[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57302-57303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23380]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Public Meeting
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 October 7-9, 2010,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 14,
2009, (74 FR 52829-52830).
Thursday, October 7, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, 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.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with
the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design
Certification Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff, General Electric--Hitachi (GEH), and Entergy Operations, Inc.
regarding the final Safety Evaluation Report associated with the ESBWR
design certification application. [Note: A portion of this session may
be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary by GEH pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)]
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with
the License Renewal Application for the Cooper Nuclear Station (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nebraska Public Power District
regarding the license renewal application and final Safety Evaluation
Report for the Cooper Nuclear Station.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated with the
License Renewal Application and for the Duane Arnold Energy Center
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
regarding the license renewal application and final Safety Evaluation
Report for the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
3 p.m.-5 p.m.: Draft Final Rule for Risk-Informed Changes to Loss-of-
Coolant Accident (LOCA) Technical Requirements (10 CFR 50.46a) (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final rule for
risk-informed changes to LOCA technical requirements (10 CFR 50.46a).
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.
Friday, October 8, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, 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.: Digital I&C Interim Staff Guidance on Licensing
Process (ISG-6) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Nuclear
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding Digital I&C Interim Staff Guidance on
Licensing Process (ISG-6).
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Staff Efforts to Address Containment Liner
Corrosion (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding staff
efforts to address containment liner corrosion.
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee
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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 meeting 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]
2:45 p.m.-3 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.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC Research
Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold discussions with members of
the ACRS Panels performing the quality assessment of the NRC research
projects on: NUREG/CR-6947, ``Human Factors Consideration with Respect
to Emerging Technology in Nuclear Power Plants,'' and NUREG/CR-6997,
``Modeling a Digital Feedwater Control System Using Traditional
Probabilistic Risk Assessment Methods.''
4:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on
November 5, 2010 (Open)--The Committee will discuss the topics for
meeting with the Commission on November 5, 2010.
6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee will
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
Saturday, October 9, 2010, Conference Room T2-B1, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
3 p.m.-3:30 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.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 14, 2009, (74 FR
52829-52830). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written
views may be presented by members of the public, including
representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify Ms. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, E-mail: [email protected]), five days
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements.
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.
Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the
meeting.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as
specifically noted above. 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. Electronic recordings will be
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
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: September 14, 2010.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-23380 Filed 9-17-10; 8:45 am]
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