[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44846-44847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20542]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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 October 5-7, 2017, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Thursday, October 5, 2017, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
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.-11:30 a.m.: Review of AREVA's Transient Code Suite
AURORA-B (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear briefings by and
discussion with representatives of the NRC staff and AREVA regarding
the above code. [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)].
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: NuScale Topical Report on use of AREVA Fuel
Methodology (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear briefings by and
discussion with representatives of the NRC staff and NuScale regarding
the above topical report. [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)].
2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: RG 1.174, Revision 3 (Open)--The Committee
will hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the above guide.
3:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [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, October 6, 2017, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with Commission--The
Committee will prepare for meeting with the Commission.
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission--The Committee
will have a discussion with the Commission of mutual topics.
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS comments and
Recommendations (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. The Committee
will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for
Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS
reports and letters. [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 the ACRS, and information the release of which would
constitute a
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clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports/Retreats (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS
reports. [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, October 7, 2017, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports/Retreats (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS
reports. [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)].
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 FR
71543). 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
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 20th day of September 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20542 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
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