[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54082-54083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18633]
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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 October 4-6, 2007,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in theFederal Register on Wednesday, November 15,
2006 (71 FR 66561).
Thursday, October 4, 2007, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, MD
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.: Digital Instrumentation and Controls (I&C)
Project Plan and Interim Staff Guidance (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding Digital
I&C interim staff guidance on Cyber Security, Diversity & Defense in
Depth, Highly Integrated Control Room--Communications, and Highly
Integrated Control Room--Human Factors, as well as the Digital I&C
Project Plan.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Draft Generic Letter 2007-XX, ``Managing
Gas Intrusion in ECCS, Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray
Systems'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
Draft Generic Letter 2007-XX, ``Managing Gas Intrusion in ECCS,
Decay Heat Removal, and Containment Spray Systems.''
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Dissimilar Metal Weld Issue (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and nuclear industry regarding the
advanced finite element analysis performed by the industry to
provide basis for leak-before-break and the associated NRC staff's
evaluation.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety
Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS
report on the NRC Safety Research Program.
5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, October 5, 2007, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, MD
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 a.m.: Meeting with NEI, EPRI, and INPO to Discuss
Industry Activities (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of NEI, Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI), and Institute of Nuclear power Operations
(INPO) regarding industry activities.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 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.
1:15 p.m.-1:30 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.
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Draft Final Report on Quality Assessment of
Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss
the draft final 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.
2:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, October 6, 2007, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, MD
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12 p.m.-12:30 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
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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. Giriga S. Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-
8439), 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.-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: September 17, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-18633 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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