[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14852-14853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5515]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 
Subcommittee on Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR); 
Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on ESBWR will hold a meeting on April 9, 
2008, in the Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed to discuss General Electric--
Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC. (GEH) proprietary information 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
    Wednesday, April 9, 2008--8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
    The Subcommittee will discuss the staff's approach to resolve the 
thermal-hydraulic issues previously identified by the Subcommittee 
during its review of Chapters 4, 6, 15, and 21 of the Safety Evaluation 
Report (SER) with open items associated with the ESBWR design 
certification application. In addition, the Subcommittee will review 
SER Chapter 18, ``Human Factors Engineering.'' The Subcommittee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter. The 
Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and 
facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, 
for deliberation by the full Committee.
    Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or 
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Mr. 
David Bessette (telephone 301/415-8065) five days prior to the meeting, 
if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting 
that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and 
participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register 
on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695).
    Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by 
contacting the Designated Federal Official between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 
p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact 
the above named individual at least two working days prior to the 
meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda.


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    Dated: March 12, 2008.
Cayetano Santos,
Branch Chief, ACRS.
[FR Doc. E8-5515 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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