[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16076-16077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6156]


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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 April 10-12, 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, April 10, 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.-11:30 a.m.: Extended Power Uprate Application for the 
Hope Creek Generating Station (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and PSEG Nuclear, LLC, regarding the Extended Power Uprate 
Application for the Hope Creek Generating Station and the associated 
NRC staff's Safety Evaluation. [Note: A portion of this session may be 
closed to discuss and protect information that is proprietary to PSEG 
Nuclear, LLC, and their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group 
(PWROG) Topical Report WCAP-16793-NP, ``Evaluation of Long-Term Cooling 
Considering Particulate, Fibrous, and Chemical Debris in the 
Recirculating Fluid'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and PWROG 
regarding the NRC staff's draft Safety Evaluation associated with the 
PWROG Topical Report WCAP-16793-NP, and related matters.
    2:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Proposed Licensing Strategy for the Next 
Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) (Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and Department of Energy regarding the proposed licensing 
strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant. [Note: This session 
will be closed to prevent disclosure of information the premature 
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 
(c)(9)(B).]
    5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting, as well as a response to the EDO Response to the 
December 20, 2007, ACRS Report on the Susquehanna Power Uprate 
Application. [Note: The

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discussion of the proposed ACRS report on the Licensing Strategy for 
the Next Generation Nuclear Plant will be closed to prevent disclosure 
of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9) (B).]

Friday, April 11, 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 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) 
Interim Staff Guidance and Related Matters (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, assessment of Digital System Operating 
Experience, Digital Reliability Modeling research, and related matters.
    10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
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.
    12:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports. [Note: The discussion of 
the proposed ACRS report on the Licensing Strategy for the Next 
Generation Nuclear Plant will be closed to prevent disclosure of 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9)(B).]

Saturday, April 12, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports. [Note: The discussion of 
the proposed ACRS report on the Licensing Strategy for the Next 
Generation Nuclear Plant will be closed to prevent disclosure of 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9)(B).]
    1 p.m.-1:30 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 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) P.L. 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 PSEG 
Nuclear, LLC, or their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action 
pursuant to 552b(c)(9)(b).
    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: March 20, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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