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No. 98-09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Thursday, January 15, 1998)

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 5-7

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards (ACRS) has scheduled a technical meeting February 5-7 in Rockville,

Maryland.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in Conference Room 2B3

in the NRC's Two White Flint North Building at 11545 Rockville Pike.

Although meetings of the ACRS are open, they are not part of the NRC's public

hearing process. The ACRS, an advisory group to the Commission, conducts

independent, highly technical reviews of safety considerations related to nuclear

facilities. While anyone may attend, the committee will consider only oral or written

statements arranged in advance and limited to specific matters set forth in a Notice of

Meeting published in an upcoming edition of the Federal Register.

The meeting may include closed sessions, if required, to discuss proprietary or

personnel information.

Here is the complete meeting agenda:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

8:30 to 8:35 a.m. -- Opening remarks by the ACRS chairman.

8:35 to 10:00 a.m. -- Discussion with NRC staff, Nuclear energy institute,

National Fire Protection Association and the Union of Concerned Scientists on

development of a revised fire protection rule.

10:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- Discussions with NRC staff and representatives of

the Westinghouse Electric Corp. on the AP600 test and analysis program and standard

safety analysis report.
1:00 to 2:00 p.m. -- Discussions with NRC staff and Westinghouse

representatives on Westinghouse spent fuel rack criticality analysis methodology.

2:00 to 3:00 p.m. -- Meeting with NRC Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson.

3:15 to 5:15 p.m. -- Discussions with NRC staff on improvements to the senior

management meeting process.

5:15 to 7:00 p.m. -- Preparation of ACRS reports.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

8:35 to 9:30 a.m. -- Discussion with NRC staff on proposed rulemaking related

to 10 CFR 50.59 (allowing changes, tests and experiments without prior NRC

authorization).

9:30 to 10:35 a.m. -- Discussions with NRC staff on SECY-97-231,

performance-based inspection guidance.

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. -- Discussions with NRC staff on human performance and

reliability implementation plan.

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- Future ACRS activities.

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. -- Discussions with NRC staff on Draft Nureg-1555, “Standard

Review Plan for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants.”

3:15 to 7:00 p.m. -- Preparation of ACRS reports.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

8:30 to 9:00 a.m. -- Report of the Planning & Procedures Subcommittee.

9:00 to 9;15 a.m. -- Reconciliation of ACRS comments and recommendations.

9:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. -- Preparation of ACRS reports.

4:00 to 4:30 p.m. -- Miscellaneous matters.

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Persons wishing to submit statements on any of these topics may do so by

providing a readily reproducible copy to the committee or by mailing it to the Executive

Director, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

(ACRS meeting schedules are subject to change. Anyone planning to attend

should confirm the schedule the day before the meeting by calling (301) 415-5024.

ACRS meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are now available

on the Internet at www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

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