[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30029-30030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12214]
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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 June 6-8, 2012, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Wednesday, June 6, 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.-10:00 a.m.: Proposed Revision of 10 CFR Part 20 for
Conformance with International Commission on Radiological Protection
(ICRP) Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the proposed modifications to 10 CFR part 20 in order to conform to
current ICRP recommendations.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Disposition of Near-Term Task Force (NTTF)
Tier 3 Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding
the staff's plans for implementation of the NTTF Tier 3 recommendations
stemming from the NRC's evaluation of the Fukushima Dai-ichi accident.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG)
1.192, ``Operation and Maintainability Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM
Code'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
proposed revision to RG 1.192, ``Operation and Maintainability Code
Case Acceptability, ASME OM Code.''
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Unit 1 Extended
Power Uprate Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and Entergy Operations Inc. regarding the Grand Gulf Nuclear
Station Unit 1 extended power uprate 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)].
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4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC
Research Projects (Open) The ACRS panels performing the quality
assessment of selected NRC research projects will hold discussions.
5:15 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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 discuss and protect information designated as proprietary,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
Thursday, June 7, 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.-9:15 a.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for meeting with
the Commission.
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The
Committee will discuss topics of mutual interest with the NRC
Commission.
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Significant Reactor Operating Experiences
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding significant operational
events such as the H.B. Robinson fire, the Brunswick reactor pressure
vessel head tensioning, and the Fort Calhoun flooding.
2:30 p.m.-4:00 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.]
4:00 p.m.-4:15 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.
4:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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 discuss and protect information designated as proprietary,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
Friday, June 8, 2012 Conference Room T2-B1, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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)].
4:30 p.m.-5:00 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 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
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 May 15, 2012.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12214 Filed 5-18-12; 8:45 am]
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