[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11139-11140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5610]


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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 April 2-4, 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, April 2, 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.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety 
Evaluation Report (SER) for the Vogtle Nuclear Plant (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Southern Nuclear Operating Company 
(SNC) regarding the Vogtle Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application, 
the associated NRC staff's final SER, and related matters.
    10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Digital Instrumentation and Control (I&C) 
Interim Staff Guidances (ISGs) (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding Digital I&C ISGs on: Highly Integrated Control Room--
Human Factors, Licensing Process Issues, and related matters.
    1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety 
Evaluation Report for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) Reactor (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and NIST 
regarding the License Renewal Application for the NIST Reactor, the 
associated NRC staff's final SER, and related matters.
    2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.211--
``Qualification 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 and the Nuclear 
Utility Group on Equipment Qualification (NUGEQ) regarding Draft Final 
Regulatory Guide 1.211 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, as well as a proposed report on the Draft Final Revision 2 to 
Regulatory Guide 1.200, ``An Approach for Determining the Technical 
Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Risk-Informed 
Activities.''

Friday, April 3, 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.: Risk Metrics for New Light-Water Reactor 
Risk-Informed Applications (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding risk metrics for new light-water reactor risk-informed 
applications and related matters.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
hear reports by and hold discussions with the Chairman of the Plant 
License Renewal Subcommittee regarding interim reviews of the Three 
Mile Island Unit 1 and the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station License 
Renewal Applications, and the associated NRC staff's Safety Evaluation 
Reports with Open Items. The Committee will also hear a report by and 
hold discussions with the Chairman of the Reliability and PRA 
Subcommittee regarding revisions to NUREG-1855, Appendix A, ``Example 
Implementation of the Process for the Treatment of PRA Uncertainty in a 
Risk-Informed Regulatory Application.''
    11 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.


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[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, April 4, 2009, 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.-1:15 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 a portion of this meeting 
noted above to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which 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 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: March 10, 2009.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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