[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63173-63174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25843]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Second Pre-PIRT Meeting on Triso Coated Fuel Particles

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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PURPOSE: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold the second pre-
PIRT (Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table) meeting to identify 
phenomena and issues related to TRISO coated fuel particles in order to 
develop research program. PIRTs have been used at NRC since 1988, and 
they provide a structured way to obtain a technical understanding that 
is needed to address certain issues.

DATES: Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2002 (9 a.m.-5 p.m. and 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. 
respectively).

ADDRESSES: Room O-13B4 of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.

Participants

    This is a technical workshop to be conducted as roundtable 
discussions and presentation of handouts between the NRC staff and NRC 
contractors. The agenda is attached. All handouts will be published as 
part of a NUREG/CR report. The list of invited contractors are as 
follows:

Brent Boyack, Contractor,
Syd Ball, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Robert Morris, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
David Petti, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratory.

Public Attendance

    The meeting will be conducted as roundtable discussions between the 
invited participants and NRC staff. Although the focus of discussions 
will be among invited participants and NRC staff, the meeting is open 
to public. Members of the audience will be given opportunity to comment 
at the end of the meetings each day. They may also submit written 
comments after the meeting. All written comments should be received 
within 15 days of the conclusion of the meeting. All written comments 
which are received within this period, will be published as part of the 
NUREG/CR report.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will be posted on the NRC 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/RES/meetings.html by Oct 15, 2002. 
Attendees will need to obtain a visitor badge at the OWFN building 
lobby and an escort is required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Frank Odar, SMSAB, Division of 
Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
6500.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of October 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Farouk Eltawila,
Director, Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

Agenda--The Second TRISO Fuel Particle Pre-PIRT Meeting, Oct. 31-Nov. 
1, 2002, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852

Participants

Brent Boyack, Contractor, Chairman,
Dana Powers, Sandia National Laboratory,
David Petti, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory,
Robert Morris, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Syd Ball, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
NRC Staff.

Objectives

    [sbull] Identify essential points, phenomena and processes 
associated with TRISO fuel during transient and accident conditions.
    [sbull] Select importance ranking criteria and scale.
    [sbull] Perform testing of importance ranking process for a 
postulated accident scenario.

Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, Room O-13B4 (North Building, 13th Floor, Room 
B4)

8:45 a.m. Check-in at front desk.
9:00 Convene meeting, review results of the first meeting (B. Boyack/
all).
10:30 Break.
10:45 ORNL presentation/discussion on TRISO particles during accidents/
transients.
11:00 INEEL presentation/discussions on TRISO particles during 
accidents/transients.
12:00 Lunch.
1:00 p.m. Identify essential phenomena/issues associated with TRISO 
particles during accidents and transients.
3:00 Break.
3:15 Identify essential phenomena/issues associated with TRISO 
particles during accidents and transients (cont.).
4:45 Public Comment Period.
5:00 Adjourn.

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Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, Room O-13B4 (North Building, 13th Floor, Room B4)

8:45 a.m. Check-in front desk.
9:00 Convene meeting, identify essential phenomena/issues associated 
with TRISO particles during accidents and transients (cont.).
10:30 Break.
10:45 Confirm importance ranking criteria and scale, start performing 
testing of the PIRT process for a postulated accident.
12:00 Lunch.
1:00 p.m. Perform testing of the PIRT process for a postulated 
accident.
3:15 Break.
3:30 Confirmation of post-meeting action items (format and content) and 
due dates.
4:00 Public comment period.
4:15 Adjourn.

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