[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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