[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14634-14635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6634]
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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 April 5-7, 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).
Wednesday, April 5, 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.: Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk for
Decommissioning Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the proposed final report of a technical study associated with the
spent fuel pool accident risk for decommissioning plants, public
comments received on the proposed report, and the staff's resolution of
public comments.
10:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Proposed Research Plan for Digital
Instrumentation and Control (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed research plan for digital instrumentation
and control.
1:15 P.M.-2:45 P.M.: Proposed White Paper on Development of Risk-
Based Performance Indicators (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed white paper on development of risk-based
performance indicators.
3 P.M.-4 P.M.: Human Performance Program (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the revised version of the human performance
program.
4 P.M.-5 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports (Open)--
Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for consideration by
the full Committee.
5 P.M.-7 P.M. : Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report on matters considered
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed
ACRS report on the revision of the Commission's Safety Goal Policy
Statement for Reactors as well as an ACRS/ACNW joint report on Defense-
in-Depth in a Risk-Informed Regulatory Process.
Thursday, April 6, 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.-9:45 A.M.: Special Studies for Risk-Based Analysis of
Reactor Operating Experience (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding special studies of the staff associated with the risk-
based analysis of reactor operating experience.
10 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Operating Event at Indian Point Unit 2 (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the findings and
recommendations of the Augmented Inspection Team, which investigated
the reactor trip and partial loss of AC power event that occurred at
Indian Point Unit 2 on August 31, 1999.
11:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Reports of the Materials and Metallurgy and
Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittees (Open)--The Committee will
hear reports by the Chairmen of the ACRS Subcommittees on Materials and
Metallurgy and on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena regarding the status of
activities associated with the development of a revised Pressurized
Thermal Shock Screening Criterion.
1 P.M.-1:15 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.
1:15 P.M.-1:45 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.
1:45 P.M.-2 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.
2 P.M.-3 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports (Open)--
Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports for consideration by
the full Committee.
3 P.M.-7 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, April 7, 2000
8:30 A.M.-2 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
2 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
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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 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: March 13, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6634 Filed 3-16-00; 8:45 am]
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