[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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