[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20608-20609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1853]


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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 May 5-6, 2005, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 24, 
2004 (69 FR 68412).

Thursday, May 5, 2005, 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.: Final Review of the License Renewal 
Application for Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 2 (ANO-2) (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the Entergy Operations, Inc. and the NRC staff 
regarding the license renewal application for ANO-2 and the associated 
final Safety Evaluation Report prepared by the NRC staff.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Revisions to Standard Review 
Plan (SRP), Chapter 13, ``Conduct of Operations'' (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding the draft final revisions to Sections 13.1.2-
13.1.3, ``Operating Organization,'' of SRP Chapter 13 and related 
NUREG-1791, ``Guidance for Assessing Exemption Requests from the 
Nuclear Power Plant Licensed Operator Staffing

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Requirements Specified in 10 CFR 50.54 (m).''
    12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Advanced Reactor Designs for Hydrogen 
Production (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) 
regarding the status of DOE plans and research and development 
activities in support of advanced reactor designs for hydrogen 
production.
    3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Significant Recent Operating Events (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a briefing by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee 
on Plant Operations regarding significant recent operating events.
    4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Proactive Initiative (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss proposed options for addressing ACRS proactive initiative on 
safety management.
    5:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Friday, May 6, 2005, 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.: Steam Generator Tube Integrity Program (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the objectives, technical 
approach, and results of the steam generator tube integrity program 
being conducted by the Argonne National Laboratory.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) 
Systems Research Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the digital I&C systems research plan.
    11:45 a.m.-12 Noon: 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.
    1 p.m.-2 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 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    6:30 p.m.-7 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 5, 2004 (69 FR 
59620). 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.
    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 Mr. Sam 
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), 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: April 14, 2005.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E5-1853 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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