[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70094-70095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29488]


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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 December 5-7, 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, Decmeber 5, 2002

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement 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.: Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task Force Report 
and Status of NRC Oversight (0350) Panel's Investigation of the Davis-
Besse Event (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by and hold 
discussions with the Chairman of the NRC Oversight (0350) Panel 
regarding the status of investigation of the Panel on the Davis-Besse 
reactor vessel head degradation. The Committee will also hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and industry regarding the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the Davis-Besse Task Force on the reactor vessel 
head degradation event at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.
    10:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Framatome ANP, INC., S-RELAP5 Realistic Large-
Break (LB) LOCA Code (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of Framatome 
ANP, INC., and the NRC staff regarding the S-RELAP5 Realistic large-
break LOCA Code and the associated NRC staff's draft Safety Evaluation 
Report.

    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
Framatome ANP, INC. proprietary information.]

    1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Meeting with Mr. Lawrence Williams, NII, 
United Kingdom (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with Mr. 
Williams, NII, United Kingdom on items of mutual interest.
    2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: North Anna and Surry License Renewal 
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Dominion 
regarding the license renewal application for the North Anna and Surry 
Nuclear Power Stations and

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the associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
    4 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Status of the Development of the Review Standard 
for Power Uprates (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
status of the development of the review standard for core power 
uprates.
    5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Chairman of 
the Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee will provide a report to 
the Committee regarding the Rod Bundle Heat Transfer Experimental 
Program.
    5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a draft annual ACRS 
report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.

Friday, December 6, 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 a.m.: Safeguards and Security Activities (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS plan for reviewing safeguards 
and security matters.
    9 a.m.-9:45 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, 
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
    9:45 a.m.-10 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.
    10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Proposed Options for Resolving Policy Issues 
for Future Non-Light Water Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the proposed options for resolving policy issues 
related to future non-light water reactors.
    1:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Final ANS External Events Methodology 
Standard (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the American 
Nuclear Society (ANS) regarding the draft final ANS Standard on 
External Events Methodology.
    3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Election of ACRS Officers (Open)--The Committee 
will elect Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS and Member-at-Large 
for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for CY 2003.
    4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, December 7, 2002

    8:30 a.m.-12 Noon.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue to discuss proposed ACRS reports.
    12-12:30 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 11, 2002 (67 FR 
63460). 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 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, as well as 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., 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/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., 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.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2003 are provided below:

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                ACRS meeting No.                                           Meeting dates
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                                                  January 2003--No Meeting.
499.............................................  February 6-8, 2003.
500.............................................  March 6-8, 2003.
501.............................................  April 10-12, 2003.
502.............................................  May 8-10, 2003.
503.............................................  June 11-13, 2003.
504.............................................  July 9-11, 2003.
                                                  August 2003--No Meeting.
505.............................................  September 11-13, 2003.
506.............................................  October 2-4, 2003.
507.............................................  November 6-8, 2003.
508.............................................  December 4-6, 2003.
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    .Dated: November 14, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-29488 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]
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