[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 250 (Friday, December 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78470-78471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22383]
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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 1-3, 2007,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 15,
2006 (71 FR 66561).
Thursday, February 1, 2007, 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.-11:15 A.M.: Final Review of the Power Uprate Application for
the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) regarding the 5%
power uprate application for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and the
associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation.
[Note: A portion of this session will be closed to protect
information that is proprietary to General Electric, TVA, and their
contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
12:45 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application
for the Oyster Creek Generating Station (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC. regarding the license renewal
application for the Oyster Creek Generating Station and the associated
NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
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3:45 P.M.-5:15 P.M.: Development of TRACE Thermal-Hydraulic Code
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the progress made by
the staff in developing the TRACE thermal-hydraulic system analysis
code and related matters.
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, February 2, 2007, 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.: Proposed Revision to 10 CFR 50.46 LOCA Criteria for
Fuel Cladding Materials (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
proposed revision to 10 CFR 50.46 loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA)
criteria for fuel cladding materials.
10:15 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.189
(DG-1170), ``Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants,'' and SRP
Section 9.5.1, ``Fire Protection Program'' (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding draft final revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.189
(DG-1170) and Standard Review Plan (SRP) Section 9.5.1, as well as
resolution of public comments.
11:15 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--Report by and
discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability
and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) regarding the Economic
Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) PRA that was discussed during
a meeting on December 14, 2006.
1 P.M.-2 P.M.: Wolf Creek Pressurizer Weld Flaws (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the Wolf Creek Pressurizer Weld Flaws,
including description, current status, and future actions.
2 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides and SRP
Sections in Support of New Reactor Licensing (Open)--The Committee will
consider proposed revisions to Regulatory Guides and SRP Sections that
are being made in support of new reactor licensing.
2:45 P.M.-3:30 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.
3:30 P.M.-3:45 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.
4 P.M.-7 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will
discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, February 3, 2007, 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 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 October 2, 2006 (71 FR
58015). 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) of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, I have determined that it will be necessary to close a
portion of this meeting noted above to discuss information that is
proprietary to General Electric, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and
their contractors 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 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
meeting 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 video-teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: December 22, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-22383 Filed 12-28-06; 8:45 am]
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