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Commission Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

20037. The NRC document accession

number is 9803040224.

For more information, contact Mr.

Louis L. Wheeler, Senior Project

Manger, Non-Power Reactors and

Decommissioning Project Directorate,

Division of Reactor Program

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington DC, 20555–

0001, telephone number (301) 415–

1444.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day

of April 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Marvin M. Mendonca,

Acting Director, Non-Power Reactors and

Decommissioning Project Directorate,

Division of Reactor Program Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–9993 Filed 4–14–98; 8:45 am]

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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 April

30–May 2, 1998, in Conference Room T–

2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Thursday, November 20,

1997 (62 FR 62079).

Thursday, April 30, 1998

8:30 A.M.–8:45 A.M.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding conduct of

the meeting.

8:45 A.M.–10:45 A.M.: Human

Performance and Reliability Plan

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the revised Human

Performance and Reliability Plan.

11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M.: Elevation of

the Core Damage Frequency (CDF) to a

Fundamental Safety Goal and Proposed

Modifications to the Safety Goal Policy

Statement (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding elevation of CDF to

a fundamental Safety Goal and proposed

modifications to the Safety Goal Policy

Statement.

1:30 P.M.–3:00 P.M.: HASCAL

Atmospheric Dispersion Dose

Assessment Computer Code (Open)—

The Committee will hear presentations

by and hold discussions with

representatives of the Oak Ridge

National Laboratory regarding the

HASCAL Atmospheric Dispersion Dose

Assessment Computer Code, including a

demonstration of the software using a

test of simulated conditions.

3:15 P.M.–4:45 P.M.: NUREG/CR–

6523, Probabilistic Accident

Consequences Uncertainty Analysis

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

and its contractors regarding the

Probabilistic Accident Consequences

Uncertainty Analysis.

5:00 P.M.–7:00 P.M.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on

matters considered during this meeting.

During this meeting, the Committee

will also discuss a proposed ACRS

report on the NRC Safety Research

Program and a white paper on ACRS

views regarding fire protection issues.

Friday, May 1, 1998

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.: Severe

Accident Mitigation Design Alternatives

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding Section 7.2, ‘‘Severe Accident

Mitigation Design Alternatives,’’ of the

draft NUREG–1555, ‘‘Standard Review

Plans for Environmental Reviews of

Nuclear Power Plants.’’

10:30 A.M.–11:15 A.M.: Proposed

Final Standard Review Plan (SRP)

Section and Regulatory Guide for RiskInformed Inservice Inspection (ISI)

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding changes made to the SRP

Section and associated Regulatory

Guide for risk-informed ISI of piping at

nuclear plants.

11:15 A.M.–12:15 P.M.: Use of

Dynamic Benchmarking for Preserving

Thermal-Hydraulic Code Test Data

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with Dr. Robert Henry, Fauske &

Associates, Inc., regarding use of the

Dynamic Benchmarking concept to

preserve thermal-hydraulic code test

data.

1:15 P.M.—2:45 P.M.: Proposed Final

Amendment to 10 CFR Part 55, ‘‘Initial

Licensed Operator Examination

Requirements’’ (Open)—The Committee

will hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding the proposed final

amendment to 10 CFR Part 55.

2:45 P.M.—3:15 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.

3:15 P.M.—3:30 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. The EDO responses are

expected prior to the meeting.

3:45 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, May 2, 1998

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, 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.—3:30 P.M. (12:00—12:45

P.M. Lunch): Preparation of ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports on matters considered

during this meeting.

3:30 P.M.—4:00 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.

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
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Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief of the

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)

Public Law 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 of the Nuclear

Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415–

7364), between 7:30 A.M. and 4:l5 P.M.

EDT.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or reviewing

on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

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Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

April 29, 1998, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, April 29, 1998—1:30 p.m.

until 3:00 p.m.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. It may also discuss the

qualifications of candidates for

appointment to the ACRS. 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 Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, 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

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) 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 changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: April 9, 1998

Noel F. Dudley,

Acting Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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