[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49713-49714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19485]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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 September 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).
Thursday, September 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.-10:30 a.m.: License Renewal Application and Final SER for
the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (Open)--The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation regarding the
license renewal application for the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit
1, and the associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report (SER).
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide
1.131, ``Quantification of Safety-Related Cables and Field Splices for
Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the draft final revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.131 and the NRC
staff's resolution of public comments.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: TRACE Computer Code Peer Review (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the findings of the Peer-
Review Panel for the TRACE computer code and the staff's plans to
address the Panel's findings.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Anticipated Advanced Reactor Research Needs
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the anticipated advanced reactor
research needs and related matters.
4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this
meeting.
Friday, September 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.-10 a.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected Research Projects
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report by and hold discussions with
the ACRS Panels which performed the quality assessment of the NRC
research projects on: FRAPCON/FRAPTRAN Code work at the Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and NUREG/CR-6943, ``A Study of
Remote Visual Methods to Detect Cracking in Reactor Components.''
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Future Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--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 and matters related to the conduct of ACRS business,
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 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.
2 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, September 6, 2008, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12 p.m.-12:30 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) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting
noted above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate
solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6).
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
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
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equipment and facilities that they use to establish the video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: August 18, 2008.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-19485 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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