[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28727-28728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14235]


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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 July 8-10, 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).

Wednesday, July 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.: License Renewal Application and the Final Safety 
Evaluation Report for the Beaver Valley Power Station (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the First Energy Nuclear Operating 
Company regarding the License Renewal Application for the Beaver Valley 
Power Station, the associated NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation 
Report, and related matters.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.215, 
``Guidance for ITAAC Closure under 10 CFR Part 52'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding Draft Final Regulatory Guide 
1.215 that provides guidance for closure of Inspections, Tests, 
Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) and related matters.
    12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Applicability of TRACE Code to Analyze the 
ESBWR Stability (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
applicability of the TRACE Code to analyze the stability of the 
Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) design, and related 
matters. [Note: A portion of this Session may be closed pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b (c)(4), to protect information that is proprietary to 
General Electric-Hitachi, or its contractors.]
    3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Format and Content of the Biennial Research Report 
to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the format and content of the ACRS Biennial 
Report to the Commission on its review and evaluation of the NRC Safety 
Research Program, and related matters.
    4:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting.

Thursday, July 9, 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.: Design Certification (DC)/Combined License 
(COL) Interim Staff Guidance (ISG)-006 and Nuclear Energy Institute 
(NEI) Document NEI 08-08, Revision 1 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding DC/COL-ISG-006, ``Interim Staff Guidance on Evaluation 
and Acceptance Criteria for 10 CFR 20.1406 to Support Design 
Certification and Combined License Applications,'' and NEI 08-08, 
Revision 1, ``Generic FSAR Template Guidance for Life Cycle 
Minimization of Contamination,'' and related matters.
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 
1.100, ``Seismic Qualification of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for 
Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
Draft Final Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.100, ``Seismic 
Qualification of Electric and Mechanical Equipment for Nuclear Power 
Plants,'' and related matters.
    1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: Quality Assessment of Selected Research 
Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft final report on 
ACRS assessment of the quality of the NRC research projects on: NUREG/
CR-6964, ``Crack Growth Rates and

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Metallographic Examinations of Alloy 600 and Alloy 82/182 from Field 
and Laboratory Materials Testing in PWR Environments,'' and Draft 
NUREG/CR-XXXX, ``Diversity Strategies for Nuclear Power Plant 
Instrumentation and Control Systems.''
    1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with the Chairmen of the 
ESBWR and the Plant License Renewal Subcommittees regarding: The 
resolution of containment issues associated with the ESBWR design 
certification and selected Chapters of the draft SER associated with 
the North Anna COL application referencing the ESBWR design that were 
discussed on June 17-18, 2009; and the Prairie Island License Renewal 
Application and the NRC staff's Safety Evaluation Report with Open 
Items that were discussed on July 7, 2009, respectively.
    2:15 p.m.--3 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 matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. [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 AC and information 
the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy.]
    3 p.m.-3:15 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.
    3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, July 10, 2009, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    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). 
In addition it may be necessary to close a portion of the meeting to 
protect information proprietary to General Electric-Hitachi 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: June 11, 2009
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-14235 Filed 6-16-09; 8:45 am]
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