[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54683-54684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21521]


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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 September 12-14, 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, September 12, 2002

    8:30 a.m.--8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement by the Acting ACRS Chairman 
(Closed)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the 
Naval Reactors Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine 
Design. [This session will be held in the NRC auditorium]
    8:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: DOE/DOD Naval Reactors Virginia Class Nuclear 
Propulsion Plant Submarine Design (Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
Department of Energy (DOE)/Department of Defense (DOD) Naval Reactors 
Organization and the NRC staff regarding the Virginia Class Nuclear 
Propulsion Plant Submarine Design. [This session will be held in the 
NRC auditorium]

    [Note: The above two sessions will be closed to discuss 
classified information applicable to this matter.]

    1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    1:05 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Human Reliability 
Analysis Research Plan and related matters.
    2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
185, ``Control of Recriticality Following Small-Break LOCAs in PWRs'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed 
recommendations by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research for 
resolving Generic Safety Issue-185.
    4:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m.: Subcommittee Report Regarding D. C. Cook 
Switchyard Fire (Open)--Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee 
on Plant Operations regarding the switchyard fire event that occurred 
at the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant on June 12, 2002.
    5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report Regarding the Reactor 
Oversight Process (Open)--Report by the Chairman of the ACRS 
Subcommittee on Plant Operations regarding matters discussed at the 
September 9, 2002 Subcommittee meeting.
    5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. [Discussion of the report on Virginia Class 
Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design, which will be closed to the 
public, will be held in Room T-8E8.]

Friday, September 13, 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.--10:45 a.m.: Proposed 10 CFR 50.69, Draft Regulatory 
Guide DG-1121, and NEI Document NEI 00-04 (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding proposed 10 CFR 
50.69, ``Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, 
Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' draft Regulatory 
Guide DG-1121, ``Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and 
Components in Nuclear Power Plants According to Their Safety 
Significance,'' and NEI 00-04, ``10 CFR 50.69 SSC Categorization 
Guidelines.''
    11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120 and Standard 
Review Plan Section Associated with NRC Code Reviews (Open)-The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft Regulatory Guide DG-
1120, ``Transient and Accident Analysis Methods,'' and draft final 
Standard Review Plan Section 15.0.2, ``Review of Transient and Accident 
Analysis Methods.''
    1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Subcommittee Report on Fire Protection (Open)--
Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fire Protection 
regarding matters discussed during the September 11, 2002 Subcommittee 
meeting.
    2 p.m.-3 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 p.m.-3:15 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.

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    3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports(Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports. [Discussion of the report on 
Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design, which will be 
closed to the public, will be held in Room T-8E8.]

Saturday, September 14, 2002

    8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss proposed ACRS reports.
    1 p.m.-1:30 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. 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.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463, I have 
determined that it is necessary to close a portion of this meeting 
noted above to discuss classified information per 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(1).
    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 (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/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & 
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
    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: August 19, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21521 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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