[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42589-42590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15859]


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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 July 10-12, 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).

Wednesday, July 10, 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 a.m.: Pressurized Thermal Shock (PTS) Reevaluation 
Project: Risk Acceptance Criteria (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the risk metrics and associated criteria that can be 
used in reevaluating the technical basis of the PTS rule.
    10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 
1.174, ``An Approach to Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-
Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,'' 
and Associated Standard Review Plan Chapter 19 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding the draft final revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 
1.174 and the associated Standard Review Plan Chapter 19, ``Use of 
Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed 
Decisionmaking: General Guidance.''
    11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the 
NRC Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for meeting 
with the NRC Commissioners on July 10, 2002.
    2 p.m.-4 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:
     Overview

--Core Power Uprates and License Renewals
--Future Committee Activities

     Advanced Reactors
     Risk-Informing Special Treatment Requirements of 10 CFR 
Part 50

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     Pressurized Thermal Shock Technical Basis Reevaluation 
Project
    4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the updated version of 
the Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan.
    5:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Thursday, July 11, 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 a.m.: Advanced Reactors Research Plan (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the modifications and 
updates to the Advanced Reactors Research Plan.
    10:15 a.m.-12 Noon: Overview of NRC Research Activities in the 
Seismic Area (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding ongoing and 
proposed research activities as well as new research needs in the 
seismic area.
    1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Development of Review Standard for Reviewing Core 
Power Uprate Applications (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the development of a ``Review Standard'' for use in future reviews of 
Core Power uprate applications.
    2:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, July 12, 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.-10:15 a.m.: Application of the Probabilistic Fracture 
Mechanics Methodologies to Reactor Vessel Integrity Assessment (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding application of the 
probabilistic fracture mechanics methodologies (including the FAVOR 
computer code) to assess reactor pressure vessel integrity.
    10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
    2:45 p.m.-3:30 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.
    3:30 p.m.-3:45 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.
    3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Format and Content of the 2003 ACRS Report on 
the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
format, content, schedule, and assignments for the 2003 ACRS report to 
the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Proposed Papers for the Quadripartite Meeting 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed technical papers on 
specific topics that will be presented at the Quadripartite meeting 
scheduled to be held on October 23-25, 2002, in Berlin, Germany.
    6 p.m.-6:30 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 the Associate Director for 
Technical Support named below 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 the Associate Director 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 
the Associate Director 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, 
Associate Director for Technical Support, (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 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., 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: June 18, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-15859 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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