[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50576-50577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21061]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Revised Meeting Notice; Reactor Safeguard Advisory Committee

    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.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 CFR 
Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
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).
    10:15 A.M.-11:15 A.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.
    11:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: 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.
    1:00 P.M.--1:45 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).
    1:45 P.M.--3:15 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.
    3:15 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.-1:30 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)].
    1:30 P.M.-2:30 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.
    2:30 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.

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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.

    Dated: August 14, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-21061 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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