[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10125-10126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4460]



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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 March 9-11, 1995, in 
Conference Room T2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
Notice on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66977).

Thursday, March 9, 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.-10:30 A.M.: Proposed Final Amendment to 10 CFR Part 54, 
Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal (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 54.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    10:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Rulemaking to Obtain Equipment Reliability 
Data from Licensees (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the proposed rule to obtain equipment reliability data from licensees.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Reactors 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute 
regarding the proposed rule on decommissioning of nuclear power 
reactors.
    2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Wolf Creek Event--Loss of Reactor Coolant 
Inventory During Shutdown (Open)
    The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the safety significance of 
the event at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant which involved loss of 
reactor coolant inventory during shutdown.
    Representatives of the industry will participate, as appropriate.
    4:15 P.M.-5:15 P.M.: Methods for Estimating (Seismic) Core-Damage 
Frequency from a Seismic Margin Analysis (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with the ACRS Fellow 
regarding the status of Committee activities in developing a 
methodology for estimating the core-damage frequency from seismic 
events, given that a plant has performed a seismic margin analysis. 
(This is part of the Committee's efforts to provide guidance and 
insights to the Commission for determining where the current population 
of operating plants, both individually and collectively, fall in 
relation to the safety goals.)
    5:15 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on certain matters 
considered during this meeting.

Friday, March 10, 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.-9:30 A.M.: Kobe Earthquake (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding the impact of the recent Kobe earthquake on nuclear 
power plants and other structures located in the vicinity of the 
earthquake.
    9:30 A.M.-10:15 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 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.
    10:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss topics proposed for consideration during future ACRS 
meetings.
    11:00 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the 
NRC Executive Director for Operations to ACRS comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports.
    11:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
certain matters considered during this meeting.
    1:00 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
certain matters considered during this meeting.
    3:30 P.M.-3:45 P.M.: Subcommittee Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will hear a report by the Chairman of the ACRS Thermal Hydraulic 
Phenomena Subcommittee regarding the February 15-16, 1995 meeting.
    3:45 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: New Research Needs (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss new research needs.
    5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss items that are of significant importance to the Committee and 
the Commission.

Saturday, March 11, 1995

    8:30 A.M.-10:30 A.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of ACRS reports on certain 
matters considered during this meeting.
    10:45 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Strategic Planning (Open)--The Committee 
will continue to discuss items that are of significant importance to 
the Committee and the Commission.
    11:45 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee 
activities and complete discussions of topics 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 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 [[Page 10126]] during the open portions of the 
meeting, and questions may be asked only by members of the Committee, 
it 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.
    I have determined in accordance with Subsection 10(d) P.L. 92-463 
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), 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 an the time 
allotted therefore 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. EST.

    Dated: February 17, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-4460 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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