[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2916-2917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1489]


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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 February 7-9, 2002, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Monday, November 26, 2001 (66 FR 59034).

Thursday, February 7, 2002

    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.: Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding update to risk-informed 
regulation implementation plan.
    10:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Meeting with the EDO and the Office 
Directors of NRR, NMSS, and RES (Open)--The Committee will hold 
discussions with the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO), and 
Directors of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), and Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) on items of mutual interest. Members of 
the ACNW will participate in this discussion.
    1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Final Revision to Regulatory Guide 
1.174 and SRP Chapter 19 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the proposed final revision to Regulatory Guide 1.174 and associated 
Standard Review Plan (SRP) Chapter 19 to address the use of 
probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) in license amendment reviews and 
plans to develop guidance related to PRA quality, including possible 
endorsement of industrial standards proposed by the American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers and American Nuclear Society.
    2:50 P.M.-4:50 P.M.: PTS Technical Bases Reevaluation Project 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status of the 
Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) Technical Bases Reevaluation Project, 
including initial results of the Oconee Unit 1 reactor pressure vessel 
failure frequency calculated by using the Fatigue Assessment of 
Vessels--Oak Ridge (FAVOR) code, and the associated models, inputs, and 
assumptions used in this code.
    5:10 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 a proposed ACRS report on the NRC 
Safety Research Program.

Friday, February 8, 2002

    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.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a report by the Chairman of the Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena 
Subcommittee on matters discussed at the January 16-18, 2002 meeting.
    9:00 A.M.-10:00 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.
    10:00 A.M.-10:15 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.
    10:35 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Follow-up Items Resulting from the January 
24-26, 2002, ACRS Retreat (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
follow-up items resulting from the ACRS retreat on January 24-26, 2002, 
assignments, and schedule for closure of these items.
    3:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 9, 2002

    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.-1:00 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 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.

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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.
    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.

    Dated: January 15, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1489 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
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