[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19583-19584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9718]
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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 May 8-9, 2003, 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 20, 2002 (67 FR 70094).
Thursday, May 8, 2003
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.-10:30 a.m.: Vessel Head Penetration Cracking and
Degradation (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and industry
regarding industry responses to NRC Bulletin 2002-02, ``Reactor
Pressure Vessel Head Degradation and Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary
Integrity,'' Electric Power Research Institute's Materials Reliability
Program's proposed inspection program, wastage research, and related
matters.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.178
and Standard Review Plan Section 3.9.8 for Risk-Informed Inservice
Inspection of Piping (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the proposed revisions to Regulatory Guide 1.178, ``An Approach for
Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Inservice Inspection of
Piping,'' and to Standard Review Plan Section 3.9.8, ``Standard Review
Plan for the Review of Risk-Informed Inservice Inspection
Applications.''
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Operating Experience Program Effectiveness
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding ongoing efforts to
improve the agency's Reactor Operating Experience Program.
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Commission Paper on ACRS Self Assessment
(Open)--The Committee will discuss a draft Commission Paper regarding
ACRS Self Assessment.
3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting, as well as a proposed ACRS report on Advancement
of PRA Technology to Improve Risk-Informed Decisionmaking. In addition,
the Committee will consider a proposed ACRS report on Safeguards and
Security (Closed). The discussion of the Safeguards and Security report
will be held in Room T-8E8.
Friday, May 9, 2003
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.: Subcommittee Report on the Revised Mixed Oxide
(MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility Application (Open)--Report by the
Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reactor Fuels regarding the
revised construction authorization application for the MOX Fuel
Fabrication Facility and the staff's proposed Safety Evaluation Report.
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Subcommittee Report on the Integrated Industry
Initiating Event Performance Indicator (Open)--Report by the Chairman
of the Reliability and PRA Subcommittee regarding the integrated
industry initiating event performance indicator which is part of the
Industry Trends Program.
9:15 a.m.-10:15 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.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 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.
10:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
6:30 p.m.-7 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
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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 and protect information classified as national
security information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
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., ET.
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.,
ET, 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: April 15, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-9718 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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