Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64105-64106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30870]


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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 3-5, 1998, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, November 20, 1997 (62 FR 62079).

Thursday, December 3, 1998

    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.-10:30 A.M.: NEI Whole Plant Study and Options to Make 10 
CFR Part 50 Risk-Informed (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the 
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding staff options to make 10 CFR 
Part 50 risk-informed and NEI Whole Plant Study to evaluate options for 
modifying 10 CFR Part 50 requirements.
    10:45 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Proposed Options to Make 10 CFR 50.59 Risk-
Informed (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and NEI regarding 
staff options to make 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, tests and experiments) 
risk-informed.
    1:15 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Integrated Review of Assessment Processes and 
Improvements to the Senior Management Meeting Process (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and NEI regarding the integrated 
review of the assessment processes, improvements to the Senior 
Management Meeting Process, changes to the inspection program, and 
related matters.
    4:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports, including those on the 
role of frequency-consequence curves in risk-informed decisionmaking, 
NRC Safety Research Program, and on lessons learned from the review of 
the AP600 passive plant design.

Friday, December 4, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-9:00 A.M.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a report of the Plant License Renewal Subcommittee regarding 
matters discussed during the November 18, 1998 meeting as well as a 
proposed ACRS report on license renewal activities.
    9:00 A.M.-9:45 A.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee 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, including status of appointment of a new member to the ACRS.

    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the 
internal personnel rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, 
and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]

    9:45 A.M.-10:30 A.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.
    10:45 A.M.-11:00 A.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. The EDO's responses 
are expected prior to the meeting.
    11:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Election of Officers for Calendar Year 1999 
(Open)--The Committee will elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman to the 
ACRS and a Member-at-Large to the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee.
    1:15 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Potential Items for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss potential items for 
discussion during the ACRS meeting with the Commissioners on February 
3, 1999. (The commission has not approved topics for this meeting.)
    2:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, December 5, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    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 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51968). 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

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consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch, at 
least 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 the Chief of the 
Nuclear Reactors Branch 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 Chief of the Nuclear Reactors 
Branch 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 matters that relate solely to the internal personnel 
rules and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), 
and to discuss information the release of which would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    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, 
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (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 
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Video teleconferencing 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 video teleconferencing link. 
The availability of video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 1999 are provided below:

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             ACRS meeting No.                  1999 ACRS meeting date   
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                                            January 1999--No meeting.   
459.......................................  February 4-6, 1999.         
460.......................................  March 10 (1:00 p.m.)-13,    
                                             1999.                      
461.......................................  April 7 (1:00 p.m.)-10,     
                                             1999.                      
462.......................................  May 5 (1:00 p.m.)-8, 1999.  
463.......................................  June 2-4, 1999.             
464.......................................  July 7-9, 1999.             
                                            August 1999--No meeting.    
465.......................................  September 1-3, 1999.        
466.......................................  September 30-October 2,     
                                             1999.                      
467.......................................  November 4-6, 1999.         
468.......................................  December 2-4, 1999.         
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    Dated: November 13, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30870 Filed 11-17-98; 8:45 am]
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