[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 78 (Friday, April 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21492-21493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9960]


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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 May 11-13, 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, May 11, 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 A.M.: Initiatives Related to Risk-Informed Technical 
Specifications (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and industry 
groups regarding initiatives related to risk-informed technical 
specifications, initial industry submittals on risk-informed technical 
specifications, and related matters.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Potential Revisions to the Pressurized 
Thermal Shock (PTS) Acceptance Criterion (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding a draft Commission Paper that describes potential 
revisions to the PTS acceptance criterion.
    12:45 P.M.-2:15 P.M.: Proposed Revision to Regulatory Guide 1.174, 
``An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed 
Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis'' (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed revisions to 
Regulatory Guide 1.174 and associated guidance on the use of risk 
information in license amendment reviews.
    2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Proposed Regulatory Guide and Standard Review 
Plan (SRP) Section Associated with NRC Code Reviews (Open)--The 
Committee

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will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding proposed Regulatory Guide and SRP Section 
associated with the NRC staff's review of the analytical codes.
    4 P.M.-5 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports (Open)--
Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for consideration by 
the full Committee.
    5 P.M.-7 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report on matters considered 
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed 
ACRS report on the Human Performance Program.

Friday, May 12, 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 A.M.: SECY-00-0062, Risk-Informed Regulation 
Implementation Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a 
risk-informed regulation implementation plan described in SECY-00-0062.
    10:15 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Operating Event at E.I. Hatch Nuclear Power 
Plant, Unit 1 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
findings and recommendations of the Augmented Inspection Team, which 
investigated the January 26, 2000 reactor trip event at E.I. Hatch 
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1.
    11:30 A.M.-11:45 A.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.
    12:45 P.M.-2:15 P.M.: Physical Security Requirements for Power 
Reactors (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
status of revising the physical security requirements for power 
reactors by incorporating insights gained from threat assessment 
activities being conducted by the staff in coordination with other 
Federal agencies.

    Note:  A portion of this session will be closed to discuss 
safeguards information.


    2:30 P.M.-2:45 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.
    2:45 P.M.-3:30 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.
    3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    4:30 P.M.-7 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, May 13, 2000

    8:30 A.M.-2 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    1:30 P.M.-2 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 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 safeguards information per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3).
    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.

    Date: April 17, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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