[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1789-1790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-846]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards: Subcommittee Meeting on 
Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a 
meeting on January 24-26, 2002, Hawthorn Suites, 6435 Westwood Blvd., 
Orlando, Florida, in Conference Room Magnolia A.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 
(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
    Thursday, January 24, 2002--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of 
business
    The Subcommittee will discuss matters related to future plant 
designs, including: regulatory challenges associated with the licensing 
of future plant designs (e.g., Pebble Bed Modular Reactor and Gas 
Turbine Modular Helium Reactor); use of PRA and defense-in-depth 
concept for advanced reactor designs; and issues related to 
Westinghouse AP1000 design. Also, it will discuss the NRC Safety 
Research Program, including proposed advanced reactor research plan, 
new areas of research, and draft ACRS report to the Commission on the 
NRC Safety Research Program.
    Friday, January 25, 2002--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of 
business
    The Subcommittee will discuss the use of formal decision analysis 
and the role of SAPHIRE Code in the risk-informed regulatory structure. 
Also, it will discuss matters associated with core power uprates, 
including: use of risk information in evaluating power

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uprate applications; criteria to be used by the ACRS in endorsing power 
uprates including PWR power uprates expected in the future; and lessons 
learned from the review of power uprate applications.
    Saturday, January 26, 2002--8:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m.
    The Subcommittee will discuss the significance determination 
process (SDP), including: need for an SDP based on low-power and 
shutdown operations PRAs or other shutdown management tools; peer 
review of SPAR models and SDP worksheets; and thresholds for 
performance indicators. Also, the Subcommittee will discuss adequacy of 
the process for conducting ACRS business.
    The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze 
relevant issues and facts, and to formulate proposed positions and 
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee.
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman; written statements will be 
accepted and made available to the Committee.
    Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions 
of the meeting that are open to the public, and questions may be asked 
only by members of the Subcommittee, its consultants, and staff. 
Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the Designated 
Federal Official named below five days prior to the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, the 
scheduling of sessions open to the public, 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 the Designed Federal Official, Dr. John 
T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415-7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. 
(EST). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the 
above named individual one or two working days prior to the meeting to 
be advised of any changes in schedule, etc., that may have occurred.

    Dated: January 8, 2002.
Sher Bahadur,
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 02-846 Filed 1-11-02; 8:45 am]
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