[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19910-19911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5707]
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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 May 4-5, 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, May 4, 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.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application
for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and Carolina Power and Light Company regarding the license
renewal application for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant and the
associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Final Review of the Extended Power Uprate
Application for R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Rochester Gas and Electric Company regarding the extended
power uprate application for R.E. Ginna Nuclear Plant and the
associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Final Review of the Extended Power Uprate
Application for the Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and FirstEnergy regarding the extended power uprate
application for the Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant and the associated NRC
staff's Safety Evaluation.
3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR Part 52, ``License,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed revisions to 10 CFR
part 52, ``License, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power
Plants.''
5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Friday, May 5, 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.-9:30 a.m.: NRC Staff's Response to ACRS Comments on the
Draft Final Revision 4 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 their response to ACRS
comments included in its March 28, 2006 letter on the Draft Final
Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 1.97, ``Criteria for Accident Monitoring
Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Plants.''
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the cognizant Chairman of
the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment
(PRA) regarding review of the PRA for the Economic Simplified Boiling
Water Reactor (ESBWR) design.
10 a.m.-10:45 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.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from
the NRC Executive Director for
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Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS
reports and letters.
11 a.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
7 p.m.-7:30 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 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
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: April 11, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5707 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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