[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33584-33585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13060]


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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 June 7-9, 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).

Wednesday, June 7, 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.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
173A, ``Spent Fuel Storage Pool for Operating Facilities'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed resolution of 
Generic Safety Issue-173A.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Regulatory Effectiveness of the Station 
Blackout Rule (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results 
of the review performed by the staff to determine the regulatory 
effectiveness of the Station Blackout Rule.
    12:45 P.M.-2:15 P.M.: Proposed Final Standard Review Plan Section 
and Regulatory Guide Associated with the Revised Source Term Rule 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed final 
Standard Review Plan Section and Regulatory Guide associated with the 
application of the revised source term for operating nuclear power 
plants.
    2:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Assessment of the Quality of Probabilistic 
Risk Assessments (PRAs) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the staff's proposal to address PRA quality until the industry 
standards have been completed, including the potential role of industry 
PRA certification process.
    4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed, 
for consideration by the full Committee. 5:30 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.

Thursday, June 8, 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.-10:00 A.M.: Performance-Based Regulatory Initiatives 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a draft Commission 
Paper associated with performance-based regulatory initiatives and 
related matters.
    10:15 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Use of Industry Initiatives in the 
Regulatory Process (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding use of 
industry initiatives in the regulatory process.
    11:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Safety Culture at Operating Nuclear Power 
Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by and hold 
discussions with Mr. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow, regarding the safety 
culture at operating nuclear power plants.
    1:00 P.M.-1:30 P.M.: Visit to Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant and 
Meeting with NRC Region III Personnel (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
presentation by and hold discussions with Mr. Singh, ACRS Senior Staff 
Engineer, regarding the proposed schedule for touring the Davis Besse 
Nuclear Power Plant, specific plant areas to be visited, proposed 
topics for discussion with representatives of the licensee, and the NRC 
Region III Office.
    1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Proposed Plan and Assignments for Reviewing 
License Renewal Guidance Documents (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
the proposed plan and member assignments for reviewing the license 
renewal guidance documents (Standard Review Plan, Regulatory Guide, and 
Generic Aging Lessons Learned II Report).
    2:00 P.M.-2:15 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.
    2:15 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee (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. Also, it 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.
    3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed, 
for consideration by the full Committee.
    4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, June 9, 2000

    8:30 A.M.-2:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    2:30 P.M.-3:00 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

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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.
    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:l5 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: May 18, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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