[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20168-20169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9725]


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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 May 10-12, 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, May 10, 2001

8:15 A.M.-8:20 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
8:20 A.M.-10:20 A.M.: Final Review of the License Renewal 
Application for Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO), Unit 1 (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy Operations, Inc. 
regarding the license renewal application for ANO, Unit 1 and the 
associated staff's Safety Evaluation Report.
10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Members Attendance at the Commission Meeting 
on the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Programs and 
Performance (Open)--Drs. Powers and Wallis are scheduled to 
participate in this meeting which will be held in the Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North. Other members will be 
attending this meeting as observers.
1:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Draft Final Safety Evaluation Report for the 
South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Exemption 
Request (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
staff's draft final Safety Evaluation Report for the STPNOC 
exemption request to exclude certain components from the scope of 
special treatment requirements required by NRC regulations.
3:50 P.M.-4:45 P.M.: Discussion of General Design Criteria (Open)--
The Committee will hear a presentation by and hold discussions with 
Mr. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow, regarding his views on risk-
informing the General Design Criteria that are included in Appendix 
A to 10 CFR part 50.
4:45 P.M.-7 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting, as well as a proposed ACRS report on Management 
Directive 6.4 associated with the revised Generic Safety Issue 
Process.

Friday, May 11, 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.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics scheduled 
for its meeting with the NRC Commissioners.
10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--
The Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners, Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North to discuss: proposed 
framework for risk-informed changes to 10 CFR part 50; South Texas 
Project Exemption Request; Issues Associated with Thermal-Hydraulic 
Codes; Status Report on Steam Generator Tube Integrity Issues; and 
Status of ACRS Activities Associated with License Renewal.
1:30 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Spent Fuel 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 proposed options paper on this matter.
3 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: ``Risk-Based Performance Indicators (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's draft 
document entitled,'Risk-Based Performance Indicators: Results of 
Phase 1 Development,'' and related matters.
4:50 P.M.-5:30 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.
5:30 P.M.-5:45 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.
5:45 P.M.-7:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, May 12, 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.


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    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 4:15 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: April 13, 2001.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-9725 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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