[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4177-4178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-889]


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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 February 9-11, 2006, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 22, 
2005 (70 FR 70638).

Thursday, February 9, 2006, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Application of TRACG Code for Analyzing ESBWR 
Stability (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General 
Electric (GE) Nuclear Energy regarding application of the TRACG Code 
for analyzing Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) 
stability.


    Note: A portion of the session may be closed to discuss the GE 
Nuclear Energy proprietary information.


    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Evaluation of Human Reliability Analysis 
(HRA) Methods Against Good Practices (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the draft NUREG report on the Evaluation of HRA Methods 
Against Good Practices specified in NUREG-

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1792, ``Good Practices for Implementing Human Reliability Analysis.''
    1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to SRP Section 14.2.1, 
``Generic Guidelines for Extended Power Uprate Testing Programs'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed revisions 
to the Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section 14.2.1, ``Generic Guidelines 
for Extended Power Uprate Testing Programs,'' and related matters.
    3 p.m.-5 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.
    5:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. Also, the Committee will discuss a draft ACRS 
response to the Commission request in the December 20, 2005 Staff 
Requirements Memorandum regarding ACRS plans to manage the anticipated 
increased workload in the areas of advanced reactor designs and 
combined license applications.

Friday, February 10, 2006, 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.: FERRET Reactor Vessel Fluence Methodology 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the FERRET methodology 
which is used to predict the fluence on the reactor vessel wall due to 
neutron leakage from the core.
    10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with cognizant Chairmen of 
the ACRS Subcommittees regarding: interim review of the Brunswick 
Nuclear Plant license renewal application and the associated NRC 
staff's draft Safety Evaluation Report; safety conscious work 
environment and safety culture; proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 
1.82, ``Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling Following a 
Loss-of-Coolant Accident;'' and the draft Regulatory Guide, ``An 
Approach for Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-Coolant Accident 
Technical Requirements.''
    11:15 a.m.-12:15 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.
    1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.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.
    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.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 11, 2006, 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.-1 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.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it may be necessary to close a portion of this meeting 
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as GE Nuclear 
Energy proprietary information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b( c) (4).
    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., 
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: January 19, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-889 Filed 1-24-06; 8:45 am]
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