[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38106-38107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16177]


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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 9-11, 2003, 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).

Wednesday, July 9, 2003, Commissioners' Conference Room O-1G16, One 
White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.: Safeguards and Security (Closed)--The 
Committee will meet with representatives of the NRC staff, Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI), and their contractors to discuss safeguards and 
security matters, including Commission papers on risk-informed guidance 
for vulnerability assessment and on risk-informed decisionmaking, 
integration of the results of the vulnerability studies, potential 
vulnerability to sabotage of spent fuel storage facilities, and NEI-
sponsored work in the area of safeguards and security. Also, the 
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and 
security matters.

Thursday, July 10, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North 
Rockville, Maryland

    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.-10:30 a.m.: ESBWR Pre-Application Review (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the General Electric Company 
regarding design aspects of the Economic and Simplified Boiling Water 
Reactor (ESBWR) design and requests for additional information 
submitted by the staff.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Proposed Criteria for the Treatment of 
Individual Requirements in Regulatory Analyses (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding the proposed criteria for treatment of 
individual requirements in regulatory analyses and related matters.
    12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and the applicant [Duke Cogema 
Stone and Webster (DCS)] regarding DCS application to construct a mixed 
oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC., 
and the resolution of open items.
    3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Expert Elicitation in Support of Risk-Informing 
10 CFR 50.46 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff with regard to 
conducting an expert elicitation as directed by the

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Commission in the March 31, 2003 Staff Requirements Memorandum related 
to risk-informing 10 CFR 50.46.
    4:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss proposed 
ACRS reports on Safety Culture and on Safeguards and Security matters 
(Closed). The discussion of the Safeguards and Security report will be 
held in Room T-8E8.

Friday, July 11, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North 
Rockville, Maryland

    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.-9:30 a.m.: Recent Operating Events (Open)--The Committee 
will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation on the South Texas Project 
Reactor Vessel Bottom Head Penetration Leakage.
    9:30 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.
    10:30 a.m.-10:45 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.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss proposed 
ACRS reports on Safety Culture and on Safeguards and Security (Closed). 
The discussion of the Safeguards and Security report will be held in 
Room T-8E8.
    7 p.m.-7:15 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) P.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: June 20, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16177 Filed 6-25-03; 8:45 am]
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