[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 204 (Friday, October 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63104-63105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26990]


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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 November 2-4, 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, November 2, 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.-10:45 A.M.: Proposed Final Report of the Technical Study 
of Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power 
Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the revised 
version of the report and the staff's response to previous ACRS 
concerns.
    11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan 
(RIRIP) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the update 
to the RIRIP.
    1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Framework for Risk-Informed Changes 
to the Technical Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding the proposed NRC framework for risk-informed 
changes to the technical requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 described in 
SECY-00-0198, Attachment 1.
    2:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Differing Professional Opinion (DPO) on Steam 
Generator Tube Integrity (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by 
the Ad Hoc Subcommittee Chairman regarding the outcome of the October 
10-14, 2000 subcommittee meeting and hold discussions with the DPO 
author and representatives of the NRC staff, as needed, on additional 
information related to DPO issues.
    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.

Friday, November 3, 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.-10:30 A.M.: Performance-Based, Risk-Informed Fire 
Protection Standard for LWRs and Related Issues (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and National Fire 
Protection Association (NFPA) on the revised NFPA 805 standard, post-
fire safe shutdown circuit analysis, and other related fire protection 
issues.
    10:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: ABB/CE and Siemens Digital I&C Applications 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report by the Subcommittee Chairman 
on a subcommittee meeting on this matter and his recommendation 
regarding further review by the full Committee.
    1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: License Renewal Guidance Documents (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed Standard Review 
Plan for license renewal, Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report, 
Regulatory Guide, and NEI 95-10, ``Industry Guidelines for Implementing 
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Requirements of the License Renewal Rule.''
    3:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Research Report to the Commission (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the current status of the draft report.
    4:30 P.M.-5:00 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.
    5:00 P.M.-5:15 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.
    5:15 P.M.-6:00 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.
    6:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 4, 2000

    8:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    1:00 P.M.-1:30 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 October 11, 2000 (65 FR 
60476). 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. James E. Lyons, 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. James E. Lyons 
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. James E. Lyons 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. James E. Lyons 
(telephone 301-415-7371), 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: October 16, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-26990 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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