[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4190]


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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 March 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, March 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.--10:30 A.M.: Clinton Nuclear Power Station Core Power 
Uprate (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the 
AmerGen Energy Company regarding the license amendment request to 
increase the core thermal power level for the Clinton Nuclear Power 
Station, Unit 1 and the associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation 
Report (SER).

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GE 
Nuclear Energy proprietary information.

10:50 A.M.--12:15 P.M.: Proposed NEI 00-04, ``Option 2 
Implementation Guideline,'' for Risk-Informing the Special Treatment 
Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the NRC staff regarding proposed 
industry guidance in NEI 00-04 and related matters.
1:15 P.M.--3:15 P.M.: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 Core Power Uprate 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy 
Operations, Inc. regarding the license amendment request to increase 
the core thermal power level for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 and 
the associated NRC staff's SER.

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
Westinghouse proprietary information.

3:35 P.M.--7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Friday, March 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.--10:30 A.M.: Phase 2 Pre-Application Review of the AP1000 
Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and 
Westinghouse regarding the results of the NRC staff's Phase 2 pre-
application review of the AP1000 design.

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
Westinghouse proprietary information.

10:45 A.M.--11:45 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.
11:45--12:00 Noon.: 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.
1:00 P.M.--7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, March 9, 2002

8:30 A.M.--12:30 P.M.: 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. 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., 
EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by 
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) 
which is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html.
    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: February 14, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4190 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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