[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 204 (Friday, October 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63104-63105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26990]
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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 November 2-4, 2000, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Thursday, October 14, 1999 (64 FR 55787).
Thursday, November 2, 2000
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.-10:45 A.M.: Proposed Final Report of the Technical Study
of Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power
Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the revised
version of the report and the staff's response to previous ACRS
concerns.
11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan
(RIRIP) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the update
to the RIRIP.
1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Framework for Risk-Informed Changes
to the Technical Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the proposed NRC framework for risk-informed
changes to the technical requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 described in
SECY-00-0198, Attachment 1.
2:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Differing Professional Opinion (DPO) on Steam
Generator Tube Integrity (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by
the Ad Hoc Subcommittee Chairman regarding the outcome of the October
10-14, 2000 subcommittee meeting and hold discussions with the DPO
author and representatives of the NRC staff, as needed, on additional
information related to DPO issues.
4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed,
for consideration by the full Committee.
5:30 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.
Friday, November 3, 2000
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.: Performance-Based, Risk-Informed Fire
Protection Standard for LWRs and Related Issues (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) on the revised NFPA 805 standard, post-
fire safe shutdown circuit analysis, and other related fire protection
issues.
10:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: ABB/CE and Siemens Digital I&C Applications
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report by the Subcommittee Chairman
on a subcommittee meeting on this matter and his recommendation
regarding further review by the full Committee.
1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: License Renewal Guidance Documents (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed Standard Review
Plan for license renewal, Generic Aging Lessons Learned Report,
Regulatory Guide, and NEI 95-10, ``Industry Guidelines for Implementing
the
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Requirements of the License Renewal Rule.''
3:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Research Report to the Commission (Open)--The
Committee will discuss the current status of the draft report.
4:30 P.M.-5:00 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, and
organizational and personnel matters relating to the ACRS.
5:00 P.M.-5:15 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.
5:15 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed,
for consideration by the full Committee.
6:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, November 4, 2000
8:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
1:00 P.M.-1:30 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, 2000 (65 FR
60476). 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. James E. Lyons, 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
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 Mr. James E. Lyons
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. James E. Lyons if such rescheduling would result
in major inconvenience.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been 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. James E. Lyons
(telephone 301-415-7371), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:l5 p.m., EDT.
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., EDT,
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: October 16, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-26990 Filed 10-19-00; 8:45 am]
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