[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28567-28568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13016]


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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 June 6-8, 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).

Wednesday, June 6, 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.-11:20 a.m.: Proposed Risk-Informed Revisions to 10 CFR 
50.46 and Proposed Revisions to the Framework for Risk-Informing 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 proposed risk-informed revisions to 10 CFR 50.46, 
``Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-
Water Nuclear Power Reactors,'' and proposed revisions to the framework 
for risk-informing the technical requirements of 10 CFR Part 50.
    11:20 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Potential Margin Reductions Associated with 
Power Uprates (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by and 
hold discussions with ACRS Senior Fellow, Dr. A. W. Cronenberg, 
regarding his

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views on the adequacy of the staff's review process for power uprates 
and potential safety margin reductions associated with power uprates.
    1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Final Safety Evaluation Report for the 
South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Request to 
Exclude Certain Components from the Scope of Special Treatment 
Requirements Required by Regulations (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the draft final Safety Evaluation Report on the STPNOC 
exemption request.
    3:35 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of General Design Criteria (Open)--
The Committee will hear a presentation by and hold discussions with Mr. 
J. N. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow, regarding his views on risk-
informing General Design Criteria included in Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 
50.
    4:50 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, as well as proposed ACRS reports on: Risk-Based 
Performance Indicators; Response to the EDO's letter of April 12, 2001 
on Topics Raised by the ACRS Pertaining to Issues Associated with 
Industry Use of Thermal-Hydraulic Codes; and Response to NRC Chairman 
Meserve's May 7, 2001 Memorandum Regarding Differing Professional 
Opinion on Steam Generator Tube Issues.

Thursday, June 7, 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.: Need to Revise 10 CFR Part 54, ``Requirements 
for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--
The Committee will discuss the need for revising 10 CFR Part 54.
    10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Regulatory Challenges for Advanced Power 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will discuss follow-up matters resulting 
from the June 4-5, 2001 Workshop of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced 
Reactors and develop a course of action for dealing with these matters 
in the future.
    11:00 a.m.-11:45 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.
    11:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon: 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.
    1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Arrangements for the Visit to the Waterford 
Plant and Region IV Office (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
arrangements and logistics for the June 27-28, 2001, visit to the 
Waterford Plant and NRC Region IV Office.
    1:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, June 8, 2001

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open).
    8:35 a.m.-9:00 a.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Meeting with Commissioner Dicus (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with NRC Commissioner Dicus to discuss items of 
mutual interest.
    10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    2:30 p.m.-3:00 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 4:15 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: May 17, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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