[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21994-21995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8764]
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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 May 8-10, 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, May 8, 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.: Selected Chapters of the SER Associated with
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 NRC staff's Safety Evaluation Report
(SER) with Open Items associated with the Economic Simplified Boiling
Water Reactor (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).
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Insights from PHEBUS-FP Tests (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the findings of the large-
scale integral tests conducted in connection with the PHEBUS-FP Program
and their implications on containment iodine behavior.
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Draft NUREG/CR Report on PRA Methods for
Digital Systems (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Brookhaven
National Laboratory (BNL) regarding draft NUREG/CR-XXX Report on
Approaches for Using Traditional PRA Methods for Digital Systems and
other related matters.
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, as well as a proposed ACRS report responding to the EDO
Response dated January 17, 2008, to the December 20, 2007, ACRS Report
on the Susquehanna Power Uprate Application.
Friday, May 9, 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.-9:15 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 during future ACRS meetings as
well as discussion of matters related to the
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conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member
assignments.
9:15 a.m.-9:30 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.
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal regarding the license renewal
application for the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant that was
discussed during the Subcommittee meeting on May 7, 2008.
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on
June 5, 2008 (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed topics for
meeting with the Commission on June 5, 2008.
1:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, May 10, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
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) Pub. L. 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 GEH and its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).
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: April 17, 2008.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-8764 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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