[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48742-48744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20108]


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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 August 29-September 1, 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).

Tuesday, August 29, 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.-10:15 a.m.: Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at 
Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions

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with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a revised draft 
report of a technical study of spent fuel pool accident risk at 
Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants. The Committee will also hear a 
presentation by and hold discussions with a representative of the 
Institute for Resource and Security Studies regarding the potential 
for release of radioactive material from spent fuel pools.
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Proposed Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 
CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by andhold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding proposed NRC framework document for 
risk-informing the technical requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, 
proposed revisions to 10 CFR 50.44 concerning combustible gas 
control systems, and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (10 CFR 
50.69 and Appendix T).
    1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Causes and Significance of Design Basis 
Issues (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a study 
of design basis issues and trends.
    2:00 p.m.-2:45 P.M.: Proposed Final Regulatory Guide (DG-1093) 
Endorsing NEI 97-04 Document on Design Bases (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding the proposed final version of the 
Regulatory Guide.
    3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: AP1000 Standard Plant Design (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Westinghouse Electric 
Company regarding issues identified during AP1000 pre-application 
review (Phase 1).
    3:45 p.m.-5:15 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.
    5:15 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 a proposed ACRS report on Assessment of the Quality of PRAs.

Wednesday, August 30, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Performance-Based Regulatory Initiatives 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a 
Commission paper associated with performance-based regulatory 
initiatives.
    9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: License Renewal Guidance Documents 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
contents of the proposed Standard Review Plan, Generic Aging Lessons 
Learned Report, and a Regulatory Guide and associated NEI guidance 
documents.
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon: Operating Events at Indian Point Nuclear 
Power Plant Unit 2 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the 
licensee regarding the events, noted below, that occurred at the 
Indian Point Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant and the associated staff 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from the 
evaluations of these events: (1) February 15, 2000 steam generator 
tube rupture event and (2) August 31, 1999 event involving reactor 
trip and loss of all off-site power.
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Siemens SRELAP-5 Best-Estimate Small-Break 
LOCA Code (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and 
Siemens Corporation regarding the Siemens SRELAP-5 best-estimate 
code for application to analysis of transients and small-break loss 
of coolant accident (LOCA). [

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Siemens 
Corporation's proprietary information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4)].

    2:45 p.m.-3:45 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.
    3:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Thursday, August 31, 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.-8:45 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.
    8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.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.
    9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Annual Report to the Commission on the NRC 
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
format and content of the annual ACRS report to the Commission on 
the NRC Safety Research Program.
    11:00 a.m.-12:00 Noon: 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.
    1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners on 
October 6, 2000 (Open)--The Committee will discuss and prepare 
topics for meeting with the Commissioners scheduled for October 6, 
2000.
    4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports.

Friday, September 1, 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.-1:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports.
    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. Howard J. 
Larson, 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 the 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. Howard J. Larson 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. Howard J. 
Larson 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. Howard J. 
Larson (telephone 301/415-6805), 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.


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    Dated: August 3, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-20108 Filed 8-8-00; 8:45 am]
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