[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16457-16458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6838]
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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 April 7-9, 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, April 7, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
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.: Selected Chapters of the Safety Evaluation Report
(SER) with Open Items Associated with the Calvert Cliffs, Unit 3
Combined License Application Referencing the U.S. Evolutionary Power
Reactor (EPR) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, UniStar,
and AREVA regarding Chapters 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, and 19 of the
SER with Open Items associated with the Calvert Cliffs, Unit 3 combined
license application referencing the U.S. EPR design. [Note: A portion
of this session may be closed to discuss and protect information that
is designated as proprietary by AREVA and its contractors pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Commission Paper on Emergency Planning for Small
Modular Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a
draft Commission Paper on emergency planning for small modular
reactors.
1:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 1.152, ``Criteria for
Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,'' and Cyber
Security Related Activities (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding draft final Regulatory Guide 1.152, ``Criteria for Use
of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,'' the staff's
resolution of public comments, and cyber security related activities.
4:30 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 to
discuss and protect information that is designated as proprietary by
AREVA and its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
Friday, April 8, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
10 a.m.- 10:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the
meeting.
10:05 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Human Factors Considerations in Emerging
Technology in Nuclear Power Plants (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding human factors considerations in emerging technology in
nuclear power plants.
1 p.m.-2:30 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.]
2:30 p.m.-2:45 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 p.m.-4 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The
Committee will discuss the topics for an upcoming meeting with the
Commission.
4 p.m.-7 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 discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary by AREVA, pursuant to 5 U.S.C
552b(c)(4).]
Saturday, April 9, 2011 Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
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 discuss and protect
information designated as proprietary by AREVA and its contractors
pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]
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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 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: March 17, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-6838 Filed 3-22-11; 8:45 am]
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