ML20129C424

Press Release 96-152, NRC ACRS to Meet 961107-09

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Issue date:	10/23/1996
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Affairs Washington, DC 20555 Phone 301-415-8200 Fax 301-415-2234

, Internet:opa@nrc. gov No.96-152 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)

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NRC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS TO MEET NOVEMBER 7-9 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has scheduled a technical meeting I November 7-9 in Rockville, Maryland. l The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held in 4 Conference Room 2B3 in the NRC's Two White Flint North Building at 11545 Rockville Pike. I 1

l Although meetings of the ACRS are open, they are not part of '

the NRC's public hearing process. The ACRS, an advisory group to i the Commission, conducts independent, highly technical reviews of I safet; considerations related to nuclear facilities. While anyone may attend, the committee will consider only oral or written statements arranged in advance and limited to specific matters set forth in a Notice of Meeting published in the October 25 ,

edition of the Federal Register. I 1

The meeting may include closed sessions, if required, to discuss proprietary information.

The complete meeting agenda follows:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 s

8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. --

Opening remarks by the ACRS chairman.

8:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. --

Discussion with NRC staff, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) regarding the proposed rule on steam generator integrity and an associated regulatory guide, i

i 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. --

Discussion with NRC staff on risk-based analysis of reactor operating experience.

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1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. --

Discussion with NRC staff and representatives of.Entergy Operations, Inc., EPRI and NEI

regarding the use of revised source term for operating plants and '

! the NRC's proposed approach for reviewing license amendments.

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3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. -- Discussion with NRC staff on {

emergency planning for advanced reactors. 3 l 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. --

Discussion of proposed ACRS 3

reports.

s' TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

! l i 8:35 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. --

Report of the ACRS planning and i

procedures subcommittee on future ACRS activities.  ;

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. --

Reconciliation of ACRS comments I

and recommendations.

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15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. --

Report of the planning and procedures subcommittee.

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. --

Discussion with NRC staff on 'f findings and recommendations of the Augmented Inspection Team report on Haddam Neck, j 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. --

Discussion of the format and content of the Annual ACRS Report to Congress, 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Preparation of ACRS reports.  ;

i SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. --

Preparation of ACRs reports.

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. --

Strategic planning session.

Persons wishing to submit statements on any of these topics  !

may do so by providing a readily reproducible copy to the committee or by mailing it to the Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

(ACRS meeting schedules are subject to change. Anyone planning to attend should confirm the schedule the day before the meeting by calling (301) 415-5024.

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