[Federal Register: November 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 224)]
[Notices]
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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 December 5-7, 2002, 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 26, 2001 (66 FR 59034).
Thursday, Decmeber 5, 2002
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Davis-Besse Lessons Learned Task Force Report
and Status of NRC Oversight (0350) Panel's Investigation of the Davis-
Besse Event (Open)--The Committee will hear a presentation by and hold
discussions with the Chairman of the NRC Oversight (0350) Panel
regarding the status of investigation of the Panel on the Davis-Besse
reactor vessel head degradation. The Committee will also hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and industry regarding the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the Davis-Besse Task Force on the reactor vessel
head degradation event at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.
10:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Framatome ANP, INC., S-RELAP5 Realistic Large-
Break (LB) LOCA Code (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of Framatome
ANP, INC., and the NRC staff regarding the S-RELAP5 Realistic large-
break LOCA Code and the associated NRC staff's draft Safety Evaluation
Report.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss
Framatome ANP, INC. proprietary information.]
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Meeting with Mr. Lawrence Williams, NII,
United Kingdom (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with Mr.
Williams, NII, United Kingdom on items of mutual interest.
2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: North Anna and Surry License Renewal
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Dominion
regarding the license renewal application for the North Anna and Surry
Nuclear Power Stations and
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the associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
4 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Status of the Development of the Review Standard
for Power Uprates (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
status of the development of the review standard for core power
uprates.
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Chairman of
the Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena Subcommittee will provide a report to
the Committee regarding the Rod Bundle Heat Transfer Experimental
Program.
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a draft annual ACRS
report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
Friday, December 6, 2002
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 a.m.: Safeguards and Security Activities (Open)--The
Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS plan for reviewing safeguards
and security matters.
9 a.m.-9:45 a.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.
9:45 a.m.-10 a.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.
10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Proposed Options for Resolving Policy Issues
for Future Non-Light Water Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the proposed options for resolving policy issues
related to future non-light water reactors.
1:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Final ANS External Events Methodology
Standard (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the American
Nuclear Society (ANS) regarding the draft final ANS Standard on
External Events Methodology.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Election of ACRS Officers (Open)--The Committee
will elect Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS and Member-at-Large
for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for CY 2003.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will
discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, December 7, 2002
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon.: Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will continue to discuss proposed ACRS reports.
12-12:30 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, 2002 (67 FR
63460). 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 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 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 a portion of this meeting
noted above to discuss proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.552b(c)(4)
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as 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., EST.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, 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., 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
and facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing
link. The availability of videoteleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2003 are provided below:
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ACRS meeting No. Meeting dates
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January 2003--No Meeting.
499............................................. February 6-8, 2003.
500............................................. March 6-8, 2003.
501............................................. April 10-12, 2003.
502............................................. May 8-10, 2003.
503............................................. June 11-13, 2003.
504............................................. July 9-11, 2003.
August 2003--No Meeting.
505............................................. September 11-13, 2003.
506............................................. October 2-4, 2003.
507............................................. November 6-8, 2003.
508............................................. December 4-6, 2003.
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.Dated: November 14, 2002.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-29488 Filed 11-19-02; 8:45 am]
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