[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70638-70640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6412]


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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 7-10, 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).

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    1:05 p.m.-3 p.m.: Final Review of the Vermont Yankee Extended Power 
Uprate Application and the Associated Safety Evaluation (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. and the NRC 
staff regarding the 20% power uprate application for the Vermont Yankee 
Nuclear Plant and the NRC staff's associated Safety Evaluation.
    3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Draft ACRS report on the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report to the 
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss the topics scheduled 
for discussion with the NRC Commissioners between 1 and 3 p.m. on 
Thursday, December 8, 2005.

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Thursday, December 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.-10 a.m.: Early Site Permit Application for the Grand Gulf 
Nuclear Station and the Associated Final Safety Evaluation Report 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the System Energy Resources, Inc. and the NRC 
staff regarding the early site permit application for the Grand Gulf 
Nuclear Station and the associated final Safety Evaluation Report 
prepared by the NRC staff.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Generic Letter, ``Impact of 
Potentially Degraded Hemyc/MT Fire Barrier Materials on Compliance with 
Fire Protection Regulations'' (Open )--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the draft final Generic Letter on ``Impact of 
Potentially Degraded Hemyc/MT Fire Barrier Materials on Compliance with 
Fire Protection Regulations'' and a summary of the NRC staff's 
resolution of public comments received on the public comment version of 
this Generic Letter.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners, Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North, Rockville, MD (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss the following 
topics: Overview by the ACRS Chairman (License Renewal, Early Site 
Permits, and Future ACRS Activities); Issues Related to New Plant 
Licensing (including Technology Neutral Framework); Proposed 
Alternative Embrittlement Criteria in 10 CFR 50.46; Fire Protection 
Matters; and Power Uprate Technical Issues.
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Proposed Program Plan and Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking for Risk-Informing 10 CFR Part 50 (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed Program Plan 
and the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Risk-Informing 10 CFR 
Part 50, and related matters.
    5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Friday December 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.-10 a.m.: Staff Activities Associated with Responding to 
the Commission's Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) Related to Safety 
Conscious Work Environment and Safety Culture (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding staff activities associated with responding to 
the Commission's SRM related to safety conscious work environment and 
safety culture, and related matters.
    10:15 a.m.-11:15 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.
    11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    11:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Election of ACRS Officers for CY 2006 (Open)--
The Committee will elect Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS and 
Member-at-Large for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for CY 
2006.
    1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report to the 
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    3:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

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

    8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    12:30 p.m.-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 September 29, 2005 (70 FR 
56936). 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., 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 
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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 2006 are provided below:

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        ACRS meeting No.                       Meeting dates
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                                  January 2006 (No Meeting).
529.............................  February 9-11, 2006.
530.............................  March 9-11, 2006.
531.............................  April 6-8, 2006.
532.............................  May 4-6, 2006.
533.............................  May 31--June 1-2, 2006.
534.............................  July 12-14, 2006.
                                  August 2006 (No Meeting).
535.............................  September 7-9, 2006.
536.............................  October 4-6, 2006.
537.............................  November 1-3, 2006.
538.............................  December 7-9, 2006.
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    Dated: November 16, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6412 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]
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