[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34882-34884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16962]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    In accodance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Rector Safeguards will hold a meeting on August 8-10, 1996, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Monday, November 27, 1995 (60 FR 58393).

Thursday, August 8, 1996

8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

    (Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding 
conduct on 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.-10:45 A.M.: Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report for 
Evolutionary Plant Designs

    (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, General Electric 
Nuclear Energy (GENE), and ABB-Combustion Engineering (ABB-CE) 
regarding the proposed changes to the GENE Advanced Boiling Water 
Reactor (ABWR) and ABB-CE System 80+ evolutionary plant designs and the 
associated NRC staff Safety Evaluation Report. Other interested parties 
will participate, as appropriate.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss GENE and ABB-CE 
proprietary information applicable to this matter.

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11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.: SECY-96-128, ``Policy and Key Technical Issues 
Pertaining to the Westinghouse AP600 Standardized Passive Reactor 
Design''

    (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse 
Electric Corporation regarding SECY-96-128, which includes proposed 
staff positions on three policy issues concerning Prevention and 
Mitigation of Severe Accidents, Post-72-Hour Actions, and External 
Reactor Vessel Cooling, as well as status of resolution of seven key 
technical issues, pertaining to the AP600 passive plant design. Other 
interested parties will participate, as appropriate.
    A portion of this session may be closed to discuss Westinghouse 
proprietary information applicable to this matter.

2:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M.: Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Regulations 
and Related Matters

    (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding several 
issues raised in the Staff Requirements Memoranda dated May 15 and June 
11, 1996, including:

<bullet> Role of performance-based regulation in the PRA Implementation 
Plan
<bullet> Plant-specific application of safety goals
<bullet> Requirement for risk neutrality versus the allowance for an 
acceptable increase in risk
<bullet> Risk-informed inservice testing and inservice inspection 
requirements
<bullet> Pilot applications for risk-informed and performance-based 
regulations

    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.

4:45 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Subcommittee Report

    (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by and hold discussions 
with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Instrumentation and 
Control Systems and Computers regarding the matters discussed at the 
August 7, 1996 Subcommittee meeting.

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 as well as a proposed ACRS report on 
Steam Generator Tube issues.

Friday, August 9, 1996

8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Open 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.: Risk-Based Analysis of Reactor Operating 
Experience

    (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding risk-based 
analysis of reactor operating experience.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry will participate, as 
appropriate.

9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.: Spent Fuel Pool Cooling Issues

    (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff 
review of the safety issues associated with spent fuel pool cooling 
systems.
    Representatives of the nuclear industry and other interested 
persons will participate, as appropriate.

11:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: 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 
staff.
    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 matters the release 
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy.

1:15 P.M.-1:45 P.M.: Future ACRS Activities

    (Open)--The Committee will discuss recommendations of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration 
by the full Committee during future meetings.

1:45 P.M.-2:00 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, including the EDO response related to the June 
6, 1996 ACRS report on Regulatory Guidance Documents Related to Digital 
Instrumentation and Control Systems.

2:00 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 as well as a proposed 
ACRS report on Steam Generator Tube issues.

Saturday, August 10, 1996

8:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports

    (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports on matters considered during this meeting as well as a proposed 
report on Steam Generator Tube issues.

12:30 P.M.-1:00 P.M.: Strategic Planning

    (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of items that 
are of significant importance to NRC, including rebaselining of the 
Committee activities for FY 96-97.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 27, 1995 (60 FR 
49925). 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, 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); 
to discuss GENE, ABB-CE, and Westinghouse proprietary information per 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4); and

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to discuss matters 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 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 
A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EDT.
    ACRS meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.

    Dated: June 27, 1996.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-16962 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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