[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61020-61022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26896]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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 (ACRS) will hold a meeting on November 5-8, 2003,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 20,
2002 (67 FR 70094).
Wednesday, November 5, 2003 (Closed)
10:15 a.m.-7 p.m.: Safeguards and Security (Closed)--The Committee
will meet with representatives of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research and the Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response to
discuss safeguards and security matters. Also, the Committee will
discuss a proposed ACRS report on safeguards and security matters.
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Thursday, November 6, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
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.-10:30 a.m.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue
189, ``Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to
Early Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident''
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff on their proposed resolution of
GSI-189.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.32, Revision
3, ``Criteria for Power Systems for Nuclear Plants'' (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding Regulatory Guide 1.32 which
endorses IEEE Standard 308-2001, ``Criteria for Class 1E Power Systems
for Nuclear Generating Systems.'' The guide reflects the one public
comment received during the public period which ended during July 2003.
12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and the license applicant
regarding the issuance of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the
proposed MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Advanced Non-Light Water Reactor Licensing Framework
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and the license applicant
regarding their progress in the development of a technology neutral,
risk-informed and performance-based approach for licensing future non-
LWR reactor designs.
5:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Subcommittee Report on the R. E. Ginna License
Renewal Application (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by and
hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
License Renewal regarding the review of the R. E. Ginna License Renewal
Application.
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Review of the NRC Safety Research Program Report
(Open)--The Chairman of the Safety Research Program Subcommittee will
discuss the progress to date on the annual ACRS report to the
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed
ACRS report on safeguards and security matters (Closed).
Friday, November 7, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
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.: Early Site Permit Review Standard (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the public comments on the
draft standard and the efficacy of the standard as noted in the early
site permit applications received to date.
10:15 a.m.-12 Noon: Effectiveness of Resolution of USI-A-45,
``Shutdown Decay Heat Removal Requirements'' (Open)--The Committee will
hear an information briefing by the NRC staff on the effectiveness of
the resolution of USI-A-45.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: ACRS Retreat in 2004 (Open)--The Committee will
discuss scope, topics, dates and location of a possible 2004 ACRS
Retreat.
2 p.m.-2:45 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,
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
2:45 a.m.-3 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.
3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Task Force Report on Operating Experience (Open)--
The Committee will receive an information briefing by the NRC staff on
its task force report on operating experience.
4:15 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed
ACRS report on safeguards and security matters (Closed).
Saturday, November 8, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during its meeting. In addition, the Committee will
discuss a proposed ACRS report on Safeguards and Security matters
(Closed).
1 p.m.-1:15 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 16, 2003 (68 FR
59644). In accordance with those 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. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Associate Director for Technical Support
named below 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 the Associate Director for Technical Support 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
Associate Director for Technical Support if such rescheduling would
result in major inconvenience.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted
above to discuss and protect information classified as national
security information as well as unclassified safeguards information
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3).
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as
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well as the Chairman's ruling on requests for the opportunity to
present oral statements and the time allotted therefor can be obtained
by contacting Dr. Sher Bahadur, Associate Director for Technical
Support (301-415-0138), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., ET.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS 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., ET,
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
and facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
Dated: October 20, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-26896 Filed 10-23-03; 8:45 am]
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