37910 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 134 /Tuesday, July 14, 1998 / Notices

*The schedule for Commission meetings is

subject to change on short notice. To verify the

status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.

Contact person for more information: Bill Hill (301)

414–1661.

and Safety Significance. NRC

Discussion of the Potential Severity

of Fire-induced Reactor Plant

Transients—NRR/SPLB, BNL

9:00–9:15

Summary of Industry Views of the

Regulatory History of the Post-fire

Safe Shutdown Circuit Analysis

Issues—NEI

9:15–9:30

NRC Presentation of Post-fire Safe

Shutdown Circuit Analysis Issues

as Recently Identified through

Inspection, Licensing and Event

Experience—NRR/SPLB

Break

9:45–11:00

Industry and Public Presentations on

Selected Technical Topics (five, 15

minute talks)

11:00–12:00

Public/Industry/NRC Panel

Discussion on the Technical Issues

Addressed in Information Notice

92–18 on ‘‘MOV Hot Shorts’’.

12:00–1:30

Lunch Break

1:30–2:30

Public/Industry/NRC Panel

Discussion on Circuit Analysis

Fault Terminology, and the Types

of Assumptions Necessary

Regarding Multiple Spurious

Electrical Faults, Signals and/or

Actuations in a Single Fire.

2:30–3:30

Public/Industry/NRC Panel

Discussion of the Scope of

Necessary Post-fire Safe Shutdown

Circuit Analyses and Resultant

Plant Modifications—Likelihood

and Consequences of Circuit

Damage Which Affects Post-fire

Safe Shutdown Capability.

Break

3:45–4:45

Question and Answer Session (NRC,

public and industry representatives

on the dais).

4:45–4:50

Public Closing Remarks

4:50–4:55

Industry Closing Remarks

4:55–5:00

NRC Closing Remarks

Individuals wishing to make a

presentation at the workshop should

contact Leon Whitney directly.

Individuals who wish to attend the

workshop are encouraged to notify Leon

E. Whitney at (301) 415–3081; Internet:

LEW1@NRC.GOV of their planned

attendance.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day

of July, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

K. Steven West,

Acting Chief, Plant Systems Branch, Division

of System Safety and Analysis, Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–18685 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on

Safety Research Program

The ACRS Subcommittee on Safety

Research Program will hold a meeting

on July 17, 1998, Room T–2B3, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Friday, July 17, 1998—1:00 p.m. until

the conclusion of business.

The Subcommittee will discuss the

comments and recommendations

included in the June 16, 1998 ACRS

report regarding ‘‘Core Research

Capabilities’’ and the associated

response from the NRC Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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 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 Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

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 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 in the proposed

agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–18683 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Federal Register Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of July 13, 20, 27, and

August 3, 1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of July 13

Friday, July 17

9:30 a.m. Public Meeting on Stakeholders’

Concerns (Public Meeting) (Contact:

Annette Vietti-Cook, 301–415–1969)

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting)* (Please Note: This item will be

affirmed immediately following the

conclusion of the preceding meeting.)

a: Qivera Mining Company—Commission

Review of LBP–97–20

Week of July 20—Tentative

Tuesday, July 21

1:30 p.m. Meeting with Advisory

Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW)

(Public Meeting) (Contact: John Larkins,

301–415–7360)

3:00 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Week of July 27—Tentative

Wednesday, July 29

2:00 p.m. Briefing on Operating Reactors

and Fuel Facilities (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Glenn Tracy, 301–415–1725)

4:00 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Week of August 3—Tentative

Thursday, August 6

10:30 a.m. Briefing of Recent Research

Program Results and Core Capabilities

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Lloyd

Donnelly, 301–415–5828)

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)