[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29169-29170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11232]
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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 June 4-6, 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).
Wednesday, June 4, 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 a.m.: ARTIST Test Program (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the findings from the ARTIST Tests on aerosol retention
in the secondary side of a steam generator, and related matters.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Risk Assessment Standardization Project (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Risk Assessment
Standardization Project (RASP) and related matters.
1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Overview of the U.S. Evolutionary Power Reactor
(EPR) Design (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and AREVA Nuclear
Power Inc., regarding design features of the EPR and related matters.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Status of the Development of Rules and Regulatory
Guidance in the areas of Safeguards and Security (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the status of activities associated with the
development of rules and regulatory guidance in the safeguards and
security areas.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Status of the Quality Assessment of Selected Research
Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with the Chairmen
of the ACRS Panels regarding the status of the quality assessment of
the research projects on: FRAPCON/FRAPTRAN Code work at the Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory; and NUREG-6943, ``Study of Remote Visual
Methods to Detect Cracking in Reactor Components.''
5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee will
prepare and discuss the proposed ACRS report on the ARTIST Test
Program.
Thursday, June 5, 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.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss the
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future
ACRS meetings. 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.
9:30 a.m.-9:45 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 and letters.
10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission
(Open)--The Committee will hold discussions in preparation for their
meeting with the Commission on the following topics: Safety Research
Program Report, Digital I&C Matters, State-of-the-Art Reactor
Consequence Analysis Program, ESBWR Design Certification, and Extended
Power Uprates and related Technical Issues.
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The Committee
will meet with the Commission to discuss topics noted above.
3:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee will
continue its discussion of a proposed ACRS report on the ARTIST Test
Program.
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Friday June 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.: Overview of the US-Advanced Pressurized Water
Reactor (US-APWR) Design (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., regarding design features of the US-
APWR and related matters.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Status of NRC Staff Activities Associated with
the Resolution of Generic Safety Issue (GSI)-191, ``Assessment of
Debris Accumulation on Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR) Sump
Performance'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status
of NRC staff activities associated with the resolution of GSI-191.
1:15 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.
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/.
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: May 14, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11232 Filed 5-19-08; 8:45 am]
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