[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62703-62704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29992]


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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 will hold a meeting on December 2-4, 1999, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (63 FR 64105).

Thursday, December 2, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the 
conduct of the meeting.
    8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a 
Regarding Elimination of the 120-Month ISI and IST Programs Update 
Requirement (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) regarding the proposed final amendment to 10 CFR 50.55a 
associated with the elimination of the requirement for updating the 
inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing (IST) programs 
every 120 months, as well as a proposed Commission paper related to 
this matter.
    10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Low-Power and Shutdown Operations Risk 
Insights Report (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its 
contractors regarding the low-power and shutdown operations risk 
insights report, as well as a proposed Commission paper related to 
this matter.
    1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: License Renewal Application for Calvert 
Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the Associated Safety Evaluation 
Report (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company's application for renewal of 
Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 licenses and the associated NRC staff's 
Safety Evaluation Report.
    2:45 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    3:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters 
considered during this meeting.

Friday, December 3, 1999

    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.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety 
Issue (GSI)-190 and GSI-166 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and its contractors regarding the proposed resolution of 
GSI-190, ``Fatigue Evaluation of Metal Components for 60-Year Plant 
Life,'' and GSI-166, ``Adequacy of Fatigue Life of Metal 
Components.''
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: A Technique for Human Event Analysis 
(ATHEANA) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
ATHEANA process, use of the ATHEANA to evaluate selected operational 
events, and related matters.
    1:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee 
will hear a report by the Chairman of the Thermal-Hydraulic 
Phenomena Subcommittee regarding the industry initiative to address 
the effects of water hammer in low-pressure fluid systems and the 
NRC staff's effort to develop code review guideline documentation.
    1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: NRC Safety Research Program Report to the 
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed final 
report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program and 
related matters.
    2:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will hear a report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the 
conduct of ACRS business.
    2:30 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities (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.
    2:45 P.M.-3:00 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.
    3:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Election of Officers for CY-2000 (Open)--
The Committee will elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman to the ACRS 
and a Member-at-Large to the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
for CY-2000.
    3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for 
consideration by the full Committee.
    4:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters 
considered during this meeting.

Saturday, December 4, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports 
(Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports on matters considered during this meeting.
    2:00 P.M.-2:30 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 September 28, 1999 (64 FR 
52353). In accordance with these 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 and questions may be 
asked only by members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. 
Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. Sam 
Duraiswamy, ACRS, 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 this 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy 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 Mr. Sam 
Duraiswamy if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether 
the meeting has been

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canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on requests for the 
opportunity to present oral statements and the time allotted 
therefor, can be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy 
(telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    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 facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of 
videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: November 10, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-29992 Filed 11-16-99; 8:45 am]
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