[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41911-41912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19980]


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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 September 5-8, 2001, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, September 5, 2001

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Vice Chairman 
(Open)--The ACRS Vice Chairman will make opening remarks regarding 
the conduct of the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Duane Arnold Core Power Uprate (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Alliant Energy regarding 
the license amendment request submitted by the Alliant Energy to 
increase the core thermal power by 15.3% above the current licensed 
value for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and the associated staff's 
safety evaluation report.
    10:20 a.m.-12:00 Noon: EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic 
Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) regarding 
the EPRI Report, TR-113594, ``Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 
Waterhammer Issues.''
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Reactor Oversight Process (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the use of performance 
indicators in the reactor oversight process, initial implementation 
of the significance determination process (SDP), and technical 
adequacy of the SDP to contribute to the reactor oversight process.
    2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Proposed Update to 10 CFR 52, ``Early Site 
Permits; Standard Design Certification; and Combined Licenses for 
Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff 
regarding proposed update to 10 CFR Part 52.
    4:20 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.

Thursday, September 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.-9:00 a.m.: Peer Review of PRA Certification Process 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report from Mr. Markley, ACRS 
Senior Staff Engineer, regarding the application of the PRA 
certification process described in NEI 00-02, ``Probabilistic Risk 
Assessment (PRA) Peer Review Process Guidance,'' for the North Anna 
Power Station that was conducted by the Westinghouse Owners Group 
and discussed with the licensee on July 16-20, 2001, in Richmond, 
Virginia.
    9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioner 
Merrifield (Open)--The Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioner 
Merrified to discuss items of mutual interest.
    10:20 a.m.--12:00 Noon: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety 
Issue (GSI)-191, ``Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump 
Pump Performance'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the proposed resolution of GSI-191.

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    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: TRACG Best-Estimate Thermal-Hydraulic Code 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
General Electric TRACG best-estimate large-break loss-of-coolant 
accident code.

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General 
Electric Proprietary Information.

    2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Proposed Final Revision to Regulatory Guide 
1.78 (DG-1089), ``Main Control Room Habitability During a Postulated 
Hazardous Chemical Release'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding the proposed final revision to Regulatory Guide 
1.78.
    3:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, September 7, 2001

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)
    8:35 a.m.-9:30 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.
    9:30 a.m.-9:45 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.
    10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports.

Saturday, September 8, 2001

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports.
    11:30 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.
    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 Dr. Sher 
Bahadur, 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 Dr. Sher Bahadur 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 Dr. Sher Bahadur if 
such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    In accordance with subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting 
noted above to discuss proprietary information per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(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 therefor can be obtained by contacting Dr. Sher 
Bahadur (telephone 301-415-0138), 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 3, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19980 Filed 8-8-01; 8:45 am]
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