[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15354-15355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06421]



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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 7-9, 2016, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 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.-10:30 a.m.: AP1000 Generic Design Changes (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse regarding the AP1000 
generic design changes. [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.-12:00 p.m.: Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.229 (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding RG 1.229 and its risk-
informed approach for addressing the effects of debris on post-accident 
long-term core cooling.
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute 
regarding framework for storage and transportation of spent fuel and 
NUREG-1927, ``Standard Review Plan for Renewal of Specific Licenses and 
Certificates of Compliances for Dry Storage of Spent Fuel.''
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting. [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).]

Friday, April 8, 2016, 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.-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.-11:30 a.m.: Baltimore Tunnel Fire (NUREG/CR-6866) and 
Caldecott Tunnel Fire (NUREG/CR-6894) (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the above fire events.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Biennial Review and Evaluation of the NRC Safety 
Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion regarding 
the NRC Safety Research Program.
2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports discussed during 
this meeting. [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).]

Saturday, April 9, 2016, 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. [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).]
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 21, 2015 (80 FR 
63846). 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 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 agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are

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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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of March, 2016.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
 Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06421 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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