[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81317-81318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32431]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of 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 January 13-15, 2011,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21,
2010 (74 FR 65038-65039).
Thursday, January 13, 2011, 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 a.m.: Aircraft Impact Assessment for the Revised
AP1000 Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and
Westinghouse regarding the Aircraft Impact Assessment for the revised
AP1000 Design.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to
protect unclassified safeguards information, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(3), and information designated as proprietary by
Westinghouse, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated With
the Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Combined License Application (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff, Southern Nuclear Company, and NuStar
Energy regarding the Final Safety Evaluation Report associated with the
Vogtle Units 3 and 4 Combined License Application.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to
protect information designated as proprietary by Westinghouse
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG)
1.174, ``An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-
Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,''
and Draft Final Revision 1 to RG 1.177, ``An Approach for Plant-
Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Technical Specifications''
(Open) The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding Draft Final Revision 2
to RG 1.174, ``An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in
Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing
Basis''; Draft Final Revision 1 to RG 1.177, ``An Approach for Plant-
Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Technical Specifications''; and
the staff's reconciliation of public comments.
3:45 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 in order to
protect unclassified safeguards information, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(3), and information designated as proprietary by
Westinghouse, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
Friday, January 14, 2011, 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.: Draft Final Rule and Regulatory Guidance
Regarding Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations (Open):
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final rule,
``Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations''; Regulatory
Guide 1.219, ``Guidance on Making Changes to Emergency Plans for
Nuclear Power Reactors''; Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) NSIR/DPR-ISG-
01,``Emergency Planning for Nuclear Power Plants''; and NUREG/CR-7002,
``Criteria for Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies.''
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Staff Assessment of the RAMONA5-FA Code
(Open/Closed): The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and AREVA regarding
the staff's assessment of the RAMONA5-FA code.
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to
protect information designated as proprietary by AREVA pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
1:15 p.m.-2:45 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 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.: 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 in order to protect
unclassified safeguards information, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3),
and information designated
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as proprietary by Westinghouse or AREVA, pursuant to 5 U.S.C
552b(c)(4).]
Saturday, January 15, 2011 Conference Room T2-B1, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-1 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 in order to protect
unclassified safeguards information, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3),
and information designated as proprietary by Westinghouse or AREVA,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will continue
its discussion 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 21, 2010, (75 FR
65038-65039). 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 e-mailed 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: December 20, 2010.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-32431 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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