[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48491-48492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23445]


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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 October 4-6, 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, October 4, 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.-10:15 A.M.: Duane Arnold Core Power Uprate (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff, the Nuclear Management Company, 
Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), and General Electric Nuclear 
Energy regarding the license amendment request to increase the core 
thermal power level for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and the 
associated staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER). [NOTE: A portion of 
this session may be closed to discuss General Electric Nuclear Energy 
proprietary information applicable to this matter.]
    10:35 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Readiness Assessment for Future Plant 
Designs and the Staff Proposal Regarding Exelon's Regulatory Licensing 
Approach for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding the staff's readiness assessment for future plant 
designs and the staff proposal regarding Exelon's regulatory licensing 
approach for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor.
    1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Action Plan to Address ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations Associated with the Differing Professional Opinion 
(DPO) on Steam Generator Tube Integrity (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the staff's action plan to address the ACRS comments 
and recommendations, which are included in NUREG-1740, ``Voltage-Based 
Alternative Repair Criteria,'' associated with the DPO on steam 
generator tube integrity.
    2:45 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
173A, ``Spent Fuel Storage Pool for Operating Facilities'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed resolution of 
Generic Safety Issue-173A and the response to ACRS comments and 
recommendations included in the June 20, 2000 ACRS report on this 
matter.
    4:00 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 reports on Reactor Oversight 
Process, EPRI Report on Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer 
Issues, and Response to the August 8, 2001 EDO response to the June 19, 
2001 ACRS letter on Risk-Based Performance Indicators.

Friday, October 5, 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.-10:30 A.M.: Interim Review of the License Renewal 
Application for the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant and Westinghouse 
Topical Reports Related to License Renewal (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and the Florida Power and Light Company regarding the license 
renewal application for the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 
and 4, Westinghouse Topical Reports related to license renewal, and the 
associated staff's Safety Evaluation Reports.
    10:50 A.M.-11:20 A.M.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--Report by the 
Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Materials and Metallurgy regarding 
the results of the September 26, 2001 meeting during which several 
matters associated with steam generator tube integrity issues, 
including revised Steam Generator Action Plan were discussed.
    11:20 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Safety Culture and Risk-Informing General 
Design Criteria (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by and 
hold discussions with Mr. J. N. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow, regarding 
his draft reports on safety culture and on risk-informing General 
Design Criteria of Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50.
    1:00 P.M.-1:45 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.
    1:45 P.M.-2:00 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.-3:15 P.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for meeting 
with the NRC Commissioners scheduled for December 5, 2001.
    3:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, October 6, 2001

    8:30 A.M.-2:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

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    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 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) 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).
    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 
and facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing 
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not 
guaranteed.

    Dated: September 14, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23445 Filed 9-19-01; 8:45 am]
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