Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2001 / Notices 10761

Dated: February 12, 2001.

Andrew Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Meeting Notice

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 1–3, 2001, in Conference Room

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Friday, November 17, 2000

(65 FR 69578).

Thursday, March 1, 2001

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the

ACRS Chairman—(Open)—The ACRS

Chairman will make opening remarks

regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: RETRAN–3D ThermalHydraulic Transient Analysis Code

(Open/Closed)–The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the Electric

Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the

NRC staff regarding the EPRI RETRAN–

3D thermal-hydraulic transient analysis

code, associated staff’s Safety Evaluation

Report, and resolution of issues

previously raised by the ACRS.

Note: A portion of this session may be

closed to discuss EPRI proprietary

information.

10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Interim Review of the

License Renewal Application for

Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 (Open)—

The Committee will hear presentations

by and hold discussions with

representatives of the Entergy

Operations, Inc., and the NRC staff

regarding the license renewal application

for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 and the

associated staff’s Safety Evaluation

Report.

12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Spent Fuel Pool

Accident Risk at Decommissioning

Nuclear Power Plants (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding significant findings and

recommendations of the final report on

spent fuel pool accident risk at

decommissioning plants, new

developments, status of developing

proposed options, and related matters.

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Management Directive

6.4 Associated with the Revised Generic

Issue Process (Open)—The Committee

will hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding Management

Directive 6.4 related to the Revised

Generic Issue process, results of the case

study performed to determine the

effectiveness of using the Management

Directive to implement the revised

Generic Issue process, and related

matters.

4 p.m.–7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

discuss proposed ACRS reports on the

NRC Safety Research Program and on

Regulatory Effectiveness of the

Anticipated Transients Without Scram

(ATWS) Rule.

Friday, March 2, 2001

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the

ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS

Chairman will make opening remarks

regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: British Nuclear Powered

Submarine Incident (Closed)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the DOD/DOE Naval

Reactors regarding the recent incident on

the British Nuclear Powered Submarine

(HMS TIRELESS).

Note: This session will be closed to discuss

information classified ‘‘Confidential—

Restricted Data—Government Sensitive’’.

10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Operating Event at V.C.

Summer Nuclear Station (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the October 7, 2000 incident at

the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station,

involving degraded reactor coolant

system pressure boundary, findings and

conclusions resulting from the staff’s

investigation of the incident, and

corrective actions taken by the licensee

and industry organizations.

11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Trip Report (Open)—

The Committee will hear a trip report on

the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Fire

Protection forum held in San Diego on

February 5–7, 2001.

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report

(Open)—Report by the Chairmen of the

Plant Operations and Reliability and

Probabilistic Assessment Subcommittees

regarding the South Texas Project

Exemption Request that was discussed

during a meeting on February 21, 2001.

1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/

Report of the Planning and Procedures

Subcommittee (Open)—The Committee

will discuss the recommendations of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

regarding items proposed for

consideration by the full Committee

during future meetings. Also, it 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.

2 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS

Comments and Recommendations

(Open)—The Committee will discuss the

responses from the NRC Executive

Director for Operations (EDO) to

comments and recommendations

included in recent ACRS reports and

letters. The EDO responses are expected

to be made available to the Committee

prior to the meeting.

2:15 p.m.–3 p.m.: Break and Preparation of

Draft ACRS Reports (Open)—Cognizant

ACRS members will prepare draft

reports, as needed, for consideration by

the full Committee.

3 p.m.–7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, March 3, 2001

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports.

12:30 p.m.–1 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)—

The Committee will discuss matters

related to the conduct of Committee

activities and matters and specific issues

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

11, 2000 (65 FR 60476). In accordance with

these procedures, oral or written views may

be presented by members of the public,

including representatives of the nuclear

industry. 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. James

E. Lyons, ACRS, five days before the meeting,

if possible, so that appropriate arrangements

can be made to allow necessary time during

the meeting for such statements. Use of still,

motion picture, and television cameras

during the 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 Mr.

