[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24758-24759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09991]
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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 May 8-10, 2014, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Thursday, May 8, 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.: Human Reliability Analysis (HRA) Method
Development and Progress (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations
by and hold discussions with representatives of the Nuclear
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Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff regarding the psychological
foundation for HRA and an Integration Decision-tree Human Event
Analysis System (IDHEAS) methodology for generic nuclear power plant
(NPP) operations.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Overview of the Early Site Permit (ESP)
Process (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the ESP
process.
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Meeting with Commissioner Magwood (Open)--The
Committee will discuss items of mutual interest with Commissioner
Magwood.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: SECY-14-0016, ``Ongoing Staff Activities to
Assess Regulatory Considerations for Power Reactor Subsequent License
Renewal'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding ongoing
activities related to Subsequent License Renewal.
4:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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.
Friday, May 9, 2014, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-8:35 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.]
10:00 a.m.-10:15 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.
10:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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.
Saturday, May 10, 2014, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--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.
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Closed)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as
time and availability of information permit.
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 (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.
Date: April 25, 2014.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-09991 Filed 4-30-14; 8:45 am]
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