[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4782-4783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1679]


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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 February 5-7, 2009, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 6, 
2008, (73 FR 58268-58269).

Thursday, February 5, 2009, 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.: Draft Final NUREG-1855, Guidance on the 
Treatment of Uncertainties Associated with PRAs in Risk-Informed 
Decisionmaking (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with

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representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final NUREG-1855 
and related matters.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide DG-5021, 
Safety/Security Interface (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the draft final Regulatory Guide DG-5021 on the Safety/Security 
Interface.
    12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Digital Upgrade of the Oconee Reactor 
Protection System and Engineered Safety Features (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Duke Energy regarding the digital 
upgrade of the reactor protection system and engineered safety features 
at Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, & 3, and related matters.

    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss and 
protect information that is proprietary to Duke Energy or its 
contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

    3 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting, as well as a proposed report on containment overpressure 
credit.

Friday, February 6, 2009, 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.: SECY-08-0197, Options to Revise Radiation 
Protection Regulations and Guidance Based on Recommendations of the 
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding options to revise the NRC 
radiation protection regulations and guidance based on the 
recommendations of the ICRP.
    10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with the cognizant Chairman 
of the Plant License Renewal Subcommittee regarding interim reviews of 
the Beaver Valley and National Institute of Standards and Technology 
license renewal applications and the associated NRC Staff's Safety 
Evaluation Reports with Open Items that were discussed during meetings 
on February 4, 2009.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Future ACRS 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 other matters related to the conduct of the 
ACRS business. [NOTE: A portion of this session may be closed pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel 
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy]
    11:45 a.m.-12 p.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.
    1 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 7, 2009, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities 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 October 6, 2008, (73 FR 
58268-58269). 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). 
In addition, it may be necessary to close a portion of the meeting to 
protect information designated as proprietary by Duke Energy or 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 Girija Shukla, 
Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6855), between 7:15 a.m. and 5 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: January 21, 2009
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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