James E. Lyons 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 Mr. James E. Lyons if such

rescheduling would result in major

inconvenience.

In accordance with Subsection 10(d) P.L.

92–463, I have determined that it is necessary

to close a portion of this meeting noted above

to discuss proprietary information per 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and information classified

‘‘Confidential—Restricted Data—Government

Sensitive’’ per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (4).

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

therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr.

James E. Lyons (telephone 301–415–7371),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EST.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts,

and letter reports are available for

downloading or viewing on the internet at

http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is available

for observing open sessions of ACRS

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meetings. Those wishing to use this service

for observing ACRS meetings should contact

Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual

Technician (301–415–8066), between 7:30

a.m. and 3:45 p.m., EST, at least 10 days

before the meeting to ensure the availability

of this service. Individuals or organizations

requesting this service will be responsible for

telephone line charges and for providing the

equipment facilities that they use to establish

the videoteleconferencing link. The

availability of videoteleconferencing services

is not guaranteed.

Dated: February 12, 2001.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

February 28, 2001, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, February 28, 2001—10

a.m. Until the Conclusion of Business

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. The purpose of this meeting is

to gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and to formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

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 person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, 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 person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EST). 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 changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

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Public Workshop on Risk-Informed

Regulation Implementation Plan

(Reactor Safety Arena)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) will host a public

workshop to provide an opportunity for

a discussion of the NRC’s Risk-Informed

Regulation Implementation Plan

(RIRIP). The NRC issued a notice of

availability and request for public

comment on the RIRIP in the Federal

Register on December 21, 2000. This

workshop will focus on activities

associated with regulating nuclear

reactors.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

Thursday, March 15, 2001 from 1:30

p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th

and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC

20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stewart Magruder, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, telephone: (301) 415–3139,

email: slm1@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC’s

1995 policy statement on the use of

probabilistic risk assessment provided

the Commission’s expectation on the

use of risk information in its regulatory

activities. The RIRIP provides guidance

and describes the staff’s plans for

applying criteria to select regulatory

requirements and practices to riskinform, risk-informing those

requirements and practices, and

developing the necessary data, methods,

guidance, and training. The RIRIP is

also intended to explain the agency’s

activities, philosophy, and approach to

risk-informed regulatory policy to

internal and external stakeholders. The

RIRIP is available on the NRC web site

at http://www.nrc.gov/RES/

riskinfreg.htm.

The purpose of this workshop is to

discuss comments received in response

to the December 21, 2000, notice in the

Federal Register and to provide for an

exchange of information with all

stakeholders regarding the staff’s efforts

to risk-inform its regulatory

requirements and practices. Although

comments are welcome on the entire

RIRIP, this workshop will focus on the

implementation activities in the reactor

safety arena portion of the RIRIP (Part 2,

Chapter 1.)

As noted in the December 21, 2000,

feedback is especially requested on the

following specific questions—

1. Does the RIRIP include information

activities that should not be

undertaken? If so, why not?

2. Does the RIRIP omit

implementation activities that should be

undertaken? Describe such activities

and why they should be undertaken.

3. How should the NRC measure its

success in implementing risk-informed

regulation?

4. Is the pace for implementing riskinformed regulation about right, or is it

too fast or too slow?

5. Are there concerns about the

agency’s ability to maintain safety while

implementing risk-informed regulation?

If so, describe the concerns and, if

possible, their basis.

6. How can risk-informed regulation

increase public confidence?

7. Are the screening criteria clear and

sufficient? If applied properly, would

they result in identifying those activities

amenable for transition to risk-informed

regulation?

8. Will the implementation activities

described in the RIRIP appropriately

improve regulatory efficiency,

effectiveness, and realism?

9. Other than requests such as this for

written comment and a public

workshop, how can stakeholder

participation in risk-informed regulation

be enhanced?

10. What communication activities

would be desired to describe riskinformed regulation? What other

interactions would be useful to provide