[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14724-14726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4193]


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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 April 5-8, 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).

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, Conference Room T-8E8, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    1:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Safeguards and Security Matters (Closed)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discuss with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding safeguards and security 
matters.


    Note: This session will be closed to protect information 
classified as national security as well as safeguards information 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b( c) (1) and (3).

Thursday, April 6, 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 Regulatory Guide, ``Risk-Informed, 
Performance-Based Fire Protection for Existing Light Water Nuclear 
Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft 
final Regulatory Guide, ``Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire 
Protection for Existing Light Water Nuclear Power Plants,'' and related 
matters.

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    10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Safety Conscious Work Environment/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 Staff 
Requirements Memorandum on Safety Conscious Work Environment/Safety 
Culture, and related matters.
    1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Hazards Analysis Associated with the Grand 
Gulf Early Site Permit Application and the Associated NRC Staff's 
Evaluation (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, and System Energy 
Resources, Inc. as needed, regarding the hazards analysis associated 
with the Grand Gulf Early Site Permit Application and the associated 
NRC staff's evaluation.
    2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Application of TRACG Code to ESBWR Stability 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and General Electric 
Nuclear Energy regarding application of the TRACG Code for analyzing 
the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Stability.


    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss General 
Electric proprietary information pursuant to pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).

    4:45 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, April 7, 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.: Review of 1994 Addenda for Class 1, 2, and 3 
Piping Systems to the ASME Code Section III and the Resolution of the 
Differences Between the Staff and ASME (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) regarding 
the 1994 Addenda for Class 1, 2, and 3 Piping Systems to the ASME Code 
Section III and the resolution of differences between the NRC staff and 
ASME.
    10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with the cognizant Chairman 
of the ACRS Subcommittees regarding: interim review of the Nine Mile 
Point license renewal application and the associated NRC staff's draft 
Safety Evaluation Report; and interim review of the Ginna core power 
uprate application and the associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 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.
    11:45 a.m.-12 noon: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected NRC Research 
Projects (Open)--The Committee will select projects and make 
assignments for assessing the quality of the selected research 
projects. 1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, April 8, 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) P.L. 92-463, I have determined 
that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above 
to discuss and protect information classified as national security 
information as well as safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(1) and (3), and General Electric 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., 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.


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    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4193 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]
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