[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69900-69901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-28307]
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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 December 6-8, 2012,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Thursday, December 6, 2012, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the following topics for
its meeting with the Commission: (1) Overview, (2) Revision of 10 CFR
Part 20 for Conformance with International Commission on Radiological
Protection Recommendations (SECY-12-0064), (3) Venting Systems for
Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) with Mark I and Mark II Containment
Designs, and (4) Economic Consequences within the NRC Regulatory
Framework (SECY-12-0110).
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.-12:50 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the
conduct of the meeting.
12:50 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Design Specific Review Standard (DSRS) for
Instrumentation and Control (I&C) of the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) mPower
Reactor Design (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the
development of a DSRS in support of the staff's review of the I&C
portion of the proposed mPower reactor design being developed by B&W.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Spent Fuel Transportation Risk Assessment
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a revised assessment of
the risk associated with transportation of spent fuel.
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.22,
``Decommissioning Planning During Operations'' (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of
the NRC staff regarding a draft final RG 4.22, ``Decommissioning
Planning During Operations.''
4:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Friday, December 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.-9:30 a.m.: Guidance on Treatment of Probabilistic Risk
Assessment (PRA) Uncertainties (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
industry and the NRC staff regarding the development of guidance on the
treatment of uncertainties associated with the use of PRAs in risk-
informed applications.
9:45 a.m.-11:15 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.]
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.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.
11:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters discussed during this meeting.
Saturday, December 8, 2012 Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 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 18, 2012, (77 FR
64146-64147). 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
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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: November 15, 2012.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-28307 Filed 11-20-12; 8:45 am]
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