[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4468]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on 
Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena will hold a 
meeting on March 14-15, 2000, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
    Tuesday, March 14, 2000--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of 
business.
    Wednesday, March 15, 2000--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of 
business.
    The Subcommittee will: (1) begin review of the thermal-hydraulic 
issues associated with the pressurized thermal shock (PTS) Screening 
Criterion Reevaluation Project being conducted by NRC Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research (RES); (2) continue its review of the NRC staff 
development of code review guideline documents (Standard Review Plan 
Section and draft regulatory guide); (3) begin review of NRC staff's 
acceptance review of the Siemens SRELAP-5 code and the TRACG best-
estimate large-break LOCA code; and (4) discuss the status of the NRC 
staff's review of the EPRI RETRAN-3D code. The purpose of this meeting 
is to gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and to 
formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for 
deliberation by the full Committee.
    Portions of the meeting may be closed, as necessary, to public 
attendance to discuss information proprietary to the Siemens Power 
Corporation, GE Nuclear Energy, or the Electric Power Research 
Institute pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman. Written statements will be 
accepted and made available to the Committee. Electronic recordings 
will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are 
open to the public, and questions may be asked only by members of the 
Subcommittee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the cognizant ACRS staff engineer named below 
five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.
    During the initial portion of the meeting, the Subcommittee, along 
with any of its consultants who may be present, may exchange 
preliminary views regarding matters to be considered during the balance 
of the meeting.
    The Subcommittee will then hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of Siemens Power Corporation, the NRC 
staff, and other interested persons regarding this review.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the scheduling of sessions 
which are open to the public, and the Chairman's ruling on requests for 
the opportunity to present oral statements and the time allotted 
therefor, can be obtained by contacting the cognizant ACRS staff 
engineer, Mr. Paul A. Boehnert (telephone 301/415-8065) between 7:30 
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EST). Persons planning to attend this meeting are 
urged to contact the above named individual one or two working days 
prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the 
agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

    Dated: February 18, 2000.
Howard J. Larson,
Acting Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 00-4468 Filed 2-24-00; 8:45 am]
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