[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16278-16280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6667]


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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

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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on 
April 12-14, 2012, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 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 a.m.: Selected Chapters of the Safety Evaluation 
Report (SER) with Open Items Associated with the Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 
Combined License (COL) Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and Unistar Nuclear Energy regarding selected chapters of the 
NRC staff's Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with open items associated 
with the Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 Combined License (COL) application. 
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and 
protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4)].
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Spent Fuel Pool Scoping Study (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the current scoping study on 
spent fuel pools subjected to seismic events.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Associated 
with the License Renewal Application for the Columbia Generating 
Station (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Energy Northwest 
regarding the final safety evaluation report associated with the 
license renewal application for the Columbia Generating Station.
    2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Industry 
regarding a draft Commission Paper on risk-informed regulatory 
framework for new reactors.
    4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. The Committee will also discuss a proposed report 
on extremely low probability of rupture and a response to the January 
24, 2012, EDO letter regarding the COL application for Levy Nuclear 
Plant Units 1 and 2. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].

Friday, April 13, 2012, 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 a.m.: Draft Final NUREG-1921, ``Fire Human Reliability 
Analysis (HRA) Guidelines'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and Industry regarding draft final NUREG-1921 on fire HRA 
guidelines.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.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].
    11:45 a.m.-12 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 p.m.-2 p.m.: Staff Assessment of Responses to NRC Bulletin 2011-
01, ``Mitigating Strategies'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff regarding 
their assessment of the responses received addressing NRC Bulletin 
2011-01, ``Mitigating Strategies.''
    2:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. The Committee will also discuss a proposed report 
on extremely low probability of rupture and a response to the January 
24, 2012, EDO letter regarding the COL application for Levy Nuclear 
Plant Units 1 and 2. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].

Saturday, April 14, 2012 Conference Room T2-B1, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.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, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4)].
    11:30 a.m.-12 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 17, 2011, (76 FR 
64126-64127). 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 Antonio Dias, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 
301-415-6805, Email: [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

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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 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 14, 2012.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-6667 Filed 3-19-12; 8:45 am]
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