[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2951-2952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1174]
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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 February 5-7, 2004,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 21,
2003 (68 FR 65743).
Thursday, February 5, 2004, 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.-10:30 a.m.: ESBWR Design--Thermal-Hydraulic Issues (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff on the use of the TRAC-G computer
code to perform analyses of the Economic Simplified Boiling Water
Reactor (ESBWR) design.
Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General
Electric proprietary information applicable to this matter.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: South Texas Project Cause Investigation of
the Reactor Vessel Bottom Mounted Penetration Leakage (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the South Texas Project
investigation of the cause of the leakage from reactor vessel bottom
mounted penetration.
12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Resolution of Certain Items Identified by the
ACRS in NUREG-1740 Related to the Differing Professional Opinion (DPO)
on Steam Generator Tube Integrity (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the staff's resolution of certain items identified by
the ACRS in NUREG-1740, ``Voltage-Based Alternative Repair Criteria,''
related to the DPO on steam generator tube integrity, as well as the
status of resolution of the remaining items.
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Evaluation of the Effectiveness (Quality) of the NRC
Safety Research Programs (Open)--The Committee will discuss a proposed
approach for the ACRS evaluation of the effectiveness (quality) of the
NRC Safety Research Programs.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting as well as a proposed report on the NRC Safety Research
Program.
Friday, February 6, 2004, 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.-12:30 p.m.: ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report to the
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.: Subcommittee Report--ACR-700 Design (Open)--The
Committee will hear a report by and discussions with the Chairman of
the ACRS Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs regarding the
Subcommittee's review of the design features of the ACR-700 design and
related matters.
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,
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
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.
3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Saturday, February 7, 2004, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
12 Noon-12:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss
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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 16, 2003 (68 FR
59644). 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 for Technical Support 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 a portion of this meeting
noted above to discuss General Electric proprietary information
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
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: January 14, 2004.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-1174 Filed 1-20-04; 8:45 am]
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