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No. 97-138 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Thursday, September 18, 1997)

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

TO MEET OCTOBER 2-3

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has scheduled a technical meeting

October 2-3 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, OCTOBER 2

8:30 to 8:45 a.m. -- Opening remarks by the ACRS chairman.

8:45 to 10:45 a.m. -- Discussion with NRC staff on

proposed human performance and reliability implementation plan.

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon -- Discussion with NRC staff on

proposed resolution of a differing professional opinion

concerning steam generator integrity.

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. -- Discussion with NRC staff and

representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute on proposed

changes related to 10 CFR 50.59 and proposed revision 1 to

generic letter 91-18.
3:45 to 7:00 p.m. -- Preparation of ACRS reports.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

8:35 to 10:00 a.m. -- Meeting with Director of NRC Office

for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data, discussion of

accident sequence precursor program, and other AEOD programs.

10:15 to 10:30 a.m. -- Report by the chairman of the

Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee.

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. -- Reconciliation of ACRS comments and

recommendations.

10:45 to 11:15 a.m. -- Future ACRS activities.

11:15 to 11:45 a.m. -- Report of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS

business.

12:45 to 1:45 p.m. -- Planning to review the safety

research program.

1:45 to 7:00 p.m. -- Preparation of ACRS reports.

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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 FedWorld from the "NRC Main Menu."

The direct dial access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672 or

ftp.fedworld. These documents and the meeting agenda are also

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

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