[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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