[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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