[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21121]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Joint Meeting of the 
ACRS Subcommittee on Materials and Metallurgy and on Severe Accidents; 
Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittees on Materials and Metallurgy and on Severe 
Accidents will hold a joint meeting on August 26 and 27, 1997, Room T-
2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    A portion of the meeting may be closed to public attendance to 
discuss proprietary information submitted by the Boiling Water Reactor 
(BWR) Owners Group.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Tuesday, August 26, 1997--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of business
Wednesday, August 27, 1997--8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

    The Subcommittees will review the staff's interim Safety Evaluation 
Report regarding an industry document related to BWR pressure vessel 
shell weld inspection requirements and associated recommendations, and 
a proposed generic letter and regulatory guide associated with steam 
generator integrity. The Subcommittees will also discuss the staff's 
response to a differing professional opinion and to previous ACRS 
concerns associated with steam generator integrity. The purpose of this 
meeting is to gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, 
and to formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for 
deliberation by the full Committee.
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman; written statements will be 
accepted and made available to the Committee. Electronic recordings 
will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are 
open to the public, and questions may be asked only by members of the 
Subcommittees, their consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make 
oral statements should notify the cognizant ACRS staff engineer named 
below five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.
    During the initial portion of the meeting, the Subcommittees, along 
with any of their consultants who may be present, may exchange 
preliminary views regarding matters to be considered during the balance 
of the meeting.
    The Subcommittees will then hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Nuclear Energy 
Institute, and other interested persons regarding this review.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been cancelled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements, and the time 
allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting the cognizant ACRS 
staff engineer, Mr. Amarjit Singh (telephone 301/415-6899) between 7:30 
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EDT). Persons planning to attend this meeting are 
urged to contact the above named individual one or two working days 
prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the 
agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

    Dated: August 5, 1997.
Sam Duraiswamy,
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.
[FR Doc. 97-21121 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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