[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42946-42947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20414]


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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 10-12, 2009, 
11555 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, September 10, 2009, Commissioners' Conference Room O-1F16, 
One 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.-11 a.m.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety 
Evaluation Report (SER) for the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 
and 3 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc., regarding the License Renewal Application for the 
Indian Point Generating Units 2 and 3, the associated NRC staff's final 
Safety Evaluation Report, and related matters.
    11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: License Renewal Application and Final Safety 
Evaluation Report for the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, 
regarding the license renewal application for the Three Mile Island 
Nuclear Station, Unit 1, the associated NRC staff's final SER, and 
related matters.
    1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 
1.189, ``Fire Protection 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 2 
to Regulatory Guide 1.189, NRC staff's resolution of public comments, 
and related matters.
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.; Draft Digital Instrumentation and Control (DI&C) 
Research Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2010-2014 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding draft DI&C Research Plan for FY2010-2014, and 
related matters.
    5:15 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 the letter transmitting the ACRS report on the 
quality assessment of selected research projects.

Friday, September 11, 2009, Commissioners' Conference Room O-1F16, One 
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.: Updated information related to the License 
Renewal Application and Supplemental SER for the Beaver Valley Power 
Station (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and First Energy 
Nuclear Operating Company regarding the updated information related to 
the license renewal application for the Beaver Valley Power Station, 
the associated NRC staff's Supplemental SER, and related matters.
    10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with the Chairmen of the 
ESBWR; AP1000; Plant Operations and Fire Protection; Evolutionary Power 
Reactor (EPR); and Reliability and PRA 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 Combined License (COL) application referencing the ESBWR 
design that were discussed on July 21-22, and August 21, 2009; selected 
chapters of the amended AP1000 Design Control Document and the 
Bellefonte COL application that were discussed on July 23-24, 2009; 
matters discussed during the visits to the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and 
Region II Office on July 28 and July 30, 2009; draft final revision 1 
to Regulatory Guide 1.205, ``Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire 
Protection,'' that was discussed during the meeting on August 18, 2009; 
and the containment topical report associated with the EPR design 
certification that was discussed on September 9, 2009, respectively.
    12:30 p.m.-1:15 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 ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy]
    1:15 p.m.-1:30 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.
    1:45 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 the letter transmitting the ACRS report on the 
quality assessment of selected research projects.

Saturday, September 12, 2009, Commissioners' Conference Room O-1F16, 
One

White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1:30 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

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by members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear 
industry. Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout 
should be provided to the Designated Federal Official 30 minutes before 
the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each presentation 
should be e-mailed to the Designated Federal Official one day before 
meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this 
timeframe, presenters should provide the Designated Federal Official 
with a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting. 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: August 19, 2009.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-20414 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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