[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9611-9612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2664]


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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 March 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, March 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.: Final Review of the Clinton Early site Permit 
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Exelon Generation 
Company, LLC, regarding the early site permit application for the 
Clinton site and the associated NRC staff's Final Safety Evaluation 
Report.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Staff's Evaluation of the Licensees' 
Responses to Generic Letter 2004-02, ``Potential Impact of Debris 
Blockage on Emergency Recirculation During Design Basis Accidents at 
Pressurized Water Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the staff's evaluation of the licensees' responses to 
Generic Letter 2004-02 on PWR sumps.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Results of the Chemical Effects Tests Associated 
with PWR Sump Performance (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its 
contractor regarding results of the chemical effects tests related to 
PWR sump performance.
    3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal 
Application for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff and the Tennessee Valley Authority regarding the license 
renewal application for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 and the 
associated NRC staff's Final Safety Evaluation Report.
    5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Friday, March 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.: Draft Final Revision 4 (DG-1128) to Regulatory 
Guide 1.97, ``Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for 
Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the draft final revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.97.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Evaluation of Precursor Data to Identify 
Significant Operating Events (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the staff's evaluation of precursor data to identify 
significant operating events.
    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.-2:15 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.
    2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Draft Final 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.
    4:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, March 11, 2006, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss

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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., 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: February 17, 2006.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-2664 Filed 2-23-06; 8:45 am]
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