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No. 01-042 April 20, 2001

NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS

TO MEET IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, MAY 10 - 12

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has

scheduled a meeting in Rockville, Maryland, on May 10-12.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3 of the agency’s Two

White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike, beginning at 8:15 a.m. on May 10, and at 8:30

a.m. on May 11 and 12. The complete agenda is attached.

Those who wish to make oral or written statements, or seek additional information on the

meeting or changes to the agenda, should contact James Lyons, at 301-415-7371. ACRS meeting

notices, transcripts and letters are available on the internet, at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW/ .
ACRS Agenda

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2001

8:15 A.M. - 8:20 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) - The ACRS

Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:20 A.M. - 10:20 A.M.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application for Arkansas

Nuclear One (ANO), Unit 1 (Open) - The Committee will hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy Operations, Inc. regarding the

license renewal application for ANO, Unit 1 and the associated staff’s Safety Evaluation

Report.

10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.: Members Attendance at the Commission Meeting on the Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research Programs and Performance (Open) - Drs. Powers and Wallis

are scheduled to participate in this meeting which will be held in the Commissioners’

Conference Room, One White Flint North. Other members will be attending this meeting as

observers.

1:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.: Draft Final Safety Evaluation Report for the South Texas Project

Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) Exemption Request (Open) - The Committee will

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

the staff’s draft final Safety Evaluation Report for the STPNOC exemption request to exclude

certain components from the scope of special treatment requirements required by NRC

regulations.

3:50 P.M. - 4:45 P.M.: Discussion of General Design Criteria (Open) - The Committee will

hear a presentation by and hold discussions with Mr. Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow,

regarding his views on risk-informing the General Design Criteria that are included in

Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50.

4:45 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. : Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The Committee will

discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting, as well as a

proposed ACRS report on Management Directive 6.4 associated with the revised Generic

Safety Issue Process.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2001

8:30 A.M. - 8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) - The ACRS

Chairman will make remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC Commissioners

(Open) - The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for its meeting with the NRC

Commissioners.

10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P. M.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open) - The Committee will

meet with the NRC Commissioners, Commissioners’ Conference Room, One White Flint

North to discuss: proposed framework for risk-informed changes to 10 CFR Part 50; South

Texas Project Exemption Request; Issues Associated with Thermal-Hydraulic Codes; Status

Report on Steam Generator Tube Integrity Issues; and Status of ACRS Activities Associated

with License Renewal.

1:30 P.M. - 2:45 P.M.: Spent Fuel Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

(Open) The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives

of the NRC staff regarding the proposed options paper on this matter.

3:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.: Risk-Based Performance Indicators (Open) - The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
staff’s draft document entitled,“Risk-Based Performance Indicators: Results of Phase 1

Development,” and related matters.

4:50 P.M. - 5:30 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, and organizational and

personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

5:30 P.M. - 5:45 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.

5:45 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open) - The Committee will

discuss proposed ACRS reports.

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 2001

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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