 96-07, associated with 
the implementation of the revised 10 CFR 50.59 process.
2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Proposed Revision of the Commission's Safety Goal 
Policy Statement for Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding proposed revision of the Commission's Safety Goal 
Policy Statement for reactors and related matters, including industry 
views.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
5:15 p.m.-7:00 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 proposed 
ACRS reports on: Low-Power and Shutdown Operations Risk Insights 
Report; License Renewal Process; and Response to Follow-up Questions 
Resulting from the ACRS Meeting with the Commission on November 4, 
1999.

Friday, February 4, 2000

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.-10:30 a.m.: Impediments to the Increased Use of Risk-Informed 
Regulation and Use of Importance Measures in Risk-Informing 10 CFR Part 
50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of NEI, the NRC staff as needed, and 
invited experts regarding impediments associated with the increased use 
of risk-informed regulation and use of importance measures in risk-
informing 10 CFR Part 50, and related matters.
10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Proposed Final Revision of Appendix K to 10 CFR 
Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
proposed

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final revision of Appendix K, ``ECCS Evaluation Models,'' to 10 CFR 
Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization 
Facilities.''
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a report by the Chairman of the Reliability and Probabilistic Risk 
Assessment Subcommittee regarding matters discussed during the December 
15-16, 1999 meeting.
11:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Report of the Joint ACRS/ACNW Subcommittee--The 
Committee will hear a report on matters discussed during the January 
13-14, 2000 meeting of the Joint ACRS/ACNW Subcommittee.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: NRC Safety Research Program Report to the 
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed final report 
to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program and related 
matters.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 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.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 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.
3:45 p.m.-4:30 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.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
5:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 5, 2000

8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
2 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 5 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.
    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., EST.
    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. 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.

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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