[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54683-54684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21521]
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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 September 12-14, 2002,
in Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal
Register on Monday, November 26, 2001 (66 FR 59034).
Thursday, September 12, 2002
8:30 a.m.--8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement by the Acting ACRS Chairman
(Closed)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
Naval Reactors Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine
Design. [This session will be held in the NRC auditorium]
8:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: DOE/DOD Naval Reactors Virginia Class Nuclear
Propulsion Plant Submarine Design (Closed)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
Department of Energy (DOE)/Department of Defense (DOD) Naval Reactors
Organization and the NRC staff regarding the Virginia Class Nuclear
Propulsion Plant Submarine Design. [This session will be held in the
NRC auditorium]
[Note: The above two sessions will be closed to discuss
classified information applicable to this matter.]
1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the
meeting.
1:05 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Human Reliability Analysis Research Plan
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Human Reliability
Analysis Research Plan and related matters.
2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-
185, ``Control of Recriticality Following Small-Break LOCAs in PWRs''
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed
recommendations by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research for
resolving Generic Safety Issue-185.
4:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m.: Subcommittee Report Regarding D. C. Cook
Switchyard Fire (Open)--Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee
on Plant Operations regarding the switchyard fire event that occurred
at the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant on June 12, 2002.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report Regarding the Reactor
Oversight Process (Open)--Report by the Chairman of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Plant Operations regarding matters discussed at the
September 9, 2002 Subcommittee meeting.
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting. [Discussion of the report on Virginia Class
Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design, which will be closed to the
public, will be held in Room T-8E8.]
Friday, September 13, 2002
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 10 CFR 50.69, Draft Regulatory
Guide DG-1121, and NEI Document NEI 00-04 (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding proposed 10 CFR
50.69, ``Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures,
Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' draft Regulatory
Guide DG-1121, ``Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and
Components in Nuclear Power Plants According to Their Safety
Significance,'' and NEI 00-04, ``10 CFR 50.69 SSC Categorization
Guidelines.''
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1120 and Standard
Review Plan Section Associated with NRC Code Reviews (Open)-The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft Regulatory Guide DG-
1120, ``Transient and Accident Analysis Methods,'' and draft final
Standard Review Plan Section 15.0.2, ``Review of Transient and Accident
Analysis Methods.''
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Subcommittee Report on Fire Protection (Open)--
Report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fire Protection
regarding matters discussed during the September 11, 2002 Subcommittee
meeting.
2 p.m.-3 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.
3 p.m.-3:15 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.
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3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports(Open/Closed)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports. [Discussion of the report on
Virginia Class Nuclear Propulsion Plant Submarine Design, which will be
closed to the public, will be held in Room T-8E8.]
Saturday, September 14, 2002
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will
discuss proposed ACRS reports.
1 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 3, 2001 (66 FR
50462). 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) Pub. L. 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close a portion of this meeting
noted above to discuss classified information per 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(1).
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 Dr. Sher Bahadur,
Associate Director for Technical Support (301-415-0138), between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EDT.
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., 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
and facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
Dated: August 19, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21521 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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