[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10576-10577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04109]


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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 March 6-8, 2014, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, March 6, 2014, Conference Room T-2B1, 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 US Advanced 
Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) Design Certification and Comanche 
Peak Combined License Application (COLA) (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Luminant Generation 
regarding Chapters 3 and 14 of the SER with open items associated with 
the US-APWR design certification and Chapters 3, 9, and 14 of the SER 
with open items associated with the Comanche Peak COLA. [Note: A 
portion of this meeting may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).]
    10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), Units 1 
and 2, Digital Replacement of the Process Protection System (PPS) and 
Portions of the Reactor Trip System (RTS) and Engineering Safety 
Features Actuation System (ESFAS) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and Pacific Gas and Electric Company regarding the DCPP, 
Units 1 and 2, license amendment request for the digital replacement of 
the PPS and portions of the RTS and ESFAS and the associated staff 
safety evaluation report. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be 
closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Pellet Cladding Interaction Fuel Failures 
during Anticipated Operational Occurrences (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding pellet cladding interaction fuel failures 
during anticipated operational occurrences. [Note: A portion of this 
meeting may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Biennial Review of the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft report on the 
biennial ACRS review of the NRC Safety Research Program.
    4:30 p.m.-6:00 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 discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4).]

Friday, March 7, 2014, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the 
Commission (Open)--The Committee will discuss the following topics in 
preparation for the meeting with the Commission: (1) Overview, (2) 
Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 1, (3) Expedited Transfer 
of Spent Fuel, (4) Guidance on the Hardened Vents Order, and (5) 
Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR part 61.
    10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the topics listed above during a meeting with 
the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    1:00 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

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recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Significant Operating Experience (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with the Plant 
Operations & Fire Protection Subcommittee Chairman regarding 
significant operating events.
    4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of 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).]

Saturday, March 8, 2014, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
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 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).]
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of 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 November 8, 2013 (78 FR 
67205-67206). 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 Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 
301-415-5844, 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: February 19, 2014.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04109 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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