[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 203 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59573-59574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20773]



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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 November 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, November 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.-10:30 a.m.: Extended Power Uprate Application for the 
Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and the Pennsylvania Power & Light Company regarding the Extended 
Power Uprate Application for the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant, and 
the associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation.

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to protect 
information that is proprietary to General Electric, AREVA, and 
their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (4).

    ]10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Meeting with Commissioner Peter B. Lyons 
(Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion with Commissioner Lyons on 
items of mutual interest.
    12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Vogtle Early Site Permit (ESP) Application 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and Southern Nuclear Operating 
Company regarding Vogtle ESP application, and the associated NRC 
staff's Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items.
    3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Staff's Implementation of the Lessons Learned from 
the Review of ESP Applications (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the staff's 
implementation of the lessons learned from the review of ESP 
applications.
    4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Assessment of the Robustness of New Nuclear 
Plants (Room T-10E8) (Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the assessment of the robustness of new nuclear plants.

    Note: This session will be closed to protect information 
classified as National Security information as well as safeguards 
information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (1) and (3).

    ]6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, November 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.-10:30 a.m.: Selected Chapters of the SER Associated with 
the ESBWR Design Certification (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and General Electric regarding selected chapters of the SER with 
Open Items associated with the ESBWR design certification.

    Note: A portion of this session may be closed to protect 
information that is proprietary to General Electric and their 
contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (4).

    ]10:45 a.m.-11:30 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.
    11:30 a.m.-11:45 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.
    1 p.m.-3 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.
    3:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 3, 2007, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports, as 
well as the draft ACRS report on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    1:30 p.m.-2 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 September 26, 2007 (72 FR 
54695). 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) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting 
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as 
proprietary to General Electric, AREVA, and their contractors pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C 552b (c) (4) and National Security, as well as Safeguards 
information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (1) and (3).
    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

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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.-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.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2008 are provided below:

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        ACRS Meeting No.                       Meeting dates
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--..............................  January 2008 (No Meeting).
549.............................  February 7-9, 2008.
550.............................  March 6-8, 2008.
551.............................  April 3-5, 2008.
552.............................  May 8-10, 2008.
553.............................  June 4-6, 2008 (Wed--Fri).
554.............................  July 9-11, 2008 (Wed--Fri).
--..............................  August (No Meeting).
555.............................  September 4-6, 2008.
556.............................  October 2-4, 2008.
557.............................  November 6-8, 2008.
558.............................  December 4-6, 2008.
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    Dated: October 16, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-20773 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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