[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51848-51849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21159]
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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 September 9-12, 2015,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
1:00 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
1:05 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Review of the Containment Protection and
Release Reduction (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the staff, industry, and other
members of the public regarding Containment Protection and Release
Reduction for boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II
containments.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Discussion of Commission Meeting Topics
(Open)--The Committee will prepare for the upcoming meeting with the
Commission.
5:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Thursday, September 10, 2015, 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.-11:00 a.m.: Braidwood/Byron Combined License Renewal
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the staff and Exelon regarding the
safety evaluation associated with the Braidwood/Byron combined license
renewal application.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Advanced Light Water Reactor Probabilistic
Risk Assessment Requirements Interim Stagg Guidance-DC/COL-ISG-028
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the development of
Interim Staff Guidance on probabilistic risk assessment requirements
for advanced light water reactor license applications under Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations Part 52.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Meeting with Chairman Burns (Open)--The
Committee will meet with Chairman Burns to discuss items of mutual
interest.
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, September 11, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-10:00 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 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected
Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion of the
quality of selected NRC research projects.
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11:00 a.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.
Saturday, September 12, 2015, 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 1, 2014 (79 FR
59307). 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]), 5 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) of Public Law 92-463 and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the September 11th meeting date 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 agendas, 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. (Eastern Time), 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of August, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-21159 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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