[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9840-9841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3335]
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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 March 6-8, 2008, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22,
2007 (72 FR 59574).
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 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 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (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 James A. FitzPatrick
Nuclear Power Plant and the associated NRC staff's Final Safety
Evaluation Report (SER).
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal
Application for the Vermont Yankee 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 Vermont Yankee
Nuclear Power Station and the associated NRC staff's Final SER,
specifically, resolution of the environmentally assisted fatigue issue,
and other related matters.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Selected Chapters of the SER Associated with
the ESBWR Design Certification Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff and General Electric--Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH)
regarding selected chapters of the SER with open items associated with
the ESBWR design certification application.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to protect
information that is proprietary to GEH and its contractors pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--Report by and
discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS regarding interim review of
the License Renewal Application for the Wolf Creek Generating Station
discussed during the Subcommittee meeting on March 5, 2008.
3:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Friday, March 7, 2008, 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.: Meeting with Commissioner Lyons (Open)--The
Chairman will hold discussions with NRC Commissioner Lyons regarding
items of mutual interest.
9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--Discussion of the recommendations
of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed
for consideration by the full Committee
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during future ACRS meetings as well as discussion of matters related to
the conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member
assignments.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS
reports on matters considered during this meeting.
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting.
1:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Saturday, March 8, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland.
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Anticipated Future Committee Schedule and
Workload (Open)--The Committee will discuss anticipated future ACRS
schedule and workload.
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--Discussion of matters
related to the conduct of Committee matters 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 a portion of this meeting
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as
proprietary to General Electric--Hitachi Nuclear Energy and their
contractors.
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. Girija S.
Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6855), 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: February 15, 2008.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-3335 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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