The meeting, most of which is open to the public, will be held in Room T-2B3
of the agency’s Two White Flint North building, at 11545 Rockville Pike.
It will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day.
A complete agenda is attached.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Sher Bahadur, at 301-415-1038,
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
| ACRS AGENDA |
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| THURSDAY |
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| 8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) |
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Opening Statement |
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Items of current interest |
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| 8:35 - 10:00 A.M. |
Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-189,
“Susceptibility of Ice Condenser and Mark III Containments to Early
Failure from Hydrogen Combustion During a Severe Accident” (Open)
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Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff on
the results of their additional analyses and proposed recommendations
for resolving GSI-189. |
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Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as
appropriate. |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 A.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 10:15 - 11:45 A.M. |
Early Site Permit Process (Open) |
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Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
Early Site Permit Process. |
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Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as
appropriate. |
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| 11:45 - 12:15 P.M. |
Peach Bottom License Renewal Application (Open) |
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Report by the Subcommittee Chairman regarding the October 30, 2002 Plant
License Renewal Subcommittee meeting on the license renewal application
for the Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant, Units 2
and 3. |
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| 12:15 - 1:15 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
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| 1:15 - 3:15 P.M. |
Westinghouse AP1000 Design (Open) |
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Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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Briefing by and discussions with representatives of Westinghouse regarding
the design features of and test information on, the AP1000 design. The
NRC staff will provide a status report regarding its review schedule. |
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| 3:15 - 3:30 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 3:30 - 5:00 P.M |
Risk-Informed Improvements to Standard Technical Specifications
(Open) |
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Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman |
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Briefing by and discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
staff’s progress on risk-informed improvements to Standard Technical
Specifications and related matters. |
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Representatives of the nuclear industry may provide their views, as
appropriate. |
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| 5:00 - 5:15 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 5:15 - 6:00 P.M. |
Report Regarding Recent Operating Events (Open) |
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Report by the Cognizant ACRS member regarding recent operating events
of interest. |
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| 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. |
Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) |
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Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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Proposed Resolution of GSI-189 |
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Early Site Permit Process |
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Risk-Informed Improvements to Standard Technical Specifications |
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| FRIDAY |
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| 8:30 - 8:35 A.M. |
Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open) |
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| 8:35 - 12:00 Noon |
Organizational and Personnel Matters (Closed) |
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The Committee will discuss organizational and personnel matters as well
as the potential improvements to internal ACRS policies and procedures. |
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[NOTE: This session will 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. ] |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. |
***LUNCH*** |
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| 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. |
Safeguards and Security Activities (Closed) |
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[THIS SESSION WILL BE HELD IN ROOM T-8E8] |
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Report by the Subcommittee Chairman regarding matters discussed at the
October 31 meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Safeguards and Security. |
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Discussion of the content of a proposed report to the Commission on
Safeguards and Security matters. |
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[NOTE: This session will be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1) to protect national security information.] |
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| 4:00 - 4:15 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 4:15 - 5:00 P.M. |
Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee (Open) |
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Discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during
future ACRS meetings. |
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Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related
to the conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member
assignments. |
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| 5:00 - 5:15 P.M. |
Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations
(Open) |
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Discussion of the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations
to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. |
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| 5:15 - 5:30 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. |
Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) |
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Discussion of proposed ACRS reports on: |
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Proposed Resolution of GSI-189 |
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Early Site Permit Process |
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Risk-Informed Improvements to Standard Technical Specifications |
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| SATURDAY |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 A.M. |
Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open) |
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Continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports listed under previous
item. |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 A.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 10:15 - 12:15 P.M. |
Annual ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research Program
(Open) |
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Remarks by the Subcommittee Chairman regarding matters discussed at
the November 6, 2002 Subcommittee meeting. |
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Discussion of a draft ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC Safety
Research Program. |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 P.M. |
***BREAK*** |
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| 12:30 - 1:00 P.M. |
Miscellaneous (Open) |
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Discussion of 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. |
