[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61592-61593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28041]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the 
ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale; Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale will hold meetings on January 23-
24, 2018, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-2B1, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.
    The meetings will be open to public attendance with the exception 
of portions that may be closed to protect information that is 
proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). The agenda for the subject 
meetings shall be as follows:

Tuesday, January 23, 2018--1:00 p.m. Until 5:00 p.m.

    The Subcommittee will review draft proposed acceptance criteria for 
reviewing an exemption request from GDC 27 as part of the NuScale 
design certification application. The Subcommittee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff, NuScale staff 
and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee 
will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and 
formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for 
deliberation by the Full Committee.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018--8:30 a.m. Until 12:00 p.m.

    The Subcommittee will discuss with the staff AREVA Topical Report 
ANP-10337, ``PWR Fuel Assembly Structural Response to Externally 
Applied Dynamic Excitations.'' The Subcommittee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with the NRC staff, NuScale staff and other 
interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather 
information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed 
positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full 
Committee.
    Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or 
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), 
Michael Snodderly (Telephone 301-415- 2241 or Email: 
[email protected]) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, 
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that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five hard copies of 
each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty 
minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each 
presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the meeting. 
If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe, 
presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each 
presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting 
that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and 
participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register 
on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312).
    Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on 
the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs. 
Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda, 
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time 
allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the website 
cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, 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 these references if such 
rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience.
    If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint 
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. After 
registering with Security, please contact Ms. Kendra Freeland 
(Telephone 301-415-6702 or 301-415-7998) to be escorted to the meeting 
room.

    Dated: December 21, 2017.
Mark L. Banks,
 Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2017-28041 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P