[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45452-45453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15887]
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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 September 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).
Thursday, September 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.-10:30 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal
application for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. regarding the
license renewal application for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and
the associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Revisions to Standard Review Plan (SRP)
Sections 19.0 and 19.2 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
revisions to SRP Sections 19.0, ``Probabilistic Risk Assessment and
Severe Accident Evaluation for New Reactors,'' and 19.2, ``Review of
Risk Information Used to Support Permanent Plant Specific Changes to
the Licensing Basis: General Guidance.''
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Proposed Recommendations for Resolving Generic
Safety Issue (GSI) 156.6.1, ``Pipe Break Effects on Systems and
Components Inside Containment'' (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the recommendations proposed by the staff for resolving
GSI-156.6.1, and related matters.
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Status of NRR Activities in the Fire
Protection Area (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation (NRR) regarding the status of ongoing and proposed NRR
activities associated with fire protection.
5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting, as well as a proposed ACRS report on Technology-Neutral
Framework for Future Plant Licensing.
Friday, September 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.
9:45 a.m.-10 a.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal regarding interim review of the
license renewal application for the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Report on Quality Assessment of
Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss a
draft ACRS report on the results of the quality assessment of the NRC
research projects on: Fatigue Crack Flaw Tolerance in Nuclear Power
Plant Piping; Cable Response to Live Fire (CAROLFIRE) Testing; and
Technical Review of On-Line Monitoring Techniques for Performance
Assessment.
12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss a draft ACRS report on the
NRC Safety Research Program.
3 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, September 8, 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 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 October 2, 2006 (71 FR
58015). In accordance with those procedures, oral
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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: August 8, 2007.
J. Samuel Walker,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-15887 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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