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No. 02-023 February 21, 2002

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

 TO MEET MARCH 7 - 9 IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

The Nuclear Regulatory Commissionís Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has

scheduled a meeting March 7 - 9 in Rockville, Maryland, to discuss, among other items, power uprates

for the Clinton Unit 1 and Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2, nuclear power facilities, and the Nuclear

Energy Instituteís proposed guideline for risk-informing certain portions of reactor licensing

requirements (10 CFR Part 50).

The meeting, most of which will be open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3 of the

agencyís Two White Flint North Building, at 11545 Rockville Pike. It will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. 

A complete agenda is attached.

For additional information, contact Dr. Sher Bahadur at 301-415-0138. 
ACRS AGENDA

THURSDAY, MARCH 7

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.: Clinton Nuclear Power Station Core Power Uprate (Open/Closed) -The

Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

the AmerGen Energy Company regarding the license amendment request to increase the core thermal

power level for the Clinton Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, and the associated NRC staffís Safety

Evaluation Report (SER).

Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GE Nuclear Energy proprietary information.

10:50 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.: Proposed NEI 00-04, ìOption 2 Implementation Guideline,î for RiskInforming the Special Treatment Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 (Open) - The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the

NRC staff regarding proposed industry guidance in NEI 00-04 and related matters.

1:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 Core Power Uprate (Open/Closed) - The

Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

Entergy Operations, Inc. regarding the license amendment request to increase the core thermal power

level for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 and the associated NRC staffís SER.

Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse proprietary information.

3:35 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports on matters considered during this meeting.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8

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.: Phase 2 Pre-Application Review of the AP1000 Design (Open/Closed) - The

Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

Westinghouse regarding the results of the NRC staffís Phase 2 pre-application review of the AP1000

design.

Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse proprietary information.

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, and organizational and personnel matters relating to the

ACRS.

11:45 - 12:00 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.
1:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The Committee will continue its discussion

of proposed ACRS reports.

12:30 P.M. - 1:00 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.

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