[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62078-62079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30526]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards will hold a meeting on December 3-6, 1997, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, January 23, 1997 (62 FR 3539).

Wednesday, December 3, 1997

1:00 P.M.-1:15 P.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting and comment briefly regarding items of current interest. During 
this session, the Committee will discuss priorities for prepara-tion of 
ACRS reports.
1:15 P.M.-2:15 P.M.: Emergency Core Cooling System Strainer Blockage 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's Safety 
Evaluation Report on the BWR Owners Group Utility Resolution Guidance 
for emergency core cooling system suction strainer blockage, and 
related matters.
2:15 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Assurance of Sufficient Net Positive Suction Head 
for Emergency Core Cooling and Containment Heat Removal Pumps (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the ACRS concerns associated 
with the proposed final Generic Letter on Assurance of Sufficient Net 
Positive Suction Head for Emergency Core Cooling and Containment Heat 
Removal Pumps.
3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: NRC Performance Plan (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with the Chief Financial 
Officer and a representative of the Office of the Executive Director 
for Operations regarding the NRC's Performance Plan.
4:30 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: ACRS Report to Congress on the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with the NRC staff, 
as needed, regarding the NRC Safety Research Program. The Committee 
will also discuss a proposed ACRS report to Congress on the NRC Safety 
Research Program.
5:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Thursday, December 4, 1997

8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
8:35 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR 50.59, Changes, 
Tests, and Experiments (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
proposed revisions to 10 CFR 50.59 and related matters.
10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Proposed Generic Letter on Interim Guidance for 
Updating Final Safety Analysis Reports (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the proposed Generic Letter on Interim Guidance for 
Updating Final Safety Analysis Reports.
1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Meeting with Commissioner Dicus (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with NRC Commissioner Dicus to discuss items of 
mutual interest, including NRC Safety Research Program, Use of PRA in 
the Regulatory Decisionmaking Process, Elevation of core damage 
frequency to a fundamental Safety Goal, and Health Effects of Low 
Levels of Ionizing Radiation.
2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Proposed Final Revision 1 to NUREG-1022, ``Event 
Reporting Guidelines, 10 CFR 50.72 and 50.73'' (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding proposed final revision to NUREG-1022.
3:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on matters 
considered during this meeting.

Friday, December 5, 1997

8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Final Standard Review Plan (SRP) Chapter 
19 and Regulatory Guide DG-1061 for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based 
Regulation, Including Use of Uncertainty Versus Point Values in the 
PRA-Related Decisionmaking Process (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold

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discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed 
final SRP Chapter 19, Regulatory Guide DG-1061, and use of uncertainty 
versus point values in the PRA-related decisionmaking process.
10:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Operating Events at Oconee Nuclear Power Plant 
Units 1 and 2 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the results 
of the investigation performed by an Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) of 
the June 20 and 23 event at Oconee Unit 1 involving failure of 
emergency electrical power supply, and of the April 22, 1997 event at 
Oconee Unit 2 that involved inoperability of the high pressure 
injection pump.
1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Capability and Application of the EPRI Checkworks 
Code (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Electric Power 
Research Institute (EPRI) regarding the capability and application of 
the EPRI Checkworks Code.
3:15 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities (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.
3:45 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the 
NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports, including the EDO 
response to the October 10, 1997 ACRS report related to the differing 
professional opinion pertaining to steam generator tube integrity.
4:00 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: Election of ACRS Officers For CY 1998 (Open)--The 
Committee will elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS, and 
Member-at-Large for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for CY 
1998.
4:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on matters 
considered during this meeting.

Saturday, December 6, 1997

8:30 A.M.-9:00 A.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear a report of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, qualifications of candidates nominated for appointment to the 
ACRS, agenda for the planning meeting, and organizational and personnel 
matters relating to the ACRS.

[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the 
internal personnel rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, 
and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]

9:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. (12:00-1:00 P.M. Lunch): Preparation of ACRS 
Reports (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed 
ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting.
4:00 P.M.-4:30 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.

    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 4, 1997 (62 FR 
46782). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry, electronic recordings will be permitted only during 
the open portions of the meeting, and questions may be asked only by 
members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring 
to make oral statements should notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, 
Nuclear Reactors Branch, at least five days before the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow the 
necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, 
motion picture, and television cameras during this meeting may be 
limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the 
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this 
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors 
Branch prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the 
schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend 
should check with the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch if such 
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) P.L. 92-463, I have determined 
that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to 
discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and 
practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and to 
discuss information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at <a href="http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW">http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW</a>.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 1998 are provided below:

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             ACRS Meeting No.                  1998 ACRS Meeting Date   
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                                            Jan.--No Meeting.           
448.......................................  Feb. 5-7, 1998.             
449.......................................  Mar. 2-4, 1998.             
450.......................................  Mar. 5-7, 1998.             
                                            (Safety Research Program)   
451.......................................  Apr. 2-4, 1998.             
452.......................................  Apr. 30-May 2, 1998.        
453.......................................  June 3-5, 1998.             
454.......................................  July 8-10, 1998.            
                                            Aug.--No Meeting.           
455.......................................  Sept. 2-4, 1998.            
456.......................................  Oct. 1-3, 1998.             
457.......................................  Nov. 5-7, 1998.             
458.......................................  Dec. 3-5, 1998.             
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    Dated: November 14, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-30526 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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