[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61020-61022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26896]


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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 November 5-8, 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, November 5, 2003 (Closed)

    10:15 a.m.-7 p.m.: Safeguards and Security (Closed)--The Committee 
will meet with representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research and the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response to 
discuss safeguards and security matters. Also, the Committee will 
discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and security matters.

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Thursday, November 6, 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.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue 
189, ``Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to 
Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff on their proposed resolution of 
GSI-189.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.32, Revision 
3, ``Criteria for Power Systems for Nuclear Plants'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding Regulatory Guide 1.32 which 
endorses IEEE Standard 308-2001, ``Criteria for Class 1E Power Systems 
for Nuclear Generating Systems.'' The guide reflects the one public 
comment received during the public period which ended during July 2003.
    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 license applicant 
regarding the issuance of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the 
proposed MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility.
    3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Licensing Framework 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and the license applicant 
regarding their progress in the development of a technology neutral, 
risk-informed and performance-based approach for licensing future non-
LWR reactor designs.
    5:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Subcommittee Report on the R. E. Ginna License 
Renewal Application (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by and 
hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant 
License Renewal regarding the review of the R. E. Ginna License Renewal 
Application.
    5:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Review of the NRC Safety Research Program Report 
(Open)--The Chairman of the Safety Research Program Subcommittee will 
discuss the progress to date on the annual ACRS report to the 
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    6 p.m.-7:30 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 a proposed 
ACRS report on safeguards and security matters (Closed).

Friday, November 7, 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 a.m.: Early Site Permit Review Standard (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the public comments on the 
draft standard and the efficacy of the standard as noted in the early 
site permit applications received to date.
    10:15 a.m.-12 Noon: Effectiveness of Resolution of USI-A-45, 
``Shutdown Decay Heat Removal Requirements'' (Open)--The Committee will 
hear an information briefing by the NRC staff on the effectiveness of 
the resolution of USI-A-45.
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.: ACRS Retreat in 2004 (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss scope, topics, dates and location of a possible 2004 ACRS 
Retreat.
    2 p.m.-2:45 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, 
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
    2:45 a.m.-3 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.
    3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Task Force Report on Operating Experience (Open)--
The Committee will receive an information briefing by the NRC staff on 
its task force report on operating experience.
    4:15 p.m.-7:30 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 a proposed 
ACRS report on safeguards and security matters (Closed).

Saturday, November 8, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during its meeting. In addition, the Committee will 
discuss a proposed ACRS report on Safeguards and Security matters 
(Closed).
    1 p.m.-1:15 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 16, 2003 (68 FR 
59644). 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 for Technical Support 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 for Technical Support 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 portions of this meeting noted 
above to discuss and protect information classified as national 
security information as well as unclassified safeguards information 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3).
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as

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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: October 20, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-26896 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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