[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34694-34695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14035]
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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 July 7-9, 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).
Wednesday, July 7, 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.: Final Safety Evaluation Report (SER)
Associated With the AP1000 Design Certification (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and Westinghouse Electric Company regarding the final SER
associated with the certification of the AP1000 design, resolution of
any unresolved issues previously raised by the ACRS, and related
matters.
10:45 a.m.-12: 15 p.m.: Draft Final Generic Letter on Potential
Impact of Debris Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design-
Basis Accidents at Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs) (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final Generic
Letter on PWR sump blockage and the staff's resolution of public
comments on the proposed version of this Generic Letter.
1:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Risk-Informing 10 CFR 50.46, ``Acceptance
Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-Water Nuclear
Power Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
proposed rule language for risk-informing 10 CFR 50.46 and the
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sensitivity studies on large-break loss-of-coolant accident frequency
reevaluation performed in support of risk-informing 10 CFR 50.46.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Differences in Regulatory Approaches and
Requirements Between U.S. and Other Countries (Open)--The Committee
will hear a presentation by and hold discussions with Dr. Nourbakhsh,
ACRS Senior Staff Engineer, regarding his draft White Paper on
differences in regulatory approaches and requirements between U.S. and
other countries.
5:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
Thursday, July 8, 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.: Proposed Generic Communication on the Use of
Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Devices for Measuring Feedwater Flow Rates
in Nuclear Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
proposed Generic Communication on the Use of Ultrasonic Flow
Measurement Devices for Measuring Feedwater Flow Rates in Nuclear
Plants.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.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.
11:45 a.m.-12 noon: 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 p.m.-2 p.m.: Status of the ACRS Members' Assessment of the
Quality of Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will
discuss the status of the activities of the cognizant ACRS members
associated with the assessment of the quality of the research projects
on Sump Blockage and on MACCS Code.
2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, July 9, 2004, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
3 p.m.-3:30 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 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major
inconvenience.
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 Mr. Sam
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and
4:15 p.m., et.
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., et,
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: June 16, 2004.
Kenneth R. Hart,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-14035 Filed 6-21-04; 8:45 am]
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