[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23952-23953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11754]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Advanced Reactor 
Subcommittee Workshop on Regulatory Challenges for Future Nuclear Power 
Plants; Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Reactors will hold a meeting on 
June 4-5, 2001 in the NRC Auditorium in Two White Flint North, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The Subcommittee will discuss matters related to regulatory 
challenges for future nuclear power plants. The Subcommittee meeting 
will be conducted as a workshop, with presentations, panel discussions, 
and participation by the workshop attendees. The meeting schedule is as 
follows:

Monday, June 4, 2001--9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

1. Introduction--G. Apostolakis and T. Kress: 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
2. Keynote Address by Commissioner Nils Diaz: 9:15 a.m.-10 a.m.
Break--10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
3. DOE Presentations
    Overview and Introduction to Generation IV Initiative--W. 
Magwood, DOE: 10:15 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
    Generation IV Goals and Roadmap Effort--R. Versluis, DOE: 10:40 
a.m.-11 a.m.
    Near-Term Deployment Efforts--T. Miller, DOE: 11 a.m.--11:25 
a.m.
    Generation IV Concepts--R. Versluis, DOE: 11:25 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
    Next Steps Generation III+/IV--S. Johnson, DOE: 11:40 a.m.-12 
p.m.
Lunch--12 p.m-1 p.m.
4. Generation IV Design Concepts
    Pebble Bed Modular Reactor--J. Muntz, Exelon: 1 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
    International Reactor Innovative and Secure--M. Carelli, 
Westinghouse: 1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
    General Atomic-Gas Turbine/Modular Helium Reactor--L. Parme, 
General Atomics: 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Break--3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
    General Electric-Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor and ESBWR 
designs--C. Boardman, General Electric: 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
5. NRC Presentations
    NRC Response to Commission Direction on Evaluation of NRC 
Licensing Infrastructure (NRR/RES/NMSS)--M. Gamberoni, NRC-NRR: 4:15 
p.m.-5:15 p.m.

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    Planned RES Activities--A. Thadani, NRC-RES: 5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.
6. Panel Discussion on Industry and NRC Licensing Infrastructure 
Needed for Generation IV Reactors: 6 p.m.-7 p.m.
    Panelists: A. Thadani, NRC, S. Johnson, DOE, J. Muntz, Exelon, 
M. Carelli, Westinghouse, L. Parme, General Atomics, C. Boardman, 
General Electric

Tuesday, June 5, 2001-8:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

1. Introduction--G. Apostolakis and T. Kress: 8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
2. NEI Advanced Reactors Initiatives--Presentation by R. Simard, 
NEI: 8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
3. Technical Presentations: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
    Safety Goals for Future Nuclear Power Plants--N. Todreas, MIT: 
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
    Break--10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
    Future Reactor Licensing by Test--A. Kadak, MIT: 10:45 a.m.-
11:45 a.m.
    NERI Project on Risk-Informed Regulation--G. Davis, Westinghouse 
and M. Golay, MIT: 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Lunch--12:45 p.m.-2 p.m.
    Advanced Safety Concepts--C. Forsberg, ORNL: 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
    Regulatory Framework for Future Nuclear Power Plants--A. Heymer, 
NEI: 3 p.m.-4 p.m.
Break--4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
4. ACRS and Panel Discussion with Audience Participation The Most 
Important Regulatory Challenges for the Licensing of Future Nuclear 
Power Plants: 4:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
    Panelists: N. Todreas, MIT, R. Barrett, NRR, E. Lyman, NCI, R. 
Simard, NEI
5. Conclusions--Apostolakis, Kress, et al: 6:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m.

    The meeting schedule and scheduled speakers is subject to change as 
necessary. Further information regarding topics to be discussed, 
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and 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, Dr. Medhat M. El-Zeftawy 
(telephone 301-415-6889) 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: May 4, 2001.
Howard J. Larson,
Special Assistant, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 01-11754 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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