[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50811-50812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21525]
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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 10-13, 2003,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 20,
2002 (67 FR 70094).
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
[The meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 will be closed
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)]
10:15 a.m.-7 p.m.: Safeguards and Security (Closed)--The
Committee will meet with representatives of the Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research and the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident
Response to discuss safeguards and security matters. Also, the
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and
security matters.
Thursday, September 11, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
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 a.m.: Final Review of the St. Lucie License Renewal
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Florida
Power and Light Company regarding the St. Lucie license renewal
application and the associated Final Safety Evaluation Report
prepared by the staff.
10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide DG-1122,
``Determining the Technical Adequacy of PRA Results for Risk-
Informed Activities'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the draft final version of Regulatory Guide DG-1122.
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12:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Technical Assessment and Proposed
Recommendations for Resolving GSI-186, ``Potential Risk and
Consequences of Heavy Load Drops in Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the technical assessment
and recommendations proposed by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research for resolving GSI-186.
2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Draft Final Review Standard for Reviewing
Core Power Uprate Applications (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the draft final review standard to be used by
the staff for reviewing core power uprate applications.
4 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide
1.82 (DG-1107), ``Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling
Following a LOCA'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
draft final revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.82 (DG-1107) including
resolution of public comments, and related matters.
5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Review of PIRT Process (Open)--The Committee
will hear a presentation by Dr. Nourbakhsh, ACRS Senior Fellow,
regarding his review of the phenomena identification and ranking
table (PIRT) process.
6:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters
considered during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will
discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and security matters
(Closed).
Friday, September 12, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
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.-9:30 a.m.: Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide
1.53, ``Application of the Single Failure Criterion to Safety
Systems'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
draft final revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.53.
9:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed topics for
discussion during the ACRS meeting with the NRC Commissioners which
is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, between 9:30
and 11:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Subcommittee Report on Fire Protection
Issues (Open)--The Fire Protection Subcommittee Chairman will
provide a brief report on matters discussed during the September 9,
2003 meeting.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 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, including anticipated workload and member
assignments.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 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.
1:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters
considered during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will
discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and security (Closed).
Saturday, September 13, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports.
1 p.m.-1:15 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, 2002 (67 FR
63460). 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 for Technical Support if
such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
In accordance with subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as
national security information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether
the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as 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., e.t.
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.,
e.t., 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 18, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-21525 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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