[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27143-27144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12467]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Agenda

    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 June 8-10, 1995, in 
Conference Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66977).

Thursday, June 8, 1995

    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 and comment briefly regarding items of current interest. During 
this session, the Committee will discuss priorities for preparation of 
ACRS reports.
    8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commissioners 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for the meeting 
with the Commissioners.
    9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Meeting with the Commissioners (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the Commissioners, in the Commissioner's 
Conference Room, One White Flint North, to discuss items of mutual 
interest.
    11:15 a.m.-12:00 noon: Ethics Training (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC Office of the General Counsel regarding the provisions of the 
Ethics regulations which apply to Special Government Employees.
    1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Proposed Final PRA Policy Statement (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed Final PRA 
Policy Statement. Also representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) will brief the Committee regarding the NEI/EPRI Probabilistic 
Safety Assessment (PSA) Application Guide.
    3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Proposed Final Rule on Reactor Vessel 
Annealing (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
proposed final rule on reactor vessel annealing.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Friday, June 9, 1995

    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.-9:45 a.m.: Status of Issues Associated with the AP600 
Design Certification Review (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the status of issues associated with the AP600 design 
certification review.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Policy and Technical Issues for Passive Plant 
Designs (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding policy and 
technical issues for passive plant designs.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Prioritization of Generic Safety Issues 
(GSIs) (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding the comments from cognizant subcommittee 
chairman on the priority rankings proposed by the Staff for a group of 
GSIs, and also the schedule for prioritizing the remaining GSIs.
    1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Fire-Protection Related Issues (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by [[Page 27144]] and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding several fire-protection related 
issues, including the NEI petition for rulemaking to amend portions of 
10 CFR 50.48, ``Fire Protection'', status of the staff's Fire 
Protection Action Plan, adequacy of fire barrier penetration seals, and 
the fire event at the Narora nuclear plant in India.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss information 
provided in confidence by a foreign source.
    2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.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 internal organizational and personnel matters 
relating to the ACRS staff members.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss matters that 
relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of this 
Advisory Committee, and matters the release of which would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses expected 
from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to ACRS comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
    3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will select topics for consideration during future ACRS meetings.
    4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.

Saturday, June 10, 1995

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss items that are of importance to the NRC which should 
receive additional emphasis in its future deliberations.
    12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m.: New Research Needs (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss new research needs, if any, identified during this 
meeting.
    12:45 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee 
activities.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 5, 1994 (59 FR 
50780). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements 
may be presented by members of the public, 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 the ACRS Executive Director, Dr. John T. Larkins, 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 ACRS Executive 
Director 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 ACRS Executive Director 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 information that involves the internal personnel rules 
and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2); to 
discuss information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(6); and to 
discuss information provided in confidence by a foreign source per 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    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 ACRS Executive 
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301-415-7361), between 7:30 
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. edt.

    Dated: May 18, 1995.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-12467 Filed 5-19-95; 8:45 am]
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