[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 96 (Friday, May 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28083-28084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9650]
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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 June 6-8, 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).
Wednesday, June 6, 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.: Draft NUREG-1852, ``Demonstrating the
Feasibility and Reliability of Operator Manual Actions in Response to
Fire'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding NUREG-1852
and related matters.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 a.m.: Maximum Extended Load and Line Limit
Analysis Plus (MELLLA+) and Supporting Topical Reports (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and General Electric Nuclear Energy
(GENE) regarding GENE's MELLLA+ and supporting Topical Reports, and
related matters.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Overview of the PHEBUS-FP Experimental Program
and Results of Recent Tests (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the PHEBUS-FP experimental program and results of
recent tests.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by the Chairman of the ACRS Plant License Renewal
Subcommittee regarding interim review of the license renewal
application for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant.
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Status Report on the Quality Assessment of
Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold
discussions with the members of the ACRS panels regarding the status of
their assessment of the quality of the NRC research projects on:
Fatigue Crack Flaw Tolerance in Nuclear Power Plant
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Piping, and Technical Review of the Online Monitoring Techniques for
Performance Assessment.
5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Thursday, June 7, 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.-9:30 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.
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.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.
10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Election of Member-at-Large (Open)--The
Committee will elect a Member-at-Large for the ACRS Subcommittee on
Planning and Procedures.
10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss the following topics
scheduled for discussion during the meeting with the NRC Commissioners
on June 7, 2007: Framework for Future Plant Licensing, Digital I&C
Activities, License Renewal/Extended Power Uprates, and Human
Reliability Analysis Models.
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The
Committee will meet with the Commission, Commissioners' Conference
Room, One White Flint North to discuss the items noted above.
4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, June 8, 2007, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
10:45 p.m.-1 p.m.: ACRS Member's Issues Associated with the
Technology-Neutral Framework for Future Plant Licensing (Open)--The
Committee will discuss and decide on individual member's issues
associated with the technology-neutral framework for future plant
licensing.
1 p.m.-1:30 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 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.
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--&--ACNW--Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video teleconferencing 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 video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: May 14, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-9650 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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