[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84015-84016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28285]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
682nd Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS)
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 February 3-6, 2021. As
part of the coordinated government response to combat the COVID-19
public health emergency, the Committee will conduct virtual meetings.
The public will be able to participate in any open sessions via 1-866-
822-3032, pass code 8272423#.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
9:35 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Interaction with the Navy (Closed)--[NOTE:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), this interaction may protect
information that is (A) specifically authorized under criteria
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established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interests of
national defense or foreign policy and (B) in fact properly classified
pursuant to such Executive order.] [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss
and protect information designated as proprietary.]
11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Draft Final DG-1363 (Proposed Revision 4 to
Regulatory Guide 1.105), ``Setpoints for Safety -Related
Instrumentation'' (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and
discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the
subject topic.
2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: GEH Topical Report, NEDO-33911, Revision
0,''BWRX-300 Containment Performance'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee
will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the
NRC staff and GE-Hitachi regarding the subject topic. [NOTE: Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]
5:00 p.m.--6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
[NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may
be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Thursday, February 4, 2021
9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: IDHEAS-G: An Integrated Human Events Analysis
System--General Methodology (Open)--The Committee will have
presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff
regarding the subject topic.
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Advanced Reactor Computer Codes Volumes 4 and
5 (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and discussion with
representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Post-Halden Plans (Open)--The Committee will
have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC
staff regarding the subject topic.
5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, February 5, 2021
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (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, and/or proceed to
preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman. [NOTE: Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed
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.] [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of
this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information
designated as proprietary.]
11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
[NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may
be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Saturday, February 6, 2021
9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be
closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662).
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 and the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) (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.
An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the
Cognizant ACRS Staff at least one day before 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 (PDR) at
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from
the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) which is accessible from
the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or https://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 Thomas Dashiell, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-7907),
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: December 17, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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