[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18351-18352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07245]
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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 10-11, 2014,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Thursday, April 10, 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.-10:00 a.m.: Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor
(ESBWR) Supplemental Final Safety Evaluation Report (FSER) (Closed)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the supplemental FSER
associated with the ESBWR design. Note: This meeting will 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.: Overview of the NRC Operating Experience
Program (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the NRC
Operating Experience Program.
12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Overview of the B&W mPower Small Modular
Reactor Design (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and
Generation mPower on the mPower small modular reactor design for an
integral pressurized water reactor. 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).
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: NRC Staff Activities regarding Small Modular
Research Program (Open) The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding an
overview of NRC activities associated with small modular reactors.
4:00 p.m.-5:15 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.
5:15 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. The Committee will also consider a response to the
February 24, 2014, letter from the Executive Director for Operations
regarding Chapters 6 and 7 of the Safety Evaluation Report with Open
Items for certification of the US-APWR design and related long term
core cooling issues. 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 11, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Thermal Conductivity Degradation (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the evaluation of the impact
of thermal conductivity degradation in PWRs.
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.
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1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters discussed during this meeting. The Committee will also consider
a response to the February 24, 2014, letter from the Executive Director
for Operations regarding Chapters 6 and 7 of the Safety Evaluation
Report with Open Items for certification of the US-APWR design and
related long term core cooling issues. 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).
5:30 p.m.-6:00 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 Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System 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 26, 2014.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-07245 Filed 3-31-14; 8:45 am]
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