[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10761-10762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3946]


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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 March 1-3, 2001, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Friday, November 17, 2000 (65 FR 69578).

Thursday, March 1, 2001

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.: RETRAN-3D Thermal-Hydraulic Transient Analysis 
Code (Open/Closed)-The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the Electric Power Research 
Institute (EPRI) and the NRC staff regarding the EPRI RETRAN-3D 
thermal-hydraulic transient analysis code, associated staff's Safety 
Evaluation Report, and resolution of issues previously raised by the 
ACRS.

    Note:  A portion of this session may be closed to discuss EPRI 
proprietary information.

10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Interim Review of the License Renewal 
Application for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives 
of the Entergy Operations, Inc., and the NRC staff regarding the 
license renewal application for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 and the 
associated staff's Safety Evaluation Report.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: 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 significant findings and recommendations of the 
final report on spent fuel pool accident risk at decommissioning 
plants, new developments, status of developing proposed options, and 
related matters.
2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Management Directive 6.4 Associated with the 
Revised Generic Issue Process (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding Management Directive 6.4 related to the Revised 
Generic Issue process, results of the case study performed to 
determine the effectiveness of using the Management Directive to 
implement the revised Generic Issue process, and related matters.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on the NRC Safety 
Research Program and on Regulatory Effectiveness of the Anticipated 
Transients Without Scram (ATWS) Rule.

Friday, March 2, 2001

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.-9:45 a.m.: British Nuclear Powered Submarine Incident 
(Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the DOD/DOE Naval Reactors 
regarding the recent incident on the British Nuclear Powered 
Submarine (HMS TIRELESS).

    Note:  This session will be closed to discuss information 
classified ``Confidential--Restricted Data--Government Sensitive''.

10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Operating Event at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
October 7, 2000 incident at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, 
involving degraded reactor coolant system pressure boundary, 
findings and conclusions resulting from the staff's investigation of 
the incident, and corrective actions taken by the licensee and 
industry organizations.
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Trip Report (Open)--The Committee will hear a 
trip report on the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Fire Protection 
forum held in San Diego on February 5-7, 2001.
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--Report by the Chairmen 
of the Plant Operations and Reliability and Probabilistic Assessment 
Subcommittees regarding the South Texas Project Exemption Request 
that was discussed during a meeting on February 21, 2001.
1:30 p.m.-2 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.
2 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 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 p.m.-7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, March 3, 2001

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12:30 p.m.-1 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.
    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 proprietary information per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4), and information classified ``Confidential--Restricted 
Data--Government Sensitive'' per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4).
    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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. James E. 
Lyons (telephone 301-415-7371), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., 
EST.
    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

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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., EST, 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: February 12, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-3946 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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