[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9559-9560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04471]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting, 
Revised

    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 March 8-10, 2018, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Thursday, March 8, 2018, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Regulatory Guide 1.232, ``Guidance for 
Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the subject guide.
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Topical Report ANP-10333P, Revision 0, 
``AURORA-B: An Evaluation Model for Boiling Water Reactors; Application 
to Control Rod Drop Accident (CRDA)'' (Closed)--The Committee will hear 
briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff and 
Framatome regarding the subject topical report. [Note: This session is 
closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    1:15 p.m.-2:45 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)].
    3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Topical Report APR1400-F-M-TR-13001-P, 
Revision 1, ``PLUS7 Fuel Design for the APR1400'' (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of 
the NRC staff and KNHP regarding the subject topical 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)].
    4:00 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, March 9, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852

    8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear discussion of 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS meetings. [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 clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy].
    10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with Commission 
(Open)--The

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Committee will hear discussion on preparation for upcoming meeting with 
the Commission in April.
    11:00 a.m.-12:00 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)].
    1:00 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)].

Saturday, March 10, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852

    8:30 a.m.-12:00 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)].
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 
46312). 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 website 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 (301-415-6702), 
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 28th day of February 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04471 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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