[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59034-59035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29365]


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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 (ACRS) will hold a meeting on December 5-8, 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, December 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.-10:10 a.m.: Dresden and Quad Cities Core Power Uprate (Open/
Closed)

    The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Exelon Generating Company 
regarding the resolution of the open issues associated with the core 
power uprate requests for Dresden Nuclear Power Station Units 2 and 3, 
and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2, in particular the 
issue of the need for conducting large transient tests.

    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General 
Electric Nuclear Energy proprietary information applicable to this 
matter.]

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting With the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)

    The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for the ACRS meeting 
with the NRC Commissioners in the afternoon.

1:30 p.m.-3:30 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 the following: 
Regulatory Challenges for Future Plant Designs, Reactor Oversight 
Process, ACRS Activities Associated with Power Uprates, and Status of 
ACRS Activities on License Renewal.

4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Risk-Informed 10 CFR Part 50 Pilot Program (Option 2) 
(Open)

    The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed revisions to 
the special treatment requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Option 2), 
including proposed 10 CFR 50.69, industry guidance in NEI 00-04, and 
proposed Appendix T to 10 CFR part 50.

5:50 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 proposed ACRS reports on: 
Dresden and Quad Cities Core Power Uprate and Safety Research Program 
(tentative).

Thursday, December 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.-10 a.m.: NEI 97-06, ``Steam Generator Program Guidelines'' 
(Open)

    The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 
regarding NEI 97-06 and the proposed technical specification change 
package.

10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Proposed Rulemaking for Risk-Informed Revisions 
to 10 CFR 50.44 (Open)

    The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft rule and 
associated regulatory analysis for risk-informed revisions to 10 CFR 
50.44, ``Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light-Water 
Cooled Power Reactors.''

2 p.m.-6 p.m.: ACRS/ACNW Office Retreat (Open)

    The Committee will meet with the ACRS technical and operational 
staffs to discuss issues arising from the ACRS/ACNW Office retreat held 
on September 19-21, 2001.

6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)

    The committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, December 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.-9:30 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)

    The Committee will hear reports by: The Chairman of the Thermal-
Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee on matters discussed at the November 
28, 2001 meeting; the Chairman of the Joint Meeting of the ACRS 
Subcommittees on Materials and Metallurgy, Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena, 
and Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment on matters discussed 
on November 15, 2001; the Co-Chairman of the ACRS/ACNW Joint 
Subcommittee on matters discussed at the November 14, 2001 meeting; and 
the Chairman of the Reactor Fuels Subcommittee on matters discussed at 
the November 16, 2001 meeting.

9:50 a.m.-10:50 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.

10:50 a.m.-11:10 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

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to be made available to the Committee prior to the meeting.

11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.: Election of ACRS Officers (Open)

    The Committee will elect Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS 
and Member-at-Large for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for CY 
2002.

12:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)

    The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, December 8, 2001

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Discussion of 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 3, 2001 (66 FR 
50462). In accordance with those 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., 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 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 
and facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing 
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not 
guaranteed.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2002 are provided below:

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         ACRS meeting No.                      Meeting dates
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                                   January 2002--No meeting.
489..............................  February 7-9, 2002.
490..............................  March 7-9, 2002.
491..............................  April 11-13, 2002.
492..............................  May 2-4, 2002.
493..............................  June 5-7, 2002.
494..............................  July 10-12, 2002.
                                   August 2002--No meeting.
495..............................  September 12-14, 2002.
496..............................  October 10-12, 2002.
497..............................  November 7-9, 2002.
498..............................  December 5-7, 2002.
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    Dated: November 19, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-29365 Filed 11-23-01; 8:45 am]
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