[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48445-48446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4486]


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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 September 8-10, 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, September 8, 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.-9:45 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal 
Application for Millstone Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. and the NRC 
staff regarding the license renewal application for Millstone Power 
Station, Units 2 and 3 and the associated Final Safety Evaluation 
Report prepared by the NRC staff.
    10 a.m.-12 Noon: Interim Review of the Exelon/Clinton Early Site 
Permit Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC and the NRC staff regarding the Clinton early site permit 
application and the associated Draft Safety Evaluation Report prepared 
by the NRC staff.
    1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.82, 
``Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a Loss-
of-Coolant Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.82 and the supporting 
Standard Review Plan, Section 6.2.2, ``Containment Heat Removal 
Systems,'' related to emergency core cooling system net positive 
suction head (NPSH) and the use of containment overpressure credit in 
calculating NPSH.
    3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Possible Alternative Embrittlement Criteria to 
Those in 10 CFR 50.46 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, Electric 
Power Research Institute, and Framatome regarding possible alternative 
embrittlement criteria to those in 10 CFR 50.46, ``Acceptance Criteria 
for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-Water Nuclear Power 
Reactors,'' and related matters.
    6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting as well as a proposed report on policy issues related to new 
plant licensing.

Friday, September 9, 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.-9:45 a.m.: Draft Final Updates to License Renewal 
Guidance Documents (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft 
final updates to NUREG-1800, Revision 1, ``Standard Review Plan for 
Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants,'' 
NUREG-1801, Revision 1, ``Generic Aging Lessons Learned (GALL) 
Report,'' Regulatory Guide 1.188, Revision 1, ``Standard Format and 
Content for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating 
Licenses,'' and NEI 95-10, Revision 6, ``Industry Guidelines for 
Implementing the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 54--The License Renewal 
Rule,'' which is endorsed by Regulatory Guide 1.188.
    10 a.m.-12 Noon: Meeting with the EDO, Deputy EDOs, and NRC Program 
Office Directors (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO), 
Deputy EDOs, Office Directors of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, and Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 
regarding items of mutual interest.
    1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Interim Results of the Quality Assessment of 
Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
interim results of the cognizant ACRS panel's quality assessment of the 
NRC research projects on: Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) 
Models Development Program; Steam Generator Tube Integrity Program at 
the Argonne National Laboratory; and the Thermal-Hydraulic Test Program 
at the Penn State University.
    2:30 p.m.-3:15 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.
    3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the EDO to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS reports 
and letters.
    3:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, September 10, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    3 p.m.--3:30 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 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

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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., e.t.
    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., 
e.t., 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: August 11, 2005
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-4486 Filed 8-16-05; 8:45 am]
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