[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24514-24515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11413]


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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 meetings on June 6-8, 2018, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Wednesday, June 6, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852

    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.-3:00 p.m.: Digital Instrumentation & Controls Interim 
Staff Guidance-06, ``Task Working Group #6: Licensing Process'' and 
Common Cause Failure (Open)--The Committee will have briefings by and 
discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the subject 
topics.
    3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: APR1400: Long-Term Core Cooling (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will have briefings by and discussion with 
representatives of the NRC staff and KNHP regarding this topic. [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)]
    4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: APR1400: Large Break Loss-of-Coolant-Accident 
(LBLOCA) (Closed)--The Committee will have briefings by and discussion 
with representatives of the NRC staff and KNHP regarding the safety 
evaluation associated with 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)]

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    5:15 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)]

Thursday, June 7, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852

    8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: NuScale Topical Reports on Codes & Methods 
Qualification and Critical Heat Flux (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 
hear briefings by and discussion with representatives of the NRC staff 
and NuScale regarding the safety evaluation associated with TR-0616-
48793, ``NuScale Analysis Codes and Methods Qualification,'' and TR-
0116-21012, ``NuScale Power Critical Heat Flux Correlation NSP2.'' 
[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)]
    10:15 a.m.-11:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS 
Comments and Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 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].
    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)]

Friday, June 8, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852

    8:30 p.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/Retreat (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS 
reports and potential retreat items. [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)]. [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.]
    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. The bridgeline number for the 
meeting is 866-822-3032, passcode 8272423#.
    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.

    Note:  This notice is late due to the adjustment of accurate 
meeting topics for APR1400. Specifically, the related Subcommittees 
which occurred in late May affected the schedule.


    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of May 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11413 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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