[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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