[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18263-18265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9101]
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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 May 7-9, 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, May 7, 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.: Proposed Rule on Risk-Informed Changes to
Loss-of-Coolant Accident Technical Requirements (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding the proposed rule on a voluntary risk-informed
alternative to the current requirements of emergency core cooling
systems, and related matters.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue
(GSI)-163, ``Multiple Steam Generator Tube Leakage'' (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed resolution of
GSI-163 regarding multiple steam generator tube leakage, and related
matters.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.214, ``Response
Procedures for Potential or Actual Aircraft Attacks'' (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final Regulatory
Guide 1.214 and related matters. [Note:
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A portion of this Session may be closed to protect security and
safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3).]
3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Status and Update Concerning Revisions to the
AP1000 Design Control Document (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff on the current status of the activities associated with the
revisions to the AP1000 Design Control Document and related matters.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairman of the Safety
Research Program Subcommittee regarding several-seismic related issues
that were discussed during the meeting on April 16-17, 2009.
5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this Session may be closed to
protect security and safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b
(c)(3).]
Friday, May 8, 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.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on
June 4, 2009 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
following topics scheduled for the meeting with the Commission on June
4, 2009: Containment Overpressure Credit Issue, Pressurized Thermal
Shock Rule, Digital Instrumentation and Control Matters, and Options to
Revise NRC Regulations Based on the International Commission on
Radiation Protection (ICRP) Recommendations/Progress on Recommendations
of the Independent External Review Panel on Materials Licensing
Program.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected Research
Projects (Open)--The Committee will hear reports by and hold
discussions with the members of the ACRS Panels regarding the quality
assessment of the NRC research projects on: NUREG-6964, ``Crack Growth
Rates and Metallographic Examinations of Alloy 600 and Alloy 82/182
from Field and Laboratory Materials Testing in PWR Environments,'' and
Draft NUREG-xxxx, ``Diversity Strategies for Nuclear Power Plant
Instrumentation and Control Systems.''
11:15 a.m.-12 p.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.]
12 p.m.-12:15 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.
1:15 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A portion of this
Session may be closed to protect security and safeguards information
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3).]
Saturday, May 9, 2009, Conference Room T-2b3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
[Note: A portion of this Session may be closed to protect security and
safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3).]
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 a portion of this meeting
noted above to discuss security and safeguards information pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3) and 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
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link. The availability of video teleconferencing services is not
guaranteed.
Dated: April 15, 2009.
Annette L. Vietti Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-9101 Filed 4-20-09; 8:45 am]
